Brunswick Exports Top One Million in April Trade
Brunswick's export trade for April topped 1 million dollars as total district shipments reached 2 853 314, with Savannah contributing 1 757 219 and Darien 34 650. England absorbed most goods valued at 1 458 494, alongside shipments to Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands and Scotland. Principal exports included cotton, cotton waste, steel billets, pig iron, rosin, cotton seed cake, lumber and crossties.
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Brunswick
David C. Barrow
Savannah
Darien
England
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Netherlands
Scotland
Note to Germany on submarine war ends with U S expectations
The latest American note to Germany on submarine warfare has been sent to Berlin. Officials await Germany's reply. The note accepts German promises to limit future submarine warfare per international law but states U S rights of American citizens at sea are not contingent on others' conduct.
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Washington
America
Germany
Berlin
United States
High Seas
Cymric Torpedoed Without Warning Off Fastnet
American Consul Frost in Queenstown reports the White Star liner Cymric sank at 3 a.m. after a torpedo strike 138 miles west of Fastnet. Five of 107 crew members died. survivors expected to land at Bantry around noon. Frost notes attack seemed unannounced.
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Washington
State Department
Frost
Queenstown
Admiralty Service
Fastnet
Consul Frost
Bantry
Obregon Refuses to Sign Protocol Over Border Militia
Major Scott reports to the state department that General Obregon refuses to sign the protocol agreed days ago, citing the border militia being called out. Obregon says he must receive further instructions from Carranza before signing.
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Washington
Scott
State Department
Americans Ordered Out from Mexico Alert
El Paso may 9 United States consular agents in Mexico order all Americans to evacuate at the earliest possible moment. The notice signals rising danger across the border and urges immediate departure to ensure safety.
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EL Paso
United States
Mexico
General Scott Ordered to Report on Obregon Talks
Washington May 9 General Scott has been ordered to file an immediate report on his conferences with General Obregon and the punitive expedition pursuing the Big Bend bandits.
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Washington
Scott
Obregon
Big Bend
German forces Evacuate Towns Behind Dvinsk Front
Report from Petrograd dated May 9 states German forces are retreating from towns behind the Dvinsk battle line as Soviet and Allied commanders push to advance. The move signals a broader German withdrawal in the region amid ongoing fighting and reorganizations of forces along the front.
Trade-at-Home Campaign Gains Momentum in Brunswick
Merchants in Brunswick push a Trade-at-Home campaign after a News Sunday report. Local merchants offer prizes for essays on Why Should Brunswick People Trade at Home, inviting students and the public to express views and boost home buying.
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Brunswick
R. V. Richards
Retail Merchants and Business Men’s Association
Mr. Richards
Fly Traps Replace Swatters in Atlanta Fly Control
In Atlanta on May 9, health authorities replace fly swatters with large baited fly traps. Traps placed on curbs capture thousands of flies nightly, with the department regularly emptying and resetting catches. The move follows years of public health education on flies as disease carriers.
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Atlanta
Health Department
Catholic Knights Open Annual Convention in Louisville
The Catholic Knights of America began their annual convention in Louisville with a Mass in the Cathedral preached by Bishop O'Donaghue. The gathering proceeded to two business sessions that day.
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Louisville
The
Catholic Knights of America
O'Donaghue
State Militia Goes to Mexican Border
Albany May 9 Sheriff L M Mattox of Quitman county brought Richard Henderson the aged negro from Cuthbert to Georgetown as a mob threatened to lynch him over the killing of Miss Julia Catchings a wealthy Quitman county landowner and planter. Judge Worrill promised to convene a special Quitman county superior court for a speedy trial.
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Albany
Sherif L. M. Mattox
Quitman County
Georgetown
Cuthbert
Richard Henderson
Julia Catchings
Worrill
Strikers Return to Work at Westinghouse Pittsburg Plant
In Pittsburg on May 9 striking electrical workers and shell makers at Westinghouse entered the plants as gates opened. The 15 000 workers had demanded eight hours and compensation. An Allegheny county grand jury began an inquiry into the Braddock riot that left three dead and many wounded.
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Pittsburg
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Herr
Braddock
Allegheny County Grand Jury
Jamieson
Last Hop of Season at Nine OClock Cotillion Club
The final dance of the season at the Nine Oclock Cotillion Club was held last night at the Oglethorpe hotel with about twenty couples in attendance. Jacobson's Savannah orchestra provided music and light refreshments were served. Miss Leila Parker and Willard Royal won prizes as the last couple dancing after the allotted time.
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Oglethorpe Hotel
Jacobson
Savannah
Leila Parker
Willard Royal
Sanitary barber shop opens in Grand Building
Sam E. Brown proprietor and Ben Martin manager announce the opening of a new Sanitary barber shop in the Grand Building on Newcastle Street. It is described as one of the handsomest shops in the city with strong emphasis on sanitary standards, updated barbers, and modern equipment to attract customers.
