Weevil Ravages Georgia Cotton. Farmers Seek Alternatives
Larry Gantt reports on field visits with Monk Gillen at Maxeys and Texas comparisons as boll weevil damage grows. He notes initial destruction in South Georgia, slower ravages with experience, and calcium arsenate as a possible control while urging farmers to pursue other money crops until cotton can profitably return.
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Turing
Davidthorpe
Upper Greene
Monk Gillen
Maxeys
South Georgia
Gillen
Ralph Wirightwell
Maxey
Watson Spring
Rome
Farm rental wills be paid in butter
Berlin reports a woman farmer in East Prussia has adopted a novel rent plan to hedge against marks fluctuations. She will lease 45 acres of pasture for a yearly rent of 6 500 pounds of butter, instead of cash.
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Berlin
Only one officer relieved from duty at University of Georgia
Washington reports more than 50 army officers on active duty at colleges and schools will be relieved Thursday due to budget cuts. At the University of Georgia seven officers were on duty, but only Captain Hodrace Stringfellow will be removed from active duty, returning him to the retired list because of lack of appropriation. The move aims to replace instructors with officers on active duty elsewhere.
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Horace Stringfellow
University of Georgia Military Department
Hodrace Stringfellow
D. Wi Ryther
Stringfellow
Military Department
Washington
War
Department
Ind
Neceaaatys
War Department
University of Georgia
Final stay of execution for Frank Dupree fails
Disjointed text reports that the final attempt to stay Frank Dupree’s execution failed. Mentions Atlanta references, a potential reprieve, a petition before a judge, and court action related to the case.
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Frank Dupree
Men Arrested In Negro Lynching Case
Troy Raines Nathan Unice Gordon Herndon and H L McSwain were arrested Wednesday night by Monroe County officers after indictments concerning the lynching of a Black man. The four are charged in connection with the mob action and await trial.
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Macon
Troy Raines
Nathan Unice
Gordon Herndon
H. L. McSwain
Monroe Co
Teasley To Become Hartwell City Clerk
Hartwell Georgia J Loyd Teasley longtime postmaster since the Wilson era will replace E A Skelton as city clerk. Skelton resigns to join the Veterans Bureau in Atlanta. Teasley who will soon see his postmaster term expire has overseen rising receipts and earned a reputation as an efficient official.
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Hartwell
J. Loyd Teasley
Wilson
E. A. Skelton
Skelton
Veterans Bureau
Atlanta
J. H. Skelton
Eummett Skelton
Tensley
Arsenate Dusting Boosts Cotton Yield on Treated Plots
A Georgia Factory tract showed 3806 pounds picked after calcium arsenate dusting, while undusted land yielded little. Similar trials near Macon and Bibb county reported higher potential yields where arsenate was used, prompting further farmer delegations and Chamber of Commerce backing.
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Geoorgia Factory
D. Tuck
Clarke
van Noy
Wier
Southern Cotton Oil Company
Georgia
Macon
Bibb
Jones
Monroe
Bibb County
Scotton
Chamber ‘of Commerce Agricultural Bureau
Sinking of Itata Claims Small Rescue in Chilean Gale
Wireless report from the cruiser Chacabuco states only thirteen of the 333 aboard the steamship Itata were saved after a severe gale near Coquimbo. The old vessel, recently repaired, carried laborers and families to nitrate plants, with traders among passengers. It sank after capsizing in minutes as heavy seas overwhelmed its overloaded condition.
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Santiago
Chile
Associated
Preas
Chacabuco
Itata
Coquimbo
Coquimpa
Tris
Chuqui Camata
Chacabuce
Walker visit becomes rallying cry in Athens
Ambush kills E. M. Feaster and wounds Reedy Booth while guarding Southern railway property at Hamburg South Carolina. A Athens delegation of ten automobiles promotes Hon Clifford Walker for Georgia governor. Local and Walton County residents pledge support for Walker and emphasize regional ties and University of Georgia ties.
