Germany orders all coal deliveries halted by France
DUSSELDORF Jan 15 France extended its occupation beyond Bochum to a new line 20 kilometres eastward reaching the outskirts of Dortmund as German mine owners refuse to deliver coal. Boeum and Gelsenkirchen reported occupied by French troops amid the Stinnes steel works hub. Lithuanian irregulars said to hold Baltic area.
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Dusseedorf
France
Bochum
de Goutte
Dortrand
Boceum
Associated Press
Stinnes
Gelsenkircchen
French tighten hold as Essen occupation marks renewed stance
Essen, Jan 15. French forces reinforce occupation after a front shift by coal magnates ends agreement to resume deliveries. Tanks support troops moving from the old zone while the surrounding ring tightens. A half hour work stoppage occurs as workers protest the French occupation, with anti French demonstrations and speeches outside French headquarters.
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Essen
Associated Press
Berlin Roars in Massive Protests Over French Ruhr Occupation
Berlin witnesses large anti French occupy Ruhr demonstrations with patriotic displays. Crowds gather at Koenigplatz before noon near the Reichstag monument. Symbols of republican colors appear on hotels as speakers cry down with France. Chancellor Cuno declines attendance citing business.
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Berlin
Associated Press
German Coal Commission
Ruhr
France
Belgium
Paties
Koenigplatz
Reichstag
Cuno
Koenigsplatz
Lithuanians Near Complete Control of Memel Area
Dispatches report heavy street fighting in Memel and the Baltic region as Lithuanian irregulars advance. Messages claim Lithuanians are almost in complete possession of the area recently invaded.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Lokal Anzeiger
Memel
Baltic
Small Sunday Fire Damages Home on Crawford Street
A Sunday morning fire partially damaged Middy Wilson's home near Crawford Street when a spark from the roof caused the blaze. Firefighters responded quickly, and the incident caused minor damage with no reports of injuries.
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Middy Wilson
Crawford Street
Europe On Upgrade Says Julius Barnes Promote Optimism
Julius Barnes of the United States Chamber of Commerce writes that Europe shows a sounder future beyond bleak surface views. He notes Turkey, Greece, the Balkans, Russia, Germany, Italy, France and Britain, then argues for economic unity, reparations settlement, and recovery driven by responsible policies.
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Europe
Julius Barnes
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Washington
Dardanelles
Greece
Balkan States
Rusia
Austria
Germany
Italy
Garibaldi
League of Italian States
France
Great Britain
Balkan
Russia
Socialistic Party
Belgium
Switzerland
Holland
Sweden
Japan
Canada
Spain
Bastrop Sheriff Denies Deputizing Skipwith Alleged Arrests
Bastrop January 15. Sheriff Fred Carpenter of Morehouse parish denied any commissions issued to deputize Captain J. K. Skipwith leader of the Klan or any other man to arrest Alonzo Braddock a farmer who testified that he was seized at his home by Skipwith and several other men were brought to Bastrop and turned over to Carpenter.
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Bastrop
Fred Carpenter
Mrehouse Parish
J. K. Skipwith
Morehouse Parish
Alonzo Braddock
Skipwith
Carpenter
No decision yet on city courts status
A message from Atlanta to the Times-Recorder says the case affecting the status of city courts in the state did not come up for consideration in the Supreme Court today.
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Times-Recorder
Atlanta
Supreme Court
Luther Allison Home Destroyed By Fire
A blaze believed caused by an oil stove destroyed Luther Allison’s home two miles from Americus on the Smithville highway early today. Fire Chief W P McArthur reached the scene about 4 am but the roof was already collapsing. The residence and contents are valued around 3000 dollars with nothing saved.
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Luther Allison
Americus
Smithville
W. P. McArthur
Farm Credit Bill Debate Halted by Norris Push
Washington January 15. Senate leaders faced a temporary delay as Senator Norris chairman of the agriculture committee blocked consideration of the farm credits program. He pressed to take up his measure creating a government corporation to buy and sell farm products.
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Washington
Norris
Agricultural Committee
Senate
Roof Fire at Capt Cobb's Home Briefly Damages Roof
Fire department responded to an alarm at Capt John A Cobb's residence on Lee street at 7 40 this morning. Only the roof sustained slight damage and the blaze was quickly extinguished.
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John A. Cobb
Lee Street
Mellon Announces Oversubscribed Treasury Note Issue
Mellon announces oversubscription of an $800 million four and a half percent treasury note offering maturing December 15, 1927. The oversubscription amount is about $200 million, according to Secretary Mellon.
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Washington
Treasury
Mellon
Abner Squiggins to Receive Confederate Bond Pay in Confederate Money
Abner Lee Squiggins of Worthington Massachusetts will get payment of a $500 Confederate States of America bond issued in 1862 as Confederate money. The bond was repudiated with other CSA obligations after the Union readmitted the seceded states. The postmaster at Richmond sent the bond to Attorney General Napier’s office.
