Hotel Oldest in Georgia Receives Major Remodel
Firemen on duty aided as ten injured were taken to city hospital by 2 40 pm. The Oldest in Georgia hotel, once a premier property, was modernized in the past year at an estimated cost of 60 000 to 65 000 under Jesse D Hart, president of the Macon National Bank, and current owner. Ownership shifted from Bartow Stubbs to Hart about two years ago with A E Weems as manager. It housed around a hundred rooms and flaunted era style oversized spaces.
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Georgia
Jesse D. Hart
Macon National Bank
A. E Weems
Mr. Hart
Bartow Stubbs
Frank W. ‘Armstrong
Charles Will Ask A Return Of Throne
Vienna reports former Emperor Charles of Austria Hungary plans to seek League of Nations consent for restoring the monarchy in Hungary. Geneva notes ex Empress Zita and Charles may stay in Switzerland until late October under an agreed arrangement among Britain Hungary and Switzerland. Reports say Charles lost much of his wealth in a Zurich bank collapse and may have sold his Vienna villa to a Spanish buyer to live near Lucerne.
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Charles
Austria-Hungary
The
League of Notiong
Hungary
Geneva
Zita
Switzerland
Zurich
Archduke Maximilian
Lucerne
Knoxville Quiet After Jail Riot In Knoxville Tenn
Calm prevailed around the jail and courthouse after a Friday night clash left 28 wounded as officers defended the jail. Blue and khaki deputies and badges showed ongoing vigilance while the heavy guard continues indefinitely and a special grand jury session is set for Thursday to consider Frank Martin's case.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Frank Martin
Wigwam Fire Causes Narrow Exits for Macon Men
The Wigwam blaze prompted multiple near escapes as local businessman J Freeman Hart, T W Hooks, and EG Jacobs faced the danger. Guests included Mrs Hart and Mrs Jacobs, attending the hotel alongside other patrons during the incident.
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Macon
J. Freeman Hart
T. W Hooks
EG. Jacoba
Mra Hart
Mrs Jacobs
Four Hotels Destroyed in Indian Springs Fire
Macon Georgia August 22 Brooks Hart, part owner of the Wigdam at Indian Springs, reports by his wife that three other hotels were destroyed by fire. The Troyang Elder hotels were saved.
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Macon
J Brooks Hart
Indian Springs
Two Negro Thugs Rob Victim Near Piedmont Avenue
A man on Fourth Street near Piedmont Avenue was held at pistol point Sunday night by two Black youths who robbed him of cash after beating him. The victims provided police with a description of the assailants. no arrests have been made as the escape was into a dark alley.
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H. W. Cowan
English Avenue
Fourth Street
Piedmont Avenue
Cowan
CARGOES OF FOOD TO START QUICKLY well
International relief efforts led by Mr Hoover aim to expedite American aid to Russia with eight million tons of food held in Hamburg and Danzig. The plan emphasizes humanitarian goals, avoids trade motives, and coordinates a unified drive among Americans and cooperating groups.
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Copenhagen
The
Po- Utiken
American Relief Administration
Hamburg
Danzig
Miss Betty Cherry Dies After Lingering Illness
Betty Cherry aged 76 died at her sister Mrs A Adams home in Yerry Georgia after lingering illness. She was buried in Broomtown Valley Walker county. Rev J M Colay of Lafayette conducted funeral services at Macedonia church in Broomtown valley.
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Betty Cherry
Re I A. Adams
Broomtown Valley
Walker County
Colay
Lafayette
Macedonia Church
Acreage figures show owners tenants in 1920 farms
The Census Bureau reports 1920 improved farm land of 955,675,545 acres nationwide with 316,451,438 owned by owners and 177,059,673 by tenants. In Georgia, total improved land rose to 13,054,010 acres in 1920 from 12,298,017 in 1910, with owners holding 6,108,353 acres and tenants 7,623,183. The report notes shifts between full and part ownership and compares 1910 and 1920 by owner type, manager, and tenant.
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Constitution Bureau
Maleigh Hotel
Washington
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
United States
Georgia
States of the Union
East West Central
Northwest Central
Launch Seized With 650 Gallons of Rum on Board
Gloucester Mass August 21 Shots fired as police seized a motor launch carrying liquor valued at $50,000 in the lower bay Sunday Two men were arrested Paul Scola 32 and Alexander Chisholm 33 both of Gloucester The liquor is believed to have been unloaded from a schooner just outside the three mile limit The launch held 690 gallons of St Pierre rum
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Gloucester Mass
Lower Bay
Paul Scola
Alexander Chisholm
Gloucester
St. Pierre
A and M School to Open in Week at Barnesville
Juliette Ga August 21 Special The fall term of the Sixth District A M school at Barnesville will begin Monday August 2 9 A record breaking attendance is expected and the session promises to be more successful than any previous one There will be increased facilities in all departments and superior advantage will be offered at low cost The school will offer courses in agriculture dairying horticulture home economics music expression teacher training and high school studies.
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Juliette
Barnesville
U S Backing Costa Rica in Territory Dispute
The United States replies to Panama on August 2 concerning Costa Rica boundary claims. After careful review, Washington says the Costa Rica requests have been fully answered in earlier notes and maintains stance in the long running dispute.
