Augusta Fire Wrecks City Blocks and Homes
A March gale fans flames that destroy 600 to 700 residences in Augusta, causing 3,000 homeless and losses up to 7 million dollars. Cotton warehouses along the river front suffer heavy damage while the 12 story Dyer building and Chronicle plant burn. National guard patrols the devastated district as investigations begin.
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Augusta
Greene Street
Columbia
Charleston
Atlanta
Macon
Savannah
Waynesboro
National Guard of
Georgia
Letter to Fathers urges shared infant care duties
The Southeastern Sanitary association endorsed a letter urging fathers to share with mothers the care of infants. It emphasizes prenatal and postnatal support, breastfeeding, avoiding dangerous soothing syrups and pacifiers, proper milk substitutes if needed, fresh air and cleanliness, birth registration, and active involvement in improving conditions like housing, sanitation, and milk supply for healthier babies.
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The
Southeastern Sanitary Association
Health Department
Medical Men From Four States Attend Health Meeting
The fourth annual Southeastern Sanitary Association opened in Brunswick at the Oglethorpe hotel park with doctors from Georgia North and South Carolina and Florida. Major speakers included Dr. James A. Hayne and M. L. Brittain, stressing birth registration and child health, while Dr. W. R. Lynch praised school nurse work and public health gains. The gathering drew large local attendance and continues today with two sessions.
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The
Southeastern Sanitary Association
Oglethorpe
Georgia
North
South Carolina
Florida
C. W. Coker
Hartsville
S.C
J. Sidney Roberts
Hopkins
Roberts
Brunswick
Smith
Freenville
S. C
James A. Hayne
Columbia
Greosots Plant Sells to Georgia Creosoting Firm
The Brunswick creosoting plant changes hands in a Louisville transaction. Georgia Creosoting buys the Brunswick plant with A. T. Hert as president of the purchaser. The new owners plan to overhaul and reopen the Bay street facility within months, after bringing in an engineer to start work. Local stockholders welcome the sale.
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Brunswick Creosoting Company
Georgia Creosoting Company
Louisville
A. T. Hert
McCullough Wharf
Bay Street
Germany
Health officers urged to gain public support for school nurse roles
Dr Lynch delivered a compelling talk on integrating nurses into schools and observation roles, stressing cost considerations and benefits to public health. Dr Atkinson provided an effective oral hygiene lecture for children, while Dr Ernst Kelly’s talk on medical inspection in milk workplaces was postponed to the morning. a showing of The Power of the Penny followed.
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M. L. Brittain
Jas. P. Faulkner
Raoul Foundation
Faulkner
Lynch
F. B. Atkinson
Auto Party Stranded in Brunswick After Accident
An Elizabeth City group returning from Florida resorts spent a few days in Brunswick after a car accident 18 miles out of town. The front axle broke while traveling slowly. no injuries occurred and the Grice family and their chaperone Oscar Owens intend to wait for parts before resuming their journey north.
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Elizabeth City
N. C
Brunswick
North Carolina
Americans Protest Ill Treatment in Italy and Health Topics Shown
American ambassador Nelson Page met with Italian Foreign Minister Sonnino to protest ill treatment of Americans in Italy while reports praised red cross seal fundraising. The piece notes sanitary milk handling pictures and tuberculosis health talks by Dr. L B McBrayer and Dr Abercrombie with visiting doctors to city schools including Dr James A Waynes.
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Rome
Paris
Thomas Nelson Page
Italy
Baron Sonnino
Red Cross
L. B. McBrayer
North Carolina
Welcome party trip across the Altamaha by river ferry
The Dix ie highway commissioners and Savannah delegation, after a Wednesday halt at Woodbine, traveled from Brunswick to the Altamaha bridge by ferry. The group praised the shell road, lauded the route from Brunswick to Darien and Savannah, and noted all autos crossed the ferry in under half an hour. Brunswick Mayor Hopkins and Board of Trade President Butts joined the inland party and planned to return Sunday or Monday.
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Woodbine
Dixie Highway Commissioners
Savannah
Brunswick
Altamaha Bridge
Dallen Ferry
Macon
Georgia Coast and Piedmont Railroad Company
Darien
Brunswik
Hopkins
Butts
Board of Trade
Mexican Situation Considered Grave at River Front
River front threats rise as pirates operate along the harbor pilfering bedding gasoline electrical connections batteries and other items from pleasure launches moored at various wharves. Despite months of efforts few suspects have been captured and many launches have been robbed.
Savannah Greeted Dixie Highway Commissioners Visit
Savannah welcomed a large Dixie highway commission party from Brunswick on March 23. Some 700 to 1,000 Savannah autos lined the streets to honor the visitors as guns fired salutes and whistles rang out. The party toured Savannah harbor aboard the revenue cutter Yana eraw and planned an early start for Macon the next morning.