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Abner Lee Squiggins
Worthington
Mass
State of Georgia
Confederate States of America
Confederacy
Squiggins
Napier
Richmond
Jefferson Davis
Virginia
Georgia
North Hampton
Sunday School Active at Hast Met Hoist
The First Methodist church Sunday school, meeting at the courthouse after a summer fire, set a new attendance high with 417 at the morning session. The two men’s Bible classes, W P Willis and T O Marshall, merged, with G R Ellis named president of the new class and new officers elected.
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First Methodist Church
W. P. Wailis
T. O. Marshall
Seventeen Hurt In Atlanta Auto Accidents
Seventeen people were injured, four seriously, in two afternoon crashes in Atlanta on Sunday. Seven victims were children. Serious injuries included J N McGinnis and Mrs McGinnis of Mableton, M S Ogle, and Ernest Baker. The McGinnises sustained head wounds and internal injuries were feared for Mrs McGinnis.
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Atlanta
J. N. McGinnis
Mableton
M. S. Ogle
Ernest Baker
Ogle
McGinnis
Mayson-Turner Road
Ohio man seeks divorce over wife’s alleged vices and faithfulness
Bucyrus Ohio January 15. John T. McGintis filed for divorce claiming his wife smoked a pack of cigarettes each day drank to excess and was a regular Crestline police station visitor. He also charged her with infidelity.
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Bucyrus
Ohio
Crestline
John T. McGintis
Noted draft dodger not on ship in Hamburg search
Hamburg and Savannah dispatch report federal officers last night searched the Norwegian steamer Samnager, just in from Hamburg, for Grover Cleveland Bergdoll the American draft evader but found no trace of him aboard.
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Savannah
Samnager
Hamburg
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
French Army of Occupation Extends Zone in Germany
Gen Degouette, chief of the French Army of Occupation, answered the German mine owners’ ultimatum by widening the occupied zone by about thirty kilometers. His force includes tanks, poison gas squadrons, airplanes, and artillery units.
LeMaster Returns From Ga Embalmers Meeting
Nat LeMaster, manager of Americus Undertaking, returned from Atlanta where he attended the Georgia State Board of Embalmers meeting. Officers elected for the term include W Edward Platt of Augusta president J Freeman Hart of Macon secretary and treasurer H M Patterson of Atlanta W M Bernstein of Athens and Nat LeMaster of Americus as board members. The sessions were interesting and the applicants showed unusual intelligence and enthusiasm.
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Nat LeMaster
Americus Undertaking Company
Atlanta
Georgia State Board of Embalmers
W. Edward Platt
Augusta
J. Freeman Hart
Macon
H. M. Patterson
W. M. Bernstein
Athens
Americus
LeMaster
Former Americus Man Will C Haynes Dies in Texas
Relatives in Americus were informed of the death of Will C. Haynes in Texas on January 12. He was the son of the late Captain W. D. Haynes and was raised in Americus. Surviving relatives include brothers Barney Haynes of Macon Eugene Haynes of Atlanta and Ed Haynes, two sisters Miss Mary Haynes and Mrs J H Erwin of Durham North Carolina. He was related to Mr and Mrs Arthur Rylander and Dr and Mrs Evan Mathis of Americus.
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Americus
Will C. Haynes
Texas
W. D. Haynes
Thee
Barney Haynes
Macon
Eugene Haynes
Atlanta
Ed Haynes
Mary Haynes
J. H. Erwin
Durham
N. C
Haynes
Arthur Rylander
Evan Mathis
Body Found in Denver Garage of Fashionables
Detectives raid a suspect's room in Chicago and arrest a man tied to the December 18 Fed eral Reserve bank robbery in Denver. A dead bandit was found in a private garage in a fashionable district with a fatal chest wound, while another man, identified as Albert T Hollywood by police, was arrested in Chicago. This raid followed a tip from Kansas City authorities who overheard a telephone conversation linked to the heist.
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Denver
Federal Reserve Bank
Denver Mint
Albert T. Hollywood
Chiscago
Hollywood
Dan Culhane
St. Louis
Culhane
Kansas City
Ender
Flint River funding targets 590000 for river work
Budget Bureau recommends 270? million for national rivers and harbors with 456 thousand for surveys totaling 28.08 million and an overall 57.09 million including surveys. Georgia items list Savannah Harbor 1.06 million Savannah River above Augusta 1.0 million and Flint River 55 thousand among others.
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Budget Bureau
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Chief of Engineers
Friends of Waterways
Senate
House
Georgia
Savannah
Augusta
Beaufort
S. C
St. Johns River
Fla
Satilla
St. Marys River
Altamaha River
Oconee River
Ocmulgee River
Brunswick Harbor
Flint River
Chattahoochee River
Boundary set between Texas and Oklahoma by Supreme Court
The south cut bank of the Red River is declared the boundary line between Texas and Oklahoma by the Supreme Court in the Red River case, establishing the official border.
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Washington
Red River
Texas
Oklahoma
Supreme Court
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Reserve Bank
Barnes
Skipworth
Capt. Cobb
Massachusetts
Rip van Winkle
Confederate Bond
Rhine
Kehl
Degouette
GA. Emblamers
Chicago
Flint
Congress
Texas-Oklahoma
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