Aged Father Witnesses Kidnapping of Son in Dublin Ga
In Dublin Georgia early today farmer Laurens county resident Doniny aged about 21 was abducted from the family farm. An unidentified two man crew in a Florida tagged, mud stained car forcibly removed him and sped away toward Hawkinsville en route to Florida. The elder Dominy reported the Florida tag and car details to authorities across south Georgia and northern Florida, urging arrests. Doniny, estranged from his Florida wife, was last seen with the strangers near his home.
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Dublin
Spead
Dominy
Laurens County
Here
Hawkingville
South Georgia
Florida
Doniny
A. Z. Dominy
Deming
Banning
Sheff Lester Watson
Hawkinsville
Georgia
Atlanta Chest Drive Reaches $227001 With Two Day Effort
The Community Chest total climbed to 227001 after a two day drive with 131000 added from the day’s results including 75000 from Fulton County. Over 5000 workers participated as leaders praised the campaign’s progress toward the halfway mark and expected to top 300000 soon.
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Fulton County
Community Chest Fund
Community Chest
Kimbal House
Atlanta
Eugene BR. Black
Mr. Black
Groyt
Speakers’ Bureau
James W. Austin
Southern Adjustment Bureau
Burr Blackburn
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
B. R. Craighead
Commercial Union Association Company
Sam Johnson
Grand Theater
Plato Durham
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Garker
Pattillo Lo
Absentee votes cast doubt on Lindsay reelection
Denver voters faced uncertainty as 750 absentee ballots remained uncounted in the Lind Lindsay versus Graham race. Lindsay, a noted juvenile judge, led Graham by about 200 votes in unofficial tallies, but pending absentee results kept the outcome unsettled. Lindsay aligned with the local Visible Government ticket and condemned the Ku Klux Klan.
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Denver
Ben B. Lindsay
Graham
Jute Graham
Lindsay
16 Year Old Jumps Five Stories to Escape Police
A 16 year old boy leaped five stories from a tenement roof in New York while fleeing police and a mob after a suspected roaming house burglary. He broke both legs and suffered internal injuries but crawled into a basement and hid for hours before being found.
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New York
Bryan to Quit Lectures for Memoirs in Miami
Corning New York November 6 William Jennings Bryan announced upon arrival that he will begin writing his memoirs. He will discontinue lectures and go to Miami Florida to summarize his political career recollections. He said he will stay active in politics as long as he lives.
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Corning
N. Y
William Jennings Bryan
Bran
Miami
Fla
Bryan
Crime prevention through character building in Atlanta
The Chest argues that crime costs Fulton county about 1.5 million dollars in 1921 and national costs may reach three billion in 1924. It praises character building programs led by Boy Scouts Camp Fire Girls Girl Scouts and related organizations as highly valuable public investments beyond their annual costs.
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United States
William B. Joyce
National Surety Company
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire Girls
Girl Scouts
Young Women’s Organizations
Chest
Atlanta
Newera Prefan Hive
Radicalism condemned in election winds and Brookhart cited
Post election analysis notes broad voter rejection of radicalism with Senator Brookhart singled out as an emblem. Republicans and Democrats align that the public mood will influence Congress after Coolidge’s forthcoming message, and any opposition to his plan could threaten careers.
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Congress
Coolidge
Gotham Bombed by Radio Wave Across Atlantic
November reports a demonstration of a new radio weapon capable of bombarding New York from London at the third annual national radio exposition. A nonlethal test caused a flash, a camera recorded the moment, and no casualties occurred. Celebrity observers included Helen Keller who urged a radio set for the blind, envisioning global connection and opportunity.
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New York
London
Atlantic
New York City
Helen Keller
Honest John Burke elected to North Dakota Supreme Court
Fargo November report: "Honest John" Burke a three time North Dakota governor and ex US treasurer staged a comeback by winning a seat on the state supreme court. After Kardos & Burke bankruptcy in 1922 he lost his fortune, but voters rewarded his return with a sweeping court victory as he begins anew in Fargo.
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John’ Burke
Supreme Court
North Dakota
Fargo
N. D
John” Burke
United States
New York
Kardos & Burke
John
North Dakota Supreme Court
Wall Street
Burke
Louis Kardos
Tia
Baldwin cabinet indicates reign of progressives
Charles M McCann reports from London on November 6 that Stanley Baldwin formed a Tory cabinet signaling a shift toward progressivism within the party. Austen Chamberlain succeeds Curzon at foreign affairs, Churchill becomes chancellor, and Churchill’s presence suggests abandonment of protectionist tariffs. The piece notes Curzon’s eclipse and Baldwin’s break with hardliners, with England likely governed by a progressive wing for years.
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Charles M. M'Cann
London
Stanley Baldwin
Lord Curzon
England
Austen Chamberlain
Curzon
Foreign Office
Marquis
Churchill
Chamberlain
Baldwin
Georgia voters ratify eight amendments in Tuesday’s election
Georgia voters approved eight state constitution amendments, including a biennial legislature 60 day session plan and creation of a coastal highway district for Chatham Glynn Bryan Liberty Me7lposh Camden counties. Bonds up to 3000000 may be issued for the Dixie and South Atlantic Coastal highway with a 30 year payoff, funded by state gasoline taxes and local assessments. A 10 member board will oversee the district with mixed county representation.
