Divine. Sarah Bernhardt Dies in Paris After Illness
Paris March 26. Actress Sarah Bernhardt died at 6 39 pm at her home. Physicians said her condition was hopeless. she had undergone last rites and kidney failure was diagnosed. Born 1845 in Paris, she rose to fame as the world’s leading tragedienne with a dramatic career across Europe and America.
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Paris
Associated Press
Sarah Bernhardt
Madame Bernhardt
Mme. Bernhardt
Bernhardt
Comedie, Francaise
America
Constantine Delama
Pythians to Meet in Albany for Second District Convention
Albany Knights of Pythias prepare to entertain representatives from all lodges in the Second Congressional District and notable Pythians from across the state as Flint River Lodge No 296 hosts the semi annual district convention in Albany. The event follows a fall meeting at Pelham.
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Albany
Albany Knights of Pythias
Second
Flint River Lodge No. 296
Pelham
Ford And Roadster Crash At Lee And Church
Lively Sunday afternoon crash at Lee and Church streets in front of George Anderson’s residence involved a Ford driven by a black man and a roadster from the highway department driven by C B Biggers. Both cars lurch sideways, a wheel torn off, yet no injuries reported.
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Lee
Church Streets
George Anderson
Church Street
C. B. Biggers
Highway Department
Richland Shoppers Mr and Mrs E L Kimbrough Visit
Mr E L Kimbrough and Mrs E L Kimbrough of Richland were seen in town as out of town shoppers today.
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E. L. Kimbrough
Richland
Anthony Council Returns Home From Weekend Visit
Anthony Council arrived in Americus last night after spending the weekend in Jacon with his aunt Mrs. O A Armstrong.
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Anthony Council
Americus
Jacon
Retire Shipping Board Says Private Owners
Washington March 26 The American Steamship Owners association urged retirement of the Shipping Board from business to scrap inferior vessels and sell remaining tonnage to American citizens without restriction. The group urged scrapping vessels not sold after a reasonable time and argued that American merchant marine in foreign trade cannot be built up through government operation.
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Washington
Shipping Board
American Steamship Owners’ Association
Airplanes Headed Back Home From Haiti Flight
American Army planes flying from Porto Rico to the United States began leaving Porto Prince after 8 o clock. The first to depart went into strong headwinds with the group headed for Guantanamo Cuba. The aircraft had arrived here from Santo Domingo the day before.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Associated Press
United States
Porto Rico
Santo Domingo
Guantamo
Cuba
McCrea Goes to Waycross to Manage Rogers Store
McCrea, a native of Sumter county, leaves Americus after nine months with L. W. Rogers Company to head a new Rogers cash and carry grocery in Waycross. A former Navy volunteer, he remains active with John D. Mathis Post American Legion, supporting Legion projects.
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McCrea
L. W. Rogers Company
Waycross
Sumter County
Americus
Rogers
New Rogers
Germany
Navy
John D. Mathis
American Legion
Legion
Corn Planting Advances Across Southern Georgia
March 26 report from Thomasville notes corn planting well advanced in southern Georgia with much cotton already sown. Tobacco plants not yet transplanted are reported safe after a recent cold spell. USDA data indicate preparations for cotton planting and a likely acreage increase across southern states. Rust observed in spring oats in parts of Southern Georgia and Florida, while winter grains overall improve.
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Thomasville
Georgia
United States Department of Agriculure
Florida
Department of Agriculture
Boy Hurt In Home Fall On Brannen Avenue
Six year old Dan Crawford, son of Mr and Mrs Harry Crawford, remained in critical condition at City Hospital after a porch swing side broke while he sat on it Sunday noon. The fall caused a two inch chin gash, a broken jaw in two places, and profuse nosebleed. Doctor W S Prather ordered immediate hospital care with an X ray to decide on possible jaw surgery.
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Dan Crawford
Harry Crawford
Brannen Avenue
City Hospital
Conference on How to Fit Children for Life
Washington March 26 How to prepare children for life and graduation and how to tailor schools to all classes normal backward and precocious will be the theme of speeches at the National Conference of Social Work fiftieth anniversary meeting. Tuesday May 22 designated School Day with Homer Folks presiding. speakers include Dr John Dewey Mrs Deeter Rippin Dr Bernard Glueck and Herbert Weet Rochester schools superintendent.
