Cox Sees Taft Senate Plot on League of Nations
Ohio campaign dispatch reports Governor Cox accusing Taft of inviting Republican senators to block the league with a referendum minded attack. Harrison issues a formal challenge to Harding for a Cox Harding debate. Cox plans to speak near Harding’s Marion front porch en route to Detroit.
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Cox
TAFT
Senate
Vanwert
Ohio
League of Nations
Harding
New York
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Hardi
Burea
Democratic National Committee
Harrison
Harry S . New
Governor Cox
Senator Harding
Marion
Columbus
Detroit
Edwards Must Serve For Slaying Of Wife
J Fred Edwards former Talbotton town marshal twice convicted of murdering his wife was denied a new trial by the Georgia Supreme Court. Arrested in Americus while running a Lamar street barber shop, he had claimed melancholy caused his first wife's death. Circumstantial evidence and visits to the bedside of his new wife supported murder charges leading to a life term.
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Talbotton
J. Fred Edwards
Supreme Court of Georgia
Talbot Superior Court
Talbot Court
Edwards
Americus
Lamar Street
Hile Bi
Albany Mayor Proposes City Manager Plan
Albany Mayor H A Peacock urged adopting a city manager system at a council meeting saying growth and governance require a professional administrator. He noted no charter amendment is needed and proposed an office under the mayor and council with duties similar to a city manager.
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Albany
MacSweeney His 63rd Day
London reports Lord Mayor eased measures as noted in a brief dispatch marked by a reference to a royal or civic event. The fragment mentions an event on October 14 and cites a person likely named MacSweeney in relation to his 63rd day of some tenure or activity.
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London
Weal
Americus Merchants Plan Great Bargain Week
The Merchants and Manufacturers committee proposes a Fair Week from November 9 to 13 with feature sales, large discounts, and a broad advertising push. The plan aims to draw thousands to Americus with a “Fair Week Saving Sale” slogan and literature reaching 25 miles around.
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Americus
Merchants and Manufacturers Committee
Americas Trade
Americas
W. E. Taylor
Churchwells
Allison
Reprieve of 10 Slayers Scored in Chicago Hangings
Chicago dispatch reports Frank Cambione and James H Reese were hanged today for murder. Frank Seager awaits the gallows tomorrow. Ten others sentenced for murder were granted reprieves. Chief Garrity criticized extended reprieves as inviting further gun violence.
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Chicago
Frank Cambione
James H. Reese
Frank Seager
Garrity
Evins Named Theatrical Manager For American Theatres
John G Evins returned to Atlanta as general manager of the American Theatres Corporation with a $5,000,000 capitalization. He has led the Odeon and Folly theaters in Savannah since January and will oversee operations and new theater acquisitions. The firm aims for 25 to 30 theaters, mainly moving pictures, in Savannah Chattanooga Americus Sumter and other Southeast sites.
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Atlanta
John G Evins
Southeast
American Theatres Corporation
Evins
Odeon
Folly
Savannah
Chattanooga
Federal panel delays power permits in national parks
The Federal Waterpower commission will refuse 407 applications for power permits within national parks until Congress can act on power development. J Horace MacFarland, president of the American Civic Association, announced the decision at the Amherst convention. Senator Jones was reported to have a bill in Congress to address park power issues.
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Amherst
Mass
Federal Waterpower Commission
J. Horace MacFarland
Harrisburg
American Civic Association
Jones
Washington
Hoover Declares End of Price Peak in Address
Topeka Kansas October 14 The of fiscal policy head Herbert Hoover declared in a speech last night that the high cost prices have reached a peak and will begin a gradual and continuous decline as the economy adjusts.
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Topeka
Kans
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Women election officers fired in Chicago
Five election officers were removed by the Chicago board of election commissioners. Four of the dismissed officials were women. The action followed incidents involving registration efforts as women attempted to register qualified citizens on a Tuesday.
