Memoir of Charlie McGregor and Watson friendship in Georgia
In this Georgia daily column T Larry Gantt recalls Major E McGregor of Warrenton and his close bond with Thomas E Watson. He notes McGregor's wartime service, work on newspapers, move to Warren ton owning the Clipper, loyalty to Watson, and shift to Populism. The piece ends with a dinner meeting in Thomson and a Page Two tease.
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Larry Gantt
Georgia
Thomas E. Watson
Major Has. E. McGregor
Warrenton Vy
Mr. Watson
Charlie McGregor
Damon
Pythias
Augusta
McGregor
Southrow
Evening Press
Charley
Rolal
Warrenton
Charlie
Tom Watson
McGrego
Tescue
Ma Watson
Thomson
Ike Lowe
Hari Rtlett
Macom
Congress
Yall
Watson
Grover Cleveland
Fred Douglas
Session Set For Juniors At First Presbyterian Today
A junior session is scheduled at First Presbyterian Church today at 3 30 PM. The gathering aims to discuss church activities and youth programs with leaders and attendees from the junior group.
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First Presbyteriaa
Southern Field Secretary Here In Athens for Christian Endeavor Convocation
More than three hundred juniors and senior workers gather at First Presbyterian Church Athens for a Christian Endeavor convocation with Miss Mamie Gene Cole and Charles F. Evans as featured speakers. Georgia’s Carl Jack Matthews leads afternoon sessions, song service, and convention program with a banquet in the church audience area.
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Christian Endeavor Society
Athens
First Presbyterian Church
Mamie Gene Cole
Southern Endeavorer
Miss Cole
South
Watkinsville
Charles F. Evans
Southern
Christian Endeavor
Evans
Carl Jack Matthews
Georgia
Matthews
Dixie
Refuse To Endorse Henry Ford at Michigan Convention
The Democratic state convention in Bay City Michigan rejected endorsing Henry Ford for president in 1924 deeming the move premature. The resolutions committee sparked a fight by advancing the proposal before voting.
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Henry Ford
Associated Press
Bay City
Mich
Resolutions Committee
Georgia cotton crop worth more than in 1914
Georgia’s 1922 cotton crop is projected to gross about 116.5 million dollars including seed, with fertilizer costs leaving roughly 104.5 million, about 10 million more than the bumper 1914 crop. Atlanta warehouses report brisk activity as the sector builds a southern spot market and new storage capacity.
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Banner
Atlanta
Georgia
Candler
Athenta
Stewart Avenue
Memphis
New Orleans
Cotton Storage Finance Company
Alabama
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Carolina Mills
The
East
Carolinas
Southern
Broadway Rose Delights Athens Theatre Goers
Mae Murray stars in Broadway Rose a two days run at the Palace theatre after arriving from New York City The photoplay features lavish sets costumes and beauty surpassing Mae Murray's recent hits The plot follows a country girl who marries secretly for love amid opposition from her lover's wealthy family and ends in happiness with the couple reunited The article notes the film's glamour and Murray's performance
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Mae Murray
Palace Theatre
Athens
New York City
Peacock Alley
Palace
Miss Murray
Aee
Broadway
Hugh Thompson
Fifth Avenue
Hugh
Rosalie
J. E. DO
Sultan of Turkey Abdicates Throne to Heir Apparent
Paris dispatch reports Mohammed Sixth, the Sultan of Turkey, abdicated in favor of his heir apparent Prince Abdul Medjid Effendi. Medjid, a cousin, was born in 1868 and is named as successor in the Constantinople dated communication from Havas.
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Associated Press
Paris
Mohammed Sixth
Turkey
Abdul Medjid Effendi
Havas
Constantinople
Medid
Sultan
Relief Ship On Way To Smyrna
The Bull line steamer Clontarf carrying 1500 tons of American Relief Administration food supplies, valued at $200,000, left Gibraltar two days ago for Smyrna. Secretary Hoover said it should reach Smyrna about October 1 to aid famine relief diverted from Russia. The article notes eyeglasses are claimed by many ophthalmologists to help certain eye diseases.
