Williams Convicted of Murder in Georgia Farm Slayings
Covington Ga April 9 John 8 Williams Jasper county farmer was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. He faces a motion for a new trial April 30 and remains jailed in Atlanta. The case links to the killing of 11 Negro farm hands amid department of justice probes of peonage on his farm.
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John
Williams
Jasper County
Atlanta
Department of Justice
Lindsey Peterson
Newton County
Manning
Neewro
Willie Preston
Peterson
Preston
Harry Price
Negro farm boss testifies on killings tied to Williams
Clyde Manning, a black farm boss, testifies he aided in killing 11 farm workers at John S. Williams’ Jasper county plantation. He says fear for his life, not desire to kill, prompted cooperation as Williams allegedly sought to prevent witnesses in peonage probe.
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Clyde Manning
Jasper County
John S. Williams
Williams
Newton County
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Williams Farm
Johnny
Lindsey Peterson
Peterson
John B. Hutcheson
Green G. Johnson
Hughes asserts US rights over overseas German possessions
Secretary of State Hughes warns that the United States has not surrendered its rights in former German overseas territories. He says the Versailles treaty does not grant Japan or any other nation exclusive rights, and the US will not recognize the Yap mandate or any binding action without its consent.
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Germany
Japan
Great Britain
France
Italy
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State Department
Supreme Council
Paris
Yap
Pacific Ocean
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London Foreign Office
Todo
Wilson
Pacific Island
Mr. Hughes
League of Nations
Secretary of State
Sweeping Reductions in Real Estate Values
Raleigh reports widespread property value cuts by county boards of review under the last session. Reductions reached up to 60 percent on farm property in some counties, with Wake, Wilson, Wayne, and Vance implementing large decreases. Wake deferred action after farmers appealed for a 50 percent farm value reduction. Duplin revaluation was authorized.
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General Assembly
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Wilson County Commissioners
Wayne County
Vance County
Duplin County
Wake County
County Board of
Plans Ready for 217 Miles of New Roads
Commissioner Frank Page will present plans for immediate construction of 217 miles of hard surfaced highways funded by a fifty million dollar road law. The project aims to begin under a 5,500 mile program approved by the general assembly with early use of three to four million dollars in short term notes and the first ten million bond issue. North Carolina counties listed include Rutherford Jackson McDowell Mitchell Macon Moore Henderson Alleghany and Coughton-Noblest Roman of them all.
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General Assembly
Rutherford County
Wilmington
Moore County
Raleigh
Charlotte
Henderson
Alleghany
Coughton
R. E. Powell
Charlotte Observer
Memorial Trees Planted for Rocky Mount War Heroes
Memorial trees near the Confederate monument at Riverside Park will honor Rocky Mount and Nash County service members who died in the world war. Bethel Heroes chapter U D C leads the plan with ten trees planted and potential additions depending on gold star counts. Relatives are asked to contact Mrs H E Brewer, monument committee acting chair, with full names to obtain markers.
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Rocky Mount
Nash County
Riverside Park
Bethel Heroes Chapter
H. E. Brewer
North Carolina Blue Sky Law Restrictions Expanded
Insurance Commissioner Wade seeks public education on the Blue Sky law as the 1920 expansion aims to curb stock salesmen. He asks superior court judges and officials to emphasize caution in investing and to investigate before purchases, citing farmer losses to wildcat stock sales in 1920 and hoping for reforms in 1921.
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North Carolina
General Assembly
Stacy W. Wade
Max Abernathy
Raleigh
Sth
Blue Sky
Wade
200 Bond Measures Passed By General Assembly
The 1921 session approved about 200 bond measures totaling around 100 million dollars. Two thirds, or 66.245 million, funded state projects and the rest targeted counties and school districts. Major state bonds included 50 million for roads, 6.745 million for education, 5 million for a building fund, and 4.5 million in short term notes. County and district bonds covered schools, roads, and debt financing across 140 of the bills.
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General Assembly
W. L. Dowell
Raleigh
News & Observer
Wilson Commissioners Cut Farm Revaluation 60 Percent
Citizens from across the county urged lower assessments under the recent revaluation act. The Wilson County Commission reduced farm property revaluations by 60 percent, including property in towns outside Wilson city limits.
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Wilson
City of
Judge J C Pritchard Dies After Long Illness
Asheville April 10 Federal Judge Jeter Conley Pritchard of the United States circuit court for the fourth district died at 6 o clock after months of illness He was 63 or 64 survived by his widow a daughter three sons and a sister The funeral will be held Tuesday at First Baptist Church with city officials to pause for 10 minutes in respect Messages of condolence from across the country were received and his career in state and national politics noted.
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Jeter Conley Pritchard
United States Circuit Court
Fourth District
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Wm. H. Pritchard
North Carolina
House of Representatives
Madison County
Blackstone
Senate of the United States
United States Senate
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Theodore Roosevelt
Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Simonton
Pritchard
Thomas A. Rollins
Arthur T
George M
McKinley Pritchard
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Macon
Price
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Big John
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Chisholm
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