Birmingham Lynching Case Sparks Mass Meeting Claims
Judge Horace Wilkerson denied that nine members of Company M state militia are being railroaded to trial on murder charges tied to the January 13 lynching of William Baird. A mass meeting denounces the proceedings as a smoke screen for propaganda to sway public opinion and move a $100000 fund for Tuscaloosa detentions. National Guard moves with heavy guards to Hewifton in Marion County for arraignment.
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Ala
Horace ‘Wilkerson
Pagande
Jasper
Jan
National Guard
Hewiflton
Marion
William Baird
Lynching Follows Race Clash in Norlina North Carolina
Warrenton North Carolina January report describes a mob lynching two Black men after days of racial tension. A guard company was ordered out by the Governor but failed to prevent violence. Police arrested thirteen Black men as a riot near Norlina escalated.
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Warrenton
N.C
Home Guards
Norlina
Suilte Cmen
Alfred
Williams
Plummer
Bullock
Aude
Reports of Lenine Death Stir Copenhagen Dispatch
Copenhagen January 24 Reports of the death of Nikolai Lenine premier of soviet Russia are persistent according to a Helsingtorn dispatch received here and the anti Bolsheviki claim to have further evidence
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Copenhagen
Nicolai’ Lenine
Toa
Helsingtorn
Reid
Supreme Court Upholds Seizure of German Insurers Assets
Washington January 24 The Supreme Court upheld the authority of the alien property custodian to seize securities deposited in the United States by German insurance companies to protect American policyholders The decision holds that the Trading with the Enemy Act authorized such seizures and reflects wartime asset control measures.
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Washington, DC
Supreme Court
Drafts of New Mexican Petroleum Tax Law Discussed
Representatives of petroleum companies in Mexico will meet in Mexico City to consider a draft law fixing tax rates on petroleum properties to prevent irregularities and alleged frauds. The measure will be sent to Congress after it convenes February 7.
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Mexico
Mexican Congress
Interstate Commerce approves major Southern Railway loan
Washington D C January 24 the Interstate Commerce Commission approved a loan of 3 825 000 to the Southern Railway for new equipment with a requirement to provide 8 925 000 for the same purpose the financing supports upgrades and expansion of the railway's fleet.
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Washington, D. C
Southern Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Census shows Indianapolis Negro population 34690
The Census Bureau announced that the Negro population of Indianapolis Indiana is 34690 an increase of 0.19 percent. The report marks a small rise in the city’s racial count.
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Washington, D. c
Indianapolis
Ind
Census Bureau
Race riot wounds two white men and two negroes in Norlina
A race riot in Norlina Warren County left several wounded, including white railroad worker W G Upchurch and white inspector A J Rainey, seriously injured Raby Trailor among others and Jerome Hunter and Henry Jones listed in Negro hospitals. Fire riot followed rising tensions after a quarrel between Trailors' relatives.
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Norlina
Warren County
Henderson
W.G. Upchurch
A. J. Rainey
Raby Trailor
Leroy Trailor
Henry Jones
Jerome ‘Hunter
Jerome Hunter
Raleigh
Henry-Jones
P. Fleming
Nam
Hopkins Held On Murder Charge In Goldsboro Killing
Clinton North Carolina January 24 WilIs Hop kins a negro arrested in Goldsboro yesterday morning is held in jail here without bond on the murder charge in the killing of Lewis Ramey a white merchant last week Alfred Bennett another negro arrested Monday and rushed to Raleigh state prison to avert a lynching the real Hopkins had a preliminary hearing yesterday attended by a large crowd with no violence Ramey was shot in his store during a purchase with robbery as the apparent motive
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Clinton
N. C
WilIs Hopkins
Goldsboro
Lewis Ramey
Alfred Bennett
Hopkins
Raleigh
Manietre Ramey
Four held up passenger train in Louisiana January fracas
A four man gang robbed a passenger train in Louisiana on January 24. They forced open locked doors to reach sleeping cars and coaches, but a brave fireman contributed the only money taken before the bandits fled.
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Louisiana
Its
Festil Fa
Paris Conference Seeks Post Versailles Adjustments
Great Britain France Italy Belgium and Japan met in Paris with Lloyd George and Briand leading. Discussion focused on German disarmament reparations and treaty enforcement with Turkey and Austria, plus Russia policy. Sessions opened at 11:30 with adjournment set for 4 PM and coal delivery talks on January 31.
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Paris
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Japan
Versailles
Lloyd Géorge
Briand
French Republic
Germany
Turkey
Austria
Russia
Local Appeal Prompts Savings Offer Amid Hunger Warnings
Fragmented plea cites starving children and urges readers to save by sending a coupon with a check to multiple local banks. Names of banks and officials appear, including Oglethorpe Savings Trust Co and Bank of Thomasville, urging a $10 saving claim as a key to help.
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Onde
F. B. Ha. 4S
Driver
SW. Fleming
Oglethorpe Savings’Trust Co
Rob’ t-McClenny
Peoples Savings Bank
R. G. Pleetwood
Bank of Thomasville
W. S. Anderson
First ‘National Bank
Wid. Bowen
Citizens Banking & Trust Co
Power of Mad Mullah Finally Crushed by Air Force
An official report from Washington cites complete destruction of the Mad Mullah in Soma Lily land after a three week campaign. Two hundred airmen and eleven fighting planes defeated the rebel leaders, with all except Mullgh captured or killed. The air expedition, launched in 1919, had kept details secret.
