Women Mayors Sweep Columbus City Vote in Mock Trial
In Columbus City Iowa a town of 400, women win every major post in a clean sweep led by Mayor Eva Brett a former school teacher. The victory tops 68 to 27 with council seats assessors treasurer and more all going to women. Brett vows to curb bootlegging rough driving and bobbed hair while opponents fear civil discord.
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Bhva Brett
Columbus City
J. C. Riche
Biss Brett
Eva Brett
George Kern
Kern
Eva Bretz
Minnie Richie
Columbus City Iown
Ri. W. Jamieson
J. C. Richie
Joe Allen
Tom Robertson
Mary Moore
Nellie Moore
Mayor Brett
Pot Cooked Up By Politics Sparks Smoke Analogy
A cryptic political scene draws attention as heated rhetoric rises and smoke signals potential shifts. Analysts note growing tensions among parties while observers watch for concrete policy moves and public responses to mounting pressure.
Blessed are the oil men for they have inherited the earth
A pious aphorism frames a critique of oil industry power, suggesting wealth and influence have shifted dominion to oil executives. The line echoes themes of stewardship, wealth, and responsibility in the energy era.
Four U S Army Aviators Rest in Sitka Between Globe Flights
In Sitka Alaska on April 11 weather concerns halted a 400 mile leg from Prince Rupert during the round-the-world flight. Major Martin ordered a pause and delayed a 475 mile jump to Cordova until favorable conditions return.
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Sitka
Alaska
Gulf of Alaska
United States Army
Globe
Prince Rupert
Cordova
Martin
City Council Sets Regular Session Tonight
The city council will meet in regular session at the city hall to conduct routine business. Officials expect a brief meeting with standard agenda items and no major items anticipated.
Pretty nurse killed in flying night trip to patient's bedside
Athens reports say Miss Irene Day a trained nurse died in an automobile crash near Athens while en route with Dr. J T Proctor and Miss Nellie Eberhart to Jefferson Ga to assist a patient. The car fell 30 feet over embankment beside Seaboard tracks in heavy rain. Proctor and Nurse Eberhart were seriously injured and unconscious, feared dead.
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Athens
Irene Day
J. T. Proctor
Nellie Eberhart
Jefferson
Seaboard Tracks
Delegates Return From La Grange Sunday School Meet
Mr and Mrs T F Gatewood and Mrs Therong Jennings, delegates from First Methodist Church, returned to Americus today after attending the Sunday School convention in La Grange.
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T. F. Gatewood
Honduran Rebels Raid Tegucigalpa After Battle
Air pilots for Honduran revolutionary forces raid Tegucigalpa causing civilian casualties including women and children. Rebels later attack a government stronghold near Tegucigalpa after a late battle. looting follows with significant shop losses estimated at fifty thousand dollars. Typhoid and dysentery spread as bodies lie in the streets and no burials occur.
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Washington
Tegucigalpa
Milwaukee
Armalpa
Navy Department
Dayton
Teguciagalpa
Tegficialpa
Germans to Be Heard April 17 by Allied Commission
Paris April 11 The reparations commission officially approved the experts committee report on German reparations. It recommends conditional acceptance by Germany and was unanimously endorsed. The commission will hear German representatives on April 17, with Louis Barthou signing the declaration. The report is seen as a practical basis for an early settlement of the reparations issue.
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Paris
Germany
Louis Barthou
Havas
Election Called for Saturday May 3 to Fill Justice Seat
J N Carter justice of the peace for this militia district announces a May 3 election to fill the unexpired term of the late Fletcher W Griffin. Several candidates expected for the lucrative position, and all voters regardless of gender are eligible. No announcements have yet been made.
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J. N. Carter
Fletcher W. Griffin
Justice Griffin
Mamet
Golf Club A Sumter Institution 50. Additional Members Wanted
The Americus Golf Club in Sumter County invites applications for membership from any man or woman in Sumter County. Not a closed social body, it is a civic asset seeking 50 more active members. Directors welcome applications. no invitation needed. Joining offers social and physical benefits through golf and community involvement.
