Mystery patient in Columbus declares name Mary Smith
A puzzling patient at Columbus city hospital, known as May Smith, admitted she is Mary Smith and that she knows her home but will not reveal it. Chief Brannon questioned her as she sobbed, refusing to identify relatives or address. Hospital attache confirmed ambivalent replies about her identity and home. The case follows her arrival hatless and shoeless with a Bible and knife, with nourishment now taken naturally and walks resumed.
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Columbus
City Hospital
Mary Smith
Eufaula
Tom Brannon
May
Mary
Brannon
Death of B S Walker shocks Americus region
Telegram reports sudden death of B S Walker of Monroe at his Bank of Monroe office. He was president of the bank and former cotton-mill head, husband of Mrs. Walker and father of Mrs. Frank Harrold of Americus. Frank Harrold and Mrs. Harrold travel to Monroe. Mrs Harrold was in Houston for a United Daughters of the Confederacy convention.
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B. S. Welker
Frank Harrold
Americus
Daughters of the Confederacy
Governor Walker
Georgia
Harrold
Houston
Texas
United Daughters of Confederacy
Walker
Bank of
Mrs.Walker
Bank of Monroe
Monroe
Governor Walker Notified of Father’s Death
The death of B. S. Walker of Monroe was reported today. Governor Walker was advised of his father's passing after a sudden illness at his home in Monroe.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Walker
B. S. Walker
Monroe
Montgomery Woman Killed in Collision at Crossing
Montgomery December 4 Mrs M J Bray of this city died instantly when the automobile she was riding in was struck by a Central of Georgia passenger train at Keriven's Station crossing three miles east of Montgomery. Her husband was injured. The woman’s body was hurled from the wreckage.
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Montgomery
M. J. Bray
Central of Georgia
Keriven’s Station
Here
Selate
Persons Struck by Paralysis in Americus Home
W P Persons a noted Sumter county census taker was stricken with paralysis at his Americus home on Tuesday morning. Only he appears affected while his daughter Le Knowles of Bainbridge has hastened to his bedside. Mr Persons acts as an officer for the Bureau of Census Department.
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W. P. Persons
Sumter County
Strick
Treet
le Knowles
Bainbridge
Persons
Bureau of Census Department of
Dawn to Dusk Flight Brings Army Planes to Michigan
Am ericus hosts 12 air service planes in a dawn to dusk flight from Selfridge field to Miami with two planned stops at Dayton Ohio and Americus Michigan. The mission aims to show a squadron can traverse the continent in daylight, testing arctic and tropical operation feasibility. Lieutenant Russel L. Maughan’s precedent guides the effort. Americus Chamber of Commerce pledges full support and facilities.
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Associated Press
Americus
Mount Clemens
Mich
Miami
Fila
Americus Chamber of Commerce
First Pursuit Group
Army Air Service
Selfridge Field
Fis
Army Service
Russel L. Maughan
Air Service
Dayton
Ohio
Patronage Fight Taken by George to White House
Georgia Senator Walter F. George pressed President Calvin Coolidge to strip Henry Lincoln Johnson of patronage power in Georgia. George met the President to urge placing federal offices under responsible Republicans, noting widespread complaints of irregularities while stating the state delegation does not seek patronage control.
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Walter F. George
Coolidge
Henry Lincoln Johnson
Georgia
George
White House
Johnson
Congress
Republican National
President Coolidge speaks at Chicago livestock meeting
President Coolidge arrived in Chicago to address the International Livestock Association on December 4, delivering remarks on industry issues and policy.
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President Coolidge
Chicago
Associated Press
Coolidge
International Livestock Association
Peach County Begins With No Officers For A Week
The newly formed Peach County will operate for seven days without elected officers. The county, formed from parts of Houston and Macon, reads that the first county officers’ election occurs January 7, while January 1 marks the county’s birth. Officers living in the Houston portion must relocate or vacate their posts, else Houston would need another election to replace them.
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Peach
State Capitol
Houston
Macon
Houston County
Peach County
Daddy longlegs in the home are harmless
Short fragment notes that daddy longlegs pose no danger indoors and do not threaten people or pets.
Sumter County Teachers Meet Saturday Morning
The Sumter County Teachers Association holds its regular meeting Saturday at ten o’clock in Supt. Dupree’s office. All county and city teachers are urged to attend. Miss Zula Davison of the Johnson Publishing Company will discuss Teaching little Children to Read.
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Sumter County Teachers Association
Dupree
Zula Davison
Tenzier Johnson Publishing Company
Five Men Die in Spanish Storm Collapse
Madrid December 4 Five men were killed when a windstorm battered Spain last night destroying telegraph and telephone lines. A mill collapsed at Medina del Campo causing the fatalities amid widespread damage across the country.
