Industrial Meet Cleans Slate with All Moves Defeated
Washington scene saw the National Industrial Conference defeated on every key proposal including the right to bargain collectively and arbitration of the steel strike. Labor delegates left discouraged as a new start was urged by Secretary Lane, with a six member coordinating panel to map action. Public group lost support and a crisis seemed likely without unity.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Industrial Conference
Lane
Labor
Wilson
New York
Charlotte
N. G
Commissionera
France Need American Cotton for Next Year
Atlantic City Oct 21 The French cotton requirements for next year total a million tons with seven to eight hundred thousand tons to come from the United States Arthur Waddington of the French delegation announced to American textile leaders at the international trade conference session in Atlantic City.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
United States
Arthur Waddington
Attorney says Mrs Bradstreet committed bigamy in Atlanta case
Attorney for Fairburn Banking Company says Catherine Queen Bradstreet married William B Shoemaker in 1918 and Clarence F Bradstreet in 1919 while using different names, claiming a preexisting divorce from Tate made the Shoemaker marriage void. He notes possible bigamy warrant and pending hearings next week in Campbell county.
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Atlanta
Reuben R. Arnold
Fairburn Banking Company
William B. Green
Irs
Catherine Queen- Bradstreet
Clarence F. Bradstreet
Robert Ellison
Bradstreet
Arnold
William B. Shoemaker
Agnesa Tate
Tate
Agnes Queen Tate
Shoemaker
Sal
Panthersville
DeKalb County
Green
Bradstreets, Green
Campbell County
Editors 8th District Organize Association Here Saturday Morning
Editors from the Eighth congressional district of Georgia plan a Saturday Athens meeting to organize the Eighth District Press Association. The agenda includes a 11 a.m. business session at the Georgian Hotel, talks by Mayors and editors, officer elections, a 2 p.m. luncheon, and an Athens city tour.
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Eighth Congressional District
Georgia
Athens
Eighth District Press Association
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Assembly For Business
Georgian Hotel
City of Athens
Andrew Co. Erwin
M. G. Nicholson
Jack L. Patterson
Covington News
Department of Journalism
University of Georgia
8. V. Sanford
James C. Williams
Greensboro Herald-Journal
J. Kelly Simmons
Tefair Enterprise
Georgia Press Association
Jack Patterson
Verdict awards large Smith estate case in Clarke court
In Clarke County superior court yesterday a jury awarded Lucy Thornton et al. and Frances S. Shehane administratrix of James M. Smith’s estate damages totaling 23 111 dollars. The verdict includes 22 111 45 to plaintiffs with potential appeal noted by defense lawyers. The suit traces back over forty years to Henry Thornton’s 1879 death and a long dispute over land once valued at 58 acres and personal property. Eight heirs were present, three more to be tried at the next term in Oglethorpe. Evidence shows the land. recently sold, fetched 100 156 per acre. The defense included Col. Howell C. Erwin and Judge W. M. Howard among others. In the criminal division Judge Andrew Cobb presided. Paul Ellis was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter with a lengthy sentence, while John Peek was acquitted of Marian Latimer’s murder.
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Clarke County Superior Court
Lucy Thornton
Frances S. Shehane
James M. Smith
Henry Thornton
Thornton
Oglethorpe Superior Court
Messrs. T. W
Lamar C. Rucker
Andrew Cobb
Paul Ellis
John Peek
Marian Latimer
Little refinements boost Lexington cars says dealer
Lexington Motor Car dealer Mr Dink Martin notes small improvements like oilless bushings universal joint non metallic and one finger brakes reduce maintenance and improve fool proofing. Deeper upholstery and ongoing postwar refinements show Lexington engineers continually add touches to enhance what already seems perfect in automobiles.
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Dink Martin
Lexington Motor Car
Lexington
Authorities Begin Fight on Wild-Cat Stock
Atlanta authorities join forces with state securities offices to crack down on wild cat stock promoters. Directors warn owners of War Savings Stamps, Liberty Bonds and Treasury Certificates against exchanging holdings for fake stocks, land leases, or participation certificates. Fraud drains legitimate commerce and raises living costs.
