Wealthy North Carolina cotton man on trial for life
W L Cole wealthy proprietor of Hannah Pickett Mills faces a murder charge in Richmond County Court House Rockingham NC for the fatal August shooting of W W Ormond near a parked automobile. Ormond had threatened Cole's life in letters related to Cole's daughter Elizabeth 24.
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Richmond County Court House
Rockingham
N. C
Cole
W. W. Ormond
Elzabeth
W. N. Everett, Jr
North Carolina
Hannah Pickett Mills
F. Don Phillips
Elizabeth Cole
Ormond
Miss Cole
Rescue suspends as weather halts S-51 sub dive
United States Submarine base New London Conn Sept 30 rescue operations for the S 51 are suspended due to foul weather. The Camden reported possible resumption soon as bodies of John L. Gibson and William C Teschemacher were embalmed aboard the care of Lt P T Crosby before transfer to Newport Naval Hospital aboard the destroyer Mahan.
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United States Submarine Base
New London
Con
H. H. Christy
Camden
John L. Gibson
William C. Teschemacher
P. T. Crosby
Naval Hospital
Newport
R. I
Mahan
College President Causes Furor by Smoking and Dancing
Dr Lindsey Blayney, recently named president of the College of Industrial Arts in Denton Texas, smoked in his office and danced with female students provoking 55 faculty members to petition for his dismissal. The Board of Regents, leaning toward keeping him, noted his WWI service and decorations.
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College of Industrial Arts
University of Texas
Board of Regents
Lindsey Blaney
Denton
Tex
Lindsey Blayne
Ku Klux Klan
Jim” Ferguson
Blayney
Noel's Father Beaten After Street Fight in New York
New York report says Dix W. Noel, father of a Newark jail detainee in a Mary Daly kidnapping case, fought two women in a West 51st Street cafe after a visit. Noel and Mae Bradley reportedly were in a party when he attacked a woman in the hallway and needed to be restrained. Bradley left with Noel, who suffered injuries to a companion during the incident.
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New York
Newark
Mary Daly
Dix W. Noel
Broadway
West 51St St
Noel
Mae Bradley
Greenwich Village
Bradley
51St St
New York Youth Confesses Fires For Excitement
John Vittella 17, a Wall Street clerk, admitted starting two apartment fires in Brooklyn near 1 a.m. He claimed the acts were for excitement and lonesomeness, alarming tenants who fled via fire escapes. He warned residents and alerted authorities before the flames were put out. he will be charged with arson.
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New York
John Vittele
Wall St
Walsh
Brooklyn
Degraw St
Vittella
Inventor Perfects Safer Dirigible Nose Craft
An inventor perfects a lighter-than-air dirigible model to be mounted on the ship’s nose. The notable feature is a novel radio propeller, touted as far superior to any prior craft.
Americus Sees 26 Passenger Trains Daily
Freight actions by Central of Georgia announce 26 daily Americus passenger trains with 13 northbound and 13 southbound. Floridan and Dixie Limited to be placed in service November 1. New solid steel tourist trains Flamingo Dixie Express Seminole Express feature dining sleeping cars and refined travel for Southbound travelers.
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Central of Georgia
Americus
White
Dixie Limited
Central Road
Florida
Central
Mr. White
La Follette Elected Wisconsin Senator
Milwaukee Wis Sept 30 The thirty year old son of the late Senator was chosen at a special election yesterday to represent Wisconsin in the Senate.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
la Follette
Badger
Senate
Chinese Reds Take Swabue in Swallow, China
Reuters reported from Swalow that the Reds have captured Swabue on Honghai Bay. The city lies along the bay near Swalow, China, with the advance dated Sept 30 according to dispatches.
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Bay City
London
Reuter
Swalow
China
Swabue
Honghai Bay
Daughertys Son Sent to Asylum in Lima Ohio
Draper W. Daugherty son of ex attorney general Harry M. Daugherty, aged 38, was committed to the state hospital for criminal insane in Lima Ohio by Franklin County Probate Judge Homer Bostwick. The decision followed medical recommendations of two Columbus alienists after incidents involving issuing drafts to relatives for funds during dissipation, described as psychopathic disposition worsened by a life of dissipation.
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Columbus
Ohio
Draper W. Daugherty
Harry M. Daugherty
United States
State Hospital For Criminal Insane
Lima
Frankling County
Homer Bostwick
Daugherty
Colorful Career of Babe Adams Pirates Best Bet on the Mound
Babe Adams, 43, remains the Pirates standout on the mound as Pittsburgh eyes another World Series bid. The 1909 champion righthander powered the club with a six-hit effort in Detroit, delivering the world title to Pittsburgh and earning enduring fan faith for potential Game appearances.
