Military pageant marks arrival of body at Washington
President Coolidge bows as Warren G. Harding is honored with a grand national procession to the Capitol. Dignitaries, soldiers, sailors and citizens line the route, half mast flags billow while tributes recall Harding’s service and leadership.
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Washington
Associated Press
Warren G. Harding
Capitol
John J. Persh
Calvin Coolidge
White House
Warren G. Rarding
Perryman Seeks Extraordinary Session Over Tax Bill
Representative Perryman of Talbot accuses a filibuster on the general tax act in the house to force an extraordinary session. He brands the conduct as Bolshevism like spirit in the legislature during an impassioned floor address in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
General Assembly
Perryman
Talbot
Holder Replies to McCrory Charges On Highway Board
Atlanta August 8. John N. Holder, chairman of the state highway department, testified before a legislative investigating committee outlining contracts and lease terms for East Point property tied to railroad lands. He defended expenses as lawful under attorney general guidance and noted 127 days away from Atlanta since January 1. The board asserts all actions were cleared by the attorney general.
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Atlanta
John N.holder
State Highway Department
Representative McCrory
Schley
Marion
Highway Board
East Point
Atlanta and
West Point
Attorney General’s Department
Holder
Legislative Committee
Genral
Jefferson
State Highway Board
Kiwanis Club Seeks County Agent for Terrell Farmers
At a Kiwanis luncheon the club formed a committee to approach county commissioners about hiring a county agent for Terrell. The planned agent would assist farmers with crop cultivation methods and address county farming problems. E W Hollingsworth J A Shields and A L McLendon named to present the request.
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Dawson
Kiwanis Club
Woman’s Club
E. W. Hollingsworth
J. A. Shields
A L. McLendon
Terrell
Bill Would Give Third Aggie 11500 Extra
Representatives Hines and Riley of Sumter introduced a special appropriation bill in the Georgia General Assembly to provide 11500 for the Third District Agricultural School in Americus. The measure has strong backing from Senator Pace of the Thirteenth and could secure Senate passage if approved by the House.
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Atlanta
Associated Press
Hines and
Riley
Sumter
General Assembly
Agricultural School
Americus
Pace
Rules Committee
Senate
House
Postal to Honor Harding by Silence
Postal lines worldwide will be silenced for two minutes during President Harding s funeral in Marion Ohio Friday afternoon The two minute pause will start at 3 00 p m central standard time and end at 3 03 p m on that date Sam Williamson of the Americas office of the Postal Telegraph Cable Co advised the measure.
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Sam Williamson
Americas
The
Postal Telegraph -Cable Co
Harding
Marion
Dawson Negress Jailed On Charge Of Forgery
Edith Johnson, a negro woman from Dawson listed as living in Macon, is jailed on a charge of forging the signatures of Dr Hawkins and Mary Whaley on a $29 check drawn at First State Bank under the name Edith Brown. After the bank cashier flagged the signature, police traced her to Albany and arrested her.
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Dawson
Ea@ith Johnson
Macon
Dr. Hawkins
Mary Whaley
Elon
First State Bank
Edith Brown
E. J. Pace
Albany
W. A. Baldwin
Sheriff Woods
Blocker Buys Big Farm Near Perry
August 8 report states A L Blocker of Tennessee purchased a 1117 acre farm owned by Francis E Williams and F W Williams in ibb county. The deal, described as large, consolidates farmland assets in the Perry area.
Bilbo Leads Ticket in Mississippi Primary
Jackson Mississippi Aug. 8 Theo dore G Bilbo former governor who announced while in jail at Oxford this spring he would run for governor in Tuesday's primary led early returns after 125 of 1439 precincts reported. Whitfield 8665 Bilbo 5109 Connor 5102 Franklin 2142 Bell 1019.
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Jackson
Miss
Theodore G. Bilbo
Mississippi
Oxford
Sennett Connor
H. L. Whitfield
Whitfield
Bilbog
Connor
Franklin
Bell
Expect Tobacco Crop to Bring $1 000 000 this Season
Daw son reports C Bd Wilkerson of Lowndes county says the local tobacco crop will bring about $1,000,000 this season as the first market offerings of 160,000 pounds drew lively bidding. He estimates many growers may realize up to 35 per acre, with farmers shifting from cotton to tobacco and other truck crops in a prosperous season.
