Rockefeller speeding case sparks New York protest
Abby Rockefeller daughter of John D. Jr. faced two speeding charges and received suspended sentences from Magistrate Norman J. Marsh. Mayor Hylan ordered an accounts inquiry into traffic court fairness amid claims of favoritism toward the rich. Protesters say there is one law for the wealthy and another for the poor.
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Alexander Herman
New York
Rockefeller
Abby Rockefeller
John D. Jr
Norman J. Marsh
Hylan
Miss Rockefeller
Millionair
Riverside Drive
Swimmimg Pools Open in Atlanta on Saturday
Atlanta on May 29 reports city pools at all parks will open next Saturday at 2 30 PM for the summer. L L Wallis general manager of parks says openings will be a gala event with same bathing suit regulations as last year and Wallis named sole censor of permitted costumes.
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Atlanta
L. L. Wallis
Wallis
The Wild Oat Crop Stirring Local Cain
A terse note says the wild oat crop never fails to raise a little cain in local fields, signaling ongoing agricultural tensions or disputes connected to harvest impacts.
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Cain
General strike threatened in Canton over extra taxes
Canton, May 29. A general strike on all workers in Canton is threatened due to excessive taxation. Merchants handling general provisions are already on strike, and more action is expected unless the government agrees to abolish the extra taxes.
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Canton
Chin
Hog Sale Postponed Until West Week
George O. Marshall, county farm demonstration agent, says the hog sale planned for Friday is postponed to next week after Cuban buyers cannot bid due to a Key West dock strike. He aims to secure new buying agencies to ensure competitive bidding and a smooth sale next week.
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George O. Marshall
Marshall
Key West
Harden Hurt In Accidental Plant Fall
C T Harden of Montezuma visiting Americus on business fell into a trap door at the Americus Steam Vulcanizing plant. Injuries are not serious, attributed to his defective vision. He is staying with relatives in Jacksonville and Tampa with Mrs T E Brooks.
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C. T. Harden
Montezuma
Americus
Americus Steam
Mr. Harden
Woman shoots self in taxi with man
Chicago May 29 Lauret ta Thompson Alberts wife of Albert Alberts of New York was seriously wounded while riding in a taxicab with Victor Masterlik a bank official At the hospital Mrs Alberts said she shot herself because of nervousness and despondency caused by overwork.
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Chicago
Lauretta Thompson Alberts
Albert Alberts
New York
Victor Masterlik
Work Starts On New Farm Relief Bill
Washington May 29 Work on the new farm relief plan, simpler than the Haughen bill, was pressed by state senate and house farm bloc with the aim to have it ready as a substitute for the pending measure if warranted.
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Washington
Eo Haughen
State Senate House
Authorities Start Pur er Wilk Drive for Pur er Milk
Health authorities in Americas and Sumter county launched a drive to secure purer milk for babies. Dr W J Payne urges rigid enforcement of milk ordinances, emphasizes immediate cooling, clean handling, and avoiding reuse of milk from the sick room to prevent disease.
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Americas
Sumter County
W. J. Payne
Dr. Payne
Americus
Former French Diplomat Pierre Cambon Dies in Paris
Paris May 29 Pierre Paul Cambon former French ambassador to London died here last night at his home in Paris Cambon served as envoy to Britain from 1901 to 1906 and was noted for his long career in diplomacy and public service.
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Paris
Pierre Paul Cambon
London
Means says he paid for protection via Jess Smith
Gaston B. Means testified before the senate Daugherty committee that in 1922 he received documents from Jess Smith suggesting Melon planned whisky permits in exchange for money for the Republican National Committee deficit. Means said Rex Sheldon would receive the permits and deliver funds.
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Gaston Means
Smith
Washington
Gaston B. Means
Senate
Daugherty Committee
Jess Smith
Mellon
Treasury Department
Republican National Committee
Rex Sheldon
Chicago Druggist Injured in Louisville Kidnaping Case
C F Heath a Chicago druggist was found unconscious in a Louisville rooming house and hospitalized in critical condition. Police say he is suspected in the kidnaping and slaying of Robert Franks, Chicago, but hospital staff say Heath made no statement about the case.
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Louisville
C. F. Heath
Chicago
Robert Franks
Heath
Diversification in Bulloch widely embraced by farmers
May 28. Bulloch County farms show diversification as beans and potatoes move in heavy shipments. Alfred Dorman notes profit from about 400 acres of potatoes and similar bean acreage with yields around 65 barrels per acre at 3.50 to 5.50 dollars per barrel and 60 hampers per acre for beans yielding 3.50 to 4.26 dollars. Sweet potatoes expected next year. labor availability could limit expansion.
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Statesboro
Bulloch County
Alfred Dorman
Dorman
Three Trainmen Killed in Southern Wreck
Chattanooga May 29 Three trainmen all of Chattanooga were killed early today when a Southern freight train derailed near Rockwood Tennessee.
