Police Seize Chinese Pirates Attempting Sea Robbery
Langhat November 25. Sixty Chinese passengers arriving from the King on the British steamer Chow were arrested by Chinese and French police. The owners learned of a plan to seize the ship on a southward run in December. The scheme was said to be engineered by pirates who recently seized a British steamer off Mawa. A fel
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Langhat
Oe King
Te Chow
Chi“se
De“mbes
Mawyao
Black man tries to escape arrete near junction today
A Black man attempted to escape from John Bragg near the junction of Forest and Church streets. Bragg halted the suspect who fled, then turned and fired a warning shot. The incident ended without further injury.
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John Warner
Con
John Bragg
Porrest
Church Streets
Poets Defeat Americus 15-0 in Home Football Game
Lanier Poets beat Americus High School 15 to 0 in Macon on November 25. Charlie McCord starred with two touchdowns and standout runs while Bennie Quinn and Ray Langston contributed strong line play as Lanier defended home field in the second meeting of the season.
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Macon
Lanier
Americus High
Americas
Charlie McCord
Americus
Charlie
McCord
Blair
Lanies
Bennie Quinn
Ray Langston
George Baker
J. Waxelbaum
Professor Tiernan Married Again in Indiana
Hammond Ind Nov 25 Prof John Tiernan of South Bend wed Mrs Blanche Bywater of Hanover Town at Crowpoint Ind The groom had been divorced Thursday from his wife who figured in the Tiernan Pouling paternity case at South Bend
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Hammond
Ind
Associated Press
John Tiernan
South Bend
Blanche ByYifner
Han4sell
Crowpoint
Tiernan
Red Cross Roll Call Planned by Americus Club
The Woman's club of Americus will sponsor the annual fall Red Cross drive next Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. Carl W. Minor, president, is perfecting plans for the fundraiser as city girls canvass every section. The Boy Scouts and all who can contribute are urged to support Red Cross activities locally and abroad.
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Woman’s Club of
Americus
Red Cross
Mrrs
Carl W. Minor
Boy Scouts
Sheriff’s office recovers loot in Montezuma burglary case
Officers from the sheriff's office arrested and jailed Sam Allen in the county jail after he allegedly broke into the Americus Grocery Company and stole tobacco and other items. Some of the stolen loot has been recovered by the sheriff.
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Montezuma
Sam Allen
Americus Grocery Company
Additional aid collected for destitute family at office
Receipts show donations received yesterday for the destitute family totaling fifty cents from Pleasant Grove Intermediates and fifty cents from Willie Fullbright.
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Pleasant Grove
Willie Fullbright
Baby Carl Hawkins Ill with Pneumonia Near Americus
Baby Carl Hawkins is ill with pneumonia at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Carl Hawkins near Americus.
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Carl. Hawkins
Mrs
Americus
Officials Named for Glawson–Sheffield Game
Reed and Reed will referee for Glawson and Broadhurst for Sheffield. Officials include Clements (Lanier) as referee, Bob as umpire, Lane (Mercer) as timekeeper with periods set at 15 minutes.
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Reed
Glawson
Broadhurst
Sheffield
Clements
Lanier
Bob. Lane
Mercer
Question Hour in Baptist Pulpit
Dr. Carl W. Minor announced that Sunday morning he would answer Bible questions from the congregation during the morning hour. He said many people asked vital questions and a discussion would address them. He noted responses from across the state and will explain the Unpardonable Sin or the Sin Against the Holy Ghost.
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Brrch
Carl W. Minor
Dr. Minor
Moton to Lead Racial Relations Meeting in Americas
Dr. R R Moton principal of Tuskegee Institute will hold a good will tour meeting in Americas on December 1 with other negro leaders and white community leaders cooperating in plans for better racial relations.
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R. R. Moton
Tuskegee Institute
Americas
Americas Baptist Youth Union at Vienna regional convention
The report lists Mr. and Mrs. R P Snow Miss Agnes Gatewood H D Hansford Miss Catherine Sanborn Miss Ethel Reese and Frank Matthews as delegates representing the Americas Baptist Young Peoples Union at a regional gathering in Vienna this week. Also noted are Mrs Norman Miller visiting Atlanta and Mrs Henry Johnson on College Street. Dorsey Olver and family attended the Dublin funeral en route to Columbus. Mrs Dorsey Olver died at her home in Dublin. Rosalind Vereen a 12 year old from Moultrie, hospitalized in Atlanta, was listed in unchanged condition. Linnie Sanborn visited sister Mrs Linton Godwin in Pains this week.
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Cleveland
Sawicki
Catherine Gilmore
St. Philip Neri’s Church
R. P. Snow
Agnes Gatewood
H. D. Hansford
Catherine Sanborn
Ethel Reese
Frank Matthews
Americas Baptist Young Peoples Unions
Vienna
Charles Mallard
Frank Olver
Dorsey Olver
Americus
Columbus
Dublin
Rosalind Veréen
William ‘J. ‘Vereen
Moultrie
Davis-Fischer
Open Door Policy for Turkey Urged by United States
Richard Washburn Child, head American spokesman, reiterates U S demand for an open door policy in Turkey at the Near Eastern conference. He reads a memo delivered October 30 to Britain France and Italy, saying the American government and public support the policy.
