Power project will involve a huge expense for Sanford Badin
Carolina Power Co purchased hydro electric power from Tallassee Power Co at Badin and plans a 65 mile double circuit transmission link to Sanford. The inter connection will tie Badin to Sanford and feed Yadkin River and Palmetto systems. Officials estimate 500 thousand to 4 million dollars for lines and substations.
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Raleigh
Raleigh Times
Carolina Power Co
Carolina Power & Light Co
Tallasee Power Co
Badin
N. C
Sanford
The
Carolina Co
Carolina Companies
Lloyd George Defends Genoa Conference Policy
London April 3 Prime Minister Lloyd George urged the House to support the Genoa conference aims and delegation makeup. He warned a defeat would imply no confidence in the government and argued reparations and treaty terms require flexible, broad consultation rather than alteration at Genoa. He warned only persistent cooperation can heal a battered Europe.
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London
Associated Press
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Genoa
Europe
France
Biggest Fire in High Point in Ten Years Destroys C and Y Depot
A midnight blaze destroyed the Carolina and Yadkin River Railway depot, four freight cars, a tin shop, a chair factory, a cattle barn, and five homes in High Point. Insurance covers most losses with total estimates around 100 000 to 125 000 dollars. The origin remains unknown and no night watchman was on duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina and Yadkin River Railway Company
High Point
S. C. Peebles
E. O. Crouch
E. K. Ingram
Welborn Furniture Company
Peebles
Tomlinson Street
W. T. Pierce
B. Pierce
T. E. Brady
Frank Johnson
Fr. A. Shipman
Arolina and Yadkin Railway
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Railway Company
S. O. Peebles
FE. L. Crouch
Main Street
Automobil
Two Aviators Die In Ellington Field Plane Crash
Two airplanes from Ellington field crashed near South Houston this morning and came down in flames. Both pilots were killed, Major Simmons burned to death and Lieut. Fitzpatrick died a few minutes after the accident.
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Houston
Tex
Ellington Field
South Houston
Major Simmons
Lieut. Fitzpatrick
Body Identified Ruth Mercer On Norfolk Beach
The body of Ruth Mercer was found on Ocean View beach and identified by a sister-in-law at the morgue. Her husband, missing since Friday, is not heard from with reports he may have left for Baltimore or a world voyage.
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Norfolk
Ruth Mercer
Ocean View
Alice Wilson
Soldiers Break Up Collins Meeting at Castle Bar
Dublin reports say Michael Collins address at Castle Bar Mayo was halted by the Fourth Western Division of the Irish Republican Army after stormy scenes. A woman was wounded by a bullet as the meeting ended and the provisional government leader and his party were held inside a hotel until Collins and his companion surrendered their arms. Some leaving the hotel were searched.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Michael Collins
Castle Bar
County Mayo
Fourth
Irish Republican Army
Provisional Government
Collins
New York Cotton Drops After Call
Cotton futures opened barely steady as weather in the south and labor tensions weighed on sentiment. Wall Street selling followed the opening decline of 5 to 7 points, with July around 17.15 and October near 16.67 after the call.
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New York
New England
Wall Street
Swell Bandits Target Fashionable Manhattan Block
Two bandits in a touring car with a chauffeur and footman attempted to hold up Sam Rappert, landlord, at a fashionable Manhattan apartment house. Rappert resisted and tenants summoned help. police later arrested a man accused of driving and owning the car on robbery charges.
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New York
Manhattan
Sam Rappert
Rappert
Army Officer's Wife Killed in Auto Crash
Mrs Marie McCauley Behrens wife of Capt Henry Behrens died in a Fort Monroe hospital from injuries after a car crash near Hampton around 1 AM She was riding with Maj Apitt a family friend returning from Camp Eustis when their vehicle struck a telephone pole Autopsy and official notes not included in available text
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Newport News
Marie McCauley Behrens
Henry Behrens
Fort Monroe
Hampton
Maj
Apitt
Behrens
Camp ’Eustis
Miners Cite Walkout Gains in Non-Union Workers
John L. Lewis told the House labor committee that mine suspensions hinge on operators actions. Reports from union centers claim non-union workers in several districts joined the walkout, idling 70,000 in Scranton and 4,960 in the West Virginia Panhandle. Kansas operators held meetings over a court order for 380 days of the current arrangement.
