Mathews Acquires Americus Steam Laundry in $50,000 Deal
Announcement reports R. T. Mathews of near Smithville taking ownership of the Americus Steam Laundry in a transaction with T. B. and W. Glenn Hooks. The deal includes Mathews receiving the laundry valued at $17,000 plus $15,500 cash, in exchange for his 277 acre farm and equipment worth about $32,500, with possession to follow next Monday.
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Americus Steam Laundry
R. T. Mathews
Smithville
T. B
W. Glenn Hooks
Mr. Mathews
Tatter
Messrs
Not a Woman Here Seeks to Register
A county official notes resistance to registering women for an election. The article cites a county attorney and mayor in discussions over whether women may register, reflecting suffrage tensions and procedural limits at the courthouse.
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Boeetse L Sfall
Court House
Small
Guarantee Piles Up New Debt
Washington reports the federal guarantee of railroad earnings added 101.755 million dollars to the public debt in August, raising the gross national debt to 24.324672 million in a Treasury release.
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Washington
Treasury
Brawlers Fall to Thompson in 10-2 Loss
The Americus Regulars were defeated by Thompson 10 to 2 yesterday. Batteries: Americus Pantone and Dodson, Thompson Ball and Gibson.
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Brawlers
Thompson
Americus
Pantone
Dodson
Ball
Gibson
Market quotes and live stock results from Gulf region markets
The report lists futures prices for PC and New Orleans markets with opening and closing values, plus live stock yard results from Montgomery and Moultrie. Cattle and hog prices show steady to unchanged trends, with detailed weight brackets and classifications for steers, cows, veal, and rough stock across the markets.
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Montgomery
Harding Tells Cubs U S Team Fanned at Paris
Senator Harding Republican nominee spoke in baseball terms to the Cengo Nationals players at Paris. He urged better teamwork for America on home grounds and under the rules, saying you cannot win with a one man team and criticizing the national team for muffed plays on foreign soil.
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Marion
Harding
United States
Viayea
Paris
Identifies Body In Nick of Time
Portland story reports Pe Piper protests the coroner's lax handling of his brother L. B. Piper’s body at a medical college. The article notes Oregon law holds unidentified bodies 24 hours before transfer to scientific institutions.
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Portland
Pe Piper
Piper
L. B. Piper
Oregon
First Honor Graduate Attends State Normal
Miss Lula Howard, top of the 1919-20 high school class, departed Tuesday to enroll at State Normal in Athens. Her friends will closely watch her college career. From Americus other attendees include Miss Naomi Wright and Miss Nellie Worthy, both in their senior year.
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Lula Howard
State Normal
Athens
Howard
Americus
Naomi Wright
Nellie Worthy
Bead Stringing by Children Stops After State Probe
In Westchester County near White Plains, children were paid $2 a week to string beads. Investigators uncovered the labor, with only the best earning the full amount. State officials halted the work for now.
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White Plains
N. Y
Westchester County
Manhattan
Washington census shows 1,356,316 population rise
Washington census bureau announced the population of Washington is 1,356,316, an increase of 18.8 percent. The figure reflects latest count and outlines growth since the previous census.
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Wshington
Washington
Census Bureau
Turks for Armistice To Wait on Wilson
Constantinople dispatch says Turkish Nationalists propose an armistice with the Armenians until President Wilson defines Armenia's boundaries. The notice was delayed and reported today by the Associated Press.
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Wilson
Constantinople
Associated Press
Armenia
Watson Draws 7000 In Macon For Senate Speech
Thomas E. Watson drew about 7000 people in Macon for a United States Senate speech. Local attendees from Macon and surrounding areas arrived early, packed the new auditorium, and heard Watson attack the American Legion and World War officers while praising military education. He criticized Camp Wheeler practices and warned of violence among his followers.
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Thomas E. Watson
United States Senate
Macon
Watson
Messrs
Zach 8
Childers
T. K. McCrary
Clyde Williams
Collins
Fort Vasey
Macon Telegraph
American Legion
Dorsey
Capelty
Camp Wheeler
German Foreign Minister Admits Weighing Soviet Collaboration
Berlin report says Dr. Walter Simons, German foreign minister, testified to the foreign affairs committee that he had considered collaborating with the Russians. He spoke during the refersiag session amid questions about Germanys wartime diplomacy.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Walter Simons
Refersiag Foreign Affairs Committee
Longshoremen clash on Pier 30 in New York fight
More than two thousand white and Negro longshoremen clashed at Pier 30 on the North River, sparks flew as a work stoppage brought hundreds to the scene. Police reserves were deployed to quell the pitched battle after tensions rose as men from both sides reported for unloading a vessel.