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Washington
National Conference of Social Work
Homer Folks
Helen T. Wolley
Merrill-Palmer School
Detroit
Mich
John Dewey
Columbia University
New York
Deeter Rippin
Girl Scouts
Bernard Glueck
Man killed in Girard altercation in Alabama
George Madden aged 30 died at City hospital after being shot Sunday in Girard Alabama. Hugh Thompson of Columbus is jailed in Seale Alabama in connection with the shooting.
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Columbus
George Madden
Girard
Ala
Hugh Thompson
Seale
Week weather outlook for South Atlantic and East Gulf
Washington March 26. For the South Atlantic and East Gulf states considerable cloudiness is indicated with rain about Monday night or Tuesday and again near end of week. Cool weather at week start, warmer Monday night or Tuesday, then cooler again Thursday.
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Washington
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Value of Agricultural Education at State College of Agriculture
Dr Andrew M Soule president of the State College of Agriculture asks student view on the agri cultural branch. Luke A Forrest writes how the college founded 1907 has educated 10250 people and serves 150000 citizens annually. It fields 220 technical courses with 3 specializations, operates on 830 acres with 16 buildings and 35 labs, employs 110 instructors and 95 male plus 80 female extension agents, and is worth 1500000 dollars. The college contributes about 10225000 dollars in annual state value returning 44 dollars per 1 dollar received, radiating good will across Georgia communities.
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Andrew M. Soule
State College of Agriculture
Luke A. Forrest
Georgia State College of Agriculture
University of Georgia
Georgia
George State College of Agriculture
State College
Washington Relic to Illinois Resident in Belleville
A snuff box claimed to have been given to George Washington while president is now owned by Henry Williams Jr. of Belleville Illinois. The item includes a quill ink drawer and oak branch crafted compartments. It reportedly traveled from Scotland in 1298 and was passed through several hands before arriving with Williams via Miss Clark, mother of Volney L. Williams.
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Belleville
Ill
George Washington
Henry Williams, Jr
Washington
Earl of Buchan
Fralkirk
Scotland
Gun Club to Hold Shoot on Wednesday
The Gun club will conduct a shooting event at their grounds at the Country Club. A squad of Dawson shooters are coming to match the local sportsmen. A decision on weekly shoot times is expected to be made at a Wednesday meeting.
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Dawson Shooters
President Harding Spends Sunday at St Augustine Golf
President Harding devoted his Sunday to golf at St Augustine links. He would have only one name on a White House engagement list, Colonel Bogey, a respected gentleman among golfers. His golf plans sidelined potential conferences with administration officials and political leaders vacationing in St Augustine.
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ST. Augustine
Harding
White House
Colonel Bogey
St. Augustine Links
United States
Plans for Boys village theme for big meeting
Atlanta March 26 The Juvenile Protective Association a southern child welfare group will stage a meeting at the Ansley Hotel March 30 Rev Crawford Jackson is its general secretary The association plans a model boys village on 108 acres at Ben Hill 16 miles from Atlanta to be modeled on the George Junior Republic Initial funding will come from subscriptions and national donors
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Atlanta
Juvenile Protective Association
South
Ansley Hotel
Crawford Jackson
Ben Hill
George Junior Republic
Freeville
N. Y
Junior Republic of the South
Early Man's Model Prison Proposed for Georgia
J G Paul engineer for Early county proposes a model prison system for Georgia to the state Prison commission. The plan aims to satisfy reformers and prisoners and was submitted by the Early county warden D B Thompson after review.
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Blakely
Georgia
Georgia Prison Commission
J .G. Paul
Early County
Mr. Paul
D. B. Thompson
Prison Commission
Roman relics found on Chinnor estate in England
A vase a silver plate and several article pieces of jewelry dating to the Roman occupation of Britain were found on Major William Gordon Ross estate in Chinnor England.
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Chinnor
England
Britain
William Gordon Ross
Rotarians Return From St Petersburg Convention
Americus Rotary members and guests return from the St Petersburg convention praising the reception and luncheon program at the Poinsettia hotel. Lovelace Eve spoke on Noble Self-Companionship, with performances by Dan iels Harris Melva Clark Susan Stallings and others. Nearly 200 guests attended as coverings were laid for the event.
