Turkey Accepts All Peace Terms as Lausanne Move
London reports that the Ottoman delegation at Lausanne agreed to sign all Allied peace terms, with Turks’ reversal communicated to Paris and then to Downing Street. France urged immediate settlement in the interests of all Allies, and Reuters notes a near East treaty could be signed almost immediately.
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London
Associated Press
France
Great Britain
Lausanne
Downing Street
Reuter
M. Bompard
Turks and Powers Agree on Capitulations
Lausanne Feb 6 The Turkish delegation leader said Turkey and the powers reached accord on judicial capitulations but key financial issues remain unsolved. The Turks plan to depart for Angora tomorrow morning after offers to drop certain economic clauses from the treaty, leaving those items for future talks.
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Lausanne
Associated Press
Stiffened Resistance To Be Shown In Occupied Ruhr
The German government denies mocking its policy of resisting French occupation in the Ruhr and says unanimous German resistance is growing. Berlin orders to Rhine and Ruhr railroad workers stiffen the strike, thwarting any settlement hopes. Herr Sarter of West Halle state mines and Stinnes interests is removed from the Ruhr.
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Washington
Ruhr
Germany
Duesseldorf
Berlin
Rhineland
Herr Sarter
West Halle
Stinnes
Saare Valley Miners Strike Over Wage Demands
Paris reports miners in the Saare valley struck yesterday after refusing a compromise that would double wages or match their pre war buying power. The original demands were presented to Minister Letrocquer by Rauilt, head of the Saare Valley governing commission.
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Paris
Saare Valley
M. Letrocquer
M Rauilt
French Extend Zone to Offenburg and Appenweir
In the French occupied zone, Offenburg and Appenweir in Baden are added as a penalty for German obstruction of Paris Prague rail service. The move aims to gain Kehl bridgehead and rail control along the Rhine. Week end industrial activity shows little change as railway workers receive cash bonuses while Communists condemn the losses to German capitalists.
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Duesseldorf
Offenburg
Appenweir
Baden
Paris
Prague
Kehl
Strassburg
Rhine
Court revokes order in Savannah Bank case
Atlanta Feb 6 Judge Bell Fulton Superior Court revoked Friday’s dismissal in the case J E Schwarz vs T R Bennett state superintendent of banks over the American Bank and Trust Co Savannah. The matter involved the right of the state banking department to issue executions against stockholders. A Fulton ruling held part of the banking law unconstitutional and the case moved to the State Supreme Court awaiting decision. Executions were paused pending Supreme Court action.
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Atlanta
Bell
Fulton Superior Court
J. E. Schwarz
T. R. Bennett
American Bank & Trust Co
Savannah
State Banking Department
Fulton
Supreme Court
Pastors Organize for Community Work in Sumtey County
The Ministerial Association of Americas and Sumtey County re organized at a Monday morning meeting in Dr Minor s study First Baptist church Present were Rev Carl W Minor Rev John M Cutler Rev H T Brookshire Rev L A Harrell and Rev Richard F Simpson Election of officers named Dr Minor president and Mr Simpson secretary The group invites all county ministers to monthly 9 am meetings and sets a Feb 9 special session to plan spring evangelistic meetings The aim is to unite evangelical leaders foster cooperation and advance Kingdom work in town and county
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Ministerial Association of
Kingdom of God
Harding Withholds Funding Message To Congress
Washington February 6 President Harding postponed his message to Congress seeking changes to the debt funding law to allow final approval of a settlement with Great Britain. White House aides say no definite transmission time was set and officials expect a likely delivery by tomorrow afternoon via messenger rather than a personal appearance.
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Washington
Harding
Congress
White House
Georgia Mills Seek Payment for Losses
Washington February 6. Senator Robinson of Arkansas introduces a bill to pay $6,000,000 to 285 southern oil mills and related concerns for losses after government order revocations postwar. Forty-seven Georgia companies are among claimants, totaling about $1,000,000. He explains wartime rules by the War Industries Board mandating delivery of cotton linters to support munition programs.
