Supreme Court sustains six Sinclair contempt counts
Washington report: Justice Hoehling in the District of Columbia Supreme Court sustains six of ten contempt counts against Harry F. Sinclair. A questioned item about contributions to the Republican committee and bank transfers is ruled not pertinent, and the final count for refusing to answer questions is also upheld.
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Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Senate
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Justice Hoehting
Sinclair
Sinclair Consolidated Stock
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
National Park Bank of New York
National Metropolitan Bank of Washington
Justice Hoehling
Desperate Sunday Fighting At Sao Paulo in Brazil
Washington reports evacuation of Sao Paulo by federal authorities and preparations for renewed attack on the state capital. In Santos, afoot evacuees recount brutal street fighting, with 3000 likely dead and a large hospital filling at the Esplanade. Rebels gain ground as government forces retreat toward Santos.
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Sao Paulo
Washington
State Department
Santos
Brazil
Belenguer de Metropolis
Esplanade
Montevideo
Theis
Minas Geracs
Millionaire Yeast King Declares Ex-Wife Most Beautiful
Fort Washington New York July 14 Julius Fleschmann a yeast magnate described his divorc e with his wife as amicable while denying reports she sought a Paris divorce He said she is the most beautiful woman I have ever known and that she will never want for anything money can buy even if she marries polo rival Jay O Brien The remarks frame a public divorce etiquette note and conflict over the $5 000 000 settlement rumor
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Yeast. Millionaire
Fort Washington
N.Y
Julius Fleschmann
Paris
Jay O’brien
Weeding Drive Ordered by Chambliss in City Backyards
Dr J W Chambliss ordered Officer Arrington to inspect all back yards vacant lots and other areas this week. Yellow slips will be left where weeds are found and a second inspection will follow in five days to pursue delinquent property owners. Malaria risk rises as rains fill containers with water aiding mosquito breeding.
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Amercus
Recorder Fort
J. W. Chambliss
Arrington
Georgia Press Association to Meet at Waycross
A record attendance is expected at the Georgia Press Association meeting in Waycross on July 23. Hal M. Stanley, corresponding secretary, visited to discuss final plans with Jack Williams, publisher of the Waycross Journal Herald, which will host the event later in the month.
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Warxcross
Georgia Press Association
Hal. M. Stanley
Jack Williams
Wayerless Journal Herald
Ottie Prather Johnson Hurt in Auto Crash
Ottie Prather Johnson is hospitalized at Americus and Sumter county hospitals with a broken leg from a Sunday automobile accident. He was riding with Joe S. Burgin Jr. in a pleasure outing. Burgin sustained minor bruises. Cause of the accident is not stated. Johnson’s injuries are painful and serious but he is expected to recover.
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Johnson
Ottie Prather Johnson
Americus and Sumter County Hospital
Joe S. Burgin Jr
Burgin
Rebels in Sao Paulo encircled as federal troops reinforce
The Journal do Commercio reports federal troops arrive continually to reinforce an encircling plan aimed at forcing the Sao Paulo rebels to surrender without causing serious damage to the city.
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Rio DE Janerio
Associated Press
Jornal Do Commercio
Sao Paulo
Mrs. T. C. Howard Dies at 92 in Decatur
In Atlanta on July 14, Mrs. Thomas Coke Howard, 92, mother of former congressman William Schley Howard, died at her son’s Decatur home. A Dekalb pioneer and niece of Judge William Law, she linked to prominent Georgia families and was born July 10, 1832 in Bryan County. She had lived in Kingswood for 54 years, the oldest resident there.
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Atlanta
Thomas Coke Howard
William Schley Howard
Dekalb County
Decatur
Here
Bryan County
Raymond B
Mary Law Harris
Kingswood
In Los Angeles a man pawned his wife's gold teeth
A Los Angeles man pawned his wife’s gold teeth, an odd theft case that reflects on domestic trust. The incident highlights peculiar property in a local crime report and raises questions about valuables yielding quick cash.
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Los Angeles
Creamery Open Here Next Week In New Council Blog
Machinery in readiness Ice cream equipment moved and plant in operation in new quarters on Cotton Ave. The Sumter county creamery will open for business and the reception of cream next Monday morning. First shipments of Sumter county creamery butter expected before end of next week. Facilities for handling all the cream from farmers in Sumter and adjoining territory provided. A permanent cash market for every pound of cream on farms in this territory. The creamery is in the building on Cotton avenue by C. M. Council with facilities installed by I. E. Wilson and associates.
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Sumter County
Cotton Avenue
C. M. Council
I. E. Wilson and Associates
Assessors Seek Missing Acres in Sumter County
The Sumter county Board of Tax Equalizers searches for thousands of acres not appearing on the tax digest. Chaired by Frank Wilson and with members P. B. Williford B. E. Thrash er Jr. and E. L. Bridges, they act under the state tax commissioner. They request definite land descriptions from taxpayers to locate unreported parcels and assess taxes. Unclaimed lands will be sold to vest ownership.
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Board of Tax Equalizers
Sumter County
Frank Wilson
P. B. Williford
B. E. Thrasher, Jr
E. L. Bridges
State Tax Department
Pope annuls Duchess of Tallyrand marriage to Boni de Castellane
Rome July 14 Pope Pius ratified a decree annulling the religious marriage of the Duchess of Tallyrand formerly Anna Gould to the Marquis Boni De Castellane.
