Tax Ideas Spark Debate Over Wind and Beer Sales
A fragment notes talk of a billion dollar figure from a tax on wind and beer sales. The wording hints at a legal framework and pretense of science in the discussion.
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23 Dec 1921
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Thomasville Times Enterprise in Thomasville, Georgia
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1921
Page
1
Pershing tells mother he wants son to grow up ready to fight
In Omaha on his way to Lincoln General John J. Pershing met Daisy Vanscoy mother of a veteran and said he wants his boy to grow up willing to fight if the country needs him. He stressed the goal of friendly relations but warned that war may be necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toiswer
Garstad
Omaha
Neb
Daisy- ‘Vanscoy
An- Omaha
Warren Pershing
Pershing
Esterday
Lincoln
Gossip Around Tobacco Box Will Find Bootleggers
A New York report suggests prohibition officers may curb bootlegging by patrolling the countryside around the tobacco box area. The piece notes the North is not sparsely populated like the South and mentions farmers’ curiosity and attention to moonshine activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
N. Y
Dée
Henry Watterson Dies in Jacksonville Hotel
Henry Watterson a renowned journalist and former owner of the Louisville Courier Journal died in a Jacksonville hotel at 6 15 this morning after a period of serious illness. He was buried in the family plot in Louisville next spring per son Henry Watterson Jr. and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Henry" Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Fort Myers
Watterson
Florida
Loulaville
Henry— Watterson ,Jr
Senate Passes Relief Bill for Russia Grain Aid
Washington December 22 Senate approved a relief bill allocating twenty million dollars to buy grain for Russia’s starving and distressed. The measure moves to President Harding for signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Russia
Senate
Harding
Ochlocknee Masons elect new officers
Ochlocknee Lodge No. 179 F and A M held its annual election with a banquet for visiting brethren from Thomasville Meigs Coolidge Pelham and Akridge lodges. Elected officers include W T Willig W M R H Chagon SW C A Welch JW R Singletary treasurer R L Merritt secretary D H Parker chaplain J S Wilson Tyler W O Thompson JD H Thompson SD C H Butler JS W H Wurst. Installations followed led by J Gorham Garrison Coolidge lodge and Rev R G Jackson Thomasville lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ochlocknee
Thomasville
Meigs
Coolidge, Pelham
Akridge
W. T. Willig
R.h.chagon
C. A. Welch
J. W
R. Singletary
R. L. Merritt
D. H. Parker
J. S. Wilson
Tyler
W. O. Thompson
J.D. H. J. Thompson, S. D.; C. H.butler, J. 8.;W. H. Wurst
J. Gorham Garrson
Coolidge, Lodge
R. G. Jackson
Thomasville Lodge
Fragmentary OCR Item: Market Figures and Prices
Fragmented text shows prices and items, including dollars and stock figures. Mentions cotton, measurements, and small ad like entries. Specific details are unreadable, but indicates a list of goods with monetary values and quantities.
Unclear text on corporate finance report to Congress
Fragmentary account notes a corporation's reported financial figures including loans on cotton and grain, agricultural loans, and large totals in the multi millions. The text references December 30 and mentions various aggregates but is too garbled to identify exact entities or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fi. D
Prin
Leto-agriculturst—finance
Leto-agriculturst—finance Were Reported Aggregatand “A Half Million Dol Rts
Oglethorpe Savings Trust Withdrawals Stir Savannah Depositors
Depositors at the Savannah home branch of the Oglethorpe Savings and Trust Co face a precautionary sixty day withdrawal rule after local Savannah banks failed. The Times reports the Savannah branch will not offer interest or checking, with deposits marked for short term. Officials say the situation is temporary and may ease as conditions improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Savannah
Howe
Ing Ser
Times
Oglethorpe
Washington conference delegates propose common armament limits
In Washington D C on December 22 delegates from five major powers discussed accepting, in principle, American proposals to limit capital ship armament. The talks focused on France and Italy endorsing the framework laid out by the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D C
France
Italy
French Requests for Submarines and Cruisers Considered
Washington diplomats report negotiations on French naval arms limits shift to a demand for increased submarine and cruiser tonnage. The four power Pacific peace treaty faces Senate ratification and growing opposition, with debate mirroring earlier Versailles Treaty fights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thaey
Alength
Pacific
Harding
Senate
Mseibers
Versailles
Japan Will Oppose Discussion of 1915 Treaty Demands
