Clean Sweep of London's Underworld
London reports a broad police drive to deport undesired aliens under wartime powers of the Defense of the Realm Act. The crackdown targets a shifting underworld, with the Todd Sloan case drawing attention as an arrest on a deportation order. Officers, front-line servicemen, and profiteers in the city face removal as ships to America and the continent claim many undesirables.
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London
Underworld
Todd Sloan
Arested
Home Secretary
Ilre
America
Funeral notices for Miss Ida E Jones and Jasper Smith
Miss Ida E Jones aged 52 died at her brother Db Jones residence in Rome. She leaves three brothers and was active in religion, a founder of Desoto Park Baptist Church. Jasper Smith a Confederate veteran formerly of Comer Ged died Thursday at the Confederate Soldiers' Home. He is survived by one brother W H Smith. The PC indicates funeral arrangements at Harry G Poole chapel.
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Ida E. Jones
Rome
Ida B Jones
Db Jones
South
Desoto Park Baptist Church
Jasper Smith
Comer
Confederate Soldiers' Home
Harry G Poole
W H Smith
Attorney in Clash With Call Officer Over Girl Prisoner
Attorney WC Byers and Call Officer Milam clashed at police headquarters over access to five girls charged earlier. Byers, blocked from seeing prisoners, joined a struggle in the hallway, resulting in both men’s arrest for disorderly conduct and a hospital visit before release pending court. Byers contended Milam attacked him as he sought access to a prisoner.
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WC Byers
Oakland Avenue
Anirl
E Liett
Looney Milam
Milam
Byers
Johnson
Vilain
Jeit
Everd
Council
Jett
Wilam
Mamie Hurds
Mire Hurd
Milam Byers
Tnen
J Holcombe
Guy Lindsay
Grany Hospital
Sam Webb
Hurt
Webb
Navy League Director to Speak Here Tonight
Colonel John Temple Graves, director of the Navy League, will address the Lyric theater tonight under the local branch. Preparedness will be the subject as the league seeks a southern campaign to advance greater protection for the United States. Short talks by local Atlanta supporters will follow the principal address.
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John Temple Graves
Navy League
Lyric Theater
Graves
Atlanta
United States
Millen Cotton Mills to double its force
Millen Georgia November 25 Special plans are being formed by the Millen Cotton Mills management to hire a double force of laborers as orders come in rapidly. General Secretary Jones visited this week for talks with President McNeal and others. The company, one of Georgia’s largest, has prospered this year and drawn many workers to Milien and the region. The outlook for cotton materials in the area is bright and optimism runs high for a price revival soon.
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Millen
Millen Cotton Mills Company
Jones
McNeal
Georgia
Milian
Murder trial and quick court actions in Barrow County
In Barrow County Georgia the superior court met for two days and a half. A murder case involving Mark Sells at Bethlehem church was found guilty but recommended to life, with two young witnesses as star testimony. A separate case about a pony theft involving I Will Roberts ended in indictment but a hung jury.
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Athens
Barrow
Charles Tanner Whic
Mark Sells
Bethlehem Church
States Star
I Will Roberts
White
Gifts Boost Emory University Libraries and Law School
Thanksgiving at Emory highlighted gifts and library expansions. Bishop Candler noted twenty six boxes arriving Thursday with valuable books for departmental libraries and added funds from the Memphis Methodist conference and Justice Joseph A Lamar. Lamar’s donation supports the law school, amount to be disclosed. The Memphis conference contributed six thousand dollars. Books originate from a noted Methodist theologian Wilhheld, with two unclassified volumes destined for departmental libraries. Rev WH ta Prade’s ornithological collection at Oxford, Georgia, provided mounted birds enriching the museum with specimens of Georgia birds.
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Emory
Bishop Candler
Memphis Methodist Conference
Joseph A Lamar
United States Supreme Court
Lamar
Law School
Memphs Methodist Conference
Trenton Tonn
Wilhheld
Humanites
WH Ta Prade
Oxford
Georgia
Fire Burns Store at Stone Mountain
Fire destroyed a brick store building on Main Street Stone Mountain owned by A H Wells and occupied by JH Holley a grocery and meat market. Merchandise valued at 2900 building 2000 with 1000 insurance on the building and 1504 on stock. Town has no water works system. Fire was under control early morning.
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Stone Mountain
JH Holley
Main Street
Mountain
Teailroad
Holley
France to Recognize General Carranza Leader in Mexico
A cabinet meeting in Madrid decided to recommit General Venesimo Carranga as head of the de facto government in Mexico at the request of the Mexican constitutionalist agent in London. The move signals France's recognition of Carranga's authority amid Mexican political turmoil.
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Madrid
London
Venesimo Carranga
Mexico
Concert At Soldiers' Home by Sacred Harp Class
Announcements indicate a concert at the Soldiers Home on Sunday evening under the J L White Sacred Harp singing class. An attractive program has been arranged and will begin at 2 oclock. The public is invited to attend.
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Soldiers Home
J L White
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Alexieff
Paris
Raymond Poincare
French Republic
Gerald Pau
Michael V. Alexieff
Muse
Geo. Muse Clothing Co
Jasper G. Smith
W. C. Byers
Station House
New York
Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBose
Thei
The
Lyric
Barrow County
Emory University
Joseph Lamar
U. S. Supreme Court
France
Carranza
Soldiers’ Home
Waddell
M F
Fish, Ga
Western Heights Baptist Church
Thes
Carlton
Whitehall
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