Embezzlement Charge Surrenders Bank Official in Dallas
R C Bachellor former Bank of Palmetto vice president in Atlanta surrendered in Dallas Texas after being sought in Campbell County for a large embezzlement alleged at Palmetto Bank. He claimed losses ran into several hundred thousand dollars and told Texas officers of wanderings from Atlanta to Cincinnati Buffalo and New York amid stock market gains and cotton trades. He left a wife and three children and vanished during March 1920 as audits found shortages despite bank records showing balance. The case involved a New Orleans cotton house suit claiming $25 000 deposited with the Palmetto Bank and draft nonpayment. Continued on Page 5.
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R. C. Bachellor
Atlanta
Campbell County
Palmatto Bank
Dallas
Texas
Bachellor
FR. C. Bachellor
Addrita
Cincinnati
Oho
Buffalo
New York City
New York
Bank of Palmetto
Miiteh
Uo Bachallor
Hig
Bale
Algo
Ault
United States District Court
Cotton House
New Orleans
Alex Hyman & Co
Firi
Bacheller
Hyman & Co
perfume witch scare tightens in Chicago police hunt
In Chicago on January 23 the hunt for the perfume witch intensified after Meta Cherne 23 was found bound hand and foot behind her piano. She recalls an encircling arm from behind and may have been drugged. the home was rifled. Marie Francke a saleswoman reported an attempt to scent an oriental perfume. Ruth Stiea co ed daughter of a doctor was overwhelmed by a perfumed handkerchief and robbed becoming unconscious.
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Chicago
Meta Cherne
Plano
Marie Francke
Ruth Stiea
Pennsylvania Town Enforces Sabbath Laws in Berwick
Berwick Pennsylvania observes first Sunday under strict Sabbath order. Only a few cigar stands and ice cream parlors open while many clothing and grocery stores stay closed. Burgess Kitchen allows select sales such as newspapers gasoline milk and tea with a permit to walk streets. police warn arrests for continued openings tomorrow.
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Berwick
Burgens F. R. Kitchen
Ion
Woman Disguised by Hair Variations in Pawned Stolen Goods
Baltimore January 23 Mrs Halén Wilder and her husband Carl Wilder and William B of London are held on robbery charges. Wilder has confessed implicating his wife whose makeup and varied hair colors helped pawn shop detectives identify her. Police note differing descriptions of the woman in successive pawnshop visits as she used light brown and red hair tones.
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Baltimore
Halén Wilder
Mra Wider
Carl ‘L.wilder
William B
London
Wilder
Woman Killed Crossing Tracks By Central Train
Mrs Ann Hampton Barker aged 73 of 22 Evans Drive Oakland City was struck and killed by an inbound Central of Georgia train as she crossed Mason's crossing on Sunday evening. Her body was severely mangled and placed aboard the train before being removed at the station.
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Mason's Crossing
Oakland City
Ann Hampton" Barker
Evans Drive
Central of Georgia
Fee
Harry i
Work conditions in railway shops blamed by Cuyler
New York January 23 United News Staff Correspondence reports railway executives defend shop conditions amid labor allegations that outside shops cost more and slow repairs. Cuyler cites efficiency losses, costs borne by the public, and claims railroads kept work in house when possible while sending critical items to outside shops to speed service.
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Robert J. Bender
United News
New York
Interstates Commerce Commission
Washington
International Association of Ma
Fwag
United States Railroad” Administration
Thomas ‘Dewitt Cuyter
Association of Railway Executives
Cuyter
Hig
United States Railroad Labor Board
Chicago
Ita
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cuyler
Ooka
Ataelf
United States Railroad Administration
Haiy
Ito
Harding Vessel Stuck At Ormond as Victoria Voyages Florida
President elect Harding and party on the houseboat Victoria reached Ormond Beach for a ten hour motor ride along the Florida east coast. A drawbridge incident slowed passage for over an hour as the vessel became stuck in mud but the rudder sustained only minor damage. Crowds cheered as the boat freed itself and continued toward Rodledge for a golf outing. Senator Cummins joined the voyage later. Meanwhile Mrs Harding prepared to join in Augustine before returning to Washington.
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Rmond
Beach
Fila
Janary
Victoria
Harding
Indiana River
Ormond
Florida East Shore
house-_oard
Ormond Drawbridge
Rodledge
A.’B. Cummins
Iowa
Daytona
Payne knew of shipping pact denial sparks Senate hearing
New York January 23 Franklin of International Mercantile Marine says Judge John Barton Payne was informed of a pact between the company and Britain to protect shipping interests. Payne denies knowledge. Franklin cites a November 21 1919 letter outlining terms and a confirming reply. Senator Jones accuses the company of an agreement harming American ships. Morse to testify about vouchers and Schwab expenses. Schiff?
