France Seizes Ruhr Moves Prompt Widespread Alarm
France acts to seize Ruhr territory to press reparations, prompting fear of revolts in Germany and a surge of international unrest. Britain and the United States protest the move while warning Germany may be unable to meet claims. Premier Mussolini protests may follow as dominoes of Europe tilt toward instability.
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Belgrade
Hungary
Italy
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Near East
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London
Washington
Bonar Law
England
Myron T. Herrick
United States
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Poincare
Roland W. Boyden
Mussolini
Belgium
Wallace Reid Dies After Courageous Drug Fight
Hollywood mourns Wallace Reid at 1 45 PM Thursday as news wires report the film star’s death at the Bansen sanitarium. He battled narcotics, admitted by wife Mrs Reid, who said he began the habit in New York two years ago to keep working. Reid left wife, son, and his adopted daughter by his side.
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Wallace Reid
United States of America
United States
Bansen Sanitarium
Holly
Leslie Athlet ic Club Defeats Aggies in 25 to 6 Victory
Leslie Jan 19 The Leslie Athletic club defeated the Third District Aggies Americas 25 to 6 on the local court. The defense, led by E Hines Burnett and L Deavours, stifled the Aggies as Bond starred for the visitors. The Leslie club, newly organized and fast, plans to challenge nearby teams.
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Leslie Athletic Club
Seaks
Aggies Americas
Leslie Club
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L. Deavours
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Negotiations Continue on War Debt With British Embassy
Washington January 18. Negotiations between American and British governments over refunding Britain's war debt will be carried forward through the British embassy after the British commission returns to London at the end of the week.
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Britain
United States
London
Tarbell warns England cannot afford war over Near East oil
New York January 19 Ida Tarbell the noted author says war over Mosul oil fields in the Near East would be madness for England and warns the United States will seek a voice in development of the fields. She predicts England will keep Mosul under control and expects large scale development with American involvement.
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Near East
New York
Ida M. Tarbell
Miss Tarbell
Lausanne
Standard Oi Company
Mosul
United States
Acord
Mosui
Osul
Senate Panel Again Delays Action on Reparations Body
Washington Jan 19 The senate foreign relations committee again deferred action on Senator Robinsons resolution to authorize official American membership on the reparations commission. The panel decided to ask the state department for more information about the activities of the present staff of unofficial observers with the commission.
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Washington
Robinson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Minor cases heard at Fort Morning Recorder session
Only a few minor cases were tried before Recorder Fort this morning at the regular weekly session, mainly among negroes who were given light fines. A few cases were dismissed.
Four Hurt When Fire Truck and Auto Hit
Four city employees, including two firemen, were injured in a collision between a city motor truck and a stockade department automobile at a blind intersection in a residential Atlanta district. Both vehicles were badly damaged and one man is regarded as seriously hurt.
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Atlanta
City Stockade Department
Prayer Services Tonight at Calvary Episcopal Church
Evening prayer will be said in Calvary Episcopal church this evening at 7 30 oclock with a cordial welcome extended to all attendees and parishioners.
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Calvary Episcopal Church
Millions Are Now Made Available Under New Farm Loan Act
Figures from the Atlanta Joint Loan Bank show the Federal Farm Loan Act has vastly aided agricultural interests. In Georgia, five years of operation have unlocked relief for farmers. The Planters Bank of Americus serves as the Atlanta Joint Stock Land Bank correspondent for ongoing loan applications totaling over three million dollars.
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Atlanta
Georgia
A. B. Simms
Atlanta Joint Loan Bank
Planters Bank of Americus
Atlanta Joint Stock Land Bank
Masked party halted travelers on Bastrop Mer Rouge highway
Jan 18 Bastrop hearing into kidnapping and murder of Watt Daniel and T F Richards. Fred Burbanks testified Newt Gray was in a masked group. Eubanks said he was present and identified Gray wearing a black mask during the holdup between Bastrop and Mer Rouge.
