Georgia Senate Passes Rail Surcharge Removal Bill
In Atlanta on August 8 the Georgia Senate approved without dissent a bill by Senator Grantham removing railway surcharges. The measure mirrors a House bill by Representative Bennett. Also approved without opposition were a Coastal District Highway association provision and a cooperative marketing contracts measure after a postponement vote. The session also saw a move to delay a recording bill for cooperative marketing contracts. The House later passed a separate bill to appropriate 550 000 to The State College of Agriculture for 1924 and 1925, despite strong opposition led by Representatives Stearn and New, earmarked for maintenance and extension work and to support county agricultural agents and demonstrators.
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Atlanta
Grantham
Georgia Senate
Bennett
House
Cason
Miller
Arnow
Coastal District Highway Association
Johns
Redwine
Senate
Georgia
House of Representatives
State College of Agriculture
Stearn
Atkinson County
New
Liurens
Gill
La Follette Opposes Ku Klux Klan in Public Letter
Senator La Follette independent candidate for president declares opposition to the Ku Klux Klan in a letter to publisher Robert P. Scrippis. He says the movement cannot long survive and holds seeds of death within its own ranks. The missive was released from La Follette’s office for publication.
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Washington
la Follette
Ku Klux Klan
Robert P. Scrippis
LaFolette
Britain and Soviet Sign Treaty After Prolonged Talks
London August 8. The general and commercial treaties between Great Britain and Soviet Russia negotiated by the Anglo Soviet conference were signed at six o'clock this evening by representatives of both nations. Negotiations had progressed here for several weeks. Three days ago delegates were said unable to agree and that the treaties would not be signed, but that announcement was later rescinded.
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London
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
Methodist Laymen Organize Campaign in Valdosta
In Valdosta district lay officials of the Methodist church meet under R. M. Penland to plan a fall campaign. The district is split into groups with each lay leader handling services at Valdosta area churches, aiming for one lay run service per church every Sunday across six or seven churches. Programs are locally arranged with lay leaders directing calls for aid. Full cooperation from many lay men and the Business Men's Evangelical Club will assist as needed.
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Valdosta
R. M. Penland
Eader
Methodist Church
Chemists Seek Substitute for Arpentine Source Declines
Chemists are attempting to produce a substitute for commercial arpentine now obtained from our rapidly disappearing yellow pine.
Tax agitation looms as legislature nears Monday session
In come tax agitation threatens to break forth in all its fury in the legislature next Monday morning. A general working program, it is learned, has been arranged by the legislature.
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Atlanta
Second Round Play Starts At Americus Golf Club
Second round play to determine the individual club championship began today at the Americus Golf Club. After the first round ended Thursday, survivors announced include Lanier Rylander McCloskey Ansley Elam Wheeler Middleton Moreland Ellis Harrold Andrews Hill Thiers Easterlin Lanier Burke. The round runs through Monday with pairings posted at the clubhouse and urged timely completion. An invitation was extended to all members of the Americas Golf Club to attend the Newnan Country Club third annual invitation golf on August 12-15.
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Americus G T
Charles Lanier
Arthur Rylander, Jr
Walter Rylander
Lucius McCloskey
George Earl Ansley
Howell Elam
M. H. Wheeler Middleton McDonald
W. D. Moreland
J. Lewis Ellis
Frank Harrold
D. R. Andrews
Judson Hill
Lucas Thiers
B. F. Easterlin, Jr
Frank Lanier
C. H. Burke
Americas Golf Club
Newnan
Ponzi Seeks Fresh Fortune Behind Bars Says He'll Pay Debts
Charles Ponzi, awaiting possible new indictments, talks from Plymouth county jail about needing to earn money and pay debts. He hints at restitution to victims while acknowledging likely future legal battles. He appears healthier and urges not to retire from the public eye.
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Boston
Charles Ponzi
Plymouth County
Ponzi
Lowndes County Payroll Big for July
Valdosta August 8 Lowndes county paid out a large monthly sum, July bills totaling 30 157.92. The largest item was retiring bonds and interest at 17 250, road expenses and chain gang 4 247.68, public buildings and bridges 2 847.83, salaries and officers' fees 1 947.72. The rest covered assorted items, completing the month’s total.
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Valdosta
Lowndes County
Paris Conference To Decide Ruhr Evacuation Stand
Premier Herriot travels to Paris to confer with the cabinet at a Sunday meeting on the French position at the London conference. The issues include military evacuation of the Ruhr and the maintenance of Franco-Belgian railroad workers in the Rhineland system.
