Boll Weevil School Opens At State College
Several hundred citizens from across Georgia attended the Boll weevil school at the state college of agriculture to learn methods for eradicating the pest. Dr Andrew M Soule praised the program and emphasized practical treatment techniques to protect cotton crops, with daily programs and broad county participation expected to grow.
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Boll Weevil School
State College of Agriculture
Andrew M. Soule
Inguce Ratine
South Georgia
Census Tug of Athens Amid Uproar Over Growth
The nation sees unrest as census results falter in major cities including Atlanta Augusta and Athens. Officials urge public cooperation to ensure a full citizen tally with extensions granted and enforcement against evaders to reflect ten year growth accurately.
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Atlanta
Augusta
Athens
Hotels crowded everywhere urging new facilities in Athens
The piece notes Athens and many cities suffer hotel shortages forcing travelers to queue or wait in lobbies and at open restaurants and drugstores. Charleston News and Courier cites Raleigh planning a new hotel of 250 rooms with options for twelve or five stories, decision due soon and construction to start by March 1.
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Athens
Charleston
News i Courier
Ainly
News and Courier
Raleigh
N. C
Hotels rise as Southern cities chase modern overture
The piece notes Southern cities race to match New York hotels with Greenville and Spartanburg cited for modern properties. It singles out Charleston as the laggard, stating hotel projects there have repeatedly failed due to local influences, and questions how this cycle will end.
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Anotly
Napel
Toddag
Carolnas
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
New York City
Greenville
Imperial
Spartanburg
Cleveland
Charleston
Testimony in Detzer trial details hush orders
Private Cla wyer, serving five years at Fort Leavenworth for larceny and attempted manslaughter, testified in Captain Karl Detzer’s court martial. He said Sergeant Frank Hoyt urged Lacey to stay silent and place the blame on Detzer and Sergeant Madden. Lacey had previously testified for the prosecution.
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Associated Press
New York
Clawyer
Venworth
Martiaul
Karl Detzer
Frank Hoyt
Detzer
Clarence H. Lacey
U. S. Madden
Lacey
Bipartisan Meeting Breaks Deadlock on League Reservations
Washington June 4 bipartisan conferences on the Treaty brought Senate leaders to the verge of a breach and stirred rank and file toward new solutions. A floor vote or a joint caucus were floated as possible steps. Today’s rupture was averted by pausing the Lodge reservations dispute on voting equality in the League of Nations. Senators plan to meet again tomorrow with leaders unsure of final agreement.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
League of Nations
Lexington to have U S bonded warehouse
Special to Banner. Lexington January 20 founders plan a government bonded warehouse in Oglethorpe county at Arnolds ville on Georgia State road with capital stock around 10 000 to 15 000. L C White W J Henderson J S Dowling and T M Duncan push the project aiming for operation by fall to buy sell and store cotton and other farm products and possibly manufacture and sell fertilizers later.
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Lexington
U. S
Oglethorpe County
Arnoldsvile
Georgia
L. C. White
W. J. Henderson
J. S. Dowling
T. M. Duncan
Washington and Lee 1920 football schedule announced
The athletic council and faculty committee on athletics at Washington and Lee University ratified the 1920 football schedule for the Generals. The slate includes October 2 against Davidson in Lexington and October 9 versus Wake Forest, both in Lexington, with other games planned at Princeton, Roanoke, VPI in Lynchburg, West Virginia, Alabama Polytechnic in Birmingham, and Georgetown in Washington.
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Washington and Lee
Banner
Lexington
Athletic Council
Washington and Lee University
Generals
Davidson College
Wake Forest College
Princeton University
Princeton
N. J
Roanoke College
Virginia Polytesttte Institute
Lynchburg
West Virginia University
Charleston
W. V
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Birmingham
Ala
Georgetown University
Washington, D. C
Bank of Arnoldsville Opens with $25,000 Capital in New Town
The Bank of Arnoldsville, Oglethorpe county's eighth bank, begins operations in temporary store quarters at Aroundsville while a building is rushed to completion. The initial capital stock stands at $25,000. Arnoldsville has rapid growth, shifting from a simple crossroads to a growing town near productive cotton lands and the Jim Smith lands yielding one and a half to two bales per acre.
