Senate Hears Newberry in Guilt Denial
In the U S Senate Michigan's Numan S Newberry denied knowledge of campaign fund handling in the Ford ouster case. He declared he had not participated in any harmful or dishonest act related to the 1918 Michigan elections and would accept the outcome with a clear conscience.
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Washington
Numan S. Newberry
Michigan
Senate
Henry Ford
Newberry
Senate of the
United States
White man fatally wounds man during hunt near Kinder Lou
In Valdosta on January 9 a Black tenant John Davie fatally wounded a man described as a perfectly white Black person during possum hunting. Davie’s dogs treed a masked animal, and after shining the eyes he struck the animal, later realized he had killed a person. The skin is stuffed for exhibition, first of its kind in the area.
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Valdosta
John Davie
Bray Place
Kinder Lou
Davis
Father and Son Week Delights Thomasville
Thomasville observed its first Father and Son Week with a Rotary Club banquet at the YMCA a basketball game and church services. Fathers and sons shared pride in the new observance and found it a wholesome, novel experience that benefited both generations.
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Thomasville
Rotary Club
Y. M
Laundry Firm Reverts to Six Day Week
Thomasville business notes workload rising after a stretch on a five day week. Manager Edwards says recent ten days of increased work confirm improving conditions as the laundry returns to a six day schedule and anticipates higher washing bills.
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Thomasville
Edwards
McCumber Named Finance Committee Head in Senate
Senator McCumber was chosen by the committee on committees to lead the finance committee succeeding the late Senator Penrose. Senator Frelinghuysen was selected to fill Penrose’s vacancy on the finance panel.
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M’cumber
Washington
Jan
Senator McCumber
Committee On Committees
Senator Penrose
Frelinghuysen
Penrose
Liverpool Cotton Market Opens Steady With Gains
Liverpool market opens steady and 18 to 25 points higher. Fullys quoted at 11.50 with 8,000 bales sold and 20,345 bales received. Futures show February, April, and June around 10.84, 10.72, 10.52 with nearby adjustments.
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Liverpool
Eden
New York
Prev
Gdasncdons
Ssenentntesere
Americus Seeks Lower Fire Insurance Rates
Major James A Fort urges city leaders to allow a Southeastern Underwriters engineer to review Americus fire protection and water supply. He compares Americus to Albany where a lower rate reflects better services, arguing a visit could help raise the city's classification and lower future rates. The aim is to reduce rates, not raise them, and to learn what conditions would justify any reduction.
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Southeastern Underwriters’ Association
Americus
Atlanta
James A. Fort
Major Fort
Albany
Sumter County
Dougherty County
Southeastern Underwriters Association
Americas
Ty Cobb to Play Here If Needed in Americus
Americas baseball fans may see Ty Cobb and Detroit stars with George Stallings Rochester team in Americus in April as spring training ends. Walter Hapgood of Rochester will meet interested locals and J Ralston Cargill at the Times-Recorder office at 4 p m Tuesday to discuss a possible appearance and guaranteed terms.
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Ty Cobb
Detroit
George Stallings
Rochester International
Americus
Walter Hapgood
Rochester
J. Ralston Cargill
The
Playground Association
Hapgood
Times-Recorder
Cobb
Stallings
Cargill
Claude A West sentenced for larceny after trust
Claude A West, longtime executive secretary to three Georgia governors, was sentenced in Atlanta to six to eleven years after pleading guilty to larceny after trust of state funds. The report notes surrounding discussion of a Playground benefit plan and a public meeting to discuss support.
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Atlanta
Claude A. West
Georgia
George Harvey Narrowly Escapes Auto Crash In Cannes
George Harvey American ambassador to Great Britain narrowly escaped death in an automobile accident at Cannes. He was riding with Richard Crane former American minister to Czecho Slovakia and Wickham Steed editor of the London Times. An axle broke and Harvey was thrown to the road suffering shock and bruises but no serious injuries.
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Cannes
Associated Press
George Harvey
Great Britain
Richard Crane
Czecho
Slovakia
Wickham Steed
London Times
Harvey
Limitation of aircraft development deemed impossible
Washington January 9 The disarmament committee of the Washington conference concluded that limiting either development or use of aircraft is impossible at this time.
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Washington
Associated Press
Sicono Tee Armament Committee
Flyers arrive from Chicago to map Muscle Shoals project
Capt J A Yonge and I W Akers of Chicago, two professional flyers, landed at Souther Field from Chicago on a British Avro with four aboard. They flew from Camp Benning via Montgomery with the Second air squadron in formation, then to Alabama for preliminary mapping of Muscle Shoals for Ford interests. They will wait until Wednesday morning to hire passengers before likely returning to the project area for a larger aerial mapping job.
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Florida East Coast
J. A. Yonge
I. W. Akers
Chicago
Souther Field
Miami
Camp Benning
Montgomery
Alabama
Muscle Shoals
Ford
One Hundred Shop Men to Go Back at Waycross
Waycross January 9. One hundred Atlantic Coast Line shop workers will return to duty tomorrow after six hundred were laid off recently.
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Waycross
Atlantic Coast Line
Webster County forms Brotherhood of Law and Order
Jan 9 Webster county forms the Brotherhood of Law and Order to aid sheriffs and other officers in enforcing liquor and prohibition laws. E. E. Livingston presides. M. A. Walker and Cleveland Rees are vice presidents. officers include secretary E O Hilsman and treasurer Jesse Drew. The group invites white men over sixteen and women or colored members as honorary or auxiliary, outlines committees for enforcement and information, and pledges open, public action to curb bootlegging.
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Preston
Webster County
Brotherhood of Law and Order
E. E. Livingston
M. A. Walker
Cleveland Rees
E. O. Hilsman
Jesse Drew
Ku Klux Klan
Webster County Association
Livingstone
The
Brotherhood of Law and Order of
Livingston
Nomination defeated in Irish Dail vote 58 to 60
Dublin January report shows Eamonn De Valera resigning as president of the Irish republic before the Dail Eireann. Debate followed Mrs. Thomas J. Clarke’s motion for his re election with Liam Mellows opposing. Michael Collins urged a cross party committee to preserve peace as the treaty creating the Irish Free State was ratified by a 64 to 58 vote amid tense protests and public cheering.
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Dublin
Eamonn
Dail
Eirean
Associated Press
the Eireann
Eamonn de Valera
Irish Republic
House
Thomas J. Clarke
Liam Mellows
Michael Collins
de Valera
Irish Free State
Dail Eireann
London
Mayor to Call City Council This Week
Ma Sheppard said a special city council meeting would be called sometime this week to consider protests against the license ordinance enacted last Thursday night. He indicated no advance notice would be given and that councilors would be informed before the meeting.
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Ma Sheppard
454 Women Register For Valdosta Election
Valdosta records show 454 women enrolled by January 7 to vote in the January 16 primary. The figure is about one third of eligible Valdosta women and roughly one third of the city’s registered men.
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Valdosta
Pledges to enforce laws by local Christian civic group
A 1922 civic pledge shows officers and members of a Christian reform society committing to aid law enforcement. Signatories include E. E. Livingston president and M. A. Walker first vice president, with numerous named members pledging to support police efforts and create a law‑abiding, progressive community.
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Law and Order Brotherhood
Soct
Anm
E.O. Kilsman
George S. Reese
G. A. Drew
Dr. Rees
C. D. Medlock
W. T. Burk
James Rees
F.gl. Christian
Jno. King
Wilkins Stevens
Worthy Jens
Sien Hawkins
G. M. G. Verlyn Medlock
George Erosco Rees
Riees
Fr. R. Lowry
W. F. Walker
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