Silver dollars to be recoin ined after seven year break
Washington reports the mint has resumed coinage of silver dollars after a seven year stop, with about 20 million coins minted since March and plans to continue for five years to restore prewar silver reserves. The Pittman act allowed 279 million dollars to be melted and sold to England to ease India's silver famine.
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Washington
Mint
Treasury
Great Britain
Federal Reserve
Congress
England
India
Baker
England Plans and Mint Action in Mesopotamia Crisis
England's Mesopotamia plan spurs rapid government response to currency crisis. The British ambassador seeks relief as Director of the Mint Baker proposes using idle silver dollars, replacing certificates with Fed notes. The Pittman Act passes in six days, silver moves from sub-treasuries, first shipments arrive not melted, with secured bars prepared for transport to India.
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Baker
Treasury
England
Glass
Great Britain
India
Bilver
Ita
Empire
Mesopotamia
Pittman
Secret Service
Propaganda Push By Kiwanis Boosters Ahead Of Convention
International Kiwanis leaders met to plan their fifth annual convention opening tomorrow and running through Friday. Delegates, including boosters from Atlanta with watermelons and Georgia peaches, aim to land next year’s gathering in Atlanta. Large contingents from Toronto and Fort Worth are also en route to lobby for their hosts.
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International Kiwanis Clubs
Cleveland
Atlanta
Georgia
Toronto
Ont
Forth Worth
Texas
Running duel ends with officer wounded and suspect shot
In a running shootout on West Fair, Officer Anderson was seriously wounded by a bullet in the arm and back after pursuing Table, who was shot eight times and died en route to Grady hospital. Officers Wood, Mashburn, and Ligans, aided by patrols, chased the suspect as bystanders filled the scene and witnesses exceeded fifty.
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Wood
Anderson
Atrei Estelle Sherman
Table
Vane
Mashburn
Chaie
West Fair
Ligans
Fellows
Grady Hospital
Savannahan Named Director in T. P. A.
Savannah, Ga June 19 Special A Savannah man may head the national Travelers Protective Association A wire from J N Davis at the national convention in Louisville says Albert Ehrlich former head of Fest A Savannah has been named a national director in line for election as national president
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Savannah
Travelers’ Protective Association
J. N. Davia
Louisville
Albert Ehrlich
Fest A. Savannah
Purine
Georgia Railroad Treasurer Dies At Augusta Home
W S Morris treasurer of the Georgia railroad and two term Georgia senator died suddenly at his Augusta home Sunday night from a stroke. He served 21 years with the railroad and 25 years as treasurer. Survived by his wife four daughters a son and two brothers Frank E Morris of Atlanta and Harry H Morris of Augusta.
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W.S. Morris
The
Georgia Railroad
Georgia Sena
Augustay
Atlanta
Morris
Frank E. Morris
Harry H. Morris
Ausuata
Canadian Government Grants Patent for Unpickable Safe Lock
Clyde Lee Mamon, aged 20, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, received a Canadian patent for a new combination safe lock that cannot be picked and can only be opened by the locker or a designated holder of the current combination. The device’s combination changes each time the door is locked. The U S government granted a patent months earlier, and an eastern firm has shown interest in exploiting the invention.
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Fitzgerald
Specias
Clyde Lee Mamon
United States
Divorces Granted After Slaps Over Moonshine Claim
In Savannah Georgia on June 19 a superior court heard the case of J C Baston a Coast Line conductor and his wife Josephine Baston. Both sought divorce with the wife awarded the divorce after a trial that saw accusations of infidelity and cruelty including a kitchen still dispute. The juries at the quarterly term heard over 300 airings of marital troubles.
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Savannah
J. C. Baston
Atlantic Coast
Dne
Josephine Baston
South Georgia Union Singers Convention Opens in Fitzgerald
In Fitzgerald Georgia on June 19 the South Georgia Union Singers association convened with over two hundred singers and leaders from five southern states. Judge J B Clements retiring state senator and association president presided as delegates were hosted by Ben Hill Singing association members and local residents. Daily song sessions ran under about thirty singing masters from Georgia Florida South Carolina Tennessee and Alabama.
Swine Growers Plan to Meet in Athens Georgia
The Georgia Swine Growers association will hold a meeting show and sale at the agricultural college in Athens on August 11 and 13, 1921. Breed secretaries will appear, and prominent USDA authorities will attend. A featured judging demonstration by B. Russell of the USDA is planned for Friday, August 12, along with a sale of twenty five brood sows across several breeds.
