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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1923
Page
4
Senator William J. Garris spent a week in Cedartown Georgia and Cavée Springs with relatives and friends. He was joined by his wife and daughter after a month long tour of central and south Georgia where he was enthusiastically received.
London dated June 14 reports a three sided Ruhr crisis where nation prestige and personal prestige of leaders drive the talks. The piece notes Poincare aims to speak on the German note but is constrained by the broader face saving motive across governments.
The piece argues Germany will likely buckle first in the Ruhr crisis as Chancellor Cuno resists ending passive resistance. Britain’s premier change and Britain's reluctance to back occupation are noted, while France wields a war threat over both nations.
The article discusses how France relies on army manpower and government work to curb unemployment while inflating pressures, and how Britain faces the Ruhr invasion with a united Tory-led opposition backing Prime Minister Baldwin. It notes potential reparation totals ranging from 10 to 32 billion dollars as parties converge toward a common figure.
Berlin businessmen push a project to reconstruct the 14 mile segment of the Valdosta Moultrie and Western railroad from Berlin to Moultrie. Committees report meetings with encouragement and believe funds can be raised to restore the entire old road bed.
June 14 Times Square and Sussex Street in New York City saw multiple robberies as seven men and a girl stole about 17,475 dollars from Hudson County and Union Trust messenger Luke McDaniel, who was ambushed while transporting 42,125 dollars to Manhattan Life. A gunman fired, the bag was torn free, and a police chase followed. Other robberies included a 4,700 dollar hold up at Julius Frank’s Times Square offices, a theft at Harry Saladur’s Brooklyn drugstore, a 150 dollar garage holdup, and a gunman targeting elderly Harry Stevens.
Norfolk June 14 Purchase of Piggly Wiggly stores in Tidewater Virginia by D Pender Stores Corp announced by president D Pender on return from Memphis The deal involved 150000 and included Clarence Sainders head of the Piggly Wiggly concern The stores are in Norfolk Newport News Suffolk Hampton and Portsmouth
Athens Ga June 14 The first woman in University of Georgia history chosen for Phi Beta Kappa membership is Miss Margaret Beale of Savannah a graduate student The other inductees are W Fleming of Augusta and Elkin Vogt of Atlanta all noted leaders in campus life and honors
In Birmingham Alabama on June 14 1922 nursemaid Annie Laurie Lightner testified identifying Porter N Newman as the man who abducted Dr J D Dowling from his home on May 17 1922 and beat him at a secluded spot along the Mountain Pine road during Newman's kidnapping trial. Dowling also identified Newman saying he was certain.
Charlie K. Smith, a white man who escaped from Worth county chain gang in November 1915, was recap tured at Columbus, Ga., and returned here to complete his sentence.
Monroe Ga June 14 Special Walton county authorities are busy repairing bridges washed away by recent heavy rains. About thirty bridges of various sizes were demolished by the downpour Friday and another heavy rain Sunday swept away more, hindering replacement work. Farmers suffer losses from washed lands and damaged crops.
The Piedmont Limited launches a 24 hour service from Atlanta at 8:00 a m. to Philadelphia arriving 6:55 a m and reaching New York by 9:15 a m. It is billed as the best train to Atlantic City under the Southern Railway System.
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