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Savannah
Dixie Highway Commissioners
Brunswick
Macon
Fire destroys Horton Grammar School and surrounding blocks
The blaze began near Eighth and Broad, sweeping Horton Grammar School on Ellis Street away. Heroic auto driver W T Elrod carried two girls from the Dyer building, making two trips to the fifth floor and suffering burns. The fire spread rapidly along Cotton Row to the Life building and the Western Union Telegraph site, destroying all blocks except the Broad Street sixth.
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Kelly Dry Goods
Dyer
Highth
Broad Streets
Augusta Chronicle
Empire Life
Broad Street
Richards Stationery Company
Warren
Union Savings Bank
Postal Telegraph
Empire Life Lnsurance Company
Chronicle
John J. Evans Company
Western Union Telegraph
Schneider
Herald
Commercial Club
Masonic Temple
Columbire
Tubman High School
Reynolds Street
Eighth Streets
Horton Grammar School
Ellis Street
Fifth
W.T. Elrod
Dyer Building
Eighth and
Cotton Row
Fimpire Life
Western Union Telegraph Company
Officer Watkins Stops Escaped Negro From Higginbotham’s Chain Gang
Officer W S Watkins and Grant Robertson, a color man, thwart an escape from Higginbotham’s chain gang where Robertson had been serving a year for burglary. After slipping away during summer heat, local police, alerted by Higginbotham, tracked him down and forced his return to service.
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W. S. Watkins
Grant Robertson
Higsinbotham
Robertson
Higginbotham
Fine Weather Prevails in Brunswick All Day
Reports from Brunswick describe nearly ideal conditions with a light breeze and pleasant outdoors. Temperatures stayed between 60 and 70 degrees as the city’s fire department sprayed streets to curb dust while nationwide forecasts hint at snow further south.
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Brunswick
Virginia
Papal Secretary Enlists Cologne Archbishop With Emperor
Rome dispatch reports Cardinal Gasparri has asked Cardinal Hartmann to urge the German emperor to spare Cardinal Mercier from any action. The note indicates Vatican concern over possible measures against the Belgian church leader.
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Rome
the Massagero
Gasparri
Hartmann
Cologne
Germany
Mercier
Russian Artillery Bombards Teutonic Front Near Vienna
Russian artillery pounds Teutonic positions along the entire front near Vienna. Official reports say infantry attacks have been repulsed.
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Vienna
Lindfield Sunk. 30 Rescued Reach Safety Aboard Silas
The Norwegian bark Lindfield has sunk off London on March 23. Thirty crew members were rescued and are aboard the Norwegian bark Silas, which is approaching Queenstown to take them ashore.
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London
Lindfield
Silas
Queenstown
Fire Devastates Broad Street Block Destroying Brick Homes
Flames cut a swath of two to three weeks wide for eight blocks along Broad Street to East Boundary ending the city section. The fire jumped to the south side of Elbert Street and reached Greene Street. Many brick residences burned. a substantial brick building on Broad Street was leveled while a nearby wooden house escaped. The street railway, telephone and electric light companies suffered heavy losses and service was crippled.
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Broad Street
Elbert Street
Greene Street
Street Railway Company
Telephone Company
Electric Lighting Company
Americans at El Paso Braces for Mexican Outbreak
Reports claim General Huerta Herrera has joined Villa in Chihuahua with Torreon forces, sparking fears of a northern Mexico rebellion against Carranza. El Paso braces for disarmament and a possible Mexican outbreak while Washington denies confirmation.
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Kel Paso
Luis Herera
Villa
Chiahuha
Torreons
Mexico
Carranza
EL Paso
Juarez
Paso
Namiquipa
Hererra
Columbus
Washington
War Department
Garcia
State Department
Revival at M K Endree: Strong Attendance and Sermons
Services at McKendree Methodist Church drew large crowds as revival meetings continued. The afternoon focused on blessing pursuit and the evening featured Rev. Pafford’s sermon on Zacchaeus' success with Mrs Conyers delivering effective solos.
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McKendree
Methodist Church
Pafford
Zacchaes
Mrs Frances F Cleveland Preston Returns From Jekyl Island
Mrs Frances F Cleveland Preston and Mr Preston spent a week with friends on Jekyl island and returned to Princeton by the A B A yesterday afternoon. She was delighted with the island and said she thoroughly enjoyed her visit.
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Frances F. Cleveland Preston
Preston
Jekyl Island
Princeton
N. J
Land
Jekyl
Lightship not torpedoed near Thames mouth
Unofficial reports say the Galloper lightship at the Thames mouth was not torpedoed as Lloyd's claimed yesterday, but has been withdrawn from its station.
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London
Thames
Lloyd’s
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W. R. Lynch
Department of Welfare and Health
Spray
Lme
Amon
Creosoting CO
Auto Party
Cavannar
Dixie Highway Commission
G. C. & P. Ferry
River Pirates
Watkins
Kaiser
EL Pago
RANZA
Torreon
M’kendree
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