25 Feb 1922
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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1922
Page
1
The column by Larry Gantt states opinions that reflect his personal views rather than those of the Herald, a Temtier newspaper. It acknowledges the piece as a personal column and notes it may not represent the publication's official stance.
A reader recounts a visit to Jefferson and nearby areas along the Gainesville Midland line. The piece praises growing towns, new housing, and public buildings, notes the town’s hospitality, and endorses road and highway development linking Athens to Jefferson and beyond. It highlights farmers migrating toward central villages, the potential of rural consolidation, and the impact of improved highways on regional trade.
Ming Mareine Matthews, 17, shot and killed J. Crosslin Friday during district court proceedings in Waco Texas. Crosslin 59, had been tried for criminally attacking the girl two years prior. the case had been remanded after an error. Matthews declared he ruined her health and schooling, then fired twice at Crosslin, was restrained by an officer and placed in custody.
Georgia health authorities warn typhoid fever rose 33 percent in 1921 over 1920. They urge installation of sanitary plumbing and privies and vaccination for all, urging cooperation with local, state, and federal health workers. Officials offer assistance and vaccine administration to prevent further cases.
Belgrade reports final sentences for the June 29 1921 attempt on Prince Regent King Alexander. Steitch who threw the bomb received death, Czaki got 20 years hard labor, six communist deputies were sentenced to two years each, while the women were acquitted. Nine were wounded when the bomb exploded under the carriage.
Ten women of New York high society are summoned to the supreme court grand jury to aid investigations into a scheme surrounding the alleged poli bad mycal pool promoted by Alfred E. Denise, broker with a South Nyack home, as district attorney prepares to seek Lindsey's indictment.
DETROIT A motion picture actress high in her profession was named as a participant in the plot to murder William Desmond Taylor. Sheriff Goffin announced Friday that the actress is under arrest and that further evidence has been uncovered strengthening the case against Fields.
President Harding endorses a July 4 Citizenship Day promoted by the General Federation of Women’s Clubs to honor new citizens and emphasize civic duty. Mrs Percy V. Pennybacker of Austin chairs the effort and reports broad support nationwide with American Legion backing from Hanford MacNider.
Dr A E Winship urged Illiteracy Conference delegates that Illiterates are not ignorant, noting skilled mountaineers from Kentucky Tennessee and the Carolinas held rifle expertise and could teach scholars. He argued rural brains rival Wall Street and elite universities in value and wisdom.
Official representatives of two nations opened an inquiry into the textile strike in Rhode Island. Portugese counsel Gilberto Marques spent Friday in Pawtucket examining the Jenckes plant riot and the treatment of their nationals amid the dispute.
Dr. M. A. Honline of Pasadena Calif will address the Clarke county Sunday school convention and School of Methods at First Methodist church in Athens beginning Sunday afternoon He is a leading figure in North American religious education and will speak also at Prince Avenue Baptist church and the Christian church during the weekend Delegates from across the county are expected for the sessions starting 3 30 p m Sunday and closing Tuesday night State superintendent R D Webb will join the event which is part of a statewide series of School of Methods lectures in Clarke County.
In Newport News Virginia an unnamed soldier from the Roma airship disaster was chosen as representative of all who perished. He lay in a plain casket draped with the flag as 38 others were honored at a public funeral held Friday. Comrades and others gave the last farewell. The report notes radar-like sound speed details.
A woman in Athens denies being the mother of Frank Dupree, cited as the Pinkerton detective killer in Atlanta last December. She asserts she knows nothing of him and asks for correction after a friend reported she was his mother. She mentions three sons Charles, Michael, and Ed as her loyal, upright men.
Dr L C Kigin of Purdue Veterinary Dept told the Indiana Tuberculosis Association that bovine tuberculosis infects humans via milk. He cited experiments from multiple countries showing 10 to 70 percent of child TB cases linked to bovine bacilli, urging unified state action to eradicate dairy cattle TB.
London Times reports firing at several members of the Prince of Wales party as they traveled from Delhi to Putiala in Punjab, India. The incident is not fully confirmed and police details are unclear.
The Athens YMC organizing committee announces division captains for the upcoming campaign. Gordon division captains include Flannigan Orr Hodgson Lipscomb and Slaughter while Dudley division captains include Doster Binn Phinizy Wier and Hodgson. Each major will recruit an.indies team to raise required subscriptions and teams should be ready early next week to support Athens and Clarke County church life.
Gwinnett banks report recovery as Dacula Banking Company reopens with C R Ware as president and directors W E Hogan J F Hamilton R M Stanley and Dr V Wilson. J G Hood named cashier and J W Hood as sealants cashier. The county previously saw five banks close in the past two years but all are now operating.
Ten Brooklyn National League players including Dutch Ruether Al Mamaux Clarence Mitchell Ed Janvrin and Chuck Ward travel to Jacksonville Florida aboard the Acapulco to meet their regulars Wilbert Robinson and begin work Monday amid Giants preparations in San Antonio.
In Martinsburg West Virginia Judge A M Woods has repeatedly heard the case over a one half inch strip of land. M Adams obtained a temporary injunction to stop John Eaton from destroying a fence claimed to occupy half an inch of Eaton's property. The court continued the injunction, ruling that dissolving it could lead to forceful destruction of the fence.
A powder magazine at a United States quarry in southeastern Chicago exploded Friday night, cracking windows citywide and frightening residents. A freight train near Argo derailed, the Argo theatre audience panicked, and Summit nearby lost power as the city reeled from the blast. Authorities said it was unclear if anyone was killed.
George W. Wickersham asserts that some U S lawyers and even judges lack basic English law concepts. He cites foreign trained lawyers as a danger to proper interpretation of laws as New York and national debates push for higher education for law graduates. Speakers urge college background for future lawyers, while opposing rigid barriers delaying entry to practice.
Peking reporting in Cpén Pao the Chinese government has delayed salaries by one to nearly twenty two months in 19 of 23 departments. Average delay across departments is about five months with four departments experiencing up to eight months in arrears. The article cites widespread salary backlogs affecting general staff officers and other workers nationwide.
A Washington report outlines moves on the government plan to dispose of Muscle Shoals properties. The Senate allowed visits to the projects while Secretary Weeks submitted an offer for completion and operation, with Alabama Power Company figures and war-era contracts under scrutiny. Representative Martin attacked the Fort Warrior plant contract as unconscionable, triggering sharp exchanges in the House military committee.
At Friday’s session state representatives examined a report urging the Cotton States Commission to become a permanent body linked with state agricultural interests. The committee backed crop pest controls, warehouse laws, and long term financing, with U S Department of Agriculture experts to advise on pest methods.
Hamilton foresees a strong fight Friday to resist extradition efforts against Matthew Bullock in Norlina North Carolina on a charge of attempted murder. Counsel is retained by Black organizations and the Society for the Advancement of Colored People to aid Bullock in the extradition fight.
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