Senator Dial Urges Cotton Price Fixing Reform
Atlanta July 11 United States Senator Dial of South Carolina told Georgia's general assembly that cotton production must yield better prices instead of more crop. He attacked the United States Cotton Standards Act, urged amendments, and supported by cotton states' lawmakers. The session debated tax equalization repeal as well as highway department investigations and governance issues.
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Atlanta
United States
Dial
South Carolina
General Assembly of Georgia
Assembly
Georgia
Senator Dial
South
Senate
House
Ways and Means Committee
Holder
The
Highway Commission
Ways and Means
Covington
Colquitt
Walker
Eleven Killed in East Alton Cartridge Plant Blast
East Alton Illinois July 11 eleven workers died and twenty three were injured in a blast at the Western Cartridge Company plant. Officials offered no official cause but loose powder in a decapping machine used for salvage shells is suspected. Five died instantly and six perished later in hospital. Most victims were Alton residents. Minnie Warren mother of ten, among the dead, had just begun work at the plant.
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Minnie Warren
Alton
Plan to Fight Boll Weevil in Sumter County urged
The Times-Recorder calls for a unified county plan to combat the boll weevil in Sumter County. It proposes selecting 12 to 25 top farmers to form an advisory council with the county agent to craft and distribute a battle plan for the 1924 crop, starting with 1923 field actions. George O. Marshall endorses early action and daily communication to farmers.
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Sumter County
Florida
The
Times-Recorder
the Times-Recorder
Ship liquor problem prompts possible federal ruling
The United States Shipping Board, facing reports of intoxicants in dining salons aboard government vessels, says it cannot stop private liquor stocks aboard passengers’ ships for now. Officials confirm the board will seek a definite ruling from the Department of Justice, while officers and crews remain bound by the October 1922 dry-ship policy.
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Washington
United States Shipping Board
Department of Justice
Shipping Board
Farley
Harley
Hoard Park Heads Georgia Elks in 1924 Meet
Howard Park of LaGrange elected president of the Georgia State Association of Elks at a July Augusta meeting. Augusta chosen as 1924 convention site for the association with the second Wednesday in May next year set as the date. J Wood Hammon of Griffin named third vice president. National Elks convention selected Boston as next city. James G. McFarland of Watertown elected exalted ruler. Other officers listed include Harry M. Ticknor, George Winslow, Clement Scott, Fred Robinson, John K. Burch, William P. Murphy, and Louis Boismenus as grand trustees.
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Atlanta
Watertown
S. C
Harry M. Ticknor
Pasadena
Cal
George J. Winslow
Utica
N. Y
Clement Scott
Vancouver
Wash
Fred Robinson
John K. Burch
Grand Rapids
Mich
Grand
William P. Murphy
Brownwood
Tex
Grand Inner Guard
Louis Boismenus
East St. Louis
Ills
Grand Trustees
Lions Club Aids Scouting Movement Across NY
Melvin E. Jones of the Lions Clubs reports at Atlantic City that local Lions chapters have cooperated with Boy Scout units by organizing troops, buying and furnishing equipment, erecting headquarters, and purchasing camp sites. He notes extensive funds campaigns and describes the effort as soundness of vision fostering community youth programs.
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Lions Club
Scouting
New York
International Association of Lion’s Clubs
Melvin E. Jones
Atlantic City
N. J
Lions’ Clubs
Boy Scout Movement
Jones
Well Drill Reaches Hard Limestone In Valdosta
The Valdosta city well drill has reached 110 feet and encounters unusually hard limestone rock nearly as hard as flint. The rock’s position is within two feet of the old well, according to the preserved boring record.
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Valdosta
New City
Melon season ends in Valdosta zone
July rail road solicitors and produce men say the melon shipping season in the Valdosta area is effectively over. Scattered shipments may occur for a time, but the main rush has passed and business is declining.