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New York
Pier 30
North River
Million Anthracite Miners Strike Grips Pa Industry
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania up to 100000 of 175000 coal workers failed to report for work as insurgents in the United Mine Workers halt operations. Governor Dorsey visited Macon and others arrived seeking action. A chaotic scene followed with heated exchanges and a disputed civil war cotton claims photo.
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Wilkesbarre
United Mine Workers
Fireworks Display to Highlight Sumter County Fair
The Sumter county fair will feature a grand fireworks show over seven hundred dollars contract. The display, run by the same firm supplying the state fair at Macon, includes a Chateau-Thierry battle replica tank and numerous siren features. It will run for one to one and a half hours each of the two fair week nights, Wednesday and Thursday.
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Sumter County
Macon
Chateau-Thierry
American Legion
Attitude Talks Falter Between Far East Republic and Japan
Reports from Verkhne-Udinsk detail A M Krasnotchekoff saying Japanese demand talks only over territory west of China while Far Eastern Republic seeks a pacific, wide scope. Parleys halted as Japan pushes for west of Chita and a neutral zone, with negotiations hampered by insistence on broader international terms.
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Far Eastern
Biber‘a
Associated Press
Vladivostock
Siberia
Russia
Moscow
Finland
Verkhne-Udinsk
Bil
China
A. M. Krasnotchekoff
New Republic
Associated Presa
Krasnotchekoff
Far Eastern Republic
Gongota
Semenoff
Chita
Kurosawa
Lake Baikal
Selengs
Japan
Eastern Republic
Stretensk
General Orex
Woman Awakens From Two Year Sleep In Wisconsin
Waukesha Wis Mrs Chas Jorgensen of Racine awakens after two years in a deep sleep and slowly recovers. During the period she was fed by attendants like a baby though she could not open her eyes speak or move a muscle she understood daily events and heard conversations.
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Waukesha
Wis
Irs
Chas. Jorgensen
Racine
Mrs. Jorgenson
Noted Bolshevik Leader Annihilated, Word From Warsaw
Fragmentary wartime dispatch reports a Bolshevik leader annihilated near Warsaw. The unclear text mentions General status and ration sections, with partial claims of defeat and statements attributed to Petia.
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Warsaw
Bolyeviki Ad
Prato
Petia
Travel by Rail Fare Increase In Georgia
The new rail rates take effect September 1 raising travel costs by about 10 percent for many routes in Georgia. The change affects Americus residents traveling to major points such as Atlanta and Albany, with old fares compared to new ones and Pullman surcharges noted.
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Forse Tn
Gadala
Nero Man
Georgia
Americus Citiens Pavel
Atlanta
Albany
Thomasville
Seattle Eases Home Brew Rules Amid Relaxed Drug War
Seattle officials announce tacit approval of home brew in private homes and non raids, marking the first easing of the four year crackdown. National state and local authorities agree to limited enforcement while considering Russian and Japanese regional influence implications.
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Seattle
Natonal
O. K
Roosevelt Prepares West for Cox Swing Tour
Columbus reports Franklin D. Roosevelt aims to clear up state business before a 22 city western tour backing Governor Cox. The trip seeks to sway farmers, federal officials, and League of Nations supporters, with Judge J. Marx aiding Cox in Ohio. The western bloc appears ready for Cox, contingent on his reception and advisers.
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Columbus
Bept
Cox Wis
Cox
Pepreenee
Federal Reserve, Reserve Boards and Tariff
Lorry A. Jacobs
League of Nations
Tameritory
Calfornia
West
Tha
Vse
Vice Presiden
J.marx
Cincinnati
Governe Cox
Ohio
Emor Cox
Theo
Or Cox
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A. T. Mathews
New Orleans
Moultrie Livestock Market
Moultrie
Cork
Othe
Terence MacSweeney
Brixton
London
Sinn
Archbishop Mannix
Ireland
CUBS
U. S
Soviets
Catts
Mr. Wooten
Senate
Wooten
Girves
France
Eugene
East
Far East Republic
Was
Charles Jorgenson
Tle
Ware
Roosevelt
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