Japanese Earthquake and Fire Ravage Tokyo Yokohama
A Tokyo earthquake and fire devastate vast areas with Yokohama nearly wiped out and Tokyo heavily damaged. Officials report 150000 casualties in Tokyo and over 100000 in Yokohama with 200900 houses burned, martial law imposed, and millions displaced amid urgent relief needs. The Bank of Japan vaults reportedly survived.
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London
Associated Press
Perfecture of
Osaka
Tokio
Yokohama
Lighting Service Panned Before City Council in Meeting
The council discussed interruptions in Americus hydro service from Albany that halted many industries for hours. Rylander Theatre manager Herbert Kinsey urged relief as contractors and manufacturers protested the poor supply. Officials noted the issue involved contract parties and plant boiler start obstacles, with details continued on page six.
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Americus
Albany
Council
Herbert Kincey
Rylander Theater
Allison
Poole
Clarence Jeter
Lighting Company
Electric Company
Jeter
Coal Field Rail Leases Rally Sparks Interstate Fight
A Rotary Club meeting heard a resolution urge the Interstate Commerce Commission to withhold approval of a 999 year Atlantic Coast Line lease of the Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio system. The briefing outlined how L and N and N C St L control key coal routes from Tennessee Kentucky and Alabama, arguing the lease would centralize power and affect Southeastern coal distribution. Two hundred guests escaped a hotel fire in Narragansett with Massasoit Hotel narrowly spared.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Atlantic Coast Line Railway Company
Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railway
Rotary Club
W. W. Dykes
N. C. & St. L. Ry. Company
Tennesse
Kentucky
Alabama
L & N. Ry Co
Georgia
West Virginia
Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railroad Company
Spartanburg
S. C
Elkton
W. Va
Greenwood
Seaboard Air Line By Co
South Georgia
Tokyo quake toll and relief progress reported in Iwaki
The home office in Tokyo announced figures to settle speculation on casualties from the earthquake and fire. It states 30,000 dead, 100,000 injured, and 850,000 homeless. Colonel Samuel Reber, Major William C. Crane Jr., and Mrs. Crane, previously listed as missing, are confirmed safe in Tokyo.
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Iwaki
Home Office
Tokio
Samuel Reber
New York
William C. Crane, Jr
Cvacsy
Crane
Korean uprising in Tokyo amid Japanese catastrophe
Dispatches from Harbin and Peking report Korean revolutionary elements in Japan seizing the chaos to start an armed uprising in Tokyo with street fighting. General Fukuda, commander of Tokyo, denies violence by Koreans and dismisses revolution reports as exaggerated.
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Moscow
Harbin
Peking
Japan
Tokio
Fukuda
Tokio Described as Charnel House by Reporter
Yokohama described as a charnel house with a canal and water flooded streets. The report, filed from Tokio, notes scenes of devastation as authorities assess the city. Continued coverage promised on page 5.
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Tokio
Associated Press
Yokohama
Barrett Creditors Adjourn Hearing
Augusta September 6 Due to the illness of Frank H Barrett president of Barrett and Company defunct cotton factors the creditors meeting held Tuesday afternoon was adjourned for an indefinite period Judge Joseph Bandal refereeing bankruptcy will summon the creditors again to examine the bankrupt as soon as Barrett’s condition permits Roy Elliston receiver was appointed trustee and his bond set at 50000 dollars
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Augusta
Frank H. Barrett
Barrett and Company
Joseph Bandal
Mermaid baby shocks Camden with reports of spine absence
In Camden New Jersey the body of a newborn baby with a mermaid like lower half is displayed at an undertaker. Medical experts from Jefferson College and the University of Pennsylvania seek to study the infant. X rays at Cooper Hospital show no spine or ribs. The parents are unnamed. the mother is 17 and the father is young.
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Camden
N. J
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Cooper Hospital
George W. Kephart
Broadway
Royden Street
Pratt
Camden County
Terrell Poultry Men Plan Community Hatchery
At a Terrell county courthouse meeting poultry raisers discussed buying a community hatchery to advance the local poultry industry. Cleveland incubator rep Taggert outlined incubating processes and cooperative profits while Dr. L Lamar was named temporary president. Mrs. W H Gurr spoke on poultry farming, and Tracy Walker of Shellman briefed on college guidance and hatchery prospects.