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Rome
Italy
Pope Pius
Georgia Peach Harvest Reaches 11 Million Bearing Trees
Atlanta report from the U S Department of Agriculture states Georgia now has about 11 million bearing peach trees. Expected yield is 7,568,000 bushels with the crop valued at nine to ten million dollars, ranking Georgia second in the nation.
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Atlanta
Georgia
United States Department of Agriculture
Union
Open mind needs timing to speak and listen
A concise maxim notes the value of keeping an open mind while knowing when to stay silent and hear others. It emphasizes balance between thoughtful consideration and restrained speech in discussions.
Round World Aces Hop QEF for Paris
American round the world fliers reached Paris today after departing Vienna. They will land at Strasbourg in Alsace Lorraine for a half hour before resuming the flight toward Paris. The wireless message said they are due in Paris about 4 30 o'clock this afternoon.
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Paris
Vienna
Strassbourg
Alsace-lorraine
Hancock Farmers Use Poison Against Weevils
In Sparta on July 14, Hancock county farmers report strong use of poison on boll weevil impacted cotton. The new method shows good advantage as growers push pest control efforts amid ongoing harvest.
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Sparta
Hancock County
Ves Wheeler Here After Fifty Years
Wes Wheeler, once a resident of Americus, visits his nephew Chess Wheeler and his old hometown for the first time in fifty years. At 88, he has lived at the Confederate Soldiers Home in Atlanta for some time and is amazed by the changes since his last visit.
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Wes Wheeler
Americus
Chess Wheeler
Mr. Wheeler
Confederate Soldiers Home
Atlanta
Georgia Readies Large Watermelon Haul for 1924
Atlanta reports Georgia watermelon production forecast at 14,384 carloads for 1924 per T C Curry of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Early seven states total 37,659 carloads with Alabama 8,245 Florida 6,941 North Carolina 1,288 South Carolina 4,042 Texas 6,930.
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Atlanta
Georgia
T. C.curry
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Alabama
California
Florida
North Carolina
South Carolina
Texas
Rainbow Division Veterans Arrive for Columbia Convention
Trains bring hundreds of 42nd Rainbow Division veterans to Columbia for the national convention to be held today and tomorrow. An estimated 2,000 to 3,000 veterans from most states are expected to attend the event.
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Columbia
S. C
42Nd Rainbow Division
Union
Farmers Establish Demonstration Farms
Greensboro on July 14 Greene county farmers study cotton belt methods against boll weevil and establish demonstration farms to explore every means of weevil control in a practical program observers will monitor progress and report results for spread across the county.
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Greensboro
Greene County
Treasury Suspends Sale of Savings Certificates and Stamps
Washington July 14 The Treasury ordered suspension of all sales of Treasury Savings certificates and stamps effective July 15 Acting secretary Winton cited a current money market that does not justify paying four and a half percent interest on savings securities when funds can be obtained at a lower rate.
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The
Treasury Today
Treasury Savings
Winton
Treasury
Miss Mary Will Stevens Injured in Curling Iron Incident
Miss Mary Will Stevens sustained painful injuries Saturday night at her parents home when a curling iron burned her eye. She was curling her sister's hair when the iron touched her eye and caused a serious injury, the result of an accidental act.
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Mary Will Stevens
Miss Stevens
State tobacco tax receipts show six month totals
The Georgia revenue department reports six month collections under the cigarette and cigar stamp tax law totaled 351 409.63, with expenses 13 383.27 leaving 338 026.86 in hand. Delinquent taxes and penalties added 83 637.74 in total, with 13 163.77 from delinquent penalties.
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Atlanta
State Revenue Department
Clifford Walker
J. M. Vandiver
Stamp Department
State Supreme Court
Revenue Department
W. J. Speer
Visitor wakes to stolen trousers replaced with worn lookalikes
An Atlanta visitor slept with his trousers and shoes on guard against theft yet awoke to find his garments swapped for ready worn equivalents of the same kind. The tale highlights a curious swap of clothing while the sleeper rested in the city on July 14.
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Atlanta
Typhoid Declines: Savannah Reports No Typhoid Deaths Half-Year
Savannah records its first six months with zero typhoid deaths, marking a historic decline. The disease, once a city menace, has continued a multi-year downward trend in recent years according to a recent report.
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Savannah
Hooks Loses Ford Touring Car Saturday
Glenn Hooks reported the theft of his 1923 Ford Touring Car from in front of his office in the Rylander building. The car disappeared after he finished paying peach pickers and was later found abandoned on a road near the city.
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Glenn Hooks
Rylander
Hooks
Mitchell county farmers raise tobacco profits expected
Mitchell county residents anticipate benefits from the tobacco industry with expectations of profits for farmers and development in other lines. Plans are under way to manage storage and shipping of the crop in Camilla dated July 14.
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Camilla
Mitchell County
Monument to American Marines to be unveiled at Paris Island
The unveiling of a bronze marine monument at Paris Island, S. C., honoring Marines trained there who died in World War I, will occur Tuesday. Major General Eli K. Cole announces the event. Mrs. Nellie Glen of Atlanta will draw the veil. General Lejeune will speak as chief speaker.
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Paris Island
S. G
Eli K. Cole
United States Marine Corps
Nellie Glen
Atlanta
Lejeune
Marine Corps
Bert Aitken
National Society of Design
LaFollette Objects To Bryan On Ticket
Wisconsin Republican Robert M. LaFollette refused to accept the choice of Charles W. Bryan as a running mate in his independent White House bid. He feared Bryan's selection would aid the Democratic Party and reduce his political movement.
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Washington
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Charles W. B
Nee
LaFollette
Bryan
Congress
White House
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