La Follette Presidential Ambitions Stir GOP and Labor
Senator Robert M. La Follette shows signs of pursuing the 1924 presidential nomination. His Wisconsin primary victory boosts his prestige and could put him in line to lead a GOP defection or form a third party. Labor groups in Atlantic City and Cincinnati back his bid as he weighs a third party run versus a GOP nomination.
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Organized Labor
American Federation of Labor
Atlantic City
LaFollete
Cincinnati
Labor Party
Chicago
LaVollette
Republican Party
Taft
Roosevelt
Poison Gas and the Boll Weevil Extermination Forecast
Brig Gen Ames Fries predicts poison gas could exterminate boll weevil, saving hundreds of millions yearly. He cites 1921 cotton losses of 6,277,000 bales and says control depends on funds and knowledge of poisons. He notes wider uses and ethical concerns in peacetime.
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Chemical Warfare Service
General Fries
Philippine Islands
Harmony Grove News Highlights Prohibition Vote and Local Visits
Harmony Grove April 16 reports Dr. D D Quilian of Athens visiting brothers J T and W A Quilian. Emory Pharr of the Atlanta Journal is in town for the fair. Isford and West Asm returned from Presbytery in Athens. Prohibition election underway with expected dry outcome. Notables in town include Clem Gilleland visiting Atlanta and Judge Howel Cobb visiting relatives. Mary Erwin visits Atlanta friends. Pope Baron of Savannah in the city. Major Frank E Callaway returns to Atlanta with Guy Atkinson and Attorney General Terrell. Prof Sylvanus Morris spends Monday in Lexington for superior court.
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Athens
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Atlanta, Journal
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Atlanta
Howel Cobb
Mary Erwin
Pope Baron
Savannah
Frank. E. Callaway
Guy, Atkinson
Terrell
Sylvanus Morris
Lexington
Superior Court
Thornton Freed Of Holding Against Will Charge
Sheriff Walter E. Jackson sent to Lexington Friday for Parvin Thornton who was cleared by an Oglethorpe superior court on a holding against will charge when the jury found him not guilty. He is wanted in Clarke county for alleged incident involving his wife’s young sister Eva Holbert. Officials say the case may lead to a federal trial under the Mann White Slave Acts.
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Clarke
Lexington
Parvin Thornton
Oglethorpe Superior Court
Carte County
Thornton
Eva Holbert
Arnoldsville
Clarke and Oglethorpe
Baing
Georgia
Clarke County
South Carolna
Athens Rotary Club and Peach Industry Highlight City Life
The Athens Rotary Club shows active community spirit with support for member John B. Talmadge Jr illness recovery. Meanwhile Northeast Georgia eyes peach production growth, citing 1921 freight and crop figures and the Lucy Cobb Institute’s noted role in girls education.
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South Georgia
Northeast Georgia
Local Girls School Sees Bright Prospects for New Year
The institution, founded in 1858, has long been valued by parents for its thoughtful schooling of daughters. The current term opens with especially bright prospects, reinforcing its reputation as a leading girls' school.
Involuntary Bankruptcy Filed for Held and Athens
Held and Athens were placed in involuntary bankruptcy on Thursday. The schedule of assets and liabilities is not finished and no receiver has been appointed yet.
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Athens
Foley's Honey and Pills Advertisement Dissected
Fragmented ad copy promotes Foley's Honey and Foley Kidney Pills with claims for coughs pains rheumatism and kidney issues. The misspelled text asks readers to mail a slip with name and address to Foley & Co in Chicago and mentions a cleansing product.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield
Ave
Chicago
Ill
Saray Csession
Foley
Friend in Need at Byram Street Los Angeles
A brief notice lists a friend in need at 043 Byram Street in Los Angeles California 1043. The text references Byram Street and local address details as part of a demographic or community notice.
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Byram St
Los Angeles
Cal
Two Prisoners Behind Bars In County Jail
Two inmates were locked up in the county jail Thursday after being placed in custody. Local authorities reported the men were processed and held on pending charges.
Boy King Held Over In Juvenile Court For Horse Theft
W Findley charged with misdemeanor was returned by his bondsman. Clarence King a young Negro boy from Oglethorpe county is accused of stealing a horse and buggy in Athens from Mitchell. The team was hitched at a city hitching stand and alleged driven off by King. The boy was tried at a preliminary hearing in juvenile court before Justice Milton Thomas.
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Clarence _ King
Athens
Mitchell
Oglethorpe County
King
Milton Thomas
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