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Sam E. Brown
Ben Martin
Newcastle Street
Mr. Brown
National Wholesale Liquor Dealers Meet in Louisville
Fight hundred distillers wine pressers wholesale liquor dealers and allied trades representatives from across the country converge on Louisville for the twenty first annual convention of the National Wholesale Liquor Dealers' Association of America today.
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Louisville
National Wholesale Liquor Dealers’ Association of Amer
Tca
U S Deploys Militia and Regulars to Border
President Wilson orders the militia of Texas Arizona and New Mexico to border duty at Funston. Two additional regular infantry regiments join about 7 000 total troops to curb Big Bend raids and enforce security along the Rio Grande amid Mexican tensions and Glenn Springs incident.
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Washington
Wilson
Texas
Arizona
New Mexico
Baker
Big Bend
Rio Grande
Funston
United States
Plattsburg
N. Y
Madison Barracks
Watertown
Oswego
Twenty-first Infantry
Vancouver Barracks
Fourteenth Infantry
Fort Lawton
Seattle
Wash
Glenn Springs
Scott
General Funston
General Obregon
War Department
Mexico
Local Company Readies for Call to Arms
President Wilson ordered state militia from Texas Arizona and New Mexico to the border. Local soldier boys are eager to join the Mexican conflict and would be mobilized quickly. If another state troops call comes, Georgia would likely be affected.
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Wilson
Texas
Arizona
New Mexico
Georgia
Gulf
American Cavalry Moves Toward Glenn Springs Border Raid
One hundred twenty cavalrymen from Troops F and H of the Fourteenth Cavalry plus a machine gun troop push toward the Mexican border after sunrise to reinforce units that moved from Marathon to Glenn Springs. General Baker and Ambassador Arredondo discuss vigilance as raids by Villa factions prompt border concerns.
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Marathon
Texas
Fourteenth Cavalry
Glenn Springs
Frederick W. Sibley
Boquillas
Mexico
Casper Cole
Rio Grande
Big Bend
Villa
Oscar G. Compton
Porto Rico de Boquillas
Germans Press Verdun Assault After Earlier Setbacks
Paris reports a renewed German bombardment of Verdun with heavy guns and attacks at Hill 304 and the Douaumont axis. The 3 o'clock morning assault on Hill 304 was repulsed, French counter attacks regained ground near Thiaumont, and Germans were driven from some trenches as fighting continued along Wix Chatillon and Dourmont Vaux sectors.
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Verdun
Douaumont
Haudremont
Paris
War Office
Meuse
Thiaumont
Wix
Chatillon
Dournmont
Vaux
Apremont
Fecht
Autreches
Soissons
Bolante
Argonne
Judge Sellers May Quit Race In Brunswick Circuit
A report reaching the city yesterday claimed Judge Alvin Sellers of Baxley planned to retire from the solicitor general race for the Brunswick circuit. Judge A D Gale of this city and Col Bennett of Jesup were named as potential successors, though the retirement was not confirmed and many attendees noted it originated from rumors.
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Alvin Sellers
Baxley
Brunswick
A. D. Gale
Ol. Kh. L. Bennett
Jesup
Italians Lose Heavily in War Casualties
Berlin reports private statistics noting Italians have lost 4,000 officers since the war began.
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Berlin
Diocese of Georgia convention opens in Brunswick
Clergymen and lay delegates from across South Georgia gather at St Mark's Episcopal church for the 94th annual Diocese of Georgia convention. The day includes holy communion, officer elections, and reports from the Diocesan and Auxiliary bodies with prayers, addresses, and hospitality in Brunswick.
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South Georgia
Brunswick
Diocese of Georgia
St. Mark's
Reese
Women's Auxiliary
W.H. Elliott
Savannah
W. H. DeVoe
Georgia
Columbia County
Diocese Missions
John M. Walker
Christ's Church
Corlaete
John Durham Wing
Doctor Nelson
Atlanta
St. Mark's Church
Fire destroys 329 houses near Knoxville
Fire at Knoxville destroys 329 houses on the outskirts of the city. Damage estimated at 50000 dollars. The blaze began in a mattress factory unit fueling the widespread destruction.
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Knoxville
My Fittress
German Army Lieutenant Sentenced in Plot to Blow Up Ships
Robert Fay, a former German army lieutenant, was convicted of plotting to blow up Allied munitions ships and sentenced to eight years at the Atlanta penitentiary. Walter Scholz received four years and Paul Daeche two years.
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New York
Robert Fay
Atlanta
Walter Scholz
Paul Daeche
Steamer S. R. Kirby Lost In Lake Superior Storm
The S. R. Kirby of the Northwestern Transportation Company Detroit disappeared off Hagle Harbor during a violent storm. The vessel carried 20 crew members and it is feared they were drowned.
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Sault Ste Marie, Mich
S. R. Kirby
Northwestern Transportation Company
Detroit
Hagle Harbor
Lake Superior
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Exas
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Eliseo Arrendondo
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Mexico City
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Bouquillas
Eliseo Arredondo
Wes
Arredondo
Amimlenno
Crown Prince
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SOLI
Citor General
Diocese OF
Tion
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