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Athens
Jung
Georgia Swine Growers’ Association
Agricultural College
United States Department of Agriculture
Russell
Repregent
Erkshires
Duroc-Jerseys
Hampshires
Poland
Towns County Man Dies After Gunfight
Esco Sparks of Gum Log Towns county dies from pistol shots during a dispute with Mitch Hyatt over rumors about Sparks. Hyatt loses a finger and is wounded with a bullet through the lung. Nathan Messer involved as Sparks and Hyatt confront him at Hyatt’s home. Warrants issued for Hyatt and Messer on murder charges.
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Blairsville
Esco Sparks
Gum Log
Towns County
Mitch Hyatt
Hyatt
Nathan Messer
Sparks
Moseley Elected Kiwanis Secretary in Dublin Ga
L C Moseley, secretary to Congressman Larsen and noted newspaper writer, was elected secretary of the Dublin Kiwanis Club succeeding F W Shepper who resigned to join Quitman chamber of commerce as secretary. The club also named three Kiwanians to work with the chamber on a curb market for Cubln and prepared for the first anniversary charter celebration on June 20. George B Davis, last election candidate for attorney general, spoke to the group.
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Dublin
Kiwanis Club
L. C. Moseley
W.W. W. Larsen
Wrier
F.W. Shepper
Chamber of Commerce
Quitman
George B. Davis
Sunday School Teachers Training Course Opens
Athens Ga June 19 Special The University Summer school announces a standard Sunday school teachers training course under the Athens district of the Methodist Church with the competition and cooperation of the general Sunday school board. The non secretarian course runs July 3 19 at the State Normal school building. Summer rates of board apply seven dollars per week and one dollar per day for meals. Students provide own bed linens and towels.
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Athens
University Summer School
Athens ‘District
The
Methodist Church
General
State Normal
Roong
Stu
Couple Married in Cartersville Georgia
Miss Avery Mabel Holland daughter of Mr and Mrs J R Holland and James Parnes Uren a Carterville merchant were married at the Methodist parsonage Saturday at 4 30 in the afternoon Rev S A Harris officiated Only close friends witnessed the ceremony after which the couple left for Knoxville and points north They will be at home next week at the home of Mr and Mrs E R Kelly
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Cartersville
Avery Mabel Holland
J. R. Holland
James Parnes Uren
Carterville
S.A. Harris
Sam Jones Memorial Methodist Church
Uren
Knoxville
Knoxville and Points North
E.R. Kelly
Kirkwood Annexation on Council Calendar Sparks Debate
The Kirkwood annexation item heads the city council agenda alongside a charter revision committee report. A referendum path awaits legislature approval if council favors submitting the issue to Kirkwood voters. Councilman Fred C. Woodall proposes removing the curb market from public streets citing ordinance violations and food screening demands.
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Banco
Fred C. Woodall
Third Ward
Woodall
Syrian Princess Rahme Halder to Lecture at Central Baptist
Princess Rahme Halder of Syria will give a third lecture at Central Baptist Church after speaking at Central and Baptist Tabernacle. Her talks cover Syria as the birthplace of Christianity and the Naaman the Leper tale, with Mlle Tuelle Burgess accompanying as singer and pianist.
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Rahme Halder
Syria
Atlanta
Central Baptist Church
Central Church
The
Baptist Tabernacle
Naaman
Mlle Tuellie Burgess
Orient
Amanda Flipper Memorial Temple Opens for Negroes
The Amanda Flipper Memorial Temple a colored church costing 4000 at Foundry and Davis streets opened Sunday at 2 p m Bishop J D Dipper and Elders H D Canady and JA Townsley led the service. Two hundred seventy five dollars was subscribed toward church equipment and five new members joined. Richard D Stinson of Atlanta Normal and Industrial Institute T J Linton and pastor T H Kink spoke at the opening.
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Amanda Flipper
Foundry
Davis Streets
J. D. Dipper
H. D. Canady
JA. Townsley
Richard D. Stinson
Atlanta Normal and Industrial Institute
T. J. Linton
T. H. Kink
The
New Church
Demonstrators Plan Cartersville Meet
County home demonstration agents from northwest Georgia will gather in Cartersville Tuesday for a two day district session. Jesse W. Jackson will deliver the welcome for Bartow County and L C Vans will welcome visitors for the city. Leila Mize will respond and Louis Dowdle will give the principal address Tuesday evening and other talks during the session.
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Cartersville
Georgia
Jesse W. Jackson
Bartaw Winty
L.C. Vans
Leila Mize
Atlanta
Louis Dowdle
Home Economic Work
West Point Woman Leads European Trip from Georgia
Mrs Bilison P Cook of West Point Ga departs Atlanta with a Georgia party for Quebec where they sail to Europe on June 21 They join Dr W A Pratt and tour England Scotland Belgium Holland Switzerland France and Italy returning about September 1.
