Mellon reports 613 million debt cut in 1923 year
Secretary Mellon submits annual report to Congress detailing a $613,674,343 reduction of the national foreign debt for fiscal year 1923. He urges deeper income tax cuts, notes surplus projections, and presses economy to balance the budget while warning on soldier bonuses delaying tax relief. He also discusses surtax reductions, inheritance taxes, liquor controls, Coast Guard funding, and civil service pension reforms.
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Washington
Mellon
Congress
Treasury
United States
Dairy Industry Expands in Mississippi Farms
Jackson Mississippi reports a striking agricultural shift as extension workers drive a dairy industry now on about 10,000 farms. From near absence before 1912 to 1922 creamery checks totaling 1 217 000 dollars and 650 000 dollars in milk shipped to city markets, dairy farming supports farm incomes and home budgets while boosting soil fertility. cotton growers also adopt dairy herds to diversify income and foster self sufficiency.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
New Orleans
United States Department of Agriculture
Grain train world record set by Canadian Pacific line
The world's record grain train was a mile long with 125 cars weighing 7946 tons, handled by a single engine on the Canadian Pacific railway. The Rosary is claimed as the most popular song in the world.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Five Prohibition Agents Fired in Washington
Five enforcement staff prohibition agents were dismissed for conduct unbecoming a government officer. Ralph E. Rubye, Clark H. Packard, George Fowler Jr., Linton Evans, and Joseph H. Estes were named. Police had charged Rubye Packard and Fowler. Evans was previously acting chief and transferred to Baltimore. Investigation continues under Blair and Elmer L. Ivey.
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Washington
Prohibition
Ralph E. Rubye
Clark H. Packard
George Fowler,Jr
Linton. Evans
Joseph H. Estes
Rubye
Packard
Fowler
Evans
Chie
Fourth Division
General Prohibition
Baltimore
Internal Revenue
Blair
Elmer L. Ivey
Special Intelligence Unit
Craig Hesitates to Accept Pardon Offer
New York December 7 Comptroller Charles L Craig says the document signed by President Coolidge is a pardon from a sixty day jail sentence for contempt of court. He will decide after receiving an official copy and notes the wording mirrors typical presidential pardons from Washington onward.
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New York
Charles L. Craig
Coolidge
Mayer
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Craig
Washington
Daugherty
European markets smaller for American farm products
Atlanta Dec 7. Economic conditions in Europe improved last month boosting prospects for U S farm products. Department of Agriculture reports a tighter for sig market in several European countries, affecting trade outlook and prices for American farmers.
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Atlanta
Europe
United States Department of Agriculture
World agriculture review notes postwar cotton demand dip
A world agriculture review reports that European demand for cotton is down from prewar levels. It notes Britain's spinning industry facing extreme depression and German mill consumption in 1922 22 below 1911 13 averages. Germany remains economically demoralized and French exchange weakness harms American goods in French markets.
Discovery of coal field by lightning flash in 1807
Springfield reports Father Louis Henniepin records in the local historical society recount a 1807 lightning strike near a tree that ignited earth and revealed a coal vein in the Mississippi valley. Monks of La Trappe in Madison county sought fuel, discovering the first vein in the northwest territory.
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Springfield
Ill
Mississippi Valley
Louis Henniepin
la Trappe
Madison County
Father Louis
Northwest Territory
Women Seek End to Street Beggars in Atlanta
In Atlanta on December 7 the League of Women Voters backed resolutions urging abolition of street beggars. May or Simms reported receiving a letter from Julian V Boehm president of the Inter civic Council confirming approval of the move originated by the Community chest committee and urging action.
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Atlanta
League of Women Voters
Simms
Julian V. Boehm
Intercivie Council
Community Chest Committee
Intercivic Council
Schedule Examination for Army Officers in April 1924
A final examination for candidates to appointment as second lieutenants in the regular army will be held the week starting April 14 1924. Open to male American citizens ages 21 to 30, it aims to fill about 100 vacancies across infantry cavalry field artillery coast artillery engineers signal corps air service quartermaster ordnance chemical warfare and finance. Details and forms available at nearest army post or from the Commanding General Fourth Corps Area Atlanta Georgia. Examinations also set for January 21 1924 for first lieutenants in the medical corps.
