Democrats Fight 10 Percent Duty on Raw Cotton
Democratic members from cotton states vow a solid party vote against the Fordney tariff amendment imposing a 10 percent duty on raw cotton. Representative Garrett of Tennessee calls the proposal an iniquity and says it would raise prices on cotton goods. The measure, labeled by critics as a Republican ploy to boost duties, is scheduled for a vote Tuesday with final passage set for Thursday night.
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Washington
House
Representative Garrett
Tennessee
Fordney
Dmr
Garrett
Butte
Ways and Means Committee
Welfare meeting draws Southern railway workers crowding Payne Memorial
Payne Memorial Methodist Church hosted a welfare meeting by the Southern railway Employers and families. W. W. Waits chaired the Atlanta division Efficiency association session with speakers J. W. Wassum Thomas H. Napier George M. Naplar and Rev Charles Balls core program included sermons on railway employee relations talents and brotherhood. Regular church service elements were included with a special musical program by Mrs H C Couch Mrs George Sims and Mrs Fraser Frye.
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Southern
Thomas H. Jeffries
Fulton County
George M. Naplar
Georgia
Charles Balls
Georgia Mingons
J. Fant
Wassum
Ona Thorn ‘Railway
Jetirica
Napier
Bass
W. J. DeBardeleben
H. C. Couch
George Sims
Fraser Frye
Willingham Targeted by Masked Gunman on Street
W B Willingham secretary treasurer of Willingham Tift Lumber was held up near Blackstone Court apartments on Fourth Street as a masked man sprang onto his car and fired at him. One hour later Jackson on Sinclair Avenue was accosted by a man who demanded his package and fired, the bullets missing. Police investigate pattern of three robberies in less than ten days linked by same suspect.
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W. B. Willingham
Willingham-Tift Lumber Company
Blackstone Court Apartments
Fourth Street
Jackson
Sinclair Avenue
Washita Avenue
A& Man
Blackstone
Cote
Owbird
Miort
Mr. Willingham
N. Pi Ponchey
W. S. Asteen
Forrest Avenue
Jackson. They Stopped To Investigate and Mr. Askew
Bendley
Atop
Dre
Willingham
Not 10 Rush Iaps On Disarmament Conference Plan
Washington dispatch reports United States, Japan, and other powers seek accord at the forthcoming armament conference. Officials fear Great Britain and the United States will push an open door policy in China, prompting Japan to study its positions carefully before joining. China may assert sovereign rights, while U S reservations from 1916 haunt the scene as the article notes. Continued on Page 2 Column 3.
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Robert J. Sender
United News
Washington
United States
Japan
Harding
Javan
Jarpan
Bay
Great Britain
China
Hughes
Orient
Bryan
China An
Yormer
Siberia
Brutal killings at Birmingham viaduct under terminal station
Two men murdered in a Birmingham viaduct scene. Amos A Powell, formerly of Florence Alabama, was found with a crushed skull and robbed. A second victim, a Black man, was found dead earlier with initial belief of a fight, now suspected robbery and murder. Powell’s pocketbook was turned inside out and a 60 cent coin lay nearby. a bloodstained iron rod was recovered near the body. Powell suffered extensive facial and head injuries, indicating repeated blows after being knocked down.
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Birmingham
Ala
Amos A. Powell
Florence
Mia
Powell
Beulah Tobnson Abducted and Tarred in Texas Attack
A Beulah Tobnson was abducted from a porch in Teneba Texas by three masked men in white uniforms. She was taken two miles into the country where she was stripped tarred and feathered placed back in a car and returned to town. A man named Me Knight of Nacogdoches reported the incident as another Saturday night development.
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Beulah Tobnson
Teneba
Texas
Agsallanta
Ynan
Nacogdoches
Exas
Tripdon
Border Town
Week Ahead in Assembly Faces Tax and Highway Fight
The upcoming assembly week centers on Governor Hardwick's graduated income tax plan and the new general tax act. Rep George Carswell leads Hardwick supporters to press the income tax bill, while opponents decry lack of hearings on the tax measures. Advocates say the income tax could raise about 4 million dollars for the state.
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Thomas W. Hardwick
House of Representatives
George Carswell
Hardwick
Aiby
Senate to vote on anti beer tax and tariff revision
Washington reports the House will pass a permanent securities measure this week and move to tax revision after the oil tariff debate. President Harding supports the oil duty, while oil states resist. Senate debates anti beer provisions amid agrarian relief measures advancing.
