Five warrants issued in double police killing case
Coroner's morning session in Gray Georgia disclosed three men implicated in the slaying of Floyd Malone and deputy Frank Tucker. An unsigned letter lured Malone to a Choate's Mill bridge meet, where the officers were shot. One suspect fled by train. two others to be arrested by Tuesday night as evidence mounts.
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Gray
Floyd Malone
Frank Tucker
Jones County
A. M. Greene
J. C. Middlebrooks
Macon
Joe Duke
Choate’s Mill Bridge
Garrison Road
Alvah Green
Middlebrooks
Hen Hatched Five Chicks After Shade Sun Hatchery Joke
G J Meredith of Seneca South Carolina recounts a humorous farm tale his wife found a hen abandoning her nest for a week The hen is moved indoors with the eggs and chicks hatch prompting the remark that the sun acted as a hatchery The five newly hatched chicks join the Meredith flock.
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G. J. Meredith
Seneca
S. C
South Carolina
Mr. Meredith
Old Sol
Slaton Praises Georgia Solons After 1925 Session
Former Governor Jno M Slaton of Georgia lauded the 1925 Georgia Legislature for leaving the state constitution intact and avoiding income and classification taxes. He noted the biennial session reduced calls for extra sessions and urged limits on legislative length, insisting 50 days should suffice. He closed with a reflective remark about public perception.
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Atlanta
Connecticut
Jno. M. Slaton
Georgia
Drought Stricken North Georgia Farmers Seek Aid and Work
North and middle Georgia face severe drought with crops ruined and livestock sold at a fraction of value. Farmers appeal to Agent Cliett for aid and to arrange work such as cotton picking, requesting three weeks guaranteed work, transportation, lodging, and meal provisions.
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Seabeet
North
Middle
Georgia
Cliett
Chett
Atlanta
Times-Recorder Announces Free Gift Distribution Campaign
The Times-Recorder promotes a mammoth free gift distribution in Americus territory with over $10,000 in prizes including three luxury automobiles and cash. Entry requires one cent, open to all residents. employees are barred. Participants are guaranteed a prize or cash. no subscription needed.
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The
Times-Recorder
Americus
Stvh
MVE
Times- Recorder
Times Recorder
Huntington School Opens Next Week Delayed
Huntington county schools will not open until Monday September 7. Mr Lee Johnson said many children are needed in the fields to pick cotton or attend the Agricultural school, so the Huntington School opening is delayed one week.
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Huntington County
Lee Johnson
Johnson
Huntington School
Mitchell Narrowly Escapes Death Today in Air Field Crash
San Antonio Aug 31 Col lene William Mitchell of the army air service narrowly escaped death today at the eighth corps area air service landing field near Fort Sam Houston when his plane crashed and was demolished as he was taking off. Mitchell was uninjured.
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San Antonio
Collene William Mitchell
Army Air Service
Eighth Corps Area Air Service
Fort Sam Houston
Mitchell
Wage War On Diphtheria Immunization Push Launches
The county board of health offers a full three dose toxin antitoxin immunization for 13 cents per child, claiming life immunity and no treatment charge. Dr. J. W. Chambliss notes 34 children immunized this month and urges all eligible youngsters to be vaccinated before school opens. The program uses serum from the State Board of Health and runs 9 am to 5 pm with no adverse reactions reported.
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County Board of Health
J. W. Chambliss
State Board of Health
Health Board
Adams Manufacturing Plant Destroyed by Fire in Macon
Macon Ga August 31 The Adams Manufacturing company plant makers of overalls and duck trousers was completely destroyed by fire Sunday night Only the walls of a two story building 220 by 110 feet remain The loss is estimated at 200 000 The company employed 150 persons and had 125 machines and modern electrically driven equipment It has operated only a year and a half A large stock of denim and duck was on hand
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Maco N, Ga
Adams Manufacturing Company
Unclear Item About Permanent Wave Reference
A brief remark noting that conditions could worsen and imagining a future where permanent waves are applied to toothbrushes as a whimsical comparison to current trends.