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Atlanta
State Securities Commissions
Silas W. Davis
War Loan Organization
Davis
Liberty Bonds
Treasury Savings
Houston Thompson
Federal Trade Commissioner
House Judiciary Committee
Washington
Treasury Department
Sunbury Convention Opens Meets in Eldorado Church
Savannah Baptista will send large delegations to the old Sunbury Association which will hold its fifty sixth annual meeting beginning Wednesday in Eldorado church Bryat county Six churches here will be represented in Savannah Ga October 21 sources indicate the event and locations with a strong regional church context and multiple congregations involved.
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Savannah
Savannah Baptista
Old Sunbury Association
Eldorado
Olive Branch Church
Bryat County
Many Baptists to Attend Georgia State Convention
The Banner reports Savannah sees its largest Baptist delegation head to Macon for the Georgia Baptist State Convention, meeting November 18 to 20. Dr. Luther R. Christie of First Baptist is a prominent member of key convention committees.
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Savannah
Macon
Georgia Baptist State Convention
Luther R. Christie
First Baptist Church
City Streets Flooded by Heavy Rains in Daytona
Daytona Fla Oct 21 heavy rains flooded streets mainly in residential sections to depths near two feet overnight and early today with nearly seven inches of rainfall. Water subsided by tonight.
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Associated Press
Daytona
Fla
President Wilson wears thin after illness according to bulletin
Washington Oct 21 references to President Wilson's growing activity were noted in Dr Grayson's bulletin stating he felt stronger yet tired after attempting more than before during his illness.
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Washington
Wilson
Dr. Grayson
Democratic Senate weighs peace treaty reservations
Washington on October 21 the Democratic leaders debated accepting the peace treaty reservations without further opposition as opposition factions reported a complete agreement on their program though no decision was reached. Four key reservations were cited: withdrawal from the league domestic questions Monroe Doctrine and Article Ten.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
HOUSE
Lincoln
Springfield
Ill
Albert
Elizabeth
Prince Leopold
Abraham Lincoln
Sugar Shortage Relief Plan Discussed in Savannah
Savannah reports efforts to alleviate a sugar shortage with reduced England allotments and shipments from Louisiana New Orleans and beet sugar. W B Paronder secretary treasurer of the Savannah Sugar Refinery Corp returned from New York to push economy and coordinate distribution to Georgia east coast Florida and lines to England through a refined plan by the refineries committee.
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Savannah
Georgia
Florida
England
Louisiana
W. 8. Paronder
Savannah Sugar Refinery Corporation
New York
New Orleans
Cuba
Parodner
Savannah Sugar Refining Corporation
Atlantan Held for Sending Red Machine Through Mail
Atlanta Oct 21 Paul B Carter a local machinist was indicted and arraigned today in federal court on the charge of sending an infernal machine through the mails to Captain John Knew bel He pleaded not guilty and bonds set at 6000
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Paul B. Carter
John Knewbel
Colombian Women Present Original Grant of Florida
Four Colombian women presented a copy of Ponce de Leon s grant of Florida to immigration officials in New York on October 21. The document was shown to support their possible ownership claim, but the inheritance basis did not meet the necessary qualifications for admission under the regulations.
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Associated Press
New York
Florida
Spain
Conference fails to avert mining strike amid tensions
Washington reports the central competitive fields scale committee conference adjourned without agreement as miners and operators stand firm. Government may step in to prevent mine closures with stock under a month. Maritime clerks strike seeks 30 percent raise and eight hour day in New York. Riot erupts after shoremen meeting in Hoboken. One killed in Braddock steel mill clash. Episcopal deputies back arbitration urging labor and capital to partner and submit disputes to mediation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Senate
New York
Maritime
J. S. Rowe
Hoboken
Pittsburg
Braddock
Detroit
Protestant Episcopal Church
House of Deputies
Thomas Nelson Page
Woman Held For Kidnapping Own Child In Savannah
Elizabeth Cundiff, a Savannah mother, kidnapped her five year old son from his father two years after a juvenile court granted custody to the father. She tracked the father and child, hired a car, and took the boy while the father was away. After two days she was detained and the boy returned. the father chose not to prosecute.
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Savannah
Elizabeth Cundiff
Mine Disaster Kills Forty at Levant Colliery
A collapse at Levant Colliery in St Just Cornwall traps and kills at least forty men as the main winding engine fails during lowering operations. Many workers are injured in the English mine disaster reported from Penzance.
