Revenue agent sues Ford Motor Company in Mississippi
W Miller a state revenue agent filed in chancery court of Hinds county a suit against Ford Motor Company and almost all Ford dealers and banks in the state charging criminal conspiracy to restrain trade under Mississippi anti trust laws. The complaint cites contracts fixing resale prices and forcing dealers to sell at the set price, seeking penalties totaling twelve million dollars.
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Ford Dealers
Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
W. Miller
State Revenue
Chancery Court
Hinds County
Ford Motor Company
Mississippi
Ford
Slayers Found Guilty and Sentenced in Wright Murder Case
Eatonton Ga May 7 With two men already sentenced to be electrocuted for the murder of W C Wright superintendent of Punan county schools the trial of a third J H Scarborough began today Scarborough entered a plea of not guilty.
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Associated Press
Eatonton
W. C. Wright
Punam County
J. Scarborough
Bulgarian Foreign Minister to Explain Situation to Allies
Bulgarian foreign minister Colonel Kalfoff arrived en route to Paris London and Rome to explain Bulgaria position to the powers He said the situation generally does not menace Bulgaria alone and that attacks so far have been repulsed He is convinced they will not be repeated.
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Kalfoff
Paris
London
Rome
Bulgaria
Bryan Lunches With President Today in Washington
William Jennings Bryan dined at the White House with President Coolidge in Washington D C on May 7.
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Bryan
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
William Jennings Bryan
President Coolidge
White House
Dismissal of Wilson and Co Receivers Upheld
The federal circuit court of appeals upheld the New Jersey district court in dismissing the receivers. The decision confirms the dismissal of Wilson and Co. receivers in the case, at Philadelphia, May 7.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
New Jersey Federal District Court
Three men convicted in Wright murder case in Georgia
Ted Coggeshall and F W McClelland were found guilty by a Putnam County jury of murdering W C Wright, the county school superintendent. They were sentenced to die in the electric chair on May 29 at Milledgeville. A third man, H J Scarborough, awaits trial after confessing to his role.
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Clayton, IL
F. W. McClelland
Brockton
N. Y
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J. B. Park
Milledgeville
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Wright
Coggeshall
McClalland
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Athens
McClelland
Appointments Tip Wilson and Company Meat Packers In Corporated
Vice Chancellor Backes appoints officials for Wilson and Company, incorporated meat packers, outlining new governance and oversight roles within the firm.
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Backes
Wilson and Company, Incorporated, Meat Packers
May Proclamation Urges Support for American Legion Child Welfare
Thomasville mayor urges citizens and organizations to back the national American Legion child welfare program. The proclamation cites federal and Georgia gubernatorial backing and sets May 6 to 12 for fundraising with a local drive on May 8 and 9 to reach a $5,000,000 goal.
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I. D. Roy Hay
Thomasville
American Legion
Funeral for Atlanta Fire Victims Held Publicly
Atlanta, May 7. The collapse of a Decatur street building during a blaze killed six firemen. Cause cited as burned timbers and water soaked cotton plus roof collapse. Final tribute set for tomorrow at the city auditorium.
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Associated Press
Atlanta, Ga
Decatur Street
City Auditorium
Treasure hunt for Alexander the Great near Andrievka
The Aberzaijan Archaeological Society began digging in Shemakha district near Andrievka, 60 miles from Baku, seeking the rumored Alexander the Great treasure. An Andrievka resident provided an ancient map allegedly stolen from a Turkish sultan showing the burial site.
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Associated Press
Baku
Axarbaijan
Aberzaijan Archaeological Society
Alexander the Great
Andrievka
Shemakha
Miss Collett and Mrs Macbeth Out in Northern Foursomes
Stannes England May 7 Miss Glenna Collett and her partner Mrs Allan Macbeth were eliminated from the northern ladies foursomes today, losing one up to Mrs Sneasdale and Miss Higham of Stannes.
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Miss Collett
Mrs. Macbeth
The
Associated Press
Stannes, Eng
Glenna Collett
Sneasdale
Miss Higham
Senator Spencer of Missouri Undergoes Hernia Operation
Senator Belden P. Spencer of Missouri had surgery for a hernia today at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington D C. The operation was reported from the capital with no complications noted.
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Senator Spencer
Missouri
Tor Belden P. Spencer
Weather for Georgia unsettled with showers in north
An unsettled weather pattern affects Georgia tonight and Friday. The northern portion faces showers and cooler conditions while southern areas may see lighter activity. Stay updated for possible changes in timing and amounts.
Uncle Joe Cannon Turns 89 Amid Family Telegrams
Former House speaker Uncle Joe Cannon ages to 89 today. He marked the day quietly with family as hundreds of telegrams and letters arrived from across the country. Lieutymanta Harding and Thomas, world filers, visited him.
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Danville
Joe Cannon
American Delegation Seeks Poison Gas Ban at Conference
Geneva May 7 Condemnation of poison gas use and ban on export for war are proposed in a Burton authored article of the draft convention at the international conference on control of traffic in arms. The article cites public opinion condemnation and existing treaties with major civilized powers.
