Germany 1923 Economic Crisis Sheds Light on Value
In a frank interview Felix Deutsch head of Allgemeine Elektrische Gesellschaft explains that Germany’s apparent prosperity is hollow. He warns that rising prices, depreciating marks, and dwindling exports threaten business, with imports outrunning exports driving debt and risk of civil conflict.
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Erlin
Germany
Felix Deutsch
Allgemeine Elektrische Gesellschaft
Herr Deutsch
Berlin
Vladivostok
England
France
United States
Czecho- Slovakia
South America
Asia
Agricultural Loans Prove Sound Investment for Farmers
The War Finance Corporation reports that 41 percent of agricultural loans were repaid early or on time, showing farmers can weather economic storms with proper financing. James Morton of the Georgia Farm Bureau calls the Fed ruling on rediscounting agricultural paper a victory and plans for pecan and peanut grower groups in Georgia.
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Washington
War Finance Corporation
Congress
Athens
Federal Reserve Board
James Morton
Georgia Federation of Farm Bureaus
Morton
Georgia
Charlotte Observer Praises Watts Before Americus Move
The Charlotte Observer commends B H Watts who will join the Time4 joA news department upon arrival in Americas Wednesday January 27 after visiting Baxley with his mother. Watts has been with The Observer six months as exchange editor and assistant on state news and telegraph desk and resigns to join the Times Recorder in Americus Ga.
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Charlotte Observer
Watts
Charlotte Observed
B. H. Watts
Time4
Joa
Frrival
Americas
Janes
Baxley
B.H. Watts
Observer
State News and Telegraph
Americus, Ga
Times-Recorder
Georgia
Farmers Flee Farms as Economic Troubles Spread
Washington dispatch notes thousands of farmers and tenants leaving farms for cities due to sustained economic strain. Department of Agriculture data show July August and September departures exceeded normal levels, with many seeking urban work as prices stay below production costs. Congress debates response as rural debt and bankruptcy rise.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Wallace
Congress
Congress Ford
Yes, Here’s Santa Too and Charity Appeals
Large donations bolster the Empty Stocking fund including 86.75 from the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. The Associated Charities reviewed Times-Recorder reports and found poverty severe with needs for food and clothing. Over $50 remains needed for several households, including a young 16 year old mother and an elderly invalid.
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Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Associated Charities
Times-Recorder
Wreck on Coast Line Brings 40 Injuries
Traffic on the Savannah division of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad returned to normal after a late night wreck between Allenhurst and McIntosh, Georgia. Seven Pullman cars of the southbound Palmetto Limited left the rails and rolled over, injuring 40 people who were taken to Jesup and some to Jacksonville for first aid. Dr. Branch from Ludowici assisted passengers. no broken bones reported. The incident occurred around 10 o'clock last night.
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Jesup
Savannah
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Allenhurst
McIntosh
Palmetto Limited
Weer
Jacksonville
Branch
Ludowici
Newes
Troop 3 Donates to Empty Stocking Fund
Troop 3 of Americus Boy Scouts emptied its treasury to donate 7.80 to the Empty Stocking fund. A member said the money was in the treasury and should be spent to make others happy this season.
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Americus Boy Scouts
Wells Chapter to Elect Officers Tonight at Mason Hall
Wells Chapter No. 42 calls a 7 30 PM meeting in Mason Hall to elect officers after Monday night postponement due to bad weather. Mrs J J Holliday returns from Jacksonville and plans to spend Christmas with friends in Dawson.
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Wells
Masonic Hall
J. J. Holliday
James
Jacksonville
Fla
Holliday
Dawsony
Americus lauded as ideal tourist camp spot
Edward Rode of Detroit praises Americus and the Anglin tourist camp on South Lee street for hospitality and beauty. He urges travelers to spend time in the town, noting clean facilities, wood and water access, and presidents of Southern welcome, calling Americus an ideal camp site for travelers amid refreshing landscapes and stores ready to serve.