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Washington
Robinson
Arkansas
Georgia
Germany
War Industries Board
United States
Seize Lot of Imitation Rye Liquor in Savannah
A complete rectifying plant for moonshine whisky with bottles and thousands of imitation Old Lewis Hunter Rye labels was captured by Federal prohibition men. Chief R Q Merrick led the operation at a two room shack 307 George Street, the plant used to color and flavor moonshine to resemble red whiskey.
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Savannah
Prohibition
R. Q. Merrick
George Street
Merrick
Wettest Spot in U S Liquor Flows Across Border
Detroit February report describes the Detroit river gap as a major crossroads for cross border liquor trade. 16 000 cases weekly pass through Petite Cote wharf with beer worth millions. prohibition enforcers estimate another 2000 cases reach the American side weekly. Smugglers use whistles to coordinate and sled boats to haul cargo across ice and water.
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Detroit
Detroit River
Windsor
Canada
Ecorse Village
Petite Cote
Cclikae
Meetings at Calvary Church with Bishop Reese visiting
Several meetings are planned at Calvary church this week. On Wednesday February 7 at 3 p m Mrs Cranston of Augusta speaks to the Woman's Auxiliary and at 7 p m Rev W A Jonnard discusses the Young People's Service League. On Saturday evening Bishop Reese arrives and will confirm a class and preach at 11 a m and again at the Sunday evening service.
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Calvary Church
Cranston
Augusta
Woman’s Auxiliary
James A. Davenport
Calvary
W. A. Jonnard
Young Peoples’ Service League
Jonnard
F.F. Reese
D. D
Georgia
Thomas Harrold
Railroad extension approved for Tennessee Alabama Georgia line
Washington Feb 6 The Interstate Commerce Commission granted permission for a 36 mile extension of the Tennessee Alabama and Georgia railroad from Gadsden to Odenville Alabama. The decision reversed the examiners recommendation.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tennessee-Alabama and Georgia Railroad
Gadsden
Ala
Odenville
Doughboys Due at Tybee Wednesday
Savannah February 6 The transport St Mihiel carrying the last American Rhine troops will reach Tybee bar at 11 o clock tomorrow after battling heavy seas A reception and entertainment plan has been completed for the arriving soldiers.
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Savannah
St. Mihiel
Rhine
Tybee Bar
Protest over Muscle Shoals terms sent to Congress
Washington Feb 6 Pro tests in opposition to Henry Ford terms for Muscle Shoals were sent today by the national committee for defense of waterway act to every member of both houses of Congress urging rejection or modification of the plan and urging action on the waterway project.
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Waterways Defense Committee
Congress
Ford
Henry Ford
National Committee For Defense of Waterway Act
Freezing Weather Predicted For Wednesday In Atlanta
Atlanta forecast shows a Tuesday low near 28 degrees, eight degrees above the cold wave threshold and ten degrees above boll weevil destruction level. Monday hints of snow fade as Tuesday turns partly cloudy and cold, with Wednesday possibly windy and then warmer later.
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Atlanta
Weather Bureau
C. F. von Herrmann
Lodge to Relinquish Activities in Senate
Washington Feb 6 Senator Henry Cabot Lodge the last of the elder statesmen who dominated the Senate is set to relinquish active leadership in favor of younger blood. Senators Wadsworth and Lenroot chosen as Republican spokesmen in senate debate signaling a shift of arduous floor duties to Lodge’s two younger lieutenants as a restive group of younger senators seeks change and Lodge’s energy wanes at age 73 after 30 years in the upper chamber.
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Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge
United States Senate
Mark Hanna
Wadsworth
New York
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Senate
Lodge
May Build Second Canal Across Panama
Washington reports hope that Panama canal profits may fund another waterway across the Isthmus. Officials say no definite action. two routes discussed, including the Nicaraguan path already owned by the United States.
