Supreme Court Reverses Lower Court on Dixie Highway Route
Supreme Court reverses Judge Littlejohn ruling in Mayor of Smithville vs Lee County. County gains right to finish Dixie Highway west of Central of Georgia tracks through Smithville, delaying three miles of work. City officials and attorneys quoted on immediate impact and planned progress per the decision.
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Lee County
Mcfee
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Z. \. Littlejohn
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Ordee
R. L. Maynard
R. R.orrester
F. A. Hooper
Wallis and Fort
Maynard
Why Do American Juries Acquit Women in Murder Trials
The Times Recorder via NEA Service asks three leading jurists why convictions in women murder cases are rare. Judge Florence E Allen advocates judges, Judge Woolwine voices the prosecutorial view, and Clarence Darrow explains the defense perspective on why juries often acquit women.
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Times-Recorder
NEA Service
America
Florence E. Allen
Cleveland
Supreme Court
Allen
Preas
Thomas Lee Woolwine
Legion Post T9 Hear Reports At Meeting Tonight
The John D. Mathis post of the American Legion will meet at 7:30 tonight in Legion quarters. A final report on Armistice day activities will be heard, with active plans announced for a city and county wide membership campaign to recruit ex servicemen. Discussion includes 1923 quarters and possible organization of a Legion band with volunteers ready to assist.
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John D. Mathis
A Anerican Legion
Legion
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Arrest author of bomb threat linked to Wall Street note
New York November 2 Julius Reg a Swiss native was arrested today charged with delivering the note that threatened to blow up Borough Hall and Wall Street after years ago the writer claimed responsibility for the same type of threat.
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York
Julius Regnative
Switzerland
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Brook
Preservation of Rach Is Basis
Chicago reports a provocative column arguing gender double standards in law and social treatment. It notes that men face harsher penalties for killing wives, while women who harm husbands and nag are treated with leniency or public sympathy.
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Chicago
Counce and officials to attend Cotton States meeting in Memphis
L G Counce, R C Neely, L G Council and C R Fitzpatrick, Memphis delegates from Georgia, plan to attend the Cotton States Commissioners conference at noon Monday. Secretary W I Everett of North Carolina issued the call. The session will discuss calcium arsenate distribution to fight pests. Georgia’s 1925 calcium arsenate demand is about four times 1922. The Georgia State Board of Entomology postponed its contract awaiting a better deal than the high current prices.
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R. C. Neely
L. G. Council
C. R. Fitzpatrick
Memphis
W. Is. Everett
North Carolina
Georgia
State Board of Entomology
Georgia urged to form plant for calcium arsenate supply
Georgia farmers may gain access to calcium arsenate through a state or citizen stock company. The State Board of Entomology urged building a plant near lime deposits to supply poison to fight boll weevil, with bonds and state support as options. If business interest stalls, the legislature could authorize state production and near-cost pricing for farmers.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Georgia General Assembly
State Board of Entomology
J. J. Brown
Brown
State Board of Knivniology
King George II Addresses Parliament in London Speech
King George II opened Parliament with plans to extend ameliorative trade and employment measures and to guarantee a loan for Austria's restoration. The speech was delivered from the throne in London as the new session began, reflecting ongoing Lloyd George era policies. The bulletin notes the 1890 founding of the Society of Daughters of the American Revolution.
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Austria
London
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Bandits Rob Gallatin Bank Seize $4000 in Loot
Six bandits robbed the First National Bank of Gallatin in the early hours, taking about $4,000 in gold and currency. They shot the watchman and guarded him while others blew the vault, then escaped in an automobile as a crowd gathered.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
First National Bank of Gallatin
Because They Are Women In Violence Cases
Los Angeles district attorney notes higher difficulty in convicting women for violent offenses. He cites several high profile cases including Mrs. Louise M. Peete Mrs. Maybelle Rowe and Mrs. Clara Phillips along with other women charged with manslaughter and deadly assault. He attributes the challenge to gender impacting trials and punishment.
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Clara Phillips
Hammer Jaying
Los Angeles
J. W. German
Clara Smith Hamon
Catherine Rosier
Philadelphia
Marie
Peggy” Beal
Kansas City
Olivia Stone
Cincinnati
Louise M. Peete
Maybelle Rowe
Sumter County Hog Sale Cancelled
Sumter county farmers were asked by County Agent George O Marshall to refrain from sending hogs to the city sale next Wednesday and to contact him about disposal of their stock. The planned sale for Wednesday has been cancelled and Marshall stressed immediate communication for those with hogs ready for market.
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Sumter County
George O. Marshall
Donations received for destitute family in Times-Recorder week
Donations totaling several amounts from Allen Williams Kate Williams Georgia Grocery Co. Hines Hannon and G. Clark support a destitute family previously reported by Times-Recorder. Names appear with small contributions amid a brief, limited list of donors.
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Times-Recorder
Allen Williams
Kate Williams
Sanade Ee Eirom
Jas. P
Hall Mills murder case jury to resume Monday
Somerville officials continued investigation into the Hall Mills murder with the grand jury set to resume hearings Monday after adjourning last night. Mrs Jane Gibson who claims she witnessed the double killing has been summoned by the jury for Monday proceedings.
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Somerville
Hall-Mills
Jane Gibson
Lloyd George Named Leader of National Liberals
London reports former Prime Minister Lloyd George was unanimously elected leader of the National Liberals at a party meeting today.
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London
Associated Press
Lloyd George
National Liberals
Women Show More Cleverness
A Cleveland dispatch discusses reasons for appellate patterns in murder cases and cites juror bias. It notes men on juries historically avoided strict accountability for women and claims that women use sympathy tactics. An example describes a criminal feigning fainting to delay sentencing.
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Cleveland
Felton Accepts Honorary Chair in Woman’s Party Council
Mrs. W. H. Felton of Georgia, the first woman senator, becomes honorary chairman of the National Woman's Party political council formed to press for equal participation by women and men in all politics. Her brief 22 hour tenure ended with a Senate address as she shifted to represent American womanhood.
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National Woman’s Party
W. H. Felton
Georgia
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South
American Congress
Senate
Walter F. George
Felton
Explosion at Dolomite Mine Kills and Maims Workers
A vast explosion at Woodward Iron Company Dolomite Mine No. 3 trapped 475 men. Officials later said about seventy killed and sixty injured, with eighty four dead at noon and a continuing identification effort. Rescue teams, aided by a Kentucky mine rescue car, searched the wreckage as bodies were recovered. Identified dead include Sam Huey, Eugene Robertson, Jimmie Summers, Tom Warnick, Jeffy Waldrop, Hershell Warnick, Grady Crowder, Cleve Early, Lige Stanford, and D. A. Busby, among others.
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Woodward Iron Company
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Frank H. Crockard
Woodward Company
United State Bureau of Mines
Kentucky
Daniel Harrington
Denver
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Sam Huey
Eugene Robertson
Jimmie Summers
Tom Warnick
Jeffy Waldrop
Hershell Warnick
Grady Crowder
Cleve Early
Lige Stanford
D. A. Busby
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