MacIntyre Wins as H J Magintyre Re-Elected Mayor
The election results show H J MacIntyre elected mayor with a landslide, while A B Milton defeats opponents for Chief of Police and W A Wheeler or H W Hopkins contesting alderman seats. Milner Smith wins Clerk race, with Milton retaining police chief, and Harry Martin leading the Sexton ticket amid a two-year council term.
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H J. Magintyre
Milton
E. Milner Smith
George M. Smith
H. W. Hopkins
W. A. Wheeler
Harry Martin
Sexton
H. J. MacIntyre
B. Maer Smith
A. B. Milton
B. H. Wright
H. B. Fuller
W. E. Beverly
F. B. Harris
A. McDougald
E. E. Mack
B. F. Herring
City Hall
Milner Smith
Smith
Senate Fight on Tariff Bill Opens in Senate
Washington December 23 The first volley in the Senate against the House emergency tariff bill was fired by Senator Harrison. The measure was sent to a committee after a roll call demand and protests over reading, delaying action until next week.
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Senate
Washington, D. C
Sena
Fire insurance firms suspend Mississippi operations over anti trust suit
One hundred thirty eight fire insurers halt business in Mississippi over a state suit alleging price fixing. The National Board of Underwriters announced the suspension, citing potential five thousand dollar daily penalties per company since 1908 and garnishment of seven hundred thousand dollars due. Telegrams from Vicksburg and other bodies lament the action.
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New York
Mississippi
State Revenue Agent
National Board of Underwriters
State Revenue
Vicksburg Clearing House Association
Insurance suit threatens immediate policy cancellations in Mississippi
Jackson Mississippi December 21 local underwriters warn that unless a compromise is reached in the state insurance suit cancellations of all risks will immediately follow the order suspending business.
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Jackson, Miss
Byron Bank Robbery in Byron Georgia by Two Bandits
Two white men robbed the Bank of Byron in Macon county yesterday afternoon. They held cashier S. J. Barron at gunpoint and escaped with $1000 in currency in a high powered car later wrecked in a ditch. A posse pursued through woods as shots were fired. the car belonged to McD. Nisbet, Bibb Superior Court clerk.
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Braswell
Milton
Court House
Mr. Rehberg
Macon
Bank of Byron
Byron
S. J. Barron
Perry
Houston County
Barron
McD. Nisbet
Bibb Superior Court
Frost Expected Tonight Across Central Florida
Frost is probable tonight as far south as the interior of central Florida and freezing temperatures to the Mississippi and Alabama coasts, the Weather Bureau announced.
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Florida
Washington, D. C
Mississippi
Alabama
Weather Bureau
Lady bandit robs Westchester woman and returns two dollars
A female bandit relieved Mrs. Clarence Mertz of eighty dollars in cash and one thousand dollars in checks in Port Chester New York while two men watched. After taking valuables the woman gave back two monogrammed rings and two one dollar bills saying you may need this to buy gasoline.
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Bandit
Clarence Mertz
Thomasville Primary Election Returns Declared
The City Executive committee at City Hall consolidated polls from December 21 1920 in Thomasville Georgia and declared winners for Marshal A B Milton Sexton H He Martin School Board A D Little R G Mays and W H Rockwell with 852 votes for the latter three and 392 for Milton and 864 for Martin. Ballots were sealed and filed away pending post election challenges. papers to be destroyed later under law.
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Tal
H J. MacIntyre
T. E. Amason
Beenee
BH. Wright H. B. Fuller
W. BE. Beverly Eh Nee
F. B. Harris
A McDougald
E EE. Mackete Ee
B. F.erring
H. W. Hopkins
LW. Wheeler
W. i
Cochran
Inberg
Chastain Wee Ee
T I Ball
J Watkins
Wt Clark
Gue Levin
Ro. Smith
R. G. Mays Wenn
W. H. Rockwell
Thomasville
Marshal A. B. Milton
Sexton H. He
Martin
School Board
A. D. Little
R. G. Mays
Leg
J. T. Culpepper
R. G. Fleetwood
Wm. H. Platt
H. Wyche
Fordney tariff bill passes House amid heated debate
The Fordney emergency tariff bill was adopted by the House 196 to 86 after eight hours of debate. Support came from 154 Republicans, 14 Democrats and one Prohibitionist, despite protests from a defiant minority.