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Washington
Friends of
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
House Labor Committee
New River
Chicago
Rai
Niner
Watch Charm Offered to Top Ticket Seller at Elks Show
J. Vi Garrett promises a handsome Elk watch charm to the Elk selling the most tickets for the Elks big popcorn comedy and minstrel show. The charm is on display at Kings drug store. Tickets went on sale today and early demand shows public interest.
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J. Vi Garrett
Garrett
Kings Drug Store
Fire Rips Texarkana Town Hits Half Million Loss
Texarkana Ark April 3 A fire swept Hope Arkansas area destroying the Alice theater valued at 400000 and setting total losses around 500000 with other buildings estimated at 100000 burned.
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Arkansas
Texarkana
Ark
Hope
Alice
Arkansas Levees Caved In After New Collapse
Helena Ark April 3 further caving of the levees at Oldtown reported today creating a new serious situation. Seventy five feet of main levees adjacent to the earlier 175 feet caved in area fell into the river last night. Workmen from here are rushing to the scene.
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Helena
Ark
Oldtown
Who's Looney Now? Margaret Folsom estate grows enormously
In 1867 Margaret Folsom was committed to a hospital as incompetent to manage her $365,000 estate. Her investments have since increased in value to $1,928,706.
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Looney
Boston
Margaret Folsom
Explorer Vilhjamar Stefansson Wins National Geographic Prize
Montreal April 3 The Great Squires prize awarded to Vilhjjamur Stefansson the Canadian Arctic explorer by the National Geographic Society
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Montreal
Great Squires
Vilhjamur Stefansson
National Geographic Society
Relief Drive Urges Quick Help for Distressed Family
A fire left a family of seven homeless including five children a pregnant mother and an elderly grandmother. The Board of Public Welfare appeals immediately for 200 to cover shelter clothing and essentials with contributions directed to committee members or left at Commercial National Bank and Mrs A M Briggs corner Hamilton and Green streets.
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Board of Public Weave
High Point
Red Cross
C. C. Muse
John W. Clinard
Clara Cox
Grover Kerr
George R. Brown
Eagl B. Steed
Commercial National Bank
A. M. Briggs
Hamilton and
Green Streets
State Convention of Sunday Schools Opens in Charlotte
The State Sunday School Convention sessions begin April 11 at Second Presbyterian Church in Charlotte with two general sessions and four simultaneous conferences on April 12 and 13 for children youth adult and administrative divisions. Delegates include pastors superintendents and county officers with lodging arranged at private homes and railroad rates offered upon certificate validation.
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Charlotte
Second Presbyterian Church
Charlotte General Committee
Prisoner invites official to witness execution
Convict George Donnelly, sentenced to death for killing a fellow prisoner, issues a chilling invitation to the prosecuting attorney to come and watch him hang. The appeal and trial details are noted from Sacramento on April 3.
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Patroy
Sacramento
Cal
George Donnelly
Treasury reports March drop in public debt total
Washington on April 3 announced a $3.8349 billion decrease in the public debt for March. The Treasury disclosed the monthly reduction as part of its debt portfolio report.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Carolina and Yadkin open new office in box cars
After a devastating fire the Carolina and Yadkin River railway plans to place box cars on side tracks near the depot to serve as temporary offices and warehouse. Officials in High Point report freight trains will run on schedule while a rebuild decision is awaited within 24 hours. The burned depot opened June 1, 1914, and featured a two story office section above a one story warehouse.
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Carolina and Yadkin River Railway
W. E. Price
Price
New York City
New York
Ile
Ku Klux Klan warns Virginia students over bad checks
Charlottesville Virginia April 1 The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan at the University of Virginia post notices denouncing bad checks by roughly 100 students representing over 6 percent of the student body The group urges cooperation to curb the problem and says it can publish nearly 100 names with hopes misdeeds will be cleared within days after the current month begins.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
City B. Y. P. U. Meeting in Mechanicsville
The city B Y P U will hold its regular monthly meeting at the Mechanicsville Baptist church tomorrow night at 7 30. The program features special music and reports from city B Y P U societies. Several important business matters will be discussed and officers urge every union in High Point to send representatives. After the business session the evening will close with social activities.
