Taggart Appointed United States Senator from Indiana
Indiana appoints Thomas Taggart, longtime Democratic leader and former Indianapolis mayor, to fill the Senate vacancy caused by Shively's death. Gov. Ralston cites Taggart's 25 years of party service, integrity, and a pledge to support President Wilson, with Taggart having previously served as Marion County auditor and Indianapolis mayor.
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Indianapolis
Thomas Taggart
United States
Shively
Ralston
Indiana
Taggart
Marion
Gov. Ralston
Democratic Party
Wilson
Savannah Folk Head to Jacksonville Tour of Local Notables
A group of Savannah automobiles carrying well known residents departed Sunday toward Jacksonville. The travelers included Mr. and Mrs. George W. Tiedeman, Frank Battery and Miss Battery, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Granger, O. F. Cooper, and others. A second subgroup arrived yesterday afternoon, with plans to leave for Jacksonville this morning, joined by C. W. Atkinson, W. J. Atkinson and FE E. Choner of Waynesboro. The party will return tomorrow afternoon with the Dixie highway commissioners.
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Savannah
Jacksonville
City
George W. Tiedeman
Frank C. Battery
Miss Battery
Harvey Granger
O. F. Cooper
C. G. Wilkinson
Ethel Shouse
Wm. Mann
F. G. Bell
Malcolm Bell
George R. Foster
H. D. Stevenson
Courney Thorpe
Thomas A. Jones
C. W. Small
C. W. Atkinson
W. J. Atkinson
FE. E. Choner
Wayesboro
Dixie Highway Commissioners
Old Negro Employee Given a Service Medal
Birmingham on March 20 146 employees on the Southern railway Mobile and Birmingham divisions honored for 25 years of service receiving loyalty medals presented by President Fairfax Harrison. Talver Parkman a colored hammerman in Selma shop received a medal dating to 1858 when enslaved by the Alabama and Tennessee River Railroad, now part of the Southern's Mobile division. Medals went to ranks including a general freight agent assistant general freight agent a general agent two division superintendents and two division counsels.
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Birmingham
Mobile
Southern Railway
Fairfax Harrison
Talver Parkman
Selma
Alabama and Tennessee River Railroad Company
Southern
Carranza protests U S troop move in Casas Grandes
Washington notes detail General Carranza protesting American troops occupying Casas Grandes while the United States says troops were ordered not to occupy Mexican towns. Polk states trains and railroads for supplies require no ultimatum. Villa surrender talks arise. Kentucky ships redirected. Francke claims Villa remains in Mexico.
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Washington
Carranza
Casas Grandes
Villa
Mexico
Polk
State Department
Eliseo Arredondo
United States
Wilson
Kentucky
New Orleans
Vera Cruz
Galveston
Daniels
Gulf
San Antonio
General Villa
Columbus
N. M
Otto Francke
Santa Cataline
General Funston
Francke
Malancourt Bombarded. French War Office Reports
German forces bombarded Malancourt and attacked French positions at Cote de Peyre but the effort failed, according to the French war office announcement this afternoon. Intermittent shelling continued in the Vaux region.
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Paris
Malancourt
Cote de Peyre
Lof Vaux
British prize crew sails with Kong-Inge to Copenhagen
London report journals say the Norwegian steam ship Kong Inge from Christiana arrived in Copenhagen under a British prize crew of six. The Konge Inge was stopped yesterday by a British submarine off Falkenberg Sweden.
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London
Copenhagen
Kong-Inge
Reuter
Christiana
Falkenburg
Sweden
City Introduces New One Ton Auto Truck for Trial
The city bought a one ton capacity automobile truck from International Harvester last week. It arrived in Brunswick yesterday morning and will be used by the public works department for testing. If the experiment shows cost savings, three more trucks may be purchased to motorize the department.
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International Harvester Company
Brunswick
Public Works Department
Voters Slow to Qualify for County Primary
Voters linger to qualify for the April 18 primary as many registered two years ago have not paid state and county taxes. Taxpayers who paid taxes qualify to vote, but those not registered in 1914 must register this year. Books close April 10, with most voters expected to be on the books by then.
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Read
First Woman Sentenced to Death Seeks Clemency
In Raleigh North Carolina on March 20 formal petitions for commutation to life imprisonment were filed for Ida Ball Warren and Samuel Preston Christy. They were condemned for the 1914 murder of G. J. Warren in Winston-Salem. Warren would be the state s first woman electrocuted and Governor Craig will weigh the clemency pleas on their merits. The couple faces execution March 31 after the Supreme Court affirmed the conviction and the US Supreme Court denied a writ of error.
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Raleigh
N. C
Ida Ball Warren
Samuel Preston Christy
Winston-Salem
G. J. Warren
Gov. Craig
Warren
Chrissy
Supreme Court
White
Supreme Court of the United States
Interest Divided Reports From Fort Sam Houston March 20
Reports from Fort Sam Houston show split efforts on Villa campaign with Pershing forces active at dawn and no confirmed engagements. Authorities consider railroad-supplied movement into Mexico while awaiting further word on battles or troop actions.
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San Antonio
Fort Sam Houston
Francisco Villa
General Pershing
Mexico
Hay Bill Up Again In Army Reorganization Debate
The House resumed consideration of the Hay army reorganization bill under a standing rule granting five minutes of debate per member after general discussion closed.
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Washington
House
Full Tomorrow Program for Dixie Highway Visitors Planned
A joint Board of Trade city council and merchants committee outlines a large tomorrow program with Brunswick autoists meeting at the community school to welcome Dixie highway commissioners. School children will scatter flowers as a banner proclaims Welcome Good Roads Beautiful Scenery Historic Places.