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Regular Army
Infantry
Cavalry
Field Artillery
Coast Artillery
Engineers
Signal Corps
Air Service
Quartermaster Corps
Ordinance Department
Chemical Warfare Service
Finance Department
Fourth Corps
Atlanta
Georgia
Sumter Hogs Win at Chicago Show
Sumter county hogs shown at the International Livestock Show in Chicago captured multiple top prizes. Led by C. C. Hawkins and J. C. Barry, Georgia hogs earned grand champion beard, grand champion junior boar, and numerous first prizes across yearlings and pigs, with 22 head from Hawkins and Barry exhibited amid strong state and national interest.
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Sumter County
Chicago
Americus
C. C. Hawkins
Hawkins & Son
J. C. Barry
Rome
Macon
Atlanta
Hawkins
Barry
Floyd
Speer Place
E.C. Hawkins
Local Notes on Visits and Movements Around Americus
Ernest Coker and R H Stubbs took a business trip to Americus. Mrs Black and daughter Ruth of Atlanta visit Mr and Mrs George Wicker. J A Smith travels to Atlanta due to his brother John Smith Jr s death. Mrs Wilson Bedenbaugh and baby Nellie spend weekend with her mother Mrs J T Morris. Mary Lizzie and Reid Cook of Monticello spend Thanksgiving with the Wickers. Mrs R H Stubbs visits Albany with her daughter Miss Mary Alice Stubbs. Several attend the Andersonville school dedication Monday. J F Smith of Abbeville visits. J B McDonald family moves near Henderson. Oyster supper at the school raised a nice sum despite rain.
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Ernest Coker
R. H. Stubbs
Americus
Black
Ruth
Atlanta
George Wicker
J. A. Smith
John Smith
Wilson Bedenbaugh
Nellie
J.T. Morris
A. J. Pennington
Mary Lizzie and
Reid Cook
Monticello
Watson Wicker
Albany
Mary Alice Stubbs
Atkins
Mardeile Pennington
David Bedenbau
Aspironal: A Two Minute Cold and Cough Elixir
An advertisement touts Aspironal as a delightful two minute remedy for colds and flu. It claims endorsements by authorities, refunds if relief isn’t felt within two minutes, and urges purchase at drugstores with instructions to use two teaspoonfuls at once. It markets as safe for children and adults and promises rapid relief for croup and nighttime choking.
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Adv
Birth of Daughter Annie Ruth Announced
The birth of a daughter named Annie Ruth was announced for Sunday December 2. Mr and Mrs Joe Collier spent Thanksgiving with relatives near Montezuma. Mrs Bettie Barton visited her son W C Barton at Blakely and planned to stay with relatives before returning to Williston Florida. Miccel Mardell Pennington and Mattisue Stubbs shared a weekend visit with Mrs A F Hodges near Andersonville. Mr and Mrs Ward hosted a barbecue dinner for immediate family and a few friends on Thanksgiving. The Romans view salt as sacred and no other dish was placed before it. charcoal fueled ancient Roman heating with open pans for economical use.
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Annie Ruth
Joe Collier
Montezuma
Bettie Barton
W. C. Barton
Blakely
Williston
Fla
Miccel Mardell Pennington
Mattisue Stubbs
A. F. Hodges
Andersonville
Mrs. Ward
Bear Cat Remedy Claim Promises Health Cure
An advertisement recounts a wife’s severe liver and stomach troubles and claims Mayr's Wonderful Remedy cured her after initial rejection. The note asserts the preparation clears the intestinal tract of mucus and reduces inflammation, including appendicitis risk, with a money back guarantee. Howell's Pharmacy and druggists nationwide stock it.
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Mayr
Howell
Goitre Relief Promised by Sorbol Quadruple Liniment
Bettie Tracy of Peterscreek Kentucky reports relief from goitre after an operation, praising Sorbol Quadruple a colorless liniment made by Serbol Company Mechanicsburg and sold by drug stores, including Howell's Pharmacy locally.
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Bettie Tracy
Peterscreek, Ky
Serbol Company
Mechanicsburg’, O
All Drug Stores
Howell’s Pharmacy
Lands Subside in Cheshire Create Hidden Lakes
Underground work in Cheshire England has caused subsidence leaving three new lakes measuring 80 90 and 100 feet in depth where solid ground once stood.
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Cheshire
England
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