Waycross City Council Reworks Licenses For Ice and Trade
Waycross January 13 The city council revised licenses for the new year scaling ice delivery tax from fifty cents to sixty cents per hundred pounds with rates rising to 60 and 70 cents, set a 60 dollar annual tax for bankers and brokers, raised money brokers license from 350 to 500, and restored five cent shoe shine pricing under a 10 dollar annual license. The revision goes into effect immediately.
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Waycross
Mistrial in suit for $3800 from negro
A mistrial was declared in City court in the case of W L English versus Josiah Crawford over a $3800 commission claim on a Marion county farm sold for $76,000. The trial spanned two days with the jury reportedly 8 to 4 for the defendant. Crawford, a wealthy farmer, sold the property after English had earlier shown interest and helped in listing it with R L McMath of Americus.
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W. L. English
Josiah Crawford
English
Marion County
R. L. McMath
Americus
Crawford
Mr. McMath
Baby Giants Beat Cut-Off in Andersonville Basketball
The third team from Andersonville school defeated Cut-Off 14 to 6 in a slow Thursday game. Williams of Andersonville played tight defense and the Peek brothers contributed strong all around play for the winners.
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Andersonville
Williams
Andersonvile
Peek Brothers
Griffin and Americus fire rate talk by James Fort
Griffin Georgia and Americus discuss fire insurance rates with a push for reductions. The letter reviews twenty years of Southeastern Tariff association actions from horse carts to motorized pumps, Gamewell alarms, and water mains, arguing rates must drop to protect policyholders and curb insurers.
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Griffin
Americase
Old Southeastern Tariff Association
Tariff Association
John Jordan
Jackson Street
Lee Street
Americus
James Fort
Third District Aggie School Slaughters 30 Hogs For Dining Hall
The Third District Aggie school slaughtered thirty hogs weighing about 10 000 pounds for the dining hall. Chitterlings backbone and square ribs will be served this week as students and faculty enjoy the del icacies. Mrs Meta Castellon coordinates pickling and storage while W W Still and W A Hatfield supervise. Principal Prince expects to offer excess meat for sale and the farm also produced ample wheat for next season. The winter garden yields fresh vegetables daily for the dining table.
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Aggie
W. W. Still
W. A. Hatfield
Meta Castellon
Prince
Colquitt Board Tables Removal Petition for Chief Stewart
Moultrie January 13. County commissioners tabled a petition urging the removal of J. C. Stewart as chief of county police. They said they are not legally required to investigate and that the grand jury is the proper body to probe the charges.
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Moultrie
J. C. Stewart
Grand Jury
City Council Meeting Time Changed to 4 PM
Due to other engagements by three council members the meeting was moved to 4 o'clock this afternoon. Interested attendees are urged to note the time change.
College Farm Feeds 150 With Surplus Diet Provisions
At the college, about 150 people including faculty and students are fed from the school farm. The year’s purchases show only small amounts of diet items bought such as sugar and coffee not grown locally, while the farm supplies plenty for all needs and extra surplus.
Ford and Weeks Confer on Muscle Shoals Plan
Henry Ford and Secretary Weeks prepared to discuss Ford's Muscle Shoals proposal with plans to show how waterways waste economies could fund the project. Ford indicated he would only proceed if the deal cost the public nothing and noted opposition spending against the offer.
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Washington
Henry Ford
William B. Mayo
Detroit
War Weeks
Muscle Shoals
Ford
Bankhead
Alabama
House
Rotary An Evening With J W Ransome And Hazel Sexton
A Rotary club ladies night at the Tea Room featured John W. Ransome star of the Three Wise Fools company and Hazel Sexton guest. Ransome entertained fifteen minutes of abroad experiences and British humor. Miss Sexton did not perform. The event included tributes to Rev. Silas Johnson and Rotary secretary John son, plus remarks from Rev. L A Harrell and others. Melva Clark sang, and Joseph Perkins announced upcoming move to Jacksonville.
