Congress nears adjournment amid broad fiscal battles
Washington notes a packed week as Congress nears adjournment with fights over army expansion, farm loan aid, and the Muscle Shoals power grant. Senate and House clash on sundry civil matters, with key bills stalled and a final push for appropriation measures before inauguration day.
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Senate
House
Treasury
Chonse
Fordney
Preal- Hent Wilson
Calder
Patent Office
Mudge Landis
House Committee
Shipping Board
Calger
Kenyon Committee
Tomorow
Senate Democrats
Wilson
Athens Seeks Bond Election For School Expansion
Athens Georgia February 27 The mayor and council are expected to authorize a bond election at the next meeting. A $200000 school bond proposal aims to provide new buildings and equipment as the city’s schools have outgrown facilities. The Rotary Club formed a committee to urge approval, and action is anticipated at the March session.
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Athens
Specelal) O
Rotary Club
All Mounted Diamonds Offered With Weights and Prices
The dealer advertises mounted diamonds with a tag detailing exact weights and qualities and their lowest net prices. Selections may be sent prepaid for examination and attractive monthly payments are offered to buyers preferring that option.
Boy Who Stole Staggering Sum Warns of Crime
Chicago reports William Dalton a 16-year-old North ern Trust clerk who fled with 772000 in Liberty bonds, was captured after a two day chase and later dictating a warning to other boys. The case, involving the largest bond theft in history, heads to the grand jury as bonds are nearly all recovered except one cashed for 600 dollars.
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William Dalton
Northern Trust Company
Chicago
States Attorney's Office
United News
Hord
Heyworth
Robert Crowe
Francis Carey
Ottawa
Landis
Cotton Growers Plan Co operative Marketing Body
Elberton Ga February 27 Special The meeting of farmers to start a co operative cotton marketing association drew participants from across the section. Speakers urged a south wide movement to unite cotton farmers for better marketing and distribution of farm products. A state wide meeting is set for April 13 at the state capital with local groups in each county. The effort owes much to O B Tate.
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Elberton
Co-Operative Cotton Marketing Association
Farmara
A. M. Soule
J. J. Brown
Shackleford
Athens
Victor Victor
Atlanta
TE. B
Georgia
United
Reserve Bank
O. B. Tate
Confederacy Plans Memorial at Manassas Battlefield
Fuidhmond Va February 27 An association will plan a memorial park at the Manassas battlefield. Governors of southern states and representatives of United Confederate Veterans Sons of Confederate Veterans and United Daughters of the Confederacy invited. A two year option on the Henry farm, site of the first and second battles, obtained for 25000 by Major W R Ewing and Westwood Hutchinson. The association will have each southern state and organization represented on its board.
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W. R. Ewing
Westwood Hutchinson
Manassas
Greeks Disturbed Over Near East Meet
Athens reports the Greek government unsettled by the Near East conference London decisions. King Constantine held talks with war minister M. Gounaris and other war office officials. Disappointment centers on feared lack of extended Allied financial aid. Deputies who backed former Premier Venizelos deem the situation a national crisis and vow to attend parliament.
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Athens
London
Constantine
M. Gounaris
Greece
Venizelos
Stomach Relief Promises From Golden Medicine Discovery
Meadow Creek West Virginia resident Ben Bowles reports year long stomach sickness and heart palpitations eased after completing six bottles of Dr Pierce’s Golden Medicine Discovery. Bowles notes initial improvements after the first bottle and credits the remedy with restoring health.
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Meadow Creek
Ben Bowles
Express Theft Trials Open in Macon Today
Macon Georgia February 27 sixty four men indicted by the federal grand jury last October in connection with alleged thefts from the American Railway Express company will be arraigned before Judge Beverly D Evans in United States district court tomorrow morning Pleas will be entered by the accused persons but their trials will not begin until March 14 Some of the best known lawyers of Georgia and Alabama have been enraged as counsel for accused persons From the evidence presented to the federal grand jury thefts from the American Railway Express company in the south for the first six months of 1920 totaled 1018722 04 in value
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Macon
Federal Grand Jury
American Railway Express Company
Beverly D. Evans
United States District Court
Georgia
Alabama
Perons
South
Federal challenge to 1920 transportation act heard
Attorneys general from forty two states led by Georgia argue before the U S Supreme Court to test the constitutionality of the 1920 transportation act as administered by the Interstate Commerce Commission in a Wisconsin rate case. They contend centralization of railroad regulation in Washington undermines state powers and threaten local self government. They also attack fixed return provisions and the grouping of roads forcing a nationwide rate burden on carriers and shippers.