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ENS
Athens
Clifford Walker
COV
Georgia
Augusta
E. M. Feaster
Reedy Booth
Southern Railway
Hamburg
Aiken
Feaster
I Booth
Booth
Peaster
8.C
Ernest Camp
G. H. Langston
A. B. Mobley
J.W. Chafin
Lucile Chafin
J. T. Aycock
Mra
8. T. Stowers
8. T. Stowers, Miss Pearl Sanders, G. H. Turner
J. E. Wright
D. R. Rutland
J. L. Cooper
T. Roane
Chas. M. Walker
D. Newton
H. D Bowen McClintic
J. G. Arnold
Marshall Almay
D. W. Cook
J. L. Preston
J. L. Preston, Prof. 0. W. Reid, J. B. Brewer, J. B. Smith
M. Mendel
Harris Turner
J. M. Williams
E. A. Caldwell
E. We Cofield
M. R. Zeigler
Zees Landers
M. A. Sprayberry
E. Wayne
Ernest. Anys
Lanters
Jack
Hearn
J. T. Treamne
J.T. Stowers
Joseph Preston
Merle Barrett
Frances
Ieee ‘County
Conrad Sige
Congress
Caeee J
Haya Ste
Tiiteenentes
Walton and
Clarke
Federal Ee
Monroe
Num
Walton Pompey
University of
New Opening in the Nation Aborted By Bright AJ Rance
An apparent national opening was halted as bright AJ Rance canceled the planned launch. Authorities cited unresolved issues and timing concerns prompting a pause in the rollout.
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New
Bright Aj
Netion Abort
Two Women and One Man Murdered in Canton Home
Early Wednesday a unknown assailant waiting at the Burns home killed Mrs. Freda Burns 27 her husband Frank Burns 25 and Mary Nola 20 with an iron bar and wounded Luther Armstrong 22 who died later. The killer escaped after striking Armstrong and the other two victims. Police collect evidence including a bar near the door.
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Canton
Ohio
Mra
Freda Burns
Frank Burns
Mary Nola
Luther Armstrong
Rae
Armatrong
Sue
Hartwell Hears T. J. Shackelford
Hon. T. J. Shackelford, candidate for Congress, spoke to Hart County residents at the Court House on Tuesday afternoon. He presented his favored lines and was accorded respectful attention from the audience.
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Banner-Herald
Hartwell
T. J. Shackelford
Congress
Hart Fount
Court House
South Carolina Primary Shows Blease Leading in Votes
Complete returns Wednesday night indicate Cole Blease leads with just over 8 000 votes in the South Carolina primary. McLeod opposes him and Jackson has been nominated lieutenant governor for Columbia.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Lee
Cole Blease
McLeod
Blesse
Jackson
Leutenant
France Moves to Secure Reparations Payments
France presses for guarantees to enforce postwar payments from Germany. Officials seek a moratorium on reparations while the commission’s decision stands, aiming to avoid securities and ensure France can collect without delays.
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Rommissson
Germany
France
Monroe policeman freed of charge amid shooting claim
Walton superior court heard Monroe officer Joe Johnson testify he shot to frighten not to hit Hawkes and Charlie Atkinson in Athens. Johnson claimed he did not intend serious harm as trial on assault with intent to maim proceeded.
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Monroe
Athens B
Joe Johnson
Walton Superior Court
Moiel Hawkes
Charlie Atkinson
Athens
Walton
el Reti
Johnson
Fullilove
Charlie
A. D. Atkinson
Ath
Tees
Church Street
Hawkes
Atkinson
Anthracite Coal Strike Near Settlement With Wage Scale Plan
Washington observers report leaders from both sides agreed to present a draft wage scale to the anthracite operators and the miners union for approval. The plan would let miners return to work on the April 1 terms, while arbitration on future scales would be dropped pending further talks in Philadelphia. A separate set of sessions would convene soon to finalize details.
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Asee
Washington
Minera Union
Pepper Ls
Pepper and
Reed
Pennsylvania
Tuesda
United Mines
S. Warriner
Iman
Philadel
Confederate Pension Bill Divides Georgia Senate Vote
In Atlanta and Washington discussions swirl around Governor Hardwick's veto and amendments to a Confederate pension bill. Debate centers on pensions for veterans and widows, with questions about eligibility and the bill's future amid political resistance.
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Atlanta
Hardwick
Votrans
Bloody Revolt In Russia Reported
London report says Bolshevism purged in Moscow shows independence proclamation. A bloody rebellion across the south involved clashes as citizens unite, with reports of violent encounters. Mr and Mrs Hulmer Kionebrow plan to move next week.
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London
Mail
Berlin
Odesviet
Moscow
Pitts
South
Russia
Hulmer
None Today Farm Bureau Cue At Tuckston
Fragmentary OCR reads as a local farm bureau event cue at Tuckston with unclear surrounding context and names. The readable text centers on a meeting or notice but lacks complete details.
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Farm Bureau
Tuckston
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