21 Sep 1920
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1920
Page
1
Madrid editorial calls Spain to enter the coming struggle for commercial sea supremacy. It argues Spain cannot stay neutral due to long coasts and strategic ports, urging timely defense measures as U S Britain clash over naval power and the Jones Act.
Delegates of Italian employers told Premier Giolitti they cannot approve his settlement formula but will submit to it. Giolitti warned he would assume full responsibility and issued a decree formalizing his action.
A severe earthquake was recorded today by Georgetown seismographs in Washington D C continuing for over two and a half hours. The disturbance was estimated to be about 3300 miles distant.
Hundreds of former members of the Highly-First army division gather in Columbia for the first annual Wildcats reunion. A large dinner is served by local women as the program opens, with plans to visit Camp Jackson tomorrow where the division was formed.
More than 100 Knights of Columbus led by Supreme Knight James Flaherty arrived in New York aboard the steamship LaFayette after a pilgrimage to France Italy and Belgium.
Thousands of Civil War veterans flowed into Indianapolis for the Fifty Fourth annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment. Governor Goodrich will deliver the official welcome tonight as additional veterans join the crowds.
In Santiago del Estero province, authorities blocked a purchase of over 6,400 square miles of public lands by an alleged American capitalist. The move was ordered by Interior Minister Gomez as speculation swirls about the purchaser’s identity and the provincial legislature begins an inquiry into the affair.
Paris reports Premier Millerand will run for the presidency to succeed Deschanel who has tendered his resignation.
Warsaw reports Russian Bolsheviks driven out of Eastern Galicia by a Polish advance on the southern front. Paris notes Poland and Lithuania suspend hostilities pending League of Nations mediation after Paderewski secured a dramatic border accord and handshakes between the rivals.
Warsaw reports Russian units concentrating along the Niemen River beyond the Polish northeast front. Military attaches say a large offensive is expected to begin within a few days, after days at the front observing.
Governor Cox opened the Southern California campaign with a noon address in San Diego. He is scheduled to speak in Los Angeles tonight and again tomorrow, continuing his bid across the state.
Federal investigators led by William J. Flynn say a bomb caused the Wall Street explosion that killed thirty six and injured hundreds. A ten thousand dollar reward was approved for information. Police and agents seek the wagon driver and assess missing securities while warnings and detentions unfold.
New York reports a wall street explosion that killed 31 and injured over 200. Police and private guards flood major cities from Washington to San Francisco with federal and local officers investigating an inferred infernal machine and clockwork fragments found at the scene.
San Francisco detective captain Duncan Mathewson announced he has the name of a man said to have predicted a big wall street explosion on the fifteenth. The informant is a disabled soldier who says the man named was a YMCA worker in Russia.
H. L. Walbourne, a Davenport grocer and butcher, killed fifty chickens after failing to locate a $600 diamond swallowed by one of 150 birds. He later recovered the jewel from the gizzard of the fiftieth chicken.
New York on September 20 identifies the body of Elmer Kehreh, 21, a Brooklyn chauffeur, as a Wall Street blast victim. Investigations resume. Commissioner Brennan notes police received a scene of chaos. The dead also includes Colonel Charles A. Neville of Savannah, U.S.A.
Albany is abuzz as the legislature weighs action on five Socialists expelled after a disloyalty trial last year. Gov. Smith may push municipal financing for housing with Mayor Hylan backing. A key housing plan seeks to exempt mortgages from state income tax for a set period, likely eight years.
Friends of A M Butler formerly of Thomasville were shocked by his death in Bainbridge. He suffered a nervous attack, bought a revolver, and shot himself near the Flint River. He left five children and no note, and his family remains in Thomasville with relatives Mrs Jamie Pedrick of Waycross and Ernestine, Arthur, Harry, and James Butler.
Washington said credit extension by the government is unwarranted given current conditions. Secretary Houston argued the push for more credit comes from people hoping to hoard goods for higher prices. He noted credit could not easily aid in withholding commodities without restraining trade.
Twelve guards armed with rifles patrolled the road adjoining the Rockefeller estate in Tarrytown New York during the night. No statement was available regarding rumors of a threatening letter to the oil magnate.
In Mexico City during the communist congress a pistol fired in the air during a sharp debate caused confusion and an early adjournment. Several visiting American Federation of Labor members faced denunciations from some speakers amid the disruption.
Three Turkish cabinet members resigned over failure to reach a compromise with Turkish Nationalists on implementing the treaty with the Allies. The civic body will be transported via train 180 through Thomasville to Florence South Carolina for burial beside the deceased’s wife, a Florence native. The community extends sympathy to the family.
Hunger striker MacSwiney, weak after a bad night in Cork jail, writes a worldwide message to Irishmen. He speaks of feeling privileged to be instruments of God for Ireland’s cause, forgiveness for enemies, and peace with God as the hunger strike continues.
Washington reports a pronounced decline in wholesale prices for August with a four and a half percent drop. Foodstuffs lead the retreat at over twelve percent, farm products near six percent, and clothing down about five and a half percent, while fuel and lighting materials rise and metals and household goods edge up from July.
Rumors circulate that Scottish Communist leaders planned a sensational coup at Blantyre near Glasgow. Dispatches claim cashiers and officials were warned of an imminent seizure of cog pits and the creation of a soviet system of mining controls. Authorities are cautious but vigilant.
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