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James A. Hollomon
Washington
Spe
Railway and Utilities
Helge Inge Georsta
United States Supreme Court
Mongay
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wisconsin
Interstate Comminssion
Georgia
Federal Commission
The
Georgia Railroad Commission
Commission
Three White Boys Held As Burglars In Decatur Jail
Three white youths from Decatur George Anderson 21 Julius Calhoun 19 and Wiley Calhoun 15 were captured by County Policeman M H Phillips and Chief C S Eldison of Kirkwood while robbing a drugstore early Sunday They led officers to a pistol allegedly from a separate robbery and police believe the trio staged burglaries along the Georgia railroad to Clarkston They were jailed in Decatur awaiting a Monday hearing
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Kirkwood
George Anderson
Julius Calhoun
Wiley Calhoun
Decatur
M. H. Phillips
C. S. Eldison
Ito
Clarkston
Pecatur
American tells London police he is fugitive
William Sayles, an American seaman, told London police he is a fugitive from the United States. He said he was sentenced in Iowa in October 1914 for murder, that his life term was reduced to ten years, and he escaped from Knoxville prison on July 23, 1918, later reaching England while under alien act scrutiny.
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London
William Sayles
Stice
United States
Sayles
Scungll Bluffs
Iowa
John Runyon
Knoxville
England
Fire destroys plant in East St. Louis area
A major fire in East St. Louis caused extensive damage to a local plant estimated at $560,000. The blaze affected a facility tied to regional stockyards, with about 2,000 workers potentially affected by the disruption. Fire officials and company representatives were assessing the scene and preparing official statements.
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ST. Louis
Onal & Oe 'Yanas
Yap Negotiations Dominates League Council Talk
The League of Nations council discussed inviting Japan and the United States to enter into Direct negotiations over the Yap mandate. Arthur Balfour drafted the reply to the American mandate note as a provisional US delegation may be invited to Paris. Le Matin reports the move aims to influence US stance toward league membership while addressing Brussels credit recommendations for postwar European recovery.
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Hudson Hawley
United News
Parlé
Council of the
League of Nations
Japan
United States
Reland
Yap
Arthur Balfour
Council
Balfour
A. S
le Matin
Far East
America
League Council
T Jn
Brussels
Europe
Labor groups urged to protest Soviet oppression
Organized labor worldwide, led by the American Federation of Labor in Washington, calls for a protest against the Soviet regime denouncing its persecution of labor unionists. The appeal condemns Lenine and Trotzky, notes threats against labor leaders and hostages, and cites a system of slavery with compulsory hours and Sunday work.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Russia
American Federation of Labor
Trotzky
Lenine
Lenina
Rustrlala
Laurens to Close Bridge Over Oconee River
Dublin Ga February 27 Preparations are under way to close the bridge over the Oconee river at Laurens within the next few days probably by Tuesday or Wednesday. A ferry will carry traffic across the river while the new bridge nears completion. Laurens county will furnish the ferry and handle traffic using a barge with a powerboat to assist. Weather permitting about 60 days may be required to finish the bridge after closure.
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Dublin
Oconee
Laurens County
I Ae
Emory Glee Club Tours Montezuma Americus and Dawton
The Emory University Glee Club began its February tour with a Monday night performance in Montezuma, followed by a warmly received show in Americus. The group then entertained Dawton audiences with a repeat program and was welcomed at Andrew College in Cumnbert by students who hosted visiting Atlanta delegates.
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Emory Glee Club
Atlanta
Emory University Glee Club
Montezuma
Americus
Dawton
Andrew College
Cumnbert
Neze Boys
Argentine Syndicate Buys German Liners
Buenos Aires reports an Argentine syndicate has purchased seven large German sailing ships interned in Valparaiso during the war. The deal totals more than three million dollars, with the ships changing hands after years of wartime seizure and postwar adjustment.
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Buenos Aires
Valparaiso
Samoan government report summarized in naval inquiry
Washington reports that the naval court found prosperity under early American rule in Samoa from 1900 to 1920, then unrest sparked by Lt Cmdr Boucher and civilian Arthur A. Green. Kell faced court martial. Boucher dismissed. Green removed. Tehune era found no irregularity. Governor Terhune died by his own hand. Waldo Evane appointed successor.
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Washington
Samos
C. Boucher
Arthur A. Green
Naval Court
Daniels
A. A. Kell
Boucher
Greene
Les Bortaé
Kall
Warren Tehune
Navy Department
Terhune
Naval Station
Court of Inquiry
Batteship
Kansas
Waldo Evane
Treasury 10 Resume Payments 10 Roads
Washington reports partial payments to railroads from the government guaranty fund will resume once tolls claimed are certified by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Treasury officials say about 1000000000 in certificates to March 16 cover certified payments. future funding depends on March 15 tax receipts and administration policy.
