New York County Democrats to Elect Olvany’s Successor
After three top Tammany figures step away from the issue the New York county Democratic Executive Committee announces it will elect a new leader Tuesday to replace Judge George W. Olvany. Mayor James J. Walker remains the lone unconsulted candidate as the group moves to a district leader chosen by its members.
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New York
Big Four
Tammany Hall
New York County Democratic Organization
George W. Ol Vang
Alfred EB. Smith
Tammany
James A. Foley
Robert F. Wagner
James J. Walker
Tammany Braves
Supreme Court
Smith
Senator Wagner
Peter J. Dooling
Florida Bill Seeks 500000 Aid for Fruit Fly Fight
Washington April 20 Florida fruit growers could receive $500000 in federal aid to combat the Mediterranean fruit fly. Representative Green said after a conference with Chairman Haugen the plan would go to the agriculture committee if needed. Department officials hope to work with Florida on plans to control the pest. Marlatt of the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine noted possible budget diversions to fund the Florida effort.
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Washington
Florida
Green
Illorida
Haugen
House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Committee
Department of Agriculture
Four Northeastern Provinces Form In Manchuria Change
Manchuria’s traditional three eastern provinces Fengtien Kirin Heilungkiang have grown to four with the addition of Jehol province. The new boundary shift places Jehol west of Mukden and north of Peking, altering regional naming used by Chinese and Japanese audiences.
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Mukden
Manchuria
Fengtien
Kirin
Heilungkiang
Jehol
Peking
Vast Far East Museum Fridge Idea Aims To Preserve Bodies
A plan before the Central Department for Science envisions a large museum refrigerator in the Far East to preserve human bodies for thousands of years using Siberian eternal frost. The concept cites frozen animal corpses found long after birth with flesh still edible as supportive evidence.
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Moscow
Far East
Central Department For Science
Whooping cough cases rise in Davidson county area
In Lexington on April 20 the county health office shows forty reported whooping cough cases. The outbreaks span Lexington Conrad Hill Thomasville Silver Hill and Emmons townships with no evident containment.
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Lexington
Davidson County
County Health Department
Conrad Hill
Thomasville
Silver Hill
Emmons
State Pays Homage At Tomb Of Walter Hines Page
North Carolina moves to honor Walter Hines Page with a roadside access road from Highway 50 to Bethesda church near Aberdeen. Commissioner J Elwood Cox led the effort three years ago to create a nearly one mile route to the grave site, with five lots purchased on a knoll overlooking the old and new sections of Bethesda churchyard.
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Walter Hines
Cox
Bethesda Church
Aberdeen
North Carolina
Walter Hines Page
Court of St. James's
United States
State Highway Commission
J. Elwood Cox
Fifth District
Quebec
Miami
Frank Page
Road Board
Great Britain
Bethesda Church and War Memory in Eastern North Carolina
The article details Bethesda Church in eastern North Carolina with graves dating to 1792, noting prominent local figures on headstones. It recalls the 1860 church, a gallery for enslaved people, Civil War bullet holes, and the Page family's burial plot honoring Dr. Page and his last wish to be laid to rest in North Carolina. It also reflects on Dr. Page’s wartime role and his connection to Woodrow Wilson.
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Sherman
Page
Bethesda
Hendrick
Allison Page
Belleau Wood
Dr. Page
Court of
St. James’s
Woodrow Wilson
Walter Hines Page
Wilson
London
City Officials Halt Parades As Unrest Grinds On
Last night Yastonia city council banned parades without city manager permission, stalling plans as authorities investigate Thursday’s destruction at a union headquarters and the front of a store used by the International Relief Fund. Sheriff Lineberger and police refuse to discuss the probe while military aid remains limited. Ellen Dawson, National Textile union organizer, held on federal charges in Mecklenburg jail, expected bond tonight. Strike leaders silent on plans post ordinance. City manager Harry Rutter says no parade permit request came. A reported Pinkney mills settlement in South Gastonia remains unconfirmed. four strikers denied reemployment, one foreman moved. South Carolina strikes ongoing.
