Daring Barwick Assault Leads to Manhunt in Thomas County
A young Barwick woman was attacked Monday afternoon by a light-complexioned negro in her home. The assailant threatened her with a revolver, bound her neck, and fled. a countywide search and posse hunts continue with the victim unable to identify the suspect. Ralph Wilson, tied to the case, is jailed in a neighboring county while authorities pursue an alibi.
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Barw
Ralph Wilson
Thomasville
Batwek
Thomas County
Barwick
Zevo
Doosse
Iny
Cuban sugar crop shorter than earlier estimates
Havana December 2 official Cuban figures show sugar stocks totaling 270000 tons, about 30000 tons less than prior estimates. Roughly 200000 tons are held by the Cuban Sales committee of the association of planters and producers.
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Havana
Cuba
The
Association of Planters and Producers
Edison Plant Lays Off About 1200 Workers
New York dispatch reports Thomas A. Edison Company reducing roughly 1200 employees at its New Jersey plants. The company says the cuts align with the national business trend and are necessary to adjust operations.
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New York
New Jersey
Thomas A. Edison
Governor Thorsey to Call Special Session on Moratorium
Governor Thorsey plans a special legislature session urged by Agriculture Commissioner Brown to pass a stay law aiding agricultural interests and to regulate cotton acreage in Georgia.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Thorsey
Agriculture Brown
Brown
Letters to Governor Request Special Session on Cotton Limits
Atlanta December 2. Commissioner Brown and Judge Flynt urge Georgia Legislature to convene a special session to restrict next spring cotton acreage and consider payment relief measures for farmers. They presented letters from across the state detailing suffering and calls for action, including a $5,000 offer to enforce a cotton planting prohibition.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Dorsey
J. J. Brown
J. J. Flynt
Spalding County
Brown
State Board of Entomology
President to name mediators for Armenia action
State Department officials said the President will select a representative to mediate between Armenians and Turkish Nationalists, acting for the United States, not Woodrow Wilson personally, in explaining the offer of personal mediation.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Woodrow Wilson
State Department
Catholic Prelates Form National Mission Organization
Prelates of the Catholic church from across the United States met in Cincinnati on December 1 and organized a permanent body for Catholic missions in America. They adopted a constitution and by laws and elected officers, marking a major development in mission work nationwide.
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Cincinnati, O
Catholic Church
United States
Cincinnati
Catholic Missions
America
Five Die In West Fifty Seventh Street Fire
Motion picture actress Marjorie Lescomb and three unidentified men and women died when a five story West Fifty Seventh Street apartment building burned this morning. Lescomb had recently arrived from England. Five deaths were confirmed from the blaze.
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New York
Marjorie Lescomb
West Fifty-Seventh Street
Miss Lascomb
England
Public debt shows rise in November
Washington DC December 2 An increase of 112 646 571 in the public debt during November was announced today by the Treasury.
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Washington, D. C
The
Treasury
League Sends Wilson Thanks for Armenian Mediation
Geneva dispatch reports the League of Nations Assembly considering a solemn message of gratitude to President Wilson for mediating in the Armenian crisis. President Hymans also urged similar thanks to Brazil and Spain, with praise for Reve Viviani and the French delegation. The council rejected Germany’s protest over alleged falsified plebiscite returns along the Belgian frontier.
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Geneva
Wilson
Council of the
League of Nations
Assembly of the League
Paul Hymans
Hyman’s
Brazil
Spain
Robert Cecil
Union of South Africa
Reve Viviani
Armenia
Germany
League
Berlin
Fupen
Malmedy
Council
Wilson Would Be Glad To See President Elect Harding
The White House said the President would be glad to see President elect Harding when he arrives in Washington Monday for Congress opening. There is no plan for Harding to visit the White House during his stay in the capital.
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Wilson
Harding
Washington
D. C
Dee
Congress
White House
Cooper Warns Against Centralized Federal Power
Harrisburg December conference hears South Carolina Governor Cooper warn that federal centralization stems from states failing to provide demanded services. He urges states to act or risk becoming indestructible, while Governor Sproul discusses state income and disbursements.
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Cooper
Harrisburg
South Carolina
Annual
Conference of Governors
Sproul
Pennsylvania
New Army Unit Forming at Camp Travis Texas
Washington D C Dec 2 A new kind of army unit and complete medical regiment is in process of organization to be attached to the Second Division at Camp Travis Texas Adjutant General Harris announced today It will include ambulance sanitary and hospital battalions veterinary and administrative companies medical supply division and medical laboratory.
