Bodies of Negroes Found on Murder Farm in Georgia
Atlanta March 28 Grim searchers with grappling gear hunted the underbrush of John Williams plantation and the Alcovy River for more evidence as eleven corpses have been recovered. Cindy Manning testified Williams ordered killings of enslaved people who sought to inform authorities about peonage.
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Atlanta
John Williams
Williams
Cindy Manning
Manning
Jasper County
Alcovy
Georgia
Yellow River
Covington
Arson Campaign by Sinn Fein Flares in England
London March 28 Sinn Fein arson campaign described as the most destructive yet attempted in England spread over the weekend. Damage reached thousands of pounds across Cumberland and Durham where forty farm fires broke out simultaneously. One suspect was under arrest.
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London
England
Sinn
Nemberland
Durham End
Turkish Forces Beat Back in Turkey War Disperse Twelfth Corps
Athens dispatch reports the twelfth corps of the Turkish army dispersed after nationalist forces failed to hold a position near Brussa. The Greek war office communique also claims the capture of Affouncarahisaar to the east of Brussa.
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Athens
War Office Atatement
Affouncarahisaar
Brussa
Reds Routed by German Safety Police
United Press report from Halle Germany describes scattered communist rioting around Hal le Sangerhausen and Mansfield. Safety police and military forces shelling repelled the attackers who dispersed to their homes or southward as farmers protested over fields. By Sunday the uprising faded with few arrests.
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Carl D. Groat
United Press
Halle
Germany
Count Ponisky
Ice
Sangerhausen
Mansfield
Comia
Hettatedt
Outskirts Tent Homes A Summer Prospect In Athens
Observers note improvised shelters on city edges including a tent house, a garage dwelling, and cheaply built structures using salvaged materials. The latest idea is renting abandoned kilns at the old brick plant as warm, rainproof homes, with several Athens families weighing tent living this summer.
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Athens
Two Colored Men Arrested After Washington Street Theft
Price and Fletcher Lytle, both colored, were arrested for resisting arrest without a warrant but admitted stealing coats from Harwick's restaurant on Washington street. They returned the clothing and left town at officials’ request.
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Sher- McKinley
Price
Dawe
Fletcher Lytle
Harwick’s
Washington Street
Lives in Garage While His Home Is Being Built
J L Tritipo builds a double garage on East State street then starts a seven room bungalow on the same property. While the new house is under construction the family resides in the garage opposite Registrar W R Cable. The owner expects savings on rent until completion. Julius Frankel pays a $1000 fine for leaving a liquor club at the workhouse.
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J. L. Tritipo
East State Street
Tritipo
W. R. Cable
Canton
Julius Frankel
Lifers” Club
Workhouse
Italian Rail Trials Quieter Ties with Decks
An Italian railroad tests quieter reinforced concrete ties paired with wooden decks to enhance resilience and reduce noise and vibration for rail travel.
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Italy
Cold Wave Advances Across Midwest States
A severe cold wave from Alaska spread through the middlewest and south to northern Texas with freezing readings in many states. Texas saw 18 degrees while Illinois Wisconsin and Minnesota logged freezing temps. Ohio reports heavy rain turning to snow with rivers near banks but no flood fears. The weather system forewarns a bellwether March end and a cooler spell ahead.
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Alaska
Great Lakes
Rocky Mountains
Texas
Weather Bureau
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Kansas
Missouri
Ohio
Blinding Snow Storm at Toledo
A sudden heavy snowstorm hit Toledo at 4 AM, melting quickly. By noon a lighter snowfall filled the air and trains arriving from the west were coated with snow.
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Toledo
Eliot Wadsworth Named Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Eliot Wadsworth of Boston is appointed assistant secretary of the treasury. He is noted for Red Cross work and for his status as a leading figure associated with Faggard University.
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Eliot Wadsworth
the Treasury
Boston
Red Cross
Faggard University
Italian Plant Produces Over A Ton Of Ammonia Daily
An Italian hydroelectric facility manufactures more than a ton of ammonia each day using air and water as the sole raw materials.
Japan to withdraw troops from former German islands
Tokyo says Japan will pull troops from the former German islands and denies fortification. The foreign office calls the islands economically and strategically unimportant and notes America controls the Atlantic via the Virgin Islands.
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Tokio
United Press
Japan
America
Atlantic
Virgin Islands
Mandate Islands
Kamchatka
Pacific
Partition of Estate Sought in Wakefield Case
A partition action filed in court seeks to divide the Wakefield estate in Glouster. Plaintiffs name Harry Wakefield against Emma McClellan Elizabeth Williams Wilbur Williams Lena Bee Thomas Bee George Wakefield Ronard Wakefield Rosa Wakefield Lizzie Wakefield Amelia Wakefield Susan Searles Glenrose Sedwick Clella Sedwick Marie Williams and George a minor over fourteen.
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Wakefield
Glouster
Harry Wakefield
Emma McClellan
Elizabeth Williams
Wilbur Williams
Lena Bee
Thomas Bee
George Wakefield
Ronard Wakefield
Rosa Wakefield
Lizzie Wakefield
Amelia Wakefield
Susan Searles
Glenrose Sedwick
Clella Sedwick
Marie Williams
George
Lever-Driven Generator Powers New Flashlight
A novel flashlight powers itself via a lever-operated generator instead of using a battery. The device includes a hand crank that drives the generator to produce light, offering a reusable energy source and potential for field use where batteries are impractical.
