Five Counties In Georgia Buried By Flood Waters
South Georgia faces massive floods as five counties lie under deep floodwater after heavy rains in the north. Cattle drowned, land washed away, fences ruined, and light structures swept away. Damage runs to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Red Cross aid and relief supplies are being sent. train service disrupted with washouts, some routes diverted toward Florida.
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International News Service
Atlanta
South Georgia
Gulf of Mexico
American Red Cross
Florida
Budget balance claimed for 1925 27 by Governor Pinchot
Harrisburg report notes 120,211,898.45 dollars available for appropriation in the 1925 1927 biennium. Governor Pinchot cites 128,037,500 dollars total receipts, 8,000,000 missing due to under collections and ongoing appropriations, asserting a budget balance despite revenue shortfalls. He disagrees with the auditor general on general fund receipts, predicting 132,850,000 dollars for next biennium. The spending forecast for this biennium totals 211,154,000 dollars, with 28,377,277 dollars for debt and 108,002,749 dollars from 1923 legislature appropriations.
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Vin D. Sweeney
International
Harrisburg
Pinchot
Lewis
Flood Conditions Loom In District
Flood conditions loom in this district due to unusually heavy ice on the upper Allegheny river. Ice thickness reaches ten inches in many areas with higher pockets, while Kiskiminetta and other tributaries show eight to twelve inches of ice and about a foot of snow on fields. Snow depths vary, with eight to nine inches near Franklin and Parkers Landing reporting open water but heavy snow elsewhere.
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Franklin
Parkers Landing
Saltsburg
Coolidge orders army to cut federal expenses
President Coolidge issued a broad order to all bureau chiefs and department heads to reduce federal expenditures by at least 62 million dollars from 1925 budget estimates, targeting payrolls and personnel lists. He said economy will lower taxes with Congress’s new session and pledged continued efforts to cut government costs.
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International News Service
Washington
Coolidge
White House
Congress
Sixty Ninth Congress
Port Alexander Disappearance Confirmed By Reports
Lisbon reports confirm the engulfing of Port Alexander by the sea after a massive wave. Sailors described a frightful surge that swallowed the island, with the Evening News estimating a population capable of 15,000. casualties remain unconfirmed.
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Nne
National News
Servic
Lisbon
Port Alexander
Kert
Pinda
Professor Leaps To Death Today
BOSTON Jan 27 Professor Carlos B Conant 54 world traveler and author committed death by own action leaping from the room of 11 apartment house He was instantly killed Professor Conant was an authority on Sanskrit He held professorships at Boston University Boston Latin School Chadock College Illinois Denanzi College Michigan Lincoln University Illinois Kalamazoo Mich College Washburn College Kansas University of Chattanooga Tennessee University of Chicago Indiana University Carlton University Tulane and Peabody College Nashville Tenn
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International News Service
Boston
Carlos B. Conant
Conant
Boston University
Boston Latin School
Chadock College
Ilinois
Denanzi College
Michigan
Lincoln University
Kalamazoo, Mich
Washburn College
Kansas
University of Chattanooga
Tennessee
Univerversity of Chicago
Indiana University
Carlton University
Tulane and Peabody College
Nashville, Tenn
Winter nostalgia and modern comfort in old and new days
A reflective piece contrasts past winters with present warmth, recalling frozen noses and snowy scenes as locals debate comfort, heating, and the appeal of evolving climates. The speaker favors current warmth and hints at improving temperatures, noting the persistent desire for better heat and a higher red line indicator.
Herrin Tension Rises Over Four Key Incidents Inquest Planned
In Herrin Illinois an inquest into Saturday's four deaths was slated as the coroner's jury finished its secret probe. Klansman Glenn Fowler was arrested in Carbondale on concealed weapons charges amid KKK anger at the death of leader Glenn Young. Deputy Ora Thomas's funeral was set for the afternoon as moves to oust Sheriff Galligan gathered. Reports of a gunfight involving Fowler and Carbondale residents were denied by John Smith, while Fowler sought bond after a near clash with locals.
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Glenn Fowler
Carbondale
Glenn Young
Ora Thomas
Galligan
Smith
John Smith
Thomas
Young
Fowler
Bond
Herrin
Burr
Owen
George B. Young
Cedar Rapids
Joe McGuire
Ray Prince
McGuire
Sheriff White
Eight Boys To Be Graduated From Smith Hughes Program
Franklin Junior High will hold its first ever graduation for eight boys who completed the two year Smith-Hughes course in shops. Graduates include James Mauri and Tony Ostrosky in machinist, and William Wholf Chester Hetrick Harry Goodheart Ray Rees Hollis Burke and Harold Dangerfield in electrical. The program requires 50 percent shop work 35 percent related work and 15 percent academic study with government funding split three ways among federal state and city. At present there are 83 in Smith-Hughes trade courses across machinery electricity auto mechanics sheet metal printing wood work and blueprint drawing.
