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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1925
Page
5
Chicago June 17 A.P. The state will rest its case against William Darling Shepherd shortly before noon. Nurse Marie Hall who tended McClintock in his last illness testified earlier today as the proceedings near closing.
Hundreds of young Baptists from Georgia churches gather in Columbus for the 33rd annual Baptist Young People's Union session. Rev H L Driskell opened with the line A people without vision and Dr J B Turner spoke on A vision of power.
Newark June 17 State Senator Arthur Whitney head of the Anti-Saloon League and anti boss candidate for governor won in yesterday's New Jersey primaries defeating Thomas McCray of Paterson and Cornelius Doremus of Ridgewood.
Washington June 17 Interstate Commerce Commission announced it would reconsider the authorization given to O P and M J Van Sweringen to act as directors of three railroads the Nickel Plate Chesapeake and Ohio and Hocking Valley The action follows a review of the rail lines and their corporate governance arrangements.
The MacMillan Arctic expedition on the Peary bowing from Charlestown heads to Wiscasset to begin a ninth voyage. The party plans to search for the Amundsen team in the Arctic if needed and rescue efforts may be undertaken as Amundsen nears the polar region.
Chicago gangsters opened fire on a police sergeant in the city hall during a renewed crackdown on gang violence. The shot hit nothing and the suspect escaped as Curran returned fire, amid a weekend of street battles that left several dead.
Two thousand delegates at the Travelers' Protective Association convention in Birmingham witness Philadelphia's delegation present a replica of the Liberty Bell. The gift aims to inspire patriotism and stimulate patriotic interest in Birmingham's children.
Washington court martial drops charges against Navy nurse Ruth Anderson after prompt acquittal. Anderson was accused of bringing a small quantity of liquor into the United States on a transport.
An unknown assailant fired at Detective Sergeant Elbridge Curran in the State's Attorney Robert Crowe's office at Chicago city hall. Curran missed, pursued the gunman through corridors, as crowds and a gun squad sealed the building. Crowe led the investigation amid threatening letters and calls.
The forecast calls for fair skies in Georgia tonight with a partly cloudy Thursday. The outlook suggests mild temperatures and light winds across the state.
The John D. Arcibold Memorial Hospital dedication is set for June 36th. organizers hoped for 500 annual and life members in Thomasville by then but are short of the goal. Send $5 for an annual membership or $100 for life to treasurer J. T. Culpepper. applications urged before June 30.
Indianapolis June 17 Colonel James A Drain national commander of the American Legion pledged faithful service as he accepted the new national headquarters from the people of Indiana. The building is the first unit in Indiana war memorial and Drain vowed the Legion would prove worthy of favor by service to God and country in peace as in war.
The Delaware Lackawanna and Western Emigrant train wreck near Hackettstown New Jersey raised the death toll to forty two with many injured. Survivors describe frantic efforts by farmers and passengers to aid the wounded as a nurse set up an improvised hospital in the observation car and others used sheets as bandages.
Washington June 17 increased concern over Senator La Follette as he battles a severe cold with complications at his home. An official statement expressed hope for recovery but noted his condition had become somewhat more serious.
London report states Robert Howarth of Miami Florida was found shot aboard the steamship Baltic last Saturday. The coroner ruled the death to be by his own action while of unsound mind. Howarth was a passenger on the ship traveling from America.
In Richmond Virginia today three Negro laborers were suffocated and two white men were overcome by sewer gas while attempting rescues. The first worker to enter the manhole died, with others injured in the attempt to save him.
A Jersey City jury acquitted ten men including nine Weehawken police of protecting bootleggers in the county court. Two were discharged before the jury deliberated. Father George Bennett, rector of the Weehawken Roman Catholic parish, was the principal state witness.
Fez Morocco June 17 reports circulated among native tribesmen claim Abdel Krim the Riffian leader opposing France was killed in a recent French aerial bombardment. Tribesmen supporting him were said to be disheartened by the rumor, with no substantiation received.
Rev Benjamin J. Kelley 78, former Roman Catholic Bishop of Savannah, died suddenly at a Savannah hospital while preparing for a drive. He had been under treatment and collapsed en route to a ride.
Department of Agriculture statisticians examined civil war era records and report farm labor wages have increased more than 200 percent in 60 years. They note that a worker who once earned ten dollars a month with board now costs thirty four dollars monthly, a decline from the 1920 peak of forty seven dollars.
The advisory board of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers selects William Prenter of Cleveland to become president after the death of Warren Stone. Prenter assumes duties immediately, with Stone having died the prior Friday in Cleveland.
Geneva June 17 The American delegates signed protocol outlawing gas and bacteria warfare at the closing session of the International conference for limitation of traffic in arms and munitions. Eighteen governments signed the arms traffic convention and twenty seven signed the gas protocol.
P. S. iCavin a British motorcycle police officer in the Shanghai international settlement was mobbed and seriously hurt in Shanghai. The incident notes rising tension from disturbances in China and a call to the Chinese government by foreign diplomats including the Italian Ambassador Cerruti.
Washington reports ongoing unease over foreign safety in China with no American attacks reported. Chinese student representatives asked U S aid to seek justice in Shanghai. officials hope the unrest not become a mass threat. A Borah telegram urged withdrawal of extra territorial rights as practicable and noted U S actions not at fault. Continued on Page Eight.
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