19 Jul 1921
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1921
Page
1
July 18 Pittsburg authorities report six injured and ten factory buildings destroyed in a riot and prison fire. Police and deputy sheriffs aided guards while firefighters battled flames. The warden asked the Governor for two police troops to guard the penitentiary tonight.
London reports flag a deadlock between Lloyd George and De Valera as talks on the Irish question continue after Premier invites and a conferring plan. Additional notes mention Ford car output discussions and potential Belfast visit, with publicity strategy and church use of columns for event purposes.
A reference notes a five million dollar payment expected by the government and mentions Secretary Hoover in relation to the transaction. The fragment implies an official financial action tied to Hoover with immediate payment timing.
Firemen battled a million dollar blaze at the Phoenix Cheese Company building on Green Street in Manhattan. Smoke from the refrigerating plant forced crews to work in delays as the fire spread through the lower Manhattan facility.
Tampa dispatch reports Mrs Albert W Harris wife of Braidentown Fire Chief was seriously shot. Mrs W Es Burch is jailed on charges connected to the shooting which occurred late Saturday night.
In New York on July 18 the London exchange fell to the year's lowest notation as demand bills declined. Little actual business was reported. Rates to France Italy and other continental centers reacted empathetically.
A fragment notes that Mr and Mrs Harding returned to Washington shortly after 8 o clock. No additional context or details are provided in the legible text.
Washington lawmakers clash over Fordney Fertilizer tax on potash materials. Democrats argue the 50 cent duty harms farmers and farm cooperatives while Republicans push to keep a free list. Debate centers on impact, Senate chances, and potential $1,000,000 state effects.
Fragmentary text from Atlanta dated July 1 shows garbled phrases about husbands wives and testimony in capital cases, mentioning Senator Fleming and legal discussion. The readable content is insufficient to determine event, outcome, or full names.
Washington July 28 The House considered the proposed oil tax in the Fordney tariff bill and set a three and a half hour limit for debate. Fordney presented the President’s letter opposing duties on crude petroleum and fuel oil and proposing a bargaining provision to limit duties, noting another President letter exists.
In Chicago prosecutors and defense present motions as nearly 600 men are examined for jury duty in the trial of seven former White Sox players and four gamblers charged with conspiring to fix the 1919 World Series. The defense pursues tentative motions to disperse the state’s case before proceedings begin.
Secretary Mellon told the Senate finance committee that it is impracticable to begin negotiating the refunding of Allied loans without congressional authority. He argued that seeking Congress approval of terms would embarrass the government and delay negotiations, urging passage of a bill for blanket Treasury power. He warned that congressional review could complicate or halt settlements.
New York reports Tom Gibbons of St Paul has agreed to challenge Georges Carpentier in October for the world light heavyweight championship. The bout is set to headline a major boxing program in New York.
Reports detail an August campaign of terror with masked assailants stripping, whipping, and tar and feathering men in scattered Southern towns. Rev Philip S Irwin, a white British subject and pastor, was assaulted near a church and later found at work, refusing to answer police about race equality. A 62 year old, Richard Johnson, was beaten by three masked men near Warrensburg, Missouri, with warnings to leave the country. no arrests reported.
A powerful bomb exploded in front of the capitol building in Buenos Aires this morning. A policeman was seriously wounded while only minor property damage occurred. The attack is credited to Communist agitators amid public outrage.
Mrs. M. L. Whitman of 733 Peachtree Street Atlanta found a nine inch by seven and five eighth inch egg with a normal sized egg inside it in a black minorca hen. She noted the large shell burst as she measured it revealing the inner egg. The hens are ordinary size and good layers, with no prior abnormal eggs.
In Vienna on July 18 Miss Jane Adama of Chicago was unanimously elected President of the Women’s International Congress. The closing session also proclaimed the press most successful ever held and adopted resolutions urging active cooperation to mobilize women worldwide against any activity that could lead to war.
Fragmentary notes indicate President Harding aims to begin disarmament conference discussions in Washington. Mentioned are Japan and Far Eastern issues, with expectations of presenting the administration's views on a joint review of regional questions.
Washington officials say they have not heard from Tokyo regarding the proposed conference chaired by President Harding on disarmament. They expect several days before a reply. no hurry to obtain it. The plan centers on five major powers with China, and consideration of smaller nations' interests in Far East and armament discussions.
A letter from former President Woodrow Wilson to Premier Lloyd George stating the United States would not consider proposals to cancel war debts was entered into the Congressional Record by Senator Lodge in Washington on July 18.
Memphis authorities report two unidentified men held up a hotel employee at the Chisco Hotel. The man, shot probably fatally, was transporting $2,500 to a bank when attacked. Police search for suspects and motive in the July incident.
In Moultrie County Georgia a campaign urges farmers to plant peaches and blackberries. County Agent R. Stratford says blackberries fetch high prices and Georgia soils near Moultrie are ideal. Peaches could ripen earlier here than in Middle Georgia, boosting local expansion.
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