Rivers Flood and Snowfall Cut Flood Fear in Ohio
In Columbus the Olentangy overflowed its banks and low lands flooded after a two day rain. The Scioto rose quickly reaching danger levels but snow today reduced flood fear. Rivers across the region stayed high, with Kenton and other points reporting rapid rises while Licking County crops suffered from overflow.
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Columbus
Olentangy
Scioto
Weather Bureau
Safety Device Added to Vault Doors
The Security Savings Bank installed the Anakan Lock on vault doors for extra protection. The two spring bolts operate independently of the main lock and auto release if the door is blown or burned, remaining set until bank experts unlock. The burglar-proof feature earns favor from bank president D. H. Moore and insurance companies, with over 5000 banks equipped and no successful burglaries reported.
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The
Security Savings Bank
Anakan Lock Company
Robber Steals Cash. Theater Hero Shot in Cincinnati
At the Bijou theater in Cincinnati the night manager John Gallagher pages receipts into the safe when a masked man enters and orders him to surrender. A struggle ends with a gunfire wound to Gallagher’s hip as the robber escapes. The owner awards a hero medal.
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Cincinnati
John Gallagher
John
Gallagher
Snow Buries Spring Shrubbery After Rain
Canton Ohio reports a late March snowstorm burying bright spring shrubbery after 18 hours of rain. Easter bonnet parades proceeded Sunday afternoon as plans remained intact despite the storm.
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Canton
Not Warm Today
The Muskingum and Licking rivers are high but pose no flood danger. Overnight rain turned to snow this morning. Peach trees are in full bloom and fruit is advanced enough that a freeze could kill it. Easter Sunday was bright and warm.
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Ohio
Zanesville
Muskingum
Tokio Fire Increases Loss To Ten Million Dollars
Estimates show Tokio fires Saturday night caused property losses over ten million dollars. Four large business houses a bank and other key structures were burned, and nearly 1,000 houses were destroyed with many injured.
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Tokio
Leeds
Ured
Tornado Devastates Athens Area. one eye lost in blast
A tornado near Hill seven miles northwest of here damaged homes and farm buildings. Wain Harris, 18, of Shade, was involved in an explosion with a stove handle that destroyed an eye, leaving several injured as rescuers worked at the Athens Eye Ear and Nose Hospital on Court Street. The storm left four farms ruined and multiple dwellings wrecked.
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Noview
Tex
Athens
Court Street
Hill
Here
Police Guard Strengthened After Plot Allegations
Hartford police increased presence in the manufacturing district after authorities announced evidence of a planned communist revolt. Pamphlets found urged workers to seize idle factories and establish a soviet government nationwide activity was allegedly plotted.
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Hartford
Conn
Eers
Shopmen Won’t See Pay Cuts On April First
Railroad representatives said wages for maintenance of way workers and shop laborers would not be cut and current pay scales will continue while the matter is reviewed by the U S railroad labor board. The suit by shop laborers against T and O remains before the court. Akron records a wintry day with rain sleet and heavy precipitation totaling 2 03 inches in 24 hours.
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Columbus
United States Railroad Labor Board
Akron
Mar
Aviators to attempt crossing to Haiti and Caribbean
Washington March 28 American aviators will attempt tomorrow the first flight of a mainland to Haiti Santo Domingo Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
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Washington
Mar
Haiti
Santo Domingo
Porto Rico
Virgin Islands
Continuing search for five men lost in balloon near Pensacola
Navy and civil craft renew dawn search for five balloonists after a drift to sea. Seas calm, clouds lifted, dirigible C-7 and seaplanes survey shore swamps and wooded coasts, while slow sailing craft are halted to check for rescued crew.
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South
Pensacola
Fla
Gay and
Rolmes Counties
Spring of 1921 marked by bells of marriage
Washington reports a record wedding boom with about 100000 brides expected in June and over 2660620 marriages in 1921. Census data and fears of a business slump drive optimism as romance blooms nationwide in spring.
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Ralph F. Couch
United Press
Washington, Mar
Chesterton on Clara Smith Hamon case and American justice
English author Gilbert K Chesterton, speaking to United Press, comments on Clara Smith Hamon not facing trial for the murder of Jake L Hamon. He recalls juror views on whether Hamon should have gone and whether Clara was the right instrument in the case. He contrasts American procedure with English crime conventions and contemplates a fictional plot twist.
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New York
Clara Smith Hamon
Jake L. Hamon
Gilbert K. Chesterton
United Press
Chesterton
Hannon
Clara
Bernard Shaw
Ardmore
Oklo
England
Hamon
March winds swell as storm halts Cleveland Easter parade
Cleveland reports March weather turning harsh as rain began before noon and hail and snow followed, interrupting the Easter parade activities.
Easter rain hits Athens county as floods feared
The Easter Day rain arrived overnight in Athens county after Sunday showers. A heavy downpour soaked the area hours before daylight while snow and zero temperatures swept the western plains. Ohio rivers rise in the north as Hocking prepares to rise again, yet a cold snap should prevent flood danger.
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Athens County
Ohio
Cleveland
Giants Third Baseman Goldie Rapp Hospitalized
In New Orleans Goldie Rapp of the New York Giants is hospitalized with an illness described as not the flu. Doctors say a high fever has abated and he may be able to join the club next week.
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New Orleans
Goldie Rapp
New York Giants
Garden plans and seed catalog requests issued by Washington
The Athens Messenger Information Bureau announces garden planning guidance and requests readers to enclose stamps for free copies of topks and garden plans. It notes the department of agrick has issued varieties suited to different regions and asks readers to secure a copy tailored to their needs.
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Frederic J. Hasxin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Careta
Department of Agrick
Ourington Information Bureau
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