Massive Columbus Meeting Hears New Death Threats
Columbus residents react to a bomb attack on Mayor Homer Dimon as a mass meeting is planned to curb future plots. Authorities offer a $10,000 reward split by county and city, with private offers expected, amid widespread condemnation across Columbus Phenix City and Girard.
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Columbus
Homer Dimon
Chamber of Commerce
Dimon
Hinkle
EE Hinkle
H. Gordon Hinkle
K. K.K
Bolshevists
J. Tom Moore
Blanchard & Booth Company
Phenix City
Girard
Ulster Roundup Seizes IRA Figures Across Six Counties
Belfast reports a major roundup as 300 Sinn Feiners were imprisoned by Ulster authorities. Officials also arrested every IRA officer found in six counties with hundreds seized from bed. The Ulster government warned members of the IRA, IRB, Irish Volunteers, Sinn Fein, Girl Guides and Boy Scouts face arrest and prosecution.
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Belfast
Associated Press
Ulster
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Brotherhood
The
Irish Volunteers
Sinn Fein
Girl Guides
Boy Scouts
Sinn Fein approves Dail election and government pact
Ard Fheis in Dublin ratifies the agreement reached last week by the factions in the Dail Eireann on elections and government composition. The session then adjourned.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Ard Fheis
National
Sinn Fein
Dail Eireann
Made in Georgia Week Observed in Cordele
Cordele observes Made in Georgia Week with stores displaying Georgia products and plans for a Georgia products dinner next Thursday. Lions Kiwanis clubs and women’s civic clubs will participate as Cordele women promote Georgia goods.
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Cordele
Georgia Products
Lions, Kiwanis Clubs
Georgia
Attack on Mayor's Home Spurs City Administration Backlash
Police seek all means to track attackers in what locals call a forewarning of red handed bolshevism. Most express the strike aimed at the new city administration, echoed by anonymous letters sent weeks earlier to Mayor Dimon and City Manager Hinkle threatening abdication under threats of death and property destruction.
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New City
Dimon
H. Gordon Hinkle
Steam Begins Industrial Use Around 1750
Steam was first applied to industrial purposes around 1750 marking a key shift in production methods. The development supported early factories and improved mechanical efficiency, influencing later manufacturing and transportation advancements.
Waycross Made-In-Georgia Exposition Opens
The Waycross exposition begins with seventy five out-of-town exhibitors and twenty to thirty from Waycross. Exhibits fill the municipal building, artfully decorated. Curb Market Day Farmers Day follows, Goods Roads Day Wednesday, and Governor Hardwick is to speak Saturday. The event is expected to draw large regional attendance with various entertainment features planned.
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Waycross Waycross
Waycross
Hardwick
South Georgia
279 Divorce Cases Tackled by Atlanta Court
In Atlanta on May 25 Judge George L. Bell opened the unfended divorce calendar with 279 cases, mostly involving women as plaintiffs. A number of verdicts were returned today and officials believe most cases will be disposed of within the week.
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Atlanta
George L. Bell
Fulton Superior Court
Mary Jane Scribner Dies at 88 in Lumpkin
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Jane Scribner were held in Lumpkin Sunday at her daughter's home, Mrs Alfred Wood. She was 88 and had enjoyed excellent health until a few months ago.
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Lumpkin
Mary Jane Scribner
Alfred Wood
Nasser to Box Ross After Wrestlers Clash
Promoter Alex Thomas announced Joe Nasser, last night’s wrestling winner over George Borella, would box Jack Ross for eight rounds at the Opera House on a winner take all basis. The card includes 12 other rounds as spectators expect a strong bout between evenly matched Nasser and Ross amid a near full house.
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Americas
Alex Thomas
Joe Nasser
George Borella
Opera House
Jack Ross
Nasser
Cuba
Luis Smith
Ross
Young McGowan
Dublin
Borella
Boreira
Albany
Harry Stevens
Aggie Graduation Tonight at Third District Agricultural School
The Third District Agricultural School will close its year with the senior class graduation tonight in the school auditorium. Miss Polk’s orchestra from the high school will provide music as Rev H T Brook shore gives the invocation, with Virginia Bass giving the salutatory, Jack Ferguson delivering the class oration, Harrison Ethridge the valedictory, and J E Sheppard giving the literary address before the diplomas and announcements are delivered.
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Agricultural School
Prance
Jury Refuses Divorce for Mrs Gammage in Superior Court
Mrs. Fannie W. Gammage wife of Ed A. Gammage Seaboard engineer was denied a divorce by a jury after a hard fought case in Superior court. Temporary alimony of 25 dollars monthly and 25 dollars monthly maintenance for their daughter continue. verdict states We the jury decline to grant a divorce.
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Fannie W. Gammage
Ed A. Gammage
Seaboard
Superior Court
Mr. Gammage
Hail damages farms near Americus and Cordele
A severe hail storm struck four miles south of Americus on the Lee street road, stripping cotton and beating down corn across the Ansley, Howard, Speer, Clore, Benn and Hooks farms. Ansley plans intensive cultivation and extra fertilizer. Peach orchards suffered heavy damage near Pitts and Giovania.
