City Democrats approve 60 000 street bond for November 5 election
The Americus mayor and council adjourned at noon to pass an emergency street bond resolution. A 60 000 emergency bond issue will fund repaving up town streets now covered with wood blocks. Bonds are 4 1 2 percent serials with semiannual interest, retiring at 2 000 per year until cancelled. Election day is Wednesday November 5, polls 9 a m to 6 p m. Registration remains open until November 1, no re registration needed for those already registered.
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Americus
Murray
Carswell
Allison
Hightower
Mitchell
Shipp
Poole
Wheatley
Lane
Gatewood
Australia rejects League compromise on race dispute arbitration
Melbourne report says former Premier Hughes declares Australia will not accept the League's compromise on submitting racial disputes to arbitration. In Geneva, the League of Nations Assembly unanimously backs the arbitration protocol with 57 votes. China’s delegation storms out after non permanent seats are awarded to Belgium Brazil Czecho Slovakia Spain Sweden and Uruguay. a spokesman cites Peking orders.
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Melbourne
Australia
Associated Press
League
Hughes
Geneva
League of Nations Assembly
Belgium
Brazil
Czecho
Slovakia
Spain
Sweden
Uruguay
Council of the
League of Nations
Peking
China
Spies Try to Set LaiTien Fire Near Shanghai
In Chekiang forces thwarted a spy plot as two agents set fire to Lo tien ten miles north of Shanghai. They were executed on the spot by Chekiang soldiers who found orders to start fires in Shanghai on their bodies. The Chekiang headquarters released the report.
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Shanghai
Associated Press
Kiangsu
Lotien
Shanhai
Chekiang
Lowyers Fight At Bingham Trial In South Carolina
On October 2 in Conway South Carolina Edmund Bingham on trial for murdering five family members faced a heated scene as his skull bearing mother’s wounds was shown and he repeatedly denied guilt. A prior witness dispute escalated into a fistfight between defense attorney Mendel Smith and prosecutor P H Arrowsmith prompting a pause in the trial.
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Onway
S. C
E. D. Bingham
Sumter County
Edmund Bigham
Conway Court House
Arrowsmith
Belgium Bows Big Auto Purchases and Holland Car Market
Belgium imported over 7000 American cars in the previous year while Holland sees a broad market with more than 112 auto makes in sale. The figures indicate strong cross border demand and a diverse European car landscape.
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Belgium
Holland
Little Joe There’s Air Mail And Hot Air Mail
A compact item references two aviation related terms in a playful editorial note. Little Joe is mentioned alongside air mail and hot air mail, suggesting a humorous take on early air transport or public discourse about aviation.
Dawes Defies Brookhart In Iowa Speech
In Davenport Iowa on October 2 Charles G Dawes Republican vice presidential candidate rejected Senator Brookharts demand to be displaced from the Republican national ticket. Dawes instead attacked the La Follette movement in his first Iowa address.
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Lfa
Associated Press
Charles G. Dawes
Iowa
Brookhart
Dawes
Texas Cattle Ban Issued By Bahnsen
Atlanta October 2 Georgia state veterinarian Dr Peter I Bahnsen issued a sweeping embargo restricting Texas cattle and related materials from entering Georgia to prevent foot and mouth disease spread. The drastic order, effective Wednesday, aims to curb contagion as concern grows among livestock dealers.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Texas
Peter I. Bahnsen
Bahnsen
Widow of Sawyer Named as Heir in Ohio Probate
Marion Ohio October 2 The will of the late General Charles FE Sawyer who served as personal physician to President Harding was filed for probate naming Mrs Sawyer as sole heir. Dr Sawyer his son was named executor with bond set at 100000 though the estate value was not stated under Ohio law the bond must be twice the value of the personal property left.
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Marion
Ohio
Charles FE. Sawyer
President Harding
Sawyer
Wyoming Governor Ross Dies After Appendectomy
Governor William B. Ross of Wyoming died at Memorial hospital at 3 15 am after a recent appendectomy. He had been in extremely grave condition since late last night with little hope for survival.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
A. P
William B. Ross
Memorial Hospital
Emergent Fall of the Labor Government in Parliament
London reports renewed talk of the imminent fall of the labor government as two motions challenge the McDonald cabinet in Parliament. Conservatives and Liberals tabbed votes, clouding prospects of a general election before Christmas.
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London
A. P
McDonald
Germany Hosts Vast Auto Industry With Dealers Nationwide
A report notes 60 motor vehicle manufacturers and 1900 dealers operating across Germany, reflecting a dense automotive sector. The figures illustrate widespread production and distribution alongside a robust retail network.
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Germany
Switzerland's Compulsory Car Insurance Reaches Two-Year Mark
Switzerland's compulsory liability insurance for motor vehicles has operated for two years, marking a milestone in mandatory coverage for drivers and motorized transport. The regime requires all car owners to carry liability insurance to cover damage or injury to third parties in road incidents.
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Switzerland
Giants Bribery Scandal Erupts Ahead of World Series
National League champion New York Giants face a bribery probe as Jimmy OConnell alleges a $500 offer to Heinie Sand to throw a September 27 game. Commissioner Landis vows further disclosures as Dolan Frisch Kelly Young are named but cleared.
