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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1921
Page
1
Fragmented OCR outlines a Chicago bribery investigation into police officials amid bootlegging and payoffs. Witnesses describe a band of officers pressuring suspects and offering money to avoid testimony or flee town, signaling a broad inquiry into law enforcement conduct.
The report notes planned amendments and signals a tough battle over proposed revisions. Amid debate, witnesses including city officials and police were questioned, but no arrests followed. A grand jury in Greenwood urged swift city council action and to share any information leading to guilty parties in the whipping of two Black women.
Fragmentary text references Olympic time and pecans with unclear context. The readable portion mentions making a pot boil over and a vague view of a date or event, but no coherent report or identifiable persons, places, or organizations.
The document surveys postwar Europe with notes on Germany, Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, and Romania. It cites fears of outside influence, democratic shifts, and tensions over potential alignments, while highlighting the hope for democratic movements and regional realignments.
Women cast ballots in Columbus for the first time in a city government referendum on adopting a commission-manager system. The ballot marks a decisive moment after a legislated special election, with rallies by both sides and women seen as the deciding votes in the outcome.
ASHEVILLE N C Numerous letters from women across the United States have reached J M Crawford administrator of K L Carson's estate after reports that Carson admitted marrying in several states under aliases He died September 4 at the Montrose sanitorium Investigators examine stock certificates found among his effects to determine if an estate exists.
The Cuban sugar nance committee cut its price to 25 8 cents per bag, after holding at 3 1 4 cents for a month despite a general sugar decline. Active inquiry grew, with reported sales surpassing 200 000 bags as the committee acted to align with market conditions.
A radio dispatch from Seward reports the U S government has established open shop conditions in Alaska coal fields. The new wage schedule, effective October 1, sets miners at Ya day and miners’ earnings at $5.50 per day, with the workday described as eight hours.
Fragmentary text references a loss discovery by a Ways clerk and local post office personnel. The garbled OCR mentions a pouch and deliveries, with unclear dates or locations, making precise facts unavailable.
Berlin editor Harden, famed for fierce independence, sails to the United States to deliver lectures on Europe’s future. He rejects Communist labels, argues Russia’s Bolshevik idea failed, and says Germany must reconcile class strife to help Europe recover. He plans to discuss how Europe and Germany can emerge from devastation and what lies ahead for the continent.
In Arbuckle murder hearings at Arbrekia police court Miss Zeb Prevost, a Roscos C. Arbuckle party participant, testified about Mina Virginia Rappe’s presence in the hotel suite. She described drink, movements, and who accompanied Rappe to a room, detailing who left and the sequence of events during the party.
Philip Rudolph Greenfield was arrested in Savannah and brought to Washington on a bank robbery charge. Bank officials identified him as the man who held the cashier and obtained about $1900 from the People's Savings Bank. He maintained innocence while awaiting preliminary hearing.
Washington, D. C. W. Page of Virginia resigns as tariff commissioner chair, citing issues over nomination and independence. President Morling accepts resignation. Page warns the commission should reflect its own will before selecting a new leader. Andrew Arts 159 Majority. Anatetad Press. Anat atan A Pintt Andrew, from a Massachusetts district, wins by 15009 over Charles J. Pettingell in a separate race.
The New York cotton market saw uneven bidding on Tuesday with prices slipping to about 7.25 per bale amid private reports of movements. An advance of around three to six points was noted in some futures trades, while others remained steady as traders weighed demand and supply signals.
Sidney Williams of the National Safety Council estimates for 1919 that 131060,000 industrial accidents caused vast wage and medical costs. Fatalities, disabilities, and days lost totaled about 296,000,900 working days with wage and medical costs far exceeding basic salaries, indicating a heavy toll on workers and industry.
Fay Hempstead of Little Rock Arkansas was elected general grand master of the General Grand Council Royal and Peices Maswery United States. Rank Haye of Columbia South Carolina was elected pati grand principal conductor. New officers to assume Tuesday afternoon with installation services. Next meeting time and place to be announced later this week as Royal Arch Masons open annual session Wednesday.
A Saluda sessions court jury found the defendant, a black man identified as Cul breath, guilty of murdering Deputy Sheriff Ed Ward in Saluda County last November. Judge Sease sentenced him to die in the electric chair on November 4.
Kiwanis members across the United States were urged to add one more employee to their payrolls this winter to ease unemployment. Harry Karr, president of Kiwanis clubs, told the Pennsylvania district meeting in Pittsburgh that about 60,000 Kiwanis could each employ one more person, potentially benefiting around 250,000 workers. He called on labor to give a full week of honest work for fair pay.
A clash between a detachment of the Philippine constabulary and Moros at Parang in Jolo resulted in the death of a Filipino lieutenant and two Moro fighters. Several constabulary enlisted men and one Moro were wounded, with advices noting the casualties.
Jesse L. Ford, who shot and killed Dr. W A Strother at the doctor's home Saturday in Lynchburg Virginia, was discharged Tuesday after a preliminary trial before Magistrate Clay of Bedford county Ford testified as the sole witness and pleaded self defense
A Rey polds of Winston-Salem was elected chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party executive committee at a party meeting in Greensboro on Tuesday.
The Athens Daily News debuts in Athens on Tuesday afternoon with United Press wire content and a creditable general emphasis. T. J. Simmons named editor and general manager, alongside officers W. F. Career president, Lee Morris vice president, and M. G. Nicholson secretary-treasurer. Simmons comes from Macon News. staff includes Mouars Bryson Gill Dan Magill James Craig. ad staff led by Johnson and H F Yandle. social editor Mrs. BE W Carroll. Banner-Herald welcomes the new daily, predicting strong progress in Athens and Georgia’s publishing field.
At the national convention of the Order of Alhambra Knights of Columbus in Chicago resolutions denouncing the Ku Klux Klan as un American were adopted. A committee to cooperate with federal and other Klan investigators was named. John Tryan of Buffalo was elected commander and the next convention was set for a future meeting.
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