Paris debts and Ruhr crisis fuel World War debts case
European diplomats hint at U S concessions on war debts as France presses to extract funds from Germany after Ruhr actions. Baldwin mission returns to London as talks continue. observers doubt a breakthrough but warn France must act to secure repayment. Versaille region occupation expands amid arrests and coal seizures.
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United States
Atlantic
Stewart
America
England
Ruhr
Foreign Embassies Suspected in Bootleg Liquor Supply
Washington police accuse some foreign envoys of using diplomatic immunity to aid bootleggers. The government moves to determine if embassies and legations sent excessive liquor shipments that were diverted for illicit sale in the capital. The treasury notes unusual imports to the embassies, prompting a state department review.
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Washington
Associated Press
Legations
Bastleg
Treasury Department
State Department
Bishop Ainsworth Urges Law Over Mob Rule in Address
In Jackson Mississippi on January 25 Bishop W N Ainsworth of Macon Georgia addressing the Methodist laymen conference urged men to obey the law and avoid mob rule in a plea stressing reason and order during the gathering.
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Bishop Ainsworth
Jackson
Miss
W. N. Ainsworth
Macon
Sleuths on Trail Embassy Liquor Probes Bootleg Trade
National capital police working on embargo enforcement say they have traced a key source feeding embassy liquor into the bootleg trade and expect sensational disclosures soon.
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Embassy Liquor
Washington
National Capital Police
Cordele Hotel Fire Threatens Guests
Fire roared from the basement of the Suwanee hotel in Cordele early today as about a hundred guests fled smoke filled halls. Two or three people were injured perhaps by flying glass, but flames were kept under control with limited damage.
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Cordele
Suwanee
Sanford Named U S Supreme Court Judge
Edward T. Sanford, long serving federal judge for the eastern and middle districts of Tennessee since 1908, is nominated by President Harding to join the Supreme Court to fill Justice Pitney's vacancy. A Harvard and Tennessee alumnus, former American Bar Association vice president, and ex-assistant attorney general under Roosevelt, he is 57 and Republican. If confirmed, Tennessee will have two justices on the high court.
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Washington
Edward T. Sanford
United States
Eastern
Middle District of
Tennessee
Harding
Supreme Court
Justice Pitney
Sanford
University of Tennessee
Harvard
American Bar Association
Roosevelt
Naltian Hatnan Ee
Aance
Returning Yank soldiers to debark at Savannah Wharf
The American Army of Occupation on the Rhine will withdraw and sailors will debark at Savannah Georgia as the transport St Mihiel reaches the United States with troops returning from overseas.
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Savannah
American Army of Occupation
St. Mihiel
United States
Belgians Welcome Yanks Arriving At Antwerp
Antwerp with a warm reception greeted the homeward bound American troops landing to board the transport St Mihiel. Minister of War Devese praised America’s role in the war as the first of two special trains carried troops into port at 6:20 am followed an hour later by a second train.
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Antwerp
Associated Press
St.Lihiel
Devese
America
German women hid at pier as St Mihiel ships out
Six German women claiming to be wives of American soldiers were found hidden at the Antwerp pier as the transport St Mihiel prepared to sail with American forces stationed at Coblenz. Officers searched for other unregistered wives of soldiers aboard or ashore.
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Antwerp
Associated Press
St Mihiel
Coblenz
Major General Shanks to Meet Returning Troops in Savannah
Savannah dispatch reports Major General Shanks ordered to Savannah to greet troops returning from Germany. Telegraph notices indicate the group will arrive around February 7. A committee convenes today to arrange the reception and ceremonies.
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Shank
Savannah
War Department
Shanks
Germany
Flood Warnings Issued for Ocmulgee Lowlands
Macon Jan 25 The weather bureau warns residents in the Ocmulgee river lowlands below Macon to prepare for flood conditions as the river passes flood stage and continues to rise. The maximum rise noted was not yet determined.
