Boatmen Fight Against Death In River Rapids
Haileybury Ontario June 14 The story of a fight by fourteen prospectors and two boatmen against the Sturgeon rapids on the Ottawa river near Haileybury ends with two men dead. The group was speeding toward newly found gold fields of northern Quebec when the engine failed. Nine prospectors leapt into their canoes and paddled to tow the stranded launch.
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Tragic River Rescue Ends With Losses Among Miners Crew
Near shore, a line was snubbed around a tree as the flotilla battled strong waters. The towlines failed, a motorboat struck a rock, and four of seven aboard were hurled into the rapids. W. Wowie survived, Lawton and Dolan perished, the launch engineer was swept through the falls and survived. The four survivors reached shore as the Swallow sank in shallow water.
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Permanent suspension of Alabama prohibition director announced
Washington June 14. Suspension of WW B Ford assistant prohibition director of Alabama has been made permanent. Commissioner Hann announced Ford had been suspended some time in connection with irregularities charged against Alabama enforcement officers related to reporting liquor seizures at prohibition headquarters.
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Bowdoin and Phil Green Claim Senior Employee Title
In a playful exchange from The Atlanta Constitution, Dr. Joe P Bowdoin refutes being the paper’s oldest employee, noting Phil B Green began earlier. Green writes back saying he is the senior employee, and Bowdoin replies with good humor, promising future visits and continued rivalry.
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Long Island Elks Honor Roosevelt at Flag Day Service
At Oyster Bay on Flag Day Governor Parker of Louisiana and five hundred Long Island Elks paid tribute at Theodore Roosevelt's grave. Speakers urged unity, denounced anarchists and Bolshevists, and called for a sustained campaign to defend democracy and Americanism against internal threats.
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Mt Vernon Georgia couple arrested in Philadelphia
Philadelphia police detained George Blakely and his wife Catherine on Orianna Street near Diamond for highway robbery and burglary in Mt Vernon Montgomery County Georgia. Magistrate Coward held them without bail awaiting extradition papers. Blakely denied Georgia crimes saying his wife was married only a month ago here.
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Belgium’s Flemish Question Sparks Cabinet Resignation
The Belgian cabinet resigns amid a heated Flemish versus Walloon dispute sparked by a proposal to make Ghent University Flemish. Rival leaders Franck and Huysman clashed over language policy as German occupation loomed, highlighting tensions among 8 million Belgians and Franck’s militant stance for Flemish equality.
Flemish Struggle for a Ghent University and Cultural Identity
The piece discusses the Flemish movement as a cultural effort to advance Flemish language and literature, not a political schism. It notes that many leading Flemish figures write in French, while the movement seeks a university in Ghent and resists Dutch-led consolidation, insisting on preserving Flemish culture amid Walloon tensions. The article emphasizes unity between Flemings and Walloons during the war and a hopeful, enduring national character.
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Waycross Fireman Burned Cleaning Truck Axle
Waycross Georgia June 14 A Waycross fireman Hw H Allridge suffered severe burns when a gasoline can used to clean an axle on a fire truck ignited. Flames engulfed his clothing before fellow firefighters acted, saving his life. He was rushed to King’s Daughters Hospital for immediate treatment of burns to his left side arms hands and face.
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Branded Murder By Coroner s Jury
Chicago reports the coroner s jury branded Leighton Mount s death as murder. Mount, Northwestern University freshman missing since September 1921, was found with bones near an Evans ton pier. The jury found death at hands of unknown parties and urged police to file murder charges for grand jury action.
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Jim Williams killed by brother-in-law in Georgia
Fitzgerald Georgia June 14 Special E T Hancock well known farmer of Williamson settlement fought with his brother in law Jim Williams at his home and seriously cut him in the abdomen Hancock was jailed without bond awaiting the wounded man’s outcome Both men are well connected as sons in law of Judge Green Mintsh ew of near Rel ee ca
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Williamson
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Green Minshew
Relecea
Georgia REALTORS plan state land division drive
Macon June 14 Special. Georgia Real Estate association executive committee members adopt a plan to divide the state into districts centered in Atlanta Savannah Macon Augusta and Columbus to develop undeveloped farm lands. Counties around these cities would join divisions and a national advertising campaign would attract new settlers and establish colonies. A legislative request to create an officer to attract outside settlers is also approved. About twenty dealers attended led by J Clay Murphey of Macon president.
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Watermelon Crop In Georgia Florida Cut by Bad Weather
In Moultrie Georgia on June 14 a Special report notes anticipated 14 000 carloads of watermelons in the Georgia Florida melon belt have been reduced to three to four thousand due to heavy rains and the anthracnose disease. Growers report the disease is hard to control as it appeared last year and returned early this season because few treated seeds before planting.
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Melon and cantaloupe crops face a disappointing season
Page Nineteen reports that vines suffered early attacks and frost in March, delaying the melon and cantaloupe season in South Georgia. Farmers expect a late shipping start around June 20, with good prices possible as Florida suffered weather losses and anthracnose cutting north Florida production about 75 percent.
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