Grand jury to probe mistreated farmer's daughter assault
Moultrie Ga Jan 20 Judge W E Thomas will convene an extra session of the Thomas county grand jury to investigate the daylight assault on a prominent farmer's daughter in Pavo. Ralph Wilson, a former negro soldier, is jailed as the prime suspect after identification by the victim and a thwarted lynching attempt. The case prompted an extraordinary court move once Colquitt Superior Court adjourns.
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Tee Re
Thomas Will
Colquitt
Ralph Wilson
Moultrie
Colquitt Superior Court
W.e.thomas
Thomas County
Pavo
Thomas
Wilson
Company Supports British Interests in Shipping Case
Washington January 20. Charges that the International Mercantile Marine Company now controls about forty vessels leased from the Shipping Board and operated under a British‑favoring agreement were made by Senator Jones at the National Merchant Marine Association convention. Benson, Shipping Board chairman, urged caution as government ships begin possible private ownership transfers while aiming to preserve an American merchant marine.
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Washington, D. C
International Mercantile Company
Shiping Board
Mercantile Marine
Senator Jones
Merchant Mariné Act
National Merchant Marine Association
Marin ‘Marine
Jones
International Mercantile Marine Company
Shipping Board
T Benson
Benson
The
Snakehant Marine
Alabama coal strike talks inch toward settlement
Birmingham officials report progress as conciliators from the Department of Labor, union leaders, and operators meet to resolve the Alabama coal strike. The dispute over union recognition is easing, with the union seeking an honorable settlement and any reasonable contract.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Department of Labor
Sunday Laws Enforced In Berwick This Weekend
Berwick Pennsylvania council issues order to strictly enforce Sabbath observance. Police will close social fountains ice cream parlors newspaper stands and gasoline stations as provisions revived from long forgotten ordinances.
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Berwick
Berwick’ Council
Ances
Irish shipping links US to Ireland via direct routes
J Fawcett the Irish consul general at New York told a committee that a fort nightly direct service runs between New York and Cork with another soon from Boston to an Irish port. Britain blocks Irish links but transatlantic lines could lower costs between Cork and the United States.
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Washington
Provisional Irish Republic
Ireland
United States
One Hundred
England
Transatlan‘tic Steamship Lines
Cork
America
Liverpool
Toledo Soup Kitchen Prepared as Unemployment Grows
Toledo officials announce a soup kitchen may open almost immediately to feed thousands of unemployed. John R. Crowell, appointed emergency labor commissioner, reports the city faces its worst unemployment in history as Social Service Federation members seek immediate work. only about seventy five jobs available.
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Toledo
John R. Crowell
The
Social Service Federation
Savannah Slayer Rearrested for McCann Killing
John P. Smarr, who killed John A. McCann, Georgia Federation of Labor secretary, was rearrested in Savannah, Ga. today. He was held without bail on a murder charge after testifying he used a revolver taken from his home. Union officials and investigators say Smarr chased McCann for two hours before the shooting with Mrs. Smarr present.
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Savannah
John P. Smarr
John A. McCann
McCann
Three French Socialists Reported Killed Returning from Russia
Paris dispatch cites Moscow Internationale foreign relations bureau saying three French Socialists who disappeared en route from Murmansk to Vardoe Norway were killed. The bureau places responsibility on agents of the Entente.
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Paris
Murshansk
Vardee
Norway
Russia
Foreign Relations Bureau
Moscow Internationale
Helsingfors
Entente
Wireless conversation across the Atlantic reported
Frank Axe of Escondido recounts a remarkable wireless telephone link from Avalon California to Spain and Portugal via San Pedro and Annapolis. The Avalon operator reportedly reached Annapolis, with the transmission heard loudly at Annapolis and by Spanish and Portuguese operators.
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San Diego
Cal
Avalon
Catalina Islands
Pacific
Atlantic
Spain
Portugal
Frank Axe
Escondido
Axe
San Pedro
Annapolis
Avyalor
Irish Question Framed as Clash of Civilizations by Fawcett
Fawcett argued the Irish question pits two forms of civilization against each other. He described British centralized rule versus a cooperative Irish republic and condemned the black and tans for destroying creameries dairies and banks. He warned losses from these actions reach 5 million dollars and could extend to hundreds of millions.
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Ireland
Fawcett
Great Britain
Irish Republic
Carpentier and Rickard Promote Title Fight Notes
Two promoters discuss the bout as Tex Rickard backs Carpentier amid plans for a major boxing title fight. The brief mentions promotional efforts and confidence that setbacks will not deter the scheduled event.
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Tha
Tex Rickard
Arom
Dempsey and Carpentier Forfeit Money Delay
Neither Jack Dempsey nor Georges Carpentier have posted forfeit money at the repository. Fuller, vice president of the Central Union Trust Company, stated the delay today.
Bandits Loot Union Station Stampede Quiet Over Sum
Chicago postal officials remained silent on the amount stolen by five bandits who robbed Union Station Tuesday morning. Authorities would only confirm securities totaling 78 000 dollars, though reports say the loot may exceed several times that figure, with one estimate above 600 000.
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Chicago
Union Station
Shipping and labor leaders meet over shipbuilding stagnation
Washington D C Jan 20 heads of labor unions with members in shipbuilding gather at AFL headquarters to discuss stagnation in the industry. They focus on high production costs and the lack of new private contracts with large firms in the past six months.