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Americus
Anglin
Americas
Florida
Edward
Detroit
Mich
Times-Recorder
Rode
Bob Anglin
South Lee Street
Cordele Commissioners Weigh City Manager Plan
Cordele December 21 The new board of city commissioners has begun organization work and is evaluating a city manager. J M Diffee and C D Terrell are under consideration, likely one will be named. The old council departs January 1, leaving finances in creditable shape awaiting audit results.
Southerfield to be sold under military sale bill
Washington December 21 authorization for sale by the War Department of nearly fifty properties not needed for military use is provided in a bill by Senator Wadsworth. The properties span 20 states and include Souther Field at Americus Georgia.
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Washington
War Department
Wadsworth
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Souther Field
Americus
Georgia
Empress May Live in Britain on Extended Visit
Copenhagen Dec 21 The Dowager Empress of Russia Maria Feodorovna now in England on a visit to Queen Alexandra may prolong her stay beyond the original five or six weeks. Rumors in court circles say the visit could be indefinite. She crossed the channel at Ostend with Russian princes Dolgoruki and Viazemsky Countess Mengen and Jachtchouk who once carried the little son of Emperor Nicholas. It is understood she will be followed by her daughter Grand Duchess Olga and her husband Colonel Kouliakovsky and their children.
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Copenhagen
Russia
Maria Feodorovna
England
Alexandra
Alexander II
Denmark
Ostend
Dolgoruki and
Viazemsky
Mengen
Jachtchouk
Nicholas
Ekaterinburg
Olga
Koulikovsky
Radio Concert Heard In Wallis Home
Enloe Wallis, stationed at Camp Meade Maryland, visits Americus to spend holidays with relatives and host radio concerts at W P Wallis's Forrest street home. A recently built radiograph in the Wallis residence projected concerts from Chicago Louisville Pittsburgh and the West Indies with a Cuba clock and New York market quotes. Wallis, an instructor in radio at Camp Meade, shows a bright future in electrical mechanism and designed models in electrical appli S2et during Americus schooling.
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Enloe Wallis
Camp Meade
Maryland
Americus
W. P. Wallis
Forrest Street
Wallis
Chicago
Louisville
Pittsburg
West Indies
Cuba
New York
America May Age to End foroper as Reparations Row
Commerce Secretary Mayead Commission to make economic survey. Washington dispatches describe informal nets for American intervention to revise German reparations schedules. Reported moves aim to influence the final adjustment and reassure that France could accept a proposed reparation vision plan.
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America
Commerce
Mayead Commission
Washington
Associated Press
Germany
American group may survey German reparations conditions
A committee of American men led by Herbert Hoover is proposed to survey German economic conditions for a reparations treaty basis. The move, if confirmed, could signal an American role in the reparations problem. Great Britain has reportedly told the U S State Department it consents to the plan.
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London
Herbert Hoov
Germany
Great Britain
Amer State Department
President may call conference on naval disarmament
Washington December 21 The appropriation bill with a provision asks President Harding to call another naval disarmament conference to limit construction of 31 vessels. the measure has been reported to the Senate.
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Senate
Washington
Harding
Ate
South Gripped by First Wintry Blast Across South
Atlanta reports sleet and forecast snow as the South endures its first wintry blast. Virginia, North and South Carolina have ice from yesterday’s storms. Georgia experiences rain and clouds with warmer conditions expected tomorrow.
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Atlanta
Wit
Ginia
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Battle of Words Ends Conference in Lausanne Session
Nationalist delegate Signor Montaona and ministerial members faced a sharp clash as the Near East conference session in Lausanne ended abruptly. Protesters alleged mass deportations while Iro Riza Nur responded, with venomous exchanges and sharp attacks on the government. Venizelist voices urged restraint amid the dispute.
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Lausanne
Dee
Ecenes
Signor Montaona
Iro Riza Nur
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