Butler Identity Linked to Skeleton Found Near Old Boston
Report details how the skeleton of C. L. Butler was found near Homer Williams' mill on Z. W. Howell's estate near Old Boston. Investigations trace Butler's disappearance from Grady County Georgia to three months ago and reveal a conflict over corn sales and an alleged poisoning threat.
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C. L. Butler
Homer Williams
Z. W. Howell
Old
Boston
James Groover
Lake Iamonia
R. C. Groover
Butler
Grady County
Georgia
Bill Asby
Sam Smith
Mr. Butler
R. E. Atkinson
Mr. Atkinson
Florida
Mr. Groover
Man Thought Burned in Explosion Sought by Sheriff
Henry Schwartz, VP and GM of Pacific Cellulose, believed dead in Walnut Creek lab blast, was later identified as not Schwartz by a dental expert. The missing laborer Joe Rodrigues remains unaccounted for as authorities pursue leads.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
Henry Schwartz
Pacific Cellulose Company
Walnut Creek
R. R. Veale
A. J. Nielson
Schwartz
Auto license tags sell at half regular rate
Since the bargain rates went into effect Saturday the motor vehicle license tax department reports 1700 tags sold and more than 800 applications received by mail today in Atlanta. The half price applies for the last six months of the license year.
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Associated Press
Atlanta, Ga
Secretary of State Office
Strike Halts $20 Million Worth of Construction
Bricklayers employed by the George A. Fuller Construction Company began a new phase of an inter union dispute by striking on all building projects in New York Washington and Florida. Company officials said work stopped on about twenty million dollars of construction.
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Associated Press
New York
George A. Fuller Construction Company
Washington
Florida
Auto Fatalities Rise in July Across 57 Cities
Washington report shows 418 deaths from automobile accidents in four weeks ending July 18 across 57 cities, up slightly from the previous four weeks. From January 1 to July 1, total fatalities reach 2,511. year totals compare 4,992 for 1924 and 4,827 for 1923.
Prohibition Chief Haynes Relieved of Enforcement Authority
Washington Aug 3 An order from Treasury reorgs the prohibition unit leaving Haynes with advisory duties only to Assistant Secretary Andrews who will direct all enforcement effective Sept 1 Washington officials said the change shifts supervision of intoxicating liquors to the Treasury department under new regulations.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Haynes
The
Treasury
Prohibition
Andrews
Mystery surrounds death of Mattoon schoolteacher
Coroner investigates the death of Cora Stallman found in a cistern on her sister Alma Seamon’s farm in Mattoon Illinois. Delirious remarks and a bundle of threatening anonymous notes including signatures like K K K complicate the case. No suspect identified yet as coroner notes inability to penetrate the mystery.
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Cora
Associated Press
Mattoon
Ill
Cora_ Stallman
Alma Seamon
F. H. Schilling
Greek Merchant in Brunswick Is Killed and Robbed
Nicholas Portilas a well known Greek merchant in Brunswick Georgia was murdered and robbed Saturday night. His store in a predominantly colored suburb was ransacked and cash taken including his week’s sales. He joined a local company and served on the Mexican border and in Europe. Funeral held today by the American Legion and local military.
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Brunswick
Nicholas Portilas
Portilas
American Legion
Deaths From Auto Accidents For Past Week
Ninety eight deaths from automobile accidents were reported in eleven midwestern states last week, about the same as the prior week. Sunday toll was seven, somewhat lower than the previous Sunday. Five drownings occurred over the weekend, with drownings and auto accidents taking four lives in the Rocky Mountain states Sunday.
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Tra Associate
Chicago
Ill
Middlewestern
Rocky Mountain States
Effective Almoragod Fight in French Morocco
Fez dispatch reports French tanks proving highly effective in reconnoitering along the Franco Rif front. A 42 tank detachment advances toward Azjen northwest of Quezzan, scattering resisting tribesmen. Abdel Krim shows no peace negotiation intent, aiming to endure until the rainy season when campaigning delays.
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Associated Press
Fez
French Morocco
Azjen
Quezzan
Abdel Krim
Robber Kills Three During Denver Hold Up
Denver authorities search for a lone gunman after a failed robbery attempt ended in the deaths of two young women and a man. The assailant fired into a slowly moving car after being told there was no money.
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Associated Press
Denver
Colo
Greece prepared ultimatum in Bulgarian dispute
An Athens dispatch says Greece has sent two regiments to the Greek Bulgarian frontier and is drafting an ultimatum to Bulgaria. Greece intends to send troops into Bulgaria if the ultimatum is rejected. The government demands reparations for the murder of Greek citizen Nicolaides at Stanimaka Bulgaria, a demand Bulgaria has not favorably received.
