Ward murder trial pauses as defense moves to dismiss
In White Plains New York on September 25 Supreme Court Justice Wagner denied a motion to dismiss the indictment charging Walter S. Ward with murder of Clarence Peters. The state closed its case abruptly after conferring with Ralph Ward, the accused’s brother. The trial adjourned until Monday when the defense will begin presenting its case.
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White Plains
N. Y
Supreme Court
Wagner
Walter S. Ward
Clarence Peters
Ralph Ward
Ralph
Farmer's dollar value shrinks as Capper cites farm exodus
Washington reports Senator Capper asserts more than 600,000 American farmers will leave agriculture for city jobs in 1928. He says the farmer's dollar buys 69 cents of goods and labor, with costs rising while wheat returns fall, blaming tariff politics and trusts for worsening conditions.
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Washington
Capper
Kansas
Wallace
Senator Capper
Wool Trust
Steel Trust
Sugar Trust
Ford may drop Muscle Shoals bids after Gorgas sale
Detroit September 25 The sale of the Gorgas steam power plant to Alabama Power likely ends Henry Ford bids for Muscle Shoals remaining properties. Ford did not respond from Dearborn offices, and sources say the Gorgas plant is key to economical Muscle Shoals operation.
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Detroit
Gorgas
Alabama Power Company
Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
Ford
Dearborn
Probers Told About Oil Inspectors and Fees
In Atlanta on September 25 P H Mell clerk of the oil inspection division testified before a legislative committee that last year 419000 dollars net from inspection fees were paid into the state treasury He said no case of fifty fifty fee splits among inspectors existed There were 131 inspectors in the state to one state inspector In Emmanuel county 12 or 13 cars were examined monthly as in Fulton county about 280 cars were inspected by the same period Inspectors in Emmanuel county were located in different towns
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Atlanta
P H. Mell
Department of Agriculture
Legislative Committee Investigation Department
State Treasury
Emmanuel County
Fulton County
Mell
Bulgarian government forced out liberal party eliminated
A Sofia dispatch says the Bulgarian government has resigned and been reconstituted with some members except the minister of justice. The national liberal party, once led by former Premier Slavoff, is no longer represented in the ministry.
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Paris
Sofia
Havas
National Liberal Party
Slavoff
Giant railroad collision spectacle at Sumter County Fair
Henry P. Everett announced the Newton Fireworks Company will present a costly railroad collision show at the Sumter County Fair this week. George Newton traveled from Chicago to direct preparations, with the program set to begin at 6 pm opening night featuring Prof. Grella's Royal Italian Band.
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Henry P. Everett
The
Fair Association Today
Sumter County
Fair
Newton Fireworks Company
Georgia
Atlanta
Columbus
Jacksonville
George Newton
Americus
Chicago
Newton
Fair Grounds
Prof
Grella
Royal Italian Band
Woman Admits Writing Anonymous Letter Linking Doctor to Whipping
In Macon on September 25 the state opened its case linking Dr. C. A. Yarborough to an anonymous letter about a flogging. Barnett testified he recognized Yarborough among four assailants after his whipping. Eva McMichael identified the letter as hers and A. H. Delaney testified it was likely written on Yarborough’s typewriter. Barnett described being abducted, handcuffed, and whipped near Vineville, with Yarborough allegedly wielding the lash while others restrained him. R. A. Hartley and others testified about lectures and prior whippings by the same group.
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Macon
C. A. Yarbrough
Barnett
Dr. Yarborough
Eva McMichael
A. H. Delaney
Vineville
Dr. Yarbrough
Yarbrough
R. F. Mills
Moore
R. A. Hartley
Yarborough
Ineligible Players Hit College Athletics Ruling
Atlanta Sept 25 College athletes from Southern Intercollegiate Conference schools who played in the South Georgia league were ruled ineligible for varsity athletics at a Saturday executive committee meeting. Tot McCullough of Vanderbilt was highlighted among those affected. conference to consider a basketball tournament next February under Atlanta Athletic Club.
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Atlanta
Piedmont Hotel
McCullough
Vanderbilt
Albany
Dr. Sanford
South Georgia
Atlanta Athletic Club
Sanford
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Washington
J. B. Crenshaw
Georgia Tech
N. W. Daugherty
University of Tennessee
C. L. Hare
Auburn
D. H. Henry
Clemson
G. O. Ferguson
University of Virginia
Wilbur Smith
Tulane University
Edmundson
University of South Carolina
Demmitt
Dan McGugin
Deep pit flood at James Nimmo colliery ends many lives
At Falkirk near Glasgow a flooded deep pit is believed to have claimed about seventy lives at the James Nimmo Company colliery. Rescue efforts and inquiries are underway as authorities assess the disaster.
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Glasgow
James Nimmo Company
Falkirk
Ellaville W C T U Elects New Officers
The Ellaville Womans Christian Temperance Union met at the Baptist church on Monday afternoon presided by Mrs. C R McCrory Reports for the year were heard The union lists forty members enrolled and many honorary members A strong financial report was presented New officers elected for the year President Mrs C R McCrory Vice President Mrs J S Lightner Secretary Mrs H J Williams Treasurer Mrs E J Collins
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H. J. Williams
E. J. Collins
It Pays to Sing Bristol News Notice
Joseph Leopold Roeckel, a Bristol music professor and song composer who died in France, left an estate valued at about $45 000.