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New York
Associated Press
Jimmy O’connell
O’connell
Philadelphia
O'Connell
Firsch
Young
Keley
Dolan
New York Giants
Washington
Landis
Giants
Heinie Sand
Corey Dolan
McGraw
Frank Frisch
George Kelly
Ross Young
Sand
Arthur Fletcher
Phillies
Baptists to Meet at Smithville for 66th Session
Delegates from 33 churches in Sumter Marion Schley and Macon counties will elect 150 delegates for the Friendship Baptist Association meeting in Smithville October 29 to 31. Rev Carl W Minor Americus moderator presides. Lunches served daily and an estimated 1000 Baptists expected to attend.
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Friendship Baptist Association
Carl W. Minor
Smithville Baptist Church
J. W. Ham
Sumter
Marion
Schley
Macon
Americus
Smithville
Moderator Minor
Georgia Governor Linked to Klan Address
A New York World dispatch from Kansas City reports Governor C.G.M. Walker of Georgia delivered an opening address at the Ku Klux Klan vocation. The governor, described only as a great state’s leader, urged Klansmen to follow Christ and oppose other religious and racial groups, prompting questions about state affiliation with the Klan activities.
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New York
Georgia
New York World
Kansas City
CG. M. Walker
Hiram W. Evans
Walker
Bergdoll Believed Back in United States by German Officials
German officials say Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, sought in the United States for draft evasion, has likely returned to America. The conclusion follows his long absence from Eberbach and reports of movement toward U S borders.
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Say Bergdoll
United States
Karlsruhe
Germany
Associated Press
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
America
Bergdoll
Eberbach
Gasoline Drops Three Cents A Gallon In Local Markets
Gasoline prices fell across the city with Auburn motorists seeing a three cent cut. On Tuesday Americus paid 23 cents a gallon and on Wednesday the price was 20 cents. In Atlanta four more oil companies reduced to 20 cents, bringing seven total companies at that rate.
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Americus
Oscar’ Doving
Atlanta
The
Constitution
Roosevelt vows clean government and Klan opposition
Theodore Roosevelt accepted the Republican gubernatorial nomination in Oyster Bay and pledged to push for a cheaper, better, cleaner state. He reaffirmed opposition to any organization, including the Ku Klux Klan, that seeks to sow false divisions within America and said he would use his power as governor to back Volstead Act enforcement.
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Oysterbay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Ku Klux Klan
America
Milton Sills to quit acting and direct films
Milton Sills, film star and philosophy PhD, will retire from acting when his current contract ends and move behind the camera to direct movies, it was announced at United studios in Los Angeles on October 2.
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Milton Sills
Los Angeles
United Studios
Sills
Buffalo pastor sentenced for public decency offense
In Erie County, Rev. Charles C. Penfold, a Buffalo crusading pastor, was sentenced to 30 days in the county penitentiary after an incident described as outraging public decency. He was arrested in a parked car with Mrs. Freda Lohr as spectators booed and shouted support.
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Charles C. Penfold
Buffalo
N. Y
Erie County Penitentiary
Freda Lohr
Two Men Fall From Smokestack, Die In Greensboro
James Waycaster and Fred Deitrick were killed when they fell 225 feet from the top of a smokestack on the new heating plant at the North Carolina College for Women in Greensboro. Both men were laborers on the construction crew.
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Greensboro
N. C
Associated Press
James Waycaster
Fred Deitrick
North Carolina College
Rotary Officials Outline New Work in Americus
Walter Rylander president and Luther Harrell secretary of the Americus Rotary club spoke at a luncheon about district sessions in Savannah. They outlined club work for the year. District Governor Bill Lanier would visit this month. Guests included Mrs. Joe Johnson of Lakeland Florida and Dr. Blackshear of Java. J. E. Mathis presided. only two members absent.
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Rotary
Walter Rylander
Luther Harrell
Americus Rotary Club
Georgia
Dr. Blackshear
Java
J. E. Mathis
Harrell
Protocol may offend America in Geneva report
Geneva dispatch early praise gives way to caution as international reaction to a diplomatic effort shows fault lines and lingering tensions. The article notes mixed responses, with analysts warning about possible pushback and the need for careful navigation of alliances.
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America
Geneva
Rioting in Bridgewater Sparks White and Negro Clash
Harrisonburg reports rioting in Bridgewater, a college town near here, with three nights of clashes between white and black residents. One white youth shot in the leg, about six negroes beaten, numerous arrests, as communications resume after floods.
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Harrisonburg
Associated Press
Bridgewater
City Election Plans For Mayor And Aldermen
The city executive committee led by Robert Lane scheduled a meeting for Thursday afternoon to set the date for the 1925 municipal election. The likely timing is October with a bond election possibly in November. Incumbents Mayor Poole and councilmen Mitchell Allison and Carswell are up for reelection. incumbents Murray Hightower and Shipp carry over. Members listed include Lane, My, Giles, Gatewood and Williams.
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Lane
Mavor Poole
Mitchell
Allison
Carswell
Murray
Hightower
Shipp
Poole
H My
Ed Giles
A. D. Gatewood
H. B. Williams
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