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Washington, D. C
American Federation of Labor
American Shipbuilding Industy
OCHLOCKNEE POSTMASTER NOMINATIONS REPORTED
Washington D C Jan 20 nominations for Georgian postmasters sent to the Senate include Kate Harris Leesburg John Maughan Zebulon George F Flanders Swainsboro E A McCullen Baconton Essie Hargrave Birron Edna McNair Damascus Robert J Walsh Garfield Noel H Bragg Gay Nina B Way Hardwick Henry L Murphy Hepzibah Rosa L igndsey Irwinton Willie N Case Kirkland Henry J Clugston Kite Jefferson B Stalway Park Benjamin N Walter Martin Thomas J Hunt Mimer Thomas A Bulloch Ochlocknee James W Warnsdee Pinehurst M L Fields Rebecca Mary Everett St Simons Island James M Wright Screven Emmett D Dial Woodstock Most are renominations of incumbents and few nominations will be confirmed as Republicans seek to preserve patronage for President elect Harding.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Kate Harris
Leesburg
John N. Maughan
Zebulon
George
F. Flanders
Swainsboro
E. A. McCullen
Baconton
Essie Hargrave
Sbirron
Edna McNair
Damascus
Robert J.walsh
Garfield
Noel H. Bragg
Gay
Nina B. Way
Hardwick
Henry L. Murphy
Hepzibah
Screven
Emmett D. Dial
Woodstock
Congress
Harding
Nine Members of Ala Company Indicted in Lynching Case
Jasper Alabama January 20 the special grand jury probing the William Baird lynching kept its work going with no report expected until tomorrow. The nine members of Company M indicted yesterday were named publicly including Sergeants Lancaster and Stephens, Corporals Key Franklin Sexton Speed Richardson Bugler Richardson, and Privates Hamby Patton.
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Jasper
Ala
William Baird
Miner
Robert ‘Lancaster
Glenn . L. Stephens
Joseph .Key
James Franklin
Manry
R. Sexton
E. W. Speed
C. ‘B. Richardson
William Hamby
Roy Patton
Crown Forces Burn Gore Dwellings in Cork
In Cork city on January 20 the first official destruction of homes under martial law occurred. military forces burned two houses on Washington Street where two Irish constabulary members were attacked Saturday night. Authorities say Crown forces were fired upon from six houses and the two worst structures were chosen for destruction.
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Cork
Crown
Cork City
Washington Street
Irish ‘Constabulary
Satuday
Hold up attempt in Camilla ends with arrests
On January 20 in Camilla Georgia two Black youths Willie Holmes and Gould Crawford tried to hold up two Baconton men. The truck rode into a ditch. a pursuit and melee followed before Holmes and Crawford were arrested by Police Chief Wade Baggs.
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Camilla
Harney
Mill Street
Willie Holmes
Gould Crawford
Will Bradley
Edmund Harmon
Baconton
Holmes
Crawford
Bradley
Harmon
Wade Baggs
G. L. Wade
Brickbats
Holmes Negro
Baggs
Worcester Fires Prompt Police Sweep Across City
Worcester officers and state police pursued a wave of mysterious fires that destroyed property valued at about 1.95 million dollars in the city’s business and manufacturing districts. Authorities urged swift arrests of any suspicious characters and ordered incitement to be treated as arson.
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Worcester
Mass
Conditions in Europe as Seen by Thomas Williamson
The Times Enterprise prints excerpts from H R Robertson letters describing impressions of Europe. He praises Holland for cleanliness and industry while noting anti Kaiser sentiment in Germany and disillusionment with Wilson and the League of Nations. Robertson notes cheap living in Berlin, high prices due to low marks, and says Americans may drive postwar reconciliation and trade. he plans to return soon.
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the Times-Enterprise
H. R.robertson
Flemanville
Europe
Holland
Wilson
League of Nations
Berlin
Prussie
Robertson
Germany
Sinn Fein Centers Raided in London
London reports say Scotland Yard detectives conducted simultaneous raids on Sinn Fein centers last night and seized a number of important documents. The Daily Graphic notes the actions targeted Irish nationalist activity in the capital.
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Sinn Fein
London
Scotland Yard
The
Daily Graphic
Recruit Makes Case for County Youth in Missouri Farm Life
Fragmentary text describes General Harris praising nine sons and a male near age for army life features. Mentions “Gee sunshine” and farming in Missouri, sixty acres, and references to boys' looks and intelligence. Likely a local recruiting or community notice with stray OCR errors.
Aging traveler saddles up for world voyage from Coolidge
A 49 year old adventurer begins a global journey starting in Coolidge and touring through states and countries from Cuba to Canada. He plans to visit England France Italy and the Balkans then return to America after witnessing varied landscapes from the Swiss Alps to the South American jungle.
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Coolidge
France
Thomasville
Tallahassee
Tampa
Cuba
South Carolina
North Carolina
Tennessee
Michigan
Canada
Quebec
Hudson
New
York
England
Another Railroad Man Defends Piece Work
W I Hazard of the locomotive department New York Central testified before the Railroad Labor Board rules hearing. He presented statistics supporting the railroads contentions that piece work systems are more efficient than the hourly pay basis.
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Chicago
Hazzard
Locomotive Department
New York Central
Railroad Labor Board
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Vane
Thomas Willimn
HR. Robertson
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