Woman Awaits Gallows in Atlanta Murder Case
Ida Hughes sits in Fulton county jail facing possible execution for the murder of her mother in law Mrs. M. C. Hughes. She says years of abuse drove her mad and recalls a volatile dispute over house guests and a trunk search before she fired the fatal shot. The defense challenged her rights to hear the verdict but the Supreme court upheld the lower court.
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Atlanta
Ida Hughes
Fulton County
M. C. Hughes
Hughes
Birmingham
Georgia
Cora Jonkinson
Milledgeville
Exercise Dogs London Children Earn From Walks
Many London children earn money by walking the pet dogs of wealthy residents, a trend reflecting flexible labor among youths in the city.
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Exercise Dogs
London
Mussolini’s Illness Sparks Rumors of Political Upheaval
Across pages a column reports rumors from Italy about Premier Mussolini’s health. Claims of ulcers and hemorrhages circulate, with one metastasizing rumor of a royal shooting dismissed as baseless. The piece hints at possible upheaval tied to conservatism and the crown.
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Italy
Mussolini
Pittsburgh Coal Men Postpone Ohio Conference Reps
Pittsburgh coal operators broke up their meeting yesterday after word from Cleveland that the Ohio Illinois Indiana and Western Pennsylvania conference was postponed to March 17. Cr. J. Goodyear said no action would be taken now and a Pittsburgh scale committee may decide if Pittsburgh will be represented. The dispute centers on freight rate differentials and a wage-cut effort to compete with non union miners.
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Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Ohio
Ilinois
Indiana
Vennsylvania
Pittsburgh Coal Producers’ Association
Cr. J. Goodyear
Association
Great Lakes
Goodyear
Pittsburgh Association
Advises Sending of Men of War to Swatow
The American consul at Swatow requests a United States destroyer to protect Americans from looting after the Cantonese army of Dr Sun Yat Sen captured Swatow in Eastern Kwangtung. Four Japanese war vessels were reported in the port, easing tension.
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Peking
Swatow
Kwangtung Province
South China
Sun Yat Sen
Artigas Refloated After Run Ashore Near Nantucket Shoals
The freight steamship Artigas, bound from Baltimore to Boston, ran ashore on Half Moon Shoals between Pollock Rip and Nantucket Island. It refloated with the rising tide and proceeded under its own steam.
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New Bedford
Mass
Artigas
Baltimore
Boston
Half Moon Shoals
Pollock Rip
Nantucket Island
Edmund B. Barber Dead at 84 Noted Financier and Former Railway Secretary
Edmund B. Barber, 84, a retired businessman and prominent stockholder in American Telephone and Telegraph, and former secretary of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad, died today in Boston.
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Boston
Edmund B. Barber
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Desert city Pueblo Grande unearthed near St Thomas Nevada
An expedition from the Museum of the American Indian led by M. R. Harrington excavates Pueblo Grande near St Thomas Nevada. Findings suggest a 2000 to 2500 year old prehistoric city with seven foot tall Pueblo giants, turquoise wares, ash heaps, and remnant homes rebuilt over centuries.
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ST. Thomas
Nev
Cleopatra
Mark Antony
Nevada
Pueblo Grande
Rome
Pueblo Grande de Nueva
Europe
Greece
Museum of the American Indian
M. R. Harrington
America
Harrington
Pueblos
Athens County Has First Radio Theft
Athens county youths Don ald Bean and Carl Lockhart both 15 and 18 of Guysville were arrested by Magistrate P. W. Helwig and Constable E. C. Mariner after allegedly stealing a loud speaker two batteries and five radio tubes from the Automotive Battery and Electric Co in Athens The theft occurred from an automobile in Guysville Wednesday night and the loot was found at the Lockhart home Bean and Lockhart confessed and will face charges of grand or petit larceny.
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Athens County
Donald Bean
Carl Lockhart
Guysville
P. W. Helwig
E. C. Mariner
Automotive Battery and Electric Co
Athens
Electric Company
Bean
Lockhart
Coolville
Helwig
Coolidge to Verdict in Tacna Arica Boundary Case
President Coolidge has chosen to arbitrate the Tacna Arica dispute between Peru and Chile. He will deliver his decision to the Peruvian and Chilean ambassadors next Monday at 10 oclock after months of study.
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Coolidge
Washington
Tacna Arica
Peru
Chile
Mitchell to retire as assistant chief of army air service
Brigadier General William Mitchell will retire this month from his post as assistant chief of the Army Air Service. Secretary Weeks recommended Lt. Col. James F. Fechet to succeed him on March 27, and President Coolidge approved Fechet's nomination the same day. Mitchell spoke from Langley Field stressing unity of air defense and the growing role of aircraft in national welfare.
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Washington
William Mitchell
War Department
Army Air Service
Weeks
President Coolidge
James F. Fechet
Texas
San Antonio
Mitchell
Fecht
Senate
Langley Field
Department
Unified Air Service
Laborites Walk Out Over Kirkwood Suspension
In London on March 6 Ramsay MacDonald led Labour MPs out of the House of Commons in protest against the suspension of Labour member Kirkwood. The Tories cheered as the Labour MPs exited the chamber.