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Washington
D.C
Somaliland
Africa
Mullgh
Secrecy Rules Brisk at Premier Briand Conference
Paris reports a highly secret meeting of the Supreme Council in the foreign office clock room. British premier Lloyd George and Curzon confer with Briand as plans for disarmament and reparations shape the agenda. Representatives of five powers, plus Allied experts, meet in strict secrecy for about a week to discuss postwar terms.
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Paris
Supreme
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
North Station
David Lloyd George
Harl Curzon
Kedleyton
Mplaude Briand
United States
Great Britain
Lloyd George
Earl Curzon
Kedleston
Sir Henry, Hughes “Wilson
Imperial Staff
Baron Holgard Vincent D'Abernon
General Bingham
inter-Allied
Sinclair
France
Briand
M. Berthelot
M. Loucheur
M. Doumer
M. Reydoux
de St.Aulaire
Italy
Jasper Theunys
Feance
M. van de V
Curfew Violations Lead to Troop Shootings
Report says troops enforcing the five o'clock curfew fired on several people last evening after warnings to halt were ignored. One person died later and another was wounded, amid enforcement of the new curfew ordinance.
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Jan Wo v
Gehort
Irish Minister Arrest Reported in Belfast Turmoil
Belfast authorities arrested Presbyterian minister J.A. Irwin who had spoken in the United States with Eamon De Valera during his tour, a development disclosed today. The event highlights rising tensions during De Valera's visit.
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Belfast
Ireland
Hev. J.A. Ir ‘Win
United States
Hamonn
de Valera
Noted Confederate Officer Joseph Newton Brown Dies in South Carolina
Col. Joseph Newton Brown aged 89, veteran Confederate officer and prominent lawyer, banker, and capitalist, dies at his home in Anderson South Carolina. He was among the state’s wealthiest men and a ranking surviving military figure.
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Anderson
Joseph Newton Brown
Confederats Army
South Carolina
Thatate
Experts discuss postwar German debt and reparations terms
A Brussels meeting of experts urged an annual German debt payment of 3 billion francs in gold with a cash minimum to be fixed by the Allies. They proposed Germany keep 300000 tons of shipping, reduce Rhineland occupation costs, and reject delaying cash payments and other concessions. They also plan to suppress Allied cash advances on coal prices.
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Germany
Night Riders Threaten Tobacco Farmers in Kentucky Belt
A masked group of 25 to 30 men toured Bath and Fleming counties in Kentucky warning farmers not to haul tobacco to market until prices rise. Visitations included T. S. Robertson near Bethel and others at Chear Sherbourne, with threats of arson and violence if orders are disobeyed.
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Lexington
Bath
Fleming
Fleming Counties
Mt. Sterling
Carlisle
Flemingsburg
Chear
Sherbourne
Fleming County
Flemingsbirg Am Bethel
Bath County
T. S. Robertson
Bethel
Thomas Creath
Jake Boyd
Stevens
Shields
Tomlin
Auditor Says Schwab Did Get Big Check
New York Jan 24 Perry Morse accounting firm audited Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company books and testified before the Walsh committee about a voucher for 260000 alleged to cover Charles M Schwabs personal expenses for October 1918 Morse also noted other vouchers including an 18000 payment to attorney Paul Cravath and a sedate report of Lenines death and a bomb attack rumor from Moscow wireless dispatch
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New York
Perry Morse
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company
Walsh Committee
Shipping Board
Col. Adadie
Charles M. Schwab
Morse
Col. Abadie
Paul D. Cravath
Bethlehem
Explosion Kills Dozens In Memphis Gas Tank Blast
A tank car gasoline explosion near a Colgar Reese Co filling station in Memphis injures over sixty and kills at least twenty five, mostly Black, tearing through Front and Looney Streets. Ten bodies are found and hospitals treat about fifty. property losses exceed 150000 as rescue efforts continue.
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Memphis
Tenn
Colgar Reese Co
Veterans of Foreign Wars seeks audit of WWI welfare funds
Washington reports that the Veterans of Foreign Wars calls Congress to audit unexpended World War I welfare balances. It urges a commission to manage funds for indigent or disabled veterans and dependents, noting a Knights of Columbus offer to transfer five million dollars for a Washington memorial.
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Washington, D. C
Veterans of Foreign Wars
National Council
Pen Congress
Knights of Columbus
American Legion
Washington
Edward Gowan Expected to Refuse Ulster Ship Plan
London dispatches report Sir Edwardsen is likely to refuse the P ship scheme for Ulster province and to withdraw from Irish affairs. He will attend a meeting tomorrow and resume duties in Ireland simply as a well wisher from Great Britain.
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London
Edwar
Ulster
Fire losses over five years hit 3.5 million dollars mark
New York report shows property losses totaling 3,500,000 from five years of fires. Electricity lead causes with 84,086,471 dollars in damage, followed by matches, smoking, defective chimneys, stoves and furnaces, spontaneous combustion, lightning, sparks on roofs, petroleum products, and incendiary acts.
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New York
National Board of Fire
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