Court Allows Daily Prayer as Barrow Protest Persists
In Dayton on July 14 Judge Raulston overruled Clarence Darrow and Dudley Malone objections to daily court prayer, recessing to prepare opinion on the motion to quash the indictment in the Scores trial. Darrow protestes that the court resembles a meeting house though the judge says prayer may continue without affecting the case.
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Dayton
Clarence Barrow
John T. Raulston
Darrow
Dudley Malone
Raulston
Prominent Baxley Farmer Is Killed in Argument
Baxley July 14 Irving Johnson 18 fatally shot Milton Hall after a Monday street quarrel in Graham. Police say long standing enmity ended in violence. Johnson was jailed after coroner’s inquest and case passed on.
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Baxley
Graham
Irving Johnson
Milton Hall
Johnson
Cotton Consumption in June Falls From May
The Census Bureau announced that cotton consumed in June was 493,765 bales of lint and 60,577 linters, down from 531,471 bales and 61,187 linters in May this year, and above last June's 350,021 bales of lint and 40,016 linters.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Bill to Prevent Pistol Toting in Georgia
Atlanta July 14 A bill to declare contraband all pistols unlawfully carried or used in Georgia and to provide for their destruction is being drafted for introduction in the house by Representative John J. Rampley of Habersham county. Arresting officers would seize pistols found on arrestees and destroy them within 30 days unless the owner provides a county ordinary certificate proving legal entitlement to carry a pistol at the time of seizure.
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Rampley
Atlanta
Georgia
John J. Rampley
Habersham County
Foreign trade shows favorable balance for year
Washington reports a favorable balance of 142,681,000 dollars from U S foreign trade for the fiscal year ending June 30. Major gains are noted in exports while import activity remains steady, signaling a positive trade position for the period.
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Washington
United States
Negroes Face Hostility in Detroit Over Black Doctor Move
Report from Atlanta cites Detroit violence as an example of racism facing Blacks who left the South seeking better conditions. In Grand River Avenue a mob hurled bricks and stones at 1755 Spokane Avenue, driving Dr Alex Turner, the new resident, and his family from the home. Police protected them as bricks shattered windows and a driver was wounded.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Detroit
Michigan
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Grand River Avenue
Spokane Avenue
Alex Turner
First Open Cotton Bolls Received By The Times Recorder
Two open bolls of cotton reached the Times-Recorder office marking the first bale of 1925 26 for Savannah area. One boll, grown by Freeling Scar borough on his DeSoto farm, is noted as excellent quality. DeSoto merchant E J Ferguson f says the crop is in fine shape in his part of the county. Who will gin the first bale in the county.
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Savannah
Times- Recorder
Sumter County
Freeling Scarborough
DeSoto
E. J. Fergusonf
Sumter to Have Bale in Eight Days
In Sumter County fields many bolls are open and turning brown as dry weather looms. Farmers and warehousemen expect the first bale ginned within eight days, signaling a possible bumper crop. The Savannah exchange reported a bale sold at 33 cents per pound, lifting local price concerns. Freeling Scarborough, near De Soto, predicts a bale by Saturday if weather holds.
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Sumter
Savannah Exchange
Freeling Scarborough
de Soto
Three Wounded in Nashville Area Shooting Affray
Three farmers were wounded in a shooting affray at Goodlettsville Tennessee about 12 miles from Nashville Monday afternoon after a quarrel over a day. Howard Walker 55 was wounded by a shotgun fired five times and was in critical condition. George Pane and Dumont Rettick were slightly wounded and posted 2500 bonds each on assault with intent to kill charges.
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Nashville
Goodlettsville
Tenn
Howard Walker
George Pane
Dumont Rettick
Walker
Hatter claims to have seen cancer virus
A London hatter who assembles microscopes by night aided Dr William E Gye of the British Institute of Medical Research to view and photograph what he called the cancer virus. New York authorities doubt the finding signals a cure or major advance. Dr J E Barnard of Kings College helped with the study and equipment.