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Mechanicsville Baptist Shurch
High Point
French President on Tour Through North Africa and Corsica
Paris reports President Millerand departed to begin a tour that will take him to Morocco Algeria Tunis and Corsica. He travels with several ministers and will sail from Bordeaux on Saturday.
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Paris
Milerand
Morocco
Algeria
Tunis
Corsica
Bordeaux
Goodbye Free Seeds Agricultural Bill Passed to Senate
The agricultural appropriation bill was reported to the senate carrying 35 million 808 thousand dollars but excluding 360 thousand dollars for free seeds.
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Washington
Senate
Lifer Commits Suicide in Staite Penitentiary Ward
RALEIGH April 3 Andy Wills a 35 year old white man serving life for murder in Alleghany county hanged himself in the insane ward of Staite Penitentiary. He was discovered by guards early this morning and the death was ruled a suicide.
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Raleigh
Andy Wills
Alleghany County
Rev James A Clarke Receives New Call
Rev James A Clarke, pastor of First Baptist Church, announced his resignation effective June 1. Members react with disappointment and a congregational meeting may seek to persuade him to stay. He has served four years and accepted a call to Central Baptist Church in Norfolk. Clarke is a highly popular local clergyman with strong citywide influence.
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First Baptist Church
James A. Clarke
Clarke
Norfolk
Baptist Church
St Louis Hosts First National Food Show
The first national food show will run April 3 to 8 with exhibits from over 100 national and local advertisers manufacturers brokers and wholesalers under the National Association of Retail Grocers. The event aims to promote knowledge of good food and its role in a healthy nation with educational exhibits by the city health education boards and civic groups.
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ST. Louis
National Association of Retail Grocers
Board of Health
The
Board of Education
Chonosuke Yada Receives Honorary Minister of Friendship Degree
Japanese consul general Chonosuke Yada in Honolulu was awarded the honorary degree of Minister of Friendship by Governor Farrington and Pan-Pacific Union trustees before leaving for Japan en route to Siam. The honor honors his work on Pacific racial relations, to be awarded annually.
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Honolulu
T. H
Chonosuke Yada
W. R. Farrington
Pan-Pacific Union
Jaren
Siam
Pan-Pacific Organization
Henry Stead
Pacific
Ministry of Friendship
Yada
Burkwall Family Enrolls Seven At Park College
The Burkwall family from Canton China, led by Rev H Q O Burkwall, arrived in Parkville and enrolled all seven children at Park College. Doctor Burkwall is a Bible Society representative in Canton and aided printing Bible texts in about 20 Chinese dialects. He notes a shift to a standardized Chinese language with 39 printed characters aiding future printing efforts.
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Parkville
Park College
H. QO. T. Burkwall
Canton
China
Arkwall
Burglars Pulled In As They Scout City Safes
New York police arrest two men from a Twenty third street burglary outfit after they were found examining office buildings near their headquarters. They mapped safe access routes and sized up strong boxes in preparation for a planned spring operation.
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New York
Twenty-third Street
Resolution on dismissals at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
A special House committee investigated the Friday dismissal by President Harding of certain bureau officials and introduced a resolution by Representative Moore of Virginia to determine if the action was justified.
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Washington
House
Harding
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Moore
Virginia
Robbers Fall in Attempt at Peak Trust Company
In Washington on April 3 an attempted robbery at the Merchants Peak Trust Company and a federal treasury target failed. One suspect was reportedly wounded or killed during the incident. Local authorities investigate the botched plan and recovered partial details from the scene.
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Washington
Merchants Peak Trust Company
BIOCE
United States Treasury
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Carolina & Yadkin
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Ku Klux
City B. Y. P
Mechanicsville
Livery Union
Lifer
Staite
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