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Paris
Herriot
London
Ruhr
Rhineland
Better Grades Put On Tobacco Market In Early Trading
Better grades of tobacco were placed on the market during early trading with prices from 30 to 50 cents per pound. The first two days sales totaled 295000 pounds at an average 25 cents per pound. A stemming and drying plant has started operations, employing 300 workers in Tifton.
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Tifton
Allied debt conference discussed in London session
Allied delegates and American representatives met in London this afternoon to consider holding a Paris conference soon to discuss interallied war debts.
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London
Paris
Walton Wins in Oklahoma Primary Amid Klan Fight
Iron Jack Walton, a former governor who battled the Ku Klux Klan and faced impeachment, leads the Democratic senatorial race in Oklahoma City with roughly complete returns. He tops Congressman E. B. Howard by about 6,000 votes, while former Senator Thomas Gore places third. Walton resumes campaigning on his anti klan platform, calling it the core of his bid.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Iron Jack” Walton
Oklahoma
Walton
E. B. Howard
Thos. P. Gore
Washington
Ambassa dor Kelogg clarifies US stance on Paris talks
In London the American Embassy said Kelogg's note on attending a Paris finance ministers conference after reparations policy ends does not imply US readiness to debate Inter Allied war debts. The United States insists war debts are fixed financial obligations and not open to discussion except payment terms.
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London
Frank B. Kelogg
United States
Conference of Ministers of Finance
Paris
Lumpkin Girl Wins District Contest
Lumpkin Ga August 8 Among those from Lumpkin and vicinity returning last week from summer school lat Av M College Americus were Misses Beniah Geeslin Trudie Goodwin Gladys Blackstock Juanita Usher Lute Wyl Ware and Clyde Kilgore.
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Lumpkin
Lumpkin and
Av & M
College Americus
Beniah Geeslin
Trudie Goodwin
Gladys Blackstock
Juanita Usher
Lute
Wyl Ware
Clyde Kilgore
Frat Mates Of Loeb Describe College Life In Plea
Franks hearing stalls as Richard Loeb's University of Michigan fraternity brothers testify. They say Loeb was childish, argumentative, fond of detective and adventure fiction, and suffered fainting spells. Defense seeks mitigation of punishment for Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr. as they await sentencing for the Franks case.
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Chicago
Franks
University of Michigan
Richard Loeb
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Cavery
Robert Franks
Loeb
Prosecutor Claims Victory in Leopold and Loeb Trial
Chicago August 8 prosecutor Crowe told the afternoon session he had a distinct victory over the state. Reading from transcript of statements from his office he showed some witnesses earlier Thursday contradicted their observations and conclusions about Loeb and Leopold. Continued on Page 3.
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Chicago
Crowe
Leoppold
Loeb
Leopold
Leslie Receives First Cotton Bale for Season
Leslie welcomed its first cotton bale delivered by West Bros from a DeSoto area farm. The 522 pound bale sold to Thomas & Lloyd of the Sumter Lee Warehouse for 32 1 2 cents per pound. Ginning at Leslie Gin produced a clean well dried staple.
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Sumter-Lee
West Bros
Leslie
DeSoto
Thomas & Lloyd
Leslie Gin
Bird Killed When Train Strikes It in Valdosta
In Valdosta on August 8 a Royal Palm train from the Southern ran into a whippoorwill between Macon and Valdosta. The bird was killed, its corpse found wedged firmly between the pilot slats, indicating a head on collision with the locomotive.
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Valdosta
Macon
Mule Killed At North Lee Street Crossing in Americus
A Central of Georgia freight engine struck a wagon owned by Sam R. Heys at the North Lee street grade crossing in Americus. A mule was killed and another mule was badly injured but expected to recover. The wagon driver, Robert Seay, jumped clear and was unhurt. The locomotive came in on the Columbus division. fault remains undetermined.
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Lee ST
Central of
Columbus
Veterans Gather for Sixth American Legion Convention
About 60000 World War veterans and friends will attend the sixth annual American Legion convention in St Paul starting September 5. Key sessions focus on constitution study, child welfare, rehabilitation, and Americanization with Judge Kenesaw Landis among speakers.
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ST. Paul
Minn
United States
Russell G. Creviston
Kenesaw M. Landis
Legion
Otter Lake
Michigan
Independence
Kan
Frank T. Hines
Veterans’ Bureau
Watson B. Miller
National Rehabilitation ‘Committee
General Hines
Live fish found by artesian well borers in Sahara sands
A fragment reports live fish located 300 feet beneath burning Sahara sands by artesian well borers. The terse note lacks context or officials and does not name a place or organization. Further details are unavailable in the readable text.
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Sahara Desert
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