Tokyo will formally oppose any debate on the validity of the twenty first demands of the 1915 treaty if raised by China. The stance was announced as the Far Eastern committee of the Armament conference prepares to meet tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
China
France
Washington, D. C
Woman With Typhus Found in Boston
Boston health officials report a fifty year old woman returning from a Florida trip contracted typhus. She fell ill on the voyage back near Wilmington Delaware. Health Commissioner Woodward said precautions are in place to prevent spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Jacksonville
Wilmington
Delaware
Mass
Fla
Woodward
Del
Harding May Spend Holidays At Pinehurst
Washington reports President may spend the Christmas holidays at Pinehurst North Carolina. The news item notes the decision is under consideration as of December 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Pinehurst
N. C
Ford Freight Cut Blocked by Interstate Commission
Washington December 22 Henry Ford attempted a twenty percent reduction in coal freight rates along his railroad from Detroit to Toledo and Toledo to Trenton but the Interstate Commerce Commission disallowed the plan. The commission ruled the reduction amounted to discrimination against other mining territories selling coal in Toledo Detroit and other cities along the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Henry Ford
Detroit
Toledo
Trerton
Interstate
Commerce Commis‘sion
Dublin Debates on Irish Treaty Reach Night Session
Dail Eireann adjourned at 5 pm with talks on the Anglo Irish treaty to resume at 7 pm for an all night sitting. Debates center on ratification prospects and a possible plebiscite, as Miss MacSwiney urges a republic and women’s vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Ireland
Dall Eireann
Dée
Eamon_DeValera
Arthur Griffith
Dail
Hireann
Republican Party
Rebellon
Free State
Dail Eireann
Sinn Fein
George Gavart Duffy
Mary MacSwiney
Miss MacSwinney
Prem
Cold wave drives hundreds to New York lodging houses
In New York on December 22, twenty four women and three children were among hundreds waking in municipal lodging houses after bitter cold forced them from outdoor refuges. The northwest gale gripped the city and drove temperatures near eight degrees below zero with little relief expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Annual Christmas Offering Planned for Wesley Memorial Hospital
The North Georgia and South Georgia Methodist Conferences designate Sunday December 26 for the Annual Christmas Offering to support Wesley Memorial Hospital at Emory. The 1921 report shows 131 patients treated free or partially funded. rising need for charity care in 1922 due to economic conditions and new hospital buildings nearing completion to expand capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Georgia
South Georgia
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Georgia Methodism
Board of Trustees
Georgia
Emory University
George Harvey invited to attend Supreme Council meeting
Paris reports an invitation extended to George Harvey American Ambassador in London to attend the Supreme Council meeting next month. The article notes Lloyd George the treaty and the press including the American press she said was unfair to the republican cause. She bitterly resented supporters of the treaty who filed out as she spoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Harvey
Supreme Council
Paris
London
Lloyd George
Unknown causes death of Robinson at Buckhe Farms
In Quitman Georgia on December 23 the coroner’s jury ruled the death of Robinson a result of unknown causes. The body was found in a deserted cabin at Buckhe Farms with saplings nearby showing evidence of gunfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quitman
Robinson
Negro
Buckhe Farms
Corbiéra
Settlement of Back Taxes with County Commissioners
A settlement was reached with Mr J H Wade regarding back taxes on items including bonds. The original assessment stood at 110000 but was raised. three years plus 1921 current tax amounted to 64770. The fund was paid to county authorities. Roberta, under contract to collect these back taxes, received fifteen percent as commission. The adjustment followed terms similar to other taxpayers and Wade had prior settlements with the state for the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J H. Wade
Ornally
J. ¥. Roberta
Wade
Noted Negro Is Dead
Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback former governor of Louisiana from 1872 to 1878 died in Washington at age 84 after a lingering illness. He had practiced law in Washington for years and served as a Louisiana state senator and U S Congress nominee. Surviving: widow and two sons. Burial in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback
Louisiana
Daath
Warmoth
Congress
United States Senate
New Orleans
Louisianaian
Louisiana Native Guards
Macon
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