Harding and delegates clash over four power pact aims
Washington talks unfold over Pacific treaty terms and reactions from France Japan and China as President Harding seeks clarity on American stance. Kiao-chow railroad dispute blocks Shantung talks while French approval of capital ships stirs negotiations. Delegates fret over whether Tokyo and Paris will accept U S positions and how to proceed with naval planning.
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Presit Harding
France
Shantung
Nferenge
Jing
Spapermem
Pamerica
Amer
Baron Kato
Cone
Harding
Otto
Tokla
China
From Now On thief tale featured in Athens Herald
The Athens Herald runs a serialized story titled From Now On about a thief a hundred dollars and a girl. Readers can access a new illustrated page each evening with a winter reading choice.
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Athens Herald
The
Herald
Naval talks weigh auxiliary tonnage and submarine abolition
In Washington the arms talks paused as France prepared a hefty auxiliary fleet estimate and Japan awaited Tokio guidance on Shantung while Britain pushed for submarine abolition. Delegates debated applying the four power treaty to Pacific islands with speculation about the next steps and whether to discuss submarine issues in executive session.
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Tokio
Shantung
Harding
Ace
Paris
Sugar Refining Trust Suit To Be Dismissed In Decree
Washington reports Attorney General Daugherty approved a decree to dispose of the antitrust suit against American Sugar Refining. The investigation found the company “is no longer a trust or monopoly.” The case, begun in 1910, moves to district court in New York for final action late Tuesday.
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Washington
American Sugar Refining Company
Daugherty
United States District Court
New York
American Sugar
Sugar industry price decree promises natural competition
Industry leader Mr. Daugherty says control has fallen to about 24 percent and that the decree ensures future sugar prices will reflect natural, unrestrained competition for consumers.
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Daugherty
Gantt Column Urges Action to Save Local Road
Larry Gantt argues for a unified management plan to preserve the Gainesville Midland railway line. He praises Messrs T. J. and Frank Shackelford as advisers from Jackson county and urges Athens and area residents to act before a decree ends the road. He also calls Athens Chamber of Commerce to mobilize while the Banner-Herald remains vigilant for any threat to local interests.
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Messiers
T. J
Frank Shackleford
Jackson County
Athens
Tom Shackelford
Gainesville
Chamber of Commerce
Banner- Herald
Follies Please Athens Audience at Colonial Theatre
Greenwich Village Follies played to one of the largest houses ever seated at the Colonial Theatre in Athens. The show offered no plot with successive vaudeville acts and featured the Hickey brothers as standout comedians in three acts. Miss Alice Humphries delivered solid solo selections to an appreciative crowd.
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Greenwich Village
Colonial Theatre
Athens
Hickey Brothers
Alice Humphries
Audi
Review of Athens stage show and Follies vaudeville
The performance featured a top jazz orchestra with a strong cornet and clarinet section and a capable drummer. Miss Mayme George gave a fine dancing display. The Follies delivered rapid-fire vaudeville acts, keeping the two and a half hour show lively from start to finish. Gorgeous costumes, scenic backdrops, and a capable company earned warm applause throughout.
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Rey
Jenée
Athens
Mayme Gehrge
Georgeous
Wallis Testimony Ends Hearing On Watson's Charges
The hearing regarding Watson's charges ends amid debated testimony about infantry actions in France. Col Bethel argues Opie could testify without self incrimination, while questions remain about uncalled witnesses and possible restrictions on Crawford's court martial testimony.
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Watson
116Th Infantry
Opie
Staunton
Scott
Bethel Sys Opie
Brandegee
Walter A. Bechtel
Infantry
Bethel
Army of the United States
France
United States
Corporal Crawford
Bombing Informer Be Brought Back
Warsaw reports that Lindenfeld alias William Lindenfeld, arrested by Polish authorities at the request of the U.S. Department of Justice, will be returned to America. He seeks to testify on the Wall Street explosion and has named the wagon driver involved, per DOJ agent Bulvester Cosgrove.
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Warsaw
Associated Press
Wolfe
Lindenfeld
William Linde
America
Department of Justice
Wall Searers
Wall Street
Cos Ve
New York Financial District
Cosgrove
William J. Burns
Bureau of Investigaton
Department of
Winder Schools Close for Christmas Holidays
Winder public schools under Professor J. P. Cash close for holidays until January 2. About nine hundred students and the faculty enjoy a well earned rest, with praise for the high quality of work by the faculty and student body.
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Winder
J. P. Cash
Post Office Scored by Dial in Senate Protest
Senator Dial of South Carolina challenged the Post Office Department naming of postmasters in a Senate speech. He protested what he called hypocrisy in replacing efficient men with less competent appointees, citing regional concerns and party dynamics.
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Washington
Post Office Department
South Carolina
Dial
Senate
Offer ne For Mansion Site For Fifty Years
A $1,500,000 offer to lease a mansion site for fifty years advances. The plan projects the mansion property at $2,600,000 value to Georgia over fifty years, with $1,000,000 in improvements and $1,500,000 in the lease. The leasing commission includes Governor Thomas W. Hardwick and state officials plus appointed legislators. A Philadelphia Thanksgiving trip is noted pending charges investigation into marines treatment of Santos natives.
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Troup
Thomas M. Swift
Elbert
Carl M. Guegs
Philadelphia
Santos
Mingo
Marines Defended In San Domingo Dispatch Habits
American minister to San Domingo W. W. Russell praised U S Marines in San Domingo as most beneficial while arriving in Hampton Roads aboard the transport Argo ne from San Domingo. He traveled with several officials and staff in Norfolk Virginia reaching port late Tuesday night.
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Norfolk
San Domi
United States Marines
W. W. Russell
San Domingo
Hampton Roads
Argonne
Imperialist Sentenced in Berlin Prison
Disjointed report states a former German doctor, Trau vos qi, was sentenced to imprisonment by a Berlin court for roles in overthrowing the Ebert government. Narrative appears garbled with missing dates and names, but implies a postwar political case resulting in prison time.
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Leipsic
The
Ass Press
Trau Vos
Berliner
Ebert Ebert
Cuba Sugar Industry and War Time Challenges
Cuba's sugar sector shows how war and labor strain affect production. The article traces cane farming from early colonial times to modern estates, noting labor shortages, rising wages, and reliance on immigrant workers. It details land use, potential yields, and the intertwined US Cuba sugar trade, warning against protectionist tariffs that could collapse refining and both nations' interests.
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Spain
Azores
Canary Isights
Venezuela
Vanama
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