Secretary Bryan Resigns as Secretary of State
Secretary William Jennings Bryan resigns to avoid signing a note to Germany that might drag the country into war. President Wilson accepts the resignation with regret and names Robert Lansing as his replacement. Bryan urges an international commission to probe disputes and asks Americans to avoid belligerent ships in the danger zone. the note to Germany will be disclosed Monday.
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Wm. Jennings Bryan
United States
Germany
William Jennings Bryan
Wilcon
Robert Lansing
State Department
Bryan
Florida Fair Venue Shifts After Jacksonville Launch
Florida towns like Felsmere on the east coast permit women to vote in town elections and bonds under a legislative bill. The state fair, once touted as a successful Jacksonville launch, now faces questions about its status.
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Felsmere
Florida
Jacksonville
House of Himes
State Road Department
Manatee County History series and river dredging plans
The Bradenton Herald announces next week a series on Manatee county history by pioneer Mr Simpson. Dredging of the Manatee River mouth will start soon with government dredges en route, aiming for twelve feet of water in Bradenton in about two months. Congratulations are offered to Editor Andrews of the Estero Eagle for winning Miami chamber of commerce prize for best Miami write up.
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Bradentown
Manatee County
Simpson
Manatee River
Andrews
The
Estero Eagle
Miami
Chamber of Commerce
State Press Association
Sarasota Times
Banquet Honors Senator Fletcher in Jacksonville
Four hundred leading Florida citizens attended the Jacksonville banquet honoring United States Senator Fletcher with broad county representation. His address celebrated the Union and Florida’s prospects and urged patience as Europe’s great war convulsed the world.
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United States
Fletcher
Jacksonville
Florida
Union
Europe
Card of Thanks to the Masons and friends of Sarasota
Mrs. Paul H. Contry expresses heartfelt thanks for kind assistance during illness and after her husband’s death. She thanks the Masons of Sarasota and others for the generous flowers and sympathy.
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Masons of
Sarasota
Paul H. Contry
Dixon's grocery stock sold and moved on Prydgin Street
M R Marion purchased Dixon's grocery stock and relocated it on Prydgin Street.
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M.R. Marion
Dixon’s “ Grocéry
Prydgin Street
Florida Legislature Ends Session with Broad Reforms
The 1915 Florida legislature closes after a conservative session with major bills on representation reform, county finance safeguards, and tax measures. A Davis Package limits liquor sales in dry counties, a constitutional voter literacy clause is adopted, and new counties Broward Bloxam Okaloosa emerge. Statewide citrus canker eradication gets $125000, plant board funding $35000 yearly, and a four mill tax funds county debt and enforces over expenditure penalties for commissioners.
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Florida
State Plant Board
Board of County Commissioners
Boards of County Commissioners
Broward
Bloxam
Okaloosa
Judiciary
Supreme
Shell Fish
Protection of Birds at Passage Key Spotlighted by Inspector
United States government protection at Passage Key near Anna Maria Beach preserves nesting egrets and other water birds. W Stanley Hanson district inspector notes thousands of gulls skimmers and Louisiana heron nesting under Major Pillsbury’s watch at Fort Desoto. He reports few violations and cites school Audubon support aiding conservation and potential Florida port commerce growth.
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United States
Passage Key
Anna Maria Beach
W. ‘Stanley’ Hanson
Department‘of Agriculture
Bradentown
Hanson
Key
Major Pillsbury
Fort Desoto
Passage
Indian Keys
Florida Peninsula
Miami
Florida
Bradenton
Fort Myers
Manatee County
Woman's Club Meeting Eyed Donations and Vandalism
The monthly Woman's Club meeting noted generous donations from R E Ludwig of Sarasota Ice & Electric to fund club lighting through June 1 1916 and ongoing public kindness from members in Ithaca and Scotland. Members planned a summer card party to fund china, reported park vandalism on bay seats, and assigned civic and library committees.
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Woman’s Club
Iaat
Caves
R. E. Ludwig
Sarasota Ice & Electric Company
Ludwig
Blanche McDaniel Gillespie
Scotland
Huntley Forbes
Bradentown
New England
Mabel Griswold
Ithaca
N. Y
Nellie Spiers
L. R. Mitchell
Jake Chapline
Alice Howard
Guenther
Thos. Worcester
Raininag
General Federation
Schultz
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Sarasota, Manatee Co
C. V
Sarasota Fla
Tampa
South Florida
General Assembly
Fred Stringer
Brooksville
Representative Woods
Pinellas County
Santa Rosa
Walton
House
Audubon Society
Evening Journal
CLUB
Civic
Sarasota Furniture Company “Franklin’s
J. Elwood Moore
Robert W. Titus
First National Bank
Sarasota, Florida
Land Ae Boards of Trades
Af Itz
Clyde Glenn Ad van Vertising Agency
Tampa ‘Long Distance Phone
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