Admission of Russians and Germans Opposed at Genoa Talks
At Genoa on April 11 the French and Belgians opposed admitting Russian and German delegates to the principal economic conference committee. Premier Facia, Lloyd George, and Signor Schanzer argued for inclusion to avoid stalling Europe’s reconstruction. Theunis resisted, but the allied leaders persisted, leading to admission after tense debate.
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Genoa
Associated Press
Lloyd George
Facta
Schanzer
Italy
M. Barthou
France
Belgium
Facia
Signor Schanzer
Russia
Germany
Europe
Theunis
Conference committee clash over Russia at peace talks
At the conference on Russian affairs Premier Facta of Italy presided while Foreign Minister Cucherin of Russia protested the presence of Romanian and Japanese delegates. He argued Roumania occupied Bessarabia and Japan occupied Siberia, but Facta refused to exclude them saying all invited countries have a right to representation.
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Genoa
Associated Press
Cucherin
Russia
Roumania
Bessarabia
Javan
Siberia
Facta
Italy
Britisher Favored in Title Bout at Prince's Club
London April 11 U F Covey English court tennis pro champion is favored to beat Walter Kinsella American world titleholder when they meet at Prince's Club Knightsbridge on May 16 provisionally set.
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London
U. F. Covey
Walter Kinsella
America
Prince’s Club
Knightsbridge
Group 1 Bankers Plan Next Meeting in High Point
At the North Carolina Bankers Association group five meeting in Winston-Salem, it was decided to hold the next regular gathering in High Point with date to be announced. Charles A. Scott was elected group chairman and L. D. Kirkland secretary. An advisory member from each county joins the committee, with W C Idol representing Guilford.
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North Carolina Bankers’ Association
Winston-Salem
High Point
Charles A. Scott
The
National Bank
Alamance
Graham
L. D. Kirkland
Fidelity Bank
Durham
W. C. Idol
Wachdovia Bank and Trust Company
Guilford
Chamber of Commerce Meeting Called for Friday
A chamber of commerce membership meeting is scheduled for Friday night at 7 30 in Lovelock rooms to finalize the organization for the next year. Secretary F J Sizemore announced that standing committees including civic mercantile industrial traffic and transportation convention publicity agriculture and good roads will be appointed and discussed.
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Chamber of Commerce
Lovelock
F. J. Sizemore
Civic
Services This Week at Lutheran Church
Holy Week services are held nightly at 7 30 o clock at the Lutheran church. They began last night and continue through Friday with the subject The Wounded Christ For Us. The public is invited to attend and study the sermons.
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Lutheran Church
Chinatown Gertie Dies After Salvation Army Conversion
New York detective story figure known as Chinatown Gertie died in her city home after a life as a pickpocket and concert hall worker. Once she embraced Salvation Army work she conducted meetings on the Bowery and helped others, but she died of heart disease after a blizzard night suicide attempt in 1911.
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Chinatown
Gertie
Salvation Army Lass
New York
Salvation Army
Bowery
Mountain Lassies 10 Go Back Home
Grace Haynes and Cardie Lowe aged 16 and 17 faced vagrancy charges in municipal court. They asked Judge Royal for railroad fare to return home near Wilkesboro, claiming their families would send funds but needing immediate contact. Chief Blackwelder planned to reach their relatives promptly.
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Grace Haynes
Cardie Lowe
Judge Royal
Wilkesboro
L. W. Blackwelder
Slight Advance on New York Cotton
New York cotton opened steady on April 11 with a small advance of 4 to 5 points due to firm Liverpool cables and stock strength. Wall Street and New Orleans bought while spot houses and the south sold. after the call weather in the belt caused some liquidation with May easing from 17.79 to 17.72 and October from 17.26 to 17.21.
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New York
Liverpool
Wall Street
New Orleans
Woman With Means Jailed For Begging In Subway
Emma Madden a 71 year old New York resident was jailed for four months in the workhouse after pleading guilty to soliciting alms in the Broadway subway. Police said her scheme was to sell an old ragged newspaper she did not deliver. She claimed passersby gave money and she would offer the paper but they refused. She said her husband owns a $30,000 Massachusetts farm and she bet she could raise rent money in New York while he was away.
