Conference Breaks on British Den sity
The article notes a fragile peace treaty payment dispute among Germany France Britain, with uncertainty stalling business. It mentions rumors of an American commission possibly mediating, passive denials by Hughes, and market hopes tied to a German loan and broader European recovery. Other items touch Borah proposing naval cutbacks and Mussolini seeking bloc government abolition stirring political tension.
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Germany
France
England
United States
Hughes
Europe
London
City Council Drags Budget Fight Into Second Night
City council met Wednesday with little accomplished. Attempts to revise the 1923 budget and fix salaries failed. S. L. Hammond was named to the police commission. Alderman Witt urged passage of an ordinance adopting the budget and salaries remained contentious with repeated motions and losses. Budget items, including hospital funding and various salary still unsettled as proceedings continued.
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Allison
S. L. Hammond
Police Commission
Gaines
Witt
Finance and Purchasing Committee
Alderman Witt
Alderman Mize
Mize
Ald Man Witt
Man Witt
Aldman Witt
Bey
Derman Witt
Sen Witt
Water Department
Jerman Witt
Arson Charge Filed Against Soldier Nesbit in Bibb County
Macon January 4 J E Nesbit a former Canadian soldier was indicted by the Bibb county grand jury for arson in the burning of his wife’s house Officers say Nesbit forced entry after being refused admission saturated the home with kerosene and set the fire Nesbit denies involvement and claims no knowledge of the affair
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Macon
J. E. Nesbit
Bibb County Grand Jury
Nesbitt
Walter Chappell Named to County Board of Education
Judge Z A Littlejohn appoints Walter Chappell to fill the vacancy on the county board of education caused by Armstead Dodson resignation. Chappell has long advocated consolidated and rural schools and helped build the Lysian district's $25 009 school building. Lysian district also won $500 under the Barrett-Rodgers law for 1923.
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Walter Chappell
Z. A .Littlejohn
Armstead Dodson
Chappell
Lysian
Littlejohn
Barrett-Rodgers
Harris on Trial for Murder of Dowling
Waycross Georgia January 4 Robert Harris is on trial for his life in Brantley Superior court charged with murdering Tolley Dowling in Brantley county in early November. Harris has been confined in Waycross jail since the killing. Much of Wednesday was spent securing a jury and testimony began yesterday afternoon. The defense may contend Dowling was killed in a pistol dispute after a drunken row between the two men.
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Waycross
Robert Harris
Brantley Superior Court
Tolley Dowling
Brantley
Harris
Dowling
Georgia sets record in prohibition enforcement report
Atlanta January 4 A new record in prohibition enforcement was set for Georgia according to Fred Dismuke director of enforcement for the state in his annual report just released The report shows a total of 2 516 stills were destroyed and 1 143 arrests were made.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Fred Dismuke
Plains Matron Hosts Club Rock Party in Plains
Jan 4 Mrs Millard Jennings hosted her club and guests for a rock party with a two course luncheon after games. Attendees included Mrs J R Logan Miss Marguerite Forth Mrs Sam Burgin Mrs James Lott of Americus Mrs B E Thrasher and others plus Mrs O V Y Housed hosting a holiday rock event for Young Matrons.
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Americus
B. E. Thrasher
Roy Brannen
Mark Chambliss
Marguerite Hudson
J. H. Hall
Milledgeville
Frank Timmerman
S. H. Timmerman
J. C. Logan
Police Shakeup Signals Columbus Reform Debut
Columbus chief Henry Ragland discharged three officers for the good of the department as part of a reorganizing move. Julia Brooks, 30, detained for allegedly mortally injuring her husband with a razor, was jailed in Waycross without bond. City government transitions continued with oath of office to new commissioners and a plan to grant Mayor Cowart executive powers. Other notes include delays in trial, railroad board re-elections, and a landmark rainfall record for Albany in 1922.
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Columbus
Henry T. Ragland
Ragland
Arthur §. Moore
A. G. Reese
W. A. Newman
Julia Brooks
Hopkins
Waycross
Sherif L. C. Warren
McKinley Brooks
Dave M. Parker
Dan T. Cowart
Board of Commissioners
Troops in Morehouse Split for Bastrop Move
The Jennings cavalry on duty at Mer Rouge for the Morehouse kidnapping probe was ordered divided with half the unit to Bastrop. Col. Guerre announced the move, with likely duties including arrests and subpoenas for an open Bastrop hearing.
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Monroe
Jennings
Mer Rouge
Morehouse
Bastrop
Col. Guerre
Morehouse Parish
Marshall Bass Not to Hang as Governor Commutes Sentence
Dublin reports Marshall Bass will not be hanged for his wife’s murder. Governor Hardwick commutes the sentence to life imprisonment, stating no future governor should free Bass. The seven jurors who convicted him requested the same commutation.
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Hardwick
Dublin
Marshall Bass
Bass
Bridge Collapse Kills and Wounds Scores in Kelso
At Kelso Washington the Cowlitz river bridge collapsed during a flood as a log jam struck the span at 5 PM. Rescue teams found one dead and 30 missing, with 9 injured in hospitals while search of wreckage began at daylight.
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Kelso
Wash
Associated Press
Cowlitz River
Examinations for country schools in Sumter
The Sumter board of education is collecting rural school examinations to standardize grading. Two schools missed papers due to sickness, and the superintendent will obtain them when held. The board aims to prevent overpromoting and to elevate Sumter County schools by selecting capable teachers and uplifting educational spirit. Examinations will be retaken soon to test new pupils and skills.
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Board of Education
Sumter
Sumter County
Amicable Rupture Clouded Reparations Conference
Paris reports an amicable rupture as Allied premiers quit the reparations talks. France pressed Britain to commit to its terms or end the conference while Italy offered fresh proposals in a bid to avert a complete breakdown.
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Paris
Associated Press
France
Poincare
Philip Lloyd Greame
Washington weighs options as reparations talks stall
Official Washington kept close track of the threatened break in the Allied reparations conference in Paris. Ambassador Harvey, summoned from London, remained in Washington for talks with President Harding and Secretary Hughes, but no decision or concrete steps were disclosed.
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Washington
Paris
Harvey
London
Harding
Hughes
Immediate action urged on reparations commission plan
Administration leaders pressed for quick consideration of a resolution calling for American representation on the reparations commission. Senator Lodge, after a White House conference with President Harding and Ambassador Harvey, did not state a firm view. He scheduled a special foreign relations committee meeting for Friday to review the proposal.
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Washington
Robertson
Senate
Lodge
Foreign Relations Committee
Harding
Ambassador Harvey
White House
Elect New Trustee for Thalean Academy
William Chappell resigns as trustee of Thalean academy. A new election will be held January 16 to select his successor. Many names have been suggested. no candidate has announced yet. Possible candidates include A. Rodgers, W. A. Hunt, J. B. Fite, John F. McMath, Charley Williams, H. O. Jones, James H. Myers, Henry Wiggins and AW. Smith.
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William Chappell
Thalean Academy
A. Rodgers
W. A. Hunt
J. B. Fite
John F. McMath
Charley Williams
H. O. Jones
James H. Myers
Henry Wiggins
AW. Smith
Arts Club Meeting Canceled This Friday
There will be no meeting of the Arts Club Friday afternoon as Martha Wheatley is out of the city.
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Martha Wheatley
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