Bank Plans Broad Street Growth With New Storefronts
The Bank of Thomasville announced the purchase of the Maclean corner and two adjacent stores for for 37 500 as part of a major Broad Street development. The bank will build a large ground floor banking space with upper floors for expansion. Louis Steyerman will remodel the combined properties into a department store after purchasing the bank’s current building for 20 000. Heath Varnedee may buy the former Citizens Bank building for 15 000 under a six year rental option. The move marks the city’s most significant improvement in years with plans to create one of the region’s finest commercial complexes.
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Bank of Thomasville
A. T. MacIntyre
Maclean
Inman Drug Company
Macintyre
George Sampson
J. W Peacock
Broad Street
Louis Steyerman
Steyerman
Bank
Heath Varnedee
Citizens Bank
Thomasville
Messrs
Jas. Watt
Bro
Heeth Varnedee
Thomas Drug Store
Henry Atkinson
Manila Officer Says He Was Crazy When He Shot His Sweetheart
Lieutenant J. B. Thompson of the army, imprisoned in Manila, issued a statement claiming his shooting of Miss Audrey Burleigh was caused by extreme mental derangement. He cites fits of jealousy as the motive and asserts his reasoning was alienated at the time.
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Associated Pres
J. 8. Thompson
Audrey Burleigh
Widow of Fifty Plans Chicago Park Wedding to Twenty-One
Mrs Ida Sundine Campbell a fifty year old widow and James Weaver twenty one an elevator operator plan to marry Saturday at the Municipal Conservatory in Garfield Park pending permission. She says she would rather be an old girl's darling than a young girl's slave.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ida Sundine Campbell
James Weaver
Municipal Conservatory
Garfield Park
Weaver
Thompson to Face General Court Martial in Murder Charge
Sanity will be offered as a defense when Thompson appears before a general court martial this week on a charge of first degree murder.
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Thompson
Woman sentences husband to jail for assault and Easter hat
Atlantic City, April 8. Recorder Joseph Corrie allowed Mrs. Clarente Brooks to sentence her intoxicated husband after he struck her. He was jailed until Saturday and ordered to buy her a new Easter hat. no appeal will be filed.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Recorder
Joseph Corrie
Clarente Brooks
Brooks
Governor's Son Accused in Zanesville Girl Report
Miss Lillian Vogel aged 15 from Zanesville was found in Columbus after being brought there Sunday night by Hal Donahey 17 son of Governor Donahey. Hal admitted transporting her and the Governor pledged cooperation to ensure justice in the case.
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Ohio
Lillian Vogel
Zanesville
Hal Donahey
Donahey
Hal
1925 Highway Build to Circle the Earth Width
Atlanta April 8 twenty four thousand miles of highway are planned for 1925 by State Highway Departments. About $405 million for construction and $136 million for maintenance. Counties may spend around $463 million. Total state and county outlay about $1.003 billion.
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Swanson May Not Sign Says Attorney
Los Angeles April 8 Gloria Swanson who was reported to have signed a new contract with Famous Players Lasky at a salary above fifteen thousand dollars per week may yet align with a rival producer, her attorney announced.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Gloria Swanson
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Arbuckle Wedding Delayed Again Until Mid May
Hollywood April 8 Doris Dean and Roscoe E Arbuckle postpone their wedding once more saying the ceremony will occur in mid May. Arbuckle announced the postponement in Hollywood California noting the date change.
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Associated Press
Hollywood
Cal
Doris Dean
Roscoe E. Arbuckle
Noted Chicago Realty Head Dies in Fire
Alexander White aged 73 head of a Chicago realty firm died today when a fire destroyed three buildings in the city.
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The
Associated Press
Chicago
Alexander White
Windsor brewers set price on Ontario beer sales
Detroit reports Windsor brewers say Ontario four per cent spirit beer will cost ten to fifteen cents a glass when sales begin. Despite the change, demand remains strong for houses and business property in border cities, according to real estate dealers.