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New York
Emma Madden
Nolan
West Side Court
Broadway Subway
Subway Company
Massachusetts
Guarded Park Avenue Baptist Hosts Rockefeller Jr
Police guarded the first services at the new Park Avenue Baptist church in New York to protect John D. Rockefeller Jr whose attendance drew concern. The edifice cost over 1.5 million dollars and replaces the Fifth Avenue church long attended by the Rockefellers. The elder Rockefeller remains in the south while his son leads a Bible class and was surprised by the bodyguard presence.
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New York
New Park Avenue Baptist Church
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
Rockefellers
Rockefeller
South
Congressman Warns on War Contracts and Impeachment Threat
Representative Woodruff of Michigan warns the attorney general to protect government interests in a pending claim against the Lincoln Motor Co. He urges civil and criminal action against war contractors and proposes a committee to investigate all war contracts and related settlements and prosecutions.
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Washington
Woodruff
Michigan
House
Ligeoln Motor Co
Department of Justice
Congressional Investigation Committees
War and Navy Departments
Bond Issue Sought To Add School Buildings In High Point
The Elm Street Parent-Teacher Association heard Superintendent Marr warn that without new buildings the city will house about a thousand more students next fall. The plan calls for a $250000 bond issue to repair and expand Elm and Grimes streets schools, build a new southern negro school, and place a north of railroad school in the second ward. The board estimates $130000 this year for salaries and interest, while tax rates and funding from county and state determine school revenue.
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W. M. Marr
Elm Street
Parent-Teacher Association
Methodist Protestant Church
Elm Street Association
Marr
C. F. Tomlinson
Hedrick
Pamlinson
Elim Street
Grimes Street
Tomlinson
High Point
Greensboro
New York
Dred Peacock
Association
W. A. Copeland
Death sentence given to Cumberland County burglar
Joe Dix, a black man, was found guilty of first degree burglary in Cumberland County Superior Court. Judge Daniels sentenced him to death, to be executed on June 13. He was arrested after being shot during a home burglary two months earlier in New Bern.
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Rosa Mitchell
Highland Mills
T. J. Gold
T. W. Albertson
Will Carter
Henry Roach
Jesse Lawrence
Roach
Lawrence Asfray
Lawrence
Geld
Carter
Albertson
Mr. Gold
Mr. Albertson
Walter Roval
Gold
New Bern
Joe Dixon
Cumberland County
Daniels
Watchman saves horses as train drags him near death
Napoleon Bonaparte Bradford a 69 year old watchman at the Baltimore and Ohio crossing in Cincinnati leaped onto the tracks Saturday afternoon to pull back a team and wagon before a locomotive struck him. He lies between life and death at Seton Hospital with serious injuries as Charles Clifford and other witnesses recount the perilous act.
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Cincinnati
Napoleon Bonaparte Bradford
Seton Hospital
Charles Clifford
Bradford
Baltimore and Ohio
Clifford
Mother of nine jailed over debt and bet loss
In Boston on April 11 Mrs Bridget Mullen forty five mother of nine went to jail with her baby at her breast for failing to pay a $110.91 judgment to a former landlord. She admitted wagering $1500 on Mayor Curley’s defeat and was committed for contempt by Judge Dunif in the poor debtors court.
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Boston
Bridget Mullen
James M. Curley
John R. Murphy
Lanlord
Miss Stone Receives Marriage Offers After Trial
New YorkApril 11 Three letters from men offering to marry Miss Oli Stone have arrived since her acquittal in the murder case of Ellis G Kinkead Cincinnati lawyer One letter is from a widower with three children forty five who writes I have been praying for you and want you to become my wife.
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New York
Olivia
M. P. Stone
Ellis G Kinkead
Cincinnati
Bathing Suits Draw Crowd at Coney Island
New York reports a sunny Sunday at Coney Island drawing about 125,060 spectators who enjoyed the day in bathing suits as New York games aired and crowds lounged by the water.
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Coney New York
Coney Island
New York
Indications Favor Bond Issue For New Station
Greensboro reports at 2 PM showed 1905 ballots with 1656 in favor and 249 against the proposed passenger station bond issue. A total of 1714 votes were needed for passage, leaving only 58 more votes required if the 2 PM count stood. Registration was heavy with over 3000 voters registered.
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Greensboro
Chinese Tong Opera Ends After Eleven Hour First Act
At Philadelphia's On Leong Tong convention delegates attended a nine to eleven hour first performance of a new Chinese Tong Opera. The all male cast, drawn from Chinatowns nationwide, included many who played female roles. The work titled meaning To Gather centers on revolutions with a three drummer and three fiddle players providing percussive music between scenes. The audience watched closely, reluctant to break for dinner.