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Board of Trade, City Council and Merchants Association
Dixie Highway Commissioners
Board of Trade Rooms
J. W. Simmons
Brunswick
F. D. Aiken
J. B. Abrams
L. R. Akin
J. EB. Abbott
W. Chester Anderson
T. F. Abercrombie
Vassa Cate
A. Christie
Geo
H. Cook
W. B. Cook
J. K. Cornelius
J. H. Carlin
C. Hy, Cook
C. Downing
N. Mamanuel
G. A. Faber
T. A. Ford
N. W. Findley
A. Fendig
Mrs
J. H. Kirkland
J. T. Lambright
Joseph Lassere
A. Lazerus
J. J. Lissner
J. H. Morgan
B. F. Mann
C. Marlin
R. B. McCullough
F. H. Matlard
J. R. Minehan
H. S. McCrary
L. M. Orr
Mrs. Sadie FE
Boy Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps
Oglethorpe Hotel
Frank D. Aiken
D. W. Krauss
Hopkins
F. K. Twitty
J.T. Colson
Koc. Butts
A. de Sola Mendes
George TI. Smit
Colored man cut at Baker home on Amherst street
Ben Benton, colored, was seriously cut about the abdomen by Joe Baker, colored, at Baker's Amherst street home yesterday. Benton was reported to be doing as well as could be expected. Baker was captured and jailed. Benton rushed to city hospital. Baker claimed self defense.
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Ben Benton
Joe Baker
City
Baker
Amherst Street
Benton
City Hospital
Plans Complete for Baby Week in Brunswick
The Brunswick Baby Week committee joins Southeastern Sanitary Association events on March 24 and 25 at Oglethorpe. Father’s Day features and an automobile parade honor babies while Mothers may phone Mrs Hopkins to lend cars. Events include School Day Birth Registration and Parent Teachers exhibits The Thoughtful Mother’s Nursery and The Careless Mother’s Nursery.
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Brunswick
Southeastern Sanitary ,Association
Oglethorpe
Pathers
R. R. Hopkins, Jr
Parent-Teachers' S Association
Big Tank Rise Near Gloucester Street Corner
A mammoth turpentine storage tank is being erected at Gloucester Street corner to meet demand. The project proceeds rapidly and should be completed soon. The event accompanies Brunswick tourism as First Regiment band may play at the Oglethorpe, Elks Club hosts open house, and a two dollar per plate dinner funds the dance.
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Gloucester and
Say Streets
Oglethorpe
Elks Club
A. de Sola Mendes
Brunswick
St. Simon
Jekyl
George Palmer Smith
J. T. Colson
D. M. Strachan
Frank D. Aiken
Carl Hyer
J. P. Davenport
the Oglethorpe
Savannah
Jacksonville
St. Marys River
Macon
Allied air raid on Zeebrugge and surrounding actions
Sixty five allied aeroplanes bombarded Zeebrugge on the Belgian coast with about six half tons of explosives. The raid involved British French and Belgian aircraft plus fifteen Marines. most returned with no losses though one Belgian officer was seriously wounded.
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London
Zeebrugge
Houtave
Zeebrugee
Ostend
North Sea
Houttave
Belgium
Verdun
Paris
Pepper Hill
Malancourt
Meuse
Balkans
Saloniki
Entente
Jonew
Briand
France
Save All Waste Paper Campaign Urged by Government
The United States Department of Commerce asks local organizations to launch a publicity drive to promote saving rag paper and other scrap material for papermaking. It cites a daily US production of about 15 000 tons of paper and boards and notes much can be recycled into cheap paper instead of waste. The effort aims to reduce demand on new materials through public care.
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United States Department of Commerce
United States
Department of Commerce
Kwang Province Declares Itself a Republic
The Chinese province of Kwang proclaims itself a republic with a population of five million people.
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Hong Kong
China
Kwang
Brunswick Riflemen Called to Report Readiness for Border Service
The Brunswick Riflemen and the Georgia militia are asked to report to the adjutant generals office in Atlanta with an accurate count of volunteers ready for service on the border or in Mexico. Lieutenant W. L. Harwell orders all Company G members to attend at 7:45 pm at the armory, with penalties for nonattendance.
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Brunswick Riflemen
Adjutant Generals Office
Atlanta
W. L. Harwell
Assembly & P.m
Twin Beds on Grand stage draws roaring laughs
A pleasing comedy titled Twin Beds played at the Grand last night with a seven member all star cast. Salisbury Wield and Margaret Mayo crafted a farce aimed at pure laughter and delivered it with brisk pacing and strong performances. The audience enjoyed constant humor across the three acts and the production deserved a larger house.
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Salisbury Wield
Margaret Mayo
Driver Wrecks AGL Engine Left Side Damaged
An accident occurred yesterday morning about 11 and a half miles from here when the left driving wheel of A C L engine No. 74 pulling Coast Line passenger train No. 1 was ripped off. The engine was demolished on the left side but only slight injuries occurred to Engineer Potter. Waycross sent an engine to bring the train to Brunswick and a wrecking train to remove the damaged locomotive for repairs.
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A.C. L
Potter
Waycross
Brunswick
Berlin imposes rationing on butter and potatoes
Berlin new regulations restrict butter and potato sales to those with distribution cards. Each person may buy 135 grams of butter weekly and ten pounds of potatoes every 12 days.
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Berlin
Sayville
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Senator Shively
Zens
Tennessee River Railroad Co
International Harvester Machine
North Carolina
the Community School
Ies
Joe, Baker
Gloucester ST
U. S. Department of Commerce
Kwang A Republic
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