Constance John Kelley Shot Dead in West Frankfort Ambush
Constable John Kelley of Zeigler near West Frankfort Illinois was killed at midnight by coal miner Dan Davis after a quarrel over a $5 debt and politics. Kelley, noted for arrests linked to Herrin mine killings, faced murder charges in Benton Circuit Court and was involved in the Shoemaker and Lester cases tied to last June's Strip mine riot.
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West Frankfort
Ill
John Kelley
Zeigsler
Here
Herrin
Dan Davis
Davis
Kelley
Benton
Kelly Waas
John Shoemaker
Lester
Ford Settles All Lincoln Car Debts
Detroit March 9 Henry Ford reimbursed all creditors of the Lincoln Motor Car Co who were paid in full after Ford bought the company at a receiver sale. Ford acted even though not required by the purchase terms and official notice confirms the settlement.
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Detroit
Lincoln Motor Car Co
Henry Ford
Ford
New Trial Hearings Postponed in Sacco and Vanzetti Case
Dedham Mass March 9 The hearing of motions for a new trial in the Sacco and Vanzetti case was postponed until next Friday at the request of the defense counsel.
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Dedham
Mass
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Co operative Marketing Discussed At Cordele
Cordele March 9 farmers of Crisp county and Cordele business men met at the Suwanee hotel to promote a larger dairying effort. The program featured talks on dairying hog raising and poultry development. J M Hunt heads the campaign for the Cordele board of trade. Five South Georgia creamery centers produce about a million dollars in butter yearly and dairyman Henry Fenn reports twenty dollars per cow in January.
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Cordele
Crisp County
Suwanee Hotel
Board of Trade
J. M. Hunt
Citizens Bank
Cordele Creamery and Cold Storage Company
South Georgia
Henry Fenn
Dooly County
Senator George to speak at Savannah Board of Trade meeting
United States Senator Walter F. George has accepted an invitation to address the Savannah Board of Trade during its March 16 meeting. The report notes the event will draw business leaders and civic officials from Savannah and surrounding areas.
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George
Savannah
United States
Walter F. George
Weevil Threat in U S Cotton Crop Warns of Foreign Tactics
Dr. Andrew Soule, president of the Georgia State College of Agriculture, warns that the boll weevil not only devastates American cotton but is being used by foreign competitors as a weapon to shift world market power away from the United States. He cites Georgia's potential output and Brazil's cotton expansion as evidence and urges immediate action to eradicate the pest.
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New York
America
Andrew Soule
Georgia State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Soule
South
Georgia
Texas
Dr. Soule
Brazil
British Spinners Association
United States
Police Officers Shot In Memphis South Side District
March 9 two Memphis police, L. Crawford and E. W. Strickland, were shot and seriously wounded by an unidentified man halted for questioning. The incident occurred in a South Side residence and industrial district.
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Memphis
W. L. Crawford
E. W. Strickland
Women bootleggers nabbed at Richmond in raid
Richmond Va March 9 a city wide roundup by federal prohibition enforcement officers arrested more than 20 persons at noon today with warrants out for as many more. One third of those arrested are women.
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Richmond
Richland Youth Dies After Dengue Heart Failure
Richland, March 9. James Coffin, age 7, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Coffin, died at home Wednesday night at 8 45 after a severe dengue fever last fall left his heart badly affected.
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Richland
James Coffin
N. C. Coffin
Hog Sales Benefit Local Farmers In Two County Events
County Agent George O Marshall and state markets official D F Whelchel led two hog sales in the county. At Leslie activity yielded about 35 000 pounds with 35 farmers benefiting and totals around 5 000 dollars for participants. Americus sale produced about 30 000 pounds with 25 farmers benefitting and overall receipts near 5 000 dollars.
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Marshall
Leslie and
Americus
George O. Marshall
D. F. Whelchel
State Bureau of Markets
Leslie
Americus Pens
Large Livestock Sale In Camilla Aids Local Farmers
In Camilla on March 9 W. W. Webb of the state department of agriculture and W. E. Hughes of the total marketing association oversaw a major hog sale. About six carloads of hogs were sold at good prices, with farmers from the surrounding county delivering the stock.
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Camilla
W. W. Webb
Bureau of Markets
State Department of Agriculture
W. E. Hughes
Total Marketing Association
Community Hog Sale Draws Farmers With State Aid
Adrian March 9 farmers from the surrounding country attended a community hog sale led by W. W. Webb of the state bureau of markets and county agent M. E. Crow. About three carloads were sold and farmers praised the assistance provided by state agents.
