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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1919
Page
9
Expatriate warning report claims federal agents prepared warrants for several Macon residents amid alleged profiteering. U S marshal declined to say when actions would be taken, but warned of a striking event and shocks. Service members have been in Macon and other Georgia areas as evidence builds for prosecutions.
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The column includes scattered notes on a local marshal office matter with speculation, plus obituaries for Ruby Lee Camp infant, Archie Reid, Annie Bryan Myre, and G. J. Norman. It lists survivors, residences, and funeral arrangements in Jonesboro, Charlotte, Asheville, and Atlanta contexts.
Senator McKellar pushes federal action to curb cold storage abuses by meat packers arguing it inflates prices, with eggs cited as highly profitable and public health risks from long storage. He cites FTC data and retail price gaps to back tighter limits on storage durations.
Louis Swift of Swift & Co. rejects Sen McKellar charge of monopoly in cold storage. He asserts packers hold no monopoly, cites storage as a necessary function to stabilize prices and conserve food. He offers cooperation to revise impractical sections and clarifies freezer capacity as a small country share while noting July stock details.
Police report two thefts of Liberty bonds totaling 268000 tied to a youth messenger and accomplices. Richard Whitney & Co and Simmons & Slade were victims. a messenger failed to deliver 23000 worth of bonds from Whitney and 45000 from Simmons Slade, with a prior linked case returning a 2000 bond seizure from Los Angeles and a suspended sentence.
In Marietta Georgia on August 13 a large rally at Sardis public school will run from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm featuring Edgar Turner as host and speaker lineup including Congressman Upshaw Superintendent Awtry Dumford Wilbur Colvin Aca Candler and others. A two session program includes a noon country dinner prepared by local ladies.
London August 13 The house of commons adopted an amendment to a profiteering bill empowering the board of trade to fix prices after an investigation. The vote was 132 to 95 with strong opposition from Lord Robert Cecil and Sir Donald Maclean who denounced the measure as dangerous socialism. The bill would allow price fixing where profit would be boosted by combinations local or international, with further debates on retroactivity and rent coverage.
Washington reports submarines chasers veterans of U boat campaigns will depart Bermuda tomorrow and race to New York under service conditions. The 700 mile voyage aims to break the Bermuda to New York gasoline vessel record of 38 hours with New York Yacht Club officials as judges. The craft 129 and 424 took part in naval operations that destroyed the Austrian base at Durazzo.
Conductor W P Merritt and Motorman N S Walker, in charge of the trolley car that killed Mrs M D H Talford of Gainesville Ga on Luckie Street near Bartow, were dismissed after a hearing before Recorder Johnson. The fatality was ruled an accident and no witness supported a suicide claim. Talford had earlier attempted asphyxiation at her boarding house.
Brussels August 13 The council of ministers studied a threat by government employees to strike. It is understood the government is prepared to settle the claims of different groups and to consider other categories later.
Americus Shriners will organize a shrine club in Americus with a meeting Thursday evening at the county courthouse art house. Members already affiliated with the Alee Temple in Savannah are expected to join. the group will operate under Shriners governance and advance local charitable efforts.
Geneva August 13 The Associated Press reports American commercial activity in Europe expanding rapidly after the war signing. The secret of success is prompt delivery and long credit, giving the Americans a virtual monopoly in iron and steel. US merchants ship by sea, export more than Britain, and press for further investment opportunities.
Douglasville Ga August 13 Special Dr J L Selman died at his home here this morning He was one of the town s best known and most beloved citizens and one of its oldest residents He is survived by his wife and six children Paul D and Miss Nannie Love and Ruth Selman of Douglasville Dr G B Selman of Nashville and Dr J T and Joe M Selman of Atlanta Funeral and interment will take place here Thursday
Report from Oxford dated August 13 notes the bell weevil has appeared in Newton county. Bob Stokes displayed several specimens in a bottle from Rocky Pleing district. Farmers fear crop damage though corn looks promising and cotton shows fine appearance. ongoing rains may worsen prospects.
Washington August 13 First Lieutenant Burton LeRoy Jacobs medical corps is relieved from duty at Camp Pike Little Rock Ark and will proceed to Fort McPherson Ga to report to the commanding officer United States army general hospital No 6 that post for duty Major Robert R Wallach cavalry is assigned to the Sixth cavalry and upon the expiration of his present leave of absence will proceed to Fort Oglethorpe Go and join the regiment to which assigned.
In Denver, Mrs. Mdmie O'Neill says after years of stomach trouble and weight loss she gained eighteen pounds and a new life following Tenlac. She reports improved appetite, sleep, strength, and ability to work, praising the remedy sold by Jacobs' Pharmacy and others.
Delegates from across Georgia gather in Americus on August 18 for the annual Georgia State Horticultural Society meeting. W. D. Hammack presides as events begin in the county courthouse auditorium. J. B. Sheppard and Joseph Perkins offer welcomes, while J. D. Price of Farmington responds for the society. The program includes talks on The Federal Land Banks, The Average Woman and Her Problems, and Cotton Marketing by Harvie Jordan.
San Francisco reports K Shidehara vice minister of foreign affairs is named ambassador to Washington to succeed Viscount Ishii, with Washington officials noting the appointment might be premature and under discussion by Tokyo and the State Department. The potential choice reflects shifts in Japan's cabinet and policy.
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