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Thomasville Times Enterprise

Location

Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1920

Page

6

Real Estate Contact For T. A. Couch

Real estate listings reference T. A. Couch with office at 134 and residence at 854, including phone details for inquiries.

T. A. Couch

Georgia Sweet Potatoes Distribution Plan Meeting

A convention at the Piedmont hotel in Atlanta on June 7 plans an organized distribution system for Georgia sweet potatoes. A sweet potato luncheon will be held at the Kimball House, and a domestic science class will demonstrate potato dishes. Railway officials and prominent farmers from the South are invited.

Georgia Atlanta Piedmont Hotel Kim‘ball House South

International Mercantile Co Earnings Rise in 1919 Report

New York June 7 The estimated earnings of the International Mercantile Company for 1919 amounted to more than twenty four and a half million dollars, compared with seventeen and a half million for the previous year. The figures cover earnings of steamers directly owned and returns of subsidiaries largely British owned.

New York International Mercantile Company the International

Fifty Billion Postage Stamps Used Last Year

The post office stats desk reports 50 billion stamps used in 1919 among 110 million people. If laid edge to edge the strip would 763,220 miles long and could encircle the globe twice. A train at 60 mph would take 530 days to traverse the length.

Post Office Department Earth Moon Sioux City Department

Shippers Attack Rise in Rates Before ICC Hearing

In Washington on June 7 (1930s era), shippers and state railway commissioners began a concentrated challenge to railroad requests for freight rate increases aimed at more than a billion dollars in extra yearly revenue. The Interstate Commerce Commission resumed hearings, with three more days of cross-examination expected after adjournment May 29.

Washington, D. C Interstate Commerce Commission

Advertising lowers consumer costs, boosts market

Indianapolis news notes speakers at the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World convention argue advertising reduces the cost to the consumer not a tax. They say advertising lifts market standards and aids distribution of goods. Sectional meetings precede a parade marking Indianapolis centennial events tonight.

Indianapolis Ind Associated Advertising Clubs of the World Indianapoliss

Gardner Leading in North Carolina Governor Race

Incomplete returns from Saturday's Democratic gubernatorial primary show Lieut. Gov. Gardner still leading. Cameron Morrison remains second and likely faces a second primary to decide the nomination.

Raleigh N. C Raleigh News and Observer Gardner Cameron Morrison

Baby Identity Believed Settled In Morristown Kidnapping

Dallas police think the concealed infant found in a negro woman's home is Blakely Coughlin, missing from Morristown, Pa. Abduction letters for ransom from 6000 to 20000 appear from multiple writers, with no single clue tying them to the crime.

Dallas Texas Blakely Coughlin Morristown

Norristown Baby Kidnapping Demands Ransom Sum

Seven letters demanding 6000 to 15000 dollars in ransom were received by Blakely Coughlin's parents. Authorities believe at least one letter comes from captors holding the child. The Coughlins offered to pay a reasonable ransom and protect the abductors, and have halted private detectives while police pursue a negotiated return.

Blakely Coughlin Norristown George H. Coughlin Pennsylvania Savannah

Butler Charges Fraud in Presidential Primaries Amid Delegates

Dr. Butler decries presidential preference primaries as a fraud and a farce while outlining his plan for three world zones. He says article 10 was misused and claims the Senate rejected it. New York delegates arrive with posters backing Butler. Wood likely to gain many New York votes and Johnson gains support from Prine.

Dr. Butler Butler Wilson Senate Foreign Relations Committee Gen.Wood Likley New York Gov. Prine Elevere Teat Senator Johnson

Death in Mississippi From Unproven Dispute

In Bonds Mississippi on June 4 a coroner's jury ruled that Dr D B Hood and Mrs H E Spring were killed by pistol shots fired by unknown persons after a dispute over medical bills. Hood entered to settle the disagreement and two shots were heard shortly after. Hood died of a heart wound. Mrs Spring died from her injuries with a revolver found nearby. No witnesses saw the shootings.

