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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1925
Page
4
Turpentine prices hold at 97 as rosin values remain firm in Savannah, Georgia market notes dated December 24. The report highlights steady oils trading alongside marginal shifts in related naval stores during the session.
St Louis market reports on December 24 show wheat futures at December 1.78, May 1.74, July 1.49. Corn futures listed at December 0.754? May 0.83, July 0.8484 with noted price figures.
New York markets report strength in stocks and bonds with firm sugar and cotton, coffee declines, while Chicago markets show firm wheat, barely steady corn, lower cattle, and firm hogs.
New Orleans cotton market reports bid prices for May and July futures with ranges shown and January to March movements noted. The figures include May 18.00 to 19.02, Oct 17.49, Mar 18.51 to 19.64, and July 18.02 to 18.08, reflecting fluctuating values.
Fair and warmer tonight and Friday for Thomasville and vicinity. Observations at 1 p m show 81 degree record from December 1 1913 and mean temperatures for today. Humidity around 54 percent yesterday 30 percent this morning. Rainfall 0.00 inches past 24 hours and 6.83 inches since January 1st. Northwest wind at 6 mph.
Sixteen Catholic clergymen representing about 85 percent of the anthracite miners urged John L. Lewis and W. W. Inglis to resume negotiations with operators. They called for arbitration if talks fail and urged miners and operators to return to work to end the suspension and prevent further harm to the region.
In Washington on December 24 Vice President Dawes spoke to the Senate pages after the group adopted his proposed rules amendment by a 14 to 0 vote. Dawes urged the boys to be clean and self-reliant, warning against smoking and following the crowd, and emphasized honesty, humility, and steering by leaders at the front of the race while noting Senate rules remain in flux.
The article reports police in Atlanta given orders to shoot to kill amid a wave of robberies. It names two suspects, Ernest Anderson aged 21 and Peter Sanford aged 22, held on suspicion as investigations continue. The piece notes a rising robbery epidemic with many youths involved.
R Hudson Burr, chairman of the railroad commission, calls the Florida express embargo unprecedented yet justified due to Jacksonville congestion. He notes about fifty carloads of mail, 300 inbound and outbound express cars, and a citrus fruit rush requiring refrigeration and extensive staff to move cargo without loss.
Governor Walker granted thirty two Christmas pardons in Atlanta on December 24. Eleven murder convicts received clemency with ten full pardons and one parole. Other pardons covered offenses from misdemeanors to train wrecking.
Washington officials say the new objective of prohibition enforcement is to curb sources of supply. Assistant Secretary Andrews of the Treasury reported the policy aim today, signaling intensified efforts to restrict illicit beverages.
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge helped distribute candy and toys to children at the Dalton Mission event in Washington in a local theatre. The aid program supported needy youngsters during the holiday season.
Washington plan by Florida railroads, Interstate Commerce Commission, and American Railway Association to ease shipping blockages in Florida. Seaboard Air Line adds four freight trains via Brooksville Inverness, boosting earthbound car moves from 250 to 450 daily. goal to push south toward Tampa and 600 cars per day south of Jacksonville.
Jacksonville, Fla. Dec. 24 Charles C. Allen of Grand Crossing was indicted for first degree murder in the shooting death of his wife Annie on Thanksgiving night. He is jailed in Duval County. A grand jury returned the true bill Tuesday. Allen’s brother Nathanial Whitemore was wounded in the mouth during the incident. Additional indictments for murder and related charges were returned against others, with several no bills.
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