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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1914
Page
1
Twenty thousand dollars of school bonds were ordered issued by Thomasville voters to fund a larger Mallette Heights school building and a supplementary site. Only fourteen votes opposed the measure, with East Side tally 224 for bonds 27 not voting and West Side 83 for and 13 against, totaling a required 257 for passage.
Washington June 11 President Wilson has not decided if he will campaign for Democratic candidates in the fall elections. He told Representative Connolly of Iowa who is the Democratic nominee for senator in that state. Several other candidates have asked for his aid.
London authorities say an attempt to blow up the Coronation chair at Westminster Abbey was carried out this afternoon. The chair, used since 1296, remains a historic symbol. militants are blamed for the attack.
Baltimore police search for possible crew in connection with the death of Miss Ola G. Winter a Curtis Creek victim. A second postmortem has been ordered and officials say drowning is unlikely a chemist examines the body to determine if poisoning caused her death.
Washington reports Consul Canada urged the U S government to ship food supplies to Vera Cruz at normal prices. General Funston has long considered the plan amid severe shortages there.
London dispatch reports renewed Balkan unrest and expulsion of Greeks from Asia Minor and Turkish Thrace by the Young Turks. The London Times predicts a formal war declaration amid escalating tensions.
Clifford Walker of Monroe is described as a tireless political candidate in Georgia. He travels rapidly across Middle and North Georgia and along the Florida line, meeting voters and forming local organizations to support his bid for attorney general.
Chart shows standings of contestants in the Grafonoa event with numbers 88 89 30. Details unreadable but order implies ranking and participant identifiers in a brief contest update.
In Chicago on June 10 Mrs Z J Fitzpatrick of Thomasville Georgia, president of the Georgia Federation of Woman's Clubs, declares that women would lose if granted equal suffrage. She notes Georgia clubs easily push legislation and calls women “the power behind the throne” as a debate on suffrage endorsement unfolds at the General Federation of Women's Clubs session.
Washington June 11 E R Stackdale collector of the Port of Honolulu Hawaii was removed from office by order of President Wilson for the good of the service Stackdale who is a Republican had previously refused to tender his resignation Deputy Collector Sharp has been designated to act in his stead.
Sanford Fla June 11 Carl Franklin Western Union local office manager freed himself from contempt by turning over telegrams to the court in the Kirby Sandlin case. Franklin had refused court orders until instructed by the division superintendent to produce the papers. Sandlin reportedly has a wife and four children in Georgia. he has a wife and six month old infant in Sanford.
Dr J L Roberts a well known physician and sanitarium operator in Pavo was found dead at his home on Thursday. He had not been well for some time and his death is noted as a sorrowful loss to the local medical community with broad acquaintance in the region.
Niagara Falls June 11 news that informal talks on the Mexican peace problem may open today. Carranza’s Saltillo reply reaches the mediators while the US presses to name a neutral Provisional President and rejects Huerta’s successor. If no accord arises, a temporary suspension and informal talks may follow before broader conferences.
President and Secretary of State remain hopeful as mediation talks continue. Bryan reports progress and observers see a pathway to resolving disputes. Constitu tionalists press toward Mexico City with Zacatecas in focus as Federal forces retreat. Mazatlan reports show Federal breeches largely disabled and a key northeast flank secured. The consular corps appeals for a neutral zone under Rear Admiral Howard to protect noncombatants during the assault.
Mr. Mack D. Smith of Boston loaded the first car of watermelons from the area on Thursday June 11. He grows about fifteen acres of the Tom Watson variety and reports the melons well developed and fine after a harsh month. Carrier weighed 30 to 35 pounds each and the shipment marks a notable early Northwestern market export from the region.
Hon. William J. Harris, Georgia gubernatorial candidate, spent the day in the city meeting residents and friends. The Cedartown native, praised for census work, spoke optimistically of his likely success and impressed locals during a brief regional stop.
Sheriff T. 8. Singletary went to Gadsden Alabama to return W. M. Moon who wed Miss Bama Shores two years ago. The couple married, traveled to Augusta and Asheville, then Moon’s other marriage surfaced with a warrant for bigamy. Mrs. Moon, who lives on Broad Street in Thomasville, has a young son and has waited over a year for news.
Whitesburg Kentucky June 11 five of eight shot last night by William Day a mountaineer are not expected to recover One victim died last night Day escaped arrest, seized a gun and fired then was killed by a posse in a later confrontation
A fourteen year old girl from the Vashti Home has been missing for over a week after going to a river picnic on May 27. She left with another girl to meet boys camping near Pelham and was last seen in Thomasville the following day before heading north along the Moultrie road. The superintendent and mother in Spartanburg are anxious for news. description notes light blue dress, medium height, pale complexion, light brown hair, slender build, and a slightly crossed right eye.
Thomasville took a 1 0 victory over Cordele in a brilliant pitching duel on the local diamond. Day starred for Thomasville with strong clutch work. Fillingem pitched well for Cordele. Six hundred fans attended the Thursday holiday game.
A large group from the Thomasville Methodist churches attends the district conference this week in Boston. The gathering features a notable representation from many churches and reports indicate unusual interest and strong religious fervor throughout the meeting.
Mr. Francis Elder, capita casa jer of the Southern Express Company at West Palm Beach Florida, is visiting his parents here. He has been granted a month's vacation by the company and will spend part of it in Thomasville.
In Moultrie the arrest of a man known as Joiner for bigamy draws attention across Thomas County. Miss Matthews of Faro allegedly married him four months ago in Thomasville, while a possible previous wife at Waycross traced his real name C. B. Roe. A mob from Pavo seized him at the hotel, then delivered him to authorities in Thomasville where he remains jailed.
A bolt from a clear sky struck a tree near Troy Alabama today killing Mrs. Rena Brown and her eight year old daughter instantly. Brown and his two other children were slightly injured.
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