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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1921
Page
8
Roanoke Va August 8 Dr Herman Post of Ferrum Va is dead and Bernard a merchant of Check Floyd County Va is detained in connection with his death after a local hospital treatment last night following a shooting on Ferrum Saturday evening.
Condon, jailed in Fulton county Tower, faces a municipal court morning hearing Tuesday at 10. He confesses to striking Dr. Pickard with bare fists after an alleged dispute with two women Mrs. Helen Boatfield and Mrs. Grace Stephens. Dr Pickard remains critically ill at Wesley Memorial Hospital. Police say Cordele police traced Condon from Macon to Cordele, aided by Detective Lamar Poole.
Washington August 8 Congress adjourned after a brief session to honor Representative Roger A. James of Danville Virginia who died at home on Saturday A funeral service was set for 5 PM in Danville with Speaker Gillette dispatching a committee to attend The Senate also adjourned out of respect for the late congressman
Lou Tellegen will not return to Geraldine Farrar’s Central Park West cottage to collect belongings as the couple separate. An agent will inventory items such as shirts hats and walking sticks at the warehouse. Farrar seeks privacy in settlement while the Metropolitan Opera avoids public scandals.
Final check of registration books shows 21,900 white and 5,830 Negro voters eligible for the city primary on August 31 and the tax referendum the same day. Ward totals list white and Negro counts across eight wards, with the eighth ward featuring 3,881 whites and 80 Negroes and the eleventh ward 677 whites and 58 Negroes.
Office managers and commercial agents from Georgia and Alabama convened at the Piedmont hotel in Atlanta to discuss future plans. The meeting closes Wednesday with optimism on business conditions and a luncheon for participants. BE.F. Ragsdale, district commercial superintendent for Georgia and Alabama, leads the group and expresses strong confidence.
Talladega Alabama August 8 Two brothers Simma Hammons and Shay Hammons were killed and a third, Elisa Hammons, fatally wounded in a shooting at Rocky Mount church yesterday afternoon. Uriah Jones was arrested and charged with shooting the Hammons brothers.
Governor Strong of the New York reserve bank defended the Fed system before a congressional commission. He said inflation during the war was a military necessity but declines since then were global, not board-driven. He argued rates reflect conditions, not control them, and noted New York faced pressure to liquidate more than other regions. He described a current recovery cycle, with industrial resumption and rising high-grade securities. He noted money moved from New York to the interior during stringency and a 1920 price collapse as a peak event. He will continue the discussion tomorrow.
AMORGUS CALLED IN RESERVE PROBE. Martin Amorgus of Atlanta is summoned to appear before the joint agricultural committee of the house and senate Friday morning to explain the collapse of agricultural interests and the federal reserve board policies. The hearings follow others from John Skelton Williams and Governor Harding, with Governor Strong testifying as to supporting points.
Washington on August 8 announced by Commissioner General Husband of the immigration bureau that more immigrants than July and August quotas will be admitted under personal bond. About 1000 arrivals expected as Greek vessels urged to respect the quota while shipping board coordinates with American operators to avoid penalties.
In London a large mob of unemployed laborers stormed a timber yard that advertised 50 and then 6,000 jobs. They set fire to lumber worth 1,000,000 pounds, causing extensive damage before 500 police and mounted men cleared the scene with the fire brigade arriving to combat the blaze.
W. F. Baker, president of the Georgia Manufacturers' Association and a leading Georgia manufacturer, was elected vice president of the National Association of Manufacturers, an organization of about 7,000 American manufacturers.
Senator Harris announced that by January 1, 1922 about 240 million dollars will be available for farm loans through the War Finance corporation. The Norris bill allows banks nationwide to discount agricultural paper, easing financing for Georgia farmers and other growers. The measure, backed by southern and western senators, aims to relieve banks and farmers and expand government activity in Georgia including new hospitals and Fort Gordon follow-ups.
Promotes travel to the East via Savannah and ship routes through Baltimore, Boston, New York and Philadelphia. Highlights no reservations required and lists rates. Contact W. He Fogg, Division Passenger Agent, Central of Georgia Ry, 215 Healey Building, Atlantis, Ga.
H A Allen attorney for W E Payne city detective convicted of receiving bribes for bootlegger Nat McWhorter said he would file a motion for a new trial and may take the case to the Supreme Court. Judge Humphries set Wednesday for sentencing. Payne faces a misdemeanor verdict with up to 1000 dollar fine, 12 months on the chain gang, and six months imprisonment. Police chief Beavers will advise the police board of the verdict at its next meeting. Payne has been suspended and will be dismissed upon official conviction notify.
Syracuse N Y August six inmates of Auburn state prison hospitalized and thirty in isolation after a battle between negroes and whites in the exercise yard following a ball game dispute. Mutual welfare league players and sympathizers armed with ball bats attacked a group of black prisoners. bricks were used and guards separated the combatants with clubs and revolvers.
In Philadelphia a dispute over a $4.11 telephone bill led to the shooting death of Ralph Penrose, 30, at a boarding house in Elking Park. His brother Norman, 26, surrendered to police after the fatal argument. The Penrose brothers are sons of a Bucks County farmer.
An advertisement asserts that painful, sweaty, swollen feet with curls bunions and ingrowing walls are caused by skin germs. It promotes Rozium a French prescription that cools cleanses soothes heals and deodorizes while restoring health and comfort to skin and nails with a money back guarantee.
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