Senators honored by Barnesville host at Atlanta theater party
August 17. Senator J C Collier of Barnesville hosts the state senate and press corps at a theater party. Senators endured onstage wit as comedians joked with ammunition, with P T Knight of Bay City named as the principal sufferer though he was absent or hidden under a seat.
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Atlanta
J. C. Collier
Barnesville
Senate
Uper House
Sitate
McClatchey
P. T. Knight
Bay City
Prison Reform Advocate Explains Need for Modern Facilities
White argues for upgraded manufacturing in prisons to reduce recidivism and ease overcrowding. He criticizes reliance on old gangs, cites limited federal work programs, and plans to appeal to Congress to fund new facilities and training to keep inmates from returning to crime.
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Prion
Sam
Congress
White
Cinderella Away From Fairyland Mary Louise Spas Returns Home
Mary Louise Spas, after a brief fairyland stay with foster father Edward Browning, returns to Astoria. The item notes her real father and reflects on evolving European security talks, French behavior, and potential unilateral actions if Paris loses faith in negotiations.
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Mary Louise Spas
Fairyland
Edward Browning
Astoria
Mary
Drug law violators exceed other inmates in prisons
He stated that a third of inmates at Leavenworth and Atlanta and 43 percent at McNeill’s Island penitentiary are convicted of drug law violations, surpassing all other causes of confinement.
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Leavenworth
Atlanta
McNeill’s Island Penitentiary
Europe's Only Chance Lies in Security Pact
In a critical period, Col House notes the security pact is pursued by Germany, France, England, and Belgium. He predicts a slow process of parleys but hopes a definite arrangement will emerge, despite Polish frontier tensions and previous failed ratifications. France seeks peace and security after three disappointments since the armistice.
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Russia
France
Europe
Britain
Colonel House
Tiger” Clemenceau
Col. House
Germany
England
Belgium
Americas
Quote on security pact shaping Europe’s future
The speaker urges Germans to pray for a security pact to become a fact, arguing that once achieved Europe can settle down and tackle its remaining problems. The remark frames the pact as essential to regional stability and orderly progress.
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Europe
Kellogg Urges Diplomats to Use Rum Not Sell It
Report details Kellogg asking foreign representatives in Washington to consume diplomatic liquor legally for personal use rather than trafficking it. It notes diplomats’ exemption under foreign laws, the difficulty of policing imports, and potential diplomatic incidents if bootlegging were proven.
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Kellogg
Washington
Department of State
Diry
Uou
Henry Scott Laid to Rest After Tampa Bay Tragedy
The body of Henry Scott five year old son of Mr and Mrs G C Scott of Tampa who died after falling from a sea wall into Tampa Bay Friday afternoon was laid to rest in Oak Grove cemetery. Funeral services were held from the home of his grandparents Mr and Mrs W C Sullivan on North Lee street with Rev W M Haywood officiating. The remains arrived in Americus from Tampa on the Dixie Flyer at 2 30 this morning and were taken to the grandparents home.
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Henry Scott
G. C. Scott
Tampa
Tampa Bay
Oak Grove Cemetery
W. C. Sullivan
North Lee Street
W. M. Haywood
Lee Street
Americus
Dixie Flyer
Prohibition Note Leaks About Secretary Kellogg Tip
A fragment discusses how liquor passes customs as courtesy, citing General Lincoln G. Andrews as the source of a tip to Secretary Kellogg. The passage asserts Kellogg did not want the tip leaked but confirms the story’s truth.
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Lincoln G. Andrews
The
Tressury
Kellogg
Anderson And Olive Pretty To Each Other
ATLANTA Aug. 17 In a ceremonial greeting like ancient gladiators and modern prizefighters, Henry saluted his friends in Americus before his death battle. Surviving relatives include his mother and father three brothers G C Jr Charles and John Edward grandparents in Americus and a Kingston Georgia grandfather with other relatives. Pallbearers were Egbert Clark Charles Sullivan Walter Daniel and Reymond Price.
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Atlanta
Gladiators
Rome
Caesar
Henry
Americus
Tampa
Charles
John Edward
Henry Scott
Kingston, Ga
Egbert Clark
Charles Sullivan
Walter Daniel
Reymond Price
Senators' highway inquiry ends with tense clash
The heated cross-examination of W T Anderson before the senate committee featured John N Holder and Sam L Olive clashing in sharp volley of questions. Olive pressed intense lines while Anderson answered, leaving both men described as staying on good terms after the exchange as they wrapped the session.
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Senate Committee
W. T. Anderson
Macon
Sam L. Olive
John N. Holder
Highway Board
William
Olive
Senate
Harry Strozier
Anderson
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Jackson and
Forsyth Streets
Barker Grocery
Mize Corner
Harris Grocery
Rex
Holder
Highway Hearing
Albany, GA
Albany
Ford
Tudor Sedan
Vorder Sedan
F.c. B
Detroit
Dela Vale
F. G. Beavers
Iowart
R. L. Stapleton
Wee On
JR Sale
W. H. Cobb
Jac'son Street
Neon Buchanan
Jackson Street
Neon Buchanen
J. C. Dixon
Americus Trimming CO
Hampton Street
Americus, Ga
Jno
W. Shiver
Jefferson St
J. Hy, Cameron
Hill Street
J. B. Dorsey
Atlanta Trust Co
R. L. Maynard
P. B. Williford
the Americas Business College
Lillian Braswell
Merritt Blag
Cotton Avenue
Bolton Brothers and Colored Drug Store
Barker Gro. CO
Toseptl
Bragg
River Road
Curlee
Times-Recorder
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