Grand jury urges League and road project in Sumter county
The Sumter County Grand Jury reports on Sunday, urging adoption of a League of Nations while praising county finances and officers. It backs building a steel bridge across the Flint River at Bain’s Ferry, improving jail and court records, and urges road commissioners to coordinate with the federal government for the project. It condemns illicit liquor stills and pistol running, commends local officials, and urges continued effort to curb crime.
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Sumter County
Georgia
Adopit League of Nations
Flint
Ain’s Ferry
Rious
Babeen
United States
Congress
Elior
Automatic
Commissioners of Roads and Nues
Inspectors' 1919 county review finds varied upkeep needs
A Sumter County 1919 audit reports courts and jail generally sound but calls for immediate repairs. It notes need for electric lighting, plaster and paint, floor coverings, and a replacement awning. Roads show damage from heavy rains. several bridges and road sections flagged as unsafe. County farm and school work praised. tax collection urged to recover 1918 delinquencies. Named officials include Judge Littlejohn and Solicitor Jule Felton.
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Court House
Grand Jury Room
Solicitor’s Office
Bear Branch
Dixie Highway
Carter Branch
Kennedy Hill
Lee Street Road
Commons Place
Mt. Hope Negro Church
Line Creek Bridge
J. M. Johnson
Brown Mill Road
Sumter County
George W. Walters
A. Dodson
Board of Education
EB. T Mathis
8.P. Wise
Littlejohn
Jule Felton
Crawford Wheatley
J. W. Harris, Jr
Emory College Says Farewell to Oxford Village
Emory College bid farewell to Oxford after three quarters of a century, with graduation in Young J. Allen Memorial church and the transfer of buildings to the Emory University Academy. On September 23 the fall term begins on the Atlanta campus as the School of Liberal Arts of Emory University, led by Dean Howard W. Odum. Bishop Warren A. Candler delivered the baccalaureate address as degrees were conferred.
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Oxford
Emory College
Young J. Allen Memorial Church
Emory University Academy
Druid Hills Park
Atlanta
School of Liberal Arts
Emory University
Howard W. Odum
Warren A. Candler
Korean peer warns Koreans against agitation in Korea
Viscount Soheishun from Fusan told a Japanese reporter that during Korea’s demonstrations he received about fifteen threatening letters daily for warning Koreans not to interfere with the agitation. He warned such interference would badly affect future Japanese Korean relations.
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Shimonoseki
Japan
Associated Press
Viscount Soheishun
Fusan
Korea
Senator Smiths Wife Dies Cousin Of Capt Cobb
Mrs Hoke Smith of Georgia wife of Senator Hoke Smith dies in Atlanta after a long illness at age 59. Born in Athens she was the daughter of General Thomas R Cobb and granddaughter of Judge Joseph Henry Lumpkin. She left a husband a son Marion and daughters Mrs Roland Ransom Mrs 4iston Simpson and Mrs Lyman Pratt. The Cobbs had just suffered another loss as Miss Elizabeth Church Barrow, a cousin, died in Savannah. Funeral held in Athens.
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Atlanta
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Capt. Cobb
John A. Cobb
Sumter County
Thomas R. R. Cobb
Howell Cobb
Fredericksburg
Joseph Henry Lumpkin
Georgia Supreme Court
Athens
Smith
Sarah Cobb
Savannah
Elizabeth Church Barrow
England guarantees no profiteering in shoes
London June 10 A P dispatch says the War Time Boot Department has completed production of 20 000 000 pairs. Director F J Marquis reports manufacturers can now meet demand at a reasonable rate. The government bought a large amount of leather from America for distribution to boot makers with the condition they do not profiteer and curb retailer profiteering.
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London
Associated Press
F. J. Marquis
America
Death of Admiral Von Holtzendorff Leader of German Navy
Berlin reports the death of Admiral Von Holtzendorff longtime head of the German General Naval Staff during most of the war. He retired in August of last year.
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Holtzendorff
Berlin
Associated Press
von Holtzendorff
Joint M. E. Centenary Goal Reached
Chicago June 10 The Methodist joint centenary campaign for 105 million dollars passed its goal today, director Dr John Hancher announced. The milestone marks a major achievement for the church campaign and supports broader plans for church expansion and initiatives.
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Chicago
Associated Press
John Hancher
Illinois Becomes First State To Ratify Woman Suffrage
Springfield June 10 Illinois is the first state to ratify the woman suffrage constitutional amendment with an unanimous senate vote and only three opposed in the house Wisconsin also ratified the federal suffrage amendment as reported by Associated Press.
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Springfield
Associated Press
Illinois
Senate
House
Madison
Wisconsin
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Edith Cavell
Sheriff's Office
W. C. Martin & Co
Z. A. Littlejohn
W. C
Sdl
S.W. C
H. B. Allen
Belgium
House of Commons
Norwich
Underwood & Underwood
Old Oxford
Cohen's
W. Lamar St
Cohen
Senator Smiths
England
M. E
Lansing
Michigan
Georgia Motor Company
Cole Olds
Reo Dort
Moline
D. A. Carmichael & Sons
Cotton Ave
Americus
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