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Lausanne
Associated Press
Richard Washburn Child
United States
Turkey
Washburn
Great Britain
France
Italy
Waycross Meet Closes Monday Profit Seen In Session
The Waycross conference of the South Georgia Methodist church nears closure with final announcements due Monday. The session is described as highly profitable. 33 additions to churches and full finances reported. Rev W A Mal lary’s Richland charge named for next year. Preachers Relief Association grows by 300 members and pays $1100 to families of deceased ministers.
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Onco
South Georgia
Waycross
South Georgia Methodists
Americas
Guyton, Fisher
Luther Harrell
First Methodist
Lee Street
Methodist Church In
W. N. Ainsworth
Macon
Bishop Ainsworth
Wesleyan College
South Georgia Epworth League Assembly
Frank J. Dudley
Columbus
Richland Charge
W. A. Malary
Preachers Relief Association
W. A. Mallary
Senator Harris Confined With Severe Cold at Home
Senator William J. Harris is bedridden with a severe cold in Washington. His physician ordered rest at home after catching the illness in Georgia during a recent speaking tour. He expects to recover quickly and be out soon.
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Washington
William J. Harris
Georgia
Two Students Die In Fire At St Boniface College
Two students were killed and twenty injured when a fire swept St Boniface college in Winnipeg, destroying the historic Catholic institution and its Jesuit library.
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Winnipeg
St. Boniface College
General Cox III Near Death in Savannah Home
General Charles A. Cox longtime Savannah resident and former head of Georgia Knights of Pythias uniform rank is reported near death at his home as of November 25. The fallen notable figure led the organization within the state during his active years.
Mr and Mrs Fred Sills Return From Honeymoon
Mr and Mrs Fred Sills have returned from a brief honeymoon and are at home with his mother Mrs L Stile on Lee street.
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Fred Sills
Mrs
L. Stile
Om Lee-street
Shopman Fined $500 and Three Months Jail
Augusta on November 25 Diicord Wilson found guilty of violating an injunction during the shop men's strike by attacking three employees of the Georgia railroad hops He was sentenced to pay a $500 fine and to serve three months in jail.
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Augusta
Diicord Wilson
United States Court
Tle
Georgia Railroad
New York Times Poll Shows Support for Adjusted Compensation
The Times canvass of new and returning members indicates strong backing for the adjusted compensation plan in the House and a closely balanced Senate. Of 18 new senators canvassed, 14 replied with nine in favor, while Vermont’s Frank L. Greene opposed it. The last veto fight ended with the House overriding the veto 258 to 54, and 72 paired, 43 absent.
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New York
Congress
New York Times
Representatives
Tree Times
House of Representatives
United States Senate
House
Harding
the Times
Senate
Times
American Legion
Frank L. Greene
Vermont
Bayard
Delaware
Bruce
Maryland
George
Georgia
Gillett
Germans Endorse Government Policy Vote at Reichstag
In Berlin on November 25 the Reichstag approved a motion by the German Democrats endorsing the government's policy declaration. All parties backed the motion except the Communists and three anti Semitic members who voted against the approval.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Reichstag
Civil Service Reform Planned for Atlanta Officials
Atlanta November 25 civil service plan would place all city officers and employees under new rules effective January 1 if council approves. Exclusions include department heads elected by the people, day laborers, school officials, Carnegie library staff, and the mayor's executive secretary, per unanimous recommendation.
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Civil Service
Atlanta
Carnegie Library
Sumter County Leads State In Cotton Output In 1922
Experts expect Sumter County to exceed 22 000 bales of cotton for 1922 as census figures through November 14 show Sumter with 2 374 bales and a growing lead over Terrell. The market price has hovered near 25 cents with most crops sold around 22 cents.
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Sumter County
Terrell
Banner County
Empire State
South
Sumter
Washington
Capitol Klan Probe Is Asked in House
Washington dispatches from Atlanta claim government officials were initiated into the Ku Klux Klan in the national capitol and war and navy buildings. Representative Rainey of Illinois introduced a resolution to investigate the matter. The reports say twelve members of Klan No. 1 in DC were initiated on November 14 with a high official present, but Upshaw's secretary denied the congressman was in Washington that night.
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Washington
Atlanta
National Capitol
War and Navy
House
Rainey
Fee
Publican
Illinois
Klan No. 1
District of
Coumbia
Te Capitol
W. D. Upshaw
Georgia
Doctor Herman Mueller Resigns From Cuno Cabinet
Doctor Herman Mueller minister of agriculture and food controller in Chancellor Cuno's cabinet resigned today after Reichstag attacks by Socialists accusing him of involvement in the Rhineland movement in 1919.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Herman Mueller
Cuno
Rhineland
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