Georgia Primary Looms as Underwood Gains Rural Support
Atlanta report from March 10 notes growing rural backing for Senator Underwood as McAdoo’s Georgia campaign falters. Observers say counties plan to vote against the perceived disenfranchising rule that would ignore precincts not opened. Voters poised to stamp their opposition at the polls March 19.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Underwood
McAdoo
State Democratic Committee
Commonwealth
H. H. Elders
Underwood Campaign Committee
McAdoo Ringsters
Registered voters need not pay tax in presidential primary
Atlanta March 10 Voters may participate in the March 19 presidential preference primary regardless of tax payments for 1923 per Attorney General George M. Napier In a reply Napier noted the 1925 tax deadline was December 20 1923 and disqualification normally occurs six months after. He added that registrars begin updating the voter list on April 20 and names will be stricken for nonpayment after that date.
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Atlanta
George M. Napier
Charles K. Martin
Clarke County
Democratic Executive Committee
James A. Davenport
John Allen Fort
Sumter County
Board of County Commissioners
Germs on Paper Money Spread in Germany
A fragment notes that germs on paper money allow the microbes in Germany to move and multiply, suggesting ample space for their activity.
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Germany
Ford Seeks Navy Secretary Post Hinted by Politics
Washington March 16 Henry Ford secretary of the navy is a possible choice. Analysts say the White House favors a big business man for the post and Ford’s progressive label and recent support for Coolidge bolster the speculation.
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Washington
Henry Ford
White House
Henry
Coolidge
Ogton
Ford
Mutiny in National Army Declared Less Serious
In Dublin the mutiny in the national army is described as less serious than first thought. Officers absconded at Templemore and arms are missing. A new garrison was sent, and normal conditions returned. A political meeting linked to a by election saw disorder with ten thousand attendees and disruptions including a fire, chants, and fundraising by republican supporters. Precautions were strengthened with doubled guards and canceled leaves.
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Dublin
National Army
Templemore
Cosgrave
de Valera
Denby Resigns Navy Post as Roosevelt Takes Charge
Secretary Denby resigns effective today and assistant secretary Roosevelt will oversee the Navy Department pending a nominee. Denby praised by Admiral Coontz at his farewell banquet attended by 200 officers. President weighs cabinet candidates as future plans remain undecided. Denby to return to Detroit and may speak on possible Senate run.
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Washington
Denby
Roosevelt
Navy Department
Navy
Admiral Coontz
Dixon
Montana
James E. Davidson
Michigan
Foss
Ilinois
Marine Corps Reserves
Secretary of the Navy
Detroit
United States
Botanical Garden to be Established at University of Georgia
Athens Ga March 10 The University of Georgia will establish a botanical garden adjoining the campus as a department to be known as the Southern Plant Institute with many stations throughout the state.
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Athens
University of Georgia
Southern Plant Institute
Clarke, Former High Klansman, Pleads Guilty
E Y Clarke of Atlanta, a former high Ku Klux Klan official, pleaded guilty to violating the Mann Act in federal court here. He was fined 5000 dollars after previously entering a not guilty plea. The case involved transporting a Houston woman to New Orleans in February 1921.
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Houston
Texas
E. Y. Clarke
Atlanta
Atlanta Kidnap Charge Linked to Clarke Associate
Acting on a client letter from Helen Katherine Steele detailing a breach suit against A. Y. Clarke, attorney Arthur W. Powell filed a warrant against F. N. Littlejohn, alleged Clarke associate, for kidnapping Steele. Steele says she was abducted Oct 25 1923 from Atlanta, held 13 weeks, then moved to Greenville DC, with a man claiming the car carried Clarke into seclusion in spring 1968.
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Atlanta
Helen Katherine Steele
A. Y. Clarke
Arthur W. ‘Powell
F. N. Littlejohn
Clarke
Miss Steele
Poyell
Littlejohn
Powell
South Carolina
Greenville
D. C
Washington Street
Littlejoin
E. Y. Clarke
Income tax returns coming in slow in Atlanta
Federal officers report returns arriving too slowly to avert congestion by March 15. Many people delay hoping for a rebate from a bill in Congress, but they will still need to file promptly as refunds arrive after filing. Prolonged delay risks delinquencies.
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Atlanta
Congress
Made in Atlanta Exposition Eyes Permanent Exhibit Hall
Plans advance for a permanent exhibit building in Atlanta to display local manufacturers. The Chamber of Commerce urges district manufacturers to participate in the Made-in-Atlanta Exposition set for April 7 to 12 and to cooperate in establishing a lasting exhibit hall.
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Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce
Doheny Says He Loaned Obregon Five Million Dollars
New York report says Edward L Doheny denies Wheeler charges he financed revolt against Mexico. He asserts he loaned the Obregon government 5 million dollars enabling it to quell the rebellion.
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Doheny
Obregon
New York
Edward L. Doheny
Wheeler
Sinclair
DeLoach Killed In Georgia Car Crash
In Claxton Georgia Harrold DeLoach was killed and two companions named Triggers and Durance were badly hurt when their car overturned an embankment during a return from a call on a young lady. DeLoach is a local planter's son.
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Deloach
Claxton
Harrold Deloach
Triggers
Durance
Blanchard Retained as Hoowel Counsel
Tampa March 10 M L Blanchard has been retained as counsel for Frank McDowell charged with slaying his parents and two sisters formerly residents of Decatur The attorney refused to say what plea the defense would enter
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Tampa
M. L. Blanchard
Frank McDowell
Decatur
No Verdict Yet in Candler Case
Decatur March 10 Early this afternoon no verdict had been returned in the Byfield Candler suit. The jury in the 100000 suit of Mrs. Clyde Byfield against Walter T Candler assembled to receive instructions. After a six hour deadlock jurors retired shortly after midnight Saturday and deliberations were resumed after Judge Hutcheson re charged the jury.
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Decatur
Byfield Candler
Clyde Byfield
Walter T. Candler
Byfield
Candler
S. S. Berengaria
France
John Hutcheson
Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit
Decatur Hotel
Hutcheson
Southern Would Close Station In Piedmont Lamar County
Atlanta March 10 A petition to discontinue the Piedmont Lamar County railway station has been filed with the Georgia Public Service Commission by the Southern Railway Company. The proposal would change the station from an agency to a pre pay station.
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Atlanta
Piedmont
Lamar County
Georgia Public Service Commission
Southern Railway Company
Eighteen Bodies Removed From Utah Mine Ruin
Castlegate Utah March 10 eighteen bodies of miners killed Saturday in explosions in the coal mine were removed early today and indications are that none of the 125 entombed in the mine are yet alive. Fires extinguished last night and all available crews entered the mine today to search for possible survivors.
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Castlegate
Utah
Tragic Utah Fuel mine disaster claims thirty victims
A Utah Fuel company mine yielded thirty dead bodies Sunday with 142 more entombed after Saturday's triple explosion. Rescue teams faced poisonous gas and fire as they pulled corpses to the surface, dashing hopes of survivors amid grieving families and gas-filled caverns.
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Castlegate
Utah
Utah Fuel Company
Sumter Democrats Clarify Primary Rules and Voting
The Sumter County Democratic Executive Committee states the March 19 primary has no tax payment requirement for voting. It outlines district voting, bans single shooting, and explains school superintendent rules under Section 147, warning enforcement gaps and the need for proper voter lists and registration.
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Napier
Secretary Ford
SNL
Bukv
EY. Clarke
Helen Steele
Evans County
Blanchard
Hoowel Counsel
Southern
Ruth Litt
East Patchogue
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Cuimiaittee
Sumter
Davenport
Secy. Fort
Board of Registrars
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