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Washington, D. C
Camp Travis
Texas
Harris
New York Nine-Story Apartment Collapses on Fifty-Second Street
An all night search through collapsed masonry on Fifty-Second Street at Broadway followed a nine story apartment building collapse late yesterday. Six workmen remained unaccounted for as authorities assessed possible casualties.
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New York
Fifty-Second Street
Broadway
Hitchcock Plan to Lend Farmers Civil Millions
Washington lawmakers propose immediate loans of sixty million dollars from government funds to aid farmers facing low prices. Senator Hitchcock drafted the bill after a conference with Gov Harding of the federal reserve board, using profits from federal reserve banks to bolster gold reserves or amortize Liberty bonds.
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Washington, D. C
Hitchcock
Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Banks
Wilson regrets no power to relieve farming conditions
Sioux Falls Dec 2 President Wilson replying to Senator E E Johnson of South Dakota urged immediate financial relief for farmers and livestock producers says legislation has not provided him with powers that would be serviceable in this matter.
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Sioux Falls
Wilson
E. &. Johnson
South Dakota
League Assembly Rejects Covenant Amendment Proposal
Geneva December 2. The League of Nations assembly rejected discussing amendments at this session and ordered a committee to study changes before the next assembly with only one vote against.
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League Assembly
Geneva
League Covenant May Later Undergo Important Changes
Geneva Dec 2 The League of Nations assembly committee decided not to recommend changes at this session. A J Balfour forecast possible need for important changes in the future. The covenant is not regarded as perfect or immutable and future assemblies may consider amendments of greater importance than those now proposed.
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Geneva
League of Nations Assembly
A. J. Balfour
Coal Prices to Be Investigated in New York
The Senate inquiry into anthracite coal prices will begin in New York on Saturday. Senator Calder, committee chairman, announced the investigation following a request from the governors of New England states.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
New York
Calder
Senate Committee of Inquiry
New England
Haiti asks for further investigation on naval inquiry
Washington reports that Haitian citizens protested to Secretary Daniels about the departure of the naval board of inquiry. Daniels said no official word of departure exists but ordered an informal hearing through Rear Admiral Knapp and reserved the right to recall Admiral Mayo or convene a new board if testimony warrants.
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Washington, D. C
Haiti
Daniels
Naval Board of Inquiry
Island
Republic
Knapp
Navy
Mayo
Five Negroes Escaped Raleigh Guards From Greensboro Mob
Five Black inmates in custody of Sheriff Grant were rushed back to the Raleigh penitentiary after a Greensboro mob of about 250 threatened to lynch them. The prisoners, linked to Harman Jones's murder, were diverted to a junction as warning sirens sounded and the sheriff fled into the woods.
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Sheriff
Raleigh
Greensboro
N. C
Grant
Harman Jones
Narrow collision averts serious wreck on Albany line
An evening Coast Line passenger train collided with a freight engine near Albany causing derailment of both engines. Brakeman on the freight was killed and Engineer Harry Wyche of the passenger train received severe bruises. A baggage man and a passenger suffered minor injuries. Wyche reached Thomasville safely the next morning.
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Albany
Harry Wyche
Wyche
East Albany
Engineer Wyche
Thomasville
C. W. Hudson
Margaret Hudson
HE. Mack
Mr. Wyche
Fortune will be kept for unborn heirs
Henry D. Tudor, managing trustee of a 2.25 million dollar estate once refused by Charles Garland of Buzzard's Bay Mass, said trustees will retain the property to pass to Garland's heirs if Garland does not change his mind. He noted charitable groups press to use income for hospitals and orphanages and that trustees must hold the estate indefinitely by law.
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New York
Henry D. Tudor
Charles Garland
Burzard's Bay
Mass
Young Garland
Greenwich Village
Tudor
Commonwealth Finance Corporation
Garland
Armenians Between Turks and Russians in Terrible Plight
Tiflis reports Armenian forces driven eastward by Turkish Nationalists leaving Armenia a small Caucasus republic. It includes Erivan Novo yvazet Etchmiadzin with 100000 refugees in destitution. Turkish terms claim leniency but align with Turkish aims. Armenians suffer while Turks are disciplined. Moscow reportedly disapproves Turkish advance.
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Tiflis
Armenia
Caucasus Republic
Erivan
Novo Yvazet
Etchmladzin
Ancent Armenia
Mt. Ararrat
Polsheviks
Soviet
Russia
Moscow
Congress Committee Weighs Agricultural Relief Measures
Washington December reports the agricultural committees of the Senate and House to meet in joint sessions to explore relief options. Possible steps include reviving the War Finance Corporation extending farm credits placing a tariff on wheat imports using alien property custodian funds for Germany credits and Congress subscribing to 51 percent of stock in firms exporting goods.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House
War Finance Corporation
Germany
Congress
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