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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1925
Page
1
A Yazoo City tornado killed two and injured over twenty, leaving nearly one hundred families homeless. The storm caused property damage exceeding a quarter million dollars as residents faced panic and fear in the streets.
A mine fire trapped about fifty men in Colorado. The incident occurred in a remote section near the mine workings. Rescue teams moved toward the scene as rumors of progress and precautions circulated among workers and officials.
The United Committee for Prohibition Enforcement released details on civil authority in the United States. The coalition includes Catholic and Protestant reform groups asserting government action.
American participation joins British Dutch and Swiss banks to strengthen Belgium's monetary position. J P Morgan and Company with Guaranty Trust Company of New York announce new credits in addition to earlier advances.
Geneva. The League of Nations disarmament council voted to invite the United States and Soviet Russia to join the special commission created to prepare for an international conference on armament reduction.
A conference between Governor and Pension Commissioner Clay is planned soon to determine the Confederate pensions. The commissioner's office indicates past due pensions total about two and a half million dollars with around ten thousand names. County tabulations show one million five hundred fifty thousand seven hundred dollars due, with a full state-wide total expected in a few days.
Twenty new defendants named in the special grand jury probe of the 119 Chicago bombings. Among those charged are Hitchie Miller a gangster and officials from the Retail Cleaners and Dyers Union the Jewelry Dealers Association and other union trade leaders.
A passerby woman was shot and killed in Manhattan during a pistol battle at the Standard Oil plant on the East River. Three gunmen escaped with a five thousand dollar payroll, while the plant pay master was involved in the confrontation.
Weather forecast notes rain tonight for Georgia and South Carolina followed by generally fair and colder conditions tomorrow. Tennessee sees cloudy tonight with colder air and a fair, cooler Saturday.
Washington news reports Major General Howze admonishes counsels as the Mitchell court martial continues. Key testimony from Lieut. Commander Rosendahl and Lieut. Mayer disputes claims of valve failures in the Shenandoah disaster. Cross examination of Lieut. Commander Lansdowne shown and the defense pressed on valve function.
Finance Minister Loucheur cabled Garrard B. Winston to reiterate his stance on war debt, saying he remains of the same opinion as last May in Paris. He asserts he supports France paying debts to the limit of its capacity and that he was misunderstood by previous remarks.
In Covington Georgia Howard Brook, son of the late Colonel Le Middlebrook, died at noon from gunshot wounds received about 9 80 yesterday morning. Henry Anderson, a well known local Black man, is charged with the shooting. Middlebrook directed cemetery and park work. Anderson tended gardens and yards. The motive remains unknown as details are scarce.
A gravel truck was struck by a Coast Line train near Lon Sustains injuring young Layton who crossed the tracks while Loading. Layton suffered a fractured leg and head injuries and was taken to 1¢ Memorial Hospital for treatment. The engine crew including pilot Jones faced a severe impact with bent rails and broken wood. Reports from Bainbridge indicate another fatality when No. 57 struck a car on the tracks near the station.
The American debt commission reports the return to the treasury of 7.47 billion dollars from Roumania and other settlements. France leads the remaining sums owed, with Russia Jugoslavia Greece Armenia Nicaragua and Liberia also listed. Proposals from Greece, Jugoslavia and France progress while some countries face nonpayment due to lack of recognized governments. Nicaragua has intermittently paid, Cuba has fully liquidated its obligation, and Austria’s debt postponement extends to 1943. The plan aims to fund obligations over sixty two years, with action expected through winter.
White Plains N Y Dec 4 The suit for annulment of marriage brought by wealthy young Leonard Kip Rhinelander against his wife Alice Beatrice Jones goes to the jury shortly before noon today.
Washington Dec 4 The new congress faces a tense start with a Republican senate conference call set for tomorrow and issues from the Wisconsin senator elect La Follette to a rule change aimed at curb filibusters. Vice President Dawes arrives ready to push the reform.
Cincinnati Ohio December hearing denies Langley appeal in Kentucky congressman case. Langley convicted of conspiring to violate the Volstead law and is serving two years in Atlanta federal penitentiary. He was sentenced in Covington Kentucky in May 1924 for removing fourteen hundred cases of whiskey from the Anderson Distillery Lawrenceburg Kentucky.
The Angora government warns the League of Nations decision on the Mosul dispute with Britain could trigger war or widespread raids and propaganda to trouble Britain and the region.
Rudyard Kipling's condition showed a small improvement while his pneumonia remained serious. The report notes a distressed and difficult national mood as World War I debts and losses weighed on Britain after the conflict.
Reginald A. Fessenden, an inventor and scientist of international reputation, filed a federal suit in Boston seeking sixty million dollars from eight corporations. He alleges patent infringement dating to 1919, destruction of value, and a combination in restraint of trade to form a monopoly.
Paris fashion notes a shift from nude silk stockings to sheer lisle. The new craze features stockings that match the wearer’s complexion, with subtle shine akin to a powdered nose as women seek coordinated tones.
A wind storm of tornado proportions struck Lyons county on December 4 blowing down homes unroofing structures and uprooting trees and telegraph lines. No injuries reported so far as is known.
Henry O Granger former United States minister to Colombia placed ten dollars in a Colombia bank as a thrift lesson. The sum will compound for a thousand years until 2025 when a special committee for the United States and Colombia will dispose of the amount, with the President named as a committee member.
In Moscow on December 4 a government commission was formed to curb vodka drunkenness. Measures include fewer liquor stores near factories and restricted Sunday holiday sales. A twenty five dollar fine is proposed. Reports claim many deaths from a new forty percent vodka and delirium tremens is now fairly prevalent.
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