Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-09
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GoRZIA, Italy,--Senator Giorgi
Bombich is killed by two revolver
shots through head by man b..
lieved insane.
BIRMINGHAM, AIa.-Labor Or
CARNATIONS of district condemn Os-
car w. Underwood's candidacy for
the presidency.
GTRARD, Ill.-Five persons are
killed when north bound Illinois
Traction system car strikes tour
ing car near here.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Column
bus show increase of 1878 in mem
bership, last years report to Mon
treal convention reveals.
LONDONDERRY Sullivan, of
LEVEL, Mass, swiIns across English
channel and is first American an6
third swimmer to do this stunt.
ERLIN.-Catholic priests in the
Ruhr and Rhineland ask the pope
to do all he can to avoid separation
of West Prussia from the empire.
CHICAGo.-Mrs. Cyrus McCor-
mick, of Chicago, leaves more than
$t,o0O,OOO to schools and churches
out of an estate appraised at $685.
600.
Governor McMa sters, of south Da-
kota orders state warehouse at
Mitchell to sell gasoline to the pub
lie at Ice gallon, calling price of
26c high robbery"
NIAGARA F'ALLS.-Four per
sons are killed when New York
Central train strikes auto in which
they were riding, which became
stalled on crossing.
MONTREAL.-Pre Coolidge
praises knights of Columbus as pa
triotic order devoted to American
principles and ideals, in message ]
read at convention here.
LONDON.-university of Georgia ]
is denied permission to search fol
remains of its founder, Genera:
James z. Oglethorpe, who is buried
at Grammar, Essex, the Daily Mail
says.
PEORIA, II.-Four men bind
gag and knock unconscious express
messenger on Big Four train and
rob safe of five sealed packages
and railroad remittances destined
for Indianapolis.
NEW YORK Gilbert H. Gary.
chairman of board of directors of
United States Steel corporation, an
noInces tWelve-hour day in plan7s
of Carnegie Steel company will be
eliminated on August IL.
CHICAGO.-Albert Marks, cutter
for clothing firm, shoots and wounds
two fellow employees in crowded
street car, but is captured by po-
liceman after Marks snaps pistol at
officer and cartridge fails to. ex-
plode.
WASHINGTON.-State depart
ment announces that it has received
official word from Minister Grew at
Lausanne that he and Ismet Pasha
have affixed signatures to Turk
ish-American treaty Of amity and
commerce.
NORFOLK, Na.-John A Lesser,
incumbent, is nominated to succeed
himself as state senator by large ma
jority. DR.. Israel Brown, DR.. Lloyd
Williams, Mrs. Sarah Lee Fain and
Vivian L. Page are nominated! for
lower house.
JACKSON, Miss.-Early returns
give H. l.. Whitfield a lead over
5000 votes in primary for governor
ship. Vote from 125 precincts out of
1,438 in state is as follows: Whit
field 8,665; Bllbo 5,109; Conner 5,102;
Franklin 2,142; Bell 1,O19,
CHARLESTON, S. C.--According
to the early returns from only part
of the city Thomas P. Stoney is
leading John P. Grace in the heated
race for mayor Five wards give the
former a lead of 1926. Presence of
militia keeps down threatened VIC
lence.
CHICAGO.-Special committee of
seven grain men to study and re
port on recent recommendations Of
federal trade commission on grain,
is to be named by President John
j. Stream, of Chicago Board OF
Trade,g it is decided at directors
meeting.
NEW YORK.-Edward NJ. Fuller
and William l.. MCGEE, convicted as
bucketing partners in New York
city brokerage firm, have made
confession OF their operations inyoIv.
ing at least 100000 and fouc
thousand investors, New York
! newspapers say.
NEW YORK.-John \. Stewart.
chairman of board of governors OF
Sulsrave institution, in statement
at New York, gives Warren G.. 'Har.
ding's own appraisal of his pow-rs
quoting the dead president as say
ing: II know my limitations; | know
how far removed from greatness |
am
BERLIN.-Continued plunging of
mark and fantastic rise of doliat
bring after. confusion to retail SIT
uation in Berlin, with hourly rises
in food prices. Shopkeepers' uniol
has called general strike for THUS
day, when all retail establishments
except food shops viii close for day
Of protest.