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Rotary Club
Frank Janier
John W. Ransome
Three Wise Fools” Company
Hazel Sex_ton
Walter Rylander
Ransone
Prince of
Rotary
L. A. Harrell
Talbotton
Silas Johnson
Lee Street Methodist Church
Harrell
Americus
Johnson
Lanier
Joseph Perkins
Jacksonville
Perkins
Georgian conferee Barrett catalogs six years of conferences
Chas S. Barrett of Union City Georgia, president of the National Farmers Union, claims he has spent more than six years and 2200 days in conferences across labor, unemployment, agricultural, and capi tal matters. He notes current and upcoming meetings including Secretary Wallace's agricultural problems conference and a conference on armament limitations. He argues conferences yield few deeds and cites Roosevelt's White House quip about farmers as more meaningful than speeches.
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Washington
Chas. S. Barrett
Union City
National Farmers Union
Barrett
Wallace
Mr. Barrett
Roosevelt
White House
Teddy
Cavern Cave In Traps Twenty Mine Workers in Scranton
In Scranton Pennsylvania about twenty workers are believed trapped behind a cave in at the Glen Elden company's National mine. The collapse affects about five city blocks of surface area two hundred feet underground. Hundreds left work unharmed as crews rush to reach the trapped men. local schools and a mill closed or dismissed in response.
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Scranton
National
Glen Elden Company
Simpson
U S Trade Balance Drops Near One Billion in 1920
Washington January 13 A decline of almost one billion dollars in the United States favorable foreign trade balance for 1920 is shown by December statistics issued by the commerce department. The report notes December figures and outlines the year end trend in foreign commerce with emphasis on the lower surplus.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Markets Americas spot cotton and Liverpool market report
Market notes show Americus spot good middling cotton at 17.25 cents. Liverpool open quiet with fullys around 11.05, sales 5000 bales, receipts 9,036 bales including 579 American. New York futures show mixed openings with May around 17.54 and July near 17.40, various open and close figures listed.
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Americus
Liverpool
CIA
New York
Ceees
BG Etek
DTA Cis AG Saas Sa Say
PEG Teickes Vanenaanna
Pane Ak
Dea Ck
DOG Es Sa
Sescree Ssreeveee Lh
Carpentier May Seek Rematch After Cook Victory
Georges Carpentier, who knocked out George Cook in the fourth round here, may seek a rematch with Jack Dempsey after facing Ted Kid Lewis, according to Deschamps, the Frenchman’s manager, as reported by the Evening Standard.
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Deschamps
Cook
London
Associated Press
Georges Carpentier
George Cook
Australia
Jack Dempsey
Ted
Kid) Lewis
Evening Standard
Descamps
Carpentier
Poincare Forms Briand Cabinet Aims For Unity
Paris Jan 13 Raymond Poincare announced plans to form a new cabinet headed by Aristide Briand. French leaders expect rapid agreement with Premier Briand and President Millerand on a united approach to the Cannes crisis and potential cooperation with Allied powers.
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Paris
Raymond Poincare
France
Gaing
Aristide Briand
Millerand
Poincare
Conse
Cannes
Lloyd George to Leave Cannes for London Tonight
Lloyd George of Britain will depart Cannes for London at 7 o clock this evening with a planned Paris stop to confer with President Millerand and Poincare. The supreme council addressed the French delegation departure and said an agreement read earlier should become operative, notably the Genoa conference invitations under Premier Bonomi of Italy.
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Cannes
Associats Led
Lloyd George
Britain
London
Paris
Millerand and Poincare
Supreme Council
Genoa
Bonomi
Italy
President Miller Says France Will Extend Delegation Leader
Washington January 13 President Miller announces France will keep M Sarraut as head of its delegation through the Washington conference in a cablegram received today.
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Sarraut
Washington
Associated Press
Miller
France
M. Sarraut
Anglo-French treaty vows aid against german aggression
Paris Jan 13 The Anglo-French treaty was made public today and commits Great Britain to come to France's aid immediately in case of German aggression.
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Paris
Associat Press
Trea
Great Britain
France
Gression
Germany
London Jails Opened In To Irish Prisoners
London reports state that Irish political prisoners in London jails were released this morning under a proclamation issued by the King yesterday. Authorities note similar action for other provinces in the jails system.
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London
Assed Press
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Weeks
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Lott Warren
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Charles S. Barrett
National Farmers’ Union
Harry Hunt
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