Mystery Columbus girl named as Many Smith found
Police in Columbus say the mystery patient at City hospital is positively identified as Miss Many Smith, 37, of Dansville New York. Her mother and several sisters are named, with a telegram from Mrs White confirming the plan to bring Mary Smith home. Continued on Page Two.
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Columbus
City Hospital
Many Smith
Elizabeth Street
Dansville
N. Y
Margaret Smith
Grant Rose
Claude White
Jefferson Street
Lester Young
Dalton
John Pike
Nunda
M. D. Gill
City Police Department
A. Geese
Ben
Gill
Delayed Consideration of Protocol by League of Nations
The League of Nations Council met in private at Rome to postpone action on the peace protocol and disarmament conference arrangements. The delay, attributed to British Foreign Secretary Austen Chamberlain, is not seen as prejudice against the protocol and the subject will be revisited in March.
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Associated Press
Rome
Council of the
League of Nations
England
Austen Chamberlian
Senator George joins Senate Banking Committee assignment
Senator George has been assigned to the Committee on Banking and Currency, gaining membership in Civil Service, Military Affairs, Post Offices and Post Roads, and Privileges and Elections. The Georgia Senator takes a seat on one of the Senate's most influential panels, expanding his committee portfolio.
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George
Senate
Georgia
The Empty Stocking Fund Appeals For Large Year Drive
A charity appeal urges sizable donations to the Empty Stocking Fund to feed clothe and toy needy children this Christmas. The four pictured youngsters illustrate hunger and cold, asking readers to provide clothing, food, and joy, with listed donors including Miss Danyse Walters 48c Mrs. Vera S. Roach $1.00 Mrs. W. H. Simmons $1.00 and Herbert Hawkins $5.00.
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Santa Claus
Danyse Walters
Vera S. Roach
W. H. Simmons
Herbert Hawkins
Birmingham Physician Held in Wife Murder Inquiry
Dec 9 Birmingham scene shifts in the Annie Lou Edwards case as Dr George T Edwards a prominent Birmingham physician held in her death is moved from Bessemer jail to Jefferson County jail for safe keeping after an order blocking visits. The investigation broadens with authorities scattered across multiple leads.
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Birmingham
Annie Lou Edwards
Fairfield
George T. Edwards
Bessemer Baicon
Jefferson County
Henry Hill
T. J. Shirley
Edwards
Bessemer
Professor's Wife Kills Children and Herself in Utah
Salt Lake City dispatch reports Rosemary C. Sparkman, 28, wife of Spanish professor C. F. Sparkman at the University of Utah, killed her two children with chloroform and then died by gas. Neighbors found the scene after the family had been unseen since Saturday. the husband said she had suffered nervous disorders and had threatened self harm.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Rosemary C. Sparkman
C. F. Sparkman
University of Utah
Cousin of Lord Carnarvon Linked to Egypt Tomb Discovery
A man described as a cousin of the late Lord Carnarvon of England, famed for funding the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt, is noted in relation to a recent event. The remark connects a prominent aristocratic lineage to the historic find and highlights continued public interest in the tomb’s uncovering.
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Lord Carnarvon
England
Tutankhamen
Egypt
German Elections Disappoint French Observers in Paris
Paris reports that recent German election results dishearten French observers who foresee continued instability and confusion after the Reichstag dissolved. Observers broadly agree the political scene remains unsettled and unpredictable.
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Paris
Hight-Sweetin murder trial opens in Mount Vernon
The poisoning murder trial of Lawrence M. Hight and Mrs. Elsie Sweetin opened after an afternoon of opening statements. The defense sought either guilt absolution or home for Mrs. Sweetin, while the defense contended Hight was not responsible due to delusions and family insanity.
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Mount Vernon, I's
Lawrence M. Hight
Elsie Sweetin
Smith
Sweetin
Hight
Kammerer Sentenced to Death in Villa Park Family Murder
John Kammerer was found guilty of the murder of Mrs. Otto Eder of Villa Park and the jury fixed death as his punishment. He faced charges for killing Mr. Eder and the couple’s three children. A motion for a new trial was scheduled for December 26 before Judge John Newhall will pass additional sentences.
Power magnate creates 540 million trust fund for schools
J B Duke announces a trust of at least 40 million for educational and charitable use in North and South Carolina. About three quarters of Duke's Southern Power holdings will fund the trust, generating about 2 million yearly. Trustees oversee a $6 million initial land and building program. Eighty percent of income after a 20 percent reinvestment will be distributed to Furman University and John C Smith University with five and four percent respectively.
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Charlotte
N. C
North
South Carolina
J. B. Duke
North Carolina
University
Duke University
Trinity College
Durham
Furman University
Greenville
S. C. Furman
Baptist University
Road Work Along Route 3 Resumed
The State Highway Department restarts resurfacing and grading in Taylor county after a six month hold due to a land dispute now resolved. Selagg county work began earlier. upon completion, travelers will have better US routes from Americus to Taylor county. Redflex signals will be placed at hazards and bridges will bear warning signs of distance and load limits.
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State Highway Department
B. A. Alderman
Taylor County
Butler
Highway Department
Selagg County
Americus
Alderman
Atlanta
Taylor
DeKalb
Senate Would Limit Muscle Shoals Debate
Washington December 9. A railroad consolidation bill was introduced by Chairman Winslow of the House Commerce Committee. Senate leaders seek to limit debate on Muscle Shoals and speed a final vote before week’s end. Underwood bill sponsors push for a Senate vote ahead of Norris bill, but Norris may block by offering his amendment.
