Beveridge Beats New in Indiana Republican Primary
The defeat of United States Senator Harry New by Albert Beveridge in Indiana marks a sharp repudiation of the Harding administration and the Do Nothing Congress. New, a close ally of President Harding, was seen as a test of administration support, but Beveridge won by a large margin signaling voter discontent with current Republican leadership and policy.
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Nwthington
United States
Harry 8
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Copley
Illinois
Senator New
Harding
Do Nothing
Congress
Senate
Beveridge
Meeting for Men U S Civil Service Examination
A mass meeting for men will be held at the Methodist Church in Fayet teville next Sunday at 2 30 pm. Speakers W S Witham and W Woods White of Atlanta will address attendees under the Law Enforcement League of Georgia. At the request of the postmaster general, exams for a Dayetteville postmaster position offer $1500 yearly. application forms available from the postmaster or the Civil Service Commission in Washington.
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Methodist Church
Atlanta
Fayalteville
Fayetteville
Wayette County
Law, Enforcement ,League of Georgia
Witham
W. Woods White
Agdtas
United States Civil Service Commission
Dayetteville
United States Civil Services (Commission
Washington, D. C
A and B and A Purchase Plan Approved at State Meeting
A mass meeting in Moultrie Georgia under the Association for the State Ownership of the A B and A passed a resolution urging Georgia to push the general assembly to let voters decide on bond issuance for purchasing the A B and A if bidders do not present a going concern bid. Senator Johnny Jones of LaGrange introduced the resolution after addresses by Governor Hardwick, Mayor James L. Key, and others. The gathering included delegates from Atlanta LaGrange Brunswick Talbotton Fitzgerald and other towns, with City Attorney P Q Bryan welcoming guests.
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Moultrie
Georgia
General Assembly
Association For the State Ownership of the
Johnny Jones
LaGrange
Hardwick
James L. Key
Atlanta
L. R. Akin
Brunswick
A. J. Pearry
Talbotton
W. B. Mann
Key
Make Money Raising Good Cows
Fleming county Kentucky farmer with 80 acre operation keeps ten Jersey cows and a pure bred bull. He sells $1,000 to $1,500 yearly in cream, raises heifer calves and hogs on skim milk, and sells three to four milk cows annually for $50 to $200. His bull service and breeding expand dairy blood locally, supporting a neighborhood cream shipping business and substantial monthly income.
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Fleming County
Jersey
Will America Save the Far East Orphans
A public appeal from Near East Relief urges aid for Christian orphans and refugees in the Caucasus and Cilicia. It warns of mass death from famine and cites Cleveland H. Dodge as treasurer at 151 Fight Avenue New York City urging five dollars a month to save a child.
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Cilicia
Caucasus
America
Near East Relief
Cleveland
H. Dodge
Fight Avenue
New York City
Senator McKellar Seeks Answers on Gasoline Prices
Senator Kenneth McKellar urged an inquiry by the Senate manufacturers committees into the recent gasoline price rise. He noted crude oil fell from 4 to 2.25 dollars a barrel while gasoline climbed to 28 29 cents per gallon and demanded justification or penalties if no valid reason exists. He left Knoxville for Nashville.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Kenneth McKellar
Senate
Pennsylvania
McKeilar
Nashville
Fayetteville High School Senior Class Exercises May 26
Graduating exercises for the Fayetteville High School Senior Class are set for May 26 at 8 o clock in Fayetteville Baptist Church. The program features the High School Chorus with performers including Biay Minter and Sarah Burks, with additional solos by Rey, Chauncey L. Foote, and Ruby Kerlin. A Georgia Made Products promotion urges local merchants to display Georgia goods in windows and advertise during Georgia Week.
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Fayetteville High School
Fayetteville Baptist Church
Rey
Chauncey L. Foote
Biay Minter
Sarah Burks
Ruby Kerlin
Georgia
Georgia Week Committee
Woman's Club
Harris urges rural credits to aid small banks
Senator Harris of Georgia tells the agriculture committee he will push for regulations enabling small banks to participate in oral credits plans. The move aligns with a bill by Harris and Representative Lee to amend the Federal Reserve Act to include state banks now barred. Harris attended the bloc meeting discussing local credits legislation this week.
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Wshington
Harris
Georgia
Lee
Chance At Annapolis For 3 Georgia Boys
Washington May 13 three young men nominated by Senator Watson for entrance to the Annapolis Naval Academy have failed to pass the entrance examination. Watson seeks three more principals and alternates with little time to enter July 1 for the next class. Assinboine floods Winnipeg reports tremendous damage and isolation of cattle. transportation by boat only. Columbus birthplace claim discussed in Spanish congress with Pontevedra documents cited. Senate adopts tariff on three kinds of alcohol amyl butyl propyl at 3 cents a pound after defeating higher duty proposal.
