Lieut Smith of World Flyers Fought For Villa and World Tours
New York dispatch recalls Lieut Lowell Smith as a fearless pilot who flew for Pancho Villa in 1915 amid junk planes and near-fatal raids. It follows his later world circumnavigation with famed endurance and the same boldness, sharing memories of Leon battles, battered aircraft, and perilous missions.
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Lieut. Smith
World Flyers
Villa
NER
New York
Lady Luck
Lowell Smith
Pancho Villa
Smith
Leon
Obregon
Carranza
Sam
Mays
McGuire
Fish
Hold Up Suspect Wanted in Valdosta Case
A newspaper report details a rise in burglaries across the city over the past weeks, including break ins at homes and businesses. It notes a Saturday night hold up of two Black individuals by two White men, who escaped, and calls for immediate police action or civilian aid to curb the crime wave.
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Americas
Times-Recorder
Mayor and Council Convene Tonight Over Bond Issue
Mayor Poole calls a special session at 8 00 pm inviting Americas bankers to discuss features of a proposed bond issue 09 amid division over serial versus long term bonds. Citizens urged to attend, aiming to settle the plan and address opposition.
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Poole
Escaped Convicts Resist Arrest in Swamp
Alma report states Carlton Johnson and Olin Wages, convicts who escaped from the Goffee county chain gang and were recaptured, broke from Bacon county jail before dawn. They had been brought for trial over the shooting of Wash Nelson while at large. A posse followed to the father’s home, with the pair said to be hiding in the swamp. Johnson vows not to be taken alive again. both men are described as armed and desperate.
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Alma
Carlton Johnson
Olin Wages
Goffee County
Bacon County
Wash Nelson
Johnson
Armer
Leesburg Angered by Poison Pen Letters
In Leesburg Georgia citizens react to poison pen letters sent to Civil Service exam candidates for a rural carrier post. Three of four on the eligible list faced anonymous accusations including misappropriation immorality and street fighting. Candidates have filed responses with the Civil Service Commission and a Washington Postmaster General inquiry is planned. Legal action is contemplated as officials await further findings.
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Leesburg
Civil Service Commission
Albany
Civil Service Department
Washington, D. C
Washington
Skull Practice at Alabama Aims for South Leading Team
Tuscaloosa Sept 8 Skull Practice is held twice weekly for the Alabama team. The sessions are intended to sharpen alertness and fundamentals and build on the success of last season. Captain Hubert Brown and Gillis aid in faster back play while forward passing is stressed.
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Tuscaloosa
Alabama
Crimson
South
Hubert, Brown
Gillis
False Fire Alarm Reported At Local Intersection
The Americas fire department answered a call last night at the corner of Academy and Poplar street around 7 45 p m but found no fire. The fire box had been pulled by an unknown person and no reason was given.
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Americas Fire Department
Academy and
Poplar Street
Seizure of massive liquor shipment links to New Orleans area
Dry agents seized thousands of liquor cases in Mandeville and Lacombe near New Orleans, uncovering a large conspiracy to ship alcohol by carloads to southern and midwestern cities. Prominent figure Ernest Prieto was arrested, with J. H. Memmingway named as the plot's brains and farmer Taylor Cousin sought. About 1,000 cases found on a Lacombe farm and shipments reportedly aimed at Oklahoma City and St. Louis.
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New Orleans
A. P
Mandeville
Bayou Lacombe
Lake Ponchartrain
South
Middle West
Ernest Prieto
St. Tammany Parish Law and Order League
J. H. Memmingway
Prieto
Taylor Cousin
Lacombe
Gulf of Phexion
Cousin
Consignees
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Oklahoma City
St. Louis
Germany to enter League of Nations not long after
Berlin announces Germany will strive to join the League of Nations on equal footing with other powers. A Geneva dispatch notes the League authorized a Paris based international institute for intellectual cooperation under its auspices.
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Berlin
A. P
Germany
League of Nations
League
Geneva
Switzerland
Assembly of the League of Nations
Paris
International Institute For
Water-tight draft eyed to curb war risk by league delegates
Geneva September 23 delegates study a League disarmament commission draft protocol on arbitration and security. The aim is a water-tight system to prevent possible outbreaks of war as discussions continue.
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Geneva
A. PF
League of Ations
Chang Tso Ling army captures Chaoyang
General Chang Tso Ling forces report the capture of Chaoyang in Chihli province this morning from Mukden dispatches. The development follows earlier movement in the region as Tokyo reports confirm the town's fall amid ongoing hostilities.
