Chamber of Commerce seeks Athens hospitality for boll weevil school
J W Jarrell Jr president of the Athens Chamber of Commerce asks residents to host and assist about 300 visitors from across the state for the State College of Agriculture Boll Weevil School January 20 to 30. He requests publicity, spare rooms, and meals as hotels fill, urging citizens to cooperate in showing hospitality.
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State College of Agriculture
J. W. Jarrell, Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Athens Banner
State College of Agricultire
Weetil School
Tan Daya
Agriculture College
Alderman Davidson Calls Gas Service Investigation
Athens Banner editor Sir a number of citizens report poor gas service and rising bills across the city. Alderman Albert E Davidson asks Mayor Erwin to convene a special council meeting and invites residents to mail or phone their service status responses.
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Athens
Fuedas
Erwin
Albert E. Davidson
Denies Wool Price Rise Causing Higher Clothes Costs
A statement by H. R. Xing of Seattle that clothing prices will jump 25 to 40 percent due to higher wool costs was called absurd by Dr. S. W. McClure, secretary of the National Wool Growers Association, who noted wool prices on the Boston wool market have not advanced in ninety days.
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Associated Press
Salt City
H. R. Xing
Seattle
National Retail Clothier's Association
Chicago
5. W. McClure
National Wool Growers’ Association
Boston
Jury Deadlocked in Murder Trial of Harry New
Los Angeles January 14 The jury in the murder case of Harry New charged with the killing of Preda Lesser was deadlocked tonight with little chance of agreement.
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WEW
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Harry New
Preda Lesser
Mexico News Describes Cruel Mexican Turmoil
San Antonio January 14 Associated Press reports from a Senate sub committee hearing describe terrible cruelty, murders, and property devastation in Mexico. James J Britt, Tampico lawyer, says American life is worth more than in Mexico, cites killings linked to liquor, references the American Gabriel Porter. Britt recalls American Legion members arrested after service with the American army. Cattleman T M McBee testifies that Lee Sharp and Clarence Sellers were dragged to death by mounted men after crossing from Del Rio.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
aJn
Senate
Mexico
James J. Britt
Tampico
Argonne
James Wallace
Gabriele Porter
Britt
American Legion
Legion
T. M. McBee
Lee Sharp
Clarence Sellers
del Rio
Riot in Berlin Kills Thirty-One Outside Reichstag
An Associated Press report says thirty-one people were killed in a riot in front of the Reichstag in Berlin. The National and Prussian cabinets issued a joint statement urging maintenance of order by all means available.
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Associated Press
Reichstag
Berlin
Federal bill urged to curb lynching and race riots
Washington on January 14 the Senate judiciary subcommittee held its initial hearing on federal legislation to prevent lynchings and race rioting. The session focused on federal jurisdiction and enforcement.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Judiciary
Good Roads Problem Assumes New Aspect
Funds for hard surface roads in 1920 exceed all prior years. The Agriculture Department cites 633 million dollars, with experts predicting a final total near 1.001 billion. Previous peak annual outlays never surpassed 10 million. Legislatures recognize highway needs while truck interests challenge highway transportation against railroads.
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United States
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Cailliaux Trial Set For February Seventeenth
Paris January 14 The trial of Joseph Cailliaux former premier of France for intriguing to bring about premature and dishonorable peace with Germany was fixed by the Senate for February 17.
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Paris
Joseph Cailliaux
France
Germany
Senate
Allies Doing Russia More Harm Than Good, Says General Galda
Vladivostok January 14 General Rudolph Galda former commander of the Czechoslovak forces in Siberia declared before his departure for Shanghai that the Allies are doing Russia more harm than the Bolsheviks and that the Allies should leave Russia at once for the benefit of the country.
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Russia
Vladivostok
Rudolph Galda
Siberia
Shanghai
Rusals
Italy Prepares Victory Parade Through Historic Rome
Rome reports Italy plans a spring victory celebration for World War I heroes. Workers rebuild routes used by ancient legions along the Appian Way and into the Forum. The parade will pass under Constantine’s arch and past the Colosseum to the Capitol and the altar of the Father. Temporary roads and reconstructions precede the march.