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Madrir
Spain
Medina del Campo
Funeral Held as Edwards Denied Attendance in Wives Death Case
In Montgomery Alabama preparations for the funeral of Mrs Annie Lou Edwards widow of Dr George T Edwards were completed. Police prohibit the physician from attending and say evidence indicates a fourth shot fired at the Edwards home while detectives search for bullets, fingerprints and the anesthetic source in a widening probe of the crime.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Annie Lou Edwards
Geo. T. Edwards
Birmingham
Edwards
Ross
Hdwards
Pryor burial set for Friday in Smithville area
Funeral services for Robert S. Pryor, who died Wednesday, will be held Friday at 10 a.m. from his late residence near Smithville with Rev. C. T. Clarke of Sylvester officiating. Pallbearers include D. R. Andrews, H. Burke, W. M. Humber, W. T. Anderson, George Burton, and A. T. Lane. honorary pallbearers include John Sheffield, Frank Lanier, G. A. Turpin, W. T. Maynard, Lee Childers, and B. L. Dell. Interment will be in Smithville cemetery.
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Robert S. Pryor
Smithville
C. T. Clarke
Sylvester
Mt. Zion Church
D. R. Andrews
Four Die After Interurban Car Crash At Wyandotte
Detroit dispatch reports four persons burned to death when an interurban car bound for Toledo and Cleveland crashed into a turpentine truck at Wyandotte. The victims were too badly burned to determine their sexes.
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Detroit
Toledo
Cleveland
Wyandotte
Negro cop ends U. D. C. near riot
Washington police were called to a District of Columbia United Daughters of the Confederacy meeting amid a bitter factional dispute.. a black patrolman arrived to restore order as delegates shouted and fought over seating and voting for delegates, ending the session with police involvement.
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District of Columbia
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Washington
Drury C. Ludlow
Walter E. Hutton
Hutton
Forces blow up Hankow Peking railway bridge
Followers of General Wu Pei Fu report the destruction of the Hankow Peking railway bridge spanning the Yellow River. The bridge is described as the longest span in China, signaling a major disruption to rail traffic in Hankow.
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Peking
Yellow River
Hankow
China
Wu Pei Fu
Hankow-Peking
Five Confederate Veterans Die In Epidemic at Home
Beauvoir Miss Dec 4 Five Confederate veterans in the Old Soldiers home have died in the last nine days from an undiagnosed epidemic affecting the stomach. One inmate remains gravely ill and may die from the disease which has yet to be diagnosed.
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Beauvoir, Miss
Old Soldiers Home
Burglars Hit Americus Store on Lamar Street
Burglars gained entry to the Josey English Dupree Co. on Lamar Street by smashing a rear transom and removing back doors. About 20 suits, dozens of underwear and shirts, and many socks were stolen. Footprints suggest multiple burglars. police think goods were taken to other cities. A similar burglary occurred exactly one month earlier at the Golden Store on Forsyth Street.
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Josey, English, Dupree, Co
Lamar Street
Americus
Golden
Forsyth Street
Republicans Await White House Word On Muscle Shoals Plan
Republican leaders press for President Coolidge's stance on the Underwood plan to operate Muscle Shoals. Senate figures debate government ownership, Ford leasing hopes persist, and officials consider Coolidge adviser's views as the long standing project lingers.
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Coolidge
Associated Press
Washington
Underwood
Alabama
Muscle Shoals
Shoals
Muccle Shoals
Curtis
Norris
Senate Agricultural Committee
Senate
McKinley
Harris
Georgia
Power Trust
Fertilizer Trust
Ford
McKellar
Tennessee
Heflin
France moves to fund her U S debt in London report
London dec 4 French efforts to fund debt to the United States have stirred financial and political circles. British press foresee that if France pays Washington she will also settle her large debt to Great Britain, prompting expectations of broader European financial alignment.
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Associated Press
London
France
United States
Great Britain
Man Prefers Saxophone Practice To Solving Puzzles
A remark suggests many Americans would rather listen to a man play saxophone than hear him work on crossword puzzles, reflecting entertainment preferences and attitudes toward mental tasks.
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America
Little Joe Quotation On Self-Respect Cited
A fragment quotes the saying about thinking well of yourself first to earn respect from others. The line presents a brief, reflective motto attributed to the figure Little Joe, though no context or source date is provided.
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Sebs
Lowestoft
England
J. Shera Montgomery
Gillette
B.S. Walker
Bowtie
Pryor
Rev. Clark
Smithville Cemetery
Mississippi
U. S
Little Joe
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