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Yastonia
Union
International Relief Fund
Tion
Eli Lineberger
Loray Mill
Ellen Dawson
National Textile Union
Mecklenburg County
Trenton
N. J
Harry Rutter
Pinkney
Gastonia
South Carolina
Hardman Calls Georgia Crime Meeting To Study Causes
Governor Eugene Hardman urges Georgia citizens to a May 3 mass meeting at the state capitol to study crime conditions and draft remedies for the General Assembly. He asks lawmakers, attorneys, judges, and court officers to attend and vows a thorough survey and proposed laws.
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Atlanta
Georgia
L. G. Hardman
State
General Assembly
Workers push on in stretch-out protest at mills
Report notes employees and managers rarely talk while continuing the stretch-out effort. Strike leaders and mill chiefs declined comment as committees from both sides met nearly every day to discuss the impasse.
Police seek gun suspects in St Valentine Massacre case
Chicago inquest reveals two names Steven Oswald and Frank Thompson linked to gun sales and machine guns. In Los Angeles Charles Lloyd released after alibi proven. Ben Milrot and Jack Weston held on liquor charges. Major weapon analysis underway.
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Chicago
North Side
Steven Oswald
Frank Thompson
Ben Milrot
Jack Watson
Watson
Milrot
Los Angeles
Lloyd
Charles W. Lloyd
Bugs” Moran
Fred Burke
Burke
Jack Weston
Duelling Persists in German Universities Despite Law
A report notes that duelling continues at most German universities though it remains prohibited by law. The piece highlights campus traditions and enforcement gaps as students engage in ceremonial duels despite legal bans.
Trial Opened In Slaying Of Mrs. King In Sharon
The body of Mrs. Faye King, a young high school teacher, was found outside her Sharon South Carolina home apparently poisoned and strangled. Bloodstained clothing led to the arrest of her husband Rafe King of Shelby North Carolina who now faces trial for her murder. Both families were socially prominent in the two states.
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Faye King
Sharon
S. C
Rafe King
Shelby
N. C
States
Pension reform grants early Soviet retirement ages
In Moscow, a new social insurance law by the All Russian Central Trades Union Council would give men 69 and women 55 a pension after 25 years of steady work without medical exams. Lower ages apply to heavy industry workers such as miners and foundry men, who could retire at 50 after 20 years of work, 15 underground or on hot floors.
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Moscow
All- Russian Central Trades Union Council
Early American textile imports and civic milestones
In the United States monthly cotton cloth imports exceed five million yards. Cincinnati claims the first bath tub built and used in 1842. The first police office stood in Massachusetts and the Dead Letter Office was established in 1825.
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United States
Cincinnati
Massachusetts
Four High Point Boys Held in Auto Larceny Ring
Four High Point youths aged 15 to 19 were arrested in the West End on June 30 for larceny of four cars over three weeks. Garner, 19, allegedly admitted stealing all four, with officers seeking car owners to build prosecutions.
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High Point
West End
Swanson, Whitlow
Belton
Leon Pendrey
West Point Avenue
Southern Student Assn Elects Martha Stackhouse President
Miss Martha Stackhouse of Agnes Scott college was elected president of the Southern Intercollegiate association of student government at the conference final session. North Carolina College for Women will host the next meeting. officers include Betty Sloane, Dorothy Solomon, Alma Wryche, and Florence Pierson.
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New Orleans
Martha Stackhouse
Agnes Scott College
Atlanta
Southern Intercollegiate Association of Student Government
North Carolina College For Women
Betty Sloane
Dorothy Solomon
Converse College
Alma Wryche
Duke University
Florence Pierson
Newcomb College
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U. 5
Davidson
Little Presbyterian Church
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Campbell
Mcdonald
Graham
Bethune
Jewett
Bla
McMillan
Johnston
Patterson
Archibald Patterson
John McMillan
Rockfish
Sandhills
Sandhill
St. Luke's Hospital
Frank
Antly
Waldorf’s
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Hardman
Oswald
Thompson
Kirkland
Webster Hotel
Calvin Goddard
Kenneth Johnson
Adams Street
Sam Edwards
English Street
Fairley Garner
Tipton Street
High Point Hospital
Corbett Street
Setzer
Garner
Bone Ce
Stephens
PIAIN
Stephen’s
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