Grand jury urges return of lash in Fulton County camps
Charles N. Walker, leader of the 1923 fight against flogging, vows to oppose a Fulton county proposal to resume lash punishment. He cites the 1923 Georgia Constitution ban and warns churches and prison welfare groups will reorganize to confront the move, calling flogging barbarous and contrary to state law.
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Atlanta
Grand Jury
Fulton County
Charles N. Walker
Superior Court
E. D. Thomas
Walker
Prison Welfare Commission
Committee On Church Co-Operation
Churches Prison Commission
Georgia
Hardwick
Georgia Prison Commission Reports 945 Murder Convicts
Georgia’s prison census shows 1 556 inmates for violent crimes including 945 murder and 331 manslaughter, with Fulton leading counties at 677 convicts and calls for better isolation of insane patients and higher guard salaries. Odd Fellows hold a Tate barbecue and Macon reports on the Wright murder case interrogation.
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Atlanta
Georgia Penitentiary
Georgia Prison ‘Commission
Fulton
Chatham
Bibb
Odd Fellows
Tate Tate
Tate
Nelson
Marble Hill
Talking Rock
Paul L. Lindsey
Georgia
F. G. Compton
Comer C. Baker
Odd Fellowship
Candler Advocates Statewide Education System Reform
Atlanta based commission led by C. Murphey Candler urges comprehensive state education reform to coordinate higher institutions. After touring Georgia Tech and the Girls Training School, the group will resume May 14 and present a report to the legislature in June with recommendations. Washington reports claim English china clay tops domestic clays but Senator George says investigations show many domestic clays may be superior. Tariff commission probes requests to raise foreign clay rates to curb competition.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Greater
C. Murphey Candler
Commission of Business
Gifford Walker
Candler
Georgia Tech
Georgia Training School For
Confederate Soldiers Home
Washington, D. C
George
Tariff Commission
Savannah Coastal Highway Bond Sale Planned
Coastal highway paving bonds worth 900 000 will fund a permanent road from Chathall county line to the St Marys river. The sale date is set for May 15 after Brunswick commissioners chose to offer the entire issue at once. Banks will hold funds and district interest mirrors bond interest.
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Savannah
Chathall
St. Marys River
Yeommissioners
Brunswick
Valdosta Indorses Columbia Theological Seminary campaign
Valdosta Presbyterian church endorses a 250000 campaign to endow and equip Columbia Theological Seminary. Removal from Columbia, S C to Decatur is endorsed. a 40000 building site in Decatur is donated and 314000 raised. Atlanta campaign reps will be in Valdosta May 7 to 24.
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Valdosta
Indorses Oolumbia College
Columbia Theological Seminary
Columbia
S. C
Decatur
Fort Valley Declares Boys Week April 26 May 3
Mayor R D Hale proclaims Boys Week in Fort Valley from April 26 to May 3. Civic groups, county and city officials anticipate broad community benefits from the observance.
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Fort Valley
R.D. Hale
Houghton Urges Europe Peace From London Dinner
United States ambassador to the court of St James Frank Houghton tells a Pilgrims dinner audience that America seeks peace in Europe and a return to good faith. He cites Europe’s vexing problems and warns the U S may retreat from its former role if peace is not restored. Lord Desborough and Premier Baldwin express British support for the message amid Allied tensions and postwar reconstruction hopes.
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London
Alanson B. Houghton
Court of St. James
Houghton
Duke of York
Baldwin
Ramsay MacDonald
United States
Europe
Europa
Lord Desborough
Stanley Baldwin
Ramsay’ MacDonald
Great Britain
America
Germany
Coolidge
Washington
France
Marshal von Hindenburg
Army Navy controversy proceeds with senior umpires
Honolulu reports the critique on the sham battle against the Island of Oahu entered its third session with coordinating umpires. Brig. Gen. Leroy Eltinge, senior Black umpire for land forces, and Capt. William Stanley, senior Blue umpire for naval forces, presented their views.
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Honolulu
Oahu
Pacific
Leroy Eltinge
William Stanley
Flowers Retain Luster On a Music Diet
Milwaukee expert F C Billings claims flowers kept under musical tones retain bloom longer. He will present findings at the silver jubilee music trade convention in Chicago from June 8 to 11, stating daily music benefits atmosphere waves on petals.
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Chicago
F.C. Billings
Milwaukee
Music Trade
Nation Builds Roads Linking Cities and Farms
Roy D Chapin, chair of the highway committee, argues the United States now has 455000 miles of surfaced roads with a goal near 800000 in ten years. He calls highway spending an investment in neighborliness, mobility, and national wealth, citing federal funding and President Coolidge's 1923 urging for good roads.
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United States
Roy D. Chapin
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Coolidge
Congress
New California Road Opens To All Traffic From Yuma To El Centro
The improved highway between Yuma and the Imperial Valley now welcomes Eastern travelers. The 65 mile route, with 15 miles graveled and 21 miles asphalt, cuts travel time from hours or days to a few hours, aligning this southern route with state trunk lines. The Automobile Club of Southern California and the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce hail the cost savings for motorists and highway maintenance funding arguments.
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California
Yuma
Imperial Valley
el Centro
Sand ‘Hills
Automobile Club of
Southern California
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
North Carolina
Gasoline tax trends spread across states in 1925
Thirty seven of forty eight states and the District of Columbia start 1925 with a gasoline tax in force. Rates vary from 1 cent to 8 cents, with most states considering higher or new taxes. Massachusetts alone rejected a gas tax by popular vote, blamed on fund apportionment rather than policy.
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District of Columbia
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Illinois
Iowa
New Jersey
Kansas
Massachusetts
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S. J. Scarborough
Macon
Joe Walton
Putnam County
Eatonton
W. C. Wright
Scarborough
Wright
T. E. Cogglegnall
W. F. McClellan
REVIS
Candler Pleads
W. C. Bewley
Georgia Peach Growers’ Exchange
Mobile
St. Stanislaus College
Ala
Worth County
Sylvester
U. S
Frankly Telia
Georgia Case Womack
Gordon
Blake
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co., Mfg. Chem
Buffalo
VY 2
Dr. Moffett
Teethina
Moffest CO
Columbus
Beecham
Edna Dean
Providence
B. F. Allen Co
Canal Street
New York Bay
Beecham’s
Pitts
Grove’s
P. O
Lynn Haven
Florida
St. Andrews Bay
Chambe
Py Meeps
Perret
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