15 Sep 1924
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1924
Page
1
Shanghai dispatches indicate General Changs forces have moved along the South Manchurian railway from Kirin and Antung toward Mukden. Tokyo officials call the movement a railroad matter, not Japanese aid to Chang Tsung.
ECORSE Mich Sept 15 Detroit article describes Hogan's Alley as a bootleg hub moving 2 million dollars weekly in Canadian liquor. It details armed patrols failing to stop traffic, delivery by swift boats, and brutal code of violence including hijackers robbed and bodies dumped in the river.
Americus schools opened for fall with enrollment about as usual says Supt. J E Mathis. Inclement weather and whooping cough affect attendance in white schools, while negro schools report normal enrollment disproving migration rumors. The note closes with a stray remark on attire.
John W. Davis, Democratic presidential candidate, arrived in Buncelon to deliver his first Missouri speech at a monster rally staged to open the campaign. The event, at 3 o'clock on Dr. Arthur Nelson's farm, is billed as the greatest political gathering in Missouri history, with party leaders planning a major statewide show.
The third District Congressional convention will meet in Americas Tuesday at 11 in the Rylander theater auditorium. It will ratify the voters action nominating Hon Charles R Crisp to seek another term in Congress. Afterward delegates will attend Judge Crisp s annual barbecue, a long standing custom he hosts for delegates.
The Standard Training school of Cordele and Americus Methodist districts opens in Americus at First Methodist church next Monday and runs to Friday evenings from 6 to 9 with a 7 to 8 lunch. Expert instructors include Rev G W Hutchinson Miss Madie Smith Prof L W Summers Prof Geo E Rosser Miss Bruce McDonald. Matriculation is 2.50. Texts include The Organization and Administration of the Sunday School by Cunningham North The Principles of Religious Teaching by Barclay and The Life and Letters of Paul.
Lieut. Lowell Smith and two companions completed a 294 mile hop from Dayton to Maywood air field in 2 55, landing at 12 50. Crowds greeted them as they stepped from their planes and waved to veterans at Speedway hospital, with a motor tour arranged for spectators. Lieut. Smith led the arrival.
Dayon Ohio September 15 1919 aviators started from McCook Field at 10 am bound for Chicago for an overnight stay then to Omaha and Seattle for a trans continental flight The Boston II Chicago and New Orleans received engine swaps and overhauls while the ships were serviced Mechanic crews hurried the work and Lieut Smith had a damaged tail skid repaired after yesterday’s takeoff incident.
A provocative line asserts power dynamics in a provocative social interaction. The phrase implies an extreme display of submission followed by a domineering response, reflecting gendered coercion themes without context or clear attribution.
An Irish bachelor who died aged 1112 is cited as proving women of 1838 were modern in outlook, presenting a curious historical viewpoint on gender and society.
Manila September 15 The foreign trade of the Philippine islands for the first half of 1924 totaled 125 265 000 dollars, up from 108 585 000 for the same period in 1923, official figures from the bureau of customs show Ex ports for January to June were 75 912 000 dollars and imports 49 349 000 dollars, leaving a trade balance of about 26 562 000 dollars in favor of the islands.
CORDELE Sept 15 F M Connor agricultural development agent of the Seaboard Air Line urges an early fight on the boll weevil He says destroy cotton stalks after picking with a stalk cutter or uproot with a plow sow cover crops like rye and join a wide destruction campaign to boost 1924 cotton yields and outpace weevil resistance.
At St Paul the American Legion began its sixth annual convention as National Commander John R. Quinn praised the Legion’s recent achievements. General Frank Hines planned to address delegates while Quinn highlighted the Forty and Eight’s work aiding orphaned children of fallen comrades.
Sumter county ginnings through September 1, 1924 total 4369 bales counting rounds as half. This compares with 782 bales ginned by the same date last year, per W P Persons census agent. Officials expect September totals to show a similar rise over last year as more cotton is prepared for market.
The census bureau reports August cotton use at 357,455 bales of lint and 44,296 bales of linters. This compares with July figures of 346,671 lint and 48,084 linters, and August of last year totaling 492,483 lint and 48,595 linters.
Riga officials promote language study as part of Latvia’s cultural progress. English, French, German, and Italian courses were announced by city educational institutes, highlighting opportunities for residents to learn foreign languages this fall.
Sept 15 dispatch says reports of clashes between Chan Tso Lin and Wu Pei Fu guard units at Shanhaikwan and Hsifengkow are unverified today. Yet troop movements northward indicate a critical situation with twelve troop trains passing through in the last 24 hours and ordinary traffic delayed by half a day.
Reports from Mukden via Secretary Loh indicate firing at Shan haikwan and Jehol as Chang Tso Lin moves troops toward Peking from two directions. In Shanghai Chekiang forces allied with Chang Tso Lin clash with Kiangsu forces near Taitsang and Anting, with artillery exchanges west of Tai Lake and minor Chekiang losses as ships on Tai Lake come under heavy fire.
Reports from Tokyo indicate unrest among General Chang Tao Lin's forces in Mukden Manchuria. The Japanese consul has alerted consular police and warned that Japanese troops may be deployed to restore order.
Shanghai dispatch says rival military governors renewed fighting as weather improved and sun returned, signaling a new offensive for possession of Shanghai. Armies clash with renewed vigor as authorities report ongoing hostilities and shifting fronts.
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