War talk and politics swirl as Wilson reshapes leadership
Reports from Washington describe Villa Carranza peace talks near Mexico City and a push to replace Lansing with Bryan ally in the State Department. Wilson faces protests from labor groups while naming Williams U S attorney for the Panama Zone.
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Lansing
Indiana
State Department
Rim
Jennings Bryan
Preswillon
Wilson
White House
Germany
Mexico
Charles B. Williams
Georgia
United States
Panama Canal Zone
American Red Cross
Union of the Journeymen Stone Masons
McKinley
Roosevelt
Taft
Bryan
Old Point Comfort
Treasury Building
McAdoo
George Washington
Charles Thomson
Frank moved to Milledgeville state farm
Reports said Leo M. Frank was secretly moved from Fulton county jail to the Milledgeville state farm by order of Governor Slaton. Officials at the terminal station claimed a train left Atlanta shortly after midnight with Frank aboard, while attempts to confirm details proved unsuccessful.
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Atlanta
Milledgeville
German and Austro German Victories In World War I
Reports from the era describe Austro German forces crossing the Russian border and seizing Tarnograd while fighting rages for Lemberg. Berlin tallies 1.61 million prisoners since Aug 1914, mainly Russians, and Italy faces Austrian attacks near Mori as battles continue near Roverto.
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Tarnograd
Lemberg
Lord Kitchener
Balfour
Dardanelles
British War Office
Gallipoli
Berlin
I Leo Frank Not Hanged as Georgia Alters Death Sentence
Leo M. Frank arrived in Macon at 2 44 am under heavy guard en route to Milledgeville state farm after Governor Slaton commuted his sentence to life imprisonment. Sheriff Mangum said Frank, not handcuffed, appeared nervous and unsteady as he boarded a car with his guards and departed for the state farm in South Georgia.
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Leo M. Frank
Milledgeville
South Georgia
Atlanta
Mangum
Fulton County
Frank
Slaton
State Farm
Arizona Battleship Launched at Brooklyn Navy Yard
The battleship Arizona was successfully launched at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, sharing the honor of being the world’s largest battleship with its sister ship Pennsylvania. Miss Esther Ross of Prescott, Arizona, christened the vessel with a wine-spilling salute as dignitaries including Secretary Daniels, Gov. Hunt, and Senator Ashurst watched from the grandstand.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
Pennsylvania
Newport News
Esther Ross
Prescott
Ariz
Daniels
Army and Navy
Governnor Tlun
Ashurst
Germans Angry Over Sinking U-29 Statement From Berlin
German Admiralty says the submarine U-29 was rammed and sunk by a British tank steamer after being ordered to stop. The claim may affect German American negotiations as naval officers and the public question why submarines would attack merchant ships under neutral flag rules in the war zone.
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Anton Meyer-Gerhard
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London
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Brumbaugh vetoes bill to repeal Pa full crew law
Governor Brumbaugh vetoed a bill repealing the Pennsylvania full crew law after legislative passage. The measure would have empowered the public service commission to require railroads to maintain adequate train crews, despite opposition from railway employees and labor groups.
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Harrisburg
Brumbaugh
Pennsylvania
Public Service Commission
German Emperor Takes Supreme Command in Galicia Campaign
The Teutonic Allies push through Galicia with the German Emperor assuming supreme command and establishing headquarters near the front. Advances toward Lemberg continue as Russians are reported cleared from parts of the Dnieper region and seven weeks of fighting leave Austro German forces close to the city.
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Galicia
Lemberg
Paris
Marne
France
Russia
Copenhagen
Silesia
Dneipter
Anti-German Mob in Moscow Destroys Thousands of Properties
Eye witnesses report widespread anti German demonstrations in Moscow causing about 500 stores and factories and over 200 private lodgings to be wrecked. Damage reaches about 20 million dollars as fires raged for more than 24 hours starting June 9. Only 113 destroyed buildings belonged to Austro German subjects. rioters looted music stores and pianos amid liquor-fueled disorder.
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Petrograd
London
Moscow
Bryan Faults Roosevelt and Taft at Carnegie Hall
William Jennings Bryan spoke at Carnegie Hall New York addressing a labor peace meeting. He accused former Presidents Roosevelt and Taft of backing groups that advocate force in international affairs, calling them inimical to U S interests and to international peace.
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Carnegie Hall
New York
William Jennings Bryan
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Taft
Federal Reserve Eyes New Orleans Branch Approval
After weeks of review the Federal Reserve Board plans to authorize the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank to open a New Orleans branch. No final vote has been taken and there is believed to be little opposition among board members.
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New Orleans
Federal Bank
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank
Flood relief eases flood fears in Kansas City area
In the Middle West a period of only light rain in Eastern Kansas and Western Missouri brought some relief from fears of large flood damage from the Kansas and Missouri Rivers.
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Middle West
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Automobiles to Deliver Rural Mail Nationwide in August
The Postmaster General has signed orders to start 105 mail delivery automobiles on August 2. Preparations continue to install cars on rural routes where roads permit, with some carriers already using autos on their routes.
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Washington
Burleson
Carranza Not Interfering With Red Cross Supplies
In Laredo Texas Gustavo mapinosa Mirales private secretary to General Carranza and General Alfaredo Ricaut assure Gen A C Devol of the American Red Cross that Carranza officials would not oppose transporting Red Cross supplies through Constitutionalists controlled territory. Mexican officials deny reports of food shortages in Mexico as exaggerated.