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St. Petersburg
Americus Rotary
Lovelace Eve
Americus
Poinsettia Hotel
Americus Club
America
Luther Harrell
Carl Glover
Fess
Mathis
Schools of
George Daniels
Vi’ Harris
Rotarians
Melva Clark
Susan” Stallings
Lovelace Eve — Furns
W. W. Dykes
Frank Harrold
Cecile Ryals
River steamer John W. Callahan sunk in collision
Columbus March 26 There will be no salvage of the river steamer John W. Callahan Sr running between Columbus and Apalachicola which struck a snag and sank 3 5 15 miles from this city Sunday morning according to a statement by General Manager O'Donnell of the Tri State Navigation company owners of the boat The steamer is a total loss estimated at 15000 by the manager with 8000 insurance
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Columbus
John W. Callahan
Apalachicol
O’donnell
Tri-State Navigation Company
Marine Corps to Start Drive for Recruits
Atlanta dispatch reports a special April recruiting drive by Marine Corps stations in Georgia Alabama Florida South Carolina and Tennessee to contact young men seeking government funded education. Captain George Bower announced the plan from Southeastern states headquarters in Atlanta.
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Cordell Hull
Democratic National Committee
W. W. Dykes
Nationa
Democratic Victory Club
Americas
Hull
United States
Victory Club
Democrats of Americas
Atlanta
Marine Corps
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
South Carolina
Tennessee
George Bower
Wit
New Fast Train to Be Inaugurated Soon
Atlanta March 26 Through passenger train service from the South to New York will start Sunday April 29. New trains No 38 and 34 will run New Orleans to New York via Mobile Montgomery Atlanta and Washington with 9 15 a m arrival in New York City.
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Atlanta
New York
Metropolis
Southern Railway
New Orleans
Mobile
Montgomery
Washington
Montezuma Kiwanis float wins second prize at Peach Festival
Montezuma March 26. The Montezuma Kiwanis Club float placed second at the Peach Festival in Fort Valley. Decorated with Southern Imilax Cherokee roses the front bore a white and gold butterfly. Miss Frances Felton represented Montezuma with Miss Elizabeth Forehand and others riding in flower costumes.
Wilson asks Colorado governor to appoint Thompson to Senate
Denver March 26 Woodrow Wilson urged Governor Sweet to appoint Houston Thompson a Democrat to the U S Senate seat to replace Samuel D Nicholson who died. Thompson already serves on the federal trade commission and Nicholson died after acoma from liver cancer. Born in Canada Nicholson rose from gold miner to mine owner and senator leaving a daughter a brother and a son in law at his side at death.
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Denver
Colo
Woodrow Wilson
Sweet
Colorado
Houston Thompson
United States Senate
Samuel D. Nicholson
Thompson
Federal Trade Commission
Wilson
Nicholson
Leadville
United States
Springfield
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Donald M
Catherine McKenzie Nicholson
Bay City
Mich
Rich-Wolstone
White Clen Shire
Nin
Lawrence Phipps
Max Meville
Murdock A. Nicholson
Edward Murdock Nicholson
Dying after Crawford street auto crash involving Bivens car
John Kitchens white lies near death after a collision on Crawford street. Fess Bivens drives the car owned by Collins and comes on the wrong side of town, hitting a buggy driven by Cleveland Patillo colored. The Patillo party escaped unharmed though the buggy was damaged. Police say an empty whisky flask was found and one man had been drinking.
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John Kitchens
Crawford Street
Fess Bivens
Collins
Cleveland Patillo
Z 'Stillo
Kitchens
Prison trusty escapes from Atlanta federal penitentiary
Hugh Clemens, 53, a trusty prisoner at the Atlanta federal penitentiary, escaped Sunday night. Clemens was serving a three year term for misuse of the mails and had entered the prison last September from West Virginia.
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Atlanta
Hugh Clemens
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Clemens
West Virginia
New York Exchange Responds To Piggly Wiggly Charges
The New York Stock Exchange issued a formal statement addressing accusations by Clarence Saunders of Piggly Wiggly Inc. It said no member will be allowed to disavow contracts before trading in which Piggly Wiggly was suspended.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Clarence Saunders
Piggly Wiggly, Inc
Chicago guest J H Alexander visits Lockhart home
J H Alexander of Chicago is the guest for several days of and Mrs L D Lockhart at their College street residence.
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J. H. Alexander
Chicago
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