Hancock Baldw in Hancock section highway bridge progress
Sparta Jan 26 work on the cement and steel bridge over Town Creek the boundary between Hancock and Baldwin counties advances despite bad weather this last link in the Hancock section of the Macon Augusta highway will be permanent and an improvement over the old structure Waycross Ga Jan 26 seven new Chamber of Commerce council members elected including E K Bennett Bibb W E Mott M M W Riem and George W Popewell
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Sparta
Town Creek
Hancock
Baldwin Counties
Macon
Augusta
Waycross
Chamber of Com
Teapot Dome Oil Lease Scandal Expands in Senate Probe
Washington January 26 The Senate oil probe widens as President Coolidge orders expert advice on the Doheny Sinclair leases and possible government annulment. Attorney General will press investigations, while Doheny and Sinclair faces new testimony about large cash advances to former Secretary Fall amid amid renewed calls for criminal action and accountability.
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Washington
Senate Oil Probe Committee
Secretary of the Interior
Albert E. Fall
Harry Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Coolidge
Interior Department
Sinclair
Doheny
Fai
Wyoming
California
Fall
James W.zecely
Harry F. Sinclair
Dooheny
White House
Edward L. Doheny
Senate
Harris Ranch
E. L. Doheny
E. B. McLean
McLean
Tattnall Primary Election Results in Reidsville
In Tattnall County Georgia the primary elected E. E. Purvis as Ordinary J. H. Kennedy as sheriff R. N. Odum as clerk B. H. Beasley as tax collector B. D. Kicklighter as tax receiver J. O. Bacon as superintendent of schools C. W. Rogers H. C. Beasley Ralph Holland W. A. Pubberry and J. T. Strickland as roads and revenues committee E. R. Collins as coroner. Kennedy beat Bacon Jr. by three votes for sheriff in the closest contest.
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Tattnall
Reidsville
Tattnall County
E. E. Purvis
J. H. Kennedy
R. N. Odum
B. H. Beasley
B. D. Kicklighter
J. O. Bacon
C. W. Rogers
H. C. Beasley
Ralph Holland
W. A. Pubberry
J. T. Strickland
E. R. Collins
E. H. Bacon, Jr
Forestry congress set for Savannah three day meet
Savannah Jan 26 R D Forbes secretary of the southern forestry congress arrived to complete final prep for a three day conference series here starting Monday President Bonnell Stone of Blairsville Ga is expected to arrive early Sunday He said by phone the congress will measure up to all expectations.
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Savannah
R.D. Forbes
Southern Forestry Congress
Bonnell H. Stone
Blairsville
Wright rites held for Monroe county farmer James W Wright
Funeral services were held at the First Baptist church in Forsyth for James W Wright 60 prominent Monroe County farmer who died suddenly at his country home seven miles from Forsyth. Rev R L Bivins assisted by Rev C C Heard and Rev L B Harvey conducted the service. Wright had moved to Forsyth from Butts County and had also lived in South Georgia.
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Forsyth
James W. Wright
Monroe County
First Baptist Church
R. L. Bivins
C. C. Heard
Locust Grove
L. B. Harvey
Wright
Butts County
South Georgia
Legion Banquet Promises Wide Veteran Turnout
John V. Mathis Post No 2 American Legion commander R C Lane announced a Tuesday 7 p m banquet at the former A L S armory to welcome white ex service men from Sumter county and nearby towns. The program features music speeches and a barbecue with remarks from Major James A Fort and Earl Cocke among others and invites nonmembers to attend.
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R. C. Lane
John v. Mathis
American Legion
Lane
Smithville
Leesbore
Summer County
Armory
Legion
Sumter County
J F Cheney
Columbus
Myr
John Sheffield
Quartette
Messrs
Davenport
Beavers
Smith Stackhouse
James A. Fort
Wilder
Albany
Earl Cocke
R. L. Crawford
Weather outlook for Georgia tonight and Sunday
Forecasters say Georgia will turn colder tonight with freezing temperatures expected. Sunday brings continued cool conditions with gusty winds and a risk of frost in exposed areas.
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Georgia
Fire Devastates Green Drug Store Block in Connorsville
A fire in Connorsville Indiana began early today at the Green Drug Company store within the First National Bank block. By 9 am, six hours after discovery, the blaze remained unchecked with damage estimates up to $500,000. Cincinnati and Richmond departments were summoned to assist.
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First National Bank
Cincinnati
Connorsville
Ind
Green Drug Company
Cincinnati and
Richmond, Ind
Mine Explosion Claims 30 Dead in Crerary Cinch Coal Co Mine
Johnson, Illinois. A Friday explosion in the McClinton Mine entombed 30 workers in two rooms off the main entry. One man died from severe burns, 30 dead confirmed, eight in hospital, two unlikely to survive. Rescue teams work amid a raging fire. 450 miners were in the mine, most on the 250 foot level. The mine is owned by Crerary Cinch Coal Company of Johnson City.
