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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1921
Page
8
The debate centers on preventing the senate from refusing action on nominations as revolutions stirred. Senator Lodge notes many deserving non political cases, asks Norris to wait while such nominations are separated from broader political nominations. Norris suggests possibly grouping and reporting confirmations soon.
Washington January 18 Inaction on thousands of nominations by President Wilson broke with a bipartisan accord to refer 6 534 army officers for permanent commissions to committees and report before March 4. Democratic Senator Underwood assured Republicans there was no aim to place followers in office, enabling action on urgent nominations.
Kelley, first to be tried on operating a gambling house, was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to 12 months more six months in jail and a $199 fine. The raid centered at 4914 Central Avenue as part of a broader gambling probe led by Solicitor John Boykin. The case adds to indictments against about thirty men with ongoing grand jury activity and extradition efforts for William Fletcher alias Canadian Willie connected to the investigation.
Mexico City January 18 A dam at Pachuca the largest mining town in Mexico broke this afternoon flooding the city. A score of persons are known to have been drowned and about thirty injured. Damage to property not yet estimated.
Agnes Scott club at the Atlanta Woman's Club discussed plans to bring an Armenian girl from destitution to attend Agnes Scott College. The meeting, led by President Mrs. Paul Potter and hosted by Miss Laura Bell, also arranged sending a debating term to Randolph-Macon College for the annual Agnes Scott event.
Dr Plato Durham spoke at the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce assembly hall outlining the national Atlanta plan a church cooperation system aimed at resolving racial problems. The Central Council of Social Agencies met with R A Magill presiding in place of Kenneth Weissger, highlighting local welfare work.
The International Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union of North America supported events at the Pressmen's Home in Tennessee. Tuesday evening a film was shown at the Labor Temple detailing tuberculosis treatment aged care a home for the superannuated and a technical trade school under Local No 8 of the union.
Savannah Ga January 18 Special Official announcement was made today that Savannah has been a port of call for the Atlantic Gulf and Pacific Steamship company The decision was reached weeks ago and published but official final action came today The company operated about a dozen sails between Baltimore and Pacific coast points.
Five youth bandits held up a United States mail truck at Union Station in Chicago early today, fleeing in an automobile with twelve mail pouches ten of them containing registered mail. A Mississippian advertisement quotes praise for Dr Pierce medicines from Mrs J B Gilbert of Natchez, urging trust in Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets.
Fugitives boarded a truck carrying a federal reserve shipment bound for St. Paul Minnesota after surprise attack on three postal workers guarding a duffel. Gunmen forced the guards back into the vehicle as the train crew prepared for departure.
A brief police report cites five men described as postal employees involved in a robbery. Witnesses named Thomas Carter, Richard J. Stl mey and Philip Cahill among those said to be linked to the crime, though no suspects appeared to be older than a certain age.
Fragmentary account notes a quick robbery by suited suspects in a motor car. A watchman and a railroad mail foreman nearby were not alerted until the culprits sped away with twelve pouches. Details remain unclear due to damaged text.
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