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Chicago
Board of Election Commissioners
Otllains
Dischai
Dessosratis
Ome Ax
Dante Sratic
Bread Price Hike Hits Londoners Daily Cost
The London Master Bakers' Association said bread prices rise from one shilling to one shilling four pence for a four pound loaf beginning Monday. The move signals possible nationwide increases in breadstuffs. In Canada the sugar price is capped at 21 cents a pound plus freight per the Board of Commerce.
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London
London Master Bakers’ Association Today
Canada
Board of Commerce of Canada
Court voids Mount Vernon curb on socialist speakers
White Plains N Y Oct 14 Supreme Court Justice Keogh ruled an Mount Vernon New York ordinance unconstitutional that barred Socialist speakers from street events without a permit. The decision hailed by the American Civil Liberties Union as a key victory in its campaign for free speech restoration.
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White Plains
N. Y
Supreme Court
Keogh
Mount Vernon
American Civil Liberties Union
Harding Seeks League Reform in One Man Government Attacks
Senator Harding continued campaigning on October 14 aboard his train, delivering platform speeches in a Democratic soil with firmer attack on the League of Nations and centralized power. He planned a St Louis stop for a night meeting before departing for Indiana.
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Harding
League of Nations
St. Louis
Indiana
Appeal to Southern Democrats for Campaign Fund Support
A call to Southern Democrats to immediately donate to the National Democratic Campaign fund. The message claims victory hinges on roper financial support and warns of dire consequences if Republicans prevail. It urges sending checks to The Americas DESPARES National Committee in Columbia, South Carolina.
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South
Avery Demcratic
National Democratic Campaign Fund
Roper
Americas
National Committee
Columbia
8. C
Gin threats rise in South Carolina area and other notes
The report covers threats against cotton gins in five counties in South Carolina and mentions a notice in Richland county. It notes a gin burned in West Tennessee near Warren and a barn fire in Arkansas tied to night rider warnings. Secretary Houston defends not reviving the war finance corporation amid price discussion.
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Cooper
McSwain
Richland
West Tennessee
Memphis
Somle
Warren
Washington
Houston
Agricultu
Treasury Department
War Finance Corporation
Wilson
Smith
South Carolina
Germany
Albany Council Debates Telephone Rate Increase
Albany officials heard Savannah executives discuss an proposed phone rate hike that could raise business line rates to 1.26 dollars and residence charges to 2.50 in Albany. General Manager Day Laird of Savannah explained the company seeks a nationwide adjustment to align rates with other cities and income needs.
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Coia
Ieee
Nix
Albany
Day Laird
Savannah
Laird
Mann
Azetoey
Newiek
Id Bay
Savan Enligh
British Miners Vote To Go On Great Strike
London reports the coal miners have rejected a two shilling per shift wage rise and will issue strike notices to become effective Saturday night. If action stands, more than 800,000 miners may not return to work Monday, affecting hundreds of thousands in other industries. The miners executive was expected to be summoned to the Board of Trade this afternoon.
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London
United Kingdom
Tt Wag
Board of Trade
Atlanta backs Georgia advertising drive for 300000
Atlanta unites under Hal Goodhart to push a statewide fund of 300000 for Georgia advertising. Civic groups including the Advertising Club, Kiwanis and various Atlanta clubs pledge support to back the campaign and promote state commerce and tourism.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Aed Ara
Hal Goodhart
Advertising Club
Lanta
Kiwanis Ache
1500 Shopmen Go On Vacation Strike
Houston dispatch reports about 1500 shopmen going on a vacation strike for a four week period. Officials and workers participate as labor action begins in the city.
Robbery at Society Function Strikes Six Women in Chicago
Six wives of prominent manufacturers were held up and robbed in a taxi in Chicago. The bandits, described as two young men, jumped onto the running board as the women left a social function at a friend's home. Stolen jewelry worth hundreds of dollars was taken, with most of the valuables never recovered.