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West Point
Bilison P. Cook
Atlanta
Quebec
Europe
Cook
Georgia
Claude Danson
Frances Parham Callaway
la Grange
T. J. Jones
Virginia Glover
Mildred Arnell
Newnan
W. A. Pratt
England
Scotland
Belgium
Holland
Switzerland
France
Italy
Wife begins search for missing husband Charles J. Smith
Mrs. J. W. Parker reports death of her mother at 648 A Washington Street. The missing man, Charles J. Smith, 38, of 921 Seaboard Avenue, formerly with the Atlanta fire department and recently with Western Electric, left home Friday morning and has not been heard from. His wife and sister seek information.
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Charles J. Smith
Seaboard Avenue
Savannah Plans Big Celebration for Shrine
Savannah Georgia readies a large welcome for 200 Aleve nobles led by Ernest A. Cutta, elected imperial potentate at Des Moines. The city decorates the mess district with flags and bunting as a parade, bands, and street review of the new potentate are planned, with city and county declaring a half holiday.
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Savannah
Ales Temple
Des Moines
Ernest A. Cutta
General Pershing
Nune Tong
Mississippi Town Loses Big Fire Ravages Center
A major blaze in Pascagoula destroys a large portion of the business district on Delmas Avenue crossing to North Pascagoula. Losses reach about a quarter of a million dollars with many shops homes and the Alabama and Mississippi Railroad station damaged. Fire brought under control at 6 pm.
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Pascagoula
Miss
Anthony Cassanova
Delmas Avenue
Pascagoula Street
Alabama and Mississippi
Porter Street
J. F. Casanova
R. Thompson
P. H. Rodrigue
BE. Rosemblum
Knights of Columbus Hall
Jules Morlet
Warfield Theater
Granlund
Cole & Grant
S. D. Brown
Farmer
Child Narrowly Escapes Fire At Smith Farm
Irwinton Georgia June 19 A small son of Mr and Mrs John W Smith was saved from death when his father pulled him from under a farmhouse about to collapse in a fire. The home was a total loss and some cartridges exploded but caused no injuries.
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Irwinton
John W. Smith
Smith
Cartersville Junior Order elects officers unanimously
In Cartersville, at the latest meeting of the Junior Order of American Mechanics, C. A. Edwards was unanimously elected counsellor. Other officers chosen were E. T. Thomasson as vice counsellor, L A. Bishop as assistant recording secretary, Henry Lak as conductor, E. EB. Chitwood as warden, Tom Irwin as inside sentinel, C. T White as outside sentinel, and J. H. Lak as chaplain.
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Cartersville
C. A. Edwards
American Mechanics
E. T. Thomasson
L A. Bishop
Henry Lak
E. EB. Chitwood
Tom Irwin
Inside Sentinel
C. T White
Outside Sentinel
J. H. Lak
France Honors Three Mothers Of 13 Children
Paris readers report three mothers with large families receiving high honors at the fete of the family in Bois de Boulogne. Mesdames Tondriaux Deseider and Deter were praised for 29 future poilus and mothers, with other contenders including Madame Guerin and more.
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Paris
France
Bois de Boulogne
M. Breton
Hylene
Madam Guerin
Madam Aliemand
ISS Coker Married to Craddock Goins in Sacred Heart
Miss Ella Coker and Craddock Goins of Atlanta wed Saturday at 11 in Sacred Heart church. Father M. H. Smith officiated in the presence of relatives and close friends. The bride, a Radcal graduate of the State Normal College at Athens, and Goins, former Constitution staffer and editor of Sweets and three other trade mags, honeymoon at White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., then reside at 34 Highland View.
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Ella “Coker
Craddock Goins
Atlanta
Sacred Heart Church
M. H. Smith
State Normal College At
Athens
Goins
The
Constitution
Sweets
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Highland View
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Muse Clothing Co
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GHY Council
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W. O. Parker
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William E. Whiting
Stover
Hancock County
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J. H. Butler
T. J. Lowe
Mableton
Sume
Iss Coker
Wrightsville Beach
Seaboard
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Howard Marsh
Little Street
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Burr
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Rebecca
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Fox
Ted Lewis
Yerkes Jararimba Orchestra
Columbia Saxophone
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Metropolitan Dance Playera
Naples
la Nuova Orchestra di Napoli
Bendemeer
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Barbara Mauret
the Bohemian Girl
Louis Graveure
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Oscar Seagle
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Columbia Graphophone Company
New York
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