Bigham Maintains Innocence In Family Murders Trial
Edmund Bigham, condemned for the deaths of five family members in 1921, asserts innocence as a new-trial motion is postponed to March. The Florence county farmer, once a resident of Americus and Leslie, has fought the electric chair since his conviction for killing brother L. Smiley Bingham at the old Bingham home near Mammplico. The State Supreme Court has upheld prior rulings as the case continues.
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Florence
S. C
Edmund Bigham
Dennis
Bigham
S.C
Edmund B. Bingham
Americus
Leslie
L. Smiley Bingham
Bingham
Mamplico
State Supreme Court
Removal of General Oglethorpe's Body Sparks British Protest
London editors denounce the possible transfer of General James E. Oglethorpe’s remains to Oglethorpe University Georgia. Editorials label Americans as ghouls seeking a bones carnival, while Cranham reports the issue may reach the House of Lords and ecclesiastical courts. Dr Thornwell Jacobs would appeal Canterbury authorities and possibly the Privy Council.
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London
London Morning
England
General Oglethorpe
Oglethorpe University
Cranham
Associated Press
United States
James EK. Oglethorpe
House of Lords
Chancello Charles
State of Georgia
Thornwell Jacobs
Ecclesiastical Court of Churches At
Canterbury
Dr. Jacobs
Privy Council
British Empire
Jacobs
Looting in Ruhr District Blamed on Political Maneuver
Police raided houses near stores after a Saturday looting spree in the Ruhr district. Sixteen alleged looters were arrested as shops stayed closed. French headquarters say the widespread looting stems more from political maneuvering between Nationalists and Communists than from unemployment.
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Ruhr
Duesseldorf
Polce
Dictograph found in hotel suite linked to Stokes case
Charlee K. Eberstein, Chicago attorney for Mrs. W. E. D. Stokes, confirms a dictograph was found in her Commodore Hotel suite. A special investigator who checked rooms daily found the instrument tucked away during a conversation with Mrs. Stokes' mother. He traced the wire but found no outlet connection.
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New York
Charlee K. Eberstein
Chicago
W. E. D. Stokes
Nine killed as train hits car at crossing in Indiana
A Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis passenger train struck a car near London Indiana at 11 Sunday. Nine people died, one injured. Roy Britten survived with serious injuries after leaping from the car. Victims were from London and Brookfield regions, en route home from church.
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Goldie Gaither
Marjorie Peal McGuire
London
Ind
Roy Britten
Britten
Marjorie Pearl McGuire
Indianapolis
Mrs. Means
Brookfield
President Coolidge to address governors on prohibition
Washington, Oct. 15. President Coolidge will present his views on prohibition to the governors and the enforcement congress meeting Saturday. He will not comment on Governor Pinchot’s suggestion that the president take direct charge of enforcing the dry laws.
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Washington
Coolidge
Congress
Pinchot
Federal land bank bonds offered at 4 3 4 percent
Public offering starts today for a new issue of 47 million dollars in ten thirty year federal land bank bonds. They carry a 4 3 4 percent yield and are priced at 100 with interest payable to holders. The issue dates July 1 1923 and matures July 1 1953. Redeemable after ten years at par with accrued interest. Interchangeable coupon and registered forms in multiple denominations. Led by Alex Brown & Sons and major banking houses.
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Atlanta
Federal Land Bank
Federal Land Banks
Alex Brown & Sons
Baltimore
Harris, Forbes &Co
Brown Brothers
Oral Land Bank
Federal
Death and shootings follow dispute in Gray Georgia
In Gray, Georgia, on a Saturday night, George Smith, a Black farmer, shot and killed William Bricey and wounded two others after an argument over a woman. Smith was brought to Macon hospital with serious injuries to his abdomen, while a minister and two women were also struck by stray or intended gunfire as the scene unfolded inside a house.
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Macon
Gray’s
George Smith
Johnson
William Sracey
William Bricey
Smith
Exis
Mattie Johnon
Gray
Johnson Bricey
Four Fire Victims Found After Los Angeles Brush Blaze
In a large brush fire that burned 12 square miles between Glendale Pasadena and Eagle Rock, four unidentified bodies were recovered Sunday. Firefighters are believed trapped in a hill pocket though residents of nearby cabins or mountains could also be among the dead. The fire, though under control, threatened to flare again as winds shifted over the Verdigo hills.
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Los Angeles
Glendale
Pasadena
Eagle Rock
Verdigo Hills
Terrell Widow Jessie Silver Terrell Dies Suddenly
Atlanta dated Oct 15 reports the death of Mrs. Jessie Silver Terrell widow of Joseph M. Terrell former governor and United States senator. Cause of death given as heart trouble with sudden onset.
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Atlanta
Jessie Silver Terrell
Joseph M.terrell
United States
Fashion Show ballots counted delay winners announced
An unusually large ballot influx halted results. winners will be announced Tuesday afternoon. Reserved Fashion Show tickets go on sale Wednesday at Rylander Theater, with strong demand expected, manager Kinkey reports.