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New York
Franklin
Internatonal
Mercantile: Marine Company
John Barton Payne
Payne
Senator Jones
Washington
Jones
International Merchant Marine Company
England
British Mercantile-Marine
Perley Morde
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Charles M. Schwab
Walsh Congres
United States
Plug ‘Board
Charles Fox
Eugene H. Abadle
Fors Mer
Marge
Chwab
Morse
Night-Ail Riders Order Tobacco Off Markets
Reports from Mount Sterling Carlisle and Flemingsburg say tobacco growers were warned their barns would be burned and that growers stood told they would be dealt with severely unless they complied with shifts to higher prices.
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Mount Sterls
Carlisle
Flemingsburg
Mob Lynches Two Negroes In Warrenton Jail Siege
Nortina North Carolina January 24 two Negroes Fred Williams and Plummer Bullock were seized from Warren County jail at Warrenton by a mob and shot dead. A rifle battle and arrests followed as whites attacked the jail and thirteen more Negroes were jailed on charges of participation in the riot. The wounded include white men Traitor and Upchurch and Negro Jerome Hunter.
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Nortina
N.C
Alfred Williams
Plummer Bullock
Warren County
Warrenton
Norlina
Warren
R.L. Trattor
Lloyd Trattor
Claude Jones
Jerome Hunter
Robert Moss
W. J. Upchirch
Insco
Henderson Hospital
Trailors
Raleigh
Poltes
B. Fleming
J. P. ‘Williams
Norlita
Brady
Ft Ia
Bullock
Seaboard
Raby Trafler
Matthew Bullock
Trailor
Closa
Hunter
W. J. Upenaren
H. A. Halney
H. A.inseo
Yaumoud Yards
Governor Asked to Send Military amid Warrenton Disorder
Raleigh January 23 Governor Morrison was advised that masked groups had begun to assemble in Warrenton where black residents implicated in the Norlina disturbances were held. The governor ordered additional officers sworn in and the prisoners protected. The adjutant general was instructed to hold militia in readiness to proceed to Warrenton.
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Raleigh
N. G
Morrison
Warrenton
Supreme Allied Powers to Confer on Disarmament First
Paris January 22 The supreme council meets tomorrow at 11 in the foreign office cloak room to discuss disarmament of Germany as the first topic. Early agreement on reparations is hoped. Briand, Lloyd George, Curzon discuss privately at the North Station, signaling a cordial start to the council’s work.
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Supreme Council OF Allied Powers
Paris
Supreme Council
Foreign , Office
Versailles
Aristide Briand
Ittg
Council
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
North Station
David Lloyd George
Earl Curzon
Kedlastan
Theritish
Trench
Allies Reoccupy Constantinople Threaten Occupation
Constantinople reports renewed allied occupation plans after notifying the grand vizier. Franco British reinforcements to be quartered in public buildings in Famaghlan Bou, amid unrest from Kemal Pasha followers and Bolshevik elements. Over 100000 former Russian and Turkish soldiers shelter in mosques and ruins, risking food and clothing shortages and jeopardizing city warehouses.
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Constantinople
Btamboul
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Celara
Lata
Bond issue approved by Atlanta Baptist Tabernacle
The Baptist Tabernacle congregation endorsed an $8,850,000 civic bond issue for schools waterworks sewers and a viaduct. Mayor James L. Key and Pastor Rev. John W. Ham urged all citizens to support the program, arguing it would finance needed growth at lower cost than an emergency tax.
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Baptist’ Tabernacle
Atlanta
R. N. Fickett
Deacons
John W. Ham
James L. Key
Ang
Ridley claims plot to seize church funds exposed
Rev Caleb A. Ridley of Central Baptist Church accuses accusers of a blackmail plot to trap funds for payroll on the new church. Mrs C B Hamilton, her husband Samiti Be Cast, and L M Johnson testified in police court with Ridley denying the charges as sensational and baseless.
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Paul Jones
C. B. Hamilton
Cooper Street
Caleb’ A. Ridley
Central Baptist Church
Just Good
Principala
Hamilton
Constitution
Justin
Ridley
Weather Summary Across States Monday to Tuesday
Washington reports fair weather with unsettled conditions and mild temperatures. Louisiana shows increasing humidity with showers on Tuesday. Northwest regions expect rain and cooler spells, while Texas and Arkansas forecast variable clouds and mild to moderate temperatures. East Texas and Oklahoma anticipate scattered drizzle, with fair to partly cloudy skies in western areas. North and South Carolina expect fair, cooler Monday, with unsettled trends and possible showers on Tuesday. Tennessee and Kentucky trend fair in the east and rain in the west, with generally mild readings.
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Washington
Louisiana
Arkangan
East Texas
Base
Texas
North
South
Carolina
Florida
Atama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Kentucky
West Pare
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Pennsylvania
Central
Ann ‘Barker
Railway Executives’ Association
T Washington
Warren G. Harding
Augustine
Fra
Delonge
Washinstow
Carters
North Carolina
Encapes
Auortly
Justice of the Peace
J.C. Hardy
Tasker
France
Delmonico
M. Sabatini
Baptist Tabernacle
Rev
John Ham
Hamilton and Johnson
Funda
Vaagearin
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