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Valdosta
Weevil Control Work More Effective But Cotton Plants Fruiting
The Department of Agriculture report notes near normal weekly temperatures in the cotton belt with heavy rainfall along the Gulf coast and lighter rain elsewhere. Cultivation advanced rapidly and all crops improved, with cotton showing good progress, clean fields, and fruiting better though still small and late. Weevil control measures are more effective than before.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Cotton
Gulf Coast
Texas
Florida
Championship Play To Be Staged Here At Americas Golf Club
The Americas Golf club tournament committee announced the Individual Club Championship will be held in the first half of August with men only in the qualifying days August 1 and 2. Medal score decides the qualifier, then 16-man flights compete in single elimination for trophies including Club Champion and Runner-up plus consolation and medalist honors. The course will be reserved for men on qualifying days with no entry fee.
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The
Americas Golf Club
Macon Plans Entertainment for Georgia Amateur Golfers
Macon prepares to entertain golfers for the Georgia State Amateur Golf Tournament to be held at Idle Hours Club July 19 20 and 21. The city will host the tournament plus social events including dances and golf teas with representatives from every club in the state expected.
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Macon
Sumter Farmers Fight Weevil Push Continues in County
The Times-Recorder reports ongoing boll weevil control efforts led by county farm demonstration agent George O. Marshall in Sumter. With favorable weather and strong energy, locals aim for a 22,000 bale cotton crop this fall as boll weevil expert H. L. Fitts tours the area assisting farmers and noting Texas comparisons. Fitts cites Texas crops as thriving with minimal grass problems, and observations include field tests in Dime Box and Bellville using Hill's mixture. continued trials are planned with further coverage on page 5.
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Sumter County
Times-Recorder
George O. Marshall
Sumter
H. L. Fitts
Texas
Americas
Mr. Fitts
Fitts
Hill
Dime Box
Téx
Bellville
Tex
Pace Bill To Create State Auditing Office Nears Passage
Atlanta July 11 Senator Pace’s measure to create a state auditing and accounting department is virtually assured of final passage in the Senate after a Thursday special order. The bill has strong support and may pass through unamended as it heads to both chambers, continuing efforts since 1915 to establish a state auditor. Pace also seeks swift action on a tax reform constitutional amendment while the House handles the general tax act and the appropriation bill.
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Atlanta
Pace
Senate
Assembly
Office of State Auditor
Wm. J. Eakes
Conyers
Senate Rules Committee
House
Harding pledge on reclamation faces West critics
Washington July 11. Critics say President Harding has equivocated on reclamation for agriculture, opposing the Smith McNary plan for 350 million dollars over time while praising earlier calls. The piece recalls his Spokane remarks and 1920 campaign vows to make the mountain West a home for millions, contrasting with Congress’s priority on ship subsidies and Liberia loan.
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Washington
Barding
West
Spokane
Congress
Harding
Mountain West
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Republic of
Liberia
Africa
Chicago Heat Wave Claims Multiple Deaths Across City
Chicago reports show twelve heat related deaths plus five lightning fatalities from last night storms. Relief followed in crowded tenement districts as electrical storms swept through areas surrounding the city. The heat wave, strongest in Chicago, was also severe in other major northern eastern and western population centers.
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Chicago
Americus reports 89 high and 64 low on Tuesday night
Joe M. Bryan, official observer, says Americus thermometer peaked at 89 and dipped to 64. The Times-Recorder notes the cold night led many residents to use blankets and light bed coverings for comfort.
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Joe M. Bryan
Americus
Times-Recorder
Sawyer suit against Seaboard Rail for fire damages decided
The Sawyer case against the Seaboard Air Line over a plant destroyed by fire was decided at noon with a verdict in favor of the railroad. Judge Greer charged the case, jury deliberated after dinner, and at 3 pm the verdict found for the defendant. The plant belonged to W H Sawyer Sons Co. which alleged fire caused by a spark from a passing engine.
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Sawyer
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
James A. Hixon
Greer
W.H. Sawyer Sons Company
Seaboard
Z. A. Littlejohn
Wm. H. Harper
R. L. Greer
Oglethorpe
Huge new facilities planned in South
July 11 report notes Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad will build a five mile electic road in Birmingham with terminal facilities for ore handling at a cost near 4 million dollars. The piece cites other large South projects, including a California cement plant in Fort Worth and a sequence of big cement plants in Georgia and the South, signaling a surge in building and highway construction and cement demand.
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Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Go
Birmingham
California
Fort Worth
Georgia
South
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