Two Men Qualify For Mayor Race At Noon Today
At noon today only two candidates had qualified for the mayoral race with five o'clock cutoff this afternoon still to come. E. L. Hell and Ott C. Johnson seek the mayoral post while S. L. Hammond W. T. McMath and E. L. Carswell filed for alderman. No candidates entered for police commissioner as rumors swirled on election day. Last minute entry H. M. Stokes joins alderman hopefuls as the Democratic executive committee sets ballot rules for the November 8 primary.
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E. L. Hell
Ott C. Johnson
S. L. Hammond
W. T. McMath
L. Carswell
City Democratic Executive Committees
W. E. Taylor
H. M. Stokes
Norville Takes Half Interest in Clark's Monumental Works
L M Norville, after five years as traveling salesman for Clark's Monumental Works, has purchased a half interest and will run the road department while Mr Clark handles focal trade and the city plant operations in the manufacturing business.
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L. M. Norville
Clark’s Monumental Works
Clark’s Monumental Ve
Norville
Clark
Walter Page Travels to New York for Mid Season Goods
Walter Page, buyer for Pinkston Company, is in New York seeking mid season novelties and staples in the fashion markets. He will be away ten days to two weeks and will immediately send selections to the Pinkston store, aiming for a complete and latest ready to wear and hosiery display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Page
Pinkston Company
New York
Pinkston
Binkston’ Company
Mr. Page
Stow
Valley in Palestine Dips Between 100 And 300 Feet Below Sea Level
A description notes Palestine hosts a deepest valley located between 100 and 300 feet below sea level. The statement emphasizes extreme depth within the region.
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Palestine
Hammer Slaying Beauty on Trial in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on October 25, Mrs. Clara Phillips faces trial for beating Alberta Meadows to death with a hammer. Friends Pegey Caffee and Frankie Lee serve as material witnesses. Armour L. Phillips, claiming innocence for his wife, portrays himself as a love chameleon while admitting a romantic link to the slain woman and a planned trip abroad.
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Los Angeles
Clara Phillips
Center
Pegey Caffee
Frankie Lee
Jack Jungmeyer
Armour L. Phillips
Clara L. Phillips
Damner Aang
Alberta Meadows
Phillips
Aac Bee
Clara
Mrs. Meadows
Kiwanis Banquet Plans for WindSor Hotel Night
Plans are complete for a Thursday Kiwanis banquet at the Wind Sor hotel to honor Lions and Rotary members. Judge Walter F. George, junior senator from Georgia, will be the principal speaker and guest of the evening.
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Windsor Hotel
Kiwanis Club
Lions and
Rotary Clubs
Walter F. George
Georgia
G. M. Jones of Atlanta to open Dodge agency
G M Jones of Atlanta leased a building on Jackson street and will open a Dodge Brothers agency in Americus on November 15. He plans a first class service station and repair shop serving nine counties in the region. Jones is a successful automobile dealer and comes highly recommended.
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G. M. Jones
Atlanta
Jackson Street
Americus
Dodge Brothers Automobiles
Jones
Delaer
Spartan Daughters Trained To Wrestle Like Brothers
Spartan girls were educated to wrestle and fight as their brothers, reflecting a culture of martial training and gender parity. The article notes rigorous disciplines, enduring traditions, and a societal emphasis on physical prowess for all citizens.
Victor E Innes Rearrested in Atlanta
Victor E. Innes former Portland lawyer is held in Fulton county jail on $3,000 bond after federal authorities arrested him minutes after release from the county chain gang. Indicted July 15 1915 for using mails to defraud, Innes had just completed five and a half years of a seven year term for larceny after trust. He denied wrongdoing in the Nelms disappearance case and reiterated his claimed innocence. Innes had earlier represented Mrs Dennis in Reno divorce proceedings.
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Atlanta
Victor E. Innes
Portland
Ore
Fulton County
Chain Gang
Innes
Texas
Beatrice Nelms
Eloise Nelms
Dennis
Nelms
Reno
Mitsumata Inner Bark Yields Vegetable Leather in Japan
In Japan researchers extract a vegetable leather from the inner bark of the mitsumata plant. The process aims to provide a sustainable alternative to animal leather and reduce environmental impact. Trials show the material can be tough flexible and suitable for various textiles.
