04 Oct 1921
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1921
Page
1
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Madison Florida October reports a patient Pat Sherlock forced a cup of poison on Dr. Yates at the Yates Sanitarium. Sherlock claimed coercion and demanded medicine before breaking down a door. Physicians later described Yates as dangerous.
The 1920 census reports 24,361,476 families living in 20,697,004 dwellings with an average of 43 persons per family and 6.1 persons per dwelling, indicating substantial household sizes across the nation.
Market observers in New York note higher demand for commercial paper amid shifting credit conditions. Analysts cite liquidity concerns and investor appetite driving shorter term debt issuance though official figures are incomplete due to fragmented reporting.
Landis expects a close, evenly matched World Series as top teams prepare for opening, with judges and sport writers predicting tight contests and strong showings from key players as October play heats up.
New York officials urged thousands of striking longshoremen on Chelsea and Hoboken piers to return to work under the terms of a new agreement. The walkout began Saturday over a fifteen cent hourly wage cut.
Marianna Ark Oct 8 The cases of six negroes twice convicted of murder in connection with the Haines riots, two three years ago, were remanded for partial today and set for October 10.
The page records social visits and engagements in Thomasville including Mrs Owensant and families from Albany and Tampa. It notes Dr. Morton and guest Elizabeth of Anniston returning, and Mrs. Groover recovering from surgery. It reports the cotton market’s sharp fall after government crop data, with prices tumbling in New York and New Orleans.
The Sinn Fein delegation to the London conference launching October 11 will explore settlement possibilities. Desmond Fitzgerald announced that Eamon de Valera will not accompany the delegation or travel to London for the talks.
A Thomasville operator notes many not definite figures but lists numerous new constructions and renovations. Dormitory construction, stores, residences, and a parsonage are reported with costs ranging from about 600 to 30 000 dollars as the town advances on the building line.
The Senate labor committee will conclude its investigation of the disorders in the Mingo coal fields with hearings starting next Monday in Washington. Chairman Kenyon announced that an additional West Virginia visit has been scrapped.
Washington October 8 The administration of the judicial oath to William Howard Taft now Chief Justice marked the reopening today of the Supreme Court for its regular fall term.
James Caldwell aged 18 and Clarence Swingholm aged 12, Omaha Boy Scouts, stopped a passenger train on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy's line by signaling with a red sweater after spotting a fallen tree across the track near Camp Gifford. Their quick action prevented a serious wreck while on an all night hike.
Montgomery officials report members of the Alabama legislature arriving to begin a special session called by the Governor. The agenda includes funding to match federal appropriations, a cereal beverages bill, and sixteen other questions. Key items include revisions to Sunday motion picture laws and statutes regarding boycotting and blacklisting.
Vorpese zed Morriliton Arkansas October 3. A fire caused by lightning destroyed two sections of the Morriliton Cotton Compress Company plant and sixteen thousand bales of cotton, most from last year. Two men were seriously injured by a falling smoke stack.
Washington D C October 3 Senator Penrose today formally denied reports that administration leaders in Congress planned to abandon or delay enactment of the tariff bill.
Asahi Shimbun reports Tokyo will push for arms control and Far Eastern questions at Washington talks. Japan plans to reconnect the Guam Yap cable to improve America communications and dispatch experts for cable adjustments. Hechi Shimbun says the conference could cover more than seventy items.
At St Paul Minnesota on September 30 an employee leaped from a second story window to escape flames. Hundreds of pigeons followed, flames show on wings and tails as they flew. The birds, swept by the draft, dropped into the Mississippi River.
Washington plans a federal bond issue to fund loans for municipal public works during low mood and job scarcity. Subcommittees of the national conference on unemployment studied the proposal as part of advisory committee recommendations.
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