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London
Ramsay MacDonald
lLaborite
House of Commons
Kirkwood
Plan Party For Friday Evening By Athens Churches
The co operating churches of Athens host a party for young attendees of the B. P. U. Epworth League and Christian Endeavor. The event is Friday night at 7 o clock in the Women's Gym and all young people at the meetings are invited.
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Churches
Athens
Epworth League
Christian Endeavor
Boulay Resigns? Boulay Accepts Federal Highway Post
State Highway Director L A Boulay accepts a federal appointment as consulting highway specialist with the Federal Bureau of Public Roads. He will join a board to determine interstate marking of federal highways nationwide and may resign as Ohio director, a request Governor Donahey presented in writing.
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Columbus
L. A. Boulay
United States Secretary of Agriculture
Jardine
Washington, D. C
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Boulay
United States
Ohio
Donahey
Donaheey
Dacs Mot Net Verpor
Wboulay
Butler County
Ocean floor peaks rise 1600 feet off California coast
Scientists report discovering submarine mountains reaching about 1600 feet above the seabed along the California coast. The find expands mapping of the continental shelf and could affect models of plate tectonics and marine habitats.
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California J Coast
Bobbed Bandit In Prison Asks Picture Of Baby's Grave
Celia Cooney the bobbed haired bandit now serving 10 to 20 years in New York State prisons writes from confinement to Dr Sisson in Jacksonville asking for a picture of her baby’s grave. The doctor has sent a moss marked cross photo and cites a deranged mind from impending motherhood.
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Jacksonville
Fla
New York State
Celia Cooney
Miornda
8S. S. Sisson
Man brought back on check charges
YORAsen Johnson was arrested yesterday in Portsmouth by the city police chief and brought to Athens to face three charges two counts of passing bad checks and one of obtaining money under false pretences. He was arraigned before Magistrate Helwig and has not entered a plea. The alleged checks totaled 17 dollars at the Palmer House 13.36 dollars at the Central Garage and 15 dollars from John Eddy.
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Yorasen
Portsmouth
Athens
Johnson
Helwig
Palmer House
John Eddy
Child Dies After Oil Ignites Fire At Home
Flossie May Wileman six dies from burns suffered when coal oil spilled on a grate fire at the family home at Bunker Hill. She endured hours of agony before death after an explosion threw burning oil over her clothing. Funeral set for Saturday at 1 o'clock with burial in Bunker Hill cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Flossie May
Frank Wileman
Bunker Hill
Finsterwald
Bunker Hill Cemetery
Weather Mystery Solved By Sunspots Says Smithsonian
Weather forecasting may soon extend months ahead as sunspot activity links solar heat to predictions. Dr Charles G Abbott and H H Clagistop report decades of data showing solar variations drive climate shifts, with Roebling funding support through 1925.
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Fred J. Walker
Washington
Charles G. Abbott
Astrophysical Observatory
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian
H. H. Clagistop
Clayton
Mount Harqua
Hala
Ariz
Mount Montezuma
Chile
Arizona
Doctor Abbott
Paris fashion down to knees shocks New York crowds
New York fashion watchers report Paris styles as skirts reach only to the knees aboard the Olympic returners. European editor Mrs Bertram Walker notes Paris designs differ, while Nina Boldbin describes new Paris makeup including reddened tears and curled lashes.
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New York
Paris
Bertram Walker
Nina Boldbin
Master Hairdressers’ Association
King George's yacht Britania rides as fastest afloat
The Britania is noted as one of the swiftest ships of King George's fleet, carrying 9235 square feet of canvas when fully rigged.
Insurgent Republicans Lose grip in Senate reshuffle
Administration forces push to strip La Follette bloc from GOP ranks as new committee slate denies insurgents majority representation. Follette and Todd lose chairmanships. Brookhart and Vrazier stripped of seniority. Democrats reorganize with Robinson as minority floor leader and new steering committee. Several chairmanships remain with prior holders. key changes include Interstate Commerce to Wallace and Manufacturers to McKinley.
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WM. K. Hutchinson
I. N.S
Washington
Mar
Senate
la Follette
Follette
Wisconsin
Benastors Borah
Idaho
Norris
Nebraska
Couzens
Michigan
B.wever
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Borah
Warren
Wyoming
Smoot
Utah
Cummins
Iowa
Wadsworth
New York
Hale
Maine
Waleson
Indiana
Smith
Democrat
South Carolina
McKinley
Tilt
LaFollette
Stanfield
Oregon
Leons Ladd
Post Office
Moses
New Hampshire
Sterling
South Dakota
Hogs Unchecked As Market Hits New High In Chicago Trade
The hog market surged to a top of 14.25 in morning Chicago trading, 50 cents above Thursday’s high and about two dollars above last week. A $20,000 supply faced seven thousand head carried over from the prior session.
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Chicago
Mar
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Della J. Akeley
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