Mitchell Drives Three From Court Martial Bench
The Army court martial in Washington opened with Colonel William Mitchell dismissing three members of the panel including President Major General Charles Summersall. Summersall withdrew on motion after being charged with prejudice. Brigadier General Bowley was disqualified following a defense challenge. Major General Fred Sladen, head of West Point, was excused. Vacancies remain unfilled, with remaining members having full authority in the case.
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Washington
William Mitchell
Charles P. Summerall
Summerall
Bowley
Cour
Fred Sladen
West Point
Pecan Pageant Big Feature At Kiwanis Meet
Albany Georgia prepares a grand Pecan Pageant as part of the Georgia State Kiwanis Convention with over 500 volunteers, lavish costumes from New York, and a parade of elaborately decorated floats. Albany aims for 10 000 attendees and will host prominent guests including Kiwanis International President John H. Moss from Milwaukee.
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Albany
Georgia
Jorgia
South Georgia
E Country
John H. Moss
Iwaukee
Wis
Kiwan
Prosperity seen for South at regional housing plan talk
In Birmingham on October 28 six Southern governors predicted bright business prospects for the region and a hopeful national outlook next year at a conference on reclamation projects. The remarks included reflections on maintaining family stability amid changing times and warned against poor choices harming elders.
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Irmingham
Ala
Baptist Women Hold Meeting in Plains
The twenty fifth session of the Woman's Missionary Union of the Friendship Baptist Association convened at First Baptist Paris with sixteen churches and about seventy five messengers. Mrs L B Lott presided and resigned due to ill health, receiving a loving cup. Mrs R L Maynard was elected successor.
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Woman’s Missionary Union
Friendship Baptist Association
First Baptist Church
Paris
L. B. Lott
Americus
Friendship Association
Ruth Jinks
Plains
C. F. Cater
Southwest Georgia
Paris War Library Grows in Postwar Era
The Paris war library, once a reading center for American soldiers, has expanded to about 30,000 books. Its chief focus is political and commercial facts to aid American firms in maintaining overseas commerce.
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Paris
New Farmers Locating in Terrell Now
Dawson Georgia October 28 Farmers from the northern part of the state are visiting Terrell County seeking homes. Kiwanis and citizen committees promoted the effort and most settlers decide to move if tenant houses are available. Promoters believe about 1,000 farmers could be housed, but housing is the main obstacle.
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Dawson
Kiwanis Club
Terrell
Optimistic Belgian Finance Minister Sees Franc Stabilizing
Brussels Oct 27 M Janssens Belgiums finance minister voiced optimism about the franc saying it will gradually strengthen not devalue He stated no new loans would be issued in 1926 and a foreign plan would be floated to consolidate the franc reimburse the Bank the Nation and build a strong cash balance to steady the market.
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Brussels
M. Janssens
Bank Nationale
Eat Drink and Be Merry Diet Advice Echoes Tomorrow
A fragment expresses a playful urge to enjoy meals now while acknowledging an upcoming need to diet and count calories tomorrow. The tone hints at a lighthearted social bulletin or personal note about balancing indulgence with restraint.
Old customs revived by big chiffs Cherokee Indians win war of wits
In Cherokee, North Carolina a peaceable allotment of the eastern reservation parcels land to individual Cherokees. The big chief sees this as a victory over efforts to assimilate the tribe and suppress tribal rites. Traditional dances and costumes waned but survived in pow wows and harvest dances alongside church attendance.
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Lonz
N. C
United States
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ape and Monk Political Cartoon Verse Remixed
A dialect of satirical verse contrasts an ape with a monk across multiple papers. The ape shows wealth, appetite, and aggression, while the monk is portrayed as simple, pacifist, or anti Darwin. It references politics, Bolshevism, and the Darwin debate across various newspaper snippets.
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Ape
Monk
New Trouble Arises From Greek Bulgarian Clashes
The article reports renewed Greek Bulgarian clashes on the frontier as the League of Nations seeks to pacify the region. Sofia accuses Greek fire on a Bulgarian frontier post while Athens says Greeks near Ramma in Greek territory were attacked. Saloniki blames Bulgaria for an assault on withdrawing Greek troops. Greece orders evacuation of Bulgarian territory within sixty hours.
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Greece
Bulgaria
League of Nations
Sofia
Athens
Ramma
Saloniki
London
Paris
League of Nation’s Council
France Seeks Painleve to Form New Cabinet
Paris October 28 President Doumergue asked Premier Painleve to form a new cabinet after the resignation of the previous government Painleve said he would consult allies before deciding on accepting the task.
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France
Painleve
Paris
Doumergue
Chicago probes deepen liquor syndicate case
Chicago officials and railroad personnel are drawn into a federal probe into a nine million dollar beer syndicate. W L Harper of New York Central testified about forged orders rerouting beer shipments from a Corning New York brewery to mislead agents. Thomas Keane, city collector, was among officials questioned as prosecutors withhold details.
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Chicago
Joliet
Aurora
Peoria
New York Central Railroad
James L. McDowell
Erie
Baltimore and Ohio
W. L. Harper
New York Central
Harper
Corning N. Y
Elkhart
Ind
Man Burned to Death in Coca Cola Fire
Atlanta October 23 Warren Moore age 40 shipping clerk was burned to death and T C Smith age 35 seriously injured in a fire that almost destroyed the Coca Cola bottling plant. Property damage estimated at 200000 dollars.
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Warren Moore
T. C. Smith
Atlanta
Four Held in Dual Murder in Walker County Alabama
In Jasper Alabama William Dockery his sister Eunice Dockery Gilber Emerson and Lee Cooper all of Payne s Bend Walker County are jailed on murder charges in two deaths Mrs William Dockery 25 and Lois Dockery 5 wife and child of Dockery Sheriff Kilgore says Eunice Dockery confessed that William killed his wife and child with a pistol and threw them into the Warrior River after a party at midnight The bodies have not been recovered
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Jasper
Ala
William Dockery
Eunice Dockery
Gilber Emerson
Lee Cooper
Payne’s Bend
Walker County
Lois Dockery
Kilgore
William
Warrior River
Route 3 praised by Iowa tourists in Florida journey
William Noon and his wife from Charles City Iowa praised Route 3 for its excellent condition on their trip from the Pacific coast to Americus and toward Clearmont Florida. They said the road offers the best mileage to Florida, noted some construction at Zebulon, and predicted many more tourists would use Route 3 as winter travel increases.
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Georgia
William Noon
Charles City
Iowa
Americus
Clearmont
Florida
Zebulon
Baker Attacks Dance Halls in Georgia Revival
Macon Georgia Oct 28 Reverend A C Baker denounced dance halls as the state s biggest curse and worst hell holes urging mothers to protect their daughters. He urged Christian and non Christian mothers to join the church and set the right example for their children in shaping the youth.
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Macon
Georgia
A. C. Baker
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Gabriel Predicts Stiff Winter for 1925 in France
Father Gabriel an astronomer priest of France predicts a severe winter for 1925. He bases the forecast on the lunar solar cycle of weather conditions and declares the season will be unusually cold.
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Paris
Gabriel
France
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