Baby welfare scandal at St Marys Maternity Home
In Atlanta yesterday officials revealed seven cases out of 111 babies placed by Mrs. M. T. Mitchell showed concerning outcomes. Secretary Blackburn said he seeks only baby welfare, not mothers, with sharp attacks on baby farming while Mitchell vows court action if libelous charges appear in a sermon report tonight.
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Burr Blackburn
State Welfare Board
M. T. Mitchell
St. Mary’s
Birs. Mitchell
Baptist Tabernacle
J. W. Han
Atlanta
Mitchell
Blackburn
Mitchell Jaald Saturgay
Sia
John W. Ham
Georgia Baptist Tabernacle
Wainister
Congressman Dyer pushes plan to strip lynching from state courts
Washington reports Representative Dyer of Missouri plans to reintroduce and fast track a stringent anti lynching bill. The measure would remove cases to federal courts, impose severe penalties on perpetrators and officials aiding lynching, and charge mob killings as murder under certain conditions. President Harding is expected to back the bill in the coming special session.
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DY James A. Hollomon
Washington
Oconee County
Athens
Judiciary Committee
House
Dyer
Missouri
Chicago
Congress
Harding
Convidte
United States
Persson
Dorsey to Seek Probe Into Athens Lynching Case
Governor Hugh M. Dorsey faces calls from Clarke and Oconee counties to investigate the lynching of John Lee Eberhardt near Athens. Reports cite residents urging action, with rewards totaling 8000 offered for information leading to convictions. sheriff accused of neglect.
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ML Dorsey
Clarke
Oconee
John Lee Eberharit
Athena
Thi
Jackson
Clarke County
Jalil
Atheny-and-neighborhood
Eberhardt
Athens
Qeonee-Clarke
Watkinsville
Dorsey
S Plato
Durham
Emory University
M.ashby Jones
Atlanta
GRAFT CHARGES AGAINST EX SAVANNAH OFFICERS BY JURY
Former Savannah police chief John A. Woods and associates are indicted by a federal grand jury on seven counts alleging conspiring to take money for warning against liquor enforcement. A. M. Key and S. T. Moye are named, with Howard and Barefield cited as paying officials. The probe followed the abolition of the Savannah police chief post.
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Savannah
John A. Woods
Federal Grand Jury
Thoro
A. M. Key
United States
T. Moye
Walt Ek Hb
Tn. Tha
Moye
P. Howard
Andrew Barefield
Senate Passes Dillingham Immigration Bill in Tight Vote
The Senate approved the Dillingham immigration substitute by a 61 to 2 vote, aiming to curb newcomers next year at about 355,000. The measure shifts to conference with the Johnson bill, with advocates arguing it will block more entrants than the Johnson version. Senators Colt and Gore named as conferees, and the bill would take effect within two months, with distinctive timelines for each proposal.
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Dillingham Immigration Ra
House
Colt
Rhode Island
Dilingham
Vermont
Gore
Oklahoma
Dillingham
Nya
Jenders
Passige
France
Maryland
Missouri
Dillingham Sonstituee
Twenty five Georgia girls in Constitution Ince screen contest
The Constitution Ince contest names twenty five Georgia girls who will appear before judges Tuesday afternoon to compete for a six month screen tutelage under Thomas H. Ince and a handsome contract. The list includes Mary Jane Allen, Ruby Avret, Flossie Bell, Estelle Bradley, Sarah Bradley, Mary Corinth, Jane Dedmon, Franz Hahr Dobbs, Sarah Forrest, Ruth Grey, Evelyn Hale, Peggy Harkins, Marian Henderson, Gertrude Henley, Katherine Hilburn, Hazel Holder, Ann Jarrett, Vera Jennings, Reba Lawrence, Louise Lightner, Valerie McGee, Lee Rucker, Carolyn Sparling, Lillian Stevens, Ethryn Williamson, with judges drawn from industry and press.
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Ince
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Edgewood
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Avret
East Pine Street
Flossie Bell
Ellis Street
Estelle, Bradley
Atlanta Avenue
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Mary Corinth
North Boulevard
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Marian Henderson
Peachtree
Place
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Candler
City
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Whitehall
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Hazel Holder
Imperial Hotel
Ann Jarrett
Linwood‘ Avenue
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Reba ‘Lawrence
Formwall Street
Louise Lightner
Ideal
Valerie McGee
Eastman
Ga Lee Rucker
Boulevard
Carolyn
Sparling
Baker-street
Beatty
Madame Petrovas
Mable Normands
Elate Ferguéone
Mary
Pickfords
Phyllis Havers
Sonlty
Florence Victors
Mr.Inc
Samuels Ding
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Row
Privicy
Inee
Sind
Migs
Anna
Aiken
Forrest Adair
Atlanta
Walter Lethman
Barry Goodhart
Goodhart
Tompkins Company
Sand Francis
Clark
the Constitution
Associated Lesseng
Indemnity Plan Tions Emerges From Paris Conference
Fragmented OCR text shows a February mention of opposition to an indemnity plan discussed at a Paris conference. Limited readable context mentions fe ng ait indemnity. Further details are unavailable in the provided extract.
Hughes Named Secretary of State to Head Harding Cabinet
Charles Evans Hughes, former New York governor and 1910 Republican presidential nominee, was formally designated by President elect Harding as secretary of state. The announcement followed a long conference on foreign policy, with Hughes noting no public statement on current problems and Harding stressing departmental autonomy.
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St. Augustine
Pia
Charles Evans Hughes
New York
Supreme Court
Harding
State Department
Hughes
Haging
Deputies Told to Beat Hell Out of Agitators in Mine Strike
Sid Cowan, a former deputy under Chief Conrad Austin, alleges in a statement that deputies were ordered into the mine strike zone to aid the national guard and to keep expenses separate after December 15 1320. He says salaries would rise by 25 a month and recounts surveillance duties on mine workers organizers in Walker County and a confrontation in Birmingham involving L Painter.
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Als
State Law Enforcement Department
National ‘Guard
Conrad Austin
Sid Cowan
Austin
Cowan
Walker County
Jasper
Empire Coal Company
Ruling Furnished W. S. Richardson by James Mawson
Campaign workers jubilant over assurances of support from civic organizations as bond drive progresses pleasing leaders.
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Ruling
W.S. Richardson
James Mawson
Voter registration ruling affects 1921 election
City Attorney Mason ruled that only those who registered this year after January 1 1921 can vote in the March 8 bond election. Those who registered between October 1 and October 31 last year must re register if they wish to vote. The ruling covers affidavits tied to paid taxes and requires an oath of payment excluding the current year.
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Mast
Mayson Hes
A W. 3. Richardson
James L. Mason
Balga
Atlanta
Weather report clear and colder for Georgia
The forecast indicates clearing skies and cooler conditions across Georgia. Monday looks fair with a high near 48 and a low around the freezing mark. Local weather notes emphasize drying air and a brisk, inland wind.
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Georgia
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