Mitchell Courtmartial Resumes After Three Day Recess
Washington November 17 The court martial of Colonel William Mitchell resumes after a three day recess with new defense witnesses summoned to support charges against the War and Administration over aeronautics Major Francis Willey of the general staff and Maj Allen Gullion of the judge advocate general's office named as assistant trial judge advocates to aid cross examinations
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Washington
William Mitchell
Francis Willey
General Staff
Maj
Allen Guillion
Judge Advocate General’s Office
Mrs Landsdowne Denies Charge of Yesterday
Mrs Margaret Landsdowne testified in Shenandoah court that she did not use the phrase false testimony when describing efforts to influence her prior testimony. She said Captain Foley argued before her first court appearance against labeling the Shenandoah flight as political and urged her not to make a long statement.
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Washington
Margaret Landsdowne
Shenandoah Court Today
Curt
Foley
Shenandoah
Nine Sailors Die as Coast Guard Boat Capsizes
Halifax Nova Scotia November 17 Nine men of the US coast guard steamer Morrill drowned when their small sail boat capsized in stormy harbor waters near Shelburne N S They were returning to the Morrill and only engineer C Taylor who reached shore hours later survived in exhausted hysterical condition The deceased include Warrant Paymaster Kingsbury Coxswain I J Bracket Chief Yeoman H McMurdo Chief Boatswain's Mate J R Shea Cabin Steward H K Wilson Seaman Saulisak and Seaman Diver and one other unnamed crew member.
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Halifax
N. S
United States Coast Guard
Shelburne
C. Taylor
Kingsbury
I. J. Bracket
Yeeman H. McMurdo
J. R. Shea
H. K. Wilson
Seaman Saulisak
Germans May Locate on Georgia Farms
Large corporations buying South Georgia land plan to settle German farmers to ease labor shortages. Atlanta Trust president Eugene R. Black backs the farm development program, praising Germans as thrifty and productive per acre. Experts say colonies could revive idle land and boost state agriculture. London police warn that whisker wearers risk ridicule from jokers.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Eugene R. Black
Atlanta Trust Company
South Georgia
Pure Food Show And Cook School Is Success
The old Harris Hardware building hosted the Pure Food Show and Cooking School opening sponsored by the DAR Council of Safety. More than two hundred women attended the cooking class led by Mrs. Stanfield of Atlanta, and over seven hundred viewed exhibits while coffee, cake, sandwiches, and hot dogs were served. Appreciation is extended to Harrold for coal, the Rylander for a slide, John W. Shiver for booth help, First Methodist Church for chairs, Ice Company for trucks, and the City.
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Harris Hardware Company
Council of Safety
Darte
Stanfield
Atlanta
Simmons
Regent
Mr. Harrold
Rylander
John W. Shiver
First Methodist Church
Ice Company
Plains Plans Big Programs for Education Week
Plains launches Education Week with a villagewide study of educational aims and school life. Tuesday features historical pageant on patriotism directed by Dannelly and Short. Wednesday brings teacher day program by Davis and Chambliss. Thursday honors Conservation and Thrift with Langford and PTA. Friday focuses on community health with Dr. Wise and others.
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Plains
Dannelly
Short
America First
Miss Davis
Chambliss
Langford
P.T.A
B. T. Wise
J. A. McDonald
J. E. Hall
Storm Takes Four Lives on Lake Erie
Four people drown after three barges break loose from the tug Barryton near Buffalo harbor. The dead are Mr and Mrs George Dahl of Tonawanda New York Frank OBrien of New York City and Victor Jensen of Kurki. Three tugs aided the coast guard in the search. barges carried no cargoes.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Lake Erie
Barryton
Cleveland
George Dahl
Tonawanda
Frank O’brien
New York City
Victor Jensen
Kurki
Election Day in Americas Sees Light Voter Turnout
Election day reports from Americas show very light voting in the alderman race. Less than two hundred residents registered for the election of three aldermen whose terms expire this year. Candidates are G. C. Webb H. S. Walker and Nathan Murray seeking reelection.
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Americas
G. C. Webb
H. S. Walker
Nathan Murray
Real estate boom in Lee County as King Plantation sells
Leesburg Ga Nov 17 real estate in Lee county surges with the sale of the King Plantation 440 acres to Palmyra Company of Albany for 20000. Recent deals include the Liffey place divided into small farms the Jones place near Leesburg the Hear B by C O Young of Smithville and 1200 acres of the Yow plantation sold for 72000. Several large deals are pending and expected to close this week.
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Leesburg
King Plantation
Palmyra Company
Albany
Lee County
Liffey Place
J. P. Horne
Jones Place
Esburg
C. O. Young
Smithville
Times-Recorder
King Place
Convicts Escape Parchman Prison Farm Break
Ten white convicts escaped from Parchman State Prison Farm in Clarksdale Mississippi after holding guards at gunpoint and battering a door to the sleeping quarters. One was captured near Sumner, fifteen miles away, as searches continued for the remaining escapees with officials unsure how weapons were obtained.
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Clarksdale
Miss
Parchman
Sumner
L. T. Fox
Fox
Revolt in Syria Against French Authority Intensifies
Beirut Syria Nov 17 A definite revolutionary movement appears to be developing from sporadic outbreaks against French forces. Druse leaders accuse French authorities of fomenting a religious war.
