Calles Quits Mexican Presidential Race Heads Opposition
General Plutarco Calles renounces his bid for the presidency and offers services to President Obregon against insurgents in Vera Cruz and Jalisco. The president accepts and names Calles as head of the federal opposition to the de la Huerta Sanchez rebels. Twenty eight thousand federal troops converge on the Vera Cruz revolutionary zone, it is reported.
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Mexico City
Associated Press
Plutarco Calles
Obrezon
Vera Cruz
Jalisco
General Calles
Renunciation Won't Halt Mexican Rebel Movement
Vera Cruz dispatch reports General Callec renounces presidential bid yet rebels continue to push. News brings rejoicing, church bells ring, and troops mass at Vera Cruz while Mexico City remains calm. An estimated 7,000 rebels under General Sanchez move toward Jalapa as censorship spreads. President Obregon vows no force will be spared to crush the uprising.
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Vera Cruz
Associated Press
Caltes
Maret
Zico City
Mexico
Mexico City
Guadalupe Sanche
Obregon
Odolfo de la Huerta
Jalana
Icc
Satterfield's Daughter May Not See Father
In Albuquerque on December, Elizabeth Satterfield faces a grim note as her father in Atlanta awaits a death sentence. Unless commuted or execution deferred, she may not see him before his death after taking poison.
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Satterfield
Albuquerque
N. M
Atlanta
Elizabeth Satterfield
Miss Satterfield
British Election Triggers Coalition Talk After Baldwin Loss
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Baldwin’s support shrank in the election and resignation is anticipated. Conservatives remain behind Liberal and Labor totals as calls grow for a coalition government to form a government in Britain with possible leadership by Ramsay MacDonald or a conservative liberal arrangement.
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London
Associated Press
Baldwin
England
Conservative
Edgarton Wake
Labor Party
Downing
Lloyd-George
Lapor
House of Commons
Coolidge
Great Britain
Evening Standard
J. Ramsay MacDonald
House of Common
First Contributor Opens 1923 Empty Stocking Fund
Mrs. Stella C. Thurman becomes the first contributor to Americus 1923 Empty Stocking Fund. Her dollar mirrors last year's gift, signaling swift donations as Christmas shopping begins and merchants tempt early buyers. The fund supports needy children in Americus trading territory with Santa awaiting their wish lists.
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Stella C. Thurman
Santa Claus
Times-Recorder
Americus
Abandonment Indictment In Smyrna Flogging Case
In Atlanta on December 8, Stephen H. Morton was indicted by Fulton county jury for abandonment of his three minor children Price 12 Dosis 10 and Lucile 4 on complaint by his wife Annie Morton of College Park. She says Morton left to cure tuberculosis then returned to Atlanta and obtained work but has failed to support his family.
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Atlanta
Stephen H. Morton
Smyrna
Fulton County
Annie Morton
College Park
Price
Dosis
Lucile
Morton
Solicitor General
Asser Téd
Bury Bishop Atkins at Carolina Home
Ashville North Carolina dispatch reports the burial of Bishop Atkins at his Carolina home after his death on December 8. Local clergy and community leaders gathered for the service, reflecting on his long tenure and contributions to the diocese.
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Bishop Atkins
Carolina
New York Cotton Slips to Low After Ginning Report
Cotton prices fall below four dollars per bale on publication of government ginning figures. New York contracts drop as low as 33.78 to 34.15, while total U S cotton by December 1 reaches 91,243,917 running bales with Georgia reporting 583,631 bales.
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Georgia
New York
Associated Press
Washington
Sea Island
Census Bureau
Grim Napa hoax ends in murder plot arrest
Edward Sailstad and Dorothy Anderson confessed to a gruesome hoax that involved robbing a grave and burning a corpse to cover his intent to abandon his Wisconsin family and pursue love. Sailstad faces arson charges for burning a cottage where the supposed body lay, while Anderson is held as his accomplice as Wisconsin authorities are alerted.
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Napa
Calif
Edward J. Sailstad
Chicago
Dorothy Anderson
Edward Sailstad
Eau Claire
Wis
Miss Anderson
Thomas C. Anglin
Sailstad
Wisconsin
Lake Nebagamon
Allan McPhee
Americus Star Athletes Highlight WaGrange Thanksgiving
Miss Elinor Ross of Americus emerged as a leading figure in WaGrange college Thanksgiving events. She is praised for her athletic ability and popularity among the student body.
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Elinor Ross
Americus
WaGrange College
Oklahoma Unmasks Ku Klux Klan Bill Passes Senate
Oklahoma House approved the anti-Klan bill by a 71 to 15 vote after a two hour debate. The measure bans masks and keeps member names private as it moves to Governor Tripp for signature. Tulsa lawmakers urged defeat but fell short, garnering 23 votes.
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House
Oklahoma City
Okla
Associated * Press
M. E. Tripp
Miller
Tulsa
Dutch Schooner Zeepond Seized in Prohibition Raid
The Dutch schooner Zeepond of Friesland was seized by the coast gun cutter Lexington as captain and crew were held for violating U S prohibition laws. More than 200000 dollars worth of liquors were found in the hold including 2500 cases of champagne.
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New York
Associated Press
Zeepond
Friesland
Lexington
Headless body of woman found near Whitefish Bay
Milwaukee police found the headless body of Mrs. Belle Tomkins, wife of E. Ray Tomkins, in the vicinity of Whitefish Bay after a morning search that began at daybreak. The disappearance had prompted overnight inquiries and regional searches. Investigators pursued clues as officials prepared to notify relatives and examine the scene for evidence.
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Milwaukee
Associated Press
Belle Tomkins
E. Ray Tomkins
Whitefish Bay
Wom
Tariff probe urged on calcium arsenate for Southern farmers
Washington December 8 President Coolidge said he would order the tariff commission to study calcium arsenate used by Southern cotton farmers to fight boll weevil damage and consider lowering duties toward free list relief. Representative Crisp and Vinson pressed for relief as Georgia’s cotton crop shrank from about 2 million to 600 thousand bales due to the boll weevil.
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Washington
Coolidge
Representat Ence
White House
United States Tariff ‘Commission
Calcium Arsenal
Crisp
Tariff Commission
Congress
Crisp and
Vinson
Georgia
Both Houses Adjourn For Weekend Amid Protest
Atlanta December 8 The Georgia senate adjourned until Monday without transacting business while the house remained in recess. Senator John R. Phillips said he lost hope for constructive taxation legislation and urged adjournment to stop wasting taxpayers’ money after the senate rejected its conference committee report on the Lankford income tax bill and accepted two house amendments.
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Atlanta
Associated Press
Georgia Senate
General Assembly
John R. Phillips
Lankford
Senate
House
Mother and Baby Killed by Train in Marietta
Mrs Joe M. Dobbins and her six month old baby were instantly killed when struck by a passenger train as she attempted to cross the tracks with the infant in her arms. No details were released at noon today.
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Marietta
Associated Press
Joe M. Dobbins
Robbers Loot More Than $200 From Ellaville Store
In Ellaville on Thursday night robbers entered the J. F. Castner and Company store, left the money drawer and safe intact, and stole over $200 in shoes sweaters silk hose tobacco and cigarettes among other merchandise. Police continued for clues on Saturday as the investigation began.
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Ellaville
J. F. Castner and Company
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