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Rylander
Kinkey
Sinking of Fidget Claims Four Crewmembers
The lone survivor, Rengard Johan Olsen Ryndmingen of Hangsund Norway, arrived at the quarantine station in New Orleans reporting the sinking of the gasoline cruiser Fidget from New Orleans off Breton Island in the Gulf of Mexico on October 7, with four dead among the five crew members.
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New Orleans
Fidget
Breton Island
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Rengard Johan Olsen Ryndmingen
Hangsund
Norway
Health nurse joins county officer in Thomasville work
Dr. Winchester county health officer is joined by Miss Elsie Crosby the Thomas county health nurse who began work immediately with him upon arrival. A car and funds for her use were provided by the Thomasville Red Cross chapter to support her duties in the cooperative effort.
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Thomasville
Winchester
Elsie Crosby
Thomascounty
Six Die in Bensonhurst Fire in Brooklyn
Six persons perished when a three story frame building burned in Bensonhurst Brooklyn as firemen battled the blaze. Victims named Mrs William Andrews and her children Charles and Margaret, George Kyne, Francis P Fowler, and Miss Roberta Wigert. Mrs Andrews survived, leaping from the attic with serious injuries.
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New York
Bensonhurst
Brooklyn
William Andrews
Charles
Margaret
George Kyne
Francis P. Fowler
Roberta Wigert
Anna Andrews
Violators of Dry Laws Attacked by Borah in Speech
Senator Borah of Idaho denounced both wealthy Americans who defy Prohibition and critics who seek to nullify constitutional provisions. He warned such groups foster lawlessness and threaten the fabric of law and order at a Citizenship Conference.
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Borah
Washington
Idaho
United States
Mrs McDonald Wins Long Drive Trophy at Brookhaven
Mrs Mddleton McDonald returned from Atlanta where she competed in Brookhaven women’s golf events last week. She won the long drive prize, a handsome golf umbrella, among 60 to 70 ladies in the contest. Mrs McDonald’s skill surpassed all other drivers. she was hosted by Mrs Norman Coolidge during her stay.
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Mddleton McDonald
Atlanta
Brookhaven
McDonald
Norman Coolidge
Webb death at country club ruled natural causes
Coroner Fitzgerald announced that Mrs. Gertrude Gorman Webb, a wealthy New York and Philadelphia society figure, died of natural causes after an investigation into her death at the West Chester Biltmore Country Club. The inquest was called off though grand jury sessions would continue.
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White Plains
N. Y
Fitzgerald
Gertrude Gorman Webb
New York
West Chester Biltmore Country Club
Mian and girl jailed following blaze
Atlanta dispatch reports the Knight apartment house at 338 East North Avenue was set alight around 2 30 am Sunday in apartment No 6. Miss Opie Smith and A Kendricks were arrested as fire origin suspects and questioned as investigators continue. Authorities said kerosene soaked furnishings and a saturated closet indicate incendiary activity. The fire damaged apartment No 14 occupied by Sinclair Beck.
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Atlanta
Knight
East North Avenue
Opie Smith
A. Kendricks
Ponce de Leo Avenue
J. J. Chandler
James L. Beavers
Sinclair 8S
Beck
Hendricks
Miss Smith
Peanut harvest overtakes cotton in Jefferson county
In Louisville on October 15 officials report peanut yields near half a ton per acre with prices around 140 dollars per ton. Farmers are actively harvesting as the season progresses and showing optimism over peanut profitability compared with cotton.
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Louisville
Jefferson County
Daphne Farms Poised to Yield 30000 Pounds Pecans
October report from Cordele notes Daphne Farms owned by Dr. M. J. Keyes on the east side of Flint River expects about 30,000 pounds of pecans this year. Harvesting will begin early next week as trees bend under the heavy brown nuts.
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Daphne Farms
M. J. Keyes
Flint River
Cotton Jumps to New High on Pain Reports
October cotton futures surged, with December advancing 71 points to 29.90 as traders pushed toward the season high. Later months gained about 97 points amid heavy rains in Texas and Oklahoma cited as the reason for the uptick.
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Texas
New York
Oklahoma
Farm hay destroyed by fire in Andersonville district
G. M. Slappey, a prominent farmer in the Andersonville district, lost five tons of hay to a Sunday fire caused by two boys smoking cotton leaves near the hay stack. The loss was total with no insurance. Prompt neighbor action saved nearby fields from spreading.
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G. M. Slappey
Andersonville
Coolidge to Press Aggressive Foreign Policy Shift
Washington October 13 President Coolidge is expected to develop a more aggressive foreign policy, with two main lines: Western hemisphere outreach and broader European relations. Plans reportedly include World Court adherence, debt relief, new American capital for Europe, and a second arms-limiting conference.
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Coolidge
Harry B. Hunt
Washington
Western Hemisphere
Canada
Latin Americas
Europe
World Court
League of Nations
United States
Borah
Americas
Departments of State and Commerce
South America
Mexico
U. S
Ruhr
America
India
British Empire
London
10 Downing Street
England
Ireland
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