Two Aviators Perish In Sea In Test Flight
Two leading Army Air Service pilots Captain Howard T. Douglas and Lieutenant Marl J. Plumb drowned in Chesapeake Bay after their planes collided during a bombing raid on San Marcos off Tangier Island. Bodies not recovered. explosion from a nearby bombing plane worsened recovery chances. Douglas from Covina California and Plumb from Fondulac Wisconsin were among top fliers and were in Langley field operations for Alaska landing-field plans.
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Washington
Army Air Service
Howard T. Douglas
Marl J. Plumb
Chesapeake Bay
San Marcos
Tangier Island
War Department
Langley Field
Wirwinle
Plumb
Douglas
Army
Navy
Covina
Cat
Air Service Headquarters
Alaska
Fondulac
Wis
San Antonio
Walker Case Explores New Sensations In Georgia Ties
John C. Lewis claims John D. Walker is not guilty of half the charges and predicts sensational developments implicating prominent Georgians. Lewis says Walker vanished from Suarts in 1917 while in debt to Virginia Carolina Chemical, with San Antonio location denied and officials to obtain an affidavit for upcoming court actions.
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John C. Lewis
John D. Walker
Georgia
Sonider
Sparta
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
Constitution
Walker
Suarts
Lewis
Atock
Shi
San Antonio
Texas
City Executive Committee Plans Tonight Meeting
The city democratic executive committee will convene at City Hall tonight at 8 o clock with twenty two women among the members. They will fix rules and dates for the forthcoming municipal primary, marking the first time women have a voice in this matter. J P Haunson chaired the movement as a leader. There are 44 men on the committee.
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Democratic Executive Committees
J. P. Haunson
Chiairman
Real estate agent reported to hold hundreds of rentals
A neighbor claimed a single agent had 500 houses to rent. The inquiry led to Colonel Adair, who reportedly manages over 600 houses on large blocks, with only sixteen of all discretions unoccupied.
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Nye
Colonel Adair
Perchance a Few In Fulton
A reporter notes diamond fever rising in northwest Georgia and hopes many valuable diamonds are found in Hall and surrounding counties. The piece emphasizes desire to possess the unctuous substance coagu lated and mentions Newton’s term for a diamond.
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Georgia
Newton
Hall
Pretty Maiden Locomotes for Fragrant Bouquet
An early column expresses gratitude to a graceful young girl described as a sweet beauty in florid prose. The writer imagines future charm and classical loveliness as the subject grows, blessing her with idealized features and grace.
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Miss
Angel
Venus
Presentments of the April 1871 Georgia Superior Court
The grand jury for the April term 1871 of the Georgia Superior Court presents concerns about gambling. They urge the Atlanta mayor to expand police efforts to raid gambling houses and to bind over suspects to the next court to curb the activity. Benjamin H. Crane serves as foreman.
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Bosen
Superior Court
Georgia
Atlanta
Benjamin H. Crane
Fat Men Race at Stone Mountain July First
The great event of the age unfolds at Stone Mountain on July first with a 250 yard championship belt race between Mr White and Mr Morrison. Mr Goldsmith and Mr Hamilton contest a $100 gold purse over 100 yards while the Fat Boy of the Constitution performs on the flying trapeze.
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Stone Mitain
White
Morrison
Goldsmith
Hamilton
Red Plans to Seize American Ships Linked to Tug Disappearance
New York reports allege a Russia tied plot to capture US vessels and divert them to Soviet ports. Police cite confidential sources showing unionists and Russian workers allied with anarchists sought crews to overpower ship crews. The Conestoga tug crew disappearance is also noted, with 49 sailors reported missing.
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New York
Union of Russian Workers of
United States
Canada
Russia
Department of Justice
United States Army
Buford
Washington
J. J. Gegan
United Russian Workers
Tillery Cleared of Bunco Charge in Atlanta Case
Mark Tillery, once a leading bunco figure, escaped conviction after key witness J A Nations failed to identify him in Atlanta. Nations had fingered Tillery in El Paso and Salt Lake City across habeas proceedings, but jurors were instructed to view the case as not proven. Tillery remains jailed pending federal indictment and state charges. Branch & Howard held his defense.
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Mark
Tillery
Bunco
Atlanta
J. A Nations
Oakfield
Nations
el Paso
Texas
Salt Lake City
Art Young
Georgia
Tiery
John A. Boykin
Paso
Branch & Howard
Two Young Georgia Leaders Lead General Assembly
James A. Hollomon profiles Herbert Clay at 39 and Cecil Neill at 41 as the presiding officers of Georgia's General Assembly. Both are lawyers and married, praised for merit, leadership, and public service, with Clay succeeding his father in a family legacy and Neill noted as a veteran speaker and author of a primary Georgia law. Georgia pride is voiced as they are urged to pursue equal justice for all and tread a path benefiting future generations.
