Negro refugee in Canada seeks safety from US
In Hamilton Ont dated 18, Matthew Bullock, an American negro facing deportation for alleged illegal entry and inciting to riot, appears today before Canadian immigration inspectors. Funds to fight the case are said ample. The article compares Bullock to 1862 case of Anderson, an American slave sought for extradition, noting Lincoln's emancipation and the Ashburton treaty context. Canadian officials caution against predicting the Bullock outcome, but view it as a test of haven protections and British law with public sentiment.
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Hamilton
Ont
Matthew Bullock
North Carolina
Imigration Department
Canada
Bullock
Anderson
Digges
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Ohio
Lincoln
Ashburton
Great Britain
Toronto
England
Liverpool cotton market opens quiet with declines
Liverpool January 18 report shows a quiet market opening 7 to 10 points lower. July cotton quoted at 10.58 with 5000 bales sold. Receipts total 27,884 bales, 24,195 American. Futures list February April June with small openings and closes around 10.20, 10.10, and 10.09.
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Liverpool
New York
Onemebacwe
Peewsseaan
Stecesns Sackseunen
Sentesen. Wakaentulne
Oesétped
Ecwonetida
Eseb
Ance
Seuasenwas
Bait OS Shoes
Wesboeser Aesebusees
Wee
Seesseee
Farmers Meat Sales Fight City Ordinance In Georgia
A Georgia lawyer claims Americas city council exceeded lawful power by seeking to tax farm produced meat sold inside city limits. Citing Code 1851 and court rulings, the lawyer asserts farmers may sell farm products and that barring sale of meat by farmers would be illegal, though sanitary regulations may be permissible.
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Times-Recorder
Americas
Gunn
Macon
Georgia
Davis & Company
64Th
Tobacco trust plot to senate charged by FTC
Washington January 18 three principal tobacco manufacturers the American P Lorillard and Liggett-Myers were charged with conspiring with numerous jobbers associations to keep up jobbers prices in a report transmitted today to the senate by the Federal Trade Commission.
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Washington
The
American
P. Lorillard
Liggett-Myers
Senate
Federal Trade Commission
Flue epidemic in Paris claims 24 lives in a day
Paris reports an influenza surge with twenty four deaths in one day as the epidemic spreads from December into January. Across Paris, forty one influenza deaths occurred in the first ten days of January, signaling a rising toll in the city and provinces.
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Paris
Friendship Baptist Church Sermons and Business Session
Friendship Baptist church holds regular preaching Saturday at 11 and Sunday at 3. Rev Carl W Minor of the American First Baptist church will preach at both services and urges members to attend the important business session after the services.
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Friendship Baptist Church
Carl W. Minor
the Americas First Baptist Church
Mrs T Rogers Dies in Dawson After Illness
Mrs T Rogers former resident of Americus died Tuesday afternoon at 5 in Dawson at her daughter Mrs A H Miller's home after a period of illness. Body brought to Americus for interment in Oak Grove cemetery with Rev James B Lawrence officiating. Survived by daughter Mrs A H Miller of Dawson and son E E Rogers of near Americus. several grandchildren. Rogers widow of T C Rodgers who died in Americus two years ago. Remembered as widely known and beloved for her traits. death followed a long period of decline.
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A. H. Miller
Dawson
E. E. Rogers
Americus
Baptist Campaign Subscriptions Reach 30 Million
Nashville Jan 18 Dr L R Scarborough reports at the mid winter meeting of the campaign conservation commission that cash subscriptions for the Baptist seventy five million drive two years ago total 30 160 843 dollars.
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Nashville
Jen
Baptist Seventy-Five
Campaign Conservation Commission
L. R. Scarborough
School of Methods Under Way at First Methodist Church
The two day school of methods for Sunday school workers begins today at the First Methodist church. Sessions run tonight and tomorrow with the public invited. Tonight features devotional, graded worship, music, and church school program. tomorrow includes devotional, religious education using stories, teacher guidance, and division conferences.
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First Methodist Church
W. A. Joyner
Dr. Bartlett
Buchanan Building Damaged by Fire in Americus
Fire of unknown origin at 2 15 p m damaged the upper floor of the Neon Buchanan building at Lamar street and Cotton avenue. The blaze tore into the ceiling and rafters, shattered ten window panes, and soaked the McClure stock below. Americus Steam Vulcanizing quarters were wetted but most stock survived. firemen endured smoke as a large crowd gathered.
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Buchanan
Lamar Street
Cotton Avenue
C. W. McClure Company
Atlanta
McClure
Americus
U.S. Intervenes in Chile Peru Dispute Over Ancon Treaty
The American government intervened in the Chile Peru controversy over the Ancon treaty and invited both nations to send plenipotentiaries to Washington for a conference. The invitations were issued in the name of President Harding and forwarded by the State Department.
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Washington
Associated Press
Chile
Peru
State Department
Harding
Two-Year Sentence For Pistol Toter Randall
Sam Randall was convicted by a Colquitt Superior Court jury on two counts of unlawfully carrying a pistol and sentenced to two years on the chain gang. The judge also imposed a twelve month term on the death count, citing a strong stance against pistol toters and linking recent homicides to carrying such weapons.
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Moultrie
Sam Randall
Colquitt Superior Court
Thomas
Randall
Ty Ty Plans Booster Board and Saturday Field Day
Tifton January 18. Ty Ty business men will organize a board of trade tonight. A booster club already runs a field day Saturday featuring wrestling, horse racing, buck and wing dancing, sack races, greased pole, and a prize for hollering the loudest along with music from fiddles, banjos and guitars. If an unusual noise is heard Saturday it will be Ty Ty making itself heard.
