Unknown American soldier epitaph chosen for French graves
Across 1600 white crosses marking fallen U S troops in France the government will inscribe Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God. The epitaph was approved by General Pershing and Secretary Davis. In Savannah, Rev.Dr John R Mell was re elected president of the Georgia Baptist Convention at its 104th annual session.
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Washington
France
Associated Press
Savannah
John R. Mell
Athens
Georgia Baptist Convention
Mell
B. D. Ragsdale
Macon
B. J. Forrester
Sparta
W. H. Haughton
Atlanta
Pope A. Duncan
Bowman
T. P. Adams
Montezuma
A. M. McClure
Arch C. Cree
Copiotl
House
High Officials of A B and A Railway Visit Thomasville Today
President B L Bugg Vice President Edwards and Traffic Manager McKay of the A B and A Railroad toured Thomasville on a bond holders inspection trip. They traveled from Birmingham to Atlanta and here. today they plan Brunswick then a Seaboard to New York. The visit is an annual inspection by eastern bond holders and bank representatives with no link to Seaboard purchase speculation.
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B. L. Bugg
Edwards
McKay
The
A. B. & A. Railroad
Thomasville
Birmingham
Atlanta
Brunswick
New York
Seaboard
Piney Woods
Smith Avenue
Old Colony Trust Company
Boston
Seaboard National of
Chase National of
Messrs
Howard Bayne
Arthur Sachs
G. E. Warren
George L. Roosevelt
T.P. Bradshaw
T. C. Traphagen
Ten Thousand Dollar Necklace Lost by New York Society Woman
Mrs. Tobin Clark, a New York society woman, misplaced a ten thousand dollar necklace during a tea at Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt’s Fifth Avenue home on November 21. Police were notified after guests and servants searched the house with no trace found. Detectives failed to uncover any leads.
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N. Y
Associated Press
New York
Tobin Clark
William K. Vanderbilt
Fifth Avenue
Jury Tampering Probe In Rhinelander Case
The Westchester grand jury was ordered to investigate alleged tampering with the jury that heard Leonard Kip Rhinelander's annulment suit against his mulatto wife Alice Beatrice Jones.
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The
White Plains
West Chester County Grand Jury
Leonard Kip Rhinelander
Alice Beatrice Jones
Ten Lowell Officials Indicted For Fraud in Contracts
Cambridge Mass December 9 Ten Lowell officials including the mayor and a former mayor were arraigned in the superior criminal court on secret indictments charging conspiracy and fraud. The charges involve making contracts, purchasing supplies, larceny and altering public records.
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Associated Press
Cambridge
Mass
Lowell
Superior Criminal Court
Pavo County Presses Six Mile Road Toward Moultrie
Pavo citizens urged the Brooks Thomas counties to keep a six mile stretch of road from Pavo toward Moultrie on the state system. The county board discussed routing with Colquitt and Thomas counties and proposed joint meetings to fix state aid roads. A steel bridge was discussed but timber options were favored for thirty years of service.
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Quitman
Thomasville
Moultrie
Pavo
Brooks County
Berlin
Thomas County
Tomasville
Jefferson County
Colquitt County
Coolidge
Bickley
Lindsay
Colquitt and
Austin
Piscola Creek
Leversedge
Pauly Jail Building Company
Mitchells Winged Defense authorship questioned at court martial
The army court martial trying Colonel William Mitchell rejects attempts to question authorship of parts of his book Winged Defense. Major Allen Guilion pressed to hear Navy Captain Thomas Hart testify that Mitchell cribbed passages, but the panel ruled against opening that dispute. Representative Frank Reid defense counsel dismissed the move, calling the exchange foolish.