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Chas. L. Ansley
Americus
Lee Street
J. W. Howard
Mr. Ansley
Carrie Speer
Peel Brothers
Times-Recorder
Pitts
Cordele
Giovania
Atlanta Leads South In Building And Banking
Reports published Monday show Atlanta leading Southern cities in building and banking clearings. April building permits totaled 1,297,451 dollars and banking clearings reached 10,012,572.50 dollars, up 66 percent from April 1921. New Orleans followed with 732,350 dollars and Shreveport with 721,907 dollars in building.
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Atlanta
New Orleans
Shreveport
Remainder of Pensions Expected This Week
After a meeting between Governor Hardwick and State Treasurer William J. Speer, officials indicated the remaining Confederate Veterans pensions are likely to be paid by the state this week.
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Atlanta
Hardwick
William J. Speer
Americus Man Recalls Postwar Dollar Value and Outlook
H A C Deri se of near Leslie recalls Americus having only twenty dollars after the Civil War to illustrate thrift. He urges people to work hard and stay positive as crops come in, saying the era's spirit will return. He plans to join veterans at a reunion and then resume farming with happiness.
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Americus
Sumter County
H. A. C. Derise, Sr
Leslie
FLOWER SHOW TO OPEN TOMORROW IN GEORGIA PRODUCTS WEEK
Preparations wrap up for Made in Georgia week dinner at Third District Agricultural School grove. A 1:15 PM Thursday public event invites baskets of Georgia products with prizes for top baskets. Dr. A M Soule will not attend due to illness. no substitute named. Flower show by Chrysanthemum club set for same venue early Wednesday. Displays include county canning clubs caned products and local manufacturers. A curb market at the courthouse is also scheduled Wednesday.
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Georgia
A. M. Soule
State College of Agriculture
Rylander
Chysanthemum Club
Rylander Garage
County Canning Clubs
Bonnie Parksman
Court House
Easterlin Brothers Load First Peach Car from Sumter County
Easterlin Brothers of Andersonville load their first car of peaches from Sumter county. The iced refrigerator car was set out on the Arles sidetrack by the Central of Georgia Monday afternoon and was expected to ship northward tonight. Peaches from Americus and nearby points go out in crate express shipments this week.
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Easterlin Brothers
Andersonville
Sumter County
Arles
Central of Georgia
Americus
Harris Bill to Aid Farmers Passes Senate
Washington May 23 Anoth er bill by Senator Harris of Georgia to aid farmers in securing credit was passed by the senate and sent to the house It broad ends the government warehouse act by authorizing the department of agriculture to extend the list of commodities stored in government licensed warehouses and to classify stored products
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Washington
Harris
Georgia
Senate
House
Department of Agriculture
Fifteen Thousand Die In U.S. Fires Last Year
A historic fire report shows fifteen thousand people lost their lives in United States fires during the past year, highlighting the enduring dangers and the need for stronger fire safety measures nationwide.
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United States
Mob Storms Jail and Hangs Suspect in Wilkinson County
A mob of fifty stormed Irwinton jail at dawn and placed a rope around Jim Denson’s neck before fleeing in cars. Later in Macon, Judge J B Park resentenced Denson to hang on June 15 for a statutory offense committed in Wilkinson County over two years ago. Denson was moved from Bibb county jail to Irwinton the previous day for the re sentencing.
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Covington
Wilkinson County
Irwinton
Jim Denson
Macon
J. B. Park
Denson
John R. Cooper
Bibb County
I. P. Player
J. R. Bell
G. F. Everett
Park
Round Trip Rate to Jacksonville Advertised
The Central of Georgia announces a $4 round trip fare to Jacksonville for weekend excursions over the Dixie Flyer. The special rate from Macon is $4, with Americas travelers urged to contact local agents for arrangements.
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Jacksonville
Pablo Beach
Central of Georgia
Macon
Americas
49 criminals in New York Postoffice
Washington May 23 Acting Postmaster General Bartlett reported to President Harding that fingerprinting showed 49 of 460 registry division employees in New York had criminal records. The finding followed an inquiry into seven employees arrested for thefts totaling $2,000,000. Bartlett said the men admitted they joined the registry department to rob the mails.
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Washington
Registry Division
New York Postofice
Harding
Bartlett
New York
Registry Department
McClelland to Leave for Elks Convention
Atlanta Elks president John McClelland will lead several hundred Atlanta members to Savannah for the annual Elks convention starting Wednesday. Delegations from Augusta Macon Waycross Moultrie Americus Columbus Douglas Albany and Athens will also attend in large numbers.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Elks
John McCleLland
State Association
Savannah
Augusta
Macon
Waycross
Moultrie
Americus
Columbus
Douglas
Albany
Athens
Big Dele
Muscle Shoals Units Inspected by Delegates
Delegates at the Muscle Shoals conference under the Southern Commercial Congress inspected every unit of the government projects at Muscle Shoals. In the afternoon the conference sessions resumed at Sheffield in an open air amphitheater built for the event.
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Shpfield
Ala
Muscle Shoals
Southern Commercial Congress
Sheffield
Atlanta Press Club Planned by Scribes
Atlanta newspaper men plan to organize a press club with a meeting set for tomorrow afternoon. Membership will be limited to bona fide newspaper men, with a few honorary members possible.
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Atlanta Press Club
Scribes
Atlanta
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