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Washington, D. C
House
Tax experts urge tax law revisions and sales tax cautions
Otto H. Kahn told the House ways and means committee that the economy needs a tax revision for healthy growth he urged ending the excess profits tax while supporting income surtaxes. Fordney said a sales tax could raise four billion dollars but must avoid simply shifting costs to consumers and boosting merchant profits.
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Washington, D. C
Otto H. Kahn
New York
House
Ways and Means Committee
Kahn
Fordney
Advocates Win House Preliminary Tariff Vote
In Washington on December 21 the push for emergency tariff legislation secured a win as the House adopted a motion by 206 to 76 to suspend calendar business and give the Fordney tariff bill right of way.
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Fordney
Washington, D. C
Bantamweight Loser Sails for England
New Orleans fighter Pete Herman who lost his bantamweight title to Joe Lynch sails for England aboard the Imperator. He is set to meet Jimmy Wilde in a twenty round London bout, signaling a bold international challenge.
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New York
Pete Herman
New Orleans
Joe Lynch
Imperator
England
Jimmy Wilde
London
Tobacco Growers Association Disbands Amid Low Pledge
Owensboro Kentucky December 23 The Green River district tobacco growers group formed to push for higher prices has disbanded after an executive committee report showed pledged tobacco to the pool fell short by three million pounds. Prices meanwhile reached 11.00 per hundredweight from 4.00 a month earlier.
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Owensboro
Tobacco Growers of the
Green River
British Embassy probes alleged cable censorship row
Washington reports describe a clash between the British embassy and the Senate investigative panel over claims of British censorship of cables to the United States. The State Department rebuked the embassy for bypassing the committee by directly contacting Senator Kellogg with testimony.
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Washington
UL. C
State Department
Senate Committee
United States
British Isles
Kellogg
Carlton
Western Union
Bianchi
Moses
Department
Fred Nielsen
Davis
The
John Goldhammer
Commercial Cable Company
Georgia Crops Fall Off Sharply in Current Year
Atlanta December 23 The total value of all principal crops grown in Georgia this year is 279 510 000 according to a statement by John S Dennee agricultural statistician of the federal bureau of crop estimates in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture The computation is based on prices paid farmers December 1 This shows a decrease of 298 927 000 from 1919 figures
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Atlanta
Georgia
John S. Dennee
Federal Bureau of Crop Estimates
Georgia Department of Agriculture
24 Russians Departed as Deportation Passengers
Twenty four confessed Russian Communists, traveling as pleasure tourists, boarded the steamship Imperator for England today where they will be reshipped to Russia, according to New York dispatches dated December 23.
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New York
Imperator
England
Russia
Federal Treasury Forecasts Massive Deficit For Current Year
Secretary Houston testified before the Senate finance committee that the federal government faces a gross deficit of 2.1 billion dollars this fiscal year and 1.5 billion dollars next year. He warned new revenue sources are needed and no new burdens should be added to the Treasury as the soldier bonus bill is considered.
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Houston
Washington, D.C
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Protest Against 41000 Mennonites Migration to Mississippi
The Mississippi division of the American Legion telegraphed officials in Jackson to protest the planned move of 41 000 Mennonites from Manitoba to Mississippi, calling them undesirables and urging action by the State Department and Senator Harrison.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi Division
The
American Legion Today
State Department
Harrison
Manitoba
Mississippi
Stock market advances for first time in weeks
New York stock traders reported a firmer market today with gains of one to two points at opening and further improvement through the session. Strength centered in standard rails and industrials as bids firmed.
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New York
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