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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1921
Page
23
Former prime minister H H Asquith condemned the government's Irish policy and the Strickland report, calling the six months a sequence of blunders and crimes. He denounced reparations terms as paradoxical and criticized anti dumping measures while urging accountability in Britain's conduct toward Ireland.
A brochure from Bryan Hatton Business College in Atlanta praises the school as the Biggest Business College in Georgia with day and night sessions and a Life Scholarship of 50 dollars. It touts all branches, salesmanship and efficiency courses, and promises up-to-date instruction at common-sense prices with direct access from around the world.
Recovery of Coffee county tax records stolen Friday night sparked school funding fears. Unknown intruders gained entry to the tax collector’s office and removed all books and assessment data from two years, prompting a $400 reward per thief and a $1,000 reward for the records. Governor Kilby ordered a state investigation into the burglary and grand larceny.
Washington reports that American marines who destroyed The Tribuna newspaper plant in Managua Nicaragua will face a general court martial Rear Admiral Bryan commanding the special service squadron said the navy acted swiftly and made a full inquiry An earlier dispatch from San Salvador says Admiral Bryan has arrived at Corinto Nicaragua to oversee the matter and that marines may be withdrawn leaving only a guard at the American legation in Managua
Spartanburg ministers adopt resolutions opposing a Ku Klux Klan branch in the city and plan sermons on the subject tomorrow. Representatives of the order have been here, but no organization has been formed yet.
Philadelphia reports Hughes named Secretary of State for the coming Harding administration. The choice follows discussions on diplomatic strategy and peace association steps, with Harding delaying formal appointments. Colby lauds Hughes as highly capable, while a Navy secretary candidate Foss gains backing from Republicans.
An old health ad touts Seventy-seven as effective for coughs colds grip influenza and nasal and chest pains. It urges taking at first sneeze and mentions free mail on diseases of every living thing with Humphreys advertisement labels and a mailed booklet.
New Orleans reports state secretary of the Southern Pine association denies FTC charges. Berckes asserts lumber prices are set by supply and demand, not by the association, which he says merely inspects and grades lumber. The note also confirms Southeast Express officers named, with Atlanta offices and May or June opening plans.
Mrs. Felix C. Johnston, wife of a Macon physician, is slated for trial in Bibb Superior Court next Wednesday on an indictment for assault with intent to murder. The alleged attack on June 9, 1920, involved caustic soda in the face of neighbor child Charles Cutts Jr. The boy narrowly escaped blindness and later recovered. Johnston denies the charge in a case that has drawn wide local attention due to her prominence.
President R N Reed of Reed Oil announces a second price cut within two weeks. Beginning Monday gasoline drops to 29 cents retail and 27 cents wholesale, down from 30 and 28 respectively. Kerosene also declines by one cent. Reed Oil, a major local dealer with seven retail stations and one wholesale plant, expects other firms to follow and forecasts statewide reductions by Monday night. Gasoline previously peaked near 35 cents in Atlanta.
A roughly 22 year old white man was found semi conscious and nearly frozen on Bellwood Avenue near Louisvie and Nashville tracks at 10 p.m. Saturday. He carried one Lincoln penny and no identification. He was taken to Grady Hospital where his condition improved after initial fears of death. Injuries included a badly aklined knee and severe bruising. he may have wandered onto the tracks and been knocked aside by a locomotive.
Mrs. A G Lund of Washington D C daughter of the late Senator Bankhead of Alabama dropped dead in a Miami Florida store. The Bankhead family in Jasper Alabama learned her body would arrive at Wasper home Monday with funeral planned for Tuesday or Wednesday. Survived by mother Mrs J H Bankhead Sr a daughter Mrs D A Holloway Montgomery three brothers J H Bankhead Jasper Representative W B Bankhead and Colonel Henry Bankhead and sister Mrs Marie Bankhead Owens Montgomery.
About 1,400 striking coal miners in Alabama must seek new residences after the Alabama Supreme Court refused a rehearing on unlawful detainer cases favoring coal operators. The leases with former miners contained a 24 hour notification clause and were upheld on appeal. Cases from Jefferson, Walker, Bibb, Shelby, Tuscaloosa and other counties are affected.
A Chicago widow Mrs Line B Waller left a 10000 bequest to Washington and Lee University in Lexington Virginia The gift honors her husband Robert A Waller who attended the university for five years after the Civil War under General Robert E Lee There is no further filing.
George F. West who shot his wife on December 20 died in a hospital at Dallas Oregon after an involuntary fast of sixty days. West drank poison after the shooting and physicians said it burned his throat preventing him from swallowing even water.
Alamo February 19. John Buchannon, one of the men linked to the killing of Robert Wilcox at Lumber City, was rushed to Laurens county jail for safe keeping to avert possible trouble following his arrest.
All Atlanta mothers and fathers are urged to attend a lecture by Dr Charles E Barker in the Howard theater at 3 o'clock this afternoon. There is no charge and there will be no reservations. Atlanta Rotary, Edwin Sawtel, Tech, Emory and other students will be downstairs reserved for parents and others wishing to hear the lecture. Doors open at 2.
Oklahoma outlaw Henry Starr wounded during a failed bank robbery at Harrison. Indicted by the grand jury for robbery amid reports three suspects from Seligman Mo. to be transported to Harrison. Starr identified by a cashier in Seligman as a December bank robber. Starr's wife and son expected in Harrison. Governor signs order revoking parole from the Oklahoma penitentiary.
In Chicago on February 19 Dr William Hickson head of the city psychopathic bureau declared Mrs Ruth Townsend and her daughter Marian victims of dementia praecox. The diagnosis followed a coroner s request after the pair and others buried Mrs Nan cy Chamberlain in a geranium bed last July. Frederick Townsend arrived from Detroit to see his mother and sister and said he had no sympathy with their beliefs.
Dallas report states R F E Taylor United States district attorney for the northern district of Texas has wired his resignation to President elect Harding for post March 4 due to a dispute with the department of justice over profiteering prosecutions. He says indictments in sugar profiteering were dismissed on instructions from the attorney general to abate prosecutions against certain sugar concerns.
A cyclone swept through Georgetown and nearby areas in Mobile County causing damage as one house was blown down and another moved from its foundation. Advices received tonight stated the storm passed through the sawmill town 21 miles northwest of Mobile near Mobile Bay. A call was sent to Wilmer and nearby towns for physicians as details remain sparse.
Chicago February 19. Notice served on union printers by The Chicago Typothetae indicating wage reductions. Details describe scope and effective date, with potential impact on local newspaper production and pressroom staff.
Dass THREES says one firm will end today while employers argue living costs have shrunk wages on the union scale. Typographical union members have called a meeting for tomorrow to discuss the proposed cut.
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