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Bristol
Eng
Joseph Leopold Roeckel
France
Reiss Brothers foresee higher cotton prices amid tight stocks
Manchester report from Reiss Brothers Liverpool merchants argues for at least 12 million bales needed yearly as world stocks shrink. They predict prices may rise above 30 cents a pound as supply remains constrained, with global cloth stocks in China and India at low levels and a revival in demand anticipated.
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Manchester
Eng
Messrs
Reiss Brothers
Liverpool
United States
America
China
India
Messrs. Reiss Brothers
Baptists Training School In Session
The Baptist Sunday school workers here host Mrs. O. M. Gerald of Atlanta state elementary superintendent this week. She conducts services at the Baptist church each evening and teaches the Sunday School Manual. Rev. H. J. Johnston the pastor assists and will lecture on the Bible.
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Baptist
O. M. Gerald
Atlanta
Bank Rate Raised to Stimulate Savings in London
The Bank of England boosted savings by raising minimum discount rates from 3 to 4 percent. Clearing banks may increase deposit interest from 1 to 2 percent following the policy change.
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London
Bank of England
Huskies Gather for Georgia Football Season Opener
Athens Sept 25 Husky lads of the University of Georgia grid iron squad assemble for the opening training season determined to send an eleven northward to defeat Yale this fall. Coach Woodruff emphasizes leg work and training rules as six players worked in Kansas fields. Yale game set for Oct 13 with Mercer and Oglethorpe games in Athens. Other 1918 schedule includes Tennessee Auburn Virginia Vanderbilt Alabama Centre. Premier Poincare seeks to have reparations commission address new situation after Germany surrender. Ruhr occupation to be made as invisible as possible.
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Husky
University of Georgia
Yale
Georgia Bulldogs
George Woodruff
Kansas
Pratt
Taylor
Carmichael
Newton
Carroll
Smith
Greene
Randall
Georgia
Columbus
Joe Bennet
South
Camp Dixie
George Pfann
Cornell
Butler
Gurr
Chicago
Mercer University
Oglethorpe University
Tennessee
Knoxville
Auburn
University of Virginia
Vanderbilt
Nashville
University of Alabama
Montgomery
Centre
Paris
Poincare
Germany
Allied
Degoutte
Ruhr
Portuguese aviators plan 22000 mile round the world flight
Captain Sacadura Cabral and Admiral Gago Coutinho of Portugal prepare to fly east from Lisbon to India Japan and across the Pacific to Vancouver then Canada and Newfoundland circling the globe by air. They have bought five Fokker seaplanes for the journey expected to begin next year and could travel about 110 mph with a 4100 pound load over roughly 22000 miles.
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New York
Globe
Sacadura Cabral
Gago Coutinho
Lisbon
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Atlantic
R. B. C. Noorduyn
Anthony H. G. Fokker
India
Japan
Pacific
Vancouver
Canada
Newfoundland
United States
Azores
Noorduyn
Lee Coart Must Serve Sentence For Murder
Major Lee H. Coart, a retired army officer, was sentenced to life in prison after a Talbot County murder conviction of A. B. McNiece, the county superintendent of schools. The Supreme Court denied a new trial in an opinion issued Monday. McNiece was shot on October 11, 192, dying two weeks later in an Atlanta hospital. The case drew broad attention due to the prominence of both families and sensational testimony.
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Atlanta
Lee H. Coart
Talbot County
A. B. MecNiece
State Supreme Court
McNiece
Sumter County Fair to Stage Baby Show Saturday
Mrs. Hamilton Holt and Mrs. George B. Turpin have been named joint managers for a Sumter County Fair baby show on Saturday at 4 50 p m at the fair grounds. Infants in three classes compete for prizes with no entry fee for babies or mothers. Awards include prettiest girl handsomest boy and ugliest man with cash prizes. a judge will be a stranger to the city.
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Hamilton Holt
George B. Turpin
Sumter County
Spiritist Burial Directive in Kersey Will Newcastl e
In Newcastle on Tyne Sept 25 Harry A Kersey directs burial in a quiet mosteentatious manner per Spiritualist practice. The will specifies conformity with beliefs on spirit material communion and the realities of contact with the spirit world.
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Newcastle - ON - Tyne
Eng
Harry A. Kersey
League votes not to interpret Article Ten
Geneva September 25 The league assembly in plenary approved a resolution to entrust constitutional authorities of each state with determining the extent of military resistance if another nation's integrity is threatened. Persia alone voted against, but unanimous consent is required for final approval.
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Geneva
League of National Covenant
League Assembly
Fersia
Treat Seed Oats With Formaldehyde For Smut Control
County Agent George Marshall announces that all seed wheat and oats planted this fall must be treated with formaldehyde. He details mixing ratios, treatment of sacks and grain drills, and recommends covering grains for two hours to prevent reinfection and reduce spring smut losses in Sumter county.
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George WU. Marshall
Marshall
Sumter
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