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Washington
Government Guaranty Fund
Wilsen
Treasury
Interstate Commerce Commission
Legion Probe Finds Poor Medical Care for Discharged Vets
In Macon Georgia February 27 a Georgia American Legion head said many ex service men die due to lack of medical attention at government hospitals. He cited a Savannah Marine Hospital patient turned away at closing time dying hours later and a white woman sharing a bed near a negro woman. He urged civic support to pressure for better treatment and claims recognition for forty disabled veterans in Macon.
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Macon
A. l L. Henson
American Legion
Georgia Department
Hengen
United States Marine Hospital
Savannah
Henson
Legion
Contribution for Babies Hospital Supported in Spartanburg
A brief notice from Spartanburg announces a special contribution for the infants hospital at Saluda North Carolina. The gift came from a Washington DC lady via check to Dr Lesesne Smith active in hospital management. The facility serves babies and mothers during hot months and relies on voluntary subscriptions led by Dr W H K Pendleton. Fire in Liberty Hotel Mississippi destroys five stores postoffice and other buildings with losses totaling about 50000 dollars.
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Spartanburg, & C
North Carolina
Spartanburg
Washington, D. C
Lesesne Smith
Saluda
N.C
W. H. K. Pendleton
Church of the Advent
Downward Trend in Cotton Prices in New Orleans Market
New Orleans weekly cotton report shows prices drifting lower with March at 11.45 and July at 12.01, spot middling at 11.50 amid weak demand. Interior belts report heavy selling, Liverpool and London shipments influence, and talks of short selling prohibition fueling market uncertainty and potential further declines.
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New Orleans
Hart Worth
Texas
Anguela
Telstrama
Spot
Atlantic
Liverpool
Atlania
Corcuctione
Capitol
Atlanta
Vreau
Florida
Grapechul
White Provision Co
Corfield
Infeld
B. White
Titeravining
Soeo
Local Markets Report From Schlesinger’s Candy Prices
Local markets list Schlesinger’s candies and related goods with unit prices. Items include Dixie Mixed candy at 14 cents per pound, 80-pound pots at 21 cents, and various chocolates and crackers with prices noted, though some text is garbled.
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Schlesinger
Achluainger
Bchivateger
Bradstreet’s Weekly National Clearings Itemize Prices
Market notes list wholesale prices for oysters at 16 cents per pound and fresh shipments from Schlesinger. Ginger and lemon Snapletts priced separately at 01 cents per pound. Dressed beef products and general wholesale figures accompany the brief catalog entry.
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Schlesinger
Price Food index shows advance from Bradstreet's data
Last week's food index stood at 9.16 per pound for 31 items, up 16 percent from the prior week but down 35.7 percent from the year-ago week. Of 80 quoted commodities, 11 rose, 28 fell, and 41 were unchanged.
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Bradstreet
Weekly Failures and Bradstreet Bankruptcies Report
Weekly failures wrap up for the week ending February 24, with 338 losses, down from prior weeks. The report compares totals to 105 in the same week of 1920, 185 in 1919, 250 in 1918, and 77 in 2017 per Bradstreet’s index.
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Bradstreet
Home Art Supply Co. Offers Top Quality at Low Prices
A shopper notes the store offers the best items available at moderately low prices. Home Art Supply Co located at 172 74 Whitehall Street advertises a selection aimed at value seekers and artists alike.
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Home Art Supply Co
Whitehall Street
American Motors Export Corp Seeks to Sell 40000 Shares
Notice filed with the Georgia Securities Commission by American Motors Export Corporation, Jacksonville, Fla. to sell 40000 shares of common stock par value 10. Officers include H M Innes president J G Pratt Frank T Reisacher George B Mason vice presidents and J William Jahmson secretary treasurer, all Jacksonville residents. Company incorporated under Florida law with authorized capital stock of 3,000,000 to manufacture automobiles trucks and tractors and to distribute them across the globe.
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Georgixs Socritics Commission
American Motors Export Corporation
Dacksonville
Pla
Innes
J. G. Pratt
Frank T. Reisacher
George B. Mason
J. William Jahmson
All If
Jacksonville
Fle
Plorita
Enyisal
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Babies’ Hospital
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New Orleans Weekly Review of Cotton
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National
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Bradstreet’s Journal
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Inc
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Kimsey City
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Nyx
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Cleveland
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Ney
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Whanaas
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Mesbers
H. & B. Beer
Fointa
New York Cotton Exchange
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Unifes and Sugar Exchange, Inc
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Cotton Association Sranch
Gravier
Moss & Ferguson
New York Cotton
Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
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Daffodil
Pryor Street
Candler
suncHeon
New Isle
Empire Oil Purchasing Company
Ier
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Bankers Trust Company
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Empire Gas and Fuel Company
Delaware Corporation
Oklahoma
Cities Service Company
Empire Oi!Purchasing Company
Messrs
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Messrs.Frucauff, Robinson & Sloan
Wall Street
Henry L. Doherty & Company Syndicate Managers
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