Sanitary Inspector Reports City Mosquito Breeding Found
Americus residents urged to tidy up yards and curbside trash as Danitary Inspector Chambliss notes 299 premises checked revealing 19 trash accumulations and 15 malaria and dengue mosquito breeding sites. One or more breeding places per block means widespread risk unless households remove water and improve sanitation. Public meat markets inspected showed mixed sanitary conditions and cooperation requested for future inspections.
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Americus
Chambliss
Times-Recorder
LePrince
Americas
Federal Court Bars NP Mileage Installations Ruling
Federal court in Boston restrains Interstate Commerce Commission from implementing railroad mileage installations. IPC officials expect an appeal likely to go to the Supreme Court for final decision.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Boston
Supreme Court
Monroe child shot through heart in Monroe county tragedy
Henry Gordon Faulkner five year old son of Mr and Mrs W A Faulkner of Monroe county died instantly Friday afternoon when a gun he tried to lift from a rack over a door discharged. The father had just returned from hunting and placed the weapon in its usual place. The weapon slipped or fell causing the discharge through the child's heart.
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Monroe
Jackson
Henry Gordon Faulkner
W. A Faulkner
Monroe County
Duck lays four eggs in four hours in New Jersey pond
In Woodbury New Jersey on April 23 Walter Fowler’s duck, frozen in a puddle overnight, was cut free. The same duck laid four eggs within four hours after thawing, witnessed by Mrs Fowler who saw the second egg and two more. No other ducks were nearby. The bird, reportedly weakened by overwork, recovered.
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Woodbury
N. J
Walter Fowler
Protest Federal Report Aims to Drop Acreage
St Matthews S C April 23 A telegram from J S Wannamaker president of the American Cotton association proposes a national conference of representatives of agriculture and allied interests to meet in Washington. The aim is to protest a department of agriculture report and to secure cooperation of agricultural interests in the West and other regions regarding prices of farm products.
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ST. Matthews
S. C
Agriculture
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Norton Mayer & Co
New Orleans
J. S. Wannamaker
American Cotton Association
Wannamaker
West
Jailed For Shooting His Father Naw Lon Brooks Hospitalized
Marietta reports Lon Brooks wounded four bullets in a quarrel with his son in law Jack Brooks over wagon ownership at the company where both worked. The incident began Saturday night.
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Naw
Lon Brooks
Marietta
Jack Brooks
Swift Opens Poultry Feeding Station in Moultrie
Swift & Company will open a poultry feeding station in Moultrie, converting a floor of the welfare building for chicks from the same hogs territory. A killing plant may follow for year round supply. feeders will use milk and other foods, and the operation aims to handle 5,000 chickens weekly, with potential expansion as demand grows.
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Moultrie
Georgia
Swift & Company
H. McDowell
McDowell
Chicago
Pension payments to be made in Atlanta for 1923 half-year
Atlanta April 25. Efforts to pay the first half 1923 pensions in Atlanta over the next few days per statements from William J. Speer state treasurer. The total will be about five hundred thousand dollars. The 1922 payment was made on April 27.
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Atlanta
William J. Speer
Boy Beaten to Death by Convict Guard in Florida
Orlando dispatch reports Frank Patterson, a youth at a reform school, died from a beating by a guard. Undertaker finds three skull fractures, top head wound, contradicting death by fall during a riot. Movements traced to facilities in Iowa and Michigan linked by letters to parents.
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Orlando
Fla
Frank Patterson
Iowa
Michigan
Germany Ready to Negotiate Reparations Terms
London April 23 The Berlin correspondent of Central News reports the German government is preparing a positive offer to the Allies. It will declare readiness to negotiate and discuss reparations and guarantees.
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London
Associated Press
Berlin
The
Central News
Radical Sales Tax Bill Defeated in South Carolina
In Columbia South Carolina a sweeping sales tax bill sparked telegram floods and editorials. The Senate debated a plan taxing gross receipts with a $500 exemption and a $2 business license, plus an occupational tax affecting many workers. Revisions shifted to luxury levies, but all proposals were ultimately rejected.
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Columbus
S. C
sApril
South Carolina
America
State Senate
Senate
House
Cuthbert dance hoax flayed by editors
Editor J J Howell of the Cuthbert Leader denounces an Atlanta paper story about a Cuthbert couple dancing 116 hours as a hoax. He calls the tale a joke with no foundation and notes no local record longer than a few hours.
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J. J. Howell
Cuthbert Leader
Macon Telegraph
Atlanta
Cuthbert
Howell
Telegraph
Macon
Local athlete sets world dance record in Dallas
R J Newman, World War veteran and Dallas athlete, quit a self imposed endurance dance test at 3 52 am after dancing 107 hours 2 minutes with 15 minute rests after every four hours. Five of six contestants started on a marathon, three women dropped out early while physicians said Newman was in fair condition upon quitting.
