Whisky Auto Ends in Wreck After Four Mile Chase
A speeding pursuit from Jefferson ends when a whisky car crashes near the county line. Officers seize 100 gallons of corn whiskey in two barrels, arrest two women and a man, and tow the car to Jefferson for trial. The occupants identified themselves as Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Plumer and Mrs. Mabelle Williams of Augusta, though authorities doubt their names.
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Jackson County
Clarke County
Jefferson
Collier
Athens
Prom
Augusta
Jackson
Herbert Plumer
Mabelle Williams
Aple
Jeferson
Dawson County
R. A. Sage
Charlie Seagravess
Hugh Moore
Whitehead Bridge
She A. Collier
C. H. Collier
Ernest Moore
R.J . Saye
Charlie Seagraves
Hugh “Moore
Gaus
Klan Leader Ordered to Testify Despite Illness
Atlanta to host an October 11 investigation session after a chairman’s request for W J Simmons Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan to appear. Mrs Elizabeth Tyler heads propagation and notes Simmons remains ill at home while plan proceeds.
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Atlanta
W. J. Simmons
Campbell
Elizabeth Tyler
Simmonds
National Railway and Utility Commissioners Gather in Atlanta
The National Association of Railway and Utility Commissioners will convene in Atlanta for a four day conference starting Tuesday. Georgia officials led by J A Perry will host with Gov Thomas W Hardwick welcoming delegates and a dinner featuring Harford Powell Jr and Joseph B Eastman as principal speakers.
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Atlanta
National Association of Railway and Utility Commissioners
South
Delcovery
United States
J. A. Perry
Georgia Railroad Commission
Withhold
Georgian Terrace
Thomas W. Hardwick
Public Ownership
President's Club
Piedmont
Harford Powell, Jr
Collier's Weekly
Joseph B. Eastman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Georgia
Supreme Court
Superior Court
State House
Powell
Eastman
Bandits Grab $10,000 from Scranton Bank Messenger
Three masked bandits assaulted Thomas Gates, 60, a messenger for the Electric City Bank in West Scranton. They seized a bag of negotiable securities and checks worth $10,000 and fled in an automobile.
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Scranton
Pennsylvania
Thomas Gates
Electric City Bank
West Scranton
Arbuckle Manslaughter Case Set In San Francisco
Roscoe Arbuckle manslaughter case in San Francisco Police Court assigned to Monday for Superior Court trial before Judge Louderback with arraignment not until Wednesday. Trial expected to start in November.
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San Francisco
Roscoe Arbuckle
Virginia Ranpe
Louderback
Black man seizes teen girl then flees into woods
Deputies searched Red Mountain area Monday night for a Black suspect who dragged a sixteen year old white girl into the woods. The assailant was frightened off by her cries and she was later found unconscious.
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Birmingham
Red Mountain
War Memorial Hall Proposed for University of Georgia
Harry Hodgson announces the War Memorial Campaign to build Alumni War Memorial Hall at Athens to honor 45 University men who died in World War I. The $210,000 project will include gym, pool, reading rooms, and space for student organizations, with $150,000 left to raise from a $1 million fund. Opening Oct 11, finishing Armistice Day, November 11.
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South
Midwa
Oll
Agricultural College
Plumni Memorial Hall
Georgia
Tramp Tourists Into Kansas City Spur Runaway Dog
Mrs Ed ward Beardan spotted a fox terrier wandering a Missouri street and gave it a ride. The dog wore a Beauregard Louisiana license tag and was traced to an owner who says the dog is a prolific runaway joining motor trips. He notes the dog travels far, with Kansas City trips as a record longest run.
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Kansas City
Edward Beardan
Animal Refuge
Kansas
Beauregard
Sheriff Blameds In Ku Klux Clash At Lorena
In Waco Texas the fifty fourth district grand jury will be called to probe the Lorena Ku Klux Klan clash after Sheriff Bob Buchanan and deputy Burton tried to stop a parade. Three men were wounded and seven seriously injured in the confrontation before more than 3 000 spectators. Sheriff Buchanan was shot twice, one bullet hitting his right lung, and two bystanders were stabbed. A Lorena citizen group demanded action against the sheriff and his deputies, though a later county-resolution exonerated the Klan.
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Waco
Tex
Fifty-Fourth District Grand Jury
Lorena
Here
Bob Buchanan
McLennan County
R. I. Moncure
Fifty Fourth District Court
F. B. Tierey
Buchanan
Burton
Buchanan Louis Crow
Ed Howard
Ku Klux Klan
Pandora Editorial Staff Named at University of Georgia
The University of Georgia senior class elected the Pandora annual staff with Editor-in-Chief M. A. A. Rainey of Elmodel and associate editors Earle E. Watson of Aptenta and Eustace Denmark of Statesboro. The election drew over 100 votes as Rainey, Watson and Denmark earned prominent campus honors and roles in Zeta, Phi Kappa and Alpha Tau Omega. Business managers will be chosen from those delivering the best bits at the first Pandora meeting, with a Pan dora issue set for early week.