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Tifton
Ty Ty
Tift County
Pershing Recommends Retaining Nine Training Centers
General Pershing urged the retention of nine main training centers ended with one in each corps area and several additional camps. The plan includes Camp McClellan in Anniston Alabama and would affect military training policy nationwide.
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Washington
John J. Pershing
House Military Committee
Corn for Demonstration Week Exhibit Confirmed
Crisp county representative S C Byrd announces corn from his farm will be used next week as an exhibit at the State College of Agriculture marketing conference. Agents seek weevil proof corn as Paul Tabor from the state confirmed the variety on Byrd’s farm.
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S. C. Byrd
Crisp County
State College of Agriculture
Paul Tabor
Byrd
Prize 717-Pound Hog Tops Crisp County Fair Exhibit
E E Sewell, a progressive farmer from Cordele, killed the heaviest hog of the year in Crisp county. The Duroc weighed 717 pounds with a 75 pound head after being shown as a prize pig from Charbro Farm at Coney. The winter prize porker marked a county record.
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Cordele
E. E. Sewell
Crisp County
Charbro Farm
Coney
Four men plead guilty to dynamiting fish streams
Waycross, Jan. 18. Four men pleaded guilty Saturday to dynamiting fish streams in the county. They were fined 50 dollars and costs. The local game and fish warden said other violations are known and charges will be pursued.
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Waycross
No Beggar Nor Wounded Soldier Seen In Brussels
Frank Harrold Jr. of Americus, Rhodes scholar in Oxford, writes from Rotterdam on a Christmas trip through Belgium and Holland. He describes Brussels as a modern city with dense country districts, Belgian people mixing French and Flemish traits, and surprising lack of beggars or wounded soldiers. He notes abundant young widows, handsome Belgians, and the Palace of Justice and King’s Palace as sights, while saving money on a German passport and enjoying hospitality in Rotterdam before finishing in Holland.
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Belgium
Brussells
United States
Frank Harrold, Jr
Americus’ Rhodes
Oxford
England
Holland
Germany
Rotterdam
General
Lady Portal
Southington
Mack
London
Athens
al Fields
Neil O’brien
Waterloo
Waterloo Station
Austria
Ostend
Brussels
Liege
Ghent
Paris
Thomas Meighan
Washington
Ypres
Palace of Justice
King’s Palace
St. Peters
Spain
Italy
Ike Kalmons
Rotterdam Nok
Decision to press debt refunding bill and soldier bonus
Washington reports that Republican senators reached a plan to press first the Allied debt refunding bill then the soldier bonus in their initial conference of the session. A second conference was set for tomorrow to debate details of both measures.
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Washington
Open door policy redefined at Washington conference
The Far Eastern committee of the Washington conference adopted in part the American proposal to redefine the open door policy in China. It calls for an international board to review existing and future concessions that conflict with the policy.
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Washington
Associated Press
China
Cohen Car Stolen From Front Of Home
A Dodge owned by A. Cohen and sons was stolen from the curb in front of Aaron Cohen's Jackson street home opposite Fulton Grammar School. Ferdinand Cohen had left the car there while at supper, and upon returning, he found it missing. Police had not yet caught the thieves.
Germans Meet Recent Decor On Reparations
Paris January 18 Germany made a payment of thirty one million gold marks under the reparations decision at Cannes. The installment follows the plan of payments every ten days pending a final decision on the reparations issue.
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Paris
Associate Press
Germany
Cannes
Pension raise halted for old soldiers in Sumter county
Capt. John A. Cobb reports the attorney general ruling blocks the planned pension increase. Old soldiers will receive $100 monthly instead of $150, and the Sumter county roll will list 68 pensioners this year, far below the usual 110 to 118. The new class of pensioners will receive no pensions.
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John A. Cobb
Capt. Cobb
Sumter
Cass
Valdosta Re Elects Mayor and Council in White Primary
Valdosta voters re elected Mayor W. D. Peeples and most of the council in the white primary. Peeples led J. Ley by 112 votes. G. H. Feagle was the sole defeated incumbent. Turnout was 1,488 with 274 no shows. women voted for the first time. Support favored city purchase of the Georgia-Florida plant with 654 for and 405 against. Plant grounds may be used for park and fair purposes.
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Valdosta
W. D. Peeples
Councilmani
Peeples
J.ley
G. H. Feagle
Huntington to Meet Union High in Debate
Huntington plans a Friday evening debate with Union High on January 20 at 7 30 in the Leslie auditorium. The topic is Resolved That Moving Pictures As They Are Operated Today Are of Benefit to the Community. The Huntington team includes Prof. C V Myers and Edwin Samson. the Union High side features Cato Wilson and Arlis Stewart. The public is invited.
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Huntington
Eee
Union High9
Leslie
C. V. Myers
Edwin Samson
Cato Wilson
Arlis Stewart
Lenin or Tchitcherin to Head Genoa Party
Moscow January 18 via Associated Press. Either Premier Lenin or Foreign Minister Tchitcherin will head the Russian Soviet delegation to the Genoa economic conference. The decision was officially announced today.
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Moscow
Assisciated
Lenin
Tchitcherin
Genoa
Harris Seeks Ban on Wooden Railway Cars
Senator Wm. J. Harris of Georgia introduced a bill requiring railroads to retire all wooden coaches and provide all steel passenger cars, aiming to modernize the fleet and improve safety. The proposal would mandate replacement across carriers.
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Harris
Washington
Wm. J. Harris
Georgia
No New Trial Denied for Green in Murder Case
Judge Eve overruled the motion for a new trial by attorneys for M. S. Green, convicted in the July term of Tift Superior Court of murdering Daniel Sutton and sentenced to life. The case may go to the state supreme court.
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Green
Tifton
Eve
M. S. Green
Tift Superior Court
Daniel Sutton
Preme
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