Washington Cut Off From Nation By Record Snow
Washington faced one of the heaviest snowstorms in its history halting rail service. Union Station reported no passenger trains since midnight and continued snowfall threatened further outages. Trains from the South were suspended, with several stalled between Richmond and Washington as Middle Atlantic states endured a paralyzing blizzard.
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Washington
Union Station
Richmond
Middle Atlantic
New England
Virginia Capes
Norfolk Gale Cripples Waterfront and Delays Traffic
A gale of 56 mph hit Norfolk and Hampton Roads, flooding part of the business district and suspending shipping. High tides halted car traffic in suburban areas as water rose along the waterfront.
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Norfolk
Hampton Roads
Fee Cut And Salary System Urged For Colquitt Officers
The Colquitt County grand jury at the January term urged abolishing the fee system for tax collector and tax receiver, recommending salaries and a 40 percent fee cut. They argued one office could handle tax collection and returns, saving money for taxpayers and boosting the county treasury by about ten thousand dollars annually.
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Indultrie
Colquitt Superior Court
Colquitt County
Grand Jury
Valdosta Joins Lists of Georgia Kiwanians
Valdosta forms a Kiwanis club with E. E. Dekle as president and Paul Rilly as first vice president. Board includes O. L. Keogel treasurer and A. F. Gibson, Dr. L. R. Scott, G. Jones, W. F. Staten, Dr. H. Thomas, J. A. Campbell as directors. Osmehyde Newbern elected district trustee. Club meets Fridays. about fifty members at organization with strong start and speeches by Rev. L. R. Scott and Rev. D. Johnson. Charter to arrive from international. District Governor Walter Harris present. Local Kiwanians to assist later.
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Valdosta
Kiwanis
E. E. Dekle
Paul R.illy
William S. West
O. L. Keogel
A. FB. Gibson
L. R. Scott
J. A. Campbell
Walter Harris
South Georgia
Sawyer Case Mistrial in $75,000 Railway Damage Suit
In City court Judge Ware G. Martin discharged a Seaboard railroad nuisance case jur y in the $75,000 Saw yer & Sons suit over the 1919 machine shop fire. The panel stood 7 to 5 for the railroad after a three day trial. The prior trial awarded about $25,000, later set aside for a new trial. The plaintiffs blamed a spark from a missing locomotive.
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W. H. Sawyer & Sons
Seaboard Railroad
Sawyer
Ware G. Martin
Leesburg
W. M. Harper
Sawyers
Martin
Littlejohn
Cordele Police Chief W L Sheppard Weds in Albany
Cordele Police Chief W L Sheppard who had been away from home since last Sunday married Miss Etta Pearson at the Presbyterian parsonage in Albany last Sunday. Miss Pearson is the daughter of Mrs W H Pearson of Albany. The romance began six years ago when she lived in Cordele with her parents.
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Cordele
W.L. Sheppard
Presbyterian Parsonage
Albany
Etta Pearson
W. H. Pearson
Smothering Death Of Infant Leads To Inquest
In Cordele on January 28 a coroner's inquest found that Will and Jessie Brookins, a Black couple, smothered their five month old baby while attempting to keep it warm by sharing a bed during the night. The jury did not hold the parents legally accountable after hearing the evidence.
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Cordele
Will
Jessie Brookins
Albany High Edges Marshallville High 34 27 on Y M C A Court
Albany High defeated Marshallville High on the YMCA court Thursday night by 34 to 27. Key figures and other details are not provided in the brief readout.
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Trims Marshallvile
Albany
Albany High
Marshallville High
Markets Americus Spot Cotton
In Americus the spot market reports good middling cotton at 16 cents per pound. The brief bulletin notes ongoing price stability with buyers and sellers negotiating current grades and futures outlook remain steady.
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Americus
Miss Ryals Invited to Join Dear Me Company in London
Miss Cecil Ryals, longtime Rylander theater organist in Americus, earned a signal honor after Grace LaRue starred in Dear Me. LaRue invited Ryals to be her accompanist and travel to Atlanta then London for a six month tour. Ryals trained under Thomas W. Musgrove and Hoffman in New York.
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Cecil Ryals
Rylander
Americus
Grace LaRue
Miss Ryals
Miss LaRue
Miss la Rue
Atlanta
London
Thomas W. Musgrove
Brenau
Hoffman
New York
Americas
Ryals
The
Heavy damage to Tifton plant growers
Tifton, Jan. 28. Tift county plant growers doubt the present cold snap killed older plants hardened by prior frosts and rain. A recent dry freeze, catching young plants, killed about two thirds. Sizable shipments from Wifton depend on surviving stock, with millions of plants shipped each season and substantial money at stake.