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Dawson
Wilkerson
Terrell
Lowndes County
Valdosta
Highway bridge over Oconee to close for repairs
W Caye Jr div highway engineer announces the closing Monday August 18 of the bridge over the Oconee river east of Milledgeville for repairs. Traffic will be allowed at night 7 PM to 6 AM on routes 22 and 24. The bridge is weak and dangerous and repairs aim to safely accommodate all highway traffic.
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W. C. Caye, Jr
Oconee River
Milledgeville
William Greenslade
Funeral of Mrs Coffin Tuesday in Lumpkin
Victoria Coffin died at her Richland home after long illness. Wife of Dr Zim Coffin, who died 26 years ago. Survived by eight children including Linda, Nea G, J E, L R, Z J L, W C Coffin of Richland, Arthur G Fort of Atlanta, and E C Coffin of Clayton Ala. Services held in Richland, burial at East Side cemetery Lumpkin Tuesday afternoon.
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W.C. Coffin
Richland
Arthur G. Fort
Atlanta
E. C. Coffin
Clayton
Ala
East Side
Lumpkin
Revelations to Rack Financial Section Rock New York
August reports reveal Fuller and McGee confessed to federal authorities while in custody. Carl Whitney calls the disclosures potentially destabilizing to New York financial life. Fuller hinted at more forthcoming admissions as his lawyers face indictments for jury bribing. The pair, moved to Governors Island to sever ties with outside influence, await federal action.
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New York
Associated Press
Ek. M. Fuller
William McGee
New York ‘Co
Carl Whitney
Fuller
McGee
Blackwell’s Island
William Hayward
Ludlow Street
Governors Island
Joyce
Millard
United States
Mar
Senate finance committee acts on tax equalization measure
Atlanta August 8 The senate finance committee led by Chairman Mason will decide this afternoon whether the house tax equalization bill will receive a favorable or adverse report. The Senate also passed the Piedmont circuit bill and Griffin judicial circuit bill, moving both to the house, with Fayette Spalding Pike and Upson counties shifted from Flint to the new circuit while Henry Butts Lamar and Monroe stay in Flint.
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Atlanta
House
Senate Finance Committee
Mason
Senate
Griffin Judicial Circuit
Fayette
Spalding
Pike
Upson
Americus Ladies Embrace Bobbed Hair Trend
Americus women adopt the bobbed hair fad with strong local and visitor interest. A prominent barber noted nine women visited Tuesday afternoon for shorn or trimmed hair, signaling bobbing as a growing daily street norm.
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Americus
Times-Recorder
Calhoun County Site Fight Continues Despite Bill
Arlington remains county seat dispute unsettled as opponents file an injunction to block the site change. Judge W W Custer will hear the case in Albany circuit. if denied the matter goes to the supreme court.
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Arlington
Walker
Calhoun County
W. W. Custer
Albany
Supreme Court
Death by Own Action Shocks Louisville Citizen Clyde Rawlings
Clyde A. Rawlings, a respected Louisville resident, died at about 8 last night from a self inflicted wound to the head. He had long suffered stomach trouble and was unable to work for years, leaving the community in sorrow.
Prisoner Surveillance in New York Legal Reform
The passage discusses stringent military style surveillance of civil prisoners in New York, aiming to deter confessions by signaling intense pressure and vast resources. It notes that authorities feared whispered rumors of potential confessions would trigger political and financial efforts to keep detainees from speaking.
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New York
Revival Extended At First Christian Church This Week
The First Christian Church board voted to extend revival meetings through the week ending next Sunday night. Evangelist Ramsey gains extra time due to a postponed Kentucky engagement. Ramsey quoted Paul as a chief sinner whose conversion followed Stephen’s preaching and Ananias’s directive. The tonight’s sermon title is The Greatest Sin.
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First Christian Church
Kentucky
Ramsey
Paul
Stephen
Christ
Anania
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