Duke of Orleanes seen in London shop among French exiles
A London scene places the Duke of Orleans, head of the Bourbon and Orleans claim, in a French shop run for Frenchmen. Clerks greet him politely as he chats and tells a risqué story while his identity shifts from Monseigneur to the renowned royalist figure.
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London
Monsieur
Monseigneur
Duke of Orleans
Bourbon and
Orleans
France
England
Brussels
Camelots de Roi
L’action Francaise
Arctic
Greenland
Police Have Busy Week End Involving Drunks
Chief Bragg reports eleven intoxicated individuals were held in the guard house over the weekend, all but one of them colored, mostly farm hands. The drunks allegedly brought whiskey into town, with no sign of local bootlegging. no arrests caused trouble as officers described the events as part of revelry.
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Volstead
United States
Bragg
International Enoch Arden tragedy shocks New York
In New York on August 31 an Enoch Arden tale unfolds as Walter J. Fitzpatrick and his wife Mrs. Fitzpatrick, a Belgian woman who had wed Fitzpatrick after believing her British officer husband was dead, both die by suicide. The officer later returns, and Mrs. Fitzpatrick ends her life by asphyxiation after locking herself in with a yellow silk gown. Fitzpatrick in Deland, Florida, then shoots himself upon learning of her death.
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Walter J. Fitzpatrick
Mr. Fitzpatrick
Deland, Fla
Mrs Jackson Injured in Cordele Auto Crash
Mrs. W. R. Jackson of 303 South Jackson Street was cut and bruised when struck by a car driven by Clarence Williams in Cordele while crossing near the terminal station. She was taken to Cordele hospital, feared to have internal injuries but later reported resting well. her son escaped unharmed as they were bound for Americus.
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W. R. Jackson
South Jackson Street
Cordele
Clarence Williams
Williams
Cordele Hospital
Reckless Driver Killed by Officer in Clarkston
CLARKSTON GA Aug 31 Joe Terrell of Atlanta was shot and killed by speed officer Ed Walton after resisting arrest. Walton spotted Terrell driving recklessly, and when Terrell resisted and allegedly sought to wrench the gun from Walton, the officer fired, ending the incident instantly.
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Clarkston
Joe Terrell
Fort Street
Atlanta
Ed Walton
Walton
Terrell
Man Kisses Girl Against Her Wishes Over Ice Cream Soda
A man takes a girl out and kisses her despite her preference for an ice cream soda. The incident highlights issues of consent and dating etiquette in social interactions.
Ruth says through with Yankees after Huggins suspension
Babe Ruth tells reporters he is through with the New York Yankees and will not play in 1926. He accuses manager Huggins of deceiving Ruppert and seeks a reduction of his $5,000 fine while planning to appeal to Commissioner Landis.
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Chicago
Babe Ruth
New York Yankees
Baseball
Landis
Huggins
Yankee
Bird Lake Michigan
St. Louis
Ruth
Ruppert
Huth
Bambino
Yankees
New York
W. C. Carter Not Expected to Survive Illness
Neil Carter reports his brother W. C. Carter, removed to Milledgeville sanitarium weeks ago, is seriously ill and not expected to live the day. Mrs. Carter remains at his bedside as his health has been failing for years.
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Neil Carter
W. C. Carter
Milledgeville
Mrs. Carter
Insanity Pleas By Drake Hotel Bandits Weigh Trial Strategy
Chicago August 31 The Drake hotel robbery bandits Holmes and Woods seek insanity pleas as their trial looms. Alienist Dr Harold Hulbert examined them in county jail, signaling a defense tactic echoed from Leopold and Loeb cases. Two of the five bandits face trial. two others were killed and one escaped.
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Drake Hotel
Chicago
Joseph W. Holmes
Jack Woods
Frank Blair Rodkey
Harold Hulbert
Nathan F. Leopold
Richard Loeb
Hulbert
John E. Gorman
Woods
Holmes
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Slaton
Georgia Solons
Americas
Chambliss
Diptheria
Enoch Arden
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Enoch Arden Story
Mrs. Jackson
New York Pilot
Rupport
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