03 May 1923
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1923
Page
1
A coast guard cutter Seneca fired a four inch shot across the bow of a smuggl ing craft near Jersey during the night. The gunfire sent the rum fleet scattering and prompted other smuggling craft to head for open water fearing further targets.
City officials discuss renewing the 5 mill emergency tax levy set to expire this year. City Attorney W T Lane to draft a bill for the Sumter delegation to re enact the 5 mill levy originally proposed in 1917 by Representative Stephen Pace for use starting in 1918. The plan aims to mirror the former legislation in Atlanta this summer.
Yale economist Irving Fisher argues in his new book League of War that the United States should join a world league for self interest. He lists benefits such as preserving foreign markets, aiding debts repayment, maintaining goodwill, and avoiding costly arms races and wars. He calls the alternative fear of world war "too horrible."
Five killed, one missing, and 26 injured when a Denver Rio Grande and Western passenger train derailed near Woodside Utah. Two engines and eleven cars overturned and the smoking car occupants perished as it plunged into the wreckage.
A Sumter County school census of children ages 6 to 16 reports 6583 residents, white and colored. Illiterates total five whites and 199 colored, with detailed village tallies across Andersonville Anthony Geese Huntington Pennington Pleasant Grove Smithville Union High Thalean and others in the county.
Macon May 3. Mrs Peggy Lanier was awarded 40 dollars a month alimony against Sidney Lanier of Macon in a Superior court sealed verdict opened this morning. Lanier must pay alimony permanently unless Mrs Lanier remarries.
England May 3 The St Georges challenge cup one of the most important golf trophies in England arrives in American Sandwich marking a notable exchange. The Associated Press reports the historic trophy will be displayed and contested in local events, highlighting cross Atlantic golf prestige.
Secretary H P Everett of the Americus and Sumter County Chamber of Commerce attended the Southern Traffic League meeting in Montgomery Alabama. He reports potential benefits for the local chamber from membership and notes the league's fifth annual session occurred in late April in Montgomery.
J L Murphey urges Georgia leaders to back abundant cheap hydroelectric power to industrialize the state. He warns two roads lie ahead and emphasizes power as the key to inviting factories, payrolls, and growth, asking L G Council of Americus to decide if Georgia will pursue the new power needed for industry.
Paris May 3 The French cabinet unanimously rejected the new German reparations proposals citing lack of guarantees and insufficient sum. Premier Poincare will consult Belgium on the reply before it is sent to Germany and shared with the allies. France and Belgium after informal talks remain opposed to Germanys proposals.
Dr Fort will be detailed to Americus during the week of May 7 to assist in the malarial and dengue campaign for the city and county. He will lecture at county schools on eliminating the mosquito, with a largely educational campaign that complements the mosquito elimination commission. Dr Abercrombie notes the season is open and delaying work could lower results. The state health department will provide malarial literature via the Chamber of Commerce.
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