Earthquakes Bring Terror in Chile Quake Toll Grows
Strong aftershocks struck Copiano and La Serena in Santiago at 2:25 AM as the weekend quake fatalities rise. U.S. Navy dispatched cruisers Cleveland and Denver to Huasco with food clothing medicine for Chile relief, carrying medical officers and 1,000 rations for 30 days plus clothing and shoes for thousands.
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Santiago
Associated Press
Copiano
la Serena
Washington
Cleveland
Denver
Huasco
Chile
Denby
Harding
Canal Zone
Huasca
Red Cross
Ce Ae
Aile
Claimants for estate appear in Macon letter
In Macon on November 16, Mary Elizabeth and Lou Gartrell Beall of Atlanta claim as heirs to the late Boswell estate once linked to a Virginia-born ancestor. They assert the fortune exceeds 100000 dollars and seek distribution through trustees, naming uncertain lines of kin including a sister of Elizabeth Boswell. A letter received by Col. C.M. Wiley outlines their joint claim to one half of the fortune.
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Col. C.M. Wiley
Mary Elizabeth
Lou Gartrell Beall
Mansum Street
Atlanta
Ry, Johnson
Virginia
Alabama
Texas
Tate
Beall
Corte
Elizabeth Boswell Martreil
Bridge Fire Delays Traffic Near Washington
Smoke and flames halted traffic on a major south of Washington route as a wildfire burned a span on the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac road 32 miles from the city. Through trains on Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard rerouted over other lines, severely crowding schedules. Cause of the hedge fire remains undetermined.
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Washington
Richmond-Fredericks
S and
Potomac
Atlantic Coast Line
Weslayan College to Build Million Dollar Plant West of Macon
Bishop Ainsworth announced Wesle yan College has purchased 135 acres six miles west of Macon for 100 900 dollars. In the coming years a million dollar plant will be erected on the site, expanding the oldest female institution in the South.
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Macon
Bishop Ainsworth
Wesleyan College
South
Demand Release of Missionaries Demanded in Peking
Peking authorities faced a joint demand for the immediate release of foreign missionaries kidnapped by Chinese bandits. The appeal came from American British Italian French and Swedish ministers acting on behalf of their governments.
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Peking
Associated Pres
George Felton seeks senate seat for one day in Washington
Judge Walter E. George of Georgia spoke by phone with Mrs. Felton on Wednesday promising to meet in Atlanta for a conference about her sitting in the senate for a day during the upcoming special session next Monday. He did not commit to endorsing the plan but said he would step aside if needed to allow a woman senator for a day. Mrs. Felton plans to travel from Cartersville to Atlanta Thursday evening and then depart for Washington Friday morning at 4 15 by Southern railroad.
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Rome
W. H. Felton
Walter E. George
United States
Georgia
Atlanta
Senate
Congress
George
Cotton Dips to 25 Cents a Pound in Market
The cotton market fell a cent today closing at 25 cents in America. No reason was offered beyond it being a speculative market.
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Americas
White and Allen clash over Kansas industrial court act
Emporia on edge as William Allen White faces trial November 22 for obstructing Santa Fe trains in solidarity with striking railroad shopmen. Governor Henry Allen helped trigger arrest, while White vows to test free speech limits of the act. Hopkins supports the challenge as Kansans and observers watch the high profile dispute between former allies.
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Emporia
Kas
William Allen White
Henry Allen
Kansas
White
Richard J. Hopkins
Hopkins
Meantie
Allen
Santa Fe
Henry
Will
America
Four New Trains Planned Through Americus Central route
Central of Georgia Railway plans four new trains through Americus on a Chicago to Jacksonville line by December 1. The Floridian and Dixie Express will run solid Pullman cars with tri weekly and flag stops, passing Americus at 2:30 P M northbound and 1:10 P M southbound for the Floridian. The Dixie Express will reach Americus around 3 A M northbound and 1 A M southbound.
