Bankers raid liquor room at Soreno hotel
A hotel room at the Soreno in St. Petersburg used as the Investment Bankers Association of America convention headquarters was raided by county officers. A quantity of liquor was seized from James Coad, executive vice president of the St. Petersburg chamber of commerce, who allegedly had whisky for the benefit of bankers.
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Army chief calls for more training and air power
General Mason Patrick testified at Colonel Mitchell’s court martial blaming Congress for funding gaps. He cited scarce pursuit and bombardment aircraft and little bombing training over two years while noting US air strength lags in training but leads in development. A House aircraft committee plan seeks 20 million dollars yearly for five years to build a national defense department uniting land sea and air forces.
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Rescue squads battle blast at Overton mine No. 2
Birmingham officials report a gas explosion at Overton mine No. 2 near Birmingham Alabama. Seventy to eighty workers were inside with twenty two rescued, five of whom were killed or died later. Rescue crews from public and private sources rushed to the scene amid limited communication.
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Birmingham
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Overton Mine No. 2
Alabama Fuel and Iron Company
Overton
German nationals property to be paid back in new plan
In Washington Secretary Mellon outlined a plan to restore German nationals property seized during the war and to issue securities to provide cash for a settlement of all claims through the American German mixed claims commission. Details are to be determined but the plan shows progress toward early congressional submission.
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Washington, D. C
Mixed Claims Commission
Mellon
Congress
Tax Decrease Bill Debated In House Again Today
The House continues debate on a 325 million tax reduction measure with Republicans and Democrats largely endorsing the plan while voicing individual objections to certain provisions. The Senate adopts a resolution to extend current temporary postal rates until the next congressional session or until the rate inquiry committee reports. Muscle Shoals report sent to Congress today.
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Turkish forces accused of massacre along Mosul frontier
General Laidoner reports Turkish troops carried out wholesale deportations of Christians on Mosul frontier villages. He says arms were confiscated, villages occupied, fines imposed, women demanded, houses pillaged, and lives taken, in violations of wartime norms. The Turkish government refused to attend the mediation meeting, arguing the Mosul affair exceeded its mandate from Ankara.
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Fertilizer Plant in Savannah Damaged by Fire
Savannah Ga Dec 10 The Southern Fertilizer and Chemical Company plant on Hutchinson Island in the Savannah River was damaged by fire early today to an estimated extent of three quarters of a million dollars. President Coolidge sent to Congress today the Muscle Shoals commission reports and another batch of nominations to public offices including several recess appointments.
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Weather Outlook for Georgia South Carolina and Tennessee
Fair tonight and Friday across Georgia South Carolina and Tennessee with little temperature change anticipated. High and low ranges remain steady as a mild pattern continues statewide.
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Turbulent session at Mitchell court martial in Washington
Yesterday's forenoon at the Mitchell court martial featured impeachment and perjury suggestions and a contempt motion. Major Gullion led the turbulence introducing Captain Hart to challenge Mitchell's credibility over Winged Defense material amid heated exchanges with defense counsel and a crowded, vociferous spectators.
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Visiting medicos impressed with Thomasville health work
Physicians from the University of Georgia Medical School at Augusta praised Thomasville’s health programs led by Dr Winchester and the Public Health Nurse. They lauded John D Archbold Memorial Hospital facilities, the clinic lectures on orthopedics pediatrics and internal medicine, and the hospital’s patient care and comforts.
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South Georgia
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Wihout Gost
Georgia Day by Day Observations in Atlanta Lobby Tale
A witty Georgia Day by Ralph T. Jones recounts tourists from Lynn Massachusetts in an Atlanta hotel lobby. They plan to winter in Thomasville Georgia and praise the town as the greatest winter resort, preferring it over Florida and Miami real estate.
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Shipping Board Opens Bids for Five Freighters
Washington December 10. The Shipping Board received bids today led by John M. Franklin of New York offering about 750000 dollars for the American South Africa line operating five freighters from America to South Africa.
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Gulf Oil Tax Case Alleged Large Refunds Under Mellon
Senate committee engineers say Gulf Oil escaped 4 591 385 dollars in federal taxes from 1915 to 1919 while Andrew Mellon owned the firm. They charge an erroneous refund of 3 996 080 dollars and a missed collection of 594 305 dollars. The Gulf case was rushed through the Revenue Bureau and closed in seven working days.
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President Coolidge Reports 1927 Budget At Record Levels
President Coolidge submitted the 1927 budget showing total expenditures estimated at 3.896 billion dollars with a projected surplus of 320 million. Increases appear for the Post Office and Veterans Bureau, driven by payrolls and the soldiers bonus, while the tax cut aims to spur commerce and industry. The budget also includes funds for army and navy maintenance and enhanced aviation equipment to sustain peacetime aircraft production.
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Parole Statute Could Free Leopold and Loeb
Chicago officials report a new Illinois parole statute giving the state department power to overturn jury and judge sentences and release convicts. The 1873 law amendments end automatic commutations, potentially freeing Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, who received life plus 99 years.
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Leopold
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ira Perry
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Richard Loeb
Tremors Felt at Chicago Seismograph Records
Severe earth tremors were recorded today by the Weather Bureau seismograph at the University of Chicago. The quake was estimated to be twenty one hundred miles from Chicago in a southerly direction.
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Inaugurates New Steamer Service to Miami
The American liner Kroonland sails from New York with about four hundred passengers inaugurating a new steamship service to Miami Florida. The ship formerly operated in trans Atlantic trade.
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