Racket Store Opens For Business Again
Mr J J Cooper owner and manager of The Rocket Store opens in Nell McCall building next to Powell Bros Drug Co after a fire destroyed the Cooper block two months ago The store resumes with new undamaged stock and familiar staff including J W Lytle Cooper Forehand and Miss Florence Everette.
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J. J. Cooper
Vienna
Rocket Store
Nell McCall
Powell Bros. Drug Co
Cooper
Hhs
J. W. Lytle
Florence Everette
Tragic End to Romance Of Georgia Couple
Georgia girl Misa Lacy Hilton went to London to be near fiance Charles Tennant of the British Army. She learned he was killed in action as news of his death arrived after she sailed aboard the Lusitania. Hilton had been training in London to be a Red Cross nurse when the fatal message came.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Misa Lacy Hilton
London
Charles Tennant
Miss Hilton
Lusitania
Red Cross
Georgia to Receive Inheritance Tax From Athens Bank Leader
Georgia will collect 12679 dollars in inheritance tax from the estate of Captain James White longtime cashier at the National Bank of Athens who died recently. The estate is appraised at 1 260 750 dollars with outsidestate property likely lifting total value beyond two and a quarter million dollars. Clarke County estates will add several thousand dollars more in inheritance taxes this year.
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Athena
Georgia
James White
National Bank of Athens
Clarke
Prominent Americus Cotton Man Dies By Own Action
George Oliver, president of Oliver Warehouse and Empire State Gusno Company, died by suicide today after weeks of Pellagra treatment. His body was found in his office with a revolver and poison nearby. estate valued at 150 4000.
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Americus
George Oliver
Oliver
Oliver Warehouse Company
Empire State Gusno Company
County Trustees Meet Over Rural School System Plan
Trustees from 19 districts gathered Saturday at the courthouse to review a bill drafted to improve county schools. Prof Strozier urged a careful, fact based approach and support for a strong rural system, while Prof Royal spoke of personal educational hardship. The bill was read, edited, and adopted for introduction to the next legislative session.
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Court House
E. G. Greene
Strozier
Dooly
Prof
Royal Crew
M. E. Rushin
Trial by Newspapers Denounced by Taft
Albany June 11 Former President Taft denounced trial by newspapers as a threat to justice and urged the New York constitutional convention to allow laws protecting the administration of justice from press abuse. He defended jury trials in criminal cases and criticized direct primaries for political advantage.
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Albany
N. Y
Taft
Saa Ae
Heard Grocery Company Shown As Cordele's Normal Business Boom
Cordele’s Heard Wholesale Grocery Company earns praise for strong management and wartime resilience. The feature highlights its large stock, rapid growth since its eight to nine years in Cordele, and the boost to local commerce within a hundred miles.
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Cordele
Heard
Heard Grocery Company
Thie
Sentinel i
Uenel
Coormons
Hoard Grocery Company
Gir Admits Acting As Spy For Germany
Louisa Marksfelt a 19 year old arrested in Toronto has admitted to police she acted as a German spy but refuses to name fellow conspirators. She has been jailed for a week as an internment action is prepared and claims links to five or six Europeans and a Alsace birth. She crossed to Niagara Falls Ontario then used it as a base to aid German agents crossing to Buffalo. She says travel was to secure two return tickets and escape to Buffalo with a companion. The fragment also contains unrelated advertising text about The Heard Grocery Company and shipping practices
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Toronto
Ont
Louisa Marksfelt
Alsace
United States
Io Ifalo
Niagara
Palle
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Summer piano class offered for deficient and ambitious pupils
A piano summer class has been agreed upon upon request to help deficient pupils and others who wish to advance. For details contact Mrs. V. M. Waters.
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V. M. Waters
Counties Should Have Health Officers
Millions suffer restless days and sleepless nights from childhood illnesses that could be prevented. The writer urges every county to appoint a District Health Officer and to enforce state health rules, arguing such officers protect public health as sheriffs protect safety. Grand juries can authorize creation of the office.
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Quanty Board of Health
State Board of Health
Concert to Close Lilly Singing School Session
The fifteen day session Singing School led by W. T. Rycroft of Cordele will end Friday evening with a musical concert at the Lilly School auditorium. A good program is planned and admission is 15 and 25 cents for the benefit of the singing class.
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W. T. Rycroft
Cordele
Lilly School
First Cotton Blooms From Trippe Farm Near News Office
The first cotton blooms of the season arrived from R H Trippe Jr's farm. Despite reduced acreage in the area many farmers have planted the usual crop and the county showcases impressive fields. Trippe's field stands out with a promising yield for the season.
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R. H. Trippe Jr
For Sale Cheap and Local Showcases at Dixie Theater
A fragment announces sale items including a cow and sewing machines. It notes stock from Taylor Bros and invites applications to LL Woodward. Charley Chaplin is coming to town with a show at the Dixie Theater, with a peek after next.
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Taylor Bros
LL Woodward
Charley Chaplin
Dixie Theater
Americanization Day Urged by Claxton Officials
Washington June 11 The federal education chief P P Claxton urges nationwide Americanization Day on July 4 to unite all classes creeds and races in a strong democratic national spirit. Mayors school superintendents and other officials in about 50 cities report plans for civic lessons and citizenship events amid preparations for Independence Day 1915.
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Washington
P. P. Claxton
Crexton
New York
St. Louis
Claxton
Railroad Enjoined From Removing Tracks Between Osierfield and Broxton
Judge W F George issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Fitzgerald Opilla and Broxton railway receiver from removing fourteen miles of tracks between Osierfield and Broxton. Citizens of Broxton filed suit after learning a bid of 8000 dollars was accepted for the line. A hearing for a permanent injunction is set for June 26 at Vi enone.
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Cordele
W. F. George
Fitzgerald, Opilla and Broxton
Osierfield
Broxton
George
Vienone
No Republican Succeeds Bryan as Secretary of State
Washington reports that Administration officials emphasized that no Republican would be chosen as Secretary of State by President Wilson. A coalition candidate has not been considered, and rumors of Philander C. Knox driving with Wilson were denied. White House says no comment on Bryan's State Department activities.
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Washington
Wilson
Raporta
Philander C. Knox
Knox
White House
Bryan
State Department
Efhse
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Pellagra
Cordels Sentinel
O. M. Heard
Thas
Sentinel
Gir
Germany
Bho
Wiltary
I Grotory Company
Aplendia
The
W. P. Heard
J. W. Brown
Jessie Hughes
John A. Bray
Henry McGarity
Messrs
Bailey Heard
Sommers
iCordelo
Summer
Lilly
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