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Washington
Panama Canal
United States
Panama
White House
Doctor Glenn Returns From Michigan Visit
Dr. R. P. Glenn came back Monday from Battle Creek Michigan where he was summoned by the illness of his daughter Annie May Glenn at the Battle Creek sanitarium. He reports her condition greatly improved and on the way to rapid recovery. Mrs Glenn remains away in LaGrange visiting her mother for several more days.
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R. P. Glenn
Battle Creek
Mich
Annie May Glenn
Glenn
Miss Glenn
LaGrange
Dr. Glenn
Americus
Lower Temperatures Forecast Tonight Across South
A cold wave grips the South with forecasts of lower temperatures tonight for Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Birmingham, and northern Alabama. The region still reels from a heavy sleet and snow storm with four fatalities reported in the South during the freeze.
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Atlanta
Weather Bureau
Florida
Alabama
Tennessee
Birmingham
Big Whisky Seizures Near La Grange Reported
Atlanta Feb 6 Prohibition agents seized a 1000 gallon capacity still 6000 gallons of beer and 300 gallons of corn whiskey near La Grange arresting Jim Freeman and William Tollison. Three officers seized an automobile and 300 quarts of rye whiskey between Conyers and Atlanta. Walter and the driver of the whiskey are held for a hearing.
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Atlanta
Prohibition
la Grange
Prohibition Directors Office
Jim Freeman
William Tollison
Conyers
Walter
Trial of Morse Postponed to February Nineteenth
Washington report says Chas W Morse and co defendants charged with conspiracy to defraud the government and Emergency Fleet Corp over wartime shipping contracts worth about forty million dollars. The trial was postponed to Feb 19. Additional notes say the first trial began in DC Supreme Court with Morse, his sons, and eight others as defendants. Benjamin and Harry Morse were arrested at Pennsylvania Station ahead of the Washington proceedings.
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Washington
Chas. W. Morse
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Emergency Fleet Corporation
New York
Benjamin
Harry Morse
Department of Justice
Pennsylvania Station
Bicycle Thieves Hit Americus Again in Two Week Span
In Americus a wave of bicycle thefts hit multiple businesses and carrier boys from the Times-Recorder last two weeks. Saturday night losses included wheels from Skillman and Mation Young, Bailey Grocery, and Williams-Niles Hardware. A carrier boy J. P. Cannon was robbed mid afternoon. A Black youth rode off with a wheel near the Times-Recorder office and was chased to Plains, where additional items were stolen. He was tried and sentenced to 20 months on the Sumter county chain gang.
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Americus
Skillman
Mation Young
Times-Recorder
Lamar Street
Bailey Grocery Company
Williams-Niles Hardware Company
J. P. Cannon
Tinest Recorder
Wits
Plains
Sumter County
Britain May Call Allies For Debts
London reports Britain intends to repay the United States the four billion dollars borrowed during the war and faces pressure to also call loans from France and Italy. financial groups argue continental nations must meet obligations to ease Britain’s eventual tax burden for the U.S. debt.
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London
Great Britain
United States
France
Italy
Britain
England
Coal stockpiles reassure Washington on coal crisis
Washington February 6 Stocks of bituminous coal in storage in the United States on January 1 totaled 36 million tons versus 32 million on November 1, as reported by F R Wadleigh federal fuel distributor. He said the rise indicates the bituminous coal crisis sparked by last year’s strike has definitely passed. The storage estimate rests on a survey.
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Washington
United States
F. R. Wadleigh
Watson predicts Harding run again for president
In Washington on February 6 Senator Watson of Indiana predicted the 1924 Republican convention will renominate President Harding by a united vote. He argued the party will stand united and militant, denying any dissent, as Harrison challenged the new leadership designations.
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Washington
Harding
Senate
Watson
Indiana
Harrison
Mississippi
Wadsworth
New York
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Aes Hardey
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