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Georgia
General Assembly
Chatham
Bryan
Liberty
MeJptosh
Ghnite
Camden
Otter Roads
Savannah River
Florida Line
Glynn
Mock Trial Ends in Georgia Bride’s Unlikely Wedding
In Atlanta a mock trial preceded the ceremony of Mrs. Katie Gifford and J. F. Robbins at W. D. Luckie lodge hall. The bride, 53, and groom, 50, wed as 16 members of the Dora Alexander drill team performed a prelude. A later arrest for alleged conspiracy to contract marriage was noted, with defense by LE. K. Harley and a prosecutor G. N. Printup.
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Katie Gifford
Windsor Street
Atlanta
Maple Grove Circle
Woodmen of the World
G. L. Hankinson
Fou J Pl
G. N. Printup
Republicans Gain Control of Senate Fell Short in Iowa and New Mexico
Republicans gain actual control of the next US House and increase their Senate majority to 52 with La Follette and allies counted among them. Contests in Minnesota New Mexico and Connecticut could affect a workable majority, while four Democratic seats in Colorado Kentucky Massachusetts and Oklahoma shift solidly Republican. Brookhart wins Iowa despite a recount, leaving Democrats with slim chances to regain the chamber.
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Washington
President Coolidge
House of Representatives
Senate
la Follette
House
Francis EK. Warren
Wroming
Senator la Follette
Mo Atheast
Minnesota
New Mexice
Connecticut
Brandegee
Theos D. Schall
Magnus Johnon
Hrave
Trx
Bursum
New Mexico
Colorado
Kentucky
Masaachusetts
Oklahoma
Iowa
Magnus Johnson Concedes Defeat in Senate Bid
St. Paul Minn November 6 Senator Magnus Johnson former laborite candidate for reelection conceded defeat to Republican Thomas D Schall. Final vote across 3235 precincts shows Schall 3652617 Johnson 347696 and reflects a clear loss for Johnson.
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St. Paul
Minn
Magnus Johnson
United States Senate
Thomas D. Schall
Schall
Johnson
Opportunity's Knock and Self Reliance in Advice
The piece argues most advice is doubtful and urges listening only to chosen bits. It stresses keeping independence by solving problems with self guidance. It warns against building personality on others opinions and endorses working out issues by talking to oneself.
G O P Meet Ends In Open Conflict And Assault Charge
Georgia Republicans erupt into factional strife at a meeting at the negro Odd Fellows hall. W Y Gillam and W R Tucker exonerated by a 4 to 2 vote after Thomason accuses irregularities in campaign funds. Thomason alleges Gilliam struck him as Tucker was accused of assault amid tense confrontation.
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Georgia
Negro Odd Fellows’ Hall
Auburn Avenue
W. Y. Gillam
W. R. Tucker
State Central Committee
Dr. Gilliam
Atlanta
Tucker
F. Marion Thomason
Gilliam
Thomason
Negro Odd Fellows
Tai Ben J. Davis
Grier
Davis
United States
Bat W. Hager
Gillam
Senator Lodge Near Death as Doctors Foresee Hours Left
Cambridge November 6 Senator Henry Cabot Lodge lay gravely ill at Charles Gate Hospital after a paralytic stroke. Doctors said there was little hope of recovery and that his death could be a matter of hours. Family members waited at the hospital as the senator remained unconscious since Wednesday noon.
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Lodge
Massachusetts
Cambridge Hospital
Cambridge
Mass
Henry Cabet
Edge
Charles Gate Hospital
Hns
Frederick Winslow
Senator Lodge
Winslow
Boston
Forget-Me-Nots On Sale Today to Aid War Vets
Atlanta observes Forget-Me-Not day to aid wounded veterans. Seven local girls and civic leaders join in selling handmade flowers and tags. Proceeds fund medical care and rehabilitation. sales run through downtown intervals with bank headquarters at Atlanta and Lowry National Bank.
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Forget-Me-Nots
Atlanta
Sears
Lowry National Bank
Jontana
Partly Cloudy Weather Forecast for Washington Georgia
Partly cloudy Friday and Saturday with rain and cooler conditions in the north portion. Moderate southerly winds. Temperature figures and rainfall are reported with normal and deficit values, noting 2.61 inches deficit since January 1.
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Washington
Georgia
Weather Bureau
Atlanta
Tirudaghara
Boston
Fareaton
Chicago
Chicago, Cloudy 72 4 Demer, Pl. Slondy
Des Moines
Galveston
TR & Hatteras
Havre
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Memphis
Mobile
Montgomery
Orieant
York
North Platte
Oklahome
Phoenix
Tilleharz
Raleigh
Far Franelrco
BR ” Rt
Tania
Kale Lake City
Savannah
Dlea
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Henry Cabot
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