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Japan
Ethel Wells Rises in Beauty Contest Standings
Ethel Wells moves to third place in the beauty race as Miss Logan holds the lead with 23,375 votes and Miss Ivey has 19,435. Lois McMath ranks fourth with 13,036. A 1,000 coupon vote will be printed Friday while the paper prints no extra votes. The contest closes at noon November 1 and Plains backs its candidate.
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Ethel Wells
Miss Logan
Miss Wells
Miss Ivey
Lois McMath
Times-Recorder
Plains
Times-Recordenobi¢ep
Republicans See Hand Writing On The Wall In Georgia
Atlanta Oct 25 Congress man Carl Vinsen of the Tenth Georgia district, en route to Milledgeville, declared Republicans see the bad writing on the wall and resign to fate. He forecast Democrats to control the sixty-eighth Congress and predicted a strong November 7 victory due to public reaction to Republican leadership.
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Atlanta
Carl Vinsen
Georgia
Milledgeville
Congress
National
House of Representatives
Party of the People
Presence of Mind of Soldier Saves Lives
Newport News Oct 25 The crew of the army dirigible C-14 saved lives when a hole opened in its gas bag during removal from Langley Field to Aberdeen Maryland. The gas hissed as the craft bumped the hangar and crew fled. A crew member pulled the rip cord releasing hydrogen and averting disaster after sister ship C-2 fate.
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Newport News
Langley Field
Aberdeen
Maryland
Congressman Herrick Lures Awaitor Back to This City
Oklahoma Congressman Manuel Herrick faced charges of luring aviator Charles Roach from Montgomery to Americus to jail in a disputed recall case. A signed agreement promised Roach daily pay and expenses for returning to Georgia, but the judge ruled the action a misuse of authority and ordered Herrick to cover the costs after Roach was discharged.
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Congressman Herrick
Washington
Manuel Kerrick
Oklahoma
Charles Roach
Paradise
Tnl
Montgomery
Ala
Americus
Tort
Reach
Georgia
Sumter
Busi
Rouch
Herrick
J. W. Cartier
Plains Fire Destroys Carter Home in 8:30 A.M. Blaze
In Plains a defective flue in the dining room of the Alton Carter home caused a fire at 8:30 this morning. The bungalow, valued at $5,000 and partly insured, was completely destroyed with interior water damage. Mrs. Carter, inside at discovery, alerted volunteers who fought the blaze as Mayor Carter plans immediate rebuilding.
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Alton Carter
Plains
Carter
Campaign expense reports slow after October 17 primary
Atlanta date line reports candidates for the U S Senate and pension commissioner have been slow to file campaign expense reports. By Oct 25 only one candidate had filed, with a 150 dollar total expenditure, including a 100 dollar entrance fee, and all reports must be filed with the comptroller general within twenty days after the primary.
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Atlanta
United States Senate
Office of
Pension Commissioner
Oue
J. M. Dent
Macon
Masons to Convene 136th Annual Communication
The grand lodge of Free and Accepted Masons will hold its 136th annual communication in Macon next Tuesday at 10 o clock. Special rates of one and one half fares apply on the certificate plan. All Masons and their families are entitled to this rate. certificates issued by subordinate lodges.
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Atlanta
Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons
Macon
Fireman Killed In Washington High School Fire
Portland reports a fatal fire at the Washington high school destroying a half million dollar building. One fireman died and several others were injured in the blaze that gutted the structure early today.
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Portland
Ore
Washington High School
Nile Thunder Fish Deliver Sudden Electric Shock
In a curious natural event, thunder fish inhabiting the Nile River reportedly emit a sharp electric shock. The phenomenon, observed by local observers, raises questions about aquatic bioelectricity and river ecosystems. Further study is awaited from researchers.