Missing fliers found after forced landing
Nashville Tennessee May 7 An airplane carrying Major General Mason M Patrick and Captain St Clair Street made a forced landing at Blackwood field due to darkness. They spent the night at Eva in Benton county with no trouble reported though the telegraph office was closed delaying word of their whereabouts.
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Mason M. Patrick
St. Clair Street
Blackwood
Barrymore Pleased Prince Seeks Berlin Shakespeare
John Barrymore, back from London where he performed Hamlet, hopes to stage a Shakespearean masterpiece in Berlin this fall. The Prince of Wales, who enjoyed the show, asked how he performs nightly. Barrymore quipped that his recipe is fervor and champagne.
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Associated Prosa
New York
John Barrymore
London
Hamlet
Berlin
Prince of Wales
Barrymore
Twenty Counties Hold Road Meeting On Savannah Atlanta Route
Representatives from twenty Georgia counties meet in Savannah to study building a hard surfaced highway from Savannah to Atlanta. The proposed route would pass Bibb, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Chatham, Clayton, Candler, Effingham, Emanuel, Fulton, Henry, Johnson, Jenkins, Lamar, Laurens, Monroe, Richmond, Spalding, Twiggs and Wilkinson. Estimated cost about twelve and a half million dollars.
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Savannah
Georgia
Atlanta
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Bryan
Bulloch
Burke
Chatham
Clayton
Candler
Effingham
Emanuel
Fulton
Henry
Johnson
Jenkins
Limar
Laurens
Monroe
Richmond
Spalding
Twiggs
Wilkinson
Gloria Swanson Adopts Baby Boy in California Proceeding
Los Angeles May 7. Little Joe Smith born in Oakland and raised as a ward of the Children's Home Society has been formal adopted by Gloria Swanson the film star. He received the name Joseph Swanson and the same inheritance rights as his foster sister Gloria the second under the adoption order.
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Los Angeles
Cal
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Oakland
Children’s Home Society
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Et de la Coudrey
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Joseph Swanson
Gloria
Admiral Doverton Sturdee Dies at British Falklands Battle Commander
London May 7 Sir Doverton Sturdee Admiral of the Fleet who commanded the British squadron at the 1914 Battle of the Falkland Islands died today.
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Falkland Islands
Preas
London
Doverton Sturdee
Government seeks perjury indictment against Charles H Duell
Evidence used to press a perjury indictment against Charles H Duell in his suit against Lillian Gish was presented to the federal grand jury in New York on May 7.
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Associated Press
New York
Charles H. Duell
Lillian Gish
Federal Grand Jury
Infant son of Princess Yolanda dies in Italy
The infant son of Princess Yolanda and Count Calvinto Bergolo died today in Pinerola Italy. The May 1 birth is reported by The Associated Press.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Sena
Yolanda
Pinerola
Italy
Calvint Bergolo
Conspiracy to Counterfeit Government Securities Exposed
Secret service officials announce a major counterfeiting conspiracy centered in Pittsburgh. Eight men are indicted on counterfeiting charges and from forty to fifty others are under arrest across three states for manufacturing and distributing fake war savings stamps and revenue stamps.
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Associated Prensa
Washington, D. C
Secret Service
Pittsburgh Yeat Orday
Federal government asks free auto license for prohibition cars
Atlanta May 7. Georgia officials deny the request for free license tags for automobiles used by the United States government to chase liquor cars. The state supreme court ruled tags are tolls on road use and must be paid by municipalities counties corporations and individuals. Secretary of State Mellendon is reviewing state laws before replying.
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Associated
Atlanta
Another Federal Judge for Georgia Urged at Bar Meeting
Atlanta Ga May 7 The Georgia State Bar Association at Tybee June 1 will be urged to consider adding a federal judge for the state and to recommend creating a new judicial district Senator George said. He favored a new district over an additional judge.
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Georgia
George
Associated Press
Atlanta
Georgia State Bar Association
Tybee
Georgia Convict Camps Lash Proposal Sparks Church Group Visit
A Atlanta delegation from the Atlanta Evangelical Ministers Association plans to meet the Georgia Prison Commission to oppose restoring the lash in convict camps. The commission and the grand jury have debated the issue since its abolition three years earlier by Governor Hardwick.
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Georgia Prison Commission
Associated Press
Atlanta
Committee On Church Co-Operation
Atlanta Evangelical Ministers’ Association
Hardwick
Fulton County
Grand Jury
Damages Awarded Over Lusitania Sinking Claim
Hartford May 7 Mrs Theodore Riddle of Farmington wife of the former ambassador to Argentina receives notice she has been allowed 26000 for damages from the Lusitania sinking ten years ago. She was a passenger aboard.
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Theodore Riddle
U. S
Argentina
Associated Press
Hartford
Conn
Farmingnton, Conn
Presbyterian Benevolence Funds Fall Short
Philadelphia May 7 The receipts of the Presbyterian church boards for benevolences in the just closed fiscal year totaled eight million dollars, down eight hundred sixty nine thousand from the prior year according to figures released today.
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Philadelphia
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