Train disaster near Casper after swollen Cole Creek flood
Burlington No 20 bound for Denver plunged into Cole Creek near Casper Wyoming as heavy rains swelled the watercourse. The wreck killed engineer and fireman and likely dozens more passengers, with rescue hindered by rising waters and late snow. Officials reported varying death estimates from about 40 to 100.
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Casper
Wyoming
Burlington
Denver
Cole Creek
Platte River
Soule speaks on diversification for Georgia cotton farmers
Five thousand attendees at the Sumter county fair heard Dr. Andrew M. Soule advocate cotton diversification as a path to prosperity. He argued single variety farming lowers prices and that communities concentrating on a given cotton type gain market premiums, citing Georgia cases and urging adoption of varied crops. The event included Kiwanis luncheon support and widespread attendance, with Soule speaking fifty minutes and being introduced by Stephen Pace.
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Andrew M. Soule
Georgia
Sumter County
Americus Kiwanis Club
Lee Street Church
Americus
Soule
Stephen Pace
South
Soules
Dr. Soule
Copnell- Toole
Chief Arthur Hurt in Fall Before City Hall
Chief Willis P. McArthur of the fire department fell near city hall on Thursday night dislocating his left arm. He stepped backward from a bench and toppled onto the pavement. The injury is painful but not bedridden, and he is back on duty with his arm in a sling.
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Willis P. McArthur
Fire Department
McArthur
Remove 85 Tons Granite at Atlanta
Stone Mountain workers have shifted more than 85 000 tons of granite to finish the sculpted head of General Robert E. Lee by February 19. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum says every effort will be made to complete the Southern chieftain's head by his next birthday.
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Atlanta
Stone Mountain
Robert E. Lee
Gutzon Borglum
Borglum
Chance Gets New Trial Powerfully Revised Supreme Court Ruling
Atlanta Sept. 28. R H Chance of Jenkins has been granted a new trial by the state supreme court for the killing of Watson Allen on Christmas Day 1921. The court initially denied a rehearing but later revised its former decision.
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Atlanta
R. H. Chance
Jenkins
State Supreme Court
Watson Allen
Bavarian monarchist drift centers on Ruprecht as potential king
Washington dispatch reports Bavaria leans toward restoring monarchy after World War I with Crown Prince Ruprecht seen as a popular candidate. Bavarian royalists push for a return to a German imperial dynasty, though the Wittelsbach line was dethroned after the revolution. Continues on page two.
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Washington
Bavaria
Wittlesbachs
Ruprecht
Rupprecht
Kaiser
Germany
Goose Creek floods Sheridan as residents flee homes
Heavy rains swell the Goose creeks flooding river bottom areas in Sheridan Wyoming. Homes lie one to three feet under water as residents flee to safety with no casualties reported. In Bulgaria, Ferdinadova falls to government forces after Berkowitza’s capture opens path to the last Communist resistance center.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Big Goose
Little Goose
Ferdinadova
Sofia
Berkowitza
Savannah Educator Receives Major Rank in Army Reserve
Savannah superintendent Carle B. Gibson has been commissioned as major in the United States Officers Reserve Corps. He served with the Hoover Commission in Europe during the war, and the new commission recognizes that service.
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Savannah
Carle B. Gibson
United States Officers Reserve Corps
Bequest to Georgia University Set for Feb 1924
Athens Sept 28 Approximately 50000 left to the University of Georgia by Mrs Rebecca Treadwell of Atlanta will be available about February 1 1924 the institution's board of trustees has been notified.
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Athens
University of Georgia
Rebecca Treadwell
Atlanta
Lee Curry to Face New Jury on Murder Charge
Savannah dispatch reports Lee Curry, facing murder charges in Toombs County, will go to trial October 1 for the fifth time. He has three prior convictions overturned by the supreme court granting new trials, with the fourth ending in a deadlocked jury. He will be moved from Chatham County jail to Lyons for the proceedings.
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Lee Curry
Savannah
Toombs County Superior Court
Burleigh Phillips
Supreme Court
Curry
Chatham County
Lyons
Cotton Exchange to attend Boll Weevil Campaign in New Orleans
Savannah Cotton Exchange will be represented at the National Boll Weevil Menace Campaign meeting in New Orleans on October 25 and 26. Several delegates will be named to represent the Savannah exchange.
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Savannah
Rumor of a Turkish republic echoes from Vienna
A Paris Havas dispatch from Vienna says it is rumored Turkey has proclaimed a republic. No direct source confirms the claim. The report notes prior rumors of political disturbances in Constantinople in recent weeks.
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Havas
Paris
Vienna
Turkey
Constantinople
Gasoline Ignites. Allen Badly Burned at Station
Griffin police report John Allen, a general case proprietor, struck a match at a gasoline filling station. Gasoline ignited, burning his clothing. He ran several blocks until a passerby, a negro unnamed, extinguished the flames and he was hospitalized with severe burns.
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Griffin
John Allen
Case
Allen
Columbus Girl Scouts Rally to Buy Camp Bellebrook
Columbus, Sept 28. A campaign to raise $7,000 to purchase Camp Bellebrook for local Girl Scouts is under way. The goal is to enable summer scout camps at the property if the funds are raised.
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Columbus
Camp Bellebrook
First Baptists Plan Big Day with Come and See Program
The First Baptist Sunday school announces promotion day and a Come and See program next Sunday. T. F. Gatewood says everyone is invited to enjoy a feast as C. R. Whitley offers transportation. Parents urged to bring children to class starting at 9 30.
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First Baptist Sunday School
T. F. Gatewood
C. R. Whitley
Greece to pay 60 million lire indemnity deposit
Athens reports that Greece has decided to pay a 60,000,000 lire indemnity deposit as required by the Allied council of ambassadors. It is expected a note confirming the payment will be presented to the French ambassador today.
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Athens
Greece
Allied Council of Ambassadors
French Expect Ruhr Germans To Stand Against Occupation
Sept 28 Duiseldorf French officials report the Ruhr population is turning against the German government and its surrender policy. They fear German public opinion may move to ignore Chancellor Stresemann and continue the fight without Berlin’s aid.
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Duesseldorf
Ruhr
Berlin
Stresseman
FEAP Bloodshed May Feature Elections
Manila reports from Sept 28 indicate political camps warn of potential disturbances and possible bloodshed on October 2 during the insular senatorial elections.
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FEAP
Manila
Savannah Rector Dakin Dies in Boston
Savannah September 28 Rev. W T Dakin rector of St Johns Episcopal church died in Boston last night.
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Savannah Rector
Boston
Savannah
W.T. Dakin
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Ward's Fate Now in Hands of the Jury
White Plains New York September 28 Walter S Ward's murder trial went to the jury shortly after noon today Ward is charged with the murder of Clarence Peters The case centers on the alleged killing and the jurors will determine his guilt or innocence based on the presented evidence
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Macon
C. A. Yarborough
W. O. Barnett
Americus
Ward
White ‘Plains
N.Y
Walter S. Ward
Clarence Peters
Demobilization of Guardsmen Begins in Enid Oklahoma
The National Guard unit returned home from Oklahoma City where martial law had been established. Officers and enlisted personnel demobilized and have gone to their homes.
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Enid
Okla
Ccal
National Guard
Oklahoma City
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Chance
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Munich
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Sofua
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