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Windsor
Associated Press
Detroit
Mid
Ontario
Jones Bloodworth Loeb Threat Appeal Not Yet In Court
Butler Georgia April 8. Attorneys for Willie Jones and Gervis Bloodworth convicted of Howard F Underwood slaying have not announced filing a extraordinary motion for a new trial. Court attaches expected action today as reports from Columbus say the boys are confident of a new trial.
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Butler
Willie Jones
Gervis Bloodworth
Howard F. Underwood
Columbus
Hindenburg Accepts Presidential Candidacy in Germany
Berlin April 8 Field Marshal Von Hindenburg was nominated as a candidate for president of the German republic by the National Conservative Bourgeois bloc. Hindenburg has agreed to stand for the office, it was announced.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Field Marshall von Hindenburg
German Republic
Hindenburg
Smithsonian classifies sixteen million year fossil lizard
An effort by the Smithsonian Institution to classify a fossilized lizard believed to be sixteen million years old is under study. The eight inch specimen, sent by the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh, is described as covered with a scale armor.
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Associated Proag
Washington, D. C
Smithsonian Institute
Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh
Divorce Granted to Mrs Beulah Anderson in Paris
A divorce was granted today to Mrs Beulah Anderson from John Anderson. The couple married in Chicago in 1902.
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Paris
Associated Press
Beulah Anderson
John Anderson
Chicago
Special Smoking Room for Ladies on Cars
A special smoking and chat room for women will be added on an express train between Chicago and Seattle operated by the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad. The car will be provided on the route extending from Chicago to Seattle to offer a women’s lounge aboard the train.
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Autocated
Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Here
Seattle
Georgia Baptist Sunday School Convention Opens in Augusta
The fifth annual Georgia Baptist Sunday School convention in Augusta begins with a large delegate turnout. Henry G. Howard welcomes delegates, Dr. Edward Grace offers Augusta greetings, Ralph Ferrell delivers the annual message, Dr. Brittain speaks on Classics and Modern Ideals, and Dr. John F. Vines closes with The Highway of Happiness. The event features a cradle roll demonstration and a beginners program at Woodlawn Church.
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Associated Press
Augusta
Woodlaws Church
W. L. Blankenship
Atlanta
Georgia Baptist Sunday School Convention
The
Georgia Baptist
Henry G. Howard
W. P. White
Howard
Edward Grace
First Baptist Church
Ralph H. Ferrell
Albany
M. L. Brittain
John F. Vines
Roanoke
W. H. Faust
Two London Fliers Missing After Kent Sea Crash
London authorities report two British flyers missing after a bombing plane crashed into the sea off Kent. Rescue teams search the coast as officials fear the men are lost.
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London
Associated Press
Kent
Civil War General Arthur R. Curtis Dies in Milwaukee
Brigadier General Arthur R. Curtis aged 82, a Civil War veteran and one of the last surviving generals, died in Milwaukee Wisconsin on April 8. He served in the Union Army and earned recognition for his wartime leadership and service. The obituary notes his prominent military career and status among Civil War veterans in the city.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Arthur R. Curtis
Threatening letter scans Chicago plot in local murder history
Walter A. Graff, a wealthy lumberman, received a letter described as Loeb Leopold type, threatening his son and daughter unless payment is left at a set location. A dummy package was watched by police, but no suspect appeared. the letter will be turned over to post office inspectors.
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Associated Press
Loeb-Leopold
Walter A. Graff
Richard Loeb
Nathan Leopold
Gaff
Hughes Clemency Review Delayed by Georgia Prison Commission
Atlanta April 8 The Georgia Prison Commission has not finished its inquiry into Mrs Ida Hughes sentenced to hang for murdering her mother in law and will likely not announce a clemency decision until later this week.
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Associated Arena
Atlanta, Ga
Georgia Prison Commission
Ida Hughes
Chapman Not Husband of Lancaster Woman
Lancaster April 8 Mrs Annie Trier denied that Gerald Chapman the bandit was her former husband. She said the rumor started from her son noting name similarity and was not true.
