Surrender Tale From Civil War Recalled In Athens Column
Larry Gantt recalls meeting C. K. Clement in Athens who turns 89 on May 6 and served as a guard for General Lee at Appomattox. Clement describes Lee and Grant's brief meeting, Lee’s sword exchange, and the surrender signal. Also notes a Palace radio launch next week touted as a major innovation for Athens entertainment.
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C. K. Clement
Mr. Clement
Old Church
Madison County
Athens
Howell Cobb
Iee
Appomat
Clement
Geneates
Grant
Senate
Bee
Leo
Hemi
Chement
Leeba
Gene
Andy
Athens Spring Festival Salesday a Prosperous Event
Athens merchants reported strong sales during the Spring Festival Salesday held Thursday. A brass band traversed the streets while two aviators demonstrated stunt flying, entertaining hundreds as shoppers explored bargains and entered cash prize drawings sponsored by local merchants.
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Peeve Am Day
Athens
Messrs
Davis
Irvin
Banner-Herald
Irwin
Aus
Lord Reading Said To Quit Viceroy Post In India
London reports from the Pall Mall Gazette and Globe that Lord Reading has tendered his resignation as viceroy of India, though no official announcement is expected at present per Associated Press dispatches.
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Lord Reading
Viceroy of
India
London
Associated Press
Pall Mall Gazette
Globe
Know Athens Kiwanis prize contest and Easter event notes
The Athens Kiwanis Club celebrated Know Athens contest results with Prof. EK B Mell narrowly beating J W Barnett as best historian. Walter Hodgson led as winner and Dr Campbell Morgan praised for guiding the club’s activities and yearlong Bible conferences. The club plans a May minstrel show to fund the playground project and announced Dartmouth Glee Club visit on April 7 at the Colonial Theatre.
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Y. Ae
Walter Hodgson
Sna Tt
Jludges
EK B. Mell
J. W. Barnett
Mell
Eld
Winstrel
Mesgers
Pat Lampkin
Tte
Kiwanis
Athens
Dartmouth Boys
Waga
Dartmouth Glee Club
Athqaa-gm
Colonial Theatre
Green Luya
Clemson
Georgia Ballet
Glee Club
Campbell
Morgan
Athegs
Col. Dupree Hann
Cobb
Five Die In Plane Wreck Near Miami Island Trip Tragedy
Pilot Robert Moore of the Miss Miami was the lone survivor after a flight from Miami to Bimini ended in a sea wreck. Over three days at sea three women and two men died, while Moore and the remaining passengers battled water and exposure. A hijacked raft and failing craft led to more deaths before rescue by the tanker William Green and a sub chaser. Lived victims include Mrs. Lawrence Smith, Mrs. August Bulte, and Mrs. Cora Dickson.
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Miami
Fla
Robert Moore
Bimini
Moore
Lawrence Smith
August Bulte
Cora Dickson
European trade figures show rise in imports from Europe
February trade data from the commerce department show Europe supplying the United States with imports valued at 71.5 million dollars while exports to Europe totaled 129 million. South America trade remained steady with January figures, Asia trade fell from January and last year. Germany imports jumped nearly twofold from February 1921 levels as the German mark weakened. Anthracite wage talks stalled with miners and operators adjourned as a general strike looms, while the Labor Department warned against price rises and possible action by the Attorney General. A Kansas court extended the wage agreement between miners and operators.
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Department of Commerce
Europe
South America
Asia
Germany
United States
Davis
Harding
House
Nurse Testifies at Actor's Trial in Miss Rappe Death
In San Francisco Mrs Vir ti dies during the Miss Rappe incident as the trial proceeds. The prosecution alleges the actor Arbuckle caused the death and a nurse testifies about the circumstances.
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San Francisco
Virti
Miss Rappe
Marely Riba Tenies
Arbuckle
Two-button glove riddle sparks Nova Scotia land claim
A mysterious phrase mentions a two-button gauntlet and fabric as a kid banned name for Jay. It asserts eight square miles of salt bed coverage exist in Nova Scotia, prompting curiosity about a cryptic regional claim.
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Jay
Nova Scotia
Cod Liver Oil Man Drives Moscow Streets Sign
In Moscow the Cod Liver Oil Man appears as a relief truck, a large cask on a wagon touring nurseries and children's homes. Citizens receive medicines and supplies without charge, supplied by American relief authorities. The total value of aid across Russia is listed at 7.6 million dollars.
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Moscow
Relef
Relief Administration
Russia
Prohibition Office to Move Headquarters
A fragment reports the Prohibition Office preparing to move headquarters to a new site near the tidal basin, with Treasury oversight and Wall Street involvement. The plan includes installing quarters by May 1, but text is garbled.
Charles' Condition Said to Be Better in Madeira
Associated press dispatch reports Charles, Emperor of Austria, gravely ill with pneumonia in exile at Funchal Madeira. Condition described as improving. family and doctors hope for further recovery as news updates arrive from the island.
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Buttons from the latest dress button run
A brief note describes the most recent batch of dress buttons, about half ornate bone buttons and half cloth covered variants, reflecting a mix of materials and styles in current fashion.
Prohi Officers Face Murder Charge in Georgia Distillery Shooting
J T Drake bailiff and Deputy U S Marshals Edwards Newberry and T E Nelson are charged with murder in connection with the shooting of P Barwick near Adrian Georgia at an alleged illicit distillery. They will be arraigned in a preliminary hearing Friday at 11 o'clock in Soperton.
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Soperton
J. T. Drake
Adrian
United States
Edwards Newberry
T. E. Nelson
P. Barwick
Aid
Two Men Arrested for Robbery at Filling Station
Norman Wood and John Fuller, described as white men, were arrested about 10:80 p.m. Thursday on robbery charges after entering the filling station by a rear window. A safe combination was forced and about $55 taken. A roll of about $50 was later found near the station. Neighbors reported seeing the men prowling and leaving the scene. barrett and Company employee C. C. McPhail alerted Officer McCune who arrived with other officers. Local residents identified the suspects looping the area and fleeing with the evidence.
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Norman Wood
John Fuller
Pal
Hanocak
C. C. McPhail
Barrett and Company
McCune
McPhail
Sars
Gulf” Melaing Company
Central Cars Wreck in Athens Freight Yard Derailment
A Central of Georgia freight derailed in Athens Thursday morning after 10:30. No injuries were reported by the yardmaster. The cause remains unknown as investigators assess the wreckage and assess the lumber cars involved.
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Athens
Central of Georgia
Hull assails action. Harding to take no part
Wilmington report of Delaware meeting shows Chairman Hull denouncing the recent Congress act as a fraud and criticizing the Lean administration's foreign policy. He argues Republican leaders could stomach the Newberry issue and cites past presidents to condemn Wilsonian methods while predicting no active political participation by President Harding this summer.
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Harding
Wilmington
Delaware
Hull
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Wilgon
Wilson
de Lineg Foner
Raiders destroy newspaper plant in Dublin raid
About 50 raiders unmasked struck Freeman's Journal premises early Thursday. They cut telephone lines, fired the building, smashed presses, and confined workers in a room with revolvers. The fire damaged the newsprint supply while a handbill announced defiance of de Valera era policies and vowed continued publication. A separate Belfast report notes the death of Samuel, barred from work, and intended unemployment threats surrounding a shooting in Joy Street.
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Freeman's
Star
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Freeman's Journal
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Prees
Samuel
James Lyle
Dromore
Ena
Ches
Joy Street
Linn
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