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Babe’ Adams
Pirates
Pittsburg
Missouri
Charles
Babe) Adams
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Adam
Wild Bill’ Donovan
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Georgia
Sam Crawford
Adams
Hans Wagner
Babe Adams
Bandits Loot Diamond Merchant After Store Robbery
A gang of bandits robbed Morris Gronofsky, diamond dealer, of guns and diamonds worth over 12000 dollars and abducted a bystander before fleeing in two autos. The crowd scattered as the carriages sped away after tying up Gronofsky and customers. Meanwhile merchants vote to close shops at 10 pm on Saturdays to ensure clerks leave on time. Names of supporting merchants listed.
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Morris Gronofsky
Gronofsky
Romm and Maze, Inc
Romm
L. W. Rogers Co
Nash Market
Sparks Grocery Co
A. & P. Tea Tea Co
Stover’s Market
P. & T. Market
Mike Thomas
Quality Market
Piggly Wiggly
the United Grocery Co
Barker’s Money Saving Store
Joseph and Barker
C. £. Underwood
Saliba Grocery Co
J. F. Monahan
Ferris George
W. P. Gunnells
J. F. Monhan, Jr
Bragg’s
D. R. Andrews, Inc
B. S. Walker & Co
Churchwells
J. E. Hightower
W. D. Bailey Co
W. A. Joyner Dept
W. A. Joyner
Tillman & Brown
Pinkston Co
Josey-English-Dupreé Co
E. J. Walker
E. E. Tillman
Admiral Robinson ends term as chief of Navy Bureau of Engineering
Rear Admiral J. K. Robinson with the oil investigation storm center concluded his four year term as head of the Bureau of Engineering and returned to captain. He had sought retirement but President Coolidge refused. The piece ends with an unrelated pedestrian admonition.
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Washington
J. K. Robinson
Storm Center
Senate
Navy Bureau of Engineering
Coolidge
Baby Boy Born in Speeding Taxi to Bellevue Hospital
In New York on September 30 a baby was born in a taxi en route to Bellevue Hospital. The mother Mrs Sophie Konochuk and the newborn are reported progressing favorably. Dr McCellan assisted as a cordon formed around the vehicle.
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New York
Sophie Konochuk
Bellevue Hospital
World War Vet Lived Seven Nights in New Jersey Sewer
Passaic police found Albert Paycock 32 a former Botany Worsted Mills worker who quit after ridicule for being a foreigner he slept in a sewer conduit for seven nights believing no homes would accept him. He served two years in the 308th Regiment Battery B before returning home and falling into poverty.
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New Jersey
New York
Paris
Passaic
Albert Paycock
Botany Worsted
308Th
Waycock
Sumter County Fair Premium List Issued
Fr. A. Cliett county agent announced that the Sumter county fair premium list is completed and available at the Chamber of Commerce offices for pickup. Rural residents may request mailed copies.
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Fr. A. Cliett
Sumter County
Chamber of Commerce
Wealthy Macon woman judged sane by jury
Mrs. Mary Dickson of Macon, a wealthy widow, was declared sane by a Bibb County Superior Court jury after a lunacy hearing that began last week. Defense witnesses, including Dr. W M Little, testified to her normal conduct, while she alleged family persecution spurred the bid to seize her estate and deny her freedom.
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Macon
Mary Dickson
Bibb County
Dickson
Milledgeville
Little
McCooman
Navy Blamed for Shenandoah Tragedy and PN 9 Flight Failure
Colonel William Mitchell testified before the President's aircraft board blaming the Navy Department for the Shenandoah disaster and the PN 9 plane's failure to reach Hawaii. After four hours on Tuesday he prepared eight constructive articles and adjourned to finish with a destructive argument, limited by fatigue and time. The board asked him to place all points in the record.
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Washington
Shenandoah
Navy
Mitchell
Ultra Modern Mother Offers Baby for Sale in Bronx Home
New York September 30 a 24 year old widow Mrs Yetta Rosen described as ultra modern offered her 16 month old baby Benny for sale for 5000 cash claiming the money would be placed in a trust for the child’s future education. She insisted the act was for the child’s own good and acknowledged the personal pain involved.
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New York
Cupid
Bronx
Yetta Rosen
Little Benny
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