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Dallas
Tex
R. J. Newman
Dean
Newman
Man leaps into Savannah River to flee officers
An unidentified white man fled revenue officers by leaping from a liquor laden car into the Savannah River. He resurfaced and again jumped from a boat under the wharf and disappeared. Authorities found the car at the ferry, bound for South Carolina. J. C. Kennedy of Augusta claimed the automobile and liquor and was arrested.
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Savannah
South Carolina
J. C. Kennedy
Augusta
Kennedy
Americus High Baseball Hosts Lanier Columbus This Week
Americus high school faces Lanier High and Columbus High at the Playground this week. Finley will pitch for Americus in the Wednesday game against Macon and the team expects two hard fought games with Columbus on Thursday and Friday. The crowd is urged to attend for fast baseball as all teams are in top form.
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Americus
Americus High School
Lanier High
Columbus High
Macon
Americas
Lanier
Finley
Columbus
Repeat Lecture on Menace of Mormonism at Churches
Mrs Lula Loveland Sheppard repeats her talk The Menace of Mormonism at First Baptist church tomorrow night at 7 30 for ladies only with Philathea class members urged to attend in a body A courthouse lecture Wednesday at 7 30 will address the same subject for the general public replacing the mid week prayer service at the First Methodist church
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Lula Loveland Sheppard
First Baptist Church
Sheppard
First Methodist Church
Weather forecast for South Atlantic and East Gulf states
Weather outlook for the week of April 23 to 28 calls for considerable cloudiness and occasional showers across the South Atlantic and East Gulf states. Temperatures are expected to run somewhat above normal for the period.
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Washington
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Baker Boys Will Know Fate Wednesday
Atlanta April 23 Final disposition of the Baker case will be made by Governor Hardwick before Wednesday. George and Ralph Baker were convicted of murdering Deputy Sheriff Morton in Walker county Superior court and face hanging Friday. The Georgia Prison Commission urged commuting Ralph to life due to his age.
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Atlanta
Baker
Hardwick
George
Ralph Baker
Morton
Walker County Superior Court
Georgia Prison Commission
Floyd County
Rome
Moses Wright
Bavaria's Von Knilling Warns France Aims to Split Germany
In Munich on April 23 Dr. Von Knilling prime minister of Bavaria argues France seeks to annex the Ruhr and split the German federation, especially Bavaria, to crush Germany economically and politically while hoping for American help to end militarism. He cites German unity and passive resistance as key to thwarting French aims. He prefers decentralization and stronger state rights to Weimar reforms.
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Munich
Bavaria
Hitler
von Ludendorff
Rupprecht
France
America
von Knilling
Germany
Rhineland
Rhur
Europe
Ruhr
Wilson
Catholic Party
Mosquito Breeding Found In All Downtown Blocks
A drainage expert and Dr. J A LePrince led an inspection of Americas business district scourging for mosquito breeding places. They reported 100 percent breeding spots in each block with cans barrels and other containers holding stagnant water. They urged draining removing or oiling water surfaces and using minnows in water-filled containers to curb dengue and malaria risk.
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J. C. Arrington
J. A. LePrince
le Busiiness
Americus
LePrince
Americas
Times- Recorder
le Prince
Reed Heads Motor Club of Waycross
Waycross April 23 The Waycross Motor Club is organized with sixty eight members Permanent officers elected President H D Reed Vice President A J Armstrong Treasurer J W Bellinger Secretary H A Stallings Directors Roads streets and bridges Jesse Strickland legislation Q L Garrett legal aid W G Parker mechanical service G R King publicity Dr B Ki Minchew accident prevention and street and highway beautification W Rysdon finance and membership K F Rymer touring and contests J A Wall
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Waycross
Waycross Motor Club
H. D. Reed
A. J. Armstrong
J. W. Bellinger
H. A. Stallings
Jesse Strickland
Q. L. Garrett
W. G C. Parker
G. R. King
Humber Improves After Major Operation at Atlanta Hospital
The First Methodist Sunday school men’s class voted to send a floral offering to W. M. Humber who is recovering in Atlanta hospital after a major operation last week. Latest bedside reports say the operation was successful and he is resting easy.
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First Methodist Sunday School
W. H. Humber
Mr. Humber
Atlanta Hospital
Humber
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J. Wade Chambliss
Billinsgate
National Conference
SWIFT
Florida
June Curry
Cleveland
Ohio
Baker Boys
By Bob Dorman
Dr. LePrince
Reed Heads Motor Club OF
W. M. Humber
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