Mississippi Flood Threat Deepens Along Delta Levees
Mississippi River floodwaters threaten new danger fronts as the levee system buckles from Helena to Vicksburg. Refugees exceed 50,000 with hundreds dead as Greenville and Albemarle report breaks, water works outages, and food shortages. Coolidge proclaims aid for over 75,000 refugees and Red Cross relief expands across eight states.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi River
Gulf
Arkansas
Yag
Mississippi
Helena
Ark
Vicksburg
Miss
Greenville
Yazoo Basin
Indianola
Belzoni
Albemarle Levee
Yazoo
Steps Landing
Nrth
Hickman
Little Rock
Coolidge
Red Cross
Mississippi Valley
Albemarle Bend
Kentucky
Missouri
Illinois
Beardstown
Mr. Coolidge Named Best Dressed American by Expert
Philadelphia April 22 AP Mr. Coolidge is deemed the best dressed man in the United States by Sir Charles Higham. The British advertising expert notes polished shoes and a vivacious, intelligent talk on several subjects.
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Philadelphia
Coolidge
United States
Charles Higham
Charles
Kiwanis Club Hearns Forestation Talk in Raleigh Session
Dr J S Holmes state forester spoke at the Kiwanis luncheon on Forest Per petuation urging preservation of timber lands and training to enable natural reforestation. The club discussed high school athletic field needs and appointed delegates to Kiwanis international in