Hood

Swine Demonstration and Field Meet at Moultrie Soon

A major field meet and swine demonstration will be held in Moultrie on Tuesday June 15 at nine N oclock. The event showcases feeding experiments by the State College of Agriculture with Swift and Company, including rations costs and gains, peanut meal trials, velvet beans, and sweet potatoes in hog finishing. Officials urge all Southwest Georgia hog feeders to attend and hear talks on feeding hogs and evening pig marketing strategies.

Moultrie State College of Agriculture Swift & Company Southewest Georgia Georgia

Southeast railroad clerks strike sparks city tensions

In Cincinnati on June 7, members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks on strike in the Southeast face expulsions for not returning to work. Efforts to organize a strike leadership group in Atlanta aim to direct the Southeast action and enforce union rules amid mounting tensions and policy enforcement.

Cincinnati The Rotherhood of Railroad Atlanta

Immediate $125 Million for Railroad Rolling Stock

The Interstate Commerce Commission announced an immediate $125,000,000 government loan for railroads to buy rolling stock from the $300,000,000 revolving fund. Seventy five million for freight cars including 20,000 refrig erator cars, fifty million for locomotives with emphasis on freight and switching engines. Applications and amendments deadline extended to June ninth. general distribution hoped by June 26.

Washington, D. C Interstate Commerce Commission

Three Die and Forty Five Hurt in Benzol Tank Blast

Akron and Cleveland reports say a fifteen thousand gallon benzol tank exploded at the Mason Tire and Rubber Co. plant in Kent. Three dead and forty five injured were initially reported, with fire reportedly sweeping the plant. Subsequent lines confirm five deaths and many injuries from the Kent explosion.

Mason Tire and Rubber Co Akron Kent Cleveland, O Ohio Mason Tire and Rubber Company

Allied Conference Postponed to July in Paris Talks

London report confirms the Spa conference will be delayed until July. A discussion among Allied representatives is likely to occur at the London meeting before the Spa gathering.

London Paris Londo

Women to Picket Republican Convention in Chicago

A polite but firm picket action against the Republican national convention was planned by National Woman's Party leader Alice Paul. Over 100 women from 22 states will occupy outside the coliseum and support suffrage through state legislators. Two elderly suffrage pioneers will head the line. The banners urge Republicans to stop blocking ratification and seek voter support. Police interference is not expected, though Chief Garrity is named a suffragist.

Chicago National’ Women’s Party Alice Paul Colliseum Paul Connecticut Vermont C. Brown Wisconsin Anna Kendall Alabama Republican Party Congress Garrity

Gold watch found hiding in pre Civil War mattress in Georgia

In Atlanta on June 7 and during the Civil War Mrs. Lou Ridley hid her husband’s gold watch in a mattress. It remained unseen until last week when Mrs. Sartin discovered a handbag with the timepiece. The ornate 18 karat case bears initials L I, tied to a Jones County origin and Liverpool movement with seventeen jewels.

Atlanta Georgia Lou Ridley Sheman Liverpool England

Paris Sees Spa Conference Postponement Likely

Paris reports a likely postponement of the Allied German conference planned for Spa on June 21 due to inability to prepare material. The note follows railway labor developments in the Central of Georgia area where unrest began and mentions potential expulsions for nonreturning workers.

Paris Spa

Labor Leaders Assert Against Anti-Strike Legislation

Long excerpt centers on Samuel Gompers defending the right to strike. He argues labor forms a public segment and that strikes threaten peace only when employers or officials instigate disorder with guards and thugs. He insists the right to strike must be maintained as a measure, not to cause public disruption.

Indigo King James Surget dies at 84 in Natchez

Natchez Mississippi June 7 James Surget the last male descendant of the indigo kings of the South has died. Born in Cherry Grove on the plantation established by Pierre Surget in 1782 he bred thoroughbred horses and never bet a dollar. His body was laid to rest by former enslaved workers at the family burying ground.

Natchez Miss James Surget South Pierre Surget Louisana Surget Cherry Grove Jamie Sargent

Inference on Self-Help and Public Progress

A fragment argues that self-defense and self-advancement are essential measures for public progress, implying a stance on personal resilience driving societal development. The passage reflects a philosophical justification for proactive self-improvement as social reform.

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