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Tifton
Tift County
Wifton
Couple Bell Occupy Home on Lee and Church Corners
Mr and Mrs Clay Bell occupy the home at the corner of Lee and Church streets recently vacated by Mrs Berna Gilmore.
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Clay Bell
Lee and
Church Streets
Berna Gilmore
Albany Kiwanis Back Ford Lease of Muscle Shoals
At a Friday luncheon the Albany Kiwanis club endorsed Henry Ford's proposal for leasing the Muscle Shoals property. Only fertilizer company representatives opposed. The secretary was told to wire Congressman Frank Park and Senators Harris and Watson.
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Albany
Albany Kiwanis Club
Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
Frank Park
W. J. Harris
Thos. E. Watson
Kiwanis
A. A. Elmore
R. J. DeLoach
Bureau of Agricultural Research
Armour Fertilizer Works
Albany Chamber of Commerce
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Kiwanis Club
Waycross Kiwanis backs Ford plant lease proposal
The Waycross Kiwanis Club at a Friday noon meeting endorsed Henry Ford's plan to lease the Muscle Shoals nitrate and power plants at Florence Alabama. The club pledged to assist the government award and also outlined plans to beautify Plant Avenue and expand local school facilities. February 22 was chosen for its annual ladies night event.
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Waycross Club
Waycross
Kiwanis Club of
Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
Florence
Ala
Chub
Plantavene
Senate to Probe Reserve Bank Building Contracts
Washington Jan 28 the senate adopted a resolution by Senator Heflin Alabama requesting the Federal Reserve Board to provide the senate with copies of all bids and contracts for the construction of the proposed new Federal Reserve bank building in New York City and related documents.
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Washington
Senate Today
Heflin
Alabama
Federal Reserve Board
Senate
Federal Reserve Bank
New York City
Christian Science Publishing Trustees Named in Boston
Supreme Court Judge Crosby announced the appointment of Fred M. Lamson of Boston William B. McKenzie of Cambridge and James E. Hatton of Boston as trustees of the Christian Science Publishing society in Boston January 28.
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Boston
Supreme Court
Crosby
Fred M. Lamson
William B. McKenzie
Cambridge
James E. Hatton
The
Christian Science Publishing Society
Lysian School Bonds Approved in Sumter County
Judge Littlejohn certifies $25,000 Lysian school bonds for a new brick school in Thompson district eight miles south west of Americus. Bonds bear 6 percent interest, mature starting 1926, with architect Mr. Fenner of Albany drawing plans. bids not yet accepted.
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Littlejohn
Superior Court
Sumter County
Thompson
Americus
Georgia
Fenner
Albany
Shipp & Sheppard
London Morning Post article stirs Paris over Harding reception
Paris officials reject claims that President Harding and Secretary Hughes refused to receive Ambassador Jules Jusserand. The French foreign office says the piece is implausible and notes official doubt in political circles over the sensational report.
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Paris
Associated Press
Foreign Office
London Morning Post
Harding
Hughes
Jules Jusserand
State Department Denies Hughes Harding Refusal to See Ambassador
Officials deny a London Morning Post report that Secretary Hughes or President Harding refused to meet Ambassador Jussarant. They call the claim flatly false and unthinkable, insisting no such refusal occurred.
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Washington
Associated Press
State Department
White House
Hughes
Harding
Jusserand
London Morning Post
Albany Churches Aim for 2000 Attendance Sunday
Albany churches plan to draw at least 2000 worshipers in morning services Sunday, closing a five week campaign that began New Year. Seven churches total 2703 members, with an expected aggregate turnout around 75 percent. The Catholic church reports 112 percent average, while Presbyterians lead other denominations at 65 percent.
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Albany
Blind tiger given year but won t have to serve
Thomasville January 28 Judge Hammond of the City Court sentenced a blind tiger of this city to twelve months but suspended the sentence after the negro proved he could not work. This is the second case of the kind locally, the other blind man is kept from the county and put to work. He has been divorced from his trade and begs on street corners.
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Thomasville
Hammond
Dollar Shoes Spark Thomasville Trade Boom
Thomasville saw two large shoe sales in a week with local buyers snapping up about a thousand pairs at one dollar per pair. An estimated three thousand pairs sold below cost, reflecting strong local demand and market activity.
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Thomasville
Bootleg traffic or deluge? Prohibition debate rages
The piece argues that bootleg liquor imports into New York reach 1,800,000 quarts yearly, yet compares this "deluge" to 1913 factory output of 774,426,032 parts of distilled liquors and Americans consuming 589,782,512 quarts of distilled liquors, 221,309,844 quarts of wines, and 8,121,389,488 quarts of malt liquors, concluding prohibition is a success compared with saloon days.