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Chapman
Lancaster
Associated Press
Annie Trier
Gerald Chapman
Lancaster Detectives Question Woman Linked to Chapman
Two detectives visited Mrs. Charles Trier in Lancaster to probe if she is Gerald Chapman's first wife. She admitted a prior marriage to a man named Chapman but said they divorced eleven years ago and she has heard nothing since his case proceedings when he left for the Far East.
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Lancaster
iMre
Charles Trier
Gerald Chapman
Chapman
Lancaster County
Petition of John D Dodge Is Dismissed
Detroit news reports John Duval Dodge’s bid to stop Matilda R Dodge from selling Dodge Brothers Incorporated stock was dismissed. The court found the planned sale was of assets, not capital stock, prompting the agreement to dismiss.
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John D. Dodge
Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
John Duval Dodge
Matilda R. Dodge
Dodge Brothers Incorporated
John F. Dodge
Young Dodge
President Invited to Address Knights of Columbus in Chicago
Washington D C April President Coolidge was invited by Senator McKinley of Illinois to speak before the Knights of Columbus convention in Chicago in October.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Coolidge
McKinley
Ilinois
Knights of Columbus
Chicago
Lawyer drops dead while arguing case in Claxton court
Savannah April 8 a long distance message says John Moore of the Evans county bar collapsed and died while arguing a case in the courthouse at Claxton this afternoon.
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Associated Press
Savannah, Ga
Savannah Press
John Moore
Evans County
Claxton
Herriot Government Wins Narrow Confidence Majority
Paris April 8 The Herriot government faced a senate confidence vote on a minor education budget detail and secured a ruling by a narrow two vote margin.
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Associated
Paris
Herriot
Senate
Doctor Hikhon of Russia Dies in Moscow
The death of Most Reverend Doctor Hikhon, former patriarch of all Russia, is reported in Moscow. He passed away due to heart trouble.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Hikhon
All Russia
One Man Killed as Powder Plant Explodes in Hanover
A spark from a new powder mixing machine ignited hundreds of pounds of black powder at the National Fire Works Company plant in West Hanover. One man, Manley Goodwin, was killed and several workers were severely burned. More than 2,000 pounds of powder were in the building at the time. Firefighters from nine towns battled fires that damaged eight small mixing sheds and four large buildings. Workers, including some women, fled the flames by river. Eight treated for burns at Rockland Hospital. all but two women released after treatment.
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Hanover
Mass
National Fire Works Company
Brockton
Manley Goodwin
Rockland
Shipstead Blames Speculators for Wheat Surge
Senator Shipstead of Minnesota charges price fixing speculators sparked the Chicago wheat rally. He also accuses the Agriculture Department of aiding a bull movement by spreading false propaganda about a looming world wheat shortage in a letter to Julius Barney, former Chamber of Commerce head.
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Washington, D. C
Chicago Board of Trade
Senator Shipstead
Farmer-Labor
Minnesota
Julius Barney
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Department of Agriculture
Barnes
Senator Shipstead urges curbs on arms loans to nations
Washington April 8 Senator Shipstead of Minnesota urged President Coolidge to discourage American loans to nations with heavy armament spending. He cited wheat price manipulation by speculators and a February Chicago Board of Trade report showing futures totaling 1.581 billion bushels, far above the official world supply.
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Washington, D. C
Senator Shipstead
Minnesota
Coolidge
Shipstead Bald
Secretary of Agriculture
Chicago Board of Trade
Babe Ruth Improves and Leaves for New York
Babe Ruth, who collapsed in Asheville after an influenza attack, is described as improved today and will depart for New York to rest before the baseball season opens next Tuesday.
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Babe Ruth
New York
Associated Press
Asheville
N. C
Ruth
Kellner expelled from New York Stock Exchange
New York April 8 Gilbert W Kellner was expelled from the Stock Exchange after a hearing on charges of violating the constitution section regarding alleged misstatements before committees.
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Associated Press
New York
Gilbert W. Kellner
The
Stock Exchange Today
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