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Bank OF
Arnoldsville
Lexington
Oglethorpe County
Aroundsville
Jim Smith
Two Recruits Enlist in United States Navy
David B. Evans aged 20 from Comer and C. L. Andrew aged 18 from Rayle enlisted yesterday at the navy recruiting station. Evans reenlisted for two years.
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United States Navy
David B. Evans
Comer
C. L. Andrew
Rayle
Navy
Evans
Baptist Leaders Meet in Nashville on January 28
Nashville Tenn January 20 To map a program for conserving the victory of the 75 Million Campaign a conference will be held in Nashville Wednesday January 28. The meeting will include the campaign commission executive committee Southern Baptist Convention secretaries editors college presidents and other denominational leaders from the South.
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Nashville
Tenn
Southern Baptist Convention
Women’s Missionary Union
South
Twenty Six Deaths From Flu in Chicago Report
Chicago health board reports 2519 influenza cases today with twenty six deaths the epidemic’s peak. Newmonitor totals rise to 297 cases and 57 fatalities amid political remarks by Hillquit on socialist influence and peaceful constitutional methods.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Cas
Board of Health
Newmonit
Hillquit
Russia
Martin W. Littleton
Chinese girl leads patriotic student union in China
Shanghai on January 20 reports Miss Liu Ching yang of Tientsin as leader in forming a large national reunization of student patriots.
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Shanghai
Liu Ching Yang
Tientsin
China
Felder Denounces Efforts of New York Lawyers
Prominent New York attorney Thomas J. Felder denounces a push by leading New York bar members led by Charles H. Hughes to condemn the reception of five Socialist members in the General Assembly. He cites four reasons against the resolution and notes his protest by letter while tied up with a Detroit graft case. Felder sent Grant Hugh Browne, a millionaire sportsman and defendant, as his representative.
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Atota
Jam
Thomas i Felder
New York
Athenta
Charles Hh. F Hughes
General Assembly
Felder
New York Association of the Bar
Borst
America
Assembly
Judiciary
Detroit
Mich
Grant Hugh Browne
Georgia Democrats to Meet February Sixth in Atlanta
Georgia Democratic executive committee chair Flint announced a February 6 meeting at 10:00 AM in the Kimball House grill room with Secretary Gardney. They will decide on presidential primary plans and how Georgia's National Convention delegates will be chosen, likely via a state convention in April or May in Macon or Atlanta due to funding limits.
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Atlanta
Janu
G Flint
Hiram L. Gardney
Kimball House
Georgia
Httle
Executive
Macon
Rural Carriers Exams Here February 14
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an examination for Clarke County to be held at Athens on February 14 to fill the rural carrier position in Athens and potential vacancies on rural routes in the county. Open to citizens domiciled in the county meeting requirements.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Clarke
Athens
Not Candidate for Congress Declares Candidacy Not Likely
A district card fromLC. Brown states he will not run for Congress due to time demands from expanding business. He notes strong support from voters across the Eighth District and expresses gratitude for offers of help while pledging future service if needed. He highlights a six year record in the state legislature and county education initiatives.
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Honoh
Brown
Bert Eam
Athens
Hope Nation
State Senate
Witeh
Chirke County
Eighth Congressional District
Nent
Congress
LC. Brown
Italy and Jugoslavia fail to settle Adriatic dispute in Paris
Premier Nitti stated Italy would demand a London 1915 treaty if Jugoslavia rejects terms as the supreme council dissolves in Paris. Jugoslav replies claim effort for agreement, while talks touch Fiume Zara Lusain Pelazoza demilitarization, Lissa status, and Italian nationality rights in Dalmatia. Nitti sails to Rome Lloyd George heads to London Clemenceau to transfer duties tomorrow.
