League Calls On France For Damascus Attack Comment
Geneva reports the League of Nations Mandate commission requests France provide an official comment on petitions and complaints about the Damascus bombardment from October 18 to 28. Paris states General Sarrail, France's Syria high commissioner, has been ordered home to give a full explanation. a civilian administrator will supervise the mandated territory instead of a military commissioner.
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Public Hearings on Tax Revisions Conclude Second Week
Washington report on October 31 says the House Ways and Means Committee ends its second week of public hearings on revenue law revisions. Appeals seek repeal or reduction of nearly every tax while the committee leans toward Treasury suggestions and aims for a total revenue reduction near 300 million dollars.
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President Holmes of Georgia Military College Ill
Milledgeville Ga Oct 31 The condition of President B T Holmes of the Georgia Military College critically ill for several days after an appendicitis operation was unchanged today His family and close friends are greatly worried over his condition.
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Insurrection in Haifa Area Remains Critical
Dispatch from Haifa reports ongoing critical conditions after the French quelled an insurrection. Surrounding areas are volatile as French authorities impose heavy fines on the city.
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Evening News
Haifa
Palestine
General Felix Agnus Baltimore Publisher Dies at 87
General Felix Agnus a Baltimore publisher and veteran of two wars died at his home today at age eighty seven. He had suffered aged infirmities for about eight months and was bedbound for the last three months with family at his bedside.
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Five Catholic Priests Arrested for Refusal to Marry in Tabasco
Mexico City dispatches report religious tension in Villa Hermosa Tabasco as five Catholic priests are arrested for refusing to marry. A state decree now mandates that priests of any creed may marry to perform duties of their office, sparking controversy.
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Tabasco
Associated Press
Mexico City
Villahermosa
United States of Europe discussed in Paris
Paris reports a growing push for a United States of Europe linked to the League of Nations handling Locarno terms and the Greece Bulgaria dispute. France and Great Britain back the council, with some quarters viewing these outcomes as boosting the League as a universal dispute settlement agency.
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Associated Press
Paris
United States of Europe
Council of the Leagues of Nations
Thomasville Central to New Florida Route Construction Plan
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad announced a forty mile Florida extension from Monticello to Perry opening a through line from Tampa to Atlanta and beyond. Thomasville will serve as the western gateway with increased freight and passenger traffic, new shops and yards, and potential rate improvements. The project, funded from the railroad treasury, awaits Interstate Commerce Commission approval.
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Montgomery
Pittsburg
Washington
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Counsel in Mitchell Case Prepares for Trial Monday
Washington dispatch reports counsel for Colonel William Mitchell using the adjournment to prepare for the next stage of the court martial. They may seek confrontation with the accuser, possibly President Coolidge or Secretary of War Davis, when the court reconvenes Monday.
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Washington, D. C
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Dwight Davis
Frank R. Reid
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Protesting Action Byrd Lovett Buys Confederate Coins
Mrs Betty Reynolds Cobb of Carrollton announced the purchase of eleven hundred Confederate Memorial half dollars by Byrd Lovett as protest against the Georgia division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy refusal to participate in the sale campaign Lovett a Sandersville businessman and Cobb's coin gate campaign executive secretary purchased the entire Sandersville allotment.
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Atlanta
Betty Reynolds Cobb
Carrollton
Byrd
Lovett
Georgia
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Former alien property custodian indicted in seven million fraud
Col. Thomas W. Miller, former alien property custodian, and others charged in a seven million dollar fraud case stretching to the Harding era. Prosecution centers on bribes totaling 441 thousand dollars tied to the American Metal Company and war-time seizures. Disbursements include 50 thousand to John T. King and 391 thousand in Liberty bonds to various agents and intermediaries.
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Thomas W. Miller
Associated Press
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Harry Daugherty
Harding
Liberty
United States
Merton Brothers
Frankfort-on-Maine
John T. King
Army officer and wife attacked at Langley Field near Newport News
First Lieutenant Joseph T. Morris and Mrs. Morris were attacked at their Langley Field home overnight. They are hospitalized with serious injuries while authorities search for Private Lewis K. Neu of Savannah, Ga. Neu allegedly held a grudge after Morris disciplined him for military rule infractions.
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Newport News
Joseph T. Morris
Indictments allege conspiracy to defraud U.S. gov
Col. Thomas W. Miller former alien property custodian and four German Swiss citizens plus three German Swiss corporations were indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiracy to defraud. The case centers on releasing about 7 million dollars of sequestered American Metal assets to pretend Swiss owners in exchange for 391 thousand dollars. King waived immunity but was not indicted. Miller faces arraignment before Judge Winslow. Hiram C. Todd touted the case.
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Thomas W. Miller
United States
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John T. King
Republican National
Francis A. Winslow
Hiram C. Todd
Richard Merton
Frankfort-on- Main
Germany
Metallgesellschaft
Alfred Merton
Frankfort-on-Main
Metall Bank
Leopold du Boes
Basel
Switzerland
Bank of Basel
Fitz-Zahn Geigy
Societe Suisse Pour Valeurs de Meteraur
Die Metallgesellschaft
Franfort-on- Main
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Societe Suisse Pour Valeurs de Meteaux
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Robert S. Johnstone
Col. Miller
Auto Crash in Montgomery Kills Two Men
An early morning collision in Montgomery Alabama left two men dead and three seriously injured when a five person car struck a standing street car on the city outskirts. The deceased are H J Dudley of Birmingham and R H Holland of Seale.
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Alabama Capital
Birmingham
Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
H. J. Dudley
R. H. Holland
Seale
New York Mayoral Race Rumors Hover As Campaign Ends
News reports charges of plots fill the last week of campaigns in New York politics. Republican mayoral candidate Frank D. Waterman is cited over a Florida hotel dispute he owns, claiming anti Jewish discrimination. Governor Smith accuses Republicans of a plot to defeat bond amendments to the constitution aimed at him.
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New York
Frank D. Waterman
Eustis
Florida
Smith
Arrest of minister for non support reveals new love pact
The Associated Press reports Chicago October 31. Evangelist Charles M. Sturdivant, 60, was arrested in Lansing Michigan on a non‑support charge brought by his wife. A love pact with Miss Ethel McKee, 22, of Valley City North Dakota, pledged enduring fidelity and imminent marriage when possible. The woman reportedly left a hospital bed to accompany the prisoner to Chicago.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ill
Charles M. Sturdivant
Ethel McKee
Valley City
Lansing
Michigan
Soviet War Commissar General Frunze Dies in Moscow
Moscow October 31 General Michael W Frunze Soviet commissar for war died today after an operation yesterday The death ends a career as a leading Soviet military and political figure during the Civil War and early Soviet period His passing comes amid the wartime leadership changes in Moscow and the Red Army command structure.
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Moscow
Associated Press
Michael W. Frunze
Another declaration of war in China reported
The Associated Press says in Peking that General Feng Yu Hsiang, called the Christian General, has declared war on Marshal Zhang Zongchang. The report arrived in Peking on October 31.
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China
The
Associated Press
Peking
Feng Yu Heiang
Marshall Chang Tso Lin
Weather Forecast for South Carolina and Georgia
Cloudy tonight and Sunday with a light warmup expected tomorrow. The regional outlook covers South Carolina and Georgia with mild temperatures and unsettled skies.
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