Shoot To Kill Troops Quell Albany Strike Riot Zone
Albany New York February 3 state troops used firearms to quell rioting tied to the Union Traction streetcar strike. Nonunion workers repairing trolley wires faced stones and bricks as police and troops restored order in Troy and Albany. Wires were torn and cars halted. several injured, including a mounted patrolman.
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Albany
N. Y
Union Traction Company
Troy
Goerald
By & Stone
City Hall Receives State and County Tax Returns
State and county tax returns may be made at the city hall. T M Armistead, tax receiver, arranged for this to ease filing. The courthouse office remains open daily 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. for state and county returns, except Saturday when it closes at noon. City residents may file city returns at the city hall through Walter Taylor, city clerk.
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T. M. Armistead
Court House
Walter ‘Taylor
City of
Allans
Frugality to Rule Women’s Clothes Buyers This Year
Chicago reports frugality will govern women’s clothing purchases in year as buyers reject dresses priced above 30 dollars. Manufacturer and importer association speaker Forsh notes nationwide buyer resistance to costly gowns and a shift away from expensive wear.
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Chicago
Faward
Forsch
Manufacturers and Importers Association
Rs Porsch
Cut in Federal Expenses Urged to Halt Taxation
Washington date: House appropriations chief Good argues for sharp federal spending cuts to curb rising taxation. He cites 3.5 billion dollar cap for next year and says deficits require economy before tariff changes. Byrnes and other Democrats warn of added taxes. Oldfield fears a sales tax may replace repeals. Continued on page 4.
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Honge
Good
Appropriations Committee
Enim
Waittes
Byrnes
South Carolina
Byrnés
America
Severn
Mrr. Good
Oldfield Democrat
Arkansas
Constitution Inca Quest for Silver Sheet Star
The Constitution Inca beauty contest at Willard Patterson’s Criterion theater draws a flood of photos and eager entrants from Atlanta and across Georgia. Judges will select five Atlanta entrants from a field of fifty-one cities as the public eye lingers on the revival of Georgia’s prettiness and the chance for local women to shine in film. The rain could not deter participants as portraits are circulated for the contest lead by Thomas H. Ince.
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Willard Patterson
Criterion Theater
Atlanta
Georgia
Ince
Thomas H. Ince
Patterson
London
Foreign Office
Fiee
Great Britain
United States
Morning Post
the Star
The
Daily News
America
Star
Hoe
Ffice
Court hearing on hotel scandal describes liquor and scant attire at Ansley House
Witnesses accuse manager A Creighton of tolerating vice at the Ansley hotel in Atlanta. They say liquor was sold by bellboys, games protected by staff, and guests drank in rooms, while policewomen criticized male officers' responses. Defense portrays high class operation and police cooperation.
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Bell Boys
Ugquor
Ansley Hotel
A. Creighton
City Criminal Court
Atlanta
Creighton
W. Paul Carpenter
Andy Calhoun
Cretehton
Acause Rueste
George Allen Maddox
Pat
Women Voters Conference Presses for Eight Hour Day
The third regional conference of the National League of Women Voters in Atlanta closes with emphasis on state and federal laws to protect women and children. Maud Wood Park urges cooperation among women’s groups. Mary McDowell and Katherine Ludington lead talks on women and industry and organization. sessions include reports on eight hour work limits and child welfare, with a reception at the Atlanta Woman’s Club.
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National League of Women Voters
Wesley Memorial Church
Maud Wood Park
Washington, D. C
Women Voters
Georgian Terrace Hotel
Ming Ma McDowell
Chicago
Mies
Katherine Ludington
Witle Welfare Worle
League of Women , Voters
League ‘of Women
George Gellhorn
St. Louis
Mary McDowell
Ludington
Connecticut
Atlanta
League of Women Voters
Atlanta Woman's Club
Irving Thomas
James Paige
Minneapolis
Charles W. Daniel
LaRue Brown
Washington
Miss McDowell
Trade Union League
Sudge Grandeia
Misa McDowell
Final Effort Made for Southerners
An unofficial list of the Harding cabinet circulated among conservative Republicans in Congress shows pressure from Southern factions to appoint a southern born secretary of agriculture. Key figures include Wallace and ex Senator Butler of North Carolina, with Indiana Senator Watson seeking cabinet accommodation for the South and an Augustin telegram urging a southern Republican at the cabinet table.
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James A. Hollomon
Washington
Harding
Congress
Zeto Berth
Florida
Eoota
Wallace
Hay
Butler
Watt
Tennessee
Oklahoma
St. Augustine
Watson
Indiana
South
Augustine
Harreld
The
Oklahoman
Segman
Uncle Newt Chambers faces bigamy charge at 80
Newton Liming known as Uncle Newt, 80, released on $200 bond to await trial on bigamy. He has seven marriages, nineteen children, and about 100 grandchildren. Born in Rome in July 184?, he served four years in the Confederate army and now sells produce in Atlanta near West Peachtree and Brookwood stations.
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Walter Chambers
Newton Liming
Uncle Newt
Newt
Coe
Confederacy
Savannah Street
West Peachtree
Brookwood Station
Rome
Porterdale
Cobb County
Aten Yenitag
Fifth Ward Backs Major Bond Issue in Energetic Meeting
Angered by the bond drive, Fifth ward residents packed the J O U A M hall and endorsed the $4,000,000 bond program. Mayor Key and officials spoke on education, waterworks, sewers, and a Spring Street viaduct, as Frank M. Inman announced a broad advisory committee to canvass every home.
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Fifth Ward
Frank M. Inman
Bellwood Avenue
Ashby Streets
Key
Carl Hutcheson
Board of Education
W. H
Daughters of America
Carl Hutchison
Whit
Elf
Classified Ads Value in Atlanta Papers
In the Atlanta press study the aim of advertisers is quickest results at lowest cost. The Constitution asserts 100 percent value for advertisers, noting that readers act and respond, not merely read, with the small cost outweighed by the positive impact of the classified section.
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Atlanta
Senate approves 412 million sundry civil appropriations
The Senate passed the sundry civil appropriation bill totaling 412,250,000 with about 250,000,000 for World War I veterans. Key items include 18,600,000 for new and enlarged veterans hospitals, and 10,000,000 for Muscle Shoals waterpower development. Mississippi River flood control was raised to 8,000,000. Endorsed by veterans programs, the measure aims to beat house totals and head to conference.
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Washington
Senate
American Legion
Muscle Shoas
Jeaders
Sabato
Deacy Civil
House
Four Men Killed in Augusta Depot Blast
Four men die and four are injured in two Augusta Georgia explosions at the Southern railway depot during unloading of 7,500 pounds of government flares. A major fire follows the blasts, with twelve freight cars destroyed. One worker identified as Edward Davenport. others unnamed burned. The cause remains under investigation with theories of a second blast and other high explosives triggering the disaster.
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Augusta
Southern Railway
Augusta Arsenal
Charleston
Edward Davenport
James Ackleburger
Navy arms pact urged but disarmament waits
The Senate naval committee urged maintaining a strong U S navy and completing the 1916 program. It favored continued construction, opposing six month suspensions, and recommended pursuing naval agreements while building capital ships with aerial and submarine research. The report warned that a power with heavy ships would dominate sea control.
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Naval Committee
King
United States
Senate
Tte
Tts
Navy General Board
Local Weather Brief Predicts Rain Showers
Fragmentary report notes local rain chances with mentions of inches of rainfall and periods of wet conditions. No specific locations or times clearly readable.
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