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Associ. Tress
Washingto Etc
Bull Line
Clontarif
American Relief Administration
Gibraltar
Smyrna
Hoover
Russia
Jidge Cobb Hospitalized After Summer Illness
Judge Andrew J. Cobb is confined at Georgia Baptist Hospital in Atlanta for treatment following a nervous illness. He spent weeks in Clayton and Athens, with friends hopeful for improvement. His public card praises Georgia grand juries for indicting lynchers in several counties and urges jurors to uphold due process and equal protection under the law.
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Andrew J. Cobb
Georgia Baptist Hospital
Atlanta
Cobb
Qconee
Schley
Monroe
Bibb
Liberty
Noreia
Bepilot Hospital
Atinte
Fortson
Shargy Ce
Barrow County
Grand Jury
Bane Hoan
Atlanta Constitution
Carri
Georgia
British consider eastern situation braver than ever
London reports from Paris say the Angora assembly notified Kemal Pasha it will not agree to any cessation of hostilities or peace conference until Turkey regains all its territories. British leaders fear a possible clash with Turkish nationalists as Musa Kemal’s reply rejects the neutral zone and asserts Turkish rights to Thrace and cross border action. The British cabinet backs General Harrington, determined to avoid war while defending Allied interests.
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Associated Press
London
Paris
Angora
Kemal Pasha
Turkey
Tirce
Dardanelles
Greece
Charles Harrington
Constantinople
Musapha Kema
Pasha
Harrington
Mustapha Kema
Mustapra Kemal
Police Crusade Against Idlers Spurs Arrests and Theft
As a police crusade against idlers and lefterers, Cote Bullock Fred Flournoy and Charles Allgood were taken into custody Thursday. Bullock had two pints of liquor a knife and dice. Allgood faced a 6 day 25.75 fine option and was bailed out by his father. Dr Paul Holliday’s Ford coupe was reported stolen last night and found in Hartwell by a man claiming the name Buasy.
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Cote Bullock
Fred Flournoy
Charles Allgood
Bullock
Recorder’s Court
Allgood
Paul L. Holliday
Hartwell
Buasy
Bank robbery at Hamilton County Bank on Woodburn Avenue
Five men entered the Hamilton County Bank in Cincinnati. They struck the cashier on the head and escaped with $14,000, according to police reports filed at headquarters.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County Bank
Woodburn Avenue
Suede Handbags Feature Soft Pastels and Fringe
New handbags of suede arrive in soft pastel colors with a deep leather fringe over the bag. Colored beads are woven into the fringe for a decorative touch.
Thousands Pay Last Tribute To Senator Thomas E. Watson
Tens of thousands gathered on a Georgia afternoon to bid farewell to Senator Thomas E. Watson. The burial in Thomson featured a grey casket, a small U.S. flag, a college fraternity pennant, and roses as floral tributes. Members of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics placed wreaths and paid respects to the late Georgia figure amid autumnal surroundings.
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Thomas E. Watson
Order of United American Mechanic
Sigma 4
Epsilon
Watson
Thomson
Washington
R. L. Porter
First Christian Church
Ens
E. J. Forrester
Sparta
Baptist Church of
Weteon
Lawn Council
Order Of”Ed American Mechanics
Greeks dethrone king as Athens scene erupts in revolt
Large crowds in Athens massed around the palace and French legation as revolutionists demanded King Constantine's abdication. The abdication followed a dramatic palace standoff with envoys, amid cries of renouncing the author of Greece's misery. Constantine addressed the people from exile, invoking constitutional limits and national interests while Greece faces a critical crisis.
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Athens
Constantinos
Papoutous
Cintinghia
Greece
Constantine
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Chase. Martin
George
Venizelos
Waviby
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France
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Werdnesiay
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Milton Jarnigan, Jr
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