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Italy
d'Annunzio
Ib Tua
Constantine
Roman
Titis
Titus
Jerusalem
Emanuel II
Roman Forum
Marc Antony
Julius Caenar
Atepa
The Making of Men at Gel Camp Training Drive
A youth program in Gel emphasizes training for boys and men. Five hundred and five subscribers join the $20,000 drive to fund the camp and repay building debt. Seven thousand fifty dollars remains to complete the project this year as Athens faces a Friday decision.
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Athens
Police and Fire Reports Presented to Civil Service Commission
Police and Fire Department reports were submitted to the Civil Service Commission. The Police Department reported 1,964 cases, including 360 drunks and 673 traffic offenses, with fines totaling $26,054 and stockade and rent costs. Fire Chief George W. McDorman reported 169 fire alarms with 42 false, 5000 feet of hose, and potential losses of $63,275.4 against property valued at $818,240, deemed a low loss.
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Police Department
Henry Beusse
Civil Service Commission
Gressen
George W. McDorman
Disabled veterans take agriculture courses under federal program
Three thousand disabled service men study agriculture through the Federal Board for Vocational Education, many at the University of Georgia. They specialize in marketing, gardening, animal husbandry, forestry, or general farming, receiving strong school foundations before work placement.
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Federal Board For Vocational Education
University of Georgia
Federal Board
Friendly Intervention Backed to Stabilize Mexico
Edward Field Harvey, vice president of Lagune Company of Mexico, told Senate foreign relations sub committee that support for friendly intervention to restore a stable Mexican government would grow among leading Mexicans. He warned a 25,000-strong column could seize Mexico City and urged port blockades and occupation. He said U S actions must demand respect in diplomatic exchanges and feared radical laws spreading among Mexicans would threaten the United States.
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Washington
Mexico
Mexi
Edward Field Harvey
Lagune Company
Senate Foreign Relations
Harvey
United States
Mexico City
No Prosecution Freezes Trial In Wife Killing Case
Dublin Georgia January 14 Matt Edwards was released after a committment trial on a charge of killing his wife as no one appeared to prosecute. His attorneys said he shot her while defending himself against a man found in their home.
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Dublin
Matt Edwards
Democrats Too Powerful Claim Sparks 1970 Reform Talk
Washington Jan 14 Senator Kenyon Republican of Iowa denounced cabinet officers as wielding great powers and said he would seek a Mackinac reform measure requiring presidential appointing officers to resign a month before the election to permit a change in personnel.
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Washington
Kenyon
Iwa
Ark Will Not Sail Before April
New York dispatch reports the ark’s sailing is delayed to before April due to hearings. Immigration Commissioner UK declared the delay today citing ongoing processes and potential complications with deported extremists impacting the voyage.
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Associated Press
New York
Mets
Caill
Immigration Commissioner UK
Rumors on Wall Street About Federal Reserve Action
Reports from New York on January 14 claim rumors that Fed directors took further steps to curb stock speculation at a weekly meeting are without foundation. Officials stressed no policy changes were decided today.
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New York
Wall Street
Federal Reserve Bank
Founda
Munsey to take over New York Herald publishing interests
The New York Herald reports tomorrow that Frank A. Munsey will acquire all publishing interests of the late James Gordon Bennett, including the Herald, Evening Telegram, and the Paris edition. France honors American women for their wartime service and support, with awards recognizing their work for allied relief and national committees.
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NEW York Herald
Frank Munsey
New York
Herald
Frank A. Munsey
James Gordor Bennett
Evening Telegram
Paria
France
Tee
See Manes
Tony
Boll weevil school at Georgia State College of Agriculture
Final plans for a boll weevil school in January 2030 outline twenty practical demonstrations for farmers. Activities include calcium arsenate applications, sweet potato based control methods, a sweet potato house, blueprints and materials, and marketing of sweet potatoes through Athens merchants. Other demonstrations cover hog inoculation, fence post treatment, terracing, tractor upkeep, plowing, diseased grain treatment, and hog marketing.
