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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1922
Page
1
Moultrie Feb 17 J C McAllister was shot and killed by W S Simpson in front of the Simpson home at Simpson's Crossing 18 miles east of Moultrie The two men had quarreled earlier and McAllister went to renew the trouble Both men are widely known and the tragedy is widely discussed locally
Washington February 17. The vidier bonus bill will be reported to a Republican caucus within ten days and Republicans in the house will pass it. In the same day’s session the house passed without a record vote the annual interior department bill carrying about 295 million dollars in appropriations. In Camden New Jersey February 17 a young woman’s frozen body bearing finger imprint at the throat was found near Kaiga avenue bridge with visible automobile tracks and two men's footprints in the crusted snow.
Jackson February 17 The Mississippi House of Representatives adopted a resolution to leave the seduction charges against Governor Russell by Frances Birkhead to the courts for adjudication.
Dr Bond warns of nearby smallpox cases and urges vaccination for all residents. He notes Ameri cas has required school vaccination, urges safety first, and stresses cost of vaccine as the barrier to protection. He recalls vaccination’s early acceptance before germ theory and urges those with scars not to fear quarantine as contacts.
Americus residents are promised thrills Saturday at 4:00 p.m. as two daredevils perform at Planters Bank. Ray Royce, called America's youngest human, will climb from sidewalk to roof using nothing but his hands and feet. Jimmie Webb will ride five automobiles loaded to capacity and hang by his teeth from an inner tube suspended from the roof. The act follows a Florida tour, and organizers urge attendance to avoid missing the act.
The annual Chamber of Commerce meeting planned for Wednesday was postponed to next Tuesday due to bad weather. New directors will take office at the ensuing meeting.
A proposal to relieve congestion involves building sidewalk subways with tunnels under streets allowing pedestrians to cross intersections. Each tunnel costs about 30000 dollars with 120000 dollars per intersection, but the true burden lies in time and energy spent climbing stairs. If planes don’t relieve ground traffic, cities may add multi level streets.
Edward Quilty, the oldest mill employee of American Steel and Wire Co, retires on pension after starting work before key steelmaking tech. Looking back, he notes cranes and machinery lessen manual labor. He believes average intelligence will rise as energy shifts from muscles to the brain and philosophy grows.
Road construction rises as a major industry with about one million Americans employed during good weather. It surpasses steel, coal, and automobile sectors in numbers. The text suggests expanding road building to provide jobs when other work is slack and views it as a potential national solution to unemployment.
An official from Travelers' Aid Society notes fifteen is the new average age for girls running away from home, lower than in the past, raising concern about disappearances. The piece contrasts melodrama with reality, calling the Port of Missing Women more troubling than Port Said.
The note marks the sixty year anniversary of the first armored ship battle between the Monitor and Merrimac on March 9, 1862, alongside Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of the same year. It ponders which anniversary will draw more attention and bets on the Monitor–Merrimac milestone.
The Rev. William Worthington Webster, vicar of St. Luke's Bankinsville, will preach at Calvary church Sunday morning and night. He arrives tomorrow and stays until Monday for the Archdeaconry of Albany meeting at Holy Trinity Blakely next week.
Two Ulster Unionists who were kidnapped during raids across the border from the south have been released. Michael Collins, head of the Provisional government, telegraphed Colonial Secretary Churchill.
York February 17 three months after destruction the Miller school near York S C was burned again early today for the third time in less than three months The state sinking fund commission has offered a reward for the capture of the arsonist responsible for the fires
J L Phillips chairman of Georgia’s Republican state committee met President Harding at the White House and outlined the GOP effort under white leadership. He said Georgia Republicans plan to nominate a full congressional ticket for November but do not expect a state ticket this year.
A early today blaze tore through a block at Twenty first Street and Fourth Avenue in downtown Birmingham. The damage is pegged near 250000 dollars, destroying the Oster Furniture building and surrounding shops after a four hour effort by firefighters.
Mexico City Feb 17 The Standard Oil company has suspended air work at its Tampico area refineries. Upwards of a thousand workmen will be discharged immediately, with only pump workers retained according to advices from Tampico.
The unofficial low for the year was 4 degrees above zero, as thermometers registered early today in New York. The frigid air turned piles of remaining snow into icebergs, complicating street clearance from several blocks.
Past Grand Commander R. L. Wylly inspected Bethlehem Commandery Knights Templar here last night and found the local commandery in fine shape.
The Times Recorder pledges thorough truth seeking on the Schley county case. It asserts efforts to learn the facts by firsthand inquiry and offers to publish any statements from the accused to present their side. It invites further facts and corrections and promises prominence to all relevant details. It defends pursuit of full accuracy regarding Sheriff Battle and associates.
J W Worthington testifies before the house military committee on Muscle Shoals properties. He estimates 1,000,000 horsepower on the upper Tennessee river plus 750,000 at Muscle Shoals and suggests Henry Ford could develop the extra power if awarded the shoals.
Des Moines Iowa Feb 17 Governor Kendall announces the appointment of Charles A Rawson of Des Moines to the United States Senate to succeed Senator William S Kenyon who resigned to accept a federal judgeship Rawson is the chairman of Iowa Republican state central committee
A nearby nursery shares three planting steps from Mrs. J Ralston Cargill, chairwoman of the Woman's club civics committee promoting street tree planting: dig deep wide holes, pour one third water, mix with dirt into thick mud, trim broken roots, submerge in mud, place tree, fill with remaining dirt.
Mayor J E Sheppard tops talk for state senator this year, with Attorney Stephen Pace and Attorney W T Lane also pursuing the post. Lane and Sheppard are city officials and both are active Kiwanis and Americus bar members, making the contest in early stages but already shaping a warm fall battle.
Tifton February 17 H Y Wallace was elected treasurer of the Second district A M school to fill the unexpired term of H H Tift who died at a meeting of the executive committee of the board of trustees last night.
Citizens charge Sheriff Battle of Schley County grossly failed to act after the Will Jones lynching near Ellaville. The grand jury may seek governor removal. warrants were issued for nine men, but arrests were slow and the sheriff did not attend the inquest. Deputies and local officials faced sharp scrutiny over delays, mob presence, and perceived lawlessness in the aftermath.
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