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Paris
Supreme Council
Adriatic
Nitti
Italy
Jugo-Slavia
France
Great Britain
London
Rior
Agreement Reached On Naval Pay Bill
Washington news reports Republican House leaders reached on an early action plan for the naval pay bill. Enlisted men would receive raises from thirty to fifty per cent under the measure, while officers would not be covered.
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Washington
House
Legion chief declines to judge Dempsey war record
Indianapolis Jan 20 Franklin D Oler national commander of the American Legion refused to intervene in the criticism of Jack Dempsey s war record saying the legion does not function to pass on exemption from military service in the war era
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Dempsey
Indianapolis
Franklin D'Oler
American Legion Today
Jack Dempsey
Legion
Grand Jury Presentments and Public Notice in Clarke County 1920
The Clarke County grand jury delivers presentments for January term 1920 praising prohibition, endorsing civic reform, and recommending health law suspension. It nominates local justices, praises Judge Cobb and Solicitor Dean, requests publication in county papers, and records January 20 1920 as the filing date. Also reports new claim that fingerprints may be forged, citing Milton Carlson and the International Association for Personal Identification with a Los Angeles source.
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Cobb
Gientaguay
Andrew J. Cobb
Superior Court
Clarke County
Georgia
Clarke County Superior Court
Athens
Ellis
Kenny's
E. C. Callaway
Justice of the Peace
W. O. Dean
JH. Dozier
Foreman
Max ML. Hubert
T. R. Crawford
L. M. Fowler
J. FP. Whitehead
T. C. Fowler
L. M. Leathers
J. Y. Talmadge
G. G. Stephenson
Associated Press
New York
International Association For Personal Identification
Wombin
Child
United States
Canada
Milton Cartson
Los Angeles
Carlson
New Jersey
Mperts
Flu Epidemic Hits Army Camps Across West
Influenza races through several army camps in the middle West and in Germany, with sick rates mild, say Army Surgeon General Ireland and Public Health Service head Surgeon General Blue. Epidemics reported at Camps Grant Rockford and Fort Sheridan in Illinois, Love Field Texas, and Great Lakes Naval Training Station, though troop totals are small.
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Washington
Middle West
Ireland
Germay
United States
Blue
Public Health Service
Grant
Rockford
Fort Sheridan
Illinois
Love Field
Texas
Great Lakes
Five New York Assembly Members Suspended Spark Denunciation
Indianapolis January 20 The suspension of five New York State assembly members was denounced in Seymour yesterday by the Nations Americanism committee of the American Legion. It was announced today.
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Indianapolis
New York State Assembly
Nations Americanism
Committee of the American Legion
Sedon
North and South Methodists Vote to Unite
Recommendations of the joint commission urged reunion of northern and southern Methodists were adopted by a convention of more than 10 bishops pastors and laymen. The plan envisions a single unified church to be called the Methodist Church.
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NORTH
South Methodists
Louisville
Wholesale plot to strike on holidays thwarted by raids
New York police say a plan by eighteen extremists to target public officials and prominent citizens using hazardous devices in May and on the Fourth of July was disrupted by two raids. Authorities recovered papers and material for devices, and believe a list of potential victims existed.
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New York
Yeateminy
Department of Fusure
Senate committee still probing Mexican situation in Sandiego plan
San Antonio dispatch reports the Senate subcommittee investigating the Mexican situation will seek to determine tomorrow if the Carranza government aided the Sandiego plot aimed at restoring territory to Mexico or Texas and other states.
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San Antonio
Senate
Carranza
Sandiego
Mexico
Texas
Winterville School Prize for Best Campaign Record
Winterville January meeting at the school auditorium announced a prize from the Ladies' Community Club for the pupil making the best record in the Anti-Saloon League campaign drive. Active work began in the contest as students tackle the inquiry with the aim of raising the most merit for the cause.
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Winterville
Ladies’ Community Club
The Test of Greatness on Lee's Birthday
A poem praising General Lee's enduring greatness in war and peace. It emphasizes character and virtue as the source of lasting fame. The verse reflects reverence for Lee and admiration from friends and the world, noting his reputation grows with time.
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Lee
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