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Associated Press
Penzance
England
St. Just
Cornwall
Ban Placed On German Theatre Production
New York observers report the German Opera at Lexington theater in New York was halted amid a legal fight. About three hundred soldiers and sailors gathered outside, jeering as they blocked the scene and protested, though no performance occurred.
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New York
Lexington
Jerring
FIGHTING "13TH" WILL BIVOUAC IN ATHENS THIS WEEK
The 13th Machine Gun Battalion of the 6th Division of the U S army marches from Camp Mead Maryland to Camp Gordon its home station and will stop in Athens October 25 26. The unit from Georgia’s Home Division features officers and 22 enlisted men with trucks and trains. Athens citizens and Chamber of Commerce are urged to inspect the party and its equipment. a reception planned at the Y M C A with mayor council and U G A personnel attending.
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U. S. Army
Camp Mead
Maryland
Camp Gordon
Athens
Georgia
France
A. L. Ford
G. D. Watts
H. I. Smith
G. V. Baker
Dodge
Trail Mobile
Bailey
United States Army
Chamber of Commerce
Ita
War Department
Army
Legion of Honor
University of Georgia
Roosevelt Memorial Institute planned in Georgia
Georgia to establish a half million dollar Roosevelt Memorial Institute for boys on seventeen acres of land at Roswell near the Bulloch homestead where Theodore Roosevelt's mother was born. The plan is linked to the national Roosevelt memorial fund with a $50,000 Georgia quota and broad support from wealthy southerners. A meeting to launch the project will follow the memorial fund campaign ending October 27, Roosevelt's birthday, with events nationwide.
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Atlanta
Roosevelt Memorial Association of Georgia
W. McClure
Georgia
Haswell
Beys
Roosevelt Memorial Institute
Bulloch
Roswell
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt Memorial Fund
Roosevelt
Corrine Robertson
Barrington King
Bulloch Homestead
Grduate
Edwar Young Clark
New York
Memorial Fund
Citizenship drive targets 200 nat eligibility in Savannah
Savannah initiates a push to Americanize 200 applicants and their foreign wives seeking naturalization. Night school principal Dr. Lynwood Taft has a list of names and will be assisted by M. C. Swain. Aimed at high attendance to learn English and basic civic principles with aid from the immigration bureau.
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Savannah
Lynwood Taft
M. C. Swain
Taft
Bureau of Immigration
Field Marshal Seiki Tarauchi Dies in Japan
Tablo Oct. 21 reports former Japanese premier Field Marshal Count Seiki Tarauchi died Monday. Mrs. D. F. Miller Misa Katie Bell Miller and Mr. Frank Miller returned from Atlanta yesterday after attending the Galli Curei concert Monday evening.
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Associated Press
Tablo
Seiki Tarauchi
Japan
D. F. Miller
Misa Katie Bell Miller
Frank Miller
Atlanta
Ziron Health Tonic Promises Vitality and Strength
An advertisement touts Ziron a new medicinal iron tonic claiming to increase red blood cells boost energy and improve appetite. It markets a science based formula and a money back guarantee promising better health and stronger vitality.
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Ziron
Medical attention offered to veterans in Athens city
Discharged service members in and around the city may obtain medical examination and certificates for compensation under the Bureau of War Risk Insurance. Office of the U S Public Health Service and Dr H Reynolds available at 321 Southern Mutual building Athens. Free examinations and papers. government relief or hospital referral possible. For more info contact Dr George Pitcher at Chamber of Commerce Building Atlanta Ga.
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United States Public Health Service
Bureau of War Rink Insurance
Athens
H. Reynolds
South
Ern’ Mutual Building
Bureau of War, Risk Act
Reynolds
6Th District
North
South Carolina
Florida
Tennessee
Atlanta
Goo. 5
Pitcher
Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta, Ga
Weave for the World the Flag of Man Poem Study
A fragmented poem excerpt reflects on unity through the flag and freedom. It extols weaving a shared future from diverse threads, urging sacrifice and generations to embrace collective progress toward liberty. Includes references to Life's Minstrel and twilight verses, with Greensboro North Carolina mentioned.
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Compton
Daniel Hi
B. P. Dutton & Co
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