Liquor Seizure From Two Coastwise Vessels
New York officials seized 1 500 gallons of whisky and more than 57 000 bottles of imported ale from the steamship Boston and the steam freighter Herman Winter in a coastwise crackdown. The contraband, labeled lobster and herring, was shipped from Boston to New York by an American representative of an English firm. Fines could reach 90 000 to 100 000 dollars. no arrests were reported.
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New York
Coast Guard
United States Customs
Boston
Herman Winter
Eastern Shipping Company
Customs
Mirabeau B. Lamar Named Texas Republic President
Columbus figure Mirabeau B. Lamar served as President of the New Republic for Texas, highlighting his leadership role in the early Texas statehood era.
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Mirabeau B. Lamar
Columbus
New Republic
Texas
Funeral for Lee Curry Draws Large Lyons Crowd
A funeral in Lyons Georgia honors Lee Curry from Toombs County. The service at a country church near the Altamaha River drew about a thousand mourners, with a six mile long procession from the Curry home. Clarence James was among the pallbearers. Rev H J Eason gave prayers and a 20 member choir sang.
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Maron
Altamaha River
Lee
J. P. Walker
S. B. Smith
R. S. Boyd
Clarence James
J. W. Moore
G. L. Underwood
H. J. Eason
Johnson Corner
Baseball Scores From National and Minor Leagues
In the American League and National League scores, Pittsburg defeated New York 6 to 5. Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 11 to 2, Chicago 2 to 0 over Brooklyn, St. Louis 8 to 6 over Boston. Southern Association results include Little Rock 4 New Orleans 5, Atlanta 6 Nashville 0, Birmingham 7 Chattanooga 3, Memphis 3 Mobile 13. Sally League features Asheville 7 Spartanburg 3, Macon 10 Columbia 5, Augusta 3 Charlotte 4, Knoxville 4, and Greenville 14.
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P.G. Philadelphia
Washington
Chicago Settee
Cleveland
St. Louis
Erdere
New York
Detroit
Brooklyn Onee
Philadelphia
Es Beileatede Geve
Pittsburg Aereenees
Cincinnati
Eee
Boston
Eeree Rere
Pittsburg
Chicago
Brooklyn
Southern Association
Little Rock
New Orleans
Atlanta
Nashville
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Memphis
Mobile
Asheville
Spartanburg
Macon
Columbia
Augusta
Charlotte
Knoxville
Greenville
Major League Matches and Southern League Schedules
Philadelphia plays St Louis while Washington meets Detroit and New York faces Cleveland. Boston battles Chicago and St Louis visits Boston as Chicago hosts Brooklyn. Pittsburg meets New York and Cincinnati faces Philadelphia. In the Southern League Mobile plays Memphis Nashville faces Atlanta New Orleans visits Little Rock Chattanooga clashes with Birmingham Columbia visits Macon Charlotte at Augusta Greenville meets Knoxville Spartanburg encounters Asheville. Stone Mountain near Atlanta is described as the world’s largest solid rock rising about 2000 feet with a base circumference six to seven miles.
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American League
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington
Detroit
New York
Cleveland
Boston
Chicago
Stone Mountain
Atlanta
Gary Declares Business Conditions Not Entirely Satisfactory
Elbert H. Gary told over a thousand industry leaders at the American Iron and Steel Institute meeting that U S business conditions are good but not entirely satisfactory. He cited high taxes political interference and timid management as major diseases and urged further tax relief. He predicted a good steel future but noted lower returns on capital postwar.
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New York
Elbert H. Gary
American Iron and Steel Institute
United States
Gary
Coolidge
Idustry
Plan Commission Proposed to Protect Coastal Fisheries
Washington May 28 Representatives from fourteen Atlantic and Gulf Coast states asked Secretary Hoover to establish a special commission representing state and federal governments to plan concerted action for coastal fisheries protection. The conference noted declining ocean fish output and pollution issues, urging measures to aid commercial fishermen. Official attendees included Swepson Earle Maryland J K Dixon North Carolina G A Bloxom Virginia Peter S Twitty Georgia and Trower Cravens South Carolina.
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Washington, D. C
Atlantic and Gulf Coast States
Federa Authority
Hoover
North Carolina
G. A. Bloxom
Virginia
Peter S. Twitty
Georgia
Trower Cravens
South Carolina
Randolph County Census Shows Farm Growth and Race Split
The 1925 Randolph county farms census reports 2,478 farms on January 1 1925, up from 2,135 in 1920, with 766 White operated and 1,721 by Black farmers. Total farm acreage is 152,838 acres, down from 189,292 acres in 1920. The preliminary Department of Commerce census was announced by local officials.
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Atlanta
Randolph County
Department of Commerce
Farm land and property values and crops in 1924 report
The record shows total land and building value on farms at 5 369 265, down from 6 257 126 four years earlier. Farm lands valued 4 061 140 vs 4 489 974 in 1920, and property at 1 308 125 vs 1 767 152. Principal crops in 1924 included corn 33 835 acres, hay 2 584, cotton 41 386, peach trees 145 096 producing 171 702 bushels. livestock totals list horses 289, mules 3 053, cattle 6 047, beef cattle 1 753, dairy cows 1 870, other dairy cattle 1 424, and breeding sows 960.
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Grand Theatre
Anita Rosa
Supreme
Capitol Theatre
Howard Theatre
Thomasville Rose
The
Dre
Filmland
Pager
Adglon Zukor
Jesse L Lasky
Customs Service
Middle Atlantic
Optometrists
Lee Curry
Lyons
Lyons, Ga
Toombs County
J. W. Curry
Dixie
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Hart Schaffner& Marx Clothes
Thomasville
National League
Southern League
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
J. T. Culpepper & Son
South Broad St
Hartford
United State
China
Cheng-Ting Wang
Russia
Dr. Wang
Institute
Charles M. Schwab
John A. Topping
Willis L. King
W. J. Filbert
B. A. S. Clarke
Roderick D. Mackenzie
Ala
Jazz Hounds
Inman Drug Company
Jack King
Piney Woods
South Broad Street
For All
So, Mallison
Hone
Chichester S
Beeneton
Ita
Stedmrad
Raia
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