Insurgent East Worries Harding Nomination Bid
Washington report says Hiram Johnson and allied irreconcilables plan to contest President Harding for the Republican nomination in 1924. They aim to force a primary fight and oppose the League of Nations and the Permanent Court of International Justice, hoping to drive Harding from the race and push him toward retirement after March 4, 1925.
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Washington
Senate
Hiram Johnson
Harding
Permanent Court of International Justice
George H. Moses
New Hampshire
Moses
Mig
Europe
Mr. Harding
Johnson
International Court
New England
Atlantic
Middle States
Leaggue of Nations
California
East
trans-Mississippi
Georgia Highway Probe Probe Into Construction Costs
Washington headline outlines a likely Bureau of Public Roads study at Georgia’s request. Thomas H. MacDonald states Georgia’s operating cost about six percent, compares favorably with other states, notes variation in cost items, and emphasizes road-building expenditure and quality as the true efficiency gauges.
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Washington
Georgia High Way Department
Bureau of Public Roads
Thomas H. MacDonald
Bureau
William J. Harris
Georgia Department
W. &. Neel
Harris
McDonald
Georgia Highway Department
California
Highway Department
Quakers in London Seek Larger Quarters at Auction
Devonshire House in the City of London, historic HQ of the Society of Friends for 250 years, is to be sold at auction due to insufficient space for expanding charity work. The building housed a meeting house, the Meetings of Sufferings, and a library of Quaker writings with relics.
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London
Devonshire House
Society of Friends
Quarkers
England Scraps the Orion Battleship in Plymouth
The British battleship Orion, almost the last ship to be scrapped under the Washington agreement, has been handed to shipbreakers in Plymouth on March 19.
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England
ORION
Plymouth
Marshall Plans Poultry Sale in Sumter County
George O Marshall county farm demonstration agent plans a poultry sale for Sumter county around April 1. He asks farmers with chickens to list them at the Chamber of Commerce in Americas. Marshall aims to assemble a carload for a spring sale and expects no trouble meeting the date.
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George O. Marshall
Sumter County
Chamber of Commercce
Americas
Marshall
Russia Determined to Stop Railroad Thefts
In Moscow three Railway Administration Department members were found guilty of diverting government funds and ordered to be shot. One smuggled profits to England and held a heavy London deposit, which the Soviet Government aims to recover.
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Moscow
Railway Administration Department
England
London
War Dept Orders Priority Shipping for Farmers
War Department officials ordered the Government plant at Old Hickory Tennessee to give priority in shipping nitrate of soda to farmers and buyers with carload purchases after a conference with Senator William J Harris who has been handling the car shortage with the Interstate Commerce Commission. Harris is in telegraphic contact with W T Bennett Georgia Department of Agriculture representative at Old Hickory supervising shipments to Georgia.
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Washington
War Department
Old Hickory
Tenn
William J. Harris
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harris
W. T. Bennett
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Georgia
Pioneer Chugs Up Romantic Waters With Harding Party
March 19 Palm Beach President and Mrs. Harding and their vacation party began a northward cruise aboard the house-boat Pioneer from Miami. After a Palm Beach Sunday, the party prepared to travel up the Indian and Halifax rivers with fishing tackle aboard.
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Palm Beach
Harding
St. Augustine
Pioneer
Miami
Halifax
Mrs G W Andrews Dies in Tampa Florida
Funeral services for Mrs G W Andrews a former Americus resident were held in Tampa Florida at four o clock Sunday afternoon. Death followed a long illness. Surviving are her husband G W Andrews a nephew of W S Andrews who recently moved to Tampa to reside.
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G. W. Andrews
Americus
Tampa
Fla
W .S. Andrews
Ocmulgee River Reaches Flood Stage Rising
Macon reports the Ocmulgee river has reached flood stage and continues rising after heavy rains in drainage areas. Morning measurements show the stage at Macon about 16 12 feet and 20 feet at Milledgeville with warnings that conditions may worsen.
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Macon
Milledgeville
Ocmulgee
Weather Observatory
Farrar Names Australian Actress in Divorce Suit
New York march 19 Lorra Ambler the Australian actress was named correspondent in a divorce suit which Geraldine Farrar is pressing against her actor husband Lou Tellegen.
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New York
Lorra Ambler
Geraldine Farrar
Lou Tellegen
Court Advances Par Check Collecting Case
Washington March 19 The Supreme Court today advanced for hearing April 23 the appeals by Georgia and North Carolina country banks challenging the part of the federal reserve act requiring Federal Reserve banks to collect at par within their districts all checks deposited with them. The case tests whether this provision applies to both member and non member banks.
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Washington
Georgia
North Carolina
Federal Reserve Act
Federal Reserve Banks
Supreme Court
Comeback Kid Lee Demands Rematch After Knockout
Leesburg’s Kid Lee issues a letter to the editor inviting a rematch with Ken Kimsey from Cardele. He offers to fight any time any place with gate receipts split and bets he can go the limit or knock out. He notes seven months since last fight and thanks Americus supporters for their kindness.
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Lee County
Crawford
Ken Kimsey
Cardele
Kid Lee
Leesburg
Legion
Kid
Kemsey-Lee
Kemsey
Kionolul
Americus
Erect Boulder Honors Slaves By U D C Chapter
The Mary Brantley chapter U D C has erected a granite boulder in memory of slaves loyal during the Civil War. The four to five foot stone, six feet high, sits at the center of Bermuda grass with guiding walks, bearing a inscription honoring those hidden in the War Between the States and their humble service to every trust.
