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Newspaper

Butler Herald

Location

Butler, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1915

Page

3

Five Passenger Touring Car with Two Body Set Three Paster

An oddly garbled description mentions a five passenger touring car with two body options. It references 108 cS wheels, long stroke and small bore engines, Greiach Motors components, larger valve, pressed steel parts, annular piston, tubular radiator with auxiliary tank, clear vision ventilation, rigid top, taper hub, shaft locking, and Timken roller bearings. Irreversible steering and Studebaker body finishing notes appear in fragmented form.

Syex Sega Eer Greiach Motors Se Manifeld Studebaker Bise

Germans Attack Britons at Ypres in World War I

English military critics say Austro German forces have failed to drive back Russian troops. Reports claim Russians retreated across the Dunajec and Wisłoka rivers, while British observers doubt a decisive Austro German victory at Ypres and Dukla pass.

London Ypres Belgium Galicia Dunajec Wistoka River England Dukla Pass Hungary San Przemysl

Barnes and Roosevelt Libel Trial Evidence Ruling

Judge William S. Andrews ruled in the libel case of William Barnes against Theodore Roosevelt that proof of Barnes knowledge or profit from alleged Albany printing waste is required. The jury heard a list of commissions paid by J B Lyon to the Journal company from 1903 to 1912 totaling just over 37000 dollars.

Syracuse William S. Andrews William Barnes Theodore Roosevelt Barnes Albany Roosevelt J. B. Lyon Company Journal Company

California expositions tickets on sale March 1

Planters Warehouse Company sells tickets to San Francisco and San Diego California Expositions. Tickets on sale March 1 to November 30, valid three months from sale, not later than December 31, 1915. Also lists May events in Houston Columbus Fitzgerald Savannah Richmond Rome Athens. For fares and schedules, contact local ticket agents. Central of Georgia Railway. The Right Way.

San Francisco San Diego Cal Houston Texas Southern Baptist Convention and Southern Sociological Congress Columbus Chautauqua Fitzgerald, Ga Grand Lodge I. O. O. F. of Georgia Savannah Georgia Barbery Association Richmond United Confederate Veterans Reunion Rome Baraca-Philathea Athens University of Georgia Central OF GA Railway

Butler area schedule and tailoring services advertised

The note states every second and fourth Friday in Butler, offers tailoring for ladies and gentlemen suits, cleaning and pressing as a specialty, self-operated work, and an invitation to visit at the barber shop by Wentz & Sokolow, Howara, Ga. Also mentions a mortgage financing option via Continental Mortgage Company at 6 percent for real estate and a lodging for mortgage assistance by Petty & Company in Chicago. Includes a disjointed cold remedy claim and youth reference.

Wentz & Sokolow Howara, Ga

Low Fares to Savannah for Pageant and Week

Reduced train fares for Savannah historical pageant May Week events and Grand Lodge K of P meeting. Tickets on sale May 17–21 with trains arriving before noon May 22 and final limit May 23. Includes parades, drills, dancing, athletic contests, autos, and Yamacraw reunion. Ask ticket agent for full details.

Savannah Grand Lodge K. of P James Oglethorpe

Tornado Rips South Carolina Mississippi and Louisiana

A tornado in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina killed at least seven, injured hundreds, and damaged Manning, Clarendon county, with business district destruction. In Mississippi and Louisiana storms caused many deaths, injuries, and heavy property loss, most victims being Black. 33 deaths reported overall, with 14 in Coahoma and nearby counties.

Columbia S. C Pee Dee South Carolina Manning Clarendon County Marlboro Bennettsville Mississippi New Orleans Louisiana Coahoma St. Helena Parish

Big Loan for Argentina Formal Announcement in New York

A formal announcement reports arrangements for a loan of about 50 million dollars to the government of Argentina. Thomas W. Lamont of J. P. Morgan & Co. stated the deal is arranged through J. P. Morgan & Co. Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and several U.S. banks. Argentine bonds totaling 25 million dollars will be issued domestically and another 25 million abroad.

Argentina New York Thomas W. Lamont J. P. Morgan & Co Kuhn, Loeb & Co

Four ex-dairy officials pay 400000 to end civil suits

Federal Judge J E Sater accepted a settlement where four former Capital City Dairy officials and Cornelius A Hayes estate representatives agreed to pay 400000 and costs to enter nolle prosequi in the government civil suits.

Oleo Columbus Ohio J. E. Sater Old Capital City Dairy Company Cornelius A. Hayes Nolle

Pekin Prepares for Possible Japan Inspired Coup Attempt

Pekin officials say China will defend the capital against any repeat of the Korean coup in Korea by Japan. Authorities claim 100,000 troops near Pekin with limited ammunition, and enhanced police and military precautions around the winter palace where Yuan Shikai resides.

Pekin Japan Korea Winter Palace Yuan Shi Kai

Strenuous Fighting Reported as Wars Span Fronts

German official reports claim victories in western Galicia and Flanders as British lines around Ypres are adjusted. British and French sources say German assaults were repulsed with heavy German casualties, while gas attacks gave a foothold at hill No 60 southeast of Ypres after British capture.

London Galicia Flanders John French Ypres Belgium British War Office

Transylvania sails after Lusitania sinking news

Wire reports from New York indicate the British steamer Transylvania of the Anchor line sailed for Liverpool with 879 passengers aboard and more unable to sail. Lunardi, a leper, escaped from Highland Park jail and is being hunted after alerting Illinois officials. The London Times weighs American presence on Lusitania’s fate and a White House meeting discusses Haiti’s finances and potential U S investigation.

Transylvania Liverpool New York Angelo Lunardi Highland Park Ill Ilinois State Board of Health Chicago Lunardi London Haiti White House Wilson Bryan Paul Fuller, Jr Republic

Lusitania Sinking Sparks U S Deliberation and Survivor Toll

The Lusitania disaster prompts Wilson to weigh the right course amid loss of American lives. Survivors in Queenstown face hospital, lodging, and rail trips to Dublin with reports of one or two torpedoes and a chaotic lifeboat evacuation. Italy braces as 600,000 Italians concentrate near Verona under war pressure.

Queenstown Dublin Holyhead Lusitania Wilson Washington United States White House Gerard Page Berlin London Italy Switzerland Paris Geneva Verona Austria-Hungary

Lusitania Carrying Ammunition Denial Statement

Hermann Winter of the Cunard Line stated that the Lusitania carried no guns or ammunition. He acknowledged a cartridge consignment but argued it was for small arms and not classified as ammunition. He claimed U.S. authorities barred ammunition by military definition and passenger-line policy.

New York Hermann Winter Cunard Winter United States

Allies Claim Gains Amid War Front Claims

London reports gains along battle lines in Belgium France Russia and the Carpathians as both Triple Entente and Central Powers claim successes. The record of broad ceasefire progress remains unclear, with Austria and Germany possibly faring differently.

London Belgium France Russia Carpathians Austria Germany

Also Mentioned on This Page

Goodrich Schebler Jlinnders Geneous Goodsick Rarse Hill No. IN. P Central of Georgia Railway Reynolds, GA J. Wentz C.sokolow Mint Continental Mortgage Company Petty & Company Lytton Bldg Central of Georgia Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias Carolina Justice Hughes Hughes Supreme Court China Leper the Times Great Britain Big Sea Irish Sea
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