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Americus
G& At
Dixie Express
Chicago
Jacksonville
Atlanta
Americas
Northhouse
Lockhart couple travel to Dawson for Crouch McMurray wedding
Mr and Mrs L D Lockhart journeyed to Dawson on Thursday to attend the wedding of Miss Eleanor Crouch and Mr Winifred Montgomery McMurray. The groom, a Lavonia resident, plans to reside there after the ceremony.
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L. D. Lockhart
Dawson
Eleanor Crouch
Winifred Montgomery McMurray
McMurray
Lavonia
White defends free speech in clash over industrial court law
The speaker argues for free expression while supporting law and order. Will White could lead a posse to protect law, yet many Kansans want White acquitted if justice does not undermine the industrial court. He vows to test the industrial court law's constitutionality against free expression in his business.
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White
Allen
Emporia
Will White
Kansas
Aged Woman Leaves 287 Descendants
Elizabeth King, 91, of Arnoldsville Ga., mother of 15 children, left 89 grandchildren 177 great grandchildren and six great great grandchildren totaling 287 descendants. Survived by eight children and numerous relatives, news reached W F Sumpter in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
W. F. Sumpter
Central Avenue
Arnoldsville
Elizabeth King
Flagship Pittsburg Expected in Dardanelles Today
The flagship Pittsburg with Vice Admiral Long, head of US naval forces in European waters, is due to arrive at Constantinople today. It received a noisy welcome from British ships when entering the Dardanelles at Chanak.
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Constantinople
Associated Press
Pittsburg
Long
United States
Chanak
Dardanelles
Muriel MacSwiney Freed From Picket Charge Plan Returns to Speak
Mrs Muriel MacSwiney widow of Terence MacSwiney freed from charges after picketing the British embassy in Washington. She plans a brief rest in Virginia before resuming her speaking tour, continuing her advocacy on hunger strike history and Irish independence.
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Washington
Muriel MacSwiney
Terence MacSwiney
York
Virginia
Reverend H. H. Dingus Set to Lecture in Americas
Reverend H. H. Dingus of Brooklyn New York will lecture Friday at 7 50 p m in the Carnegie library auditorium Americas on The New World Begun. He is touring the South for the International Bible Students Association of New York and will speak without collections. The lecture is free and open to the public.
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H. H. Dingus
Brooklyn
N. Y
Americas
Carnegie Library
Texas Oil Stock Fraud Probes Expand Across Texas
A threefold Texas investigation targets fraudulent oil stock schemes across Fort Worth Dallas and Houston. Probes cover mail fraud by promoters and tactics exposed by the Associated Advertising Clubs of America. Authorities note widespread losses as mergers and “organization fees” inflate profits while genuine oil operations shrink.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
Federal Trade Commission
National
Kansas City
United States
Bey
Bonar Law Leads Early in London Election Returns
Early returns show Conservatives ahead with 177 seats versus 28 for Asquithian Liberals and 69 for Labour, as Georgian Liberals hold 46 and others 9. London buzzed with election night celebrations, crowds at Piccadilly Circus, late transit, and many minors voting under register rules. Women’s strong turnout boosts Conservative optimism amid mixed impressions of Lloyd George coalition.
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London
Associated Press
House of Commons
Piccadilly Circus
Great Yarmouth
Bonar Law
David
Ohloyd George
Barnesly
Party of Bonar Law
Lloyd George
Mosey Hawkins Freed After Commitment Hearing
Mosey Lee Hawkins, a Black man accused of murdering an elderly Black woman near here on August 12, was released from custody after a commitment hearing before Judge J. N. Carter. The state relied on circumstantial evidence while the defense argued the case stemmed from a lodge election dispute.
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Mosey Lee Hawkins
Here
J. N. Carter
Father and Son Day Observed at Central Baptist Church
Central Baptist holds a Father and Son Day during Sunday school with music readings and other features. RB Maynard, superintendent of a school, urges all fathers and sons in the community to attend together.
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Central Baptist Church
RB. L. Maynard
Complete panel to try miner slayers in Herring killings
Marion Illinois November 16 A P report that a panel of four prospective jurors to try five men on murder charges in the Herring killings was completed and tendered to the defense. Arrangements are being made for still more veniremen.
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Marion
Ills
Associated Press
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