09 Sep 1924
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1924
Page
1
Final steps to sentence Nathan F. Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb for the Robert Franks murder include heavy security with fifty officers and plainclothes staff to guard the courtroom and courthouse. Only relatives, attorneys, bailiffs, and reporters may attend, as spectators are barred.
Mrs Glenn E Plumb champions La Follette as the sole progressive candidate in the race. She argues enfranchised women carry tremendous responsibility and urges support for the progressive platform, in the second of a three cornered debate among women leaders.
Chinese forces under General Chekiang retook all ground lost along the Luho sector northeast of Shanghai as heavy rains halted fighting. A terrifically heavy downpour flooded Shanghai, suspending combat and delaying plans in the civil conflict over control of the region and central government.
A partial report from Dr. J. W. Payne shows 21.38 school children examined with 1,439 defects, 1,243 defective and 995 defect-free students. Examinations cost 4276 dollars, immunizations include 1027 typhoid vaccines, 2 curative anti toxins, 77 smallpox vaccines, 14 rabies treatments saved 3539 dollars. Sanitations cover 24 dairies, 315 cows tuberculin tested, 48 stores, 34 eating places inspected. tuberculin testing cost 630 dollars, total value 890 dollars.
Reports from the Americas and Sumter County hospital indicate Nick Sakadelis remains near the same condition at 2 30 this afternoon as Monday. Friends hope he will recover from wounds suffered when a burglar, described as a negro, attacked his store Sunday morning.
An alert from the Retail Merchants Association warns Atlanta residents about itinerant peddlers and wildcat fly-by-night promotion schemes. The often dishonest peddlers arrive in winter and fall selling cheap weaving apparel and gaudy ornaments then disappear with no trace.
American army world flyers resumed their flight at 2 PM after a forced landing at Aberdeen due to dense fog. President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge with the cabinet waited at Bolling Field, rain falling earlier, as crowds gathered to witness the airmen's arrival.
The United States world flyers hopped off at 9 35 daylight saving time from Mitchell Field New York heading to Washington on September 9.
General Pershing orders troops in the Washington district to parade at posts as the world fliers circle above the city. President Coolidge and officials plan to greet the squadron at Bolling field with a 48 gun national salute and tribute at Arlington National Cemetery. The ceremony culminates with flowers for the tomb of the unknown hero.
Mrs Glenn E Plumb asserts women are nation’s housekeepers and home makers shaping life and government. She argues women’s enfranchisement obliges a co–operative national governance, warning tragedies arise when men dictate and family comes to ruin. continued on page five.
Atlanta editors and lawmakers anticipate statewide adoption of the Australian ballot. With over 50 of 160 counties already using it, two successive grand juries may trigger county-wide adoption, and proponents say the system ensures a square deal and cleans up the ballot as more counties embrace it.
Euphemia Mondich, after confessing to police, says she killed her sweetheart four years ago after helping him hide the body of her eighth husband whom he had slain. Investigators question her for other husbands prompted by information from her ninth husband. She recalls only that the slain man’s name was John.
Paris reports the French shooting season is about to start with good sport expected. Partridge hare quail and pheasant are plentiful, and the total number of shooting permits issued breaks all prior records.
Portland dispatch reports Ralph O. Brewster, Republican, leading over Democrat William R. Pattangall for Maine governor as returns come in. Bert M. Ferald appears re elected, and all four Republican congressional candidates seem set to win, signaling a statewide GOP victory.
Early returns from 170 of 633 precincts show Brewster leading Pattangall by a wide margin in the Missouri governor race. Additional counts from smaller precinct groups place Brewster ahead in both the governor and senator contests, with Fernald leading Redman in the Senate tally.
Torrential rains and high winds swept through Washington county causing extensive damage to the cotton crop. The effort disrupted harvest plans and raised concern among local farmers about furing yields this season.
The Times-Recorder will not provide telegraph election bulletins for Wednesday's primary. After surveying state interest and given the lack of local campaigning by Senator Harris and former Governor Hardwick, no further bulletins are planned beyond the paper's usual press time.
In Columbia South Carolina on September 9 the race between former governor Cole L Blease and Congressman James F Byrnes for the U S senate commanded attention as Democrats vote to decide the nomination not settled by the prior primary The winner succeeds Senator N B Dial who was eliminated in the first primary The Democratic nomination is effectively the election Meanwhile a stray line about white duck trousers offers an odd non sequitur.
London reports a fatal apartment house murder in Battersea. Arthur Michael Joshua, a London financier of Mayfair wealth, lay dead with a revolver in Peggy Mercer’s hand. Peggy, described as pretty and well bred, is linked to a dual life with the financier. Scotland Yard leads the inquiry into motive and romance behind the killings.
Tokyo reports rising joblessness as 86,000 men sought work in June, a 160 percent jump from June 1923. Government offices cite poor industrial mood and quake effects as causes.
In Atlanta on September 9, both United States Senate hopefuls, Senator William J. Harris and former Governor Thomas W. Hardwick, issued formal statements claiming victory in the statewide primary. Campaigns ended last night after rival campaigns urged voters as Wednesday's primary approached. Hardwick had denounced the Ku Klux in speeches since the campaign began.
Atlanta reports Sept 9 as Democrats prepare for statewide primary Sept 20. Thomas W Hardwick campaigns for the U S Senate seat held by W J Harris. Hardwick, former governor, faces rivalries including Walker and a 1922 bid for the unexpired term of Senator Thomas E. son. He targets the Ku Klux Klan and criticizes Senator Iris while Governor Clifford Walker seeks renomination.
Local police report rising bicycle thefts targeting porches of Crockett and Wa homes. Neighbors urged to secure bicycles and watch for suspicious activity as families miss several bikes.
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