Americus considers oil engine for White Way lighting
City engineers propose buying a 67 horse power oil engine to generate current for lighting the White Way and to power artesian well pumping. Estimated cost per kilowatt hour is 0.101 dollars, promising annual savings of about 10 886 dollars. Council delays decision pending multiple engine price lists and specifications.
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Americus
Walker
South Georgia Public Service Company
Alderman Murray
White Way
Junction City man found guilty of murdering brother
R G Curington of Junction City Ga was found guilty in Talbot Superior Court of murdering his brother H H Curington near Junction City on April 15 1925. He faces the electric chair with October 16 set as potential execution date by Judge C Frank McLaughlin.
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R. G. Curington
Talbot County
Junction City
C. Frank McLaughlin
Columbus
R. G. Currington
Talbot Superior Court
H. H. Curington
Enquirer-Sun
Talbotton
Talbott
Curling
Curington
Henry Curington
Grady Hesters
R. H. Curington
Walker R. Flournoy
B. Parker
Ford Declines Bid for Pan American Ships
Henry Ford has decided not to bid for the Pan American ships operated by Munson from New York to South American ports. The Detroit maker conveyed the decision to Shipping Board Chairman O'Conner and Emergency Fleet Corp President Palmer today through Ford chief engineer William B. Mayo.
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Washington
Henry Ford
Pan-American
Munson Company
New York
South American
Detroit
O’conner
The
Shipping Board
Palmer
Emergency Fleet Corporation
William B. Mayo
Ford Company
Germany invited to attend pact meeting
Geneva Sept 12 Allied powers sent the invitation to Berlin for Germany to join a conference on a proposed security pact. The brief note requests a meeting of allied and German foreign ministers early next month and does not specify a conference site.
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Geneva
Berlin
Germany
California girl crowned Miss America in Atlantic City
Fay Lanphier of Oakland California is named Miss America in Atlantic City after a 13 to 2 decision, succeeding Miss Malcolmson of Philadelphia. The winner was a runner up last year and an unbobbed blond.
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California
Atlantic City
Fay Lanphier
Oakland
Calif
Malcolmson
Philadelphia
Lanphier
Plane Commander John Rodgers Relates Lost Aviators Tale
Commander John Rodgers U S N in Honolulu describes the PN 9 1 voyage from San Francisco to Nawailiwili. He details fuel loss, craft improvised sailing, seven days of water gathering, weather challenges, and crew ingenuity including boards devised by Lt Cornell to crab off the wind enabling reach to Kauai.
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John Rodgers
Honolulu
San Francisco
Nawailwili
Kahulus
Aroostook
Nawailiwili
Cornell
Kauai Channel
Kauai
Noel's Doctor Resignation Sought Over Parole Claim
Newark Sept 12 Essex County Board of Freeholders demands the resignation of Dr John W Thompson senior physician of the Overbrook Asylum for Detectives after four indictments against Harrison W Noel the lawyer's son and confessed murderer and kidnapper of six year old Mary Daly allege Noel escaped from the facility under a virtual parole granted by Dr Thompson without superiors knowledge or consent.
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Newark
Harrison W. Noel
Mary Daly
John W. Thompson
Overbrook Asylum
Noel
Essex County Board of Freeholders
Thompson
Professor M'Neil to Play at First Methodist Church
Professor E H McNeil former organist of the First Methodist Church and now of Macon will play the organ at morning and evening services at the First Methodist Church Sunday and give a special vesper recital at 5 30 in the afternoon. The public is invited to all three services.
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E. H. McNeil
First Methodist Church
Macon
Severe Wind Storm Sweeps Illinois
Creent City Illinois reports a severe wind storm disrupting communications with surrounding towns noting no casualties. Wire services received late Friday reports of widespread outages and damage but details are scarce from the damaged letters.
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Illinois
Chicago
Creent City
Ills
Drought Blamed on Sin Amid Georgia Letters
Atlanta September reports attribute the prolonged Georgia drought to sin for and against by bootleg activity radio bobbed hair and general moral lapse. Governor Walker has received many letters and prayers from churches seeking rain and various remedies to end the dry spell.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Walker
Cotton Fire Destroys Plant and Dwelling in Albany
In Albany Georgia on Friday a major blaze damaged the southeast ern warehouse and compress company, destroying nearly one hundred bales of cotton and a nearby negro dwelling. Damage pegged at about 30000 dollars. Authorities suspect locomotive sparks ignited the blaze as firefighters and city crews prevented spread beyond the origin.
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Albany
Southeastern Warehouse and Compress Company
City Court Opens September Term in Sumter
Members of the Americas Bar Association met with Judge W. M. Harper to assign cases for the September term of city court opening Monday September 21. Civil and criminal calendars reportedly light with no outstanding major cases. The notable criminal matter involves Ed Brooks charged with blocking a public highway by stretching a wire across Dawson road and being armed with an old army rifle and a large calibre pistol. He has remained in the county jail since arrest.