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Panama
United States
Costa Rica
Republica of Panama
Notts
Mystery surrounds death of Savannah rail officer J L Mock
Savannah reports the death of J L Mock, a former Savannah man, found on Atlantic Coast Line tracks near Florence SC. Funeral held in Savannah. Mock, age and service details uncertain, served as a lieutenant in the medical corps during World War I and recently worked for A C L railroad. He leaves a widow and a baby.
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J. L Mock
Atlantic Coast Line
Florence
Hobbes
Two Drownings in High Water at Valdosta River
In Valdosta Georgia on August 21 James Cercy 25 and Jewell Cercy 12 drowned in Little River while playing in swollen water. Their parents and six other children were on an outing nearby. one body recovered.
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Valdosta
James Cercy
Jewell Cercy
Little River
Farmer Found Dead in Woods near Coolidge Georgia
Thomasville August 21 Special The body of George W Stephens a farmer near Coolidge was found late Friday afternoon in a woods strip close to his home He had gone out at dawn to pick cotton to finish a bale for sale in Thomasville He lay face downward and it’s believed a trip caused his fall no foul play suspected He is survived by his widow and six children.
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Pennsylvania
Panama
Canal Zone
Navy Yard
Navy Department
Washington
Central America
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Pacific
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Delaware
Philadelphia Navy Yard
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Quantico
India
Thomasville
George W. Stephens
Coolidge
Stephens
Thomas
First Northeast Georgia Bale Made
The first bale of 1921 cotton grown in northeast Georgia was shipped Saturday to Miller & Co. cotton factors by W. R. Jackson near Greensboro in Greene county. The bale will be sold at auction here Monday, beating last year’s arrival by about two weeks.
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Athens
Georgia
Miller & Co
W. R. Jackson
Greensboro
Greene County
Army budget cuts cited by Weeks in war department report
Washington August 21 Secretary Weeks summarized war department economy since March 4 stating activities were trimmed where possible without harming service. The report notes reduced army size from 243800 to 159000 and estimated $8 million in costs saved. It also covers surplus real estate with 97 parcels, cost values totaling about $11 million, sales worth over $23 million, and $27 million set aside or unused to avoid a deficit.
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War Department
Weeks
Ian Kahn
House Miitary Committee
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Perghing
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Allies Agree on Silesia Reinforcements
Paris reports that August 21 confirms Britain France and Italy will send two battalions each of infantry to Upper Silesia as reinforcements per Le Temps.
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Great Britain
France
Italy
Upper Silesia
le Temps
Government Workers To Put More Heart Into Civil Service
Washington reports several hundred delegates from 246 government worker groups will meet in New Orleans September 12 to 16. They aim to cooperate with President Harding to run government as a business with more standardization, efficiency, and fair wages across the civil service.
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Washington
New Orleans
Harding
Luther C. Steward
National Federation of Federal Employees
Gossip on New Orleans Cotton Market Declines and Texas Deterioration
The week saw declines of 8 to 17 points in the aggregate department with October at 12.65 and midline spots at 12 cents. Prices fluctuated from 13.71 high to 12.22 low as traders cited hedge selling and spot-house offerings. Reports from Texas warned of drouth, with condition at 50 percent of normal in some observers notes, and overall belt deterioration noted despite better official weekly crop estimates.
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New Orleans
Texas
Fall River
Wheat crop of 1921 slightly smaller report
The National Institute of Agriculture estimates the 1921 wheat crop at about 50.2 million tons, down from 51.3 million in 1920. Europe excluding Britain, France, and Germany is put at 12.0 million tons, while the United States and Canada total 28.5 million tons. Rye and oats show mixed results with drought reducing yields. maize sees a sharp drop overall.
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Algeria
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Unclear fragmentary item from historical newspaper
Readable text fragment mentions places and names but lacks a coherent event or action. Key entities include Port osie, Bristol, York, Praeger, and Harat Portiaud with scattered references to individuals and organizations, but no clear date, outcome, or context.
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Manor
Bristol
Bernat
York
Berapinoct
Ala
Praeger
Speejacks Will Cruise Around World On Yacht
Speejacks, a 98 foot power yacht owned by A. Y. Gowen of Cleveland, set sail from New York on the first legs of a world cruise paid as guests of the owner and his wife. The crew of six is led by F. T. Hogg, Princeton football captain 1916, with guests B. F. Rogers Jr. of Chicago and Ira J. Ingraham of New York. The expedition aims to last a year and a half, visiting Panama, the South Sea islands, Australia, China, Japan, Beypt Cape Varde islands, and back, aboard the yacht built for the trip and equipped with the latest scientific apparatus.
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Harborcraft
Speejacks
A. Y. Gowen
Cleveland
B. F. Rogers, Jr
Chicago
Ira J. Ingraham
F. T. Hogg
Princeton
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South Sea Islands
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China
Japan
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Fire destroys W. B. Dewees Grocery in Chattanooga
A blaze gutted the W. B. Dewees Grocery on Market Street Chattanooga at 7 30 tonight causing an estimated loss of 50000 The Loveman department store next door was threatened but saved by a vigorous fire department effort.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
W.B. Dewees
Market Street
Ira
Big Loveman
Despondent Memphian Leaps From Bridge Not Recovered
Despondent over failure to find work J A Roberts aged 35 leaped from the center span of the Harahan bridge into the Mississippi river. He thrust two letters to his wife and father as he sprang. The body has not been recovered. He was recently connected with the Memphis fire department. He left a wife and five children.
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Memphis
Tenn
J. A Roberts
Harahan
Mississippi River
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