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New York
United States
Helen Keller and Wiletta Huggins Meet in Madison
Helen Keller and Wiletta Huggins, both blind and deaf, converse by feeling vocal sounds on the face and chest in Madison. Keller asks about Keller's color sense, then remarks many marvels exist but nothing as wonderful as human adaptability. She says all handicaps can be overcome by will power.
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Helen Keller
Wiletta Huggins
Madison
Wisconsin
Miss Keller
If bootlegger drinks his own liquor patrons fear poison
In Hoboken two veteran bartenders died at St. Marys Hospital after drinking wood alcohol from bootleg liquor. They had been blind for days after sampling the suspect "sure stuff." Their deaths warn customers that even seasoned tasters may be fooled by wood alcohol. Undertakers note the grim outcome.
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St. Mary’s Hospital
Hoboken
N. J
Changing English Faces Due to Modern Lifestyles
The British anthropologist Sir Arthur Keith notes a pronounced shift in facial structure and body shape as diets soften and activity changes. He cites a narrowing jaw from less chewing and comments on broader societal effects from auto riding, smoking, and desk work.
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Sir Arthur Keith
Highway link to connect Muscle Shoals and Atlanta begun
Southern chambers of commerce start a first class highway project linking Muscle Shoals with Atlanta. They foresee major industrial growth if Henry Ford’s Muscle Shoals proposal is accepted, suggesting America’s future will mirror postwar West expansion driven by water power and railroads.
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Nect Muscle Shoals
Atlanta
Southern Chambers of Commerce
Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
America
West
Mexican Guatemala War Rumors Ridiculed
A high Mexican government official calls rumors of war with Guatemala "too ridiculous to deny" while semi official sources deny the reports, in Mexico City on January 28. The reassurances come amid circulating claims of escalating tensions between the two neighboring nations.
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Mexico City
Associated Press
Mexico
Guatemala
Cardinal Conclave Delayed One Day for Arrivals
Rome report says the papal conclave to elect a successor will be delayed 24 hours to allow all cardinals to arrive. The opening was originally set for February.
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Baris
Rome
Havas
Prohibition Agents Named for Two States
Washington January 28 Prohibition Commissioner Haynes named John Thompson of Mobile Alabama as prohibition agent for Alabama and Wilson S Jaynes of Tazewell Tennessee as prohibition agent for Tennessee.
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Washington
Haynes
John Thompson
Mobile
Alabama
Wilson S. Jaynes
Tazewell
Tennessee
President Dealmeida Expected to Resign in February
From Lisbon reports indicate President Dealmeida plans to offer his resignation at the assembly of the new cabinet in February, signaling a major political shift.
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Lisbon
Associated Press
Dealmeida
Verdict Fails to Recommend Court's Mercy
Atlanta January 28 The jury in the Frank B. Dupre murder case returned a verdict of guilty without recommendation. Dupre, accused of killing Detective Irby Walker during the Nat Riser jewelry store robbery last December, faced execution set for March 10. The trial lasted four hours of forceful arguments, with Dupre appearing unmoved, while his father showed visible distress as hundreds watched.
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Atlanta
Frank B. Dupre
Irby Walker
Nat Riser
Euilty
DuPre
Matthews
Fulton County
Oratory of Counsel
Frank DuPre Statement Reveals Americus Ties
In his on the stand trial statement Frank DuPre described living in Americus as a child. Born August 12 1903 he said his father a blacksmith later worked for the Seaboard railroad. He recalled schooling at Streetschool and a Baptist church, naming Americus Cedartown and Atlanta as places connected to his early life.
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Frank DuPre
Atlanta
Americus
Seaboard Railroad
DuPres
Américas
Cedartown
Schook
Ham
Ehuveh
Richland Bank Declares Fifteen Percent Earnings
The People's Bank of Richland announced a 15 percent dividend at its annual stockholders meeting in Richland. Eighty percent of earnings will go to stockholders, five percent added to surplus, two percent to undivided profits, with $100,000 capital and $45,000 surplus. More than $250,000 on deposit. Board and officers retained with one new assistant cashier.
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Richland
People’s Bank of Richland
Peoples Bank of Richland
N. C. Coffin
R. J. Dixon
W. C. Dixon
A. A. French
Jake Giles
Bank of Richland
Peoples Bank
Orphans Return Trip Ends For Polish Boys In New York
The steamship Mateika sails for Danzig with 202 orphans on board who fled two years ago to escape starvation. They will be sent to Warsaw where the Polish government will arrange homes as they complete the final leg of a world voyage.
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New York
Danzig
Warsaw
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Reserve Bank
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