Expert urges eugenic reform to safeguard civilization
St Paul reports Dr. Charles F. Dight, a leading eugenics scholar, calls for universal family records to screen prospective spouses. He advocates segregation of defectives, sterilization, and laws aligned with eugenics to breed a superior human race within a century, warning civilization stands at ruin.
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ST Paul
Minn
NEA -Service
Charles F. Dight
America
Babylon
Dr Dight
United States
Dr. Dight
Democratic Committee to Meet to Set Sumter Primary Date
The Sumter county Democratic executive committee will convene Monday at noon in Capt. John A Cobb's office to fix the primary date and examine qualification fees and voter registration rules. Chairman James A Davenport said all members will be notified by mail and expected to attend. A March 12 date is favored for ample canvassing.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Sumter County
James A. Davenport
John A.cobb
Two Judges Fist Fight in Kearny Prompt Mock Sentence
In Kearny New Jersey two local judges clashed in a fist fight prompting observers to joke about sentencing one another. The incident drew attention to courtroom decorum and raised questions about conduct among magistrates and the justice system.
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Kearny
N. J
Sanderson Will Probe Grounds for Divorce in NY
Robert J. Sanderson husband of novelist Nina Wilcox Putman Sanderson announced in New York that he has instructed his attorneys to begin an investigation to determine whether grounds exist to bring action for divorce against his wife. The Rhode Island decree was vacated earlier, prompting the inquiry.
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New York
Robert J. Sanderson
Nina Wilcox Putman Sanderson
Rhode Island
Shoals Question Opens in House Military Committee
Washington Jan 15 The House Military Committee opened discussion on the Muscle Shoals question after two hearings delayed further action until Thursday. Much of the debate focused on procedural method and how to proceed.
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Washington
Muscle Shoals
House
No Decision Expected In Tobacco Tax Suit
Atlanta January 15. Another day of argument was heard in Fulton County Superior Court as judges considered the tobacco tax litigation. No decision could be expected today.
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Fulton Superior Court
Atlanta
Fulton County Superior Court
John Lincoln Released After Brief Questioning
John Lincoln twenty year old son of Warren Lincoln released after brief informal questioning in Auroro Newfoundland. He confessed to killing his wife and cremating her body with her brother Bryan Shoup a year ago. He could not add facts beyond his father's confession.
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Auroro
John Lincoln
Warren Lincoln
Bryan Shoup
Mrs Harrold to Visit Lynchburg on Lee Day
Mrs Frank P Harrold president general of the United Daughters of the Confederacy will travel from Americus to Lynchburg Virginia tonight to join the Virginia division session as a guest on their program She then plans a visit to Washington and Lee University in Lexington and will attend Lee Day exercises as a guest of Richmond chapter U D on the holiday in Richmond Virginia
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Frank P. Harrold
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Americus
Lynchburg
Virginia
Daughters’ Organization
Harrold
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Lee
Richmond
U. D
The
Confederacy
Exercises Published From Dr Barker Lectures Here
Page 6 prints the full list of exercises recommended by Dr Charles E Barker in his lectures last week for both men and women. Readers requested the complete text and Barker gladly provided it with exercises and suggestions.
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Charles E. Barker
Barker
Chamber of Commerce to Hold Membership Dinner and Plan
Directors named E B Everett and Ralston Cargill to draft next year’s program and present it for adoption after the membership dinner. A directors’ election follows, dues collection continues, and Treasurer Tillman will report finances. The note praises the year’s work including malarial campaign progress and the Souther Field opportunity.
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John Shiver
E. B. Everett
J.C. Clark
W. A. Steerer
Frank Lanier
Ralston Cargill
J. T. Warren
Lovelace Eve
Andrew M. Soule
Cleve Tillman
Tillman
Chamber of Commerce
J. W. Payne
East
Souther Field
Sheriff Galligan seeks recall of troops in county
Marion Illinois January 15 Sheriff Galligan asked Governor Small to recall troops from Williamson County after eight dry raids conducted by the sheriff alone yesterday with no citizen aid though he said he had requested assistance.