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The
Americas Bar Association
W. M. Harper
T. C. Marshall
Sumter County
Ed Brooks
Dawson Road
Federal Lands in Florida Absorbed by Homesteaders
The rush to Florida has absorbed all valuable federal public lands open to homesteaders. Public domain in Florida totaled 80,000 acres on July 1, 1924, fell to 20,000 acres last July, and now none remain except minor tracts, Interior Department reports.
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Washington
Florida
Interior Department
Springfield man elected G A R commander in chief
Heads G A R John B Inman of Springfield Illinois is chosen as commander in chief at the national encampment in Grand Rapids Michigan. The selection marks a key leadership change for the veterans organization with Inman succeeding the former chief as the national body convenes in Michigan.
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John B. Inman
Springfield
Ill
Grand Rapids
Mich
Jewel Mound Will Be Closed
Chillicothe Sept 12 The autumn weather halted evacuations at the Seip mound near Bainbridge as archaeologists announced a major find in works of American mound builders. Three fourths of the mound remains unopened, preserving its long held secrets until spring.
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Chillicothe
Great Seip Mound
Bainbridge
Aviators Return After Nine Day Mid-Pacific Cruise
Rested and happy five American airmen arrived at Pearl Harbor after nine days in rough Pacific winds aboard seaplane PN-9 No. 1. They were sent to bed at the hospital following their arrival from Lihue. Governor Wallace Farrington led island residents in greeting the heroes.
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Honolulu
America
Pearl Harbor
mid-Pacific
Lihue
Wallace Farrington
Cotton seed brings $52 a ton at Smithville
Smithville today tops the state with cotton seed selling around $52 per ton, about eight to ten dollars higher than other markets. Seed have generally fetched $40 per ton since the season began, but Friday’s sale pushed the price to $52 with farmers paid in cash.
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Smithville
Printing Plant Delays Cause Subscribed Delivery Postponement
The publisher apologizes for delays in delivering papers to out-of-town subscribers due to damage to the composing room from a severe lightning storm and machinery breaks. The note promises on time delivery starting Monday and is signed by Lovelace Eve, publisher.
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Lovelace Eve
Hell Cat of the Army Billy Mitchell Fights for Air Supremacy
San Antonio dispatch profiles Col Billy Mitchell the "hell cat of the army" whose lifelong fights led to his push to make America supreme in the air. The Madrid and St Mihiel era pilot, first American to fly over allied lines, commanded air forces in key drives and earned numerous decorations, facing possible court martial as he presses for reform.
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San Antonio
Tex
Col
Billy Mitchell
Wisconsin
Billy
Mitchell
Army
Air Service
Fort Sam Houston
Washington
Military
Naval Air Services
America
Europe
St. Mihiel
Roosevelt
Dean Snelling Elected Acting Chancellor by University Trustees
Georgia trustees select Dean Snelling of the university as acting chancellor until June 1926 after long executive sessions in the Supreme Court Room. Walter A. Harris declined over long distance call. L. G. Council and Hon. W. Branch also figure in the contested ballots. Committee on chancellorship remains in place with Sibley, Simmons, Meldrim, and Nevin.
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University of Georgia
Supreme Court
Lovelace
Atlanta
Dean C
Witrabare
Walter A. Harris
Tae Darris
Macon
Dean Snelling
Snelling
Igneris
Accet
Harris
Dean Snellings
W. Branch
Quitman
W. E. Thomas
Valdosta
J. R. Pottle
Albany
Branch
L. G. Council
Americus
Enelling
Samuel H. Sibley
W. E. Simmons
Peter W. Meldrim
James E. Nevin
South Georgia
Mitchell Suggests Medals for Flyers
San Antonio news reports Colonel William Mitchell eighth corps area air officer suggested awarding the distinguished service medal to Commander John Rodgers and his crew for an overland flight from New York to Peking China. The two army transport airships are currently under construction.
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San Antonio
New York
Peking
China
John Rodgers
William Mitchell
Eighth Corps
Gunboats Proceeding to Nicaraguan Ports
The gunboats Tulsa and Tenver move from Panama to Corinto and Bluefields, Nicaragua, as a precaution by the American legation amid disturbed politics in the region.
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Washington
Tulsa
Tenver Arte
Panama
Corinto
Bluefields
Nicarauga
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Oklahoma
FORD
Sether
Oahu
Boy
M’neil
1St Methodist Church
Sin
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Jewel Mound
Hell Cat
Col. Mitchell
L. W. Branch
Nicaraga
George A. Nugent
Army Inspector General
Nugent
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