France to Make Definite Offer to Settle War Debts
Paris reported that France will present a definite proposal within 15 days to the United States and England to settle war debts. In London Premier Baldwin refused to set a time limit on debtor nations to present proposals for settlement of their debts to Great Britain.
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England
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Paris
The
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London
House of Commons
Baldwin
Great Britain
Washington Delivers Debt Settlement Notice to European Powers
Washington reports the United States has notified its European debtors to propose funding settlements. Officials expect talks on converting demand notes to bonds with fixed terms, signaling a broader move toward disentangling Allied postwar debts. Private discussions suggest some nations already received word while others await formal replies.
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France
Italy
Belgium
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Latvia
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Esthenia
Jugo-Slavia
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England
Finland
Poland
Lithuania
Hungary
Man Slashes Wife Then Attempts Suicide in Richmond
John W. Moody 69 fatally slashed his wife aged 65 at their Richmond home and then tried to kill himself with a razor and gas. He told investigators he sought the "best way out" of troubles as Mrs Moody had been ill in bed for three months.
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John W. Moody
Mond
Associated Press
Richmond
Jol Moody
Shepherd goes on trial for murder in illionaire foster son case
William Shepherd stands trial alone in Illinois for the murder of William Stock, with prosecutors seeking the death penalty. Charles Farman, head of a school program, and others face related indictments. In Washington, contractors meet to discuss campaign finance and industry reform amid a typhoid germ and culture dispute.
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Associated Press
Tate, Ill
Williams Shepherd
William
Stock
Bryan and Daw Oppose Each Other in Evolution Trial
The Associated Press reports in New York on May 18 that Charles Denen of Springfield Massachusetts is alleged accomplice of Gerald Man in a Connecticut robbery, with $48 000 stolen from the Co Change Bank on a forged check. Chapman is sentenced for shooting a policeman during the robbery.
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Charles Dryden
Sfield
Mass
Chapin
New Britain
Associated Presa
New York
Charleden
Springfield
Massad
Geraldman
New Tain
Connecticut
Cochange
Chapman
Georgia College for Women graduates trip to Savannah Tybee
A special train carried the G N J girls from Milledgeville to Savannah and Tybee for their annual outing. The move reflects a festive school tradition as graduates enjoy a seaside excursion.
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Associated Press
Milledgeville, Ga
The
Georgia College For Women
Ville
Savannah
Tybee
Coolidge Invited To Address At Birmingham
A May 18 report notes Clarence Darrow and Bryan figures in Tennessee evolution trial coverage. It mentions Coolidge invited to speak at a Birmingham meeting and cites plans to repeal anti evolution laws if Scopes case proceeds. The material blends misjoined fragments and names across Chicago, New York, and Tennessee.
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Darrow
Dudley
New York
J. T. Scopes
Dayton
Idge Neal
National Civil Liberties League
Tennessee
Forty three killed in German mine explosion
In Dortsfeld Germany on Saturday a mine blast killed forty three workers and injured twenty seven. The death toll later rose to forty five with twenty seven injured reported.
Caillaux Declares Senate Candidacy in Le Mans District
French Finance Minister Caillaux accepts radical party candidacy for the Senate in Le Mans district to succeed Senator Gigon who resigns to permit Caillaux return to Parliament. The move follows Gigon’s resignation and Caillaux’s decision to run.
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Lemans
France
Caillaux
Senate
Radical Party
Gigon
French Consolidate Positions in Morocco
Rabat Morocco May 18 The French forces opposing Abdel Krims invading tribesmen are consolidating their positions and postponing the second and what they hope will be the final offensive to rid their country of the Rifians.
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Rabat
Morocco
Abdel-Krims
Bloodworth and Jones On Trial For Second Time
Willie Jones and Gervis Bloodworth, convicted slayers of Howard Underwood, faced a second trial in Muscogee county superior court. Defense did not seek severance but demanded a 96 member jury. Judge Roop granted forty strikers with an enlarged panel. Jury selection progressed slowly with six chosen from 48 by 11 o clock.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Willie Jones
Gervis Bloodworth
Howard F. Underwood
Muscogee County
Fifth judge to preside over Willie Jones Gervin Bloodworth murder trial
Columbus Ga May 18 Judge Charles Roop of Carrollton will be the fifth judge to preside over the case of Willie Jones and Gervin Bloodworth confessed murderers of Howard F Underwood in Taylor county on December 3 1923. The trial will open Monday as the youths seek to avert a hangman's noose. Previous judges included McLaughlin Munry Searcy Graham and M J Jones. Attorneys for the state are Walker Flournoy Palmer and Robinson. The defense is led by Becland Foy and Steed.
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Columbus
Charles §. Roop
Carrollton
Willie Jones
Gervin Bloodworth
Howard F . Underwood
Taylor County
Roop
Coweta
Superior Court
O. Frank McLaughlin
Muscogee County
Butler
W. E. H. Searcy, Jr
Griffin
Searcy
Graham
McRae
M. J. Jones
Muscogee
Homer Becland
C. W. Foy
Walter E. Steed
Underwood
Bowman Woman Still In Critical Condition
Mrs May Bowman, who killed Guy Thurmond, remains in critical condition at a Winder Georgia hospital. A lunacy petition hearing scheduled for tomorrow was postponed to after May 28 to hear updates affecting the writ.
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Associated Prem
Winder
May Bowman
Guy Thurmond
Shipping Board to Hear Ford Offer Details in Washington
May 18 report from Washington states the Shipping Board will hear details from Chairman T W O Connor on Henry Ford talks about buying government ships. Ford may buy hundreds for scrapping and some for operation, with bids to be open and judged on merit.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Shipping Board
T. W. O’conner
Henry
Ford
O'Conner
Washington
Henry Ford
Chairman O'Connor
The
Buffalo
Detroit
O'Connor
Ward
Memphian Killed in Fight With County Officers Near Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg Miss May 13 Southwick Erion of Memphis was killed in a fight with county officers near here early today. His brother in law Wiley Brown of Memphis was later arrested charged with liquor possession and firing on officers.
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Southwick Erion
Whiley Brown
Memphis
Associated Press
Hattiesburg, Miss
Germany to Carry Out Dawes Plan
Berlin reports Foreign Minister Stresemann told the Reichstag Germany will continue to implement the Dawes plan. He said it brings economic relief in Europe and that even opponents admit without it Germany could not stabilize its currency.
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Germany
Stresemann
Reichstag
Dawes
Associated Press
Berlin
Europe
State of siege lifted in Madrid after 1923 coup
News from Madrid reports the lifting of the state of siege put in place after Primo de Rivera’s September 1923 coup. The military dictatorship had governed Spain since the overthrow of the ministry.
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Madrid
Primo de Rivera
Crisis in Geneva conference averted by plan abandonment
Geneva May 18 The international arms control conference faced a crisis as the United States objected to a League of Nations central arms bureau. Today the plan to establish the central bureau was abandoned, averting the dispute.
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International Conference For Control
America
League of Nations Council
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