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Me 4
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Mexico City
Wilson
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Chazaro
Constantine
Greece
Venizelos
General Villa
Carranza
Laredo
Texas
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Alfaredo Ricaut
Neuyo Laredo
A. C. Devol
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Mexico
Norris church notes and community visits in Norris
Norris residents attend regular services with Rev W M Walker and Rev Elkin. G A Ellis of Pickens visits. Mrs William Blackaby ill. Mrs Huckabee and daughter may move to Greenville. Several residents visit Liberty, Asheville, Richmond and Washington DC.
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Norris
Elkin
G. A. Ellis of
Pickens
William Blackaby
Pool
Abbeville
Huckabee
H. L. Huckabee
Greenville
Jessie Smith
Liberty
Mary Hunter
Mabel Mauldin
Ed Bowen
Walhalla
Hattie Boroughs
G.W
Nina Griffin
Asheville
N.C
KK. W
Hllen
Richmond
Washington,d C
George Durham
R. M. Baker
J. H. Boroughs
C. C. Boroughs
Allie
Nettie Mullinax
Burial attendees share Wake Smith service at Liberty
Attendees at the burial of Wake Smith at Liberty last Saturday included Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Crenshaw and daughter Lois, Dr. and Mrs. L. FE. Crenshaw, Miss Jessie Beatrice Edens, Miss Gladys Hill, and Paul Edens.
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Little Wake Smith
Liberty
J. M. Crenshaw
Lois
L. FE. Crenshaw
Jessie Beatricedens
Gladys Hill
Paul Edens
Desperate Walker Arrested for Gun Firearm and Drunkenness
Desperate Negro Alex Walker was captured last Saturday near Calhoun after officers found him intoxicated and wielding a 38 calibre pistol. Rural policemen LaBoon and McKinney assisted Sheriff Roark in the arrest. He faces charges of unlawful use of firearms gross drunkenness and transporting whiskey with sentences totaling 60 days in the chaingang or a $200 fine. Walker had been paroled by Governor Blease after a seven year life sentence and previous murder conviction in Oconee county. He now claims to have worked for Clint Summers in Anderson county.
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Alex Walker
Calhoun
LaBoon and
McKinney
Roark
Porter
Walker
Blease
Oconee County
Clint Summers
Anderson County
Death by self harm near Liberty James Richards 47
James Richards a respected Carmel church member near Liberty was found hanging in his barn attic early Saturday. He tied a rope to a rafter and leapt from the loft, breaking his neck. Dr. Porter examined the body. no note or clear motive found. Coroner Medlin held an inquest verdict for death by hanging.
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James Richards
Carmel Church
Liberty
S. J. McWhorter
Medlin
Parsons Bulloch wedding ties Birmingham to Liberty
Miss Gertrude Bulloch and Mr. Marshall Parsons wed at Mrs. William Terry's home on Fifth avenue. Rev. J A Hendricks officiated with Mendelssohn on the organ and a song by Miss Blanche Frazier. The bride wore blue with flowers of roses and lilies. After a wedding breakfast the couple left for a brief honeymoon and then to Liberty to start a mercantile venture. Parsons remains a well known Birmingham merchant.
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Marshall Parsons
William Terry
Fifth Avenue
South
J. A. Hendricks
Elmer Thurston
Mendelssohn
Blanche Frazier
Gordon Bulloch
Parsons
T. H. Parsons
Atlanta
Kate Bulloch
Killarney
B. I. Parsons
Liberty
Children’s Day Service at Lawrence Chapel
Children’s Day will be observed at Lawrence Chapel next Sunday beginning at LOBO. Prof. Clinkscales of Wofford College and others will make addresses. Let everybody come and bring your friends. Kinzie Myers, Pastor. Leste Moraanx, Supt.
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Lobo
Clinkscales
Wofford College
Kinzie Myers
Leste Moraanx
Prohibition Rally Plans statewide effort in South Carolina
A Saturday gathering chaired by Capt. J T Taylor urged Protestant groups to canvass counties. J H Newton served as secretary while W C T U members urged tax receipts and registration to vote for prohibition on September 14. A committee was formed to urge local conventions to promote the cause and churches were asked to observe August as a day of prayer for prohibition.
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J.T. Taylor
J. H.newwton
Yoster
Prohibition
P. McCravey
T. H. Stewart
Wesley Garrett
South Carolina
Farm notes and social roundup from local editor
Mr Carmel writes of busy tillers and favorable weather for crops and peas. A large Sunday school gathering featured Miss Earnsley on music. J L Looper of Cross Roads viewed Greenville trip with five ladies. W M Hester and sons travel land in an Overland car. Mrs L L Smith attended Piedmont WMA meeting in Easley reporting enthusiasm.
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Eurnsley
J. L. Looper
Cross Roads
Greenville
M. W. Hester and
Last Train From Pickens Schedules Shift
After next Sunday the 27th the final Pickens train leaves at 2.55 p.m. instead of 8 p.m. and arrives at 4.05 p.m. instead of 4.35 p.m.
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Pickens
Central figures attend prohibition rally at court house
Rev. Elsie Myers and Hon. B. J. Johnstone, prominent county residents, attended a prohibition rally at the court house Saturday. Myers is pastor at Lawrence Chapel Zion and Gape Hill churches, while Johnston serves as secretary of the Patras era department of Temperance workers.
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B. J. Johnstone
Court House
Mr. Myers
Lawrence Chapel
Zion
Gape Hill
Mr. Johnston
Patras
The
Temperance Workers
Bargain advertisement by J. W. Hespricks in The Sentinel
The sender touts weekly bargains at a store offering ceviots at 9c a yard and overalls at 90c, plus 50c cloth at 45c a yard with many other cuts and discounts. The note invites readers to visit to verify savings.
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the Sentinel
J. W. Hespricks
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