Gunmen curb prices laid bare in New York underworld
Quotations from the New York underworld show human life priced at 50 to 100 dollars with beatings, freezes and bounties listed alongside. The piece tracks evolving gangs, figures like Kid Dropper and Itchy Fingers, and shifts in leadership as police pressure rises and new gunmen rise in their stead.
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New York
Rosenthal
Barnett Baff
East Side
Lefty Louie
Gyp the Blood
Kid Dropper
Bill Lovett
Harry Kramer
Jocko Moore
Underworld
Hook Nose
Fifth Avenue
Kramer
Kid
Jack Kaplan
Paul Kelly
Monk Eastman
Humpty Jackson
Big Jack
Zelig
Chicago
Onder
Five Point Gang
Johnny Spanish
Gemedom
Tyro
Jefferson Market Court
Chatham Square
Chinatown
Little Augies
Tax Filing Opens January 2 for 1923 Returns
Washington reports the 1923 income tax filing period runs January 1 to March 15, 1924. Forms 1040 for $5,000 or less from wages. larger forms required for higher incomes or business, with initial forms available January 2 at Atlanta, Savannah, and Macon offices. Respective forms will be sent to 1922 filers on request.
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Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue of Prompt Service
Revenue Act
Collector of Internal Revenue
Atlanta
Savannah
Macon
Negro preacher uses hearse as rum wagon in court ruling
In Cartersville on December 18 W H Carnes a negro preacher and undertaker was found guilty in city court of selling liquor to a white man. He was sentenced to three months on the chain gang and fined 75 dollars. Officers say Carnes used his hearse as a blind for hauling liquor. Willis Wise another negro was convicted of liquor possession and fined 100 dollars with a twelve month probation on the gang.
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Cartersville
W. H. Carnes
Carnes
Willis Wise
Weather forecast limits and long range outlook
Weather experts say accurate forecasts extend only a few days, with long-range predictions aided by airplanes and radio possibly becoming feasible. For now nature hints at a mild winter this year, but a severe winter may follow next year as climates balance over multiyear cycles.
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Weather Bureau
Nature
Switzerland Watches France as Premier Timepiece
Switzerland remains famed for watches while observing France as a benchmark. The note highlights Swiss horology and cultural prestige in the context of global watchmaking.
Canadian bootleggers Bribe North Frontier Officers
Balked by intensified federal and state prohibition enforcement along the northeastern border Canadian bootleggers seek to supply Christmas liquor to New York cities. Reports confirm state troopers along the northern patrol have been approached with offers of money by bootleggers or their agents. Authorities have started special watch to catch those making offers and say progress is being made against the liquor flow. Smugglers hold large liquor stocks and await a favorable window to move shipments. Agencies already possess advance knowledge of the trips planned and have factored this into their plans.
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Malone
N. Y
Tin Can Liquor Carriage Not Best Method In Rome
Rome daily notes two local cases. Bill Hubbard, stopped with a tin can containing whiskey, paid a $100 fine or twelve months at Milledgeville. May Saylors, convicted of vagrancy, drew a similar term with suspension if she stays out of Floyd County.
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Rome
Commonwealth
Bill Hubbard
Hubbard
Milledgeville
May Saylors
Floyd County
Athens Students Begin Holiday Leave Across City
Athens notices show State Normal and University of Georgia exams underway as holidays begin December 20 at the normal schools, Lucy Cobb Institute closes December 19, reopening January 7, and city public schools adjourning December 21 for the season.
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Athens
State Normal School
University of Georgia
Lucy Cobb Institute
Complete Early County Soil Analysis Report
Athens December 18 The chemical analysis of the soils of Early County Georgia has been completed and the published report is available for distribution. The analyses were made by Professor Carter Lowry Collins and Soule of the Soil Chemistry department of the State College of Agriculture and are complete in every detail.
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Athens
Early County
Georgia
Carter, Lowry, Collins and Soule
Soil Chemistry Department
State College of Agriculture
Soil fertility report for Early county farms
The document discusses soil fertility in Early county, detailing methods to improve plant food content and sustain soil texture. It covers crop recommendations and broader suggestions for upbuilding soils to achieve better yields.
Ten Day Griffin Hospital Drive Exceeds Goal
Griffin and Spaulding county residents orchestrated a ten day hospital drive that raised well over twelve thousand dollars. The funds will retire past indebtedness and the surplus will fund building improvements at Griffin Hospital.
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Griffin
Griffin Hospital
Spaulding County
Atlanta Merchants Plan Christmas Party for Vets
Atlanta merchants organize a Christmas entertainment for Veterans of Foreign Wars at the Chamber of Commerce assembly hall on December 22. Gifts for a large Christmas tree will be supplied by local businesses. Special rates and seating are reserved for Old Confederates, residents of the Old Soldiers Home, and men at United States Hospital No. 48.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Assembly Hall
United States Hospital No. 48
Tobacco Plant Site Planned in Atlanta
Atlanta December 18 negotiations are under way to build a factory for pipe smoking tobacco. Dr Horace Grant president of the National Order of Pipe Smokers says a responsible firm has offered to manufacture a special brand for the order. The plant would employ hundreds and be owned and endorsed by the N O P S. Georgia is rising as a tobacco state with high quality tobacco cited by experts.
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Atlanta
Horace Grant
National Order of Pipe Smokers
Grant
Georgia
Pruning Demonstrations Planned for Rome Tests Start Next Week
A series of eight pruning demonstrations will commence in Floyd county next week by Georgeia Fire horticulturist at the Late College of Agriculture. Tests will be conducted on different days with two held each day. Fruit tree pruning tests attract local interest and are expected to finish by week’s end.
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Rome
Holland May Lose Her Biggest Cheese
A humorous note suggests a figure in Dutch history desires a return to monarchy to crown himself Kaiser of Germany, reflecting satirical sentiment about leadership ambitions.
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Holland
Kaiser of
Germany
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