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Washington, D. C
Senator Watson
Annapolis Naval Academy
Assinboine
Winnipeg
Man
Assinboine River
Reaburn
Washington
Senate
King
Utah
Water wheel idea born from a cow incident in 1860 California
The origin of the Pelton water wheel traces to an 1860 California placer mine scene. Lester A. Pelton observed a hose blast striking a thirsty cow, inspiring a wheel with cans on a wagon wheel to test the concept, leading to a turbine design that powers hydroelectric energy worldwide.
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Hugh
California
Lester A. Pelton
Ohio
Pelton
Napoleon's Use of Roman Law in Early Career
The article recalls Napoleon Bonaparte during the Code Napoléon era and his rapid habit of quoting extensive passages from Roman civil law in discussions. It recounts a prison anecdote where, as a lieutenant, he learned law by studying a digest he found in a bare cell.
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Napoleon I
Council of State
Treithard
Napoleon
A Ten Day Liberty and a Knowledge of Civil Law
The speaker recalls a valuable prize whose bulky manuscript filled with marginal notes kept them from idleness. Ten days without freedom left them saturated with Justinian and Roman legislators, shaping their grasp of civil law.
Appropriate What The Church at Work in Hankow
The National Council of the Episcopal church shares a story of a native organist who improvised for a mission wedding in Hankow China. With no sheet music Elsie played a marching tune after the bridegroom arrived late, and the couple processed to the altar to Onward Christian Soldiers amid amused guests.
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National Council of the Episcopal Church
Hankow
China
Fisie Li
Elsie
Mendelssohn
Passion Play at Oberammergau Dates and Details
The Passion Play born from a 1633 vow by Oberammergau villagers to stage a plague relief, likely drafted by Ettal monks and revised by parish priests. Rochus Dedter composed the 1814 music. it is performed by amateurs for reverent purposes, requiring about seven hundred participants. A dedicated $80,000 playhouse opened in 1001 and the show occurs every ten years. first performance was in 1634.
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Oberammergau
Ettal
Rochus Dedter
Too Long to Wait in a Quip From Miss Philippa and Mr Oldsmith
Dialog from a clipped passage shows Mr Oldsmith arguing he is too old to wait and Miss Philippa retorts he is twenty years too young. The exchange highlights social norms about age and patience in a witty tone.
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Mr. Oldsmith
LaFollette Praises Kendrick for Naval Oil Lease Probe
Wisconsin Senator LaFollette commends Senator Kendrick for exposing the leasing of naval reserve No. 4 in Wyoming to private interests tied to Standard Oil. He lauds Kendrick’s resolution and credits former Secretary Daniels for resisting oil monopsony while defending public domain lands used by the Navy.
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Standard Oil Company
LaFollette
Rep. Wis
John B. Kendrick
Dem
Wyo
Josephus Daniels
Wyoming
Kendrick
Senate
Naval Reserve No. 4
Dantely
United States
Private power by private capital will power the region
A reader argues twenty five year ago Lee Hall predicted a dam on Notchaway Creek and hydro electric power for the area. The writer criticizes municipal ownership as costly and inefficient and endorses private enterprise like Baker County Power Co. while warning against government projects such as Muscle Shoals.
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Lee Hall
Baker County
Notchaway
Lee
Henry
Colquitte
Baker County Power Company
United States
Funds Raised for West Point Milk Depot in Atlanta
The Girl Scouts of Atlanta gathered funds at six churches and pastors collected for a West Point milk depot to provide free milk to babies. Mrs. R. G. MesAiley, chairwoman for Mayor Key’s fund committee, said efforts were highly successful and a total will be reported soon.
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Atlanta
West Point
Girl Scouts of
R. G. MesAiley
Key
Girl Scouts
Good Roads Bond Push Aims To Help Georgia Farmers
Georgians see good roads as the path to prosperity boosting markets for crops. The plan uses automobile license fees and gas taxes to retire bonds in ten years, funded by drivers while benefiting farmers with better marketing and reduced costs. Civic groups and farmers back the issue. auto owners support it as economical.
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State Highway Department
Setem
Georgia
Farm Bureau Federation
J. W. Morton
Athens
Chambers of Commerce
Urmny
Harding to Defer Bonus Plan Viewpoint Sent to Senate
President Harding transmits his views on pending soldier bonus legislation to Republicans on the Senate finance committee. The panel will wait for his return from a weekend trip to New Jersey. Senator Watson of Indiana quoted after a White House conference.
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Harding
Washington
Senate
New Jersey
Watson
Indiana
Republican Committee
Whiter House
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