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Franklin Junior High School
Smith-Hughey
James Mauri
Tony Ostrosky
William Wholf
Chester Hetrick
Harry Goodheart
Ray Rees
Hollis Burke
Harold Dangerfield
Smith-Hughes
Bill to Retain Gasoline Tax Up Before House
Harrisburg report notes a group of bills in the Pennsylvania House including a measure by Griffith Indiana to extend the two-cent gasoline tax beyond the current biennium. The bill would require the funds to go to the highway department, amid other appropriation bills under scrutiny.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
House
Griffith
Indiana
Highway Department
Groundwork For State Farm Bloc Up Before League
Harrisburg Pa Jan 27 The Rural league grows as 65 members join with hopes of 25 more converts in a week and a 90 member bloc that could override vetoes If any farm bloc forms during the legislature the Legislative League meets before reconvening to hear Gov Pinchots budget The contest pits Long who wants a united front against Williams who wants to preserve the leagues educational identity Williams wields influence among rural members.
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Harrisburg
Rural League
Legislative League
General Assembly
Representative Long
Chester
Solia
Representative Williams
Tioga
Long
League
Williams
Probe Of Highway Disbursements May Be Asked In State
Harrisburg, Jan 27. An investigation into how the department of highways spends road construction funds may be requested before the enabling bill to permit sale of the 50 million dollar road bond issue passed in 1923. Instead of a third reading, the bill was sent back to the appropriation committee after a second senate reading. Officials say highway department officials will be called before a committee for pertinent questions before final reading.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Department of Highways
Senate
Schantz
Lehigh
Highway Department
The Point: Clas sified Columns Offer Daily Needs
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Sun Yat Sen In Grave Condition After Operation
Peking January 27. The condition of Dr Sun Yat Sen dictator of South China is grave and recovery doubtful after an exploratory operation at Rockefeller Hospital for liver trouble. American doctors report a malignant tumor found during surgery that could prove fatal.
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International News Service
Peking
Sun Yat Sen
South China
Sun
Rockefeller Hospital
Death of James Ambrose Hockenberry on North Liberty Street
James Ambrose Hockenberry has died on North Liberty Street. Details of the death are not provided in the fragment. The record notes the name and location but lacks further biographical or cause information.
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James Ambrose Hockenberry
Mouths
North Liberty Street
Trick Booze Fails as Car Radiator Anti Freeze
Night Lieutenant Henry Dysart warns that bootleg liquor used as radiator antifreeze endangers patrol cars. Department had cooled engines with moonshine from prisoners, causing a police auto to freeze in cold weather. Dysart ordered the car refilled with proper wood alcohol, noting that the risky beverage is not fit for automotives.
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Henry Dysart
Dysart
Government Takes Over Weehawken Rum Case Likely
The federal government weighs taking over prosecution and investigation of the Weehawken New Jersey rum scandal. Special prosecutor George H. Vicker met with Assistant Attorney General Mabel Willebrandt to discuss centralizing liquor case control. Mr and Mrs John Phillips returned to Cleveland after a weekend with his parents on Huuna Street.
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International News Service
Washington
Weehawken, N. J
Department of Justice
George H. Vicker
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
John Phillips
Cleveland
David L’hillips
Huuua Aireet
Wreckage Near Port Alexander Reports Islands Sunk
London reports indicate bodies floating at sea near Port Alexander after a disaster that reportedly swallowed the Portuguese island off West Africa. No confirmed details exist and maritime circles await ships passing the area for confirmation.
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West Africa
Port Alexander
Notice on South Side The News distribution change
Effective Monday the method of handling The News in the South Side district has changed. If subscribers do not receive The News regularly please notify the Treadwell News Company at phone 238 and the matter will be taken care of.
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South Side
Treadwell News Company
Union High School Closed In Pa Epidemic
Union high school at Burgette town Pa closed due to scarlet fever epidemic. Melvin Bell a 3 year old died yesterday in Martins Ferry Ohio from injuries after being run over by a car. Mrs George Braden 21 in Latrobe hospital from burns when clothing caught fire from a coal stove. Mrs Hose Hamel 30 jailed for forging charleroi business men names on checks cashed in Pittsburgh Monongahela City and elsewhere. Anthony Vertullo 11 rescued from abandoned mine near Pittsburgh after 20 hours held by a cave in. The Arlington Hotel in Oil City sold to Jones of Pittsburgh with February 1 ownership change. Luther Lydie 21 Ebensburg pled guilty to auto theft and sentenced to two to ten years in county jail.
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Union High School
Burgette Town
George Braden
Latrobe Hospital
Hose Hamel
Charleroi
Pittsburgh
Monongahela City
Anthony Vertullo
Arlington
Oil City
Kk. Jones
Luther Lydie
Ebensburg
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