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Macon
Ocmulgee River
Weather Bureau
Telegraph Wires Working Near Normal After Blizzard
Telegraph wires and telephone lines recover from Wednesday blizzard disruption. Western Union reports minimal delays to Atlanta and East. Southern Bell indicates initial contact with Atlanta still incomplete but service restoring as hundreds repair lines.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Searely
Atlanta
Points
Four-Story Buildings Burn in Canal Street District
New Orleans fire destroys four three story brick buildings in the retail district on a house street near Canal. Preliminary loss placed at $300,000 as fire spread to a building beside the Grunewald hotel causing guests to be warned to flee.
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New Orleans
Houne Street
Canal
Grunewald Hotel
Union High Defeats Leesburg Five On Leesburg Court
Leslie January 25 Union High school defeated Leesburg basketball team 34 to 6 on Leesburg court. Union High to play the faster team later this week.
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Union High School
Leesburg
Leslie
Union High
Klan Blamed for Attacks at Morehouse Parish Open Hearing
Bastrop Louisiana January open hearing into masked group activities linked to the death of two men last August 24 concluded with Attorney General asserting responsibility for the outrages lay with the Ku Klux Klan. Adjutant General Toombs warned of troops and martial law if disorder resumed.
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Bastrop
Associated Press
Toombs
Skipwith
Cyclops
Morehouse Klan
Carpenter
H. Flood Madison
Met Rouge
Leon Jones
Moselle
Miss
Lake Fourche
Watt Daniel
T. F. Richards
William Barnett
Dr. McKain
Jeff Barnett
Newt Gray
Death Comes to Aged Forsyth County Woman
Cordele January 25 Mrs Caroline Wilbanks aged 70 mother of G W Wilbanks a local grocer was buried here yesterday afternoon. Funeral was at the home after a multi year illness She had recently been in Cordele only a few months and was a longtime devoted member of Old Salem church north of Cumming Forsyth County remembers her with sorrow.
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Cordele
Caroline Wilbanks
G. W. Wilbanks
Wilbanks
Forsyth City
Old Salem Church
Cumming
Income Tax Official Arrives in Americus
United States Revenue Collector David Reese arrived in Americus from Atlanta on government income tax work. He will stay several days and operate from the post office building second floor office ready to assist local citizens with tax returns.
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David Reese
United States Revenue
Americus
Atlanta
Reese
The
Revenue Department
Georgia River Improvement Funded With $65,000
Washington, Jan 25. An allotment of 65000 from river and harbor funds was announced for maintenance work on the Oklawaha river in Georgia by the aywms.
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Washington
Oklawaha River
Georgia
Aywms
FOCHS CHIEF IN CONFERENCE WITH WEYRAND
In Duesseldorf January 25 General Weygand, Fochs chief of staff, arrived from Paris and met with General Degoutte to discuss applying sterner military measures against the Germans as Allied delegates prepare to leave.
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Fochs
Weyrand
Duesseldorf
Associated Press
General Weysgand
Marshal Foch
Paris
Degoutte
Allies to present Turkish peace draft in Lausanne
The Allied draft of the peace treaty with Turkey will be presented to the Turks Wednesday, with the Allied delegations leaving two days later. If the Turks have not signed by then, one Allied representative will remain to supply information to the Turkish side.
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Lausanne
Associated Press
Turkey
American Legion to form brass band in Americus
Eighteen experienced players gathered at the American Legion Hall as plans were laid to organize a brass band for Americus. Prof. W. H. Ross of Cordele will teach two nights weekly starting Monday at 7:00 PM, with lessons on Sundays and Thursdays. Several members and instruments are listed. extra instruments may be supplied.
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Americus
Carroll Clark
American Legion
W. H. Ross
Cordele
Professor Ross
Clark
Coal Operators Sign One Year Wage Pact with UMWA
In New York on January 25, bituminous coal operators and United Mine Workers of America officials signed a new wage agreement. It runs for one year and governs tri state competitive fields in Ohio, Illinois and Indiana.
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New York
United Mine Workers of America Today
Ohio
Illinois
Indians
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Degouette
Thurso
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Coco
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Forsyth County
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