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Americus Golf Club
Sumter County
Jule Felton Enters Re election Bid in Montezuma
Montezuma April 11 Jule Felton solicitor general of this circuit will seek re election at the coming primary His six years in office for the circuit including Macon Sumter Schley Stewart Lee and Webster counties are cited as a strong record His campaign is well under way in Macon county with enthusiastic support from local residents.
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Montezuma
Jule Felton
Felton
Macon
Sumter
Schley
Stewart, Lee
Webster
WRECKED VESSEL MENACES CAROLINA COAST
Unidentified vessel thought to be the British schooner Maid of France, eight days overdue at Wilmington port, is reported as a threat to navigation. Two bodies are said to be floating in the ocean near the wreck with a wireless warning received at Wilmington station.
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Wilmington
North Carolina
France
Georgia Senators Fight Tariff Review On Peanuts Oils
Washington April 11 The two Georgia Senators Harris and George oppose any tariff cut on peanuts and vegetable oils including cottonseed They protested to the Tariff Commission which held a preliminary hearing to decide if a recommendation to the President for a rate reduction would be made Experts would study production costs for about six months Preventive timing suggests no change before the current crop is gathered and the commission report is ready
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Washington
Georgia
Tariff Commission
Harris
George
Probers Hold Secret Session In Daugherty Inquiry
Washington Courthouse April 41 The senate sub committee directing the Daugherty investigation arrived and began executive session chaired by Brockhart and Wheeler. Probers aim to question bankers and other witnesses as hearings continue in the stay-at-home section.
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Washington Courthouse
Senate
Daugherty
Brockhart
Wheeler
Oklahoma Fraud Hearings Highlight Stay-at-Home Panel
Washington April 11 the stay-at-home section of the Daughlenty committee held hearings with Senator Moses presiding. I McGraw of Tulsa Oklahoma testified about alleged banking fraud and related concerns under questioning by the committee in the absence of Chairman Brookhart.
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Washington
Daughlenty Committee
Moses
New Hlaxopshine
Brookhart
I. McGraw
Tulsa
Okio
Oklahoma
Senate probes Daugherty era fraud and war contracts
The Senate committee pressed its inquiry into land fraud cases in Oklahoma and war contracts linked to Old Hickory Powder in Tennessee. It addressed communications involving ex Attorney General Daugherty and planned to study Midland National Bank led by M Daugherty, with access repeatedly refused, as Brookhart and Wheeler prepared to visit Washington Courthouse Ohio.
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Oklahoma
Old Hickory Powder Company
Tennessee
Dempsey-Carpentier
Brookhart
Wheeler
Montana
Washington
Ohio
Senate Oil
Midland. National Bank
Daugherty
Committee
Death of Hugo Stinnes Shakes German Industry Power
Berlin reports Hugo Stinnes dies after multiple operations leaving a leadership void in postwar Germany. His vast industrial empire influenced politics and reparations talks. Family at bedside. delirium moments preceded death as rumors of ships factories and banks swirled amid a shifting economic scene.
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Berlin
Germany
Stinnes
Hughé Stinnes
Europe
Johnson Denounces Party Organization in Campaign Stand
Washington April 11 Senator Hiram Johnson of California, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, issued a formal statement asserting he is not quitting his political effort to rid the party of corrupt and reactionary control. He did not specify his candidacy or retreat from delegate states, amid adviser discussions and pressure from some to abandon the contest.
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Washington
Hiram Johnson
California
Cleveland
Johnson
Milegos
Nine Coaches Run Wild in Tnchang Like Baseball
Nine coaches ran wild in Tnchang behaving with chaotic energy as one observer compared their action to a baseball team. The scene featured rapid movement and coordinated activity amid uneasy spectators and a sense of competitive play.
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Tnchang
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