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Marion
Ill
Galligan
Small
Williamson County
Altthough
Internal fight at tariff commission erupts in hearings
Washington January 15 Police hearings into sugar duties exposed an internal conflict at the tariff commission. Vice-Chairman Culbertson and Commissioners Costigan and Lewis challenged Commissioner Glassie’s participation in key decisions during the open session.
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Washington
Tariff Commission
Culbertson
Costigan
Lewis
Glassie
Lawyers Plan Systematic Constitution Study for Rural Schools
The Sumter County Bar Association plans a systematic study of the Georgia and United States constitutions in rural schools. A committee of W. F P. Wallis, John Allen Forth, and R. L. Maynard will outline the plan and divide the constitutions among bar members for sequential student presentations during February. The school board will decide final disposition.
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Sumter
Bar Association
Census Bureau reports December cotton consumption
The Census Bureau announced that cotton consumed in December totaled 461,560 bales of lint and 40,092 of linters. In New York trading, local cotton prices surged 60 to 75 points as the Census Bureau reports influenced March contracts, which rose to 34.25 from 33.25.
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Washington
Klan Issue Dominates Louisiana Primary Campaign
New Orleans January 15 The legislature and Louisiana Democrats focus on the klan issue as campaigns center on the race for the governor and parish offices with polls showing interest.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Fifty Killed and Many Wounded in New Quake
A large earthquake struck Tokio and Yokohama areas today. About fifty people are believed dead and many injured, with no foreign casualties reported.
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Tokio
Yokohama
Dis
King’s Speech Mentions Tariff Rejection
London reports the King's speech opening Parliament notes the rejection of tariff protection and the government abandoning that policy. The Labour Party signals a vote of confidence debate in Baldwin government during replies to the throne speech.
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King
London
Labor Party
Sycech
George
House of Lords
Parliamentary
Baldwin
Cobb County McAdoo Club Organized in Marietta
The Cobb County William G. McAdoo club was organized Monday with Judge Newt Morris as president and Gordon B. Gann, Marietta mayor, as secretary. Plans aim to bring the presidential candidate to Cobb for an address. Resolutions provide appointing a vice president from each of 18 militia districts and an advisory committee of 86, half women.
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Marietta
Cobb County
William G. McAdoo
Newt Morris
Gordon B. Gann
Holland Banking Company Closed by Directors in Missouri
Jefferson City Mo Jan 15 The Holland Banking Company of Springfield Mo with resources totaling 7 008 510 closed by action of the board of directors per word to the state finance department Yeggs rob safe in Macon Macon Jan 15 Approximately 300 in money was taken from a safe at the Gulf Refining Company main office by yeggmen who entered through a side window rolled the safe into the main warehouse and blew it open
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Jefferson City
Holland Banking Company
Springfield
State Finance Department
Yeggs
Macon
Gulf Refining Company
Yeggmen
Little Father Lives Hidden Life in Japan
Nicholas czar of all the Russians is alive and imprisoned in Japan, according to Madame Eugenia Gaevesky a Russian language teacher and interpreter. She recalls the 1918 rumors of the Romanov death and a Bolshevik claim that Nicholas is dead with a severed head preserved in alcohol. The story remains unshaken by her belief in his refuge abroad.
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A. H. Frederick Nea
San Francisco
Nicholas
Japan
Orient
Eugenia Gaevesky
Eketerinburg
Madame Gaevesky
Armed Bandits Steal 26000 From St Louis Bank
Six men armed with revolvers robbed the West End Trust and Savings Bank in St Louis today, firing several shots to intimidate tellers and escaping with 26000 in cash. The crime spree occurred on January 15 as authorities review the bank’s security and pursue suspects.
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West End Trust and Savings Bank
St. Louis
West End Trust & Savings Bank
American charge to press Obregon on diplomatic cable ban
Washington January 15 George T Summerlin American charge of affairs at Mexico City has been instructed to open negotiations with the Obregon government regarding an order that would prevent sending any communications to the United States except through diplomatic channels via the Vera Cruz Galveston cable.
Manny Williams Deserter Arrested in Americus
Manny Williams, a negro deserter from Fort Benning, was arrested Monday in Americus after being found loitering and identified by an officer. He confessed and was recognized by Fort Benning authorities. He faces additional charges from his military superiors.
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Manny Williams
Fort Benning
Bagg
Williams
Americus
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