Lord Mayor MacSwiney Dies After Hunger Strike in Brixton
Terence MacSwiney lord mayor of Cork died in Brixton prison at 5 40 PM on October 25 after a hunger strike lasting over 73 days. He had been unconscious for days and did not regain faculties before death. Father Dominic and John MacSwiney were with him. his body to be sent to Ireland for burial. The inquest is expected at the prison. heart failure given as cause. MacSwiney aged 40 was a leading Sinn Fein figure and later wife Muriel Murphy connected through Wakefield jail. The death prompted intense responses as the Catholic chaplain administered last rites posthumously.
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London
Terence MacSwiney
Cork
Brixton Prison
MacSwiney
Dominic
John MacsSwiney
John MacSwiney
West End Hotel
O'brien
Irish Self Determination League
Mary MacSwiney
Brixton
Ireland
Urizion Prison
Matichevy
Home Office
Sinn
Wakefield
Yorkshire
Muriel Murphy
MacSwillony
Rome
Pope Bett
Congregation of the Holy of
Pinehurst
Vienna
Minor Wood
Bryant Wood
Bryant
Minor
Cordele Hospital
Savannah
J. Sprunt Newton
Young Newton
D. O. Newton
Evans County
Daylight Saving Ended In Britain And Rail Collision News
Daylight saving ended in Great Britain on October 24 at 3:00, clocks set back to 2:00. Reports from Harbin describe a railway collision on the Chinese Eastern line with many killed and injured, including Russians. In Madrid radical arrests followed placard protests. The Georgia State Fair opened October 28 in Macon with Hagenbeck Wallace circus, large livestock and county displays, a $30,000 premium total. The Bank of Meigs seeks to raise capital from 75,000 to 100,000.
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Britain
London
Great Britain
Tokio
Japan
Harbin
Manchuria
Vse
Viadivostox
Georgia
Thomasville
Bank of Meigs
McLendon
Thomas County
State Bank Pulse Urges New Members for Atlanta Reserve
Governor Wellbor of the Atlanta Federal Reserve urges nonmember state banks to join the system to strengthen credit support for cotton and commerce. He notes 1,500 state banks remain outside and hold 713 million dollars in resources, about 36 percent of the district total. Atlanta marks the world war ceasefire anniversary with community plans led by city, chamber, and women’s clubs.
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Atlanta
M. B. Wellborr
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Federal Reserve System
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta Federation of Woman's Clubs
Samuel Inman
Community Activ
Georgia
Chamber of Commerce
Armistice Day Celebration News and Local Incidents
Thu November 11 events drew leading public figures to endorse the project and a great Press Day at the S E Fair with about one hundred newspaper members enjoying races exhibits and a banquet. Other items report a dormitory fire at Christian College in Auburn Ga a fatal ice truck accident in Macon and plans for new Georgia counties.
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S. E. Fair
S. L. Sloan
Sloan Paper Co
Georgia
Lawrenceville
Christian College
Auburn
Dort automobile design emphasizes rugged frame and long springs
The Dort car features a stout 5/32 inch steel frame with cross ties and corner reinforcements, heavy duty springs including semi-elliptical front and cantilever rear, and a wheelbase with springs totaling about 81 percent of the length. Demonstration drives offered, price listed with wire wheels and spares extra.
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Spain
Madrid
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem, N. C
Kelley
Griffin
Jack Kelley
Janie Searcy
Macon
Samuel Sheppard
W. H. Sheppard
Lee Thomas
Sheppard
Broadway
Sheriff's Deputies
Barnesville
Lamar County
Denelsonville
Seminole
Lamier
Ludowici
Long
Hoboken
Brantley
United States
American Railway Bridge and Building Association
Piedmont Hotel
F. O. B. Factory
M. A. Lifley Reynolds , Georgia
Third Street
Macon, GA
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