Dry officers seize offenders in Savannah area raid
Savannah Georgia August 25 The net spread by dry officers to enforce the Volstead act extended to the countryside with the arrest of Ed Hamilton near Millers Station twelve miles from Savannah. About a dozen of forty to fifty arrested yesterday failed to post bond and were jailed. Nearly one hundred defendants are expected to answer charges of violating prohibition as a result of a planned raid. Most detainees were small-store operators and misc offenders.
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Savannah
Ed Hamilton
Miller's Station
United States District Attorneys Office
New Chinese War Erupts After Chinatown Mayor Burial
News wires report a fresh Chinese war erupting in multiple cities shortly after the funeral of Lee Kueying New York Chinatown mayor who helped broker a truce between Hip Sing and Leon tong factions. In Boston a Hip Sing member and others were wounded while a Leon tong man was killed. Pittsburg saw Sing Sun a laundry proprietor shot dead by two unknown Chinese.Reports of broader warfare spread with arrests in Jersey City for concealed weapons and a Newark resident fleeing repeated door knockings.
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Lee Kueying
Chinatown
New York
Pittsburgh
Associated Press
Hip Sing
Leon Tongs
Leon Tong
Boton
Pittsburg
Jersey City
New Jersey
Newark
Dead Fish Slow Ship. Dynamite Suspected
Millions of dead fish covered more than twenty miles of water between Manasopo and Boca Grande today, delaying the steamer Royal Palm as it arrived several hours late. Officers suspected dynamite was used.
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Tampa
Manasopo
Boca Grande
Fraudulent schemes net operators one billion dollars in 1925
Washington report notes the American public will pay about one billion dollars in 1925 to operators of fraudulent stock schemes oil well promoters and Ponzi type financial wizards. The Better Business Bureau of New York says credulity cost well over that amount in the past year and a likely normal year ahead.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Better Business Bureau of New York
Columbus Electric and Power buys Georgia Alabama and South Georgia P S Co
The Columbus Electric and Power Company of Georgia completed negotiations to acquire the Georgia Alabama Power Company and the South Georgia Public Service Company. The two utilities serve twelve cities and towns in southwestern Georgia. Announcement of the Wall Street sale was confirmed in Columbus with the amount withheld pending the general manager’s return.
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Columbus Electric and Power Company
South Georgia Public Service Co
Georgia-Alabama Power Company
Associated Press
New York
Columbus Electric and Power Company of Georgia
South Georgia Public Service Company
Georgia
Columbus, Ga
Wall Street
Lawson estate leaves most to benevolence and trust
Chicago reports that almost three-fourths of Victor F. Lawson’s estate goes to benevolent uses. The Iindy Merchants Trust Company is named trustee for the newspaper and other property. Specific bequests total 4 775 000, with 2 505 000 to benevolences. A 200 000 bequest goes to Melville E. Stone, longtime friend and AP colleague.
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Trust Company
Melville E. Stone
Associated Press
Chicago
Ill
Victor F. Lawson
Chicago Daily News
The
Iindy Merchants Trust Company
New York
Gasoline War in the Midwest Brings Small Price Drop
Motorists in the Middle West welcome competition as Standard Oil of Indiana and Nebraska join the fuel price struggle with a two cent reduction. The clash pits big oil firms against independents, shaping local gas prices and supply dynamics in the region.
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Middle West
Wresqy
Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Nebraska
Bills Signed by Governor Walker
Atlanta Ga Aug 26 Among the bills signed by Governor Walker today was a measure authorizing bonds totaling 228 000 to pay a portion of the public debt and another requiring a transcript of felony testimony to be filed in the superior court clerk office Other bills signed permit ethyl alcohol manufacture from sawdust allow absence from court for national guardsmen and provide for sale or lease of municipal public utility properties
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Walker
Superior Court
Court of National Guardsmen
Payroll Taken From Indiana Bankers by Five Holdups
Floyd Reed vice president and Earl Bryant cashier of the American State Bank of St. Bernice Indiana were robbed near Danville Illinois while transporting the 11000 payroll for the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad Five masked men in a car forced them into a cornfield and shot the radiator of their car during the getaway.
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Indiana
Clinton
Chicago
Milwaukee
President Coolidge Faces Propaganda Against Economy Plan
In Swampscott Massachusetts on August 25 the president says propaganda aims to embarass his economy program. He cites reports from Washington that the army general staff believes the military establishment suffers from his penurious policy.
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Associated Press
Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
Washington
General Staff
Army
Georgia Weather: Partly Cloudy With Showers Possible
Partly cloudy conditions across Georgia with a chance of coastal showers tonight. Fresh northerly winds shift through the region and into Wednesday.
New York Mayoral Race Highlights Tammany Links and Clash Over Projects
The Republican campaign attacks Tammany Hall and Mayor Hylan, blaming eight years of misrule on shared responsibility. Tammany leaders criticize the mayor for criticizing subways while backing hot air talk, as Frank D. Waterman accuses Hylan and state senator Walker of a long standing political alliance.