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Chang Tso-Ling
Chaoyang
Hongkong
Shanghai
Tokio
Japan
A. P
Chihli
Mukden
Argentine flyer Zannt flight to Shanghai postponed
Major Pedro Zannt the Argentine world flyer arrived in Hong Kong on Monday and was due to fly to Shanghai but the flight has been postponed due to war conditions. General Yung Hsiang Chekiang governor urged postponement in a communication to authorities.
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Shanghai
A. P
Pedro Zannt
Shanhai
Hong Kong
Yung-Hsiang
Chekiang
Kiangnan arsenal at Lungwha faces strike threat
SHANGHAI Sept 23. The Kiangnan arsenal at Lungwha, which had been working days and nights to supply ammunition for defense forces, operated only part of the day. Trouble at the arsenal has developed and a general strike is threatened.
Davis and McAdoo to Confer Today in New York
John W. Davis and William G. McAdoo plan a conference at Davis headquarters in New York after McAdoo arrived from Europe. McAdoo seeks copies of Davis speeches, including the acceptance address, to align on issues before campaigning in California.
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McAdoo
Europe
Mr. Davis
California
Lights On Tybee For Weekends
Savannah announces winter surf bathing will be available at Tybee with the lighting plant operating full time until September 30 and on Saturdays and Sundays through the winter. Members of Savannah's swimming contingent may participate. The sea remains warmer than the air in winter, attracting many to enter the surf on milder days.
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Savannah
Tybee
Woman Confesses Aid in Poison Plot at Inn
After an all night vigil Mrs Elsie Sweet confessed to aiding Rev Lawrence M Hight in a plot to poison her husband and Mrs Hight so the pair could wed The confession mirrors Hights earlier admission and he recanted his claim about Sweetins water He admitted to poisoning both his wife and Sweetin amid rising tensions and a guard was posted at the Ina jail with fifteen deputy sheriffs sworn in to prevent mob action.
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Mount Vernon
Iils
Associated Press
Elsie Sweetin
Lawrence M. Hight
Sweetin
S Sweetin
Frank G. Thompson
Ina
Minister in Ina Confesses to Double Poisoning Murders
Mt Vernon Ills Sept 23 Alienists will examine Rev Lawrence M Methodist minister of Ina Ill to determine if insanity prompted him to murder his wife Anna and parishioner Wilfred Sweetin by arsenic poison. He signed confessions after an all night grilling and told how he gave arsenic to both victims to ease their pain.
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MT. Vernon
Ills
Lawrence M
Ina
Wilfred
Hight
Sweetin
Anna
Mildred Hight
Cotton Advances as Prices Jump on Government Report
New York September 28 government cotton report from Washington proves bullish. A big buying movement sends prices up 9.50 a bale. Ginnings total 2,662,000 bales, 1,224,000 bales less than the same date in 1923.
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New York
A. P
Washington
U S Cotton Crop Forecast Sees 12 596 000 Bales
Government forecast projects a total cotton yield of 12 596 000 bales or 500 pounds per bale with 2 662 000 running bales gained before September 16. Belt condition is 55.4 percent of normal. Georgia 59 percent, forecast 1 198 000 bales. Tennessee 60 percent, 413 000 bales expected.
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Washington, D. C
A. P
Georgia
Tennessee
Cotton prices rally after government report on January
January cotton opened at 21.59 and rose to 22.93 on the local boards after the government report, closing at 23.27 up 168 points. December also gained 168 points. The report lowers the crop by 190,000 bales from prior estimates, with last year’s ginnings cited at 3,866,000 and this year at 2,662,000, a drop of 1,224,000. A local buyer notes interior cotton now worth at least 25 cents per government basis and projects the 1924 crop not exceeding 12,000,000 bales.
Dublin to build flats for crowded one room tenements
Dublin authorities report twenty two thousand families, about a third of the population, live in one room tenements. Authorities estimate a need for at least 20 000 new houses and propose schemes to provide 7 000 families with new blocks of flats. Temporary structures will be used during reconstruction.
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Dublin
Statue to honor Dr Crawford Long to be carved in Philadelphia
Atlanta September 23 contract awarded for a statue of Dr Crawford Long famed Georgian pioneer of anesthesia. Massey Rhind of Philadelphia chosen to sculpt for the Crawford Long Memorial Society announced by President Dr Frank K Boland. When finished the statue will grace the hall of fame in Washington.
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