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Newt Gray
Watt Daniel
T. F. Richards
Mer Rouge
Fred Burbanks
Daniel
Richards
Eubanks
Gray
Willingham Granted New Trial After Larceny Conviction
Macon reports Richard F. Willingham, convicted last May in Bible Superior court for larceny after trial of $63,475 from Shippers' Compress company, received a new trial this afternoon from Judge Mathews following his 12 month sentence on the state prison farm.
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Macon
Richard F. Willingham
Bible Superior Court
Shippers’ Compress Company
Mathews
Tiger Tim Healy First Governor General of the Free State
London dispatch highlights Tim Healy as the Irish Free State’s first governor general known as The Tiger for his fierce debates. Anecdotes recount his clashes with Joseph Chamberlain and others, including quips during Boers War debates and a jest about John Dillon’s funeral duties.
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Irish the Free State
London
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Many Vets Honor Birth of Chieftain
A ceremony at the high school marked General Robert E. Lee's birthday with the Fifth Georgia Regiment color guard led by J. P. Chapman and the old flag he has kept for 50 years. Sumter county veterans attended, including guests from Ellaville. Rev. Henry T. Brookshire spoke on Lee, with Prof. C. M. Hale introducing him. readings by Susan Stallings and a song by Melva Clark completed the program.
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Fifth
Georgia
Robert E. Lee
Daughters of the Confederacy
Sumter County
Ellaville
Henry T. Brookshire
C. M. Hale
Susan Stallings
Melva Clark
Eleventh District Editors Meet In Waycross
Eleventh District Press association holds annual convention in Waycross. Mayor Dan I. Cowart delivered the welcome address which President Allen of the Pearson Tribune repeated to the gathering.
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Waycross Waycross
Elveenth District Press Association
Dan I. Cowart
Allen
Pearson Tribune
Georgia English Teachers Meeting in Atlanta
Teachers of English from all sections of Georgia gather in Atlanta for a two day convention beginning this afternoon. Speakers include Dr. Parks state superintendent and representatives from the University of Georgia Emory University Tech school and the Atlanta Girls High School.
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Atlannta
Georgia
Dr. Parks
Sthe University of Georgia
Emory University
Tech School
Atlanta Girls’ High School
Lee Birthday celebrated in Georgia and South
Georgia joined other Southern states in honoring Robert E. Lee and Andrew Jackson. Georgia recognizes the day as a legal holiday with joint exercises in Atlanta marking the birth anniversary of the Confederate leaders.
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Georgia
Robert E. Lee
Lee
Jackson
Georgia bankers meet in Macon for Group Five session
Bankers from 15 Middle and Southern Georgia counties convene in Macon for the annual Group Five meeting of the Georgia Bankers Association. The event opens with a welcome address by Mayor Williams and other local officials this morning.
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Georgia Bankers
Macon
Georgia
The
Georgia Bankers Association
Williams
Coal manager placed under arrest for fuel delivery failure
Five French inspectors seized Rhineland customs districts and forests while aiming to take Ruhr mines. A coal manager named Ahrens was arrested for refusing coke delivery as occupation forces seize state mines and bank branches. Railway workers face potential strike as Berlin orders loom over shipments.
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Associated Press
Rhineland
Ruhr
Essen
Bergmandsglueck
Westerhold
Chamber Banquet at Windsor Hotel Tonight
The Chamber of Commerce banquet will be held at the Windsor hotel tonight beginning promptly at 7 30. Most members have sent in acceptance, assuring an attendance of at least 400. A program features prominent American businessmen as speakers.
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Chamber of Commerce
Windsor Hotel
George O. Marshall
Chamber
Herrin Rioters Ret Acquittal Verdicts
Marion January 19 Five men charged with the murder of Howard Hoffman in the Herrin riots were acquitted this afternoon. The case went to the jury shortly before noon with Judge D T Hartwell directing separate verdicts for each defendant.
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Howard Hoffman
Herrin
D. T. Hartwell
Ware jailbird escapes by cutting rear jail bar
Luke Middleton, condemned for the slaying of Orin Guy and sentenced to ten years, escaped Ware county jail by sawing through a bar in the rear. The bold bid for liberty occurred in Waycross on January 19 as authorities investigated the breach.
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Luke Midddleton
Orin Guy
Ware
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