Ex Soldier 21 Disputes War Hangings Record
Herbert Cadenhead of Greenville Mass aged 21 testified before the senate committee on the Watson charges claiming soldiers were illegally hanged in France saying he saw ten or twelve executed at Is-sur-Tille though war department records list eleven total. He could not confirm how many had been tried. He also described Major H L Opie firing at a man in a shell filled front scene as shells fell and others testified about the killing of a runner and the witnesses named include Robert Barksdale Goodall or Woodall Oscar J May and Henry J Burbee with plans to call them later.
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Herbert Cadenhead
Greenville
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War Department
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H. L. Opie
Staunton
Horace Cook
Claude Breedon
Covington
Grayson H. Withrow
Baltimore
Opie
Withrow
William F. St. John
Lynchburg
Brandegee
St. John
Major Opie
John T. Cutchins
Richmond
Cutchins
Senator Watson
Georgia
Robert Barksdale
Ofynchburg
Mrs Tyler resigns from Ku Klux Klan post
Atlanta report states Mrs Elizabeth Tyler has resigned as assistant to E Y Clarke imperial kleagle and head of the propagation department of the Ku Klux Klan due to her daughter Doris Manning Jett's tuberculosis. She said she will remain in spirit with the order amid a court fight within the Klan over leadership.
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Atlanta
Elizabeth Tyler
E. Y. Clarke
Imperial Kleagle
Ku Klux Klan
Tyler
Doris Manning Jett
Henry McGhee
Invisible Empire
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Weird Order
Italy Accepts Root Proposal On Submarine Attacks
Italian circles report that Italy will accept the second Root resolution banning submarine attacks on merchant ships if France does likewise. The move paves the way for a full naval committee session today and follows the nine powers adopting a 5 percent tariff increase for China as a committee on Far Eastern questions.
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Washington
Ashington
Asroclean Press
Iealy
Negro Baby Swallows Bar Pin Near Death
In Richland on January 5, the 14 month old grandson of Ben Owens, a respected negro preacher, swallowed a two inch bar pin. An older child gave the pin to the infant for play. A doctor could not remove it, so bananas were prescribed but not available. Baked potatoes were fed instead while the doctor awaited to assess outcome.
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Richland
Ben Owens
Liverpool Markets Cotton Opens Quiet in New Year
Markets in Liverpool opened quiet with prices rising 6 to 11 points. Quotations show fullys at 11.64 with 8,000 bales sold and receipts totaling 10,132 bales, 8,548 of which are American. Futures for February, April and June traded around 11.13, 10.99 and 10.80 respectively.
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Liverpool
Dail Eireann Adjourns Then Reasses Peace Talks
Dublin January 5 The Dail Eireann adjourned to 3 pm to discuss Eamonn de Valera peace proposals. Observers saw hope for agreement as leaders from opposing sides held a joint recess meeting but failed to reach a settlement.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Dail Eireann
Isihere
Eamonn de Valera
Two Cars of Hogs Brought $1993 for Sumter County Sellers
In 1993 George C. Marshall county agent arranged shipments from farmers in Sumter and Americus to two hog cars. The Plains car carried 116 head and the Americus car 150 head, with shoats and pigs sold by the head for over 10 cents a pound. Both cars went to South Carolina butchers, prices around 6 1/2 cents per pound fob, with Southern markets delivering 5 3/4 cents. Total cash receipts were 1,993.47.
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Sumter County
George C. Marshall
South Carolina
Americus
Americas
Insurance rates here unjust council told
James A Fort of Americus asks the mayor and council to investigate fire insurance costs, arguing the city faces higher rates than Atlanta despite similar protection. He cites policy comparisons, urges a committee to review fire protection, invite Southeastern Underwriters for tariff analysis, and seek lower rates or improved protection.
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James A. Fort
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American Legion
Georgia
Atlanta
Fort
Americas
Wright
Southeastern Underwriters Association
Underwriters Association
Albany
Athens
Brunswick
Dublin
Griffin
LaGrange
Marietta
Rome
Thomasville
Valdosta
Waycross
City Council of
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Deep secrecy at Penrose burial in Philadelphia
The funeral of Senator Boies Penrose was held this morning under tight secrecy. Arrangements remained undisclosed and reporters were not admitted to the burial ground, with no information on any service at the home or cemetery.
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Philadelphia
Boies Penrose
Indictments Filed Against Sewer Pipe Combine Members
Federal grand jury indictments allege Sherman anti trust law violations by eleven corporations and ten individuals linked to a sewer pipe combine in New York. The charged entities are named in the grand jury documents and reflect a coordinated effort to fix prices and restrain trade in sewer pipe markets.
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New York
Federal Grand Jury
Blast Dances Houses On Shore
Athens Greek torpedo destroyer Leon sank after an explosion near Piraeus harbor causing collapse of nearby houses. Fifty bodies recovered as rescue teams work amid debris. several residents injured in blast and ship damage reported.
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Leon
Piraeus
Athens
Aseed Press
City Council to Meet Tonight in Regular Session
The city council convenes at 7 with likely action on license distance and officers including recorder and fire chief. Budget talks focus on last year’s results, proposed increases, and library funding amid a Carnegie library agreement and calls for higher monthly support.
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Fire Department
Comet Nextons
Sheppard
Cz Library
Librar
Carnegie Tian
S . Approp
Libray
Logging and Mapping State Highway No 5 Tour
Harry Spillman of Atlanta representing the Dixie Autom Association outlined a highway logging and mapping tour from Thomaston to Americus, then southward toward Tallahassee. The effort checks distances reported by the state highway department and aims to issue a new map after resolving discrepancies from route changes.
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Harry Spillman
Atlanta
Dixie Autom Association
South
Americas
Tallahassee
Thomaston
Americus
Hfe
Watermelon Cutting Delights Tifton Friends in January
In Tifton on January five, J M Butler hosts a small gathering featuring watermelons grown in December. Guests enjoy a melon cutting with fruit still on the vine, a notable local novelty shared among friends.
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Tifton
J. M. Butler
Flawn
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