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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1922
Page
1
The Banner-Herald will flash state and national election returns tonight on Clayton street at College avenue starting about 7 o clock with a direct leased wire from Atlanta. Local results by county and district will be announced every few minutes, with complete reports at the newspaper offices.
In this column, T. Larry Gantt extols Col Sam Wilkes a longtime Georgia railroad official and loyal ally of Governor Joe Brown. He recounts their boyhood ties, shared gratitude, and Wilkes career from depot agent to Georgia Railway, praising the line for reliability, safety, and its resistance to labor strife. The piece notes Ferdinand Phinizy’s influence keeping the railroad strong and the community’s role in finance and support.
Mrs Park Benjamin, 66, mother of famed tenor Enrico Caruso, died suddenly Monday night at a Goshen sanitarium where she had been a patient for 12 years. The Middletown, New York obituary notes her long illness and her relation to the celebrated singer.
Sony Dienelle of Kansas City testified Tuesday before Henry T. Zimmer, police chief, and detectives that he killed his two daughters and dumped their bodies into the Missouri River.
City Engineer J W announces Broad Street paving near completion from College Avenue to Lumpkin Street. Work will extend across the block and the park in front of the post office may be removed after paving. Delays remain due to material movement, freight embargo, and shipment priorities.
PORTLAND Ore The Episcopal church general convention resumes with the House of Bishops tackling changes in Baptism rites and the House of Deputies debating morning and evening prayer alterations. Technical in nature, several proposed edits are under discussion as churchmen push revision work forward Tuesday.
Boston reports Lodge leading Walker by more than two to one in ninety precincts. Across eight states primaries include U S Senate races shaping views on national issues. In Massachusetts Michigan Washington several opponents challenge incumbents including Townsend in Michigan and Newberry’s defense cited. Lodge made few speeches while Walker campaigned hard. four Democrats seek the Senate nomination. Southern states hold Democratic primaries with gubernatorial bids in South Carolina, one Louisiana congressman and several judges up for election. Colorado and Arizona nominate state tickets as Ash seeks Democratic renomination with no Republican challenger yet named.
Portland Maine reports revised Maine election tallies with 691 precincts counted. Frederick Hale Republican leads Democrat opponent by 26 392 votes for Senate and Percival Baxter Republican leads Pattangall Democrat for Governor by 28 671 votes. Hale 99 183 Curtis 72 791 Baxter 102 094 Pattangall 73 423.
A report quotes officials urging Secretary Hughes to consider U S power in shaping conflicts. The piece discusses the capacity of the United States to influence whether wars start or end, highlighting the strategic role of national policy and diplomacy.
In Jasper Alabama State Senator Leith Circuit Judge Sowell Circuit Solicitor Bennington and 13 other county leaders received a Ku Klux Klan letter urging them to end their public remarks. The missive, dated before an inquiry into a woman’s flogging and two men’s assaults last week, prompted Leith to say the investigation would continue with renewed energy.
A joint committee led by Julian Goethius bought one thousand dollars worth of new equipment for Athens High School domestic science and sixty study hall chairs. A heating plant was approved for Oconee street school and a manual training room was ordered for East Athens colored school. The panel awaits architectural plans due September 20 and may not meet again before then.
Washington dispatch says the administration tariff bill, perfected in conference, will be called up Wednesday in the House and disposed of by Thursday. It then goes to the Senate where embargo and other provisions may delay action by about a week.
Brazilian senators and deputies assembled Monday night to salute Hughes before he leaves for home Tuesday. Twelve top tennis stars met in a distant event, as the article notes a gathering of prominent figures and a brief sports mention.
Washington dispatch reports Mrs. Harding's condition improved with no immediate operation expected. Early bulletin noted stabilizing vitals and lighter tension at the White House, while officials and press observed cautious optimism and the President's near presence beside Mrs. Harding.
Incumbent closes campaign with a Coneresman Brand delivers a detailed address refuting charges as false and urging voters to judge his record. He cites records in Congress, war finance, and farming benefits, praising Judge J D Bradwell as an ideal congressman and urging a fair consideration at the polls.
The Clarke county precincts designate managers and clerks for the September 13 primary. Polls in Athens Whitehall and Winterville open at 7 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. Other precincts start at 8 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. Those who cannot vote at their precinct may vote after 3 p.m. at the county courthouse with an oath of not voting elsewhere. CHAS BE MARTIN, Chairman Dem. Committee.
Shackelford canvassed voters at the Shackelford building after a scheduling clash with Mr Brand. He spoke on agricultural education marketing systems and lifting rural conditions, pledging faithful representation in Congress if elected. Rain delay affected a tennis event in Philadelphia as a separate note.
Georgia voters prepare for a tense finish as campaigns wind down for governor and key congressional contests. Hardwick and Clarke county optimism rise, with Brand supporters claiming strength in several counties and Shackleford eyeing leaders in a close district race amid late campaigning and public speeches.
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