Birth and death rates in 1923 compared to 1922 in 27 states
Department of Commerce reports 1923 birth rates lower than 1922 in 21 of 27 states. Highest 1923 birth rate 34.8 in Wyoming cities, lowest 15.6 in Montana rural districts. Death rates slightly higher than 1922 in most states, with 20.3 in Mississippi cities as the highest and 6.5 in Idaho rural districts as the lowest. Infant mortality mostly higher in 1923. 117 in South Carolina cities the peak, 51 in Utah rural districts and Washington cities the low. Among large cities, 25 of 45 see lower 1923 infant mortality. Richmond records 110, Spokane 48. The report notes some states unchanged and eight states with lower rates in 1928.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Wyoming
Montana
Connecticut
New York
North Carolina
Colorado
Idaho
Nebraska
Oregon
South Carolina
Utah
Mississippi
Richmond
Spokane
Spitzbergen Coal Mines and Arctic Industry History
The article reviews Spitzbergen coal mining up to 1926, noting 2300 workers and 250000 tons shipped, with all labor imported and supplies shipped in. It recalls whaling history, whale extinction in the region, and shifts from hunting to exploration and aviation as the area’s draw.
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Spitzbergen
Round World Flyers Reach Kagoshima in Flight
American airmen completing their round the world voyage arrived in Kagoshima on Kyushu Island this evening, coming from Kushimoto.
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Round World
Kagoshima
Nagasaki
Kyushu
Kushimoto
Rome Kiwanis Club Honors Graduates
At the Rome Kiwanis luncheon the Shorter College and Darlington schools graduates were honored. Robin Shahan and Miss Mary Sue Jones presented the classes. poems and limericks were read by graduates, with E. L. Wright delivering a serious poem inspired by Kiwanis spirit for the Shorter class of 192.
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Rome
Heavy rains cause historic flood damage in northwest Georgia
Torrential rains drenched Rockmart Cave Springs and nearby towns in Georgia, swelling Euharlee and Little Cedar creeks to record levels. Flooding overwhelmed businesses and homes, forced train delays due to landslides, and washed out cotton and corn fields requiring replanting. The flood was described as the highest in living memory.
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Rome
Rockmart
Cave Springs
Euharlee Creek
Little Cedar Creek
Start Fight to Save Milligahire Killers
Transcript from a confession in the Leopold and Loeb case includes Leopold detailing the kidnapping and murder of a boy named Franks. He describes driving, the setup, and the fatal strangling, while criticizing Loeb's shown weakness and confessing to being a principal in the slaying. The piece then shifts to a Memphis reunion notice for veterans, listing staff and honorary roles for a June 2 departure.
General Morgan Names His Staff
Savannah bulletin reports General D. B. Morgan has chosen the staff to accompany his command, outlining key officers and aides selected to support the general in forthcoming operations.
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General Morgan
Savannah
D. B. Morgan
Tomato growers seek market partnership in Macon trip
Sumter County tomato growers and the Sumter County Tomato Growers Association push for a market and possible Federated Fruit Exchange affiliation. A cooperative plan is outlined as J E Ferguson Evan Mathis George O Marshall and F B Little travel to Macon to finalize details.
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Sumter County
Thos. L. Bell
Sams
Henry P. Everett
Chamber of Commerce
Bell
George Marshall
Edgar Shipp
Sumter County May Plant Uniform Tree Lined Roads
A Sumter County preacher urged Americus and county residents to plant uniform tree lined roads along all highways within twenty years. He praised the Muckalee oak as a model and proposed 50 feet spacing, with each road and crossroads planted to a specific tree type. Community clubs and county commissioners would back the plan, with planting in autumn starting November first.
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Sumter
Americus
Muckalee
Sumter County
Lions
Kiwanis
Rotarians
Arts and Crafts
Lann
Advertising the Beauty of Trees for County Prosperity
A local pastor urges beautifying the county with trees along highways to promote prosperity and value. He cites Sydney Lanier and biblical imagery, noting trees provide shade, advertising value, and a place for farmers to prosper, praying for God’s blessing on laborers.
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Georgia
Sydney Lanier
National Nurses Meet In Detroit In June
Miss Ira McPherson announced the National Nursing convention will be held in Detroit Michigan June 16 21. It is the biennial meeting of the American Nurses association the National Organization for Public Health Nursing and the annual meeting of the National League of Nursing Education with a reduced fare of one and one half on the certificate plan for members attending.
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Atlanta
Wabash Passenger Train Crashes Near Attica Killing Nine
Attica Ind June 2 Six persons known dead and more than twenty injured after a Wabash passenger train collides with a freight train ten miles west of Attica while en route from St Louis to Detroit. Several injuries are described as serious.
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Attica
Ind
St. Louis
Detroit
Here
Five killed in grade crossing crash at Zebulon Ga
Five persons were killed outright and a sixth child gravely hurt when a light touring car carrying Hampton residents was struck by Southern Railway No 22 near Zebulon Georgia shortly after 9 am Sunday. The victims are Sam Stuart 40 Mrs Sam Stuart 32 Glen Stuart 12 Mrs Clyde W Hillard 25 and her 8 month old Lucile all of Hampton. Ronelle two and a half year old daughter of Mrs Millard is in Atlanta hospital in critical condition. The crash occurred as another car crossed the tracks moments before the collision in the sight of relatives and other occupants.
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Atlanta
Southern
Zebulon
Sam Stuart
Glen Stuart
Clyde W. Hillard
Lucile
Hampton
Ronelle
Millard
Stuart
Funeral arrangements set for five killed in Zebulon crash
Atlanta June 2 funeral plans begin for five Hampton Georgia residents killed yesterday when a Southern passenger train struck their automobile near Zebulon. The two and a half year old daughter of one victim is listed in the hospital likely fatally hurt.
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Atlanta
Zebulon
Hampton
Out of town guest at Phi Delta Theta Dance in Macon
Personal Dan Chappell motored to Macon this afternoon where he will be among the out of town guests at the Phi Delta Theta Dance there this evening. Miss Eleanor Riley of Albany spent Sunday with Mrs. Heys Mc Math at her home on College street. Miss Virginia Perry will return home tonight from Milledgeville where she had been studying at G.
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Dan Chappell
Macon
Eleanor Riley
Albany
Virginia Perry
Milledgeville
Ss. C. W
Allen Perry
Church Steet
Special Election in Marion to Fill Unexpired Term
Buena Vista June 3. The ordinary of Marion county under gubernatorial order has set June 19 as the special election date to fill the unexpired term of E H McMichael, deceased. Only two candidates announced J S Burgin Buena Vista businessman and Judge W D Crawford prominent attorney and former senator.
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Buena Vista
Marion County
E. H. McMichael
J. S. Burgin
W. D. Crawford
Would-be burglar shot through window near Lawrenceville
Cobeb Reid is dead and Jacob Cofer is jailed on a murder charge after a shotgun blast at the Corey home twelve miles north of Lawrenceville. Cofer said Reid attempted to break in and he fired through a window after waking to his wife shouting. Reid died in Gainesville hospital later today.
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Lawrenceville
Cobeb Reid
Jacob Cofer
Corey
Lawrencevillle
Reid
Gainesville
Cofer
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Robert
Nathan Leopold
Aumonia
Hughes
South Georgia Brigade
United Confederate Veterans
Memphis
P. B. Morgan
Mary M. Coney
B. S. Purse
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