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Philadelphia
America
Henry B. Leong
Community Service Plans Continued In High Point
The board of directors and interested residents met in the chamber of commerce to plan a second year of the service in High Point. About thirty attended and a financial campaign is being organized with pledges from many citizens. J P Mahaffey urged full public participation for all ages.
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Community Service
Chamber of Commerce
High Point
J. P. Mahaffey
Irish Leaders Invited to Parley in Belfast
Belfast April 11. Lord Mayor ONeill of Dublin invites prominent southern Irish opposition leaders to discuss the entire political situation with a view to unity. Hamon de Valera Charles Burgess Michael Collins and Arthur Griffiths accepted the invitation.
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Belfast
Associated Press
O'Neill
Dublin
Southern Ireland
Hamon de Valera
Charles Burgess
Michael Collins
Arthur Griffith
Spring Weather Expected to Fade Across Regions
Washington reports a brief cooldown in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic as a western storm moves northward. Showers and thunderstorms are forecast this afternoon and tonight across the region, with a temporary setback in heat predicted by the weather bureau.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic
South Atlante
Weather Bureau
Steam Shovel at Work on New Bann s Bank Building
The stone wall along South Main Street near the tot site has been removed and a steam shovel is busy preparing the lot for the Commercial National Bank foundation. Construction moves rapidly since the contract was awarded weeks ago.
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Main Street
Commercial National Bank
Soldiers killed in Camp Bullis fireworks explosion
Two soldiers were killed and nine severely burned when pyrotechnics exploded in a pit during an exhibition at Camp Bullis north of San Antonio. The men were from the 17th Infantry at Fort Sam Houston. cause unknown though sparks are suspected to have ignited combustibles.
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San Antonia
Texas
Camp Bullis
Here
17Th Infantry
Fort Sam Houston
Panama Employes Must Pay Rents
In New Orleans on April 11 the U S court of appeals denied an injunction to stop rent collection from about three thousand Panama canal and Panama railway workers. Harvey McConnaughy had sought to block government rents for houses in the canal zone.
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New Orleans
Panama Canal
Panama Railway
Panama Canal Zone
United States Court of Appeals
Harvey McConnaughy
Wages of maintenance workers deemed too low for living
Frank P. Walsh, counsel for mainten ance of way employees, told the United States railway labor board in Chicago that 400,000 track and shop workers earn about 70 dollars a month, with a 20 percent cut last year. He urged against further reductions, warning such wage levels deprive families of basic food and nutrition and likened further cuts to wholesale infanticide.
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Chicago
Frank P.walsh
United States Railway Labor Board
Mr. Walsh
Walter Royal Enters 12th District Solicitor Race
Walter Royal a High Point Municipal Court judge announces his candidacy for solicitor in the 12th judicial district on the Republican ticket. His entry brings three High Point contenders for the seat with Democratic contenders T. W. Albertson and J. Allen Austin already seeking the nomination.
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Walter Royal
High Point
12Th Judicial
Judge Royal
T. W. Albertson
J. Allen Austin
Guilford County
Greek Bourse Is Ordered Closed
Washington reports the closing of the Athens bourse on April 6 and the national bank of Greece on April 8 due to uncertainty over a forced loan. Commercial attache Paul L. Edwards says business in Athens is at a standstill as the measure becomes effective.
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Washington
National Bank of Greece
Comineres Department
Paul L. Edwards
Athens
Co operative Society of America Buys Leonard Morton Mail Order
Chicago April 11 The Co operative Society of America announces the purchase of the Leonard Morton mail order house for about 750000. The Chicago business and stores will close and all operations will shift to the mail order system.
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Chicago
Leonard-Morton
Co-operative Society of America
Ripper Murder Added to New York Crime List
In New York City Nellie Tracy a 40 year old woman was found slain in a tenement hall on the East Side. She had been stabbed multiple times with a razor and part of her clothing lay near the body. Residents reported seeing her with a man a few hours before.
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New York
New York City
Nellie Tracy
Hughes Opposes Navy at 5-5-3 Ratio
Secretary Hughes said cutting navy personnel to 67 000 enlisted men in the naval appropriations bill would drop the fleet below the 5-5-3 ratio set by the army conference and harm United States interests in a letter to Representative Rogers of Massachusetts.
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Washington
United States
Hughes Tovday
Rogers
Massachusetts
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Ripper
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