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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1925
Page
5
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Paris reports Germany agrees to continue talks on a security pact and to send representatives to London for discussion. France outlines three core points including preserving Versailles terms and equal league membership with compulsory arbitration for future disputes. An early conference of German, French and allied ministers is anticipated.
Thomas County tobacco warehouse will remain open for a further week to meet demand. Buyers stay on site with the largest firms in the field, while Satterfield departs to fill a prior engagement and a new buyer arrives Monday. Yesterday’s sale topped all prior results with an estimated 150000 pounds at an average 15 cents and peak 38 cents.
Boulogne France Aug 27 Weather conditions are not favorable for Channel swimming but American star Gertrude Ederle may start her second attempt Sunday evening or failing at that time Monday or Tuesday.
Postmaster General New outlines postal service gains and cites acute rate apportionment problems caused by Congress not following postal experts advice at a joint national and state gathering in Cleveland.
Mexico will start repaying its five hundred million national debt around September first, said A. M. Elias, Mexican consul general, speaking in San Antonio. The debt to private investors in the United States totals all money Mexico owes, with none borrowed from the U.S. Treasury.
A complete resume of navy airplane operations with the MacMillan Arctic expedition was received by radio from Lieut. Commander Byrd. The report shows flights totaling 6,066 miles and an explored area as large as Maine.
Valdosta Georgia August 27. H L Smith pleads guilty to bigamy in Superior Court. Two wives from Titusville Florida and Lowndes County walk court corridors and share refreshments, declaring no quarrel with the man. Judge Thomas sentences Smith to five to ten years noting his cork leg and chronic troubles.
A rowboat capsized in heavy seas on Lake Ontario near Rochester New York killing two men and two girls. One man swam to safety after the accident today.
Fair tonight and Friday with moderate to fresh north and northeast winds across the state.
The Atlanta Journal reports Corne lius Vanderbilt Jr and partners have land options near Atlanta for a major air base to become the third largest in the nation. Engineers have drafted plans and expect operations to start by Christmas with freight express and mail, no passenger service, and facilities for dirigibles as well as airplanes.
In Uniontown Alabama near Dayton seven people are reported dead after a boiler at a ginnery exploded. Victims include Cr J Buchanan and six unidentified black workers. Three died instantly and four more within an hour. The portable boiler had been used four days and was formerly used in a saw mill.
Governor Walker signed the Confederate pension script bill passed by the recent general assembly and ordered bids on a total issue of about 4.5 million dollars. If no satisfactory bid arrives within thirty days, an extraordinary session may be called to retire the script. He also indicated plans to sign the repeal of the inheritance tax and to decide on the highway bill. The move reduces Georgia's inheritance tax receipts to one fourth of the amount due the federal government, as estates under 50,000 dollars are not taxed by the federal government.
Tampa, Fla Aug 27. Salus toro Villoroso, 35, a local butcher reported missing by relatives, was found today by his wife in a small ditch in front of their home, dead from stab wounds and gunfire.
Fire destroyed about one-fourth of Ashland's business district early today and threatened the courthouse and remaining town. Damage is estimated at 60 000 dollars.
Thomas W. Young a California dentist on trial for the murder of his wife and burial in a cistern killed himself in the county jail. He strangled himself with a wire in his cell after being found asleep and dead more than half an hour later.
John H. Uhl of Wilkes-Barre overtook John L. Lewin president of the United Mine Workers of America after a twelve mile car pursuit from Hazleton. Uhl arrives with fresh hopes that a suspension of anthracite mining may be avoided as Wilkes-Barre citizens press for miners to resume scale negotiations with operators.
The Buffalo Express northbound Pennsylvania Flyer from Pittsburgh wrecked at Braeburn twenty miles away. The engineer and fireman were injured, the engineer seriously, and several passengers shaken up. The locomotive express mail and baggage cars left the rails.
Fez Morocco Aug 27 French forces along the eastern battle front under the nineteenth army corps made uniform gains resisting tribesmen. They captured the Djebel Amesses range and re-occupied Dakar after routing Branes fighters as American volunteers join the French escadrille awaiting organization of an American unit.
Atlanta August 27 officials of the Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial association approved Augustus Lukeman's design for the central group. A plaster sketch model will be enlarged to full dimensions. The plan features seven principal figures in the central scene.
Canton police and troops arrest over 100 Cantonese officials in connection with the Lin Chung Hol assassination plot. Whampoa cadets have occupied Canton and seized multiple government offices amid the roundup.
Washington officials say a September 1 suspension of work in the anthracite fields seems inevitable. They estimate the visible hard coal supply can meet normal demand only through December. They warn outside intervention could worsen the situation and say the government is crafting a plan.
Toulon France Aug 27 the battleship Paris the French fleet s strongest unit will sail tomorrow under sealed orders The destination is reported to be Syria rather than the Moroccan front
Delegates from about six Southern states at the Cotton States Merchants Association in Memphis report better conditions in business finance and agriculture than since World War I boom days. The group cites improvement across sectors and ports as evidence of sustained recovery in the region.
Paris reports a favorable initial reaction to Caillaux and the British chancellor of the exchequer's tentative debt funding plan. No official statement until Caillaux returns from London, while officials and papers fear any “French surrender.” Ministerial meeting under President Doumergue postponed debate amid absence of the finance minister.
London reports a tentative agreement for France to repay Britain 775 million pounds in sixty two annual installments of 12.5 million. The deal hinges on how France settles its debt to the United States and on French government approval.
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