02 Jun 1923
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1923
Page
1
Governor J Smith approves repeal of the state prohibition enforcement law in New York. He states the state may opt out of enforcing the Volstead Act, aligning with dry and wet factions. The action signals a major political issue shaping party dynamics ahead of national conventions.
Milan reports a hurricane sweeping northern Italy along the Swiss frontier. Mountain towns tally numerous victims and many pergans rendered homeless. Floods washed away railroad tracks, suspending traffic on the Simplon line to Constantinople. The disturbance continues this morning.
Paris reports sensational evidence of a royalist plot to overthrow the republic. Police uncover plans to seat Louis Philippe Robert, Duke of Orleans, as Philip VII, on the Napoleon II era throne. The exile Bourton family member Denouet leads propaganda from Belgium as violence and arrests widen.
Georgia cooperative service notes cotton crop condition worse than many years due to boll weevil and late season. May 25 report shows 25 to 35 percent unplanted in upper third, with lateness across Piedmont and parts of coastal plain. Excessive rainfall, cold spells, labor shortages, and poor work stock worsen prospects. continued on page 16.
A city report condemns the Girls High School building as inferiorly constructed and dangerously designed. It urges abandonment for school use, cites unsafe wooden fire escapes, inadequate hand rails and unprotected windows, and notes steep costs for improvements. The committee supports safety but says total abandonment is the proper course, with current options limited.
For 40 years Cordelia Lieberman of Briarcliff road has lived blind and deaf for 15 years more. Despite these disabilities she leads American women in knitting and crochet prizes with over 100 ribbons. Her Braille skills keep her connected to current events as she pursues top honors across state fairs and domestic science exhibitions. Continued on Page 10.
Washington DC June L Special reports a lively telegram from a visitor to Atlanta Kiwanis members. The writer describes an Atlantic City trip, a celebratory train journey, a special dining table, and touring Washington DC including the president's residence. He sends love to friends at the home for the friendless and hopes others are as lucky.
Hal Crawford concluded a cross state march from Georgia to the sea amid a huge welcome in Atlantic City. About 172 Kiwanis members and a 200-strong escort greeted him and his chaperone Aliss Katie Sanwel as the crowd cheered the southern visitor who soon longed to see the ocean.
Savannah June 1 Special The Georgia Bar Association’s fortieth annual convention favors a constitutional amendment to remove the selection of supreme court and court of appeals judges from popular vote. Judge Powell led resolutions opposing popular election and Judge Gilbert urged depoliticizing judgeships. The convention wills decide on these measures tomorrow along with officer elections, with William M. Howard expected to succeed Z.
Dr Charles F Brooks explains the halo around the sun or moon as a forecast of stormy weather. He notes cirrus clouds as precursors and describes how the ring changes as the storm approaches, echoing the saying the bigger the ring the nearer the wet. The article cites Zuni wisdom and discusses refraction by ice-crystal clouds.
Official weather report notes partly cloudy conditions in Washington and Georgia for Saturday and Sunday with little temperature change. Data shows high 18, low and mean temperatures unspecified, rainfall 0.00 inches in past 24 hours, and a 5.62 inch excess since January 1.
Two liquor runners from Athens were killed during a prohibition stop near the Greene Morgan county line when they tried to outrun officers with 56 gallons of whisky. The roadster was equipped for liquor transport and carried a Georgia license tag 66251.
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