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Johnson
City
McClinton
Crerary Cinch Coal Company
Johnson City
Lincoln Scientific Killer Confesses Headed to Dumping Ground
Lincoln, a scientist killer, admits dismembering two victims and sealing their heads in a concrete block at the city dumping grounds. Police found the block after his confession clarified the double murder involving Lena Lincoln and Byron Shoup, with Warren J. Lincoln jailed on related charges. Authorities say the heads confirm the long case.
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Aurora
Nfils
Lena Lincoln
Byron Shoup
Warren J. Lincoln
Lincoln
Tio YI
Discrimination Alleged by George Washington Senator Criticizes Fleet Corp
The Emergency Fleet Corporation refused to accord southern ports the same export rates as north Atlantic ports for shipments from the middle west. Senator Walter F. George protests to the Fleet Corporation and the Shipping Board, warning rail rates to southern ports could be nullified and European traffic diverted. He also opposes Boston Chamber of Commerce petition before the Interstate Commerce Commission to intervene in the south Atlantic rate dispute. The southern ports seek import rail rates not exceeding those from Baltimore and Norfolk.
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Washington
Emergency Fleet Corporation
North Atlantic
Middle West
Walter F. George
The
Shipping Board
George
Interstate Commerce Commerce Commission
Boston Chamber
Escaped convict slips from Sumter steel cage
Dick Jester a Fulton county convict escaped from the Sumter county chain gang Thursday night in Americus. Paul Ryan who fled with Jester walked ten miles in heavy rain to report the escape to Warden John B Ansley. The two sawed bars from an iron cage after days of work during rain. No trace of Jester by afternoon. Several other inmates confined with them were described as hardened criminals with prior escapes.
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Dick Jester
Fulton County
Sumter County
Americus
Liberty
Paul Ryan
Jester
John B. Ansley
Ryan
King Avery
Bibb County
F. H. Daniels
Cherokee County
Milton
Hinson
Cook County
James Moran
Spaulding County
Lester
Ruan
Sumter
Edwin Timmerman
Plains
Weevil Hibernates in Seed At Atlanta Storage
Discovery that boll weevil larvae are dormant inside cotton seed kernels emerged in Conyers through farmer Eugene Crutchfield. Weevils found in many bushels of warehouse stored seed, seeds turning black and lint shed, prompting call for entomologist investigation and possible treatment.
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Atlanta
Conyers
Eugene Crutchfield
Rockdale
Japanese Royal Couple Wed In Ancient Shinto Rite
Tokyo January 26 Prince Regent Hirohito and Princess Nagako married in the imperial palace under an old custom with Shinto rites acknowledging their union. The ceremony marked a formal dynastic event as Japan’s imperial family continues its traditions.
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Tokio
Hirohito
Nagako
Kunia
Imperial Palace
Debate Reveals Plot in German Parliament Debates
Berlin dispatch reports a communist plot to overthrow the government disclosed during a Stuttgart sources say the finance committee of Württemberg parliament. Large quantities of explosives were seized following disclosures and added to the case.
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Berlin
Wurtemburg
Stuttgart
Henry Ford to Be Asked to Testify on Mucle Shoals
Washington January 26 Henry Ford will be asked to appear early next week before the house military committee to discuss his offer for Mucle Shoals.
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Henry Ford
Washington
House Military Committee
Mucle Shoals
Blustering Gale Ushers In New York Cold Wave
A northwest gale reaching 72 miles per hour today ushered in New York's third cold wave in a fortnight, dropping the temperature 14 degrees from midnight to 9 am to 14 degrees above zero.
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New York
Convicted Woman Collapses in Cell in Atlanta
Ida Hughes awaits a Fulton Superior court hearing on a new trial motion filed by counsel Charles F. Wells after her murder trial for killing her elderly mother in law Mrs. M. C. Hughes. Sentenced to hang Friday, she kept composure until sentencing and then grew pale and nervous as her husband faced his own indictment as an accessory before the fact. If carried out, she would be the third Georgia woman hanged in state history.
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Atlanta
Charles F. Wells
Ida Hughes
Fulton Superior Court
Howard
Hughes
M. C. Hughes
Georgia
Holloway High Point Man In Fast Game
Andersonville High defeated Vienna in a fast cage game Friday evening at Andersonville 43 to 23. Holloway was high point man for Andersonville scoring 9 of the 28 points.
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Holloway
Andersonville High
Vienna
Andersonville
Spec
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Mr. Bones
Uncle Sam
Department of Justice
Forestry Congress
James Wright
FOP Legion
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Hale
Indana
Blaze
Green Drug Co
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