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Tammany
Hylan
Associated Press
New York
Walker
Frank D. Waterman
Miners and Operators To Air Views Before Meeting
Philadelphia reports that anthracite miners and operators will meet separately with a citizens committee to hear why 158,000 miners should stay at work if a new wage contract is not reached by September 1. The talks aim to avoid a suspension and seek a just settlement.
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Philadelphia
German Towns Evacuated by Allied Forces
The French and Belgian troops evacuated Duesseldorf Duisburg and Ruhrort the occupied sanc tions cities since 1921. They were reviewed in the city square before marching to the Rhine bridgehead where the French flag was lowered and the Belgian flag raised. Belgian guards will remain on duty.
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Duesseldorf
Duisburg
Ruhrort
Ress
Germany
Rhine
Communists Clash With Nationalists in German Town
In Gelsenkirchen on August 25 a clash occurred during the Germany flag day ceremony between Communist members and the Werwolf nationalist group. Seven nationalists were seriously wounded and thirty Communists were arrested.
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Preas
Gelsenkirchen
Germany
Werwolf
Last Witness Called in Southern Association Baseball Scandal
Chicago date August 25 last witness to be called appeared before Commissioner Landis today after which President Martin will make recommendations.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ill
Landis
Martin
Landis nears ruling on Southern Association baseball probe
Commissioner Landis expects to finish the Southern Association inquiry in Chicago today after examining another player and hearing testimony from four witnesses including President Martin and Manager Gilbert. Names of witnesses remained undisclosed as the record of about three hundred pages is reviewed.
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Chicago
Landis
Southern Association
John D. Machin
Baseball
John D. Martin
Martin
A. J. Heinemann
Harry Gilbert
Tucker
New Orleans Club
French and British Conferees Make Little Progress on Debt
London reporting from August 25 indicates French and English debt conferees are not progressing satisfactorily. Some hope remains for bridging differences but views on French payments diverge, and optimism is limited.
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Associated Press
London
Old Settler Tests Marco Island Land Dispute
Marco Island resident Captain Jim Daniels, jailed after trespassing in the disputed area, aims to secure a legal ruling on whether the land is federal property open for homestead settlement. Barron Collier supporters guard the fence line while old settlers seek court action to prove Collier ownership and allow more claims.
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Marco, Fla
Jim Daniels
Marco Island
Collier County
Effrt
Captain Daniels
Barron G. Collien New York
Collier
W. C. Maynard
New York
Barron Collier
Barron G. Collier
Evergladesy Fla
Walter Williams
Williams
Maynard
Tallahassee
Martin
Barron G. Coller
Coolidge to Return to Capitol Near Labor Day
Swampscott Mass Aug 26 President Coolidge expects to return to Washington around Labor Day.
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Coolidge
Capitol
Labor Day
Associated Press
Swampscott Mass
Washington
Five Suspects Arrested in Bainbridge Carried Back to Tampa
Five men, suspected highway robbers, were brought to Tampa under police escort from Bainbridge Georgia after being captured last week. Names are withheld. Officials say the suspects will be charged with robbing numerous filling stations.
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Bainbridge
Tampa
Associated Press
Fla
Georgia
MacMillan Party Halted by Bad Weather on Return
Washington Aug. 25. Bad weather forces the MacMillan Arctic Expedition to halt en route south from Utah and Greenland. Lieut. Commander Byrd reports the Peary and Bowdoin are lying at Death Sound due to the storm.
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Macmillan
Pana
Washington, D. C
Macmillan Arctic Expedition
Utah
Greenland
Navy Department
Byrd
Navy Section
Peary
Bowdoin
Death Sound
French Begin Clean Up Drive Against Rifidians in Taza Region
French forces of the nineteenth army corps launch a cleanup operation in the Taza region. The action targets Rifidians present in the area as part of the ongoing military campaign in French Morocco. No injuries or outcomes specified in the fragment.
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Taza
Rye the Asses
Ohio Klansmen Stand For Fundamentalism
Grand dragons and titans of the Ku Klux Klan from across the country gathered at Buckeye Lake for their annual meeting. Imperial Wizard Dr. Hiram Evans arrived as leaders planned a push to awaken American conscience toward fundamentalism and combat modernist influence in Protestantism. Ohio's Clyde W. Osborn announced a militant stand against modernism and a torch to be carried as Bryan’s era ended. The group planned to discuss avoiding assaults on Protestantism in motion pictures, with final debate set for Thursday.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ku Klux Klan
United States
Buckeye
Hiram Evans
Klan
Clyde W. Osborn
Grand Dragon
William Jennings Bryan
Osborn
Asaults
Clean-up operation targets Brane tribesmen north of Bab Mourouj
An offensive campaign has begun against Brane tribesmen north of Bab Mourouj, located north of Taza, aiming to compel submission and restore control in the area.
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Bab Mourouj
Taza
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