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Adrian
W. W. Webb
State Bureau of Markets
M. E. Crow
Cattle and hog sale held in Brooker by state market officials
One of the tion was conducted here Thursday when three carloads of cattle and five cars of hogs were disposed of at good prices. The sale was conducted for the farmers by W. W. Webb, a agent for the state bureau of mar kets, and J. W. White, secretary of the local marketing association.
Andrew Jones sentenced for post office break in Pickett
Macon March 9 Andrew Jones pleaded guilty to breaking into the Pickett post office. Judge Barrett sentenced him to two years in the federal penitentiary.
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Macon
Andrew Jones
Pickett
Barrett
Federal Penitentiary
Poems by Berton Braley in Local Paper
A reader from Americus, Ga laments news content and politics and praises Berton Braley poems. The letter notes satire on parlor tricks in politics, celebrity singing, global items, and sports and comics as filler, urging focus on Braley poetry.
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Berton Braley
D. C. Burkhalter
Americus, Ga
Draft British debt contract completed in Washington
The American debt funding commission completed its formal draft of a debenture outlining the debt funding settlement negotiated with Great Britain. No date was given for submission to British representatives for signature.
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Washington
American Debt Funding Commission
Great Britain
Col G R Ellis Reports Improve At Noon
Reports from the bedside at noon today say Col G R Ellis is much better after nearly a week confined to bed. He was taken ill at his breakfast table last Saturday morning and while progress has been slow, it is thought spring will bring rapid improvement and a return to his desk soon.
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Col. G. R. Ellis
Armour Morris merger to be completed within a week
Chicago March 9 The Armour Morris merger will be consummated within a week. The valuation of Armour stock to be exchanged as part of the purchase price will be fixed by arbitration, an authoritative source said.
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Armour-Morris
Chicago
Armour & Company
Morris & Company
Stiffen fine muslins with skim milk dip method
A brief instruction suggests stiffening fine muslins and delicate laces by dipping them in skim milk. The old home remedy emphasizes simple materials and gentle treatment to preserve fabric texture and finish.
Invest Your Honey With Homme Concerns
Atlanta March 9 bankers warn Georgia Cracker investors ignore home stocks. Money leaves state for oil and mining firms while fake bait and quick riches lure savers. Some avoid debt for sound holdings, yet many spend incomes on necessities without building security for non productive days.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Wildcat
Union
Hardwick to Propose Biennial January Legislature
Atlanta March 9 Governor Hardwick says he will urge Governor-elect Clifford Walker to back a constitutional amendment. The proposal would move the legislature’s meeting to January inaugurations and inaugurate state officers then. He also recommends biennial sessions each January to avoid two yearly meetings.
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Atlanta
Hardwick
Clifford Walker
Radio expands farm market news via Department service
The Department of Agriculture reports widespread radio use for market news among farmers. About half of survey respondents owned receiving equipment and used grain and livestock price reports, with weather and crop updates following. Missouri Illinois and Iowa lead in responses as central points and private sets grow in use.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Middle West
Missouri
Illinois
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Governor Grants Parole to Macon Ex-Treasurer
Macon March 9 Governor Thos W Hardwick signed an order paroling A H Stewart former Macon city treasurer now in Decatur county chain gang for embezzling 9000. He has served over a year and is reportedly in failing health. Mrs Stewart has gathered signatures for a clemency petition and awaits his release in Bainbridge.
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Macon
Thos. W. Hardwick
A. H. Stewart
Decatur County
Stewart
Bainbridge
Moonshiner hunt continues with scarce clues
Blackshear March 9. Posses renewed search for S. I. Sharpe, alleged moonshiner wanted for slaying County Officer Ivy Brooks. By noon no clue found. all but three searchers had given up. Authorities began issuing descriptions and offered a reward for capture.
Slaying of Brooks by Sharpe Triggers Pierce County Manhunt
Pierce county officer Ivy C Brooks is killed by farmer S I Sharpe at his Bristol Offerman home as a Prohibition Agent J A Monroe is shot in the leg. The posse abandoned the swamp pursuit near midnight and will resume in the morning with Deputy Tuten contacting Ware county authorities for aid. Brooks dies. Monroe treated. Sharpe at large.
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Sharpe
Monroe
Sharpe Yan Ingo
Brooks
Olin
Olin P. Robinson
Tuten
Blackshear
Ware
Prohi Violators Convicted in Crisp County Court
In Cordele Crisp County court, March 9, two African American defendants and a white man were convicted of violating prohibition laws. One man claimed the liquor as his medicine but was fined only court costs. Deputies Cofer and another officer broke up two stills on Russell McKinney's plantation, marking a notable Crisp County compliance record.
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Crisp Court
Cordele
Russell McKinney
Cofer
Crisp County
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