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Washington
Winslow
House Commerce Committee
Senate
Muscle Shoals
Demestic
Underwood
Norris
Tornado Strikes LaGrange Georgia Damaging City
A tornado with heavy rains hit LaGrange causing widespread property damage. Power lines were torn down and communications crippled leaving the city in darkness. The southern portion of the town suffered roofless houses, broken windows, and toppled sign boards as winds moved to rural areas.
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L’grange
LaGrange
Terrifying Griffin storm floods streets and cotton warehouse
A severe Griffin storm on Monday afternoon caused extensive flooding. East Taylor street saw nearly two inches of rain, flooding Merchants and Farmers' warehouse with hundreds of bales of cotton damaged. Farm lands were badly washed. many streets remain inches deep in water. Be
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Griffin
Monroon
East Taylor Street
Postmaster Nomination At Tifton Named
Washington December 8 1923 President Coolidge today nominated Ernest B P Slack for Postmaster at Tifton Georgia, marking a regional civil service appointment in the federal postal system.
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Washington
Coolidge
Ernest BP
Slack
Tifton
Gul
Governor declines offer for Georgia railroad terminals
Governor Walker refused to sell the state owned Western and Atlantic railroad terminals in Chattanooga after C. E. James of Chattanooga offered three million dollars. State officials cited substantial rental income and viewed the bid as unattractive despite the high price.
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Atlanta
Walker
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Chattanooga
C. E. James
State of Georgia
James
PORT HURON FIRE DESTROYS GRAIN ELEVATOR AND STEAMER
A Port Huron blaze destroyed the Grand Trunk Railway elevator holding about 600000 bushels of grain and threatened the nearby steamer Alexandra Maitland at the pier. The Maitland's cargo of barley caught fire and the day’s losses were later estimated around half a million dollars.
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Associated Press
Port Huron
Pec
Grand Trunk Railway
Alexander Maitland
Crator
Maitland
Mayor Poole Showings Slower Paralysis Recovery
The Times Recorder reports Mayor J E Poole sick with paralysis since Friday afternoon shows improvement this afternoon. He has regained full muscular control with slight numbness on his right side and is gradually recovering speech though doctors order complete rest and no visitors.
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J. E. Poole
Times Recorder
Poole
Red Cross Seals Sale Meeting Called for Workers
County health officer Dr J W Payne named county chairman for the Red Cross seals sale and called a Wednesday 11 am meeting in his court house office to appoint committees for handling the sale. Attendees include Mrs E L Carswell Miss Sarah Cobb Mrs G C Webb Mrs H J Jones Mrs M H Wheeler Mrs J D Hooks Furton Gatewood Jr Mrs M C Council John Sheffield D R Andrews Quarterman Middleton McDonald Walter Rylander George Duncan Tom Harrold R F Simpson John M Cutler Evan Mathisias Lott Dr H B Allen J W Shiver John Sheffield J E Mathis Robert Lane.
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J. W. Payne
Red Cross
Court House
E. L. Carswell
Sarah Cobb
G. C. Webb
H. 9. Jones
M. H. Wheeler
J. D. Hooks
Furton Gatewood, Jr
M. Council
John Sheffield
D. R. Andrews
Quarterman
Middleton McDonald
Walter Rylander
George Duncan
Tom Harrold
R. F. Simpson
John M. Cutler
Evan Mathisias
Lott
H. B. Allen
J. W Shiver
J. E. Mathis
Robert Lane
Boyd Heads to Bridgeport Alabama for Ill brother
B. R. Boyd has traveled to Bridgeport Alabama due to the serious illness of his brother, leaving home to be at his side during the condition.
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B. R. Boyd
Bridgeport, Ala
Former Supreme Court Justice Pitney Dies
Former Justice Mahlon Pitney of the United States Supreme Court died early today in Washington after a long illness. He retired from the bench after enduring illness and suffered a second stroke in August 1922, ending his public service. Continuous nursing kept him at the bench through the term, with three opinions delivered after his affliction. The stroke occurred during a visit to Philadelphia for the Independence Hall re dedication. The report notes his brave service and the eventual decline due to illness.
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Washington
Mahlon Pitney
United States Supreme Court
Justice Pitney
Mahlon Putney
Philadelphia
Taft
Supreme Court
Independence Hall
No Clue Found In Castleberry Case
Police seek a man who entered the Castleberry home on Jefferson Street and bruised Mrs. Castleberry to stop her from screaming. A suspender fragment torn from the intruder’s overalls is being pursued as evidence. Chief Bragg reports detectives searched nearly all black neighborhoods and every lumber camp and oil mill in the city as the inquiry continues.
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Castleberry
Jefferson Street
H. T. Castiesberry
Chief Bragg
Bragg
16 Sailors Missing From Battleships Sparks Probe
Naval authorities report 16 enlisted men missing from the New Mexico and the Tennessee as investigators probe whether they are ordinary absentees. Meanwhile the fire aboard the water taxi La Moyne yesterday may have cost more than two lives, prompting an ongoing inquiry.
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Associated Press
San Pedro
Calec
New Mexico
Tennessee
la Moyne
King George Opens British Parliament in State
London December 9 King George opened Parliament in state with a throne speech addressing foreign and domestic affairs. The opening marks the start of debate over key policy and national issues for the realm.
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King George
London
George
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Federal Council of Churches of Christ
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