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Chicago
al Dais
Chinese Students At University Celebrate Independence Day
On October 10 1911 the Chinese republic was born and four University of Georgia students held exercises in LeConte hall Athens. C C Feng and C Yang spoke in Chinese and English about China and recent movements. The event included the national song in Chinese, a salute to the flag, and a lively Chinese yell. Refreshments followed a pleasant, well attended program with remarks by local and Brazilian guests.
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Athens
University of Georgia
LeConte Hall
C. C. Feng
Saas
China
Brazil
C. ¥. Yang
Peng
Tang
Y. T. Yeh
Brasil
Chinese Republic
E. F. Dempsey
T. W. Reed
J. G. Dantas
Cotton consumption falls in September as lint and linters move
Cotton consumed in September totaled 457647 running bales of lint and 37121 bales of linters according to the census bureau. Imports for the same period were 4 bales, with reported prices for seed, good middling and market notes from Americus.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Mrs Wilson Donates to League of Nations Drive
Mrs Woodrow Wilson contributed 100 as one of a thousand women supporting the League of Nations and its mission. She urged every woman who believes in the League to aid in spreading its meaning and expressed happiness to join fellow supporters in the fund drive.
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New York
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
Women's Bureau
Tam
State Department Says Lobbyists Overrun Washington
Mexico City reported that Roberto Beal, a representative in the United Provisional Presidency, claimed that the petroleum intrigue failed to reach the White House and has shifted to the state department. He said lobbyists press on political and other matters and will address President De La Huerta.
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Mexico City
White House
Py Presen
Ree Eee
Roberto Beal
Unitatea
de la Huerta
Bengiers
Huerta
Wilson commutes DC murder case to life imprisonment
President Wilson intervenes to spare a young man named Josephine from execution in Washington DC. The death sentence for the murder of a Black woman is commuted to life imprisonment. No woman had been hanged in DC since Mrs. Surratt in Lincoln's assassination era.
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Washington
Wilson
Josephine
District of Columbia
Mra. Surratt
Lincoln
Urge Standardizing of Roadway Widths
At the 26th annual convention of the American Society for Municipal Improvements in St Louis speakers urged standard classifications and standardized roadway widths to fit varying conditions.
Plebescite Favors Remaining Austrian
Paris dispatch reports a plebiscite tally showing broad support for Austria remaining united as the question of partition or secession was debated. The count indicated more than thirty six thousand votes favor continuity over disunion, according to the news dispatch.
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Paris
Baturda
Shuedott
Trish Dies Believed Trying Out Bomb
Dublin reports seven men killed and one wounded in an explosion during bomb testing near Wexford. An official inquiry suggests the incident occurred during experiments with volatile devices.
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Trish
Dublin
Gye
Wexford
Americus Lighting seeks higher gas rates in Atlanta hearing
Americus Lighting Co faces an Atlanta commission hearing on November 18 at 10 am to grant a rate increase to 2.25 per 1000 feet from 1.80. A minimum monthly charge would rise to 1.50, with a proposed 60 cent per 1000 feet carrier tax.
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Americus Lighting
Ition
Americus
Commission
Atlan
Regia
May Let Hans Help Name Reparations
Paris reports a commission discussing the repatriations task and funding. Lloyd George supports a broader German concessions while France favors a firmer stance. A Brussels conference date is under consideration with Germany possibly admitted.
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Hans
Paris
Canan
Tha Parisien
Flood of Jewish Emigrants Reaches Berlin
Reports from Danzig Hamburg and Bremen describe a large influx of Jewish emigrants to Berlin as Hebrew migration aid groups and the American distribution committee mobilize housing workspaces restaurants and transportation. The mass movement aims to provide temporary settlement on the outskirts and aid efforts to assist thousands daily.
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Berlin
Danzig
Hamburg
Bremen
United
Hebrew Migration Aid Society
Distribution Committee of America Administration
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