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New York
London
J. E. Barnard
Kings College
William E. Gye
British Institute of Medical Research
Barnard
Leesburg mass meeting to discuss county finances
A mass meeting is planned at the Leesburg court house on Wednesday July 22 to discuss Lee county finances. Citizens and taxpayers are urged to attend and participate on topics including abolishing the city court and chain gang hiring free labor tax rate changes and other questions. The Lee County Journal urges citizens to attend prepared to speak and leave politics out of the meeting.
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Leesburg
Court House
Lee County Journal
Lee County
House in fight on viaduct bill
Atlanta July 14. After introducing 26 new bills the house plunged into a fight over the Atlanta viaduct resolution. Six amendments have been offered to the measure but at noon no progress had been made toward dispos ing amendments or the resolution. The senate passes unanimously a bill to amend the law forbidding requests for more than one third of a person s property to charity. Only seven per cent of the people pay income taxes per treasury reports.
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Atlanta
House
Senate
Morgan
Dixon
Savannah's First Cotton Bale Sells For 33 Cents
Savannah on July 14 reported the first bale of the 1925 26 cotton received at the Savannah cotton exchange selling for 33 cents. Cooper and Griffin Inc. bought the bale, shipped from Webster Florida by J C Getzen. This is the earliest arrival in Savannah in 25 years.
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Savannah
Savannah Cotton Exchange
Cooper and Griffin, Inc
J. C. Getzen, Webster, Fla
Atlanta Dives Be Cleaned Up Says Boykin
Atlanta Solicitor General John A Boykin amplifies his drive against gambling in the city announcing that over 100 witnesses will testify before the grand jury this week about alleged dives and betting rings He vows to keep eradicating all forms of gambling until Atlanta is free of betting whether on sports or other games The push follows a raid on L B Williams home and the grand jury indicting sixteen men for maintaining gambling houses or gaming and later eleven men for maintaining places to bet on horse races
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Atlanta
John A. Boykin
Boykin
L. B
Peachtree
Williams
Waverly Way
Death sentence for Angerstein killer of eight
Angerstein, factory director in Limburg Germany, was sentenced to death on July 14 for murdering eight people in his household last December. He remained calm on the stand, admitting the killings and claiming his acts were expiable only by death. The trial lasted a week with no visible emotion from him.
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Limburg
Germany
Angerstein
Crocker Declares Georgia Crops Promising For Year
R O Crocker head of the farm sales dept of the Atlanta Trust company says marketing conditions and crops in Georgia are better than in many years. He cites tobacco jubilee plans on the W T Eaton farm near Americus with a big barbecue and speakers. Crocker warns farmers to capitalise on high yields and favorable markets to avoid losses.
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Sumter County
R. O. Crocker
Atlanta Trust Company
Georgia
Americus
W. T. J. Eaton
Mr. Crocker
Crocker
Tax Relief Fades as Local Burden Grows in Coming Years
Washington July 14. Federal taxes are set to drop but state county and city levies rise. Income tax cuts may total about 25 percent next winter, with exemptions expanded slowly. Overall federal relief could reach about 30 percent over six to seven years, if contingencies stay away.
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Charles P. Stewart
Washington
Two Young Women Drown While Wading in River
In Charlotteville Virginia on July 14 Miss Eddie Deane aged 20 and her first cousin Miss Arline Giannini aged 15 of Rockfish drowned after wading beyond their depths in the Rockfish river. An 11 year old boy who accompanied them summoned help as the current swept them away. both bodies were recovered.
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Charlotteville
Eddie Deane
Arline Giannini
Russia Restores Gold Coinage by Soviet Mint
The Russian authorities resume the coinage of gold, marking a return to gold minting under the Soviet mint. This move signals currency stabilization efforts and reestablishes gold as a basis for certain monetary instruments.
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Russia
Russian Prisons Offer Surprisingly Humane Conditions
Moscow reports prison life in Russia has improved since the Bolshevik era, with most inmates in spacious rooms, free to mingle, and limited work. Only the most dangerous criminals face stone cells and solitary confinement, while food and outdoor exercise draw criticism and life remains largely idle for many prisoners and youths.
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Russia
Moscow
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