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River Nile
600 Delegates Attend Baptist Meeting Here
One hundred delegates and more than 500 visitors from nearly all churches in the Friendship Baptist association and Americus gather at the First Baptist church for a session. A noon dinner was served by the refreshment committee and evening services are expected to draw a record attendance. Dr. Carl W. Minor was unanimously reelected moderator and J. O. Smith reappointed secretary, signaling renewed enthusiasm for the association’s work.
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First Baptist Church
J. O. Smith
Buena Vista
Hoke Smith Says Cotton Market Improves This Year
Former Senator Hoke Smith told Atlanta listeners that farmers and merchants now wield greater price influence as the cotton market steadies. He notes past years saw oversupply forcing low prices, but this season the demand aligns with supply, lifting overall market balance.
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Atlanta
Hoke Smith
Hat of missing relief worker found on Volga bank
Moscow reports that the hat worn by Philip J. Shields, the missing Richmond Virginia American relief worker, has been located on the Volga riverbank five miles above the city, per a telegram from Joseph Dalton, relief supervisor at Simbirsk.
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Relife Workers
Moscow
Associated Press
Philip J. Shields
Richmond, Virginia
Volga
Joseph Dalton
Simbirsk
Census reports cotton ginned by Oct eighteen
Washington October twenty fifth cotton ginned before October eighteen totaled 6,962,034 running bales, the census Bureau reported today.
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Washington
Cnsus
Architect Lloyd Warren Falls to Death at Sixth Floor
New York report states Lloyd Warren of the Beaux Arts School of Architecture jumped or fell from his sixth floor apartment window today. He was 48 years old and lived alone.
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New York
Lloyd Warren
Beaux Arts School of Architecture
Lloyd George Seeks Peace Unity in Liberal Meeting
London reports Lloyd George urged Liberal MPs to back a government pursuing peace economy and steady progress. He said Britain must repay its debts to America and called for unity with the United States. The new cabinet was announced with Baldwin as prime minister and various ministers named, though several posts remain to be filled.
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London
Associated Press
Lloyd George
Great Britain
America
United States
Marquis of Salisbury
Viscount Cave
Excaanes
Stanley Baldwin
Iliam C. P
Fough
Quis Curzon
Robert A. Sanders
Scotland
Viscount Novar
Douglas McGhegg
W. A. Watson
Duke of Devonshire
India
Viscount Peel
Earl of Derby
the Admiralty
Col
L. C. M S. Amery
Board of Trade
Philip Lloyd-Greame
Arthur Griffith-Boscowed
Board of Education
Edward F. L. Wood
Ripon
Yorkshire
Austen Chamberlain
T. J. MacNamara
Hamar Greenwood
Earl of Crawford and
Balcaress
Ireland
Ministry of Labor
King summons council for new ministers oath
London October 26 The king has summoned the council for today when the new ministers announced yesterday by Bonar Law will take oaths and receive their seals.
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London
Associated Press
Bonar Law
New Bowar Ihaw Cabinet Sworn In At Buckingham Palace
London reports the Bowar Ihaw cabinet sworn in at Buckingham Palace this morning with members immediately beginning function as the new government.
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London
Asang Press
Bowar Ihaw
Buckingham Palace
Resignation of Rev C B Glaize at Byne Memorial
Albany October 25 Rev C B Glaize resigns as pastor of Byne Memorial Baptist church to accept the pastorate at Richland Baptist church. His resignation takes effect November 1 and he will relocate to Richland to begin new duties.
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Albany
C.B. Glaize
Byne. Memorial Baptist Church
Richland Baptist Church
Find Dead Hermit Hunters Find Body of John Ditch
Two men reported bloodless discovery of a hermit named John Ditch age 80 in the woods near here. His life for decades had been a mystery and his death is described as equally mysterious. Hunters recovered money and worn bills in his pocket and a bank book showing a balance of 1500 dollars at Egg Harbor Bank.
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John Ditch
Here
Ditch
Egg Harbor
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American Legion
Sumter County
Miss Annie Ivey
Ernestine Logan
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Janie Murray
Elizabeth Joyner
Americas
Masons
Carl W. Minor
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Bonar Law Cabinet
George
Richland
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