Lanningan Denies Quarrel With Miss Keenan
New York reports Jack Lanninghan, once close to Dorothy Keenan, denies quarreling with her three weeks ago. Chicago police say they have not questioned him yet while New York seeks clues. The murder of Keenan remains unsolved as authorities review possible links to Lanninghan and his Broadway cabaret past.
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New York
Dorothy Keenan
Chicago
Jack Lanningan
Lanningan
Miss Keenan
Jack Lanninghan
Frank Bibb Dies in Tifton. Rites in Americus Thursday
Frank Bibb 52 years old, Central of Georgia engineer, died after a stroke in Tifton while in town for business. His remains will be moved to Americus for interment at Oak Grove Cemetery at 10 a.m. Thursday. He leaves his widow Lina and two nephews T H Bass and E E Bass of Leslie. Bibb had worked five years with the railroad and was a Macon Locomotive Engineers member. He came to Georgia from Virginia and had health problems for some time.
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Times- Recorder
Georgia
South
Union
Virginia
Louisiana
State University
Mississippi
Tennessee
Alabama
North Carolina
South Carolina
Clemson
University of Georgia
Georgia State College of Agriculture
Frank Bibb
Tifton
Americus
Oak Grove
Lina
T. H. Bass
E. E. Bass
Leslie
Miro Bibb
Central of Georgia
Macon Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Head of Israelites Lied with Splendor in Federal Suit
Grand Rapids Mich March 21 Testimony showed Benjamin Purnell head of the Israelites House of David at Benton Harbor lived in regal splendor while followers lacked plates for carrots and turnips. Introduced by the Federal court in a suit filed by John Hansell and wife against the cult.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Benjamin Purnell
Israleite House of David
Benton Harbor
John Hansell
Car Slightly Damaged by Passing Truck
Eugene Seig’s car at the Lamar and Jackson corner was damaged by a Wootten Jansfer Co truck carrying a load of jumper. A projecting piece knocked off the car’s top but no one was in the vehicle and only minor damage occurred.
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Eugene Seig
Lamar and
Jackson Streets
Wootten Jansfer Co
Cow Rescued From Well Is Euthanized After Injury
March 21 Thomasville fire crew responded to a North Broad street alarm for a non fire incident. A cow had fallen into a well and, after rescue, sustained injuries requiring euthanasia. Excited witnesses triggered the fire alarm in error.
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Wele
Thomasville
North Broad Street
Canteloupe Crop Damaged by Cold in Valdosta
In Valdosta on March 21 the temperature fell from 49 degrees to four below freezing within a day, devastating about three fourths of the cantaloupe crop and harming melons and tender vegetables. Growers work Monday night into Tuesday to replants as protection had limited effect.
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Valdosta
Shippers Warn of Car Shortage Across Georgia Rail Lines
Atlanta reports rail officials and state commissions urge rapid loading and unloading to ease a nationwide car shortage. Shippers of agricultural goods in Georgia are urged to have items ready, begin loading immediately, notify railroads after loading, and unload promptly at destination to reduce delays.
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Atlanta
Public Service Commissions
Georgia
Alabama Public Service Commission
Cecil Cecil Talks World Peace in American Tour
Lord Robert Cecil, author of the League covenant, plans to discuss the league and world court during a U S visit. He aims to explain armament reduction with guarantees, seek talks with President Harding and Former President Wilson, and outline a neutralized border zone proposal. He sails March 21 aboard the Majestic.
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London
Robert Cecil
League of Nations Covenant
League of Nations
Lord Robert
Harding
Wilson
United States
Canada
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cecil
League of Nations Assembly
League
Robert
Ford wins fight for High Dam site power project
Henry Ford secures a preliminary permit under the Federal Water Power Act to develop power at the Federal High Dam between St Paul and Minneapolis. The $2 million project aims to produce about 10,000 horsepower with a 50 year lease and $150,000 annual rental, distributing surplus power under federal and state regulation. Local residents urge explicit terms protecting municipal use and University of Minnesota needs.
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Washington
Henry Ford
Federal High Dam
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Federal Power Commission
Ford Auto Company
Ford Company
Water Power Commission
Ford
Ford Motor Company
Coffman
University of Minnesota
Wilson Dam
Muscle*Shoals
Felder Joins Board of Peoples Hospital in New York
The announcement from Atlanta dated March 1 states that Hon. Thos B. Felder, once of Atlanta and now a prominent Broadway lawyer in New York City, has been elected a member of the Peoples Hospital board of directors per received dispatches.