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Beirut
Syria
Druse
Mrs Boone Heads National WCTU in 1920s Milestone
Detroit dispatch reports Mrs Ella A Boone of Brooklyn New York former vice president of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union and noted suffrage worker was elected president of the organization in a ceremony at the national gathering held in New York November 17.
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Detroit
Mich
Ella A. Boone
Brooklyn
New York
National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
National Union
Princess Chika Dies in Benzine Fire Cleaning Gloves
Princess Chika wife of an adjutant to former King Ferdinand of Bulgaria burned to death in Hungary while cleaning gloves. Benzine flame caught fire, she ran to her husband’s room but he could not save her. She died minutes later. Lumpkin Reed, 28, also died in Rome Georgia from clothing ignited by an open grate.
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Gross
Hungaria
Chika
Ferdinand of
Bulgaria
Rome
Lumpkin Reed
Americus High School Issues New Paper A-Meri-Cusser
The Americus High School press releases its latest paper A-Meri-Cusser edited and managed by students. Editor Joe Markowtz with associate editor Miss Jeffrey Kersey lead, supported by Frank Buchan Nannie Claire Speer Mike Smith Florence Dixon Fay Parrish and Hazel Council. Business managers are Jean Curtis and Charles Glover.
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A-Meri-Cusser
Americus High School
Americus
Joe Markowtz
Jeffrey Kersey
Frank Buchanan
Nannie Claire Speer
Mike Smith Florence Dixon
Fay Parrish
Hazel Council
Jean Curtis
Charles Glover
Slappey Gunshot Wound Hospitalized After Accident
Charles Slappey, son of Mr and Mrs C A Slappey, was wounded when a shotgun held by his younger brother discharged while four youths hunted near Andersonville. He is resting at City Hospital and expects to return home soon. The incident occurred on the edge of Andersonville.
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Charles Slappey
Young Slappey
Andersonville
C. A. Slappey
Germany next day nation predicted to go dry
Dr. Ernest H. Cherrington, secretary of the World League Against Alcoholism, argues Germany will be the next great dry nation, citing economic strain and competition with American industry. He predicts Britain or Germany adoption of prohibition would push other countries toward similar measures.
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Cherrington
Germany
Westerville
Ohio
Ernest H. Cherrington
World League Against Alcoholism
Great Britain
Palladium Club Meets Tonight in Planter's Bank Building
The Palladium Club of Americas will meet tonight at 7 o'clock in the Planter's Bank Building club rooms. President B. E. Turner announces a special business session and notes Ladies night is postponed to Tuesday December 1. The December 15 meeting will be a business session with officer elections and year 1925 reports. attendance is urged.
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Palladium Club of Americas
Planter’s Bank
B. E. Turner
Turner
New Comet Discovered Over Williams Bay Wis
Williams Bay Wis Nov 17 officials of Yerkes Observatory announced a new comet of magnitude between eighth and ninth in the Hunting dog constellation. The discovery adds another light among northern skies and will be tracked by astronomers.
Rotary Club Will Visit Aly Schools During Education Week
Americus Rotary Club members tour city schools this week as Education Week observance. Monday luncheon guests at the high schools included R. E. Allison, D. Anderson, Cooper Bradley, H. Burk, W. Cage, Hubert Curry, Sam Coney, W. W. Dykees, W. H. Emmett, C. D. Castleberry. A later group visited the colored schools’ Home Economics branch for lunch. Rotary committees visit each school daily under Superintendent J. E. Mathis and escort by plant staff.
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Americus
Charles Lanier
A. J. Harris
Frank Harrold
Lee Hansford
Herbert Hawkins
R. E. Hearn
George Holston
Reese Horton
Rotary Club
J. E. Mathis
Education Week Observed by Richland Public Schools
Richland Ga November 17 education week observed by the Richland Public School system with the National Education Association and local PTA. Proclamations by Mayor Sam E Bell. Posters in prominent places invite visits to schools all week. Ministers will preach on education and religion next Sunday. Superintendent Phillips offers a half holiday to the room with most visitors. Slides shown at picture theaters promote American Education Week.
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Richland
National Education Association
Parent- Teacher Association
Sam E. Bell
Phillips
Al Jolson Denies Seeing Wife at Resort in 1922 Trial
White Plains New York November 17 Al Jolson testifying in Leonard Kip Rhinelander versus Alice Rhinelander denied ever seeing his client at a 1922 summer resort as described in a letter. The case involves Rhinelander seeking an annulment on grounds tied to misrepresentation about color and social status.
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White Plains
New York
al Jolson
Leonard Kip Rhinelander
Alice Jones Rhinelander
Rhinelander
Ponzi Faces Jail Term in Move Against Stay
Charles Ponzi, the “wizard” of finance, faces a motion to vacate a stay of sentence and recommence his 7 to 9 year term in Massachusetts jail. The hearing is set for Wednesday. Ponzi, free on $10,000 bail, is in Florida seeking fortune through real estate and claiming to repay Massachusetts creditors. He previously served a federal term for mail fraud.
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Boston
Boston Herald Today
Suffolk County Superior Criminal Court
Charles Ponzi
Ponzi
Florida
Maurice Caro
Liberty
Massachusetts
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Coolidge
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Slappey
Charles Beater
Navy
Beater
Rotney Kiwanis
Ube
Evildren
Palladium Club
Aly
Kip
Wizard of Finance
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