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Greece
Paris
Athens
Bulgaria
M. Nicolaides
Stanimaka
Suspect in Atlanta Burglary Indictments Sentenced
Gerald M. Smith pleaded guilty in Fulton Superior Court to four indictments charging burglary. He received sentences of ten to twenty years on each count to be served concurrently, tied to an alleged time wealthy residents were away from the city.
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Atlanta
Gerald M. Smith
Fulton Superior Court
Labor Pamphlet Urges Adoption of Child Labor Amendment
William Green of the American Federation of Labor prepared a pamphlet urging immediate adoption of the pending child labor amendment to the constitution. It cites that over one million children aged 10 to 16 are employed in U S industries and argues state laws are inadequate to protect them.
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Associated Press
William Green
The
American Federation of Labor
Fifty Gunmen Taken in Chicago Dragnet Roundup
In Chicago on August 3 detectives raided robber hangouts and grog shops after the Drake hotel robbery. Nearly fifty gunmen and bootleggers were rounded up in the latest roundup. Three men were killed in the Drake hotel incident, two of whom were holdup men.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Drake Hotel
Belgian debt commission arrives as talks set
The Belgian debt commission reaches New York ahead of negotiations with the American panel. The U.S. commission plans a meeting on August 6 and a first talks session with Belgian delegates tentatively for August 8. Senator Smoot and Representative Burton were in Washington, with Burton meeting Secretary Kellogg and Hoover due to arrive.
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Associated Preps
Washington, D. C
Belgian Debt Commission
New York
American Debt Commission
Washington
Senator Smoot
Utah
Representative Burton
Ohio
Burton
Kellogg
Herbert Hoover
Georgia Weather Notifies Cloudy Tonight and Showers
A weather update for Georgia says expect cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday with occasional showers.
Joint board of highway officials meets to designate routes
In Washington on August 3 the joint board appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture to select United States highways with standardized markers convenes to decide final routes. Officials argue unified signs will reduce tourist confusion across east west and north south corridors.
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Associated Preach
Washinton
D. C
Joint Board of Interstate Highways
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Record Freight Growth at Thomasville A C L Yards
July set a new record with 30 526 cars and 1 293 trains handled at the A C L yards in Thomasville. Officials expect August may match or exceed this performance.
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Thomasville
Memorial Services for Bryan Held in Atlanta
Atlanta honored William Jennings Bryan with a memorial at the city auditorium attended by thousands. Mayor Walter A. Sims and other speakers eulogized the Commoner, noting Bryan’s long political career and his habit of backing policies he believed benefited the masses.
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Bryan
Atlanta
William Jennings Bryan
Smith
Walter A. Sims
Mr. Bryan
Daniel Webster
James Q. Blaine
Relief Planned for Germans Who Left Poland
Schneidemuhl Aug 3 Minister of the Interior Severing arrived to inspect a camp housing several thousand Germans who fled Poland after voting for Germany in the 1920 plebiscite. He will decide on relief measures after another inspection. About six thousand refugees, a quarter children, require nurseries to be established.
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Poland
Lief
Herr Severing
Vaudeville Crayon Artist Found Dead in Hoboken Room
Arthur Chambers, a vaudeville crayon artist, was found dead from gas in his Hoboken room last night. A likeness of the deceased lay beside him with the inscription Justified exit, the old, no faith, deaf, no hope, broke, no money, total, zero.
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Arthur Chambers
Hoboken, N. J
Associated Press
Hoboken
N. J
Real Estate Boom Hits Rockaway Beach US Outstrips Florida
New York Aug 3 a boom says operators outclass Florida palmiest days spreading to Rockaway and Rockaway Beach on Long Island. Ocean front property leaped from 300 per front foot two months ago to 2700 as thousands bid. Police squads struggled to keep traffic moving amid the surge sparked by talk of a 1 200 000 boardwalk plan nine miles long.
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Long Island
Walker Sends Files in Highway Matter to Senate Committee
Governor Clifford Walker transmitted to the Senate committee investigating the state highway department his file on his approval of John N. Holder as chairman. He renewed charges against Holder and repeated willingness to testify, though he believed no new information would be gained.
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Walker
Senate
Holder
Associated Press
Atlanta, Ga
Clfford Walker
State Highway Department
John N. Holder
Georgia House advances general appropriation bill progress
Atlanta on August 3 reports rapid progress as the Georgia House meets as a committee of the whole to finish the general appropriation bill. The session includes remarks referencing Morse and the nickname Great Commoner with participants Dr Charles O Jones and Mayor Sims.
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Atlanta
Georgia House
Smith
Sims
Charles O. Jones
Anti- Saloon League
Atlanta Woman's Club
Dunbar Ogden
Georgia
8S. R. Belk
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