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Chattanooga
Southern
Rockwood
Tenn
Manual And Domestic Arts Exhibits To Precede Program
New York May 29 Harry L Hoffman motion picture operator found guilty of second degree murder in the slaying of Mrs Maude Bauer. sentenced to 20 years to life in Sing Sing. Prosecution declares bullets from Hoffman's pistol caused the death. Tonight at 8 o'clock high school holds civic club medal debates recitation and declamation contests. preceding acts include a domestic and manual arts exhibit featuring sewing drawing mechanical and wood work.
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New York
Maude Bauer
Harry L. Hoffman
Staten Island
Sing Sing
Hoffman
Civic Club
United States
Poisoning Effective Plantat ion Test On Sumter Farm
Calcium arsenate poisoning proved effective in controlling the belly weevil in a Chambliss plantation test northwest of Americus. Eight live, healthy weevils were confined in a treated field. none survived beyond six hours. Dry calcium arsenate and a liquid solution both killed the insects on treated stalks. four weevils were placed on dry treated cotton stalks and two on treated stalks.
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Chambliss
Americus
Japanese Protest Over New Immigration Law Reaches Embassy
Japanese protest the new immigration law reached the Japanese embassy in Washington. Officials said its full study will take time before formal submission to the state department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
PENDING PROSECUTIONS TO BE QUICKENED UNDER JUSTICE POLICY
Washington May 29. Senator Stone announced a revised department of justice policy to press many pending war time prosecutions to quick conclusions. The plan aims to speed up cases arising from wartime transactions and push them toward rapid resolution under new guidance.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Senator Stone
Glynn Shipping Two Million Tomato Plants at Crine Farm
May 29 Glynn county’s R V Crine farm near Parkwood is a bustling hub as it ships over two million tomato plants to New Jersey. The model operation employs many colored women to assist in picking counting and packing, highlighting the scale of the agricultural enterprise.
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Brunswick
Glynn County
R. V. Crine
Parkwood
Crine
New Jersey
Fatal Auto Crash Near Eufaula Town
EUFAULA Ala May 29 One person was killed and three injured when a car left the road four miles from Eufaula and went through a bridge into a creek. All victims were residents of Eufaula.
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Eufaula
Ala
MacDonald signals general election if government falters
London May 29 Prime Minister MacDonald told the House of Commons that a defeat on a test vote tonight would lead him to ask the country for a general election. He outlined the consequence as the government’s possible dissolution and a national poll.
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London
MacDonald
House of Commons
D'Oisy Reaches Pekin in Route to Tokio
Captain Georges Pelletier D'Oisy arrived in Pekin on May 29, completing the long distance stage of his flight from Paris to Tokyo.
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D’oisy
Pekin
Tokio
Georges Pelletier D’oisy
Paris
Vaughn Held for Violating Day Law in Waycross
Waycross Georgia May 29 Russell Vaughn white was turned over to city court on a 300 bond by Judge E O Blalock for violating the national prohibition law Police found nearly 4 gallons of whiskey in his car at his father's Deenwood home It is alleged Vaughn stole 3 sacks of sugar weighing 100 pounds each from Coca Cola Bottling Works and police believe he traded the sugar for the whiskey
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Waycross
Russell Vaughn
E. O. Blalock
Deenwood
Vaughn
Coca Cola
Trial judge sets aside Jackson award in perjury ruling
Milwaukee May 29 Judge John J Gregory set aside the verdict in the Joe Jackson case against the Chicago club of the American League. The jury had awarded Jackson 16000 damages but the judge dismissed the case saying Jackson and witness Oscar Happy Felsch committed perjury during the trial.
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Filwaukee
John J. Gregory
Joe Jackson
Chicago Club
Jackson
Oscar “Happy” Felsch
Henry Stanfield Hurt in Auto Accident
Henry Stanfield is at his Elm avenue home with a broken collarbone and other injuries after a car accident that happened while he and his family were traveling to North Carolina for a relative’s funeral. He expects to resume his duties within a few days.
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Henry Stanfield
Elm Avenue
Mr. Stanfield
North Carolina
Grand Jury Delays Conclusions to Next Week
Sumter County grand jury in Sumter Superior Court has nearly finished investigations into criminal cases. Special committees will report on county officials and jail, courthouse, county farm, and stockade conditions. The jury may adjourn after consolidating reports into general presentments. J N Caters re elected notary public and ex-officio justice. R S Andrews and G Co Thomas named to the board of education. No true bills disclosed yet.
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Grand Jury
Sumter Superior Court
J. N. Caters
Notary Aublic
R.S. Andrews
Plains
G. Co. Thomas
Cobb
Board of Education
Nva
First Georgia Peaches Win Prizes for Grower
Heralds of Georgia’s harvest season report three crates of early peaches delivered to Bell Brothers Company in Atlanta. Prizes awarded to J. A. Matthews of Cuthbert and Ito Alton Lissey of Reynolds for their enterprising growers who supplied the first maturing fruit.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Bell Brothers Company
J. A Matthews
Cuthbert, Ga
Ito Alton Lissey
Reynolds
Methodists vote down new divorce proposal in conference
In Springfield Mass on May 29 a proposal for drastic change in the divorce law of the Northern Methodist Episcopal church was defeated by 10 votes at the closing session of the general conference.
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Springfield
Mass
Northern Methodist Episcopal Church
General Conference
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