Americans Take International Option in Klan Receivership
A petition for Klan receivership filed by David Rit tenhouse of Philadelphia, alleging gross mismanagement of Klan funds by Imperial Wizard Evans and associates, was not acted upon in Atlanta as the case did not reach the docket before Superior Court Judge Humphries.
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Atlanta
Ku Klux Klan
Travid Kitcenhouse
Philadelphia
Imperial Wizard Evans
Superior Court
Humphries
Council calls halt on higher taxes in Sumter County
L G Council tells Times-Recorder farmers cannot bear rising 1922 state and county taxes. He urges cutting unnecessary state jobs and trimming budgets to protect roads and mosquito control while opposing indefinite extra levies. He cites five Sumter farmers in danger of tax sales and urges representatives to minimize appropriations.
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L. G. Council
Times- Recorder
Sumter County
Atlanta
Council
Georgia
Sumter
Cleanliness Report Maps City Districts in Americus
Sanitary Inspector Arrington reported to Dr. Chambliss that the white residence area is 98 percent clean, the black residence section 95 percent, and the business district 84 percent. He cited more garbage cans and higher refuse in the business area, urging business leaders to cooperate with health authorities to reduce disease sources.
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J. C. Arrington
J. Wade Chambliss
Dr. Chambliss
City Urges Weed Cutting on Vacant Lots
The city health officer and J C Arrington direct a week long effort to cut high weeds growing on vacant lots to curb malaria risk. Homeowners are asked to inspect lawns and weed-prone areas after recent rain, with emphasis on isolated Americus sections where hay crops make cutting profitable as well as healthful.
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Americas
J. C. Arrington
J. W. Chambliss
Cordele Lions Back Five Year Plan for County
Cordele June 9 The local Lions club heard parts of a proposed five year program for Cordele and Crisp county outlined by Monroe Hunt of the Crisp County Board of Trade. Members voted unanimously to support and join other groups in promoting the plan if adopted.
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Cordele
Lions Club
Crisp County
Monroe Hunt
Crisp County Board of Trade
Hunt
Local towns urged to back Americus baseball league bid
Albany officials push for six towns in Inter-City league and urge citizens to donate funds. About $1,000 of a $1,500 goal has been raised. Americus backers include Julian Reynolds who pledges $50 and promises an Americus Albany game. Public appeal calls residents to invest in their town.
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Julian Reynolds
Albany
Americus
Mr. Reynolds
Sid Stern
Americus Fund
Four officers held on bonds after Jett and J. D. Smith killing
In Atlanta on June 9 four of six officers tied to the Jett Smith case were ordered to post $500 bonds for Greene county court appearance. Chief Darby of White Plains and Chief Brooks of Union Point were released after habeas corpus proceedings found them guiltless. the state argued the arrest of the rum runners lacked proper process.
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Atlanta
Jett Smith
J. D. Smith
Athens
Greene County
Sibley
United States
Darby
White Plains
E. N. Brooks
Union Point
Jude Sibley
Smith
Fire destroys J E Hunt gin house at DeSoto
Fire discovered about 10 o'clock Friday night totally destroyed the gin house of J E Hunt at DeSoto with an estimated loss around 9000 dollars. The burned building carried no insurance and the ginning outfit was fairly new installed last fall. Hunt, a Gainesville resident, owns the property and has farming interests in Sumter county.
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J. E. Hunt
DeSoto
Hunt
Gainesville
Sumter County
Thomasville education fund forms Thomas County Educational Foundation
Seventeen subscribers to the education fund met at the Tosco Hotel in Thomasville on Thursday night and organized the Thomas County Educational Foundation Incorporated. The fund began last year with about 3500 dollars and has since grown by 500 dollars to support sending young men to college.
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Thomasville
Tosco Hotel
Thomas County Educational Foundation, Incorporated
Kansas Rivers Near Flood Stage Amid Heavy Rainfall
A heavy rain swept Kansas and western Missouri placing rivers and creeks at flood stages. Continued rainfall is forecast across Kansas, with totals from one to seven inches, raising expectations of serious floods statewide.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Princess Christian of England Dies in London
Princess Christian aunt of King George dies in London this morning. Born May 25, 1846, she was the third daughter of Queen Victoria and sister to King Edward VII. She married Prince Frederick Christian of Schleswig Holstein on July 5, 1866. he died October 28, 1917.
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London
Associated Press
Christian
King George
England
Helen Augusta Victoria
Queen Victoria
Edward VI
Frederick Christian
Schleswig-Holstein
Edwards Chosen Toastmaster for Alumni Banquet
Thomasville June 9 J B Edwards superintendent of Boston public schools for the past year and honorary member of Thomasville High School Alumni Association is selected as toastmaster for the banquet and annual meeting of the newly formed alumni group next Monday evening.
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Thomasville
J. B. Edwards
Boston
Thomasville High School Alumni Association
Baptist Encampment Planned at Dooly Grounds
The Baptist encampment will run June 11 to 15 at the Dooly camp grounds in Cordele. Rev. T W Tippett of Vienna Baptist church and program committee chair says attendance will be large and a full, enthusiastic letter has been sent to association churches outlining the program.
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Cordele
Dooly Camp Grounds
T. W. Tippett
Vienna Baptist Church
Association
Sumter Superior Court sentences total seventeen years
The May Sumter County Superior Court term resulted in ten defendants receiving about seventeen years in total, with eight years on county roads. Most convictions were liquor related or weapon offenses, plus one voluntary manslaughter sentence of four to six years. Felony terms ranged nine to thirteen years, with misdemeanors served first before prison transfer.
