Knox orders Navy and Marine forces into service
Secretary Knox tells graduates the German Italian alliance is a threat and the United States will not be intimidated. He warns that if forced into a fight the navy and marine corps will mobilize to full strength, while asserting the sea force is the most efficient fleet and will uphold American victory and freedom.
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Knox
Navy and Marine Reservatory
Marine Corps
Pery
Police
West Coast
Concentration of Reculls To Be Made At Points Along Atlantic Coast
Washington reports planned large scale concentration of conscripts at former World War embarkation points along the North Atlantic coast. Barracks and facilities are under construction in New Jersey Maryland and Massachusetts as National Guard divisions regular army units and incoming conscripts train in extensive cantonment camps. Army officials deny any intended shift in Europe battleground deployment while noting Northern training favors and local commerce concerns shape location choices. The article quotes Quintus C. Rufus reflecting on public fear.
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Atlantic Coast
Washington
North Atlantic
New Jersey
Maryland
Massachusetts
National Guard
Europe
Canada
Alaska
France
South
Far North
North
Georgia elects Florence Gibbs as first woman House member
Washington reports Florence Gibbs widow of late Representative W B Gibbs of Georgia is sworn in to fill his unexpired term becoming the state's first woman member in the House. The 100 pound grandmother plans a short tenure and aims to finish work her husband started including several appointments. Her daughter J A Leaphart observed from the gallery.
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Washington
Florence Gibbs
W. B. Gibbs
D-Ga
Georgia
House
Congress
Georgia Southwestern students welcomed in Americus
City and county officials, Sumter County representatives, education and civic leaders, and local newspapers gathered at Georgia Southwestern College on Friday to officially welcome the student body to Americus. Dr. Jacob, college president, presided and commended the groups for cooperation and goodwill. The invocation was led by Rev. W A Joyner and Mayor Thos L Bell gave a welcome address, with several others also speaking.
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Americas
Sumter County
General Assembly
Georgia Southwestern College
Americus
Jacob
W A. Joyner
First Christian Church
Thos. L. Bell
The Need for Pipe Lines in Georgia
A historical editorial argues pipelines are the safest, cheapest land transport for gasoline and oil products. It notes private capital funds pipeline buildout without subsidies, reduces transportation costs, and offers efficiency and safety, urging Georgia to welcome private pipeline enterprises.
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United States
Southeast
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Hotel Lanier
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Maxwell House Coffee
Bailey's Supreme Coffee
Luzsanne Coffee
Bliss Coffee
Libby
Tion
Oil and Gas Journal
United States Bureau of Labor
Camilla, Ga
Enterprise
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Southeastern Pipeline Company
Atlanta, Georgia
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