Banner Straw Vote Still Tops for Palmer Watson and Smith
The Banner straw poll shows Palmer leading with 59 percent, Watson rising to second place, and Smith trailing in Georgia's eighth district. Athens favors Palmer while Bogart and nearby towns lean to Watson as the poll closes Monday.
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A. Mitchell Palmer
United States
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Thomas FE. Watson
Padisher
Palmer
Smith
Watson
Eighth
Thomas E. Watson
Athens
Bogert
Ras Schedule Yesterday in Clarke County Killing Case
Fragmented text references a county killing case in Clarke County and a request for commitment to life imprisonment. No clear names or dates are readable.
French Aviators Fly Across Sahara Mission Report
French aviators complete a desert crossing from Dekar toward Algiers with a mid journey halt near Maris and a second leg toward Segou. The fragile trail plate caused delays, extending the voyage as crews navigate the Sahara and the resort area remains a waypoint.
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Sahara
Mador Vuillemin
Dekar
Saraha
Maris
Algiers
Shackelford to Address Oglethorpe Cotton Association Meet
Ath ens J Shackelford will address a Lexington meeting Tuesday at 10 AM to organize an Oglethorpe County branch of the American Cotton Association. He has promoted the group widely and is seen as well informed on its purpose and potential. The Athens Chamber aims to double membership through a citywide canvass led by President J W Jarrell, with ads and letters flooding the local scene to revive inactive members.
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J. Shackelford
Athi
Lexington
Oglethorpeounty
American Cotton Association
Shackelford
South
Chamber of Commerce
Athens
J. W. Jarrell
American Citizen Murdered by Mexicans Near Tampico
The State Department announced that H. A. Jarredson, an American employee of International Petroleum Company near Tampico, was murdered and Alexander Obero, another company employee of undetermined nationality, was shot by a Mexican employer. Jarredson's home is Brooklyn.
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Associated Frei
Washington
H. A. Jarredson
International Petroleum Company
Tampico
Alexander Obero
State Department
Jarredson
Brooklyn
Germany to Send Troops to Ruhr After Cabinet Vote
The German government says it will dispatch troops to the Ruhr as soon as the Reichstag consents to the action. A three hour cabinet meeting produced the decision, with Komjin reporting the agreement.
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Germany
Ruhr
Hospital Plan For Three Story Building Approved
A Athens meeting of the building committee chaired by J L McLeroy approved sealed bids for an oral hospital building on Cobb Street and Prince Avenue. Attendees included Shalimar Hugh White Lumpkin Sr A G Day Deupree Hunnicutt J W Barnett and others with notices to run in local newspapers.
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Cobb Street
Prince Avenue
Irs
J. L. ’Ae Leroy
Shalimar
Hugh “White
Ok. Lumpkin, Sr
A. G. Diay
Deupree Hunnicutt
Jack - J. W. ‘Barnett
Arghit
Athens
Hodgson'a
Michael Brothers
Kimball House conference sways Watson to run against Hoke
The Atlanta bureau reports a disputed Kimball House meeting aimed at aligning Tom Watson with Senator Smith. Watson refused to back Smith, later decided to enter the race against Hoke. A national figure and Thomas Hardwick intermediary urged Watson to act, while a close Atlanta friend declined to participate, racing the matter to Hickory Hill.
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Atlanta
Macon Telegraph
Smith
Reed
Kimball House
Tom Watson
Watson
Georgia
Thomson
Hoke
Thomas Hardwick
Hickory Hill
State Committee
Hammond
Soldier Relief Bill Advances In House Committee
The House Ways and Means Committee approved the Soldier Relief bill fifteen to six. The measure, backed by Associated Press, would fund bonuses through a tax on sales and injuries with details to be refined by subcommittees in Washington on April 2.
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House
W. and
Associated Press
Ashington
Soldier Relief Station
Ways and Means
Augusta federal bond cases yield $2000 gifts and booze seizures
Two men Oscar Wingfield of Jackson county and J L Hawkes were released on bonds of $2000 each after federal officers seized about forty gallons of whiskey and vehicles, including a Dodge and a Ford. Judge Cornett announced a $2000 alumni gift to fund the Elks Club building used by UGA law classes on Broad and Lumpkin streets.
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Oscar Wingfield
Jackson County
J. L. Hawkes
Athens
Sonds
States Court
Cornett
H. O. Miller
Hawkes
Dodge
Walter G. Cornett
Georgia
Augusta
Elks Club
Broad and
Lumpkin Streets
University of Georgia Law
Bandits Attack Train Near Mexico City
Major Edward W. Burr military attache at the American embassy in Mexico City and three other Americans escaped injury when bandits attacked a train to Cuernavaca near Tres Marías on March 28, according to Star Department dispatches.
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Associated Press
Washington
Edward W. Burr
Mexico City
Burr
Tres Mariss
Star Department
Two Brothers Sentenced in Alabama Robbery Case
Rusta Ford was convicted of complicity in the Phenix-Girard Bank robbery and sentenced to seventeen years of hard labor. His father Tous Ford pleaded guilty and received ten years in prison.
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Alabama
Seale
Ala
Rusta Ford
Phenix-Girard Bank
Hard
Tous
New Cashier Appointed for Athens Exchange
The Southern Bell Telephone Company transfers W L Crout from Albany to Athens to replace J C Graham who resigned for a local firm. Crout, an experienced veteran, will run cashier office duties and assist the district manager in local and district work. The Athens exchange secures a skilled successor.
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W. L. Crout
Albany, Ala
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Athens Exchange
J. C. Graham
Graham
An Crout
Control of workmen cease in Ruhr area
The Associated Press report from Dusseldorf states workers halted activities today due to Good Friday and a peace treaty ratified last night at Heßen. The general strike was called this morning, but work will resume tomorrow.
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Ruhr Aera
Ey Associated Press
Dusseldorf
Pane
la Ct
Heseén
Prompt Adoption Of Resolution On Peace Is Hope Of G O P
Fragmentary text shows the house debating a resolution tied to war with Germany. Readers note broad support for peace as a hopeful outcome within Republican Party discussions. The filing hints at a push for army reorganization and swift action in legislative steps.
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Germany
Fairburn banker found guilty of embezzlement by jury
W B Green former vice president of the Fairburn Banking Company was found guilty by the superior court jury of embezzling bank funds. A new trial request was entered and May 22 was set as the bond date.
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EEN
Fairburn
W. B. Green
Fairburn Banking Company
Superior Court
Ing. Bond
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