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James A. Hollomon
General Assembly
Clay
Neill
Herbert Clay
Georgia Senate
A. 8
A. 8. Clay
Cobb
United States Senate
Cecil Neill
Muscogea
Georgia
House
R O T C Head At Tech Scores Bonus Petition
Major A L Pendleton Jr protests a petition by Georgia Tech rehabilitation students urging Congress to delay the Dempsey Carpentier bout until the cash bonus bill passes. He calls the petition ridiculous and selfish, says most students receive U S support and deserve no cash bonus, and urges its dismissal by Georgia's delegation.
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Rowell, JR
Constitution Bureau
Raleigh
Washington
Georgia Tech
Congress
A. L. Pendleton, Jr
Tech R. O. T. C
Georgia
Pengleton
Jess
Daily Papers
Major Pendleton
Armory
United States
Pendleton
Peonage Charges Set for Court Next Saturday
The district attorney prepares for the Saturday trial of Irwin Morris Hugh Morris and four Clay ton and Henry county citizens charged with conspiring to hold Jerry Ravin in bondage. Ravin fled an Irwin Morris farm and was sheltered by Tom Ravin before white attackers raided Tom's home, killing Tom's wife. Co defendants include Sam Gardner James Gwaldner Lou Everett and John Brown. All defendants are on bond.
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Irwin Morris
Hugh Morris
Clayton
Henry
Jerry Ravin
Morris
Ravin
Tom Ravin
Tom
Sam Gardner
James ©. Gwaldner
Lou Everett
John Brown
Wife shoots at husband. he says deliberate attack
M. W. Campbell, Greenville contractor, is the intended target in a shooting by his wife Mrs. Campbell at a rooming house. W. E. Howard, who runs a hotel at 814 North Forsyth, charges the act was deliberate and malicious. Mrs. Howard was wounded in the breast but conscious, while jealousy and alleged ties between Campbell and Miss Sarah Ward are investigated.
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M. W. Campbell
Greenville
8. C
Leila Howard
W. E. Howard
North Forsyth Street
Campbell
Howard
Sarah Wari
Gainesville
Inauguration Plans At Senate And House Session Today
Cecil Neill elected to House speakership and Herbert Clay named president of the State Senate as the General Assembly begins its work in joint session to consolidate returns and plan inauguration for Governor-elect Thomas W. Hardwick. Three major measures loom including capital removal and bans on the state bureau of markets and oil and fertilizer branches. Hardwick stays aloof from the debate and proposes funds be used for a capitol annex and mansion relocation.
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Francis K. Price
Herbert Clay
Senate
Cecil Neill
House
Mr. Clay
General Assembly
Thomas W. Hardwick
Hugh M. Dorsey
State Bureau of Markets and Oil and Fertilizer
Department of Agriculture
Kimball House
Atlanta
Frank Hooper
John Hammond
Removal Association
Senate and House Agree on Army and Navy Totals
The Senate and House reached a final accord on the army and navy appropriation bills, defining postwar policy to maintain the smallest safe forces and favor universal arms limitation. The army will be cut to about 150,000 with an October 1 discharge target, potentially 80,000 layoffs, while the Navy set at 106,000 for the ending year. Action awaits President Harding's signature.
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John Gleissner
United Press
Washington
Senate
House
America
Congress
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Wadsworth
Military Affairs Committee
U. S
Harding
Navy
Delegat
Gulf Storm Dies Danger Is Past
Dallas reports indicate the tropical storm subsided along the Texas coast though some coastal areas faced high tides. Galveston tide receded, barometer rose, and Corpus Christi noted clearing weather with no reported fatalities. Six boats sank at Port Aransas, including a large Shipping Board tanker.
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Dallas
Texas
Brace
Galveston
Corpus
Cheisti
Point Isabel
Freeport
Angelton
Shipping Board
Port Aransan
Corpus + Christi
Fire at Camp Johnston Damages Camp Equipment
Jacksonville Florida June 22 a fire at Camp Johnston remount depot caused estimated damage over a million dollars Most losses were tractors motor trucks and automobile parts recently turned over to the state highway department by the war department
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Jacksonville
Fla
Camp Johnston
Here
State Highway Department
War Department
Partly Cloudy Weather Forecast for Georgia
Partly cloudy Thursday with scattered thundershowers in the west. Friday shows little change in temperature with probable showers. The report lists high and low temperatures, mean values, and humidity indicators from the local weather station, noting dry and wet bulb readings and percentage deficiency for the month.
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Washington
Georgia
Seeee
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