21 Apr 1921
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1921
Page
1
Chicago April 21 A B and A case ruling by Federal Judge Sibley involves the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic lines and a wage reduction. The Labor Board declared violations and suggested conferences between owners and workers to resolve the strike.
Berlin on April 21 reports the German government formally appealed to President Harding for U S mediation in the reparations issue. Paris also notes Germany refuses to transfer the Reichsbank gold reserve as demanded by the Allied Reparations commission.
Albert Prince of Monaco visits New York to have fun and to present oceanic research to American scholars. He will be awarded the Alexander Agassiz medal by the National Academy of Sciences in Washington on April 27 and will tour the country afterward.
In Washington on April 21 Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi charged that appointing George Harvey editor of Harper’s Weekly as ambassador to Great Britain was a reward for his efforts to undermine the administration. He called Harvey vindictive hostile intolerant and a stirrer of prejudice.
CRICAGO April 21 Five youthful bandits in an automobile held up Amberg vice president of a real estate firm and made off with $25,000 in a downtown bank. The robbery was reported as city officials noted postponement of a council meeting due to mayoral and alderman absence.
Federal officials received confidential information that William D. Haywood secretary of the Industrial Workers of the World who was to begin a Leavenworth sentence had fled the United States and was believed to be in Moscow or Riga.
An earthquake shock was felt in Los Angeles at 7 37 this morning. It was slight and brief with no damage reported. The second item notes a court ruling in Montgomery about guardsmen linked to a lynching in Wilcox County and a trial date set for later.
Cordele residents approved a 50000 bond issue to build or acquire a municipally owned electric plant and a 10000 bond to extend water mains. The tally was 380 to 80, despite strong opposition from the local power company. City officials seek lower rates and better service, with plans to install electrical equipment in the water plant for economical operation.
Washington April 21 nominations led by President Hardin include C. H. Huston of Chattanooga as assistant secretary of commerce David H Blair of Winston Salem N C as commissioner of internal revenue and Charles F Marvin as chief of the weather bureau Justin formerly was prominently mentioned for a cabinet position in recognition of Tennessee going Republican
Paris April 21 Premiers Bri and Lloyd George will hold a strictly private conference at Rythe on Sunday with only one secretary for each present. A public scout meeting is also announced for Friday at 7 pm at City Hall with a call to all city scouts.
Mrs. Charles Hudson left Weil pasday for a short visit to friends in Macon. Mrs. Daisy Gnosspelius visits Mrs. H. Smithwick in Brooklyn Heights. Mrs. Charles R. McLeod and son Charles R. Jr. stay with Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Ertziger on Hampton Street.
An open letter recounts a Georgia Tech industrial tour by Mansfield and colleagues criticizing the state for its development. The piece sketches Mansfield’s humble roots, tech support, and his provocative call to Georgia to value local industry and higher education. The author notes Mansfield’s praise for Georgia Tech and his desire to repay the school.
In Americus the spot cotton market reported bids and prices for good middling cotton, with traders noting modest demand and steady tones for lint quality. Prices hovered near recent levels as growers awaited demand signals and weather updates through the week.
A northeastern traveling meteor exploded overhead Pitts causing multiple heat bursts and a dynamite-like shock. Lead like metal fragments weighing up to six pounds rained into fields, with the largest piece boxed and sent to Atlanta for analysis. Sightings spread to Albany Cordele Hawkinsville and nearby towns as residents witnessed the daylight event.
Fragments of a meteor from Pitts fell yesterday near Cordele and were brought to Cordele this morning. The piece appeared as manganese iron with emerald-like green crystals amid dark coloring. Witnesses heard a bright flash and rumbling, mistaken by some for an airplane on fire.
Fragmentary note from Washington hints at disabled fiction and related policy inaction. No clear names or dates readable. context suggests debate over rights and status of disabled writers within federal programs. Further readable details are unavailable in the surviving text.
The article notes President Walton of the United States line will arrive in Americus in his private car at 5 10 pm and stay overnight, with the secretary club members planning a call on him at 10 00 the following morning.
A distorted report from Boston dated April 21 notes the National Association of Manufacturers convention discussing labor government relations. It mentions decisions favoring certain policies and critiques of employer practices, highlighting tensions between labor and management in reforms.
Authorities report plans for a demonstration in Mexico City amid nervous anticipation of possible disorders. Precautionary measures are being organized by government officials to maintain order and public safety.
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