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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1922

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DuPre Faces March 10 Hanging For Walker Killing

In Macon Georgia Judge Mathews sets Frank DuPre's death sentence for the December jewelry store killing of Detective Irby Walker. Jurors verdict guilty with no recommendation for mercy and a new trial motion is scheduled February 18 in Macon.

Atlanta Frank DuPre Irby Walger Matthews Dupré Macau Dupre Werey Frank B. DuPre Macon Anstey Remas Mathews Hay Court Room John A. Boutin E. A. Stephens H. A. Allen Gordon Hardy Herif Irby Walker Che Jule Matthews

Shantung Talks Pressed As Snow Delays Conference

Washington reports say heavy snow and a Shantung dispute halt two conference sessions. Delegates expect a near term decision favoring Harding's compromise, with Japan and China set to draft treaty language on collateral topics if weather lifts. A possible delay until Monday was noted but not seen as stalling overall negotiations.

Washington Associated Preas Shantung Harding Peking Tokio Tsihtao-Teinanfu Bhantung

End of Arbuckle Testimony Seen in San Francisco

Prosecution said rebuttal in the Arbuckle manslaughter trial over Miss Virginia Rappe’s death was near its end while defense argues before the Nevada Supreme Court on Monday about Mary Pickford’s divorce. Witnesses Katherine Fox and Kate Hardebeck testified Rappe’s death linked to a chronic ailment, not the alleged attack.

San Francisco Hoscoe C. Arbuckle Virginia Reppe Gavin McNabbles Nevada State Supreme Court Mary Pickford Katherine Fox Chicago Kate Hardebeck Los Angeles Arbuckle Misa Rappe Angeles

Washington meet far reaching for nation s farmers

National Agricultural conference closes after adopting recommendations to ease farm distress. J R Howard lauds it as the era’s most far reaching farmers gathering and calls for a nation wide Farm Bureau to unite growers into marketing cooperatives boosting producer and consumer benefits. President Harding’s stance dominates early reforms with co operative marketing, credit reform, and river and port projects highlighted as priorities.

Washington National Agricultural Conference J. R. Howard Wallace Harding Howard Farm Bureau America United States American Farm Bureau Federation Europe Denmark Mary Wallace St. Lawrence Deep Waterway Marele Shoals Henry Ford Agricultural Bloc Congressional Joint Committee of Agricultural Inquiry Sidney Andoereso

Oconee County Lynching Case Praised by Banner Herald

The Banner Herald lauds Oconee County grand jury for indicting four men linked to a recent lynching. It commends local citizens for upholding law and order and urges Southwide support against mob violence while affirming the independence of Georgia’s justice system.

Oconee County South Dixie Georgia Banner-Herald Oconee

Worst Snow Storm Since 1889 Hits Atlantic States

Washington faces a paralyzed capital as the worst snowstorm since 1889 blankets the Atlantic states. Virginia North Carolina and Maryland suffer heavy snowfall with 12 to 30 inches in places while transportation and daily life grind to a halt.

Washington le Atlantic Weather Bureau Carolinas Virginia Maryland Delaware District of Columbia Taff Meineas St. Maine Middle Atlantic

College leaders back cooperative markets at Athens conference

Dr L G Smith chairing trustees of the State College of Agriculture praised the Georgia Markets conference at Athens for fostering harmony between the college and the state Department of Agriculture. He urged cooperative marketing as a remedy for unsafe, unprofitable farming practices and called for practical plans to improve returns for farmers. The Farmers Week event showcased strong support for cooperation and coordinated efforts across departments.

L. G State College of Agriculture Georgia Markets Suatop Agricult Ex The V of Co-Operative Mar Hardman George State College of Agriculture Athens Dia State Department of Agriculture Georgia Department of Agriculture Eraye Ce

17 Dead in Knickerbocker Theatre Roof Collapse in Washington

Seventeen people are reported dead and many injured after the Knickerbocker Theatre roof collapsed during a late performance in Washington. Police and Marines aided rescue efforts, with estimates of casualties ranging from 150 to 500. bodies were recovered from the debris as rescue work continued into the night.

Washington Fashionable No Knter Church of Christ Selentl Kovall Walter Reed Mill Hospital Mise Coatley J. Nevitt

Conclave Plans Detailed as Papal Election Nears

The article outlines sequence of religious rites and masses for a Vatican conclave with Cardinal de Sal and others leading ceremonies. It notes Cardinal Vannutelli presiding mass in Pauline chapel and that all Vatican doors will close to the outside world while most staff are dismissed until the conclave ends.

Reales Sistine Chapel Cardinal de Sal Granito Pompil Caglero Vico Pranciac-Nava Merry del Val Vatican

Railroads Face Tax on Excess Profits, ICC Orders

The Interstate Commerce Commission orders railroads earning over 6 percent on property used in transportation from Sept 1 1920 to Jan 1 1921 to turn half of the excess over 6 percent to the government. Rates are set to March 1 1922 to recover the excess, with tentative property valuations by groups nationwide.

Washington Interstate Commerce Commission Commission Congress Transportaion Ding Hat United States Osneral Seevenes Ware Hay

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