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Famous Hospital
Atlanta
Thos B. Felder
New York City
the Peoples Hospital
Kerensky Ready to Surrender to Soviet Prison in Moscow Trials
Former Russian premier Kerensky and Catherine Breshkovsky with other Socialist Revolutionary leaders in New York signal willingness to surrender to the Soviet government to serve prison terms in place of 22 party leaders condemned at Moscow trials last summer, per a Socialist Revolutionary group member.
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New York
Kerensky
Russia
Catherine Breshkovsky
Revolution
Socialist Revolutionary Party
Moscow
Socialist Revolutionary Group
Indict Nine for Jail Attack in Putnam County
Indictments returned by the Circuit grand jury against 9 men on charges of assault with intent to murder and shooting into a dwelling. The men were bound over to await grand jury action on a March 3 attack on the Putnam county jail when Sheriff Hagan was shot in the left hand while defending the jail against a mob seeking a negro prisoner.
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Palatka
Fla
Circuit Grand Jury
Grand Jury
Putnam County
Hagan
Tragedy at Fort Benning Leaves Triad in Peril
Columbus dispatch reports Private Llewellyn Herd, the lone survivor among a four man group who drank wood alcohol, has yet to testify to an army board. The investigation aims to reveal full facts of the double death and ensuing illnesses that have shocked the fort. Private Yarrell, of Doertin, is gravely ill after blindness from the liquor and offers little hope for recovery.
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Columbus
Llewellyn Herd
Fort Benning
Army Board of Investigation
Post
Yarrell
Doertin
Dempsey’s Four Year Rule as Heavyweight King
The piece notes Jack Dempsey has ruled the heavyweight division for four years since toppling Willard in Toledo. It compares his reign to earlier champions, discusses the potential to set a new longevity record, and cites Johnson Jeffries and Willard as benchmarks. It observes limited comebacks by dethroned champs and the rarity of title reversals.
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Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Willard
Toledo
Jack
Jack Johnson
Jim Jeffries
Corbett
Jeffries
Marvin Hart
Fitzsimmons
New Police Officers and Promotions Made
Patrolman J N Worthy promoted to lieutenant and J C Arrington of Plains and W T Silver of Americus elected police officers to fill vacancies left by Homer Lee’s death and P C Gilmore’s resignation. Changes by the police commission take effect April 1. Worthy noted for faithful service and merit.
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J. N. Worthy
J. C. Arrington
Plains
W. T. Silver
Americus
Homer Lee
P. C. Gilmore
Americas
Police Commission
Worthy
Georgia Man to Be Honored by Peoples Hospital
The Peoples hospital is one of the largest and most famous institutions in the East and the honor accorded the Georgia man will be a matter of great interest to his friends. Col. Felder has taken a prominent part in civic affairs in New York City.
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Peoples Hospital
East
Georgia
Col. Felder
New York City
Feasible Plan For US Army Occupation Costs repayment
Paris March 21 Elliott Wadsworth assistant secretary of the American treasury says a payment of 20000000 for 12 years to the United States in settlement of costs of the army of occupation in Germany seems feasible. He awaits definite information on installments payment method priority and whether America would receive a definite percentage of German reparations.
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Paris
Associated Press
United States
Germany
Elliott Wadsworth
American Treasury
Wadsworth
Rhine Watch
America
Turks Consider Counter Proposals After Lausanne Talks
London March 21 Representatives of Allied governments meet to consider Turkish counter proposals to the Lausanne treaty. The gathering is a preliminary action by the Turks in reply with a committee to report on different sections of the proposals.
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London
Associated Press
Fort Valley peach crop damaged twenty three percent
Fort Valley reports peach crop damage of 23 percent after a freeze Monday night. Oliver Snapp of the United States Bureau of Entomology led a delegation of peach growers to inspect blooms at several orchards and assess losses.
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Fort Wall
Oliver Snapp
United States Bureau of Entomology
Snapp
Macon
March
Fort
Walle
Boll Weevil Declared An Act Of the Devil
Griffin Georgia March 21 Judge J A Dorsey City Court of Griffin rules that the boll weevil is not an act of God but an act of the devil in a cotton contract case. The ruling addresses a long contested issue as lawyers argued impossibility of performance due to crop damage by the insect. Objections were sustained and the decision stands.
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Griffin
J. A. Dorsey
Georgia
Dorsey
Mayor Sets Traffic Example In Cold Reading Texas
Mayor John K. Stauffer of Reading Texas dressed in a traffic uniform and directed cars for two hours at the citys coldest corner to test the 45 minute duty limit for traffic officers. He compared the cold duty to a patrolmans 11 hour shifts in all weather and called the demonstration a practical test of the rule.
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Reading
Tex
John K. Stauffer
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