Unemployment and rent issues dominate troubled era
A reader notes 5,735,000 out of work as a rough Labor Department estimate and urges organized action in Athens to create jobs. The piece criticizes high eastern freight rates, discusses rail profitability via lower rates, and highlights rent reform by Shapira, plus broad social concerns from divorce increases to government waste and disarmament prospects.
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Department of Labor
Athens
Pacific Coast
Pittsburg
Chicago
Birmingham
Buck Seeks Seat in Congress With Education Platform
Mrs. Buck, 39, married with four children, campaigns from a Loop office with a $200 fund. She touts a platform that education cures evils, vows a quiet approach as a future congresswoman, and argues common sense comes from education.
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Buck
Besant to Return to Fight Gandhi in India Clash
Paris report says Annie Besant, president of the International Theosophical Society, will rush back to India to counter Gandhi. She cites despondent reports from Madras and says peaceful home rule is possible with British reforms and a sympathetic viceroy. Besant calls Gandhi the Tolstoi of India, notes his boycott of schools and laws weakened by reliance on courts. She sees revolution unlikely as Indians are unarmed and prefer peaceful means.
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Associated Press
Paris
Annie Besant
India
International Theosophical Society
Gandhi
Mrs. Besant
Great Britain
Ghees
Which Tells Truth in Priest Murder Case
In San Francisco police investigate the murder of kidnapped Catholic priest Rev. Patrick E. Heslin. Witnesses William Hightower and Doris Shirley give conflicting accounts, with Hightower presenting an alibi after admitting where the body was buried. The pair are key but disagree on the sequence of events.
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San Francisco
Patrick E. Heslin
William Hightower
Doris Shirley
Man recounts ride to San Jose linked to Heslin kidnapping
A man testifies he took Miss Doris Shirley to San Jose at dusk the night Rev. Heslin was kidnapped. They dined there, returned about 11, and he left his car in a garage. He introduced Miss Shirley to another young woman who allegedly provided information on Heslin's body location.
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Doris Shirley
San Jose
Rev. Heslin
Miss Shirley
Woman Denies Acquaintance With Heslin Kidnapping Suspect
In a sworn statement the woman recounts meeting Mr. Hightower a month ago in Salt Lake City and continuing the acquaintance in San Francisco. She says she was not with him the night Heslin was kidnapped, was in Fresno with her fiancé, and learned she was to testify. She asserts Hightower never introduced her to the young woman he claims provided the Heslin crew.
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Mr. Hightower
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Rev. Heslin
Fresno
Hightower
Heslin
Fire destroys Social Circle Oil Mill plant in Georgia
Social Circle Ga The Social Circle Oil Mill Company plant was destroyed by a fire that started at 4 o clock Friday morning with an estimated loss of about 125000 dollars, partially insured. The origin of the blaze was not determined as flames spread rapidly and thwarted all efforts to contain them.
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Social Circle
Social Circle Oil Mill Company
School Children Craft Christmas Toys in Dorchester
Hundreds of Mary Hemingway public school pupils work in an open air workshop on Lonsdale street under fir trees, turning scrap materials into toys and small furniture. Guided by Miss I Gertrude Howes, they create ducks, horses, tanks, dolls, guns and airships, using cans and tops for tools, from nine to four each day.
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Boston
Mary Hemingway
Dorchester
Santa Claus
Lonsdale Street
I. Gertrude Howes
Rehab Students Get Monthly Pay Checks
Regular semi monthly checks totaling more than 16200 were issued Saturday morning to the 270 men in the rehabilitation unit at the University of Georgia. This was the second and last August payment. Each single man receives 50 dollars twice a month for services plus education funds. Married men get 130 dollars monthly with no children and 25 dollars more per child. Checks are issued twice monthly, half at each time.
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University of Georgia
Men's Fall Fashions Blend Sport and Business Looks
New York fashion notes emphasize a shift to sport influenced menswear with four piece suits, knickers, and vests replacing strict evening wear. The war era shapes casual dinner coats, negligee shirts, and comfortable top coats, while accessories like Malacca canes and wing collars stay key.
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Marian Hale
New York
Malacca
Argentina Opens Arms to Immigrants With Lodging Aid
The United States tightens immigrant admissions while Argentina, boasting vast fertile lands, welcomes newcomers with free lodging, meals, and personal supplies. Immigrants are taught about their new home via films and lectures and aided to find employment and transit to destinations. Germans join Spaniards and Italians, many skilled or professional, bringing machinery and equipment to start anew.
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Associated Press
Buenos Aires
United States
Argentina
Germany
Dr Brooks to Speak at Atlanta Chi Phi Luncheon
Dr. R P Brooks dean of the School of Commerce at the University of Georgia and alumni secretary of the War Memorial fund will address Chi Phi members in Atlanta at a luncheon in the Kimball hotel on Wednesday August 24. The event was postponed from August 17 due to his unavailability.
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R. P. Brooks
School of Commerce
University of Georgia
War Memorial Fund
Chi Phi Fraternity
Atlanta
Kimball Hotel
Brooks
Cigarette And Tobacco Statistics Announced
Washington report from the Census Bureau shows 61.86 billion cigarettes manufactured in the United States last year. About 46 billion were for domestic consumption, 8.72 billion cigarettes and 413.89 million pounds of tobacco products were produced, with the 1.509 billion pound tobacco crop grown on 1.894 million acres. Leaf tobacco value near 98.56 million dollars and tobacco related revenues totaling 24 million. North Carolina contributed 108.45 million and Virginia 20.72 million.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
North Carolina
Virginia
China Must Be Treated Fairly At Washington Peace Talks
Shanghai dispatch argues the fate of President Harding’s disarmament conference hinges on how China is treated. It warns that harsh or token gestures could fuel war, while genuine support and a united Chinese front may reduce armaments. The piece stresses diplomacy, unity, and joint action with the Chinese people to avert a new war.
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Briand
France
Englad
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
Washington
Hope Hampton
New York
Atlantic City
Philip Simms
Shanghai
Harding
China
Orient
Asia
Paris
Versailles
Thas
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Winifred Mason Buck
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Sue
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Social Circle Oil Mill
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Dr. Brooks
Chi Phi
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