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University of Georgia
Pandora
University Chapel
M. A. A. Rainey
Elmodel
Earle E. Watson
Atpenta
Eustace Denmark
States
McRainey
Zeta
National ‘Honorary Agricultural Fraternity
Watson
Red and Black
Phi Kappa
Alpha Tau Omega
Denmark
Demosthenian Literary Society
Omic
Federal bond plan for public works debated by committees
Sub committees of the National Conference of Unemployment discuss a federal bond issue to fund public works loans during economic downturns. The plan aims to aid municipalities and create jobs when unemployment rises. John Barton Payne was named Chairman of the American Cross central committee at the White House.
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Municipal
National Conference of Unemployment
Associated Press
Payne
Washington
John Barton Payne
Central Committee of the American Cross
White House
Rail chief touts railroad career as more rewarding
W A Winburn president of the Central of Georgia Railway argues in newspaper ads that railroad work offers opportunity, compensation, and adventure on par with any business. He notes many executives rose from lower ranks and says the field attracts energetic, ambitious young workers seeking development of the nation’s resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Winburn
Central of Georgia Railway
Nowspapers
Central of Georgia
Winburn
Ual
Solv
Clarke County Farm Bureau to discuss pimento project
The Clarke county farm bureau will meet Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the county courthouse to hear a report from the committee planning Clarke county’s 50 000 capital stock pimento venture. Dr W M Burson will speak on hog sanitation for about 30 minutes as part of a series of talks for farm bureau members.
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Clarke County Farm Bureau
County Court House
Clarke County
W. M. Burson
Jones’ Purcell
Messrs. Drake and Patterson
Griffin Pimento
Athens
Burson
Farm Bureau
Retail food prices ease in September report shows declines
Retail food prices declined in September per a Labor Department and Richmond report. Only one city recorded a price rise over August, while Washington and New York markets remained well above 1913 levels with increases of sixty five and fifty seven percent respectively. Chicago up fifty five percent.
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Associated Press
Washington
Labor Department
Richmond
Virginia
Chicago
McChord Named Chairman of Interstate Commerce Commission
Charles McChord of Kentucky was chosen Monday to head the Interstate Commerce Commission for the term ending December 21, 1922. The appointment places McChord in charge of the regulatory agency during a period of ongoing debates over rail and commerce policies.
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Washington
Charles McChord
Kentucky
Interstate Commerce Commission
Condition of Ted Benton Reported To Be Favorable
Ted Benton four year old son of Mr and Mrs Corse Benton of 747 College Avenue is reported to be favorable after a fractured skull suffered when struck by a Packard driven by John Mane a negro. The accident occurred as the Benton boys attempted to cross College Avenue and Mane slowed then accelerated. Mane is held in the city jail without bail pending the boy’s condition.
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Ted Benton
Mra
Corse Benton
College Avenue
Athens General Hospital
John Mane
Benton
Mane
City
Priest Murder Trial in Redwood City Nears Start
William A. Hightower faces trial for the alleged murder of Rev. Patrick E. Heslin. State witnesses include Marie Bianchi and Marie Wendel who saw the suspect with the priest after a night departure. Defense claims a witness named Dolly Mason, disputed as mythical by the district attorney.
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Redwood City
Cal
William A. Hightower
Patrick E. Heslin
San Francisco
Marie Bianchi
Marie Wendel
Hightower
Dolly Mason
Father Heslin
Homer K Nicholson Civil Engineer and War Veteran
Homer K Nicholson is a Clarke County civil engineer and county official overseeing road repair. A University of Georgia graduate, he served 18 months in the AEF during World War I. He has strong local ties, club memberships, and is connected to a Rome bride in a local society note.
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Homer K. Nicholson
Clarke County
University of Georia
B.S. C
Appa Alpha
Episcopal Church
Cloverhurst Country Club
Athens
Jerry
Bob McWhorter
Homer
Reanino el
Hie Sahm
Benedicts
Josephine Sims
Rome
Paseas
Apel
Vandiver Robbed and Beaten on Chase Street
F M Vandiver a well known city businessman was assaulted and robbed on Chase Street near Prince Avenue early Monday night. Two unknown assailants beat him with a black jack leaving him unconscious and badly bruised. They took only two or three dollars in change and left his watch. Vandiver, employed by Bernstein Bros undertaking parlors, was returning home when attacked near a private garage. He was found by Hal Hodgson and wife and taken home. not seriously injured but badly bruised. Police suspect a fake call lured him from home and that the robbers knew his plans while one assailant appeared intoxicated. A watch fob and small money were noted. investigators continue to seek clues.
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F. M. Vandiver
Chase Street
Prince Avenue
Vandiver
Hal Hodgson
Bernstein Bros
Prince On C
Eaers
Captain Woods
Epting
F. T. Hardwick Dies in Chattanooga
Frank T. Hardwick a leading and wealthy Georgia figure dies at his home in Chattanooga. He built wealth in banking and manufacturing in north Georgia and the city.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Frank T Hardwick
North Georgia
Egead Moral
Jon
Gavin
Meuse Valley Foxes Occupy Verdun Trenches
Foxes multiply in the Meuse valley and occupy deserted French and German trenches. Soldiers had nicknamed the holes fox holes, not imagining wild foxes would later inhabit them in several districts.
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Meuse Valley
Verdun
Meuse
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