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Associated Presa
Washington, D. C
William Mitchell
Allen Guilion
Thomas Hart
Navy
Mitchell
Frank Reid
Highway pledges in Georgia will be carried out
Atlanta Ga Dec All pledges made by the State Highway Commission to counties for new state highway construction will be carried out Chairman John N Holder states counties financing from current revenues will have funds matched for approved projects No county that has issued bonds or may issue bonds will face delays Approximately six million dollars will be available for state road work in 1926 plus about two million for maintenance and seven hundred fifty thousand for operating and equipment expenses
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Preas
Atlanta
State Highway Commission
John N. Holder
Man Hangs Self After Checkers Loss to Wife
William Kapler of Homestead kills himself after failing to defeat his wife at checkers. In Pittsburg on December 9 reports to the coroner say Kapler lost two hours of play, toppled the board, locked himself in the bathroom and hanged himself.
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Associated
Fras
Pittsburg
William Kapler
Homestead
Kapler
Ten Thousand Rats Swarm Seized Schooner Coal Harbor
San Francisco officials unloading ten thousand cases of seized liquor from the schooner Coal Harbor faced a rat on deck and in the hold where starving rodents had survived by feeding on corks from exposed bottles of Scotch rye and champagne after the ship was seized months ago.
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San Francisco
Cal
Coal Harbor
San Francisco Bay
Tax and appropriation bills dominate Capitol Hill action
Washington reports Congress pressed ahead with a $325,000,000 tax reaction bill while the budget proposes $160,000,000 in excess of current appropriations. President Coolidge endorsed the plan, and leaders Green and Garner voiced support amid a lively but orderly debate.
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House
Washington, D. C
Coolidgs
Congress
Representative Green
Iowa
Ways and Means Committee
Representative Garner
Texas
Green
Garner
Treasury
Raipey
Illinois
Hull
Tennessee
Weath
Rainey
Evolution Case Not Disposed Of In Tennessee
Nashville reports that the Tennessee evolution case was not disposed of on appeal from Rhea county. Court officials say Dr. John R. Neal failed to file assignments in error with the Supreme Court.
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Tennessee Supreme Court
Rhea County
John R. Neal
John T. Scopes
Fire Claims Three Children in Putnam County Home
News from Nashville reports a house fire in Putnam County that killed three children, the Hogard family home of Tyree Hogard. The blaze, reported yesterday, resulted in the tragic loss of the children as investigators begin examining causes.
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Associated Preas
Nashville
Tenn
Tyree Hoggard
Putnam — County
French Taxpayers Asked for Billions to Balance Budget
Paris December 9 French taxpayers face two financial bills from Finance Minister Loucheur to raise seven billion francs more next year. He argues taxation is the only way to obtain the required funds and to create a public debt sinking fund.
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Loucheur
Associated Press
Paris
Loutheur
M. Loucheur
Captain John A Cobb Dies in Americus
Captain John A Cobb aged 64 died at his Americus home after a long illness. He was a son of Howell Cobb and a Civil War veteran. At his death he was senior warden of Calvary Episcopal Church and serving as county justice. Funeral arrangements will be announced.
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John A. Cobb
Howell Cobb
Americus
Associated Press
Americus, Ga
Captain Cobb
Calvary Episcopal Church of Americus
Weather Outlook for Georgia South Carolina and Tennessee
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Thursday with little change in temperatures across Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee.
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Georgia
South Carolina
Tennessee
France and England Agree on Mutual Assistance Plan
Geneva Dec 9 England and France reached an accord to study mutual assistance in wartime as prep for an international disarmament conference. Foreign Minister Benes of Czecho Slovakia was named to draft the formula resolving the long divided issue.
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France
England
Gue
Nations Council
Paul Boncour
Benes
Czecho-Slovakia
Clinic Held at Archbold Memorial Hospital Today
A clinic was held at John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital under the Thomas County Medical Society. Prominent doctors from the University of Georgia Augusta Medical College participated, with free hospital services and a luncheon at the Y M C A. Local and visiting physicians attended both morning and afternoon sessions.
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John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital
University of Georgia
Thomas County Medical Society
Thomasville
Medical College of the
University of Georgia At
Augusta
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