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Georgia State College of Agriculture
Tne
Merchants of
Athens
WJ Bryan Predicts Ratification Today
Chicago report states William Jennings Bryan predicted the senate would ratify the peace treaty tomorrow citing the public demand for action over words. The piece notes Reuters reports from Berlin on deaths and injuries in Reichstag clashes and Prohibition rules expanding to fruit juices with over half a percent alcohol. Detroit auto maker John Dodge dies of pneumonia.
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Chicago
William Jennings Bryan
Senate
J. Garleycorn
Washington
J*rmer
Sixty Thousand Girls Are Members Girl Scouts
Philadelphia report from the sixth annual council meeting shows membership exceeding 60,000. Mrs Woodrow Wilson elected honorary president. Mrs Arthur C. Chotte of Pleasantville N J elected president. Mrs Juliette Low of Savannah Ga unanimously named founder of the Girl Scouts of America in a newly created post.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Girl Scouts of America
Woodrow ‘Wilson
Arthur C Chotte
Pleasantville
Juliette Low
Savannah
Fander
Governor Roberts Endorses Prohibition Enforcement Drive
Governor A H Roberts of Tennessee endorses the prohibition enforcement campaign starting January 16 as the Eighteenth Amendment takes effect. He urges citizens to support lawmakers who will enforce laws impartially and to back the Anti Saloon League in shaping public opinion and funding for the week long canvass.
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A.H. Roberta
Tennessee
A. Si
Roberts
Anti-Saloon League
America
AntiSaloon League
Call Big Financial Meeting in N. Y.
New York January 14 a call for the greatest international conference of commercial and financial figures ever assembled was issued after a meeting of nationally known financiers. An appeal went out simultaneously in Great Britain France Holland Switzerland Denmark Sweden and Norway.
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Associated Press
New York
Great Britain
France
Holland
Switzerland
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Two Americans Killed in Siberia Clash With Train
London dispatch reports two Americans killed and three wounded in a clash with an armored train of General Semenoff in Trans-Baikalia. A Daily Mail correspondent in Harbin says the Americans had captured a train before the engagement.
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Associated Press
London
Semenoff
Trans-Bafkalia
Daily Mail
Harbin
Atlanta church leaders return from national conference
Church leaders in Atlanta and others passing through express unease at plans to coordinate Protestant denominations for world evangelization after returning from the Atlantic City meeting.
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Atlanta
Atlantic City
Six Navy Promotions Hit Athens Area Men
Six sailors linked to Athens area were promoted according to information from the navy recruiting office. The promoted service members are E. W. Hampton of Athena Harris Thurmond of Athens T. W. Adams of Elberton J. R. Carlton of Tocca George P. Haynie of Bogart and H. P. Jackson of Maysville.
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Navy
Athens
Navy Recruiting Office
E. W. Hampton
Athena
Harris Thurmond
T. W. Adams
Elberton
J. R. Carlton
Toccca
George P. Haynie
Bogart
H. P. Jackson
Maysville
Church Forces Unite For Enforcement Campaign
An appeal urges all church factions in America to back the Anti Saloon League as January eighteenth marks the enforcement start of the Eighteenth Amendment. Bishop Cannon Jr. chairs the national legislative committee and leading church bodies including the Episcopal editors’ representatives in Birmingham have urged a unified drive for liquor laws.
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America
Campa
Biahapa Cannon, Jr
National Legislative Committee
Anti- Saloon League of Americay
League
Episcopal
Ora
Birmingham
Old Time Dances Promoted To Suppress Modern Styles
An Ameri can National Association of Masters of Dancing circular urges older forms to displace modern jazz steps. It calls for mothers and fathers, dance hall owners, and police if needed to ban half Nelsons and cheap vulgar music while outlining strict tempo rules for waltz, two step, one step, fox trot and prescribed ballroom position and movement standards.
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American National Association of Masters of Dancing
Half Nelson
Former Cuban provisional governor Charles Magoor dies after operation
Washington reports Charles M Magoor former provisional governor of Cuba from 1906 to 1909 died following an operation. He was 59. The notice arrives amid other world dispatches including Bolshevik movement coverage and British relations in Asia.
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Washington
Chariesh m. Magoor
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