Senate committee weighs Ford conte?t for Newberry seat
Washington June 11 Senate committee hearings on Henry Ford's contentions for the Michigan senate seat discussed Newberry's expenditures in 1918. Joy, a Detroit financier who aided the campaign, is deemed unfit for questioning. Emery, official in the Newberry drive, is reportedly in Canada, with doctors to be sought.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Committee
Henry Ford
É’ Conteét
Newhberry
Michigan
Newherry
Henry B. Joy
Detroit
Newberry
B. F. Emery
Canada
Proposed Bill to Step Up Thefts in Georgia Autos
Atlanta June 11 Georgia plans a bill to curb auto theft by requiring a bill of sale with serial numbers for every car sold in the state. A copy goes to the buyer and one to the secretary of state. buyers must report to the county sheriff within ten days for inspection and approval.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Senate
House
O. K
Bill of Sale Aims to Curb Car Theft Across States
Records show most cars are stolen in large cities with victims in rural areas. Buyers in smaller towns often lose both money and vehicle with no recourse. Proposals seek laws regulating such sales, gaining support from auto dealers, owners, and officials.
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Varidus Organization
Will Barnsen Matter Slow Up In Incoming Assembly
Atlanta June 11 There is speculation on whether the incoming legislature will act on the Bahnsen probe committee report or let the matter drop. A special committee investigated the state veterinarian department over charges of private hog cholera serum handling. The report was not transcribed and the house deferred action, sending the matter to the next session. The incoming assembly may still take up the issue, which was a hot item last year.
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Atlanta
Bahnsen
Greene J. Williams
Worth County
House
General Assembly
Unstable Castilian Archives Threaten Priceless Papers
Priceless documents stored in the Castle of Simancas near Valladolid face risk as government neglect leaves the building unrepaired. About thirty three million records, including Spain’s archives dating back to Cardinal Cisneros era, are at stake due to maintenance inaction.
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Simancas
Valladolid
Spain
Cardinal Pimenes
Debate over who first used ether in surgery
Dispatches from Athens report Georgia’s claim that William Crawford Long used ether four years before W. T. G. Morton’s 1846 public demonstration. Dr. J Marion Sims credits Long as first to intentionally produce anesthesia, though Morton popularized its use. The piece traces prior mentions from Davy to Bell and notes Morton’s greater fame due to publicity.
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New York Herald
Athens
University of
Hall of
W. T. G. Morton
University of Georgia
William Crawford Long
Southern College
Long
Morton
Ustites
Charles T. Jackson
Jackson
Faraday
Humphrey Davy
Davy
Columbus
Ocrated
Copenhagen
Morse
Bell
Edison
Dr. Morton
Dr. Long
Banana productivity and varieties rise above other crops
The text states that banana productivity greatly surpasses other food crops with scientific cultivation yielding 17,000 pounds per acre annually. It also notes over sixty known banana varieties showing a wide variation in character.
Kelley Insane AVS Petition for HS Pardon
Special to The Banner. Atlanta, June 11. An application to Governor Dorsey, by counsel for Jack L. Kelley, the white man under death sentence in Spalding county for murder, asks a commission be appointed to examine his mental condition. Kelley, confined in Griffin jail since conviction, faces hanging after a stay. The petition argues Kelley is insane and does not grasp the gravity of the crime or sentence.
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Atlanta
Dorsey
Jack L. Kelley
Spalding County
Leroy Trexler
Kelley
Supreme Court
Attes
Labor Leader Returns From Quest In Soviet Territory
William H. Johnson president of the International Association of Machinists leaves Riga after a two week wait for Soviet entry permission to study labor conditions and trade possibilities. He heads to Berlin before returning to the United States.
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Associated Press
Riga
William H. Johnson
International Association of Machinists
Berlin
United States
Seven-Year-Old Found Dead in Hudson Amid Kidnap Inquiry
New York authorities identify the Hudson River body as seven-year-old boy Salvatoré Varetta says was abducted May 34. Father confirms the identification. police pursue linked suspects after a letter demanding ransom. Five people detained as investigations tie to the kidnap case.
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New York
Hudson
Mort
Gisteppe Yart
Salvatoré Varetta
Oren
Theskidnap
Paige 6-66 Daytona Sets Endurance Stock-Chassis Records
Paige drives the Daytona 6-66 stock chassis car at Uniontown electric timer marks 3 minutes 16 48 seconds for five miles and surpasses every endurance record from five to one hundred miles and the one hour mark. Paige’s century in 1 hour 6 minutes 59 26 seconds shows 89 miles 1510 yards in 60 minutes, edging toward 90 miles. History notes the 6-66’s world speed feats since January.
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Uniontown
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