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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1922
Page
1
An undated London report cites a Hong Kong dispatch describing a midday battle where warships fired for an hour and gunners hit civilian areas. Troops then allegedly robbed civilians in the streets during searches for arms and munitions.
In Asboro North Carolina on June 19 Judge B. B Long led a Guilford county grand jury inquiry into bank failures. The investigation showed that excessive borrowing by an officer of a defunct bank contributed to collapses.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a conspiracy case involving the state and a former treasurer connected to Gov. Mall. The defense plans to rest on prosecution evidence as the trial date is discussed.
Washington June 19. Reports say Norwegian citizens in Utah face seizures linked to wartime arbitration. The United States intends to present before the Hague tribunal as Sutherland represents the state in a special hearing arising from Norwegian arbitration issues.
Albany Ga June 19 Albany will celebrate the Fourth of July in big style this year with a big horse racing program at the fair grounds. Local business men have purchased several fast horses and hired a professional trainer for weeks. The program includes a display stunt show free races and more. Many people are expected to attend.
Friends and physicians surrounding Harold F McCormick chairman of the executive board of International Harvester offered no statements about an operation last Monday and kept details secret. A bulletin said he is in excellent surgical condition and spirits, as family and staff maintain seclusion at Wesley Memorial Hospital amid speculation about possible gland transplantation.
Minnesota voters went to the polls to nominate party candidates for Senator, Congress, and state offices in the primary election. The vote is shaping the impact of the new party convention law.
United States Senator Hale sought renomination by the Republicans at the Maine state primary. He faced opposition from former congressman Guernsey and former state senator Edward Davies in Portland.
Chicago June 19. Cooperation announced between the Mid-West Farm Bureau committee and United States Grain Growers to secure seats on the Chicago and Minneapolis exchanges. The plan also calls for direct sales contracts with consumers under the grain growers selling program.
A convention of the American Federal Labor today backed a regulation pledging full moral and financial support to New England textile workers on strike. Delegates are instructed to carry out the provision to the best of their ability amid ongoing labor unrest.
A 16 year old boy from Columbus Georgia confessed to police that he shot and killed city fireman George Smith last Tuesday night when Smith tried to hold him up. Police believe the boy’s story is true and he was to be released today on a writ of habeas corpus.
John L. Lewis predicts three factors will secure a victory in a joint strike by the United Mine Workers and railway unions. He cites moral effect of joint action, disruption of the transportation system, and impact on the industrial fabric as key outcomes of coordinated action among about a million workers.
In Cincinnati on June 7 a second contest election for the executive council of the African Federation of Labor began. William Clarke of Toledo, president of the Flint Glass Workers Union, seeks to unseat secretary Frank Morrison. Voting is expected Friday.
Chicago on June 19 reports railroad chiefs delaying decisions while employees cast strike ballots, signaling tense labor tensions in the rail industry.
Formal notice was served to the railroad labor board by ten union chiefs threatening a strike if wage cuts planned for July 1 go ahead. John L. Lewis, head of the miners, said the miners would aid the rail workers but did not specify how. The unions warned that if railroad decisions injure labor they may refuse to accept them and sanction a strike. The matter to be discussed further at a gaming conference.
Paris reports that France will participate in the Hague conference with Russian delegates starting June 26. The foreign office announced the move and the French will withdraw if political questions arise.
French delegates have instructions to adhere to the policy outlined at Genoa and to leave the conference immediately upon the introduction of political questions.
Thomasville ranks as a busy southern railroad hub with a May surge in freight and passengers. Last week eleven hundred cars were handled, with thirty five inbound and outbound trains on lines from the Albany branch and Florida shipping points. Melons dominate shipments alongside cantaloupes and green corn, and the railroad has mobilized all available workers. June is expected to top prior war-era movement, weather permitting.
The American embassy in Mexico City and the Tampico consulate were instructed by the State Department to seek federal and local help to arrest the murderers of Warren D. Harvey, an American paymaster killed near Tampico last Saturday for an unnamed company.
London June 19 The Admiralty says the drifter Blue Sky which sailed from Portsmouth June 12 to Inver Gordon Scotland is presumed lost with all hands. Wreckage has washed ashore. The crew included a lieutenant two midshipmen and eleven men.
Washington June 19 Republicans in conference voted 0 to 9 against laying aside the tariff bill to consider the soldier bonus. The bonus measure will be taken up after the tariff vote in finished business. Walsh says a move to bring up the bonus would follow passage of the naval appropriation bill.
Indianapolis June 19 Disputes on religious and other Near East conditions to be raised at the Northern Baptist Convention. A committee may be appointed to visit Washington and confer with Secretary Hughes and other officials over Armenian persecutions by the Turks.
A Public Health Service survey reports 1200 lepers at large across 25 states. Assistant Surgeon General Dr. C H Lavinder urged expansion of isolation facilities to prevent further case increases.
The Confederate Southern Memorial Association opens its annual convention in Richmond as part of a reunion week. Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi presents the opening program with maids of honor and chaperons. Reports on routine matters are expected.
Newark police arrested Mrs. Anna Capuccio and Mrs. Maria de Salvo after a revolver duel at Crane and Webster streets. Neither was wounded. Capuccio’s gun misfired while de Salvo’s shot went wild. Both women faced assault with intent to kill charges.
Kenneth Wesley McKinnon died suddenly at his home near Boston road four miles from town. Doctors ruled heart trouble caused the death and found a superficial head wound not responsible. A young negro was detained, denying harm, while Coroner and county officials did not order a quest. McKinnon, born 1851, leaves a large family and was a long-time Thomas county resident.
W Jett Lauck, railroad representative, accused industry leaders of dominating labor and the sector. Daniel Willard of Baltimore and Ohio dismissed the charges as misleading and error filled, calling them unworthy of consideration in addressing railroad problems. Loree echoed the critique, labeling the testimony as flawed and unhelpful.
St Petersburg Florida June 19 Miss Mary Bubner plans to apply to the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission for a gold medal in recognition of her brave but unsuccessful attempt to save her friend Dorothy McClatchie after both were swept far from shore in the bay. McClatchie died Saturday while Mary held her in the water.
Friends mourn the death of Elder McKidnon whose funeral was held today at the Bee ton road residence. Interment follows at Laurel Hill cemetery. Rev. B. M. Overby led services at 41 oclock. pallbearers included B. H. Wright W. A. Pringle R. H. Neel Roscoe Fleetwood J. J. Cone and Tom Pfierster.
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