Great Struggle Begins Over Canal Tolls Rule
The house opened a heated debate on a special rule to limit discussion and ban amendments to the Panama Canal tolls repeal bill. Speaker Champ Clark publicly opposed the rule, warning against ramming it through, as galleries overflowed with spectators and lawmakers prepared for a 20 hour debate.
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Tolls exemption opposed by world
President Wilson told visiting congressmen that repeal of the tolls exemption is needed to meet a unified global opposition and maintain treaty integrity. He stressed the issue is international, not personal, and urged Congress to act to restore U S prestige in future treaties and trade talks. Representative Sell forecast a majority of fifty or more for repeal.
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Cartooning prisoner wins commuted sentence in California
Sacramento Calif March 26 Dvani e Burton Johnson who pleaded guilty to passing a worthless check a year ago and received a four year sentence has cartooned his way from Folsom prison His sentence has been commuted by Governor Johnson and he will be released Saturday While incarcerated he drew more than two hundred cartoons portraying penal servitude and politics Some sketches reached the governor's office and prompted the commute.
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Underwood Campaign Spends $3477.38 in Senate Bid
Washington March 26 the campaign statement of Representative Underwood candidate for the Alabama senatorial nomination filed with the secretary of the senate shows expenses of 2777.35 and contributions from private sources of 2158.65.
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Pretty Wife Visits Yeggman in Cell at Station
Mrs Rexford P Welds wife of Ti ford P Fields the alleged train bandit sits outside the jail talking to him as officers close in. Police tie Fields gang to Brookline street home where tools were found and two pints of mitragivect hidden. Welds, a postal clerk on the Queen and Crescent train, identified as a gang member, while the wife vows to fight for her husband as Fields and two others face charges and possible transfer to Griffin Ga.
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Rexford
Mayor backs annual funding plan for new Atlanta schools
Mayor James G Woodward backs proposing about 85 000 yearly for erecting one or more school buildings to handle city growth in five years. He opposes last bond plan and supports Grady hospital bonds and plaza project funded by special assessments. Commissioner Green delays action awaiting clearer public understanding of school needs.
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Two Atlanta Women Refuse Train to Richmond for Wedlock
Detention and police scrutiny surround Mrs. LO PL Coe and cousin Mrs. C G Patton who, after fleeing their homes to avoid unloving marriages, resist government pressure. They stayed at the Peachtree Hotel while detectives search for them. Coe rejects relocation to Richmond and vows to stay free rather than return to an unwanted union.
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Mystery Life of Louis Ewald Revealed in Kentucky Trial
Details of Louis Philip Ewald's secret life emerge as Filen J. Golden sues for dower rights in his estate valued around 4 million dollars. She testifies to a claimed common law marriage in St. Louis in 1900, cites lavish gifts and an elaborate home, with telegrams allegedly from Ewald under the name Mrs E. J. Seaman.
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Williemsport
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Chicago
Denver
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Detroit
Sudden Death of Vaudeville Magnate Keith Shocks Palm Beach
Palm Beach Florida March 6 B F Keith Brookline Mass vaudeville magnate died of heart failure at his hotel. The eccentric millionaire lived largely obscurely in St Louis and kept vast sums on deposit there. His secrecy extended to his personal life and he kept a second vacant mansion for privacy as Ellen Golden’s suit against his fortune heads to trial in a week.
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Brookine
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Igclosad
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Woman Freed After Admitting Killing Uncle to Save Honor
In a Chap man murder case, Mrs. Charles Chapman confessed to killing her uncle Sid Chapman after he allegedly threatened her. Crowds cheered as the court released her with her mother and husband, while the grand jury continues its inquiry amid public sympathy for the defendant.
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Rhynata to Seek to Prove an Alibi at Hearing Today
Edward Marshall alias Rhynata, alleged bank robber and Ford street suspect, faces a preliminary hearing before Recorder Broyles on two attempted holdups and an assault with intent to murder. Police identify him as the Forsyth street hold‑up man who fled Piedmont avenue in a bogey, while witnesses including Sternberg and Ross are ready to testify.
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Weather Prophecy Showers And Colder Conditions Ahead
Georgia shows showers Friday with colder air moving in. Saturday rain expected in western portions with showers in other areas. Forecast lists low and high temperatures and a mean for the period with rainfall totals and deficiencies noted since month start and since January 1.
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