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Dawson
Mary Brantley Chapter
U. Dp. C
U D. C
Illness Fells J P Chapman at Forrest Street Home
J P Chapman is ill at his Forrest street home after several fainting spells on Saturday afternoon. Attending physicians attribute his illness to weakness and anxiety over Mrs Chapman’s condition.
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J. P. Chapman
Forrest Street
Looks Gloomy for Good Fruit Crop
Weather outlook for a full fruit crop in the South is bleak as frost is forecast across the region. Rain fell through Sunday and today while temperatures dropped to 46 degrees at 7 am. a freeze or sleet could ruin the peach crop, though a miracle postponing disaster is hoped for.
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Mercury
Brag urges Americus to clean up streets citywide
Chief Bragg calls for cleaner Americus, citing an existing littering ordinance against scraps and banana peels. He urges residents to dispose of trash properly, stressing sanitation and a presentable city from business districts to homes, and warns accountability for neglect.
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Americus
Bragg
Woman Detains Freeman Husband Death In Montezuma
Aaron Freeman died after being wounded by his wife Lena Zeeman in a family row. She struck him with a bar used to bolt the door, leaving him unconscious. There was no inquest and she has not been arrested.
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Montezuma
Aaron Freeman
Lena Zeeman
Freeman
Planes Reach Porto Rico San Juan
Six United States Army airplanes arrived in San Juan at 10 50 this morning completing their flight from Texas. The march 19 AP report notes the arrival of the aircraft in Porto Rico marking the completion of the long Texas to Puerto Rico flight.
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Porto Rico
San Juan
Associated Press
United States Army
Texas
US Refusal To Reduce Army Bill Shocks Allies
Paris March 19 The United States refused to accept a cut in its occupation army expenses by German ship seizures. Eliot Wadsworth assistant secretary of the treasury presented the decision to Allied representatives at the reimbursement conference. A separate meeting is planned for tomorrow to draft a new proposition for Wadsworth to consider at Thursday’s full session.
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Paris
Associated Press
United States
Eliot Wadsworth
Treasury
Wadsworth
Chattanooga seeks dismissal of Georgia condemnation suit
Chattanooga asked the U S Supreme Court to dismiss original proceedings filed by Georgia. Georgia seeks to restrain Chattanooga from condemning property within the Western and Atlantic railroad yards to open a cut through in Chattanooga.
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Washington
Chattanooga
Supreme Court
State of Georgia
Western & Atlantic ‘Railroad
Trouble over cattle dipping seer
Atlanta reports ongoing friction over cattle dipping between Grady County Georgia and Leon County Florida after the binding over of Georgia cattle inspector EH Jeffares. Grady County officials say they will proceed with dipping to combat tick eradication, noting Florida authorities blocked Jeffares’ proof of his inspector status and seized cows. They warn further requisitions from Florida could hinder tick control and demand hearings for accused individuals.
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Atlanta
Grady County
Georgia
Leon County
Florida
EH. Jeffares
State Executive Department
J. J. Hall
Grady County Commission
Hall
Jeffares
Civil War Veteran Asks Messenger Term
A. E. Strother, 79, Civil War veteran and current messenger of the state senate, asks Governor Hardwick to reappoint him for another two year term. Strother fought with General Lee and General Johnston from 1862 to the end of the war and remains eager to continue serving the senate. He was presented a walking cane by Judge B. F. Walker at the end of the previous term as a token of appreciation.
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A. E. Strother
State Senate
Hardwick
Strother
Robert E. Lee
Joseph E. Johnston
Senate
B. F. Walker
Freezing Weather Predicted Tonight Across Section
Storm moving southeast brings a blizzard aftermath hampering rail service in Birmingham. Temperatures drop from 25 to 15 degrees predicted tonight with frost reaching to Palm Beach. officials forecast relief by Wednesday as the winter blast overspreads the East and South from the Midwest.
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Washington
Middlewest
Palm Beach
Weather Bureau
Northwest
Bitter cold engulfs central region with frost deaths
The central area faces a bitter cold wave spanning from the Rockies to the Southeast. Snow covers much of the country from the Northwest to Florida, with sub-zero to near March record temperatures. In Colorado Baxter three children die frozen, an elderly man found dead nearby, and overall train service and telegraph lines suffer. Weather outlook for March 19–24 predicts rain early week and again around Thursday or Friday, with much colder spell and potential frosts in northern Florida.
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Chicago
Rocky Mountains
Florida
Mississippi Valley
Rocky Mountain
Baxter
Colo
Kutch, Colo
Washington
South Helantic
Gulf States
Weather forecast for Georgia-Fair region tonight and tomorrow
Tonight a killing frost and subfreezing temperatures across coastal areas. Tuesday fair with slowly rising temperatures in the west and north portions. Tonight strong northwest winds diminish later. Wednesday rapidly rising temperatures expected with winds easing as the day progresses.
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Georgia
Coa
Hutchinson Equals Course Record in Miami Handicap
Jock Hutchinson matched the course record at the Country Club course in Miami Florida, shooting 67 on a tough layout. Despite unfamiliarity with the course regarded as one of the hardest in the south, he navigated the holes with precise approach shots and recovery from rough or sand traps, matching the record set by Mike Brady.
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Jock Hutchinson
Mia Fla
Whic
Hutchinson
Mike Brady
Miss Lois McMath Heads to New York and Virginias
Lois McMath departs for an extended stay in New York and nearby points. She plans to visit her brother Joe McMath, a student at Washington-Lee College, and will travel with him during the trip.
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Lois McMath
New York
Joe McMath
Wasington-Lee Peice
Virg
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Sumter
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Uchulgee
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Kimsey
John D. Mathis
Raine
U. S. Army
Inspector Jeffares
Border Line
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Frost
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