National Issues Shape Final Day Of Primary Campaigns
Across states in the Democratic primaries campaign leaders claim wide margins for Swan son and Davis while Oklahoma races center on the Ku Klux Klan issue. Prohibition, labor, and rail policy feature in central western contests with Newberry Reed and LaFollette debates shaping votes in Michigan Wisconsin and Missouri.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Nonpartisan League
Truman H. Newberry
Michigan
Iowa
Wisconsin
Kansas Industrial Court
Kansas
LaPollette
Missouri
Woodrow
United States
A. Reed - Long
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Jlahoma
Ilson
Sifon
Missouburg
Reed
C ‘Alton
Roa Ity
Ece
Ar “Construction League
Texas
Senate
R.L. Henry
Henry
Neff
Harry T. Warner
Paris
Tex
Kentucky
Thousands Sing Rev A V Pickern Old Time Songs
More than 3 500 people from Hous ton Macon Dooly Webster Sumter Schley Marion Stewart and Chattahoochee counties gathered in Ellaville for an all day singing contest at Ellaville High school. A barbecue lunch was served by local women and Americus visitors attended. The event set the stage for a future convention in Americus and featured Rev A V Pickern delivering a sermon at First Baptist Church.
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Ellaville
Schley County
Houston
Sunday School Picnic Set for Myrtle Springs
The Rylander and Hebron church Sunday schools plan an annual picnic at Myrtle Springs this Thursday August 3.
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Rylander and
Hebron
Myrtle Spring
Disinter of Tifton Man Pursued in Murder Probe
Sheriff Rich ards of Glades County Florida sent A J McCrea’s stomach to the Florida state chemist in Tallahassee as evidence in the murder case against A B and E A McCrea, sons of the deceased. The body was exhumed in Tifton after an order from Judge Eve and the stomach sealed for analysis.
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Tifton
Richards
Glades County
Florida
Moorehaven
Tallahassee
A. J. McCrea
A.B
E. A. McCrea
McCrea
Brunswick
South Florida
Yifton
Tampa
Tobe” McCrea
Eve
Sylvester
Worth Superior Court
Governors seek coal for states in distribution drive
Washington July 31 Secretary Hoover said governors have begun requesting coal from the federal fuel distribution committee. He noted states specifically asked for fuel for public works. Fuel Distributor Spencer is forming regional committees to speed deliveries and orders could reach all districts within 48 hours.
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Washington
Federal Fuel Distribution Committee
Hoover
Spencer
Flying Squadron Raids Board Walk Cafes in Atlantic City
In Atlantic City on July 31, fifteen cafes along the boardwalk and other areas were raided by the flying squadron prohibiting agents. Liquors valued at 10000 dollars were seized.
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Atlantic City
Fifty Cent Bribe, Child Beating Mentioned In Court
Sallie Clark and her daughter faced Recorder Hollist Fort over an alleged scheme to take a boy's fifty cent payment. The case involved threats and a rough scene with two white men present. Sallie and Mary were fined three and two dollars respectively and urged to show discretion in future disputes. Otis Whittaker was charged with loitering and deemed guilty with a three dollar fine after a disputed exchange about watermelon making him ill.
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Sallie Clark
Sallie
Mary
Hollist Fort
Otis Whittaker
Otis
Electrical storm hits Americus knocks out phones
A cloudburst like storm swept Americus Sunday evening, flooding streets and disabling several telephones including two at the central fire house. Lightning struck the city center and fire calls were redirected via the sheriff's office as repairs continued into the night. The hourlong storm appeared local with nearby areas spared.
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Americus
Rev Carl W Minor to Mark Fourth Anniversary as Pastor
Rev Carl W Minor D D pastor of the First Baptist church will celebrate the fourth anniversary of his leadership next Sunday. He invites all church members to gather Sunday morning to join in the joyful occasion and to share in the special service and message.
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Carl W. Miner
D. D
First Baptist Church
A. V. Pickern
Pickern
Minor
Kingdom of Heaven
Carl W. Minor
British Reinforcing Constantinople Across Bosphorus
British troops are transported from the Asiatic to the European side across the Bosphorus to reinforce French forces, moving toward the Chatalja line as part of the Constantinople defense.
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Constantinople
Associated Press
Bosphorus
Chatalja
City Engineer Reports Progress on 1922 City Works
City Engineer Charles Wheatley released the first six months report for 1922 showing sewer and water upgrades. 635 feet of 8 inch sewer pipe added on North Forrest with 40 connections and 11 new meters. McGarrah Street four inch main replaced by six inch, salvaged four inch pipes moved to Patterson for better fire protection and lower insurance. A six inch main laid on Poplar Street completes a circuit and boosts East Americas supply. 182 fire hydrants and 163 main valves serve roughly 19 miles of sanitary sewers and 21 miles total. West College Street work finished. Hampton Street project to start, about six blocks of paving expected this year.
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McGarrah Street
Patterson Street
Poplar Street
East Americas
West College Street
Jackson
Hampton Streets
Hampton Street
Hundreds of Masons Gather for Large American Convention
Plans set for the largest Masonic gathering in U.S. history with hundreds expected in town Tuesday and Wednesday. Confederate veterans from Camp Sumter join as guests at Ingram Theater opening at 10 o clock Tuesday. A Masonic barbecue will be served at Leon Agricultural School grounds. Delegates and their families are anticipated to flood the area for the two day convention.
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America
Camp Sumter
Leon
Americas
Americus Spot Cotton Market Steady at 21 1/2 Cents
The market for spot cotton in Americus is reported as very steady with strict middling price quoted at 21 1/2 cents. No notable shifts in demand or supply are indicated, suggesting stable trading conditions for lint.
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Americus
Wage Board Faces Crucial Meeting On Strike End
Chicago July 3. Letters from across the country arrive for Tuesday’s meeting to decide President Harding’s plan to settle the nationwide rail strike. A. O. Wharton, labor member of the wage board, warned that Chicago must accept the peace proposal or bear full responsibility for ongoing disruption and possible broader consequences.
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Chicago
Harding
A. O. Wharton
Ee Board
New York
Hooper Meets Harding Over Strike at White House
Labor Board chairman Ben Hooper arrived from Newport Tennessee for talks with President Harding on the strike situation. Close aides say Harding was assured by rail leaders including Cuyler Atterbury and B M Jewell that they support his plan for an immediate end to the strike.
Railroad bosses deny pledge on strike end plan
Philadelphia July 31 Chairman Cuyler said that it is not true railroad employers have given assurances they would support the president's proposal to end the strike.
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Philadelphia
Cuyler
Red House Mystery on board ship lacks first installment
Morgan, a shrewd selector of fiction, calls The Red House Mystery the great detective story of the decade to pass the time at sea. The author of Mr Pim Passes By and The Dover Road has the piece on page 5 but the first installment is missed today.
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Robert M. LaFollette
Independent Progressive Republicans
W. A. Ganfield
Carroll College
North Dakota
Nonpartisan League
Independent Voters’ Association
J. P. Morgan
Europe
N. Y
Morgan
Pim
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