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John Gleissner
United News
Washington
Ha Tae House
House
Representative Treadway
Massachusetts
Harding
Fordney
Theistate Department
Ways and Means
Senate
Sterling
Bobby Jones Sets Course Record At Columbia Open
Bobby Jones of Atlanta the famed amateur golfer broke the Columbia Country Club course record with an 18 hole 68 on Sunday. His round featured several under par efforts though a few mistakes kept him from a flawless score. The national open championship entrants include Duncan, Mitchell, Hutchinson and Anderson with many top players arriving to preview the course.
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Bobby Jones
Columbia Club
Washington
Atlanta
Ray Vardon
Columbia Country Club
Jones
England
Australia
Canada
France
United States
Hier
George Duncan
Abe Mitchell
Hutchinson
Barnes
Duncan
John G. Anderson
Mitchell
Jock Hutchinson
Anderson
Kirkwood
Ergek
Open golf championship practice in Washington
United News reports on earnest Sunday practice by players ahead of the open golf championship to be held at Columbia, with attention to preparation in Washington.
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sobBy Jones
United
Washington, Uly
Atartea
Columbia
Hudson on trial speaks of confession and fear
In a tense courtroom Hudson defends himself amid questions about two murdered children. He denies whipping them, claims good on his farm, and suggests a robber might have removed a body from under a bed. He clings to faith, hopes for innocence, and comments on possible Albany lynching.
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Hudson
Robert
Isaiah
Haddon
Hudson ‘Baird
Albany
Yap Negotiations Move Favorably at Tokyo Conference
Tokyo dispatch reports the United States and Japan have progressed toward settlement on Yap’s status. Sources say a settlement is confidently expected before President Harding’s conference to discuss Pacific issues convenes. Chinese and Siberian regional questions are noted as anticipated topics.
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Tokio
Associated Press
United States
Japan
Yap
Harding
Kokosal
Ain Au Tee
Walt
Ana
Navy Policy Debate Divides Over Sims-Daniels Row
Washington reports reveal sharp Republican and Democratic splits on the Navy's direction in the war period. The Senate naval committee's inquiry into the Sims Daniels dispute cites delays and criticism by the majority while the minority asserts uniform success and praise for the department's plans and leadership.
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Washington
Getailea
Republicad
Senate ‘Naval Committee
Daniels
William 9 Sima
Sims-Daniels
Sims
Wilson
W. 5
Benson
Navy Department
Hale
Maine
Ball
Delaaware
Keyes
New Hampshire
Pittman
Nevada
Trammell
Florida
Naval Subcommittee
Naval
Admiral Sims
Wavy Department
Leesone
Irish leader proposes dominion home rule for Ireland
London dispatch reports Sinn Fein leader Eamon De Valera and Lloyd George weighing proposals for Irish dominion status with equal liberty, near-complete fiscal control, and unity preserved. Ulster privileges offered, Dail Eireann to ratify terms, negotiations to continue despite cautious optimism.
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Linn
Fein
Dominion
Erin
Canada
Johnson
Unitea Newa
London
de Valéra
Irish” Republic
Lloyd George
Sinn Fein
Gub
de Valera
Lloyd-George
Ireland
Ulster
Oarth
Dall Eireann
Passengers Rescued After Stranded Ship Rapids King
In Ogdensburg New York on July 17 passengers from the steamship Rapids King faced death when the vessel ran aground in the St Lawrence River. A Canadian government fireboat and a lifeboat device saved about 320 people after a perilous night. Women and children led the evacuation as crew members ferried survivors to shore and pumps maintained to help refloat the ship. A crew party stayed aboard to assist in the rescue and pump operations until all aboard were saved.
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Ogdensburg
WN. C
St. Lawrence River
Screw
Colum
Weather Outlook Across States Monday and Tuesday
Washington forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with scattered local showers in Georgia and the Southeast. Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and surrounding states expect fair to warm conditions with possible showers, while Texas and Oklahoma show generally fair weather Monday and Tuesday.
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Washington
Georgia
Taeaday
Virginia
South Carolina
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Kenthelly
Q ‘Louisiane
Arkansas
Oklahoma
East
Texas
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UAP
Ystiey Pole
Revisio OF Axes
Agricul
Aerkemeuras
Secretary of Agriculture
Federal ‘Reserve Board
Joana
Federal Farm Loan
von Page
Cotoma
Bobby
Tommy ‘Armour
Admira
le Valera
James Craig
Firet
Hie
Fage
St. Lawrence
Constitution
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