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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1925
Page
5
Troop of lieutenants from operators and miners depart to positions on the firing line as mine suspensions loom at midnight Monday. Weekend activity slows while upstate reports indicate a broader walkout of about 158 thousand miners, with ten thousand men remaining on duty in mines.
Detroit observes Ty Cobb Day at Navin Field with Cobb standing bareheaded as thousands pass by. A banquet will honor the 38 year old AL veteran. city presents a $1000 purse. Attendees include Cornelius McGillicuddy Jimmy Callahan Billy Evans Bugs Baer Frank Nevin and Mayor Smith.
Rumors claim a twenty thousand dollar fund helped Terry Druggan, the beer baron, gain night liberty while serving a one year federal sentence for violating an injunction. Federal agents sift the tale as two assistant jailers are discharged in connection with the incident.
Fort Lauderdale Fla August 29 Mrs George W Marshall of Savannah Ga was killed early today when the car on the Dixie Highway skidded about a half mile south of Pompano Her companion Mrs L E Ball of West Palm Beach was uninjured.
From San Juan Del Sur Nicaragua reports that Luis Rivas the Managua Governor has seized the Tiscap a fortress and refuses to obey the government Albino Ramon Reyes the finance minister is said to have been arrested Local authorities do not confirm all details but unrest spreads.
Paris announces that official adviser Caillaux will sail on the liner Paris September 16 to seek debt funding in the United States. He will be joined by one expert, with the rest of the French mission arriving around September 19 or 20. No rift with Briand on the mission ratio between politicians and financiers.
A head on crash between a trolley car and a motor bus in Camden New Jersey injures between thirty and forty people when the trolley hit an open switch crossing in front of the bus.
An early report notes investigators work to uncover a possible solution to a series of slayings. Authorities pursue clues across linked incidents as they seek a breakthrough in the case.
Assistant Secretary Andrews ordered immediate customs service investigations into New Orleans conditions after Walter L. Cohen port collector and several colleagues were indicted on a conspiracy to violate prohibition laws. Agents report will determine possible suspension depending on findings.
In Constantinople on August 29 the prefect orders the citys picturesque night watchmen to shave their beards and crop their hair. They must replace colorful turbans scarves and baggy trousers with a uniform resembling regular police attire.
Savannah Ga August 39 due to water shortage Central of Georgia railway freight trains into the Andalusia Alabama district are carrying tank cars of water to supplement the supply they can obtain along the route.
Chicago businessman Jacob Factor, president of a Florida land company, faces Federal charges with several associates over alleged real estate fraud. Investigators say promises of large Florida profits lured investors into a scheme totaling nearly 1 million dollars since March. Charges allege use of the mails to defraud.
Federal warrants issued in Chicago for Jacob Factor and associates charging use of the U S mail to defraud after a two month postal probe. The Florida Land Company, formed in Springfield last March, allegedly handled 1 to 1.5 million dollars in Florida real estate. Other named officials include Maurice E Drucker TH Hetustus H F Himmelstein and Newton Feldman. Factor reportedly previously oversaw a 500000 fraud in an English land deal.
A Chicago real estate broker and three associates sue C E Melton of Jacksonville and A L Franklin of Orlando for 325000 in a Circuit Court damage action. The case stems from a land deal promoted as Orlando area suburban property later sold in Chicago and the Midwest. Investigators say the parcels were misrepresented as improved with utilities and on the Dixie highway.
Paris August 29 eight Paris police officers were injured and about a dozen communists remained in cells after a mobilization demonstration by Warsaw era inspired groups. The protest formed in four pairs and moved toward the opera to challenge Polish and Bulgarian government actions against party members.
Gray Georgia August 29 coroner s jury heard testimony in the slaying of Floyd Malone and Frank Tucker county policeman. Residents organized a posse to hunt moonshiners and avenge the officers. Bodies found near Cheates mill Malone shot at close range and laid on the ground with his rifle Tucker with his shotgun and pistol placed on his head.
Governor Clifford Walker plans a Cuba Isle of Pines excursion in late September. The trip is sponsored by The Old Guard of Atlanta, with Governor John W. Martin of Florida also expected to participate.
Maryville Tenn August 29 a mistrial was declared in the William D Sheffey murder case after the jury reported no verdict The former army officer faced charges of killing Luther Wells with extended arguments by both sides before Judge John Blair ordered the mistrial due to jurors unable to agree
French Morrocco base reports an Esquadrille of new type aircraft ready for service against Rif tribesmen. Each plane carries five crew including pilot observer and three machine gunners. all craft equipped with a 1.5 inch bore cannon.
Charges that federal prisoners in the Dade county jail were released temporarily to facilitate bootlegging spurred U S district Attorney W M Gober to launch an investigation involving the sheriff jailer and guard. Jailer J Walker denied trustees paid for special privileges or temporary releases to sell whisky noting conditions in the jail in recent months.
Governor Walker announced a call for the initial meeting of the Western and Atlantic commission to be held in his office on Tuesday morning September 15 as ranking member. He will then take a two or three week vacation including a business trip and may return periodically for urgent matters.
Fez dispatch reports politics replacing warfare in Morocco as French forces win favor with hostile tribes while Riffian leader Abd el Krim sends emissaries to stir religious sentiment and Moorish independence.
Mystery surrounds the disappearance of a newly invented rapid fire gun like the Lewis gun from the depot at La Gailarde France on August 29. The device vanished after being unloaded and no trace has been found. Authorities investigate possible theft or misplacement amid wartime secrecy.
Chicago Aug 29 Colonel William Mitchell former head of the army air service says an American super airplane with a ton of explosives and non stop Paris flight has been perfected but testing permission is withheld He adds the plane could fly to Peking with one stop at Nome Alaska but denies government delays are limiting progress.
Nearly four hundred thousand pounds of tobacco sold at the Thomas county warehouse this week, a season record for the new markets in the area. Grades were low with growers delivering their lowest quality. Market to reopen next week with a full set of buyers as Bainbridge Cairo and Quincy close for the season. Prizes paid in gold include Mack Wilkes in Meigs earning $50 for most pounds, H Rogers of Hahira $25, and Daniels Hawkins of Pavo $15. Highest price per hundred for baskets over 100 pounds went to Daniels Hawkins $25, J A Wilkes $15, J T Searcy $10.
Mostly cloudy conditions across Georgia with chances of showers in the far south. Expect moderate northeast and east winds shaping the weekend.
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