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Sumter
Ed Robinson
Prison Commission
H. E. Allen
Sumter County
Ansley
Chester concession contract signed and act accepted
June 9 New York report says a Turkish government agreement and the Ottoman American Development Company placed the Chester concessions at the option of American capitalists. The contract was accepted and signed this week, announced by Frederick Blackall, vice president and general manager of the company.
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New York
Ottoman-Amercan Development Company
Chester
Frederick Blackall
Meat and Milk Inspection Details Released Here
Dr. S F Stapleton and Dr J Wade Chambliss disclosed two months of meat and milk inspection results in Americas. Of 240 hogs 144 cows and 4 goats were inspected with 1 cow and one hog condemned. Parts from 50 hogs were rejected. Slaughter and viscera access were nearly always observed. Milk samples show bacterial counts high due to cooling limits, not health risk. efforts to reduce bacteria continue. The department spent 21 dollars. rest covered by inspection fees.
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New Americas
S. F. Stapleton
J. Wade Chambliss
Stapleton
Health Department
Dr. Chambliss
Milk Inspection Department
Chambliss
Americas
Valdosta to vote on bonds for city improvements
Valdosta council sets July 11 for a 145000-dollar bond election to fund a new pumping station water mains and sanitary sewers plus fairgrounds purchase. Engineer W G Eager and Superintendent D S Quarterman support the move noting no tax rate or valuation increase.
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Valdosta
W. G. Eager
D. S. Quarterman
Lindale Odd Fellows Elect New Officers
At the Lindale lodge No. 46 I O O F meeting in Rome on June 9 officers for the last semi annual term of 1923 were elected. W E Pinkston Noble Grand H F Halcomb Vice Grand and E H McEntire Recording Secretary. They with appointed subordinate officers will be installed the first meeting night in July.
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Rome
Lindale Lodge No
Noble Grand
E. H. McEntire
Carpets Made on Two Ply Mesh Foundation in Germany
Carpets produced on a two ply mesh foundation are being manufactured in Germany.
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Germany
Sheffield Still Credited With Making Best Steel
The article notes that Sheffield in England remains recognized for producing the finest steel globally, a long standing boast tied to the city’s historical iron and steel industries. The claim highlights enduring reputational supremacy in metallurgy.
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Sheffield
Eng
Miss Hagood Dies at Home of Niece in Valdosta
Miss Georgia Hagood died at the home of her niece, Miss Gertrude Oakman, on Webster Street in Valdosta after a long decline. She had been bedridden for weeks. doctors noted a critical condition but she briefly rallied before passing away peacefully.
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Valdosta
Georgia Hagood
Gertrude Oakman
Webster Street
First doctor of medicine honored in 1220 Italy
Guglielmo Gordonio became the first doctor of medicine after receiving the degree from the College of Aos iti in Italy in 1220.
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Guglielmo Gordonio
College of
Aositi
Italy
Difficult Situation Faces New York Federal Operatives
A handful of federal operatives in New York confront a difficult situation as authorities tighten state cooperation. The article notes heightened tensions and complex coordination challenges amid ongoing investigations.
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New York
Eight Vessels in Fleet Challenge NY Prohibition Enforcement
A small group of federal agents, bearing the brunt of New York prohibition enforcement after Governor Smith signed the repeal, faced renewed difficulty as a rum fleet of eight vessels appeared off the coast and anchored from Jones Inlet to opposite Asbury Park, Highlands New Jersey, June 9.
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Highlands
N. J
New York
Smith
Jones Inlet
Asbury Park
Japan and Russia to open negotiations for talks
Tokio June 9. Japan and Russia agree to begin negotiations aimed at resuming diplomatic relations between the two nations. The move follows continued regional tensions and signals a potential thaw in bilateral ties.
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Tokio
The
Associated Press
Japan
Russia
Japanese send destroyers to reinforce Yangtse patrol
Tokio reports four Japanese destroyers dispatched to reinforce the Yangtse patrol after a Chinese note demanded an apology for the Changsha shooting of Chinese rioters by Japanese marines. An official statement says Japan will defend the lives and property of its nationals in China.
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Tokio
Associated Press
Changsha
Yangtse Riv
Japan
China
Curb Firm M S Wolfe & Co Closes Doors
New York reports another stock brokerage failure as M S Wolfe and Co faces an involuntary bankruptcy petition. The curb market firm, once a major operator with a Chicago branch, had left the Consolidated Exchange about a year earlier amid regulatory scrutiny.
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New York
M.S. Wolfe & Co
Chicago
L. L. Winkleman & Co
Wolfe House
Consolidated Stock Exchange
Rotary club hosts Governor Pierpont in Thomasville
The Thomasville Rotary Club welcomed Governor Pierre Pont of Savannah, head of the 39th district, during a June 9 meeting. He was en route to Perry to establish a new club, traveling with about twenty Thomasville Rotarians.
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Porter Pierpont
Thomasville
Rotary Club
Peter Pierpont
Savannah
Perry
Watermelon Crop in Thomasville Surprises Town
June 9 report from Thomasville notes Jeff Herring near Boston grew twelve acres of watermelons with a premier specimen weighing over 100 pounds. Herring says about a thousand melons of that size exist, with yield capable of six train cars from twelve acres.
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Herring
Thomasville
Jeff Herring
Boston
Bolt Strikes Bolton Home in Storm No Injuries Reported
A lightning bolt struck the home of J. T. Bolton Friday afternoon during a severe electrical storm. No one was hurt and damage was minimal as the storm swept through the area yesterday.
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Bolton
Leslie
J. T. Bolton
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