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Dawson
Terrell County
Taggert
Cleveland
L. Lamar
W. H. Gurr
Tracy Walker
Shellman
State College of Agriculture
Power users protest costly hydro power in Americas
Power users including several plants in Americas told The Times Recorder that South Georgia Public Utilities hydro power is unsatisfactory and rate cuts do not offset losses from frequent outages. Gin operators and mills reported stoppages, idle labor, and financial losses, with printers and theaters also affected.
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Americas
Times- Recorder
South Georgia Public Utilities Company
L. L. McCleskey
Americus Oil Company
McCleskey
Wy. M. Riley
Farmers Oil Mill
Everett Schneider
Schneider Marble Go
Pla
C. J. Clarke
Mr. Clarke
Herbert Kincey
Rylander Theater
Forty Houses Inspected Daily in Americus Malaria Campaign
Dr J W Chambliss leads city health board inspectors in Americus daily checks for a full year, recording every householder’s cooperation or delinquency in malaria elimination. The effort details surface closets, baths, sinks, weeds, trash, and vessels, noting breeding risks and the need to dry and clean containers, especially horse troughs, during the peak season.
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City Board of Health
Americus
J. W. Chambliss
Dr. Chambliss
Chambliss
Health Department
Ten Killed and 15 Hurt in Pass Accident Near Hanover
Berlin dispatch reports a collision between the Berlin Amsterdam express and the Dresden Amsterdam train near Hanover. Ten people were killed and 15 injured as two coaches of the Dresden Amsterdam train were demolished.
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Berlin
Commissioners Fix Taxes At Maximum In 1923
Dawson September 6 county commissioners fixed all 1923 levies at the legal maximum. In Terrell the rate is 20 mills per thousand with 15 for county operating expenses and 5 for county schools. Taxable property is 4,351,000, yielding about 83,500 for local purposes.
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Dawson
Terrell
Americus Council Moves Water Rate Boost to $3.00 Minimum
Aldermen discuss finances as City Engineer reports 160 million gallons pumped January to September with costs and slim profit. A plan to raise minimum water charges to $3.00 and tax larger users lies behind a committee review and a bill update slated for October 1.
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Americas
Charles Wheatley
Alderman Carswell
Water and Lights Committee
Water Department
Poole
J. B. Ansley
Carswell
Allison
Americus
Mize
Mitchell
Proportien
Water Committee
Greek Fleet Ordered to Avoid Contact with Italian Ships
Athens reports the Greek fleet ordered to retire to the Gulf of Volo to avoid Italian ships. Central Rome dispatch notes Italian forces may have occupied Merlera Fane and Mathraki islands northwest of Corfu, with details from Sept 6.
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Malera
Fane
Mathraki
Corfu
Athens
Gulf of Volo
London
Central News Dispatch
Rome
Merlera
Greek government tracks Italian mission assassins
Milan report from Italia indicates Greek authorities are pursuing the killer network behind the Italian mission assassination. Several suspects have been arrested at Janina and along the Greco Albanian frontier, including two identified as assassins. Police vow to apprehend the remaining suspects soon.
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Janina
Milan
Italia
Premilini
Trieste
Cemetery Urn Ordinance Adopted by City Council
City council last night formally adopted a cemetery urn ordinance allowing lot owners to empty their own urns with written keeper permission each week. The measure requires urns to be easily emptied by one person and removable copper metal containers for washing to prevent mosquito larvae. Failure to comply may lead to a case and fines by the cemetery keeper.
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Keeper City Council
Parole Granted in Six Murder Cases by Governor Walker
Atlanta in Sept 6 Governor Walker granted parole in six murder cases including Earson while denying seven other clemency bids. Paroled individuals include Bertha Terrell Chattooga Zack King Worth Emma Wimms Turner John McKinley Meriwether Sid Hearn Heard Walter Odum Thomas F Alum Coweta. Denied include Chaney Crisp Sumter Sam Due murder cases.
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Atlanta
Earson
Walker
Bertha Terrell
Chattooga County
Zack King
Worth County
Emma Wimms
Turner County
John McKinley
Meriwether
Sid Hearn
Heard County
Walter Odum
Thomas County
F. W. Alums
Coweta County
Chaney
Mi Crisp County
Sam Due
Sumter County
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Bank OF Japan
Kincey
Narragansetts
Tennessee
Massasoit Hotel
Naraganset
R. L
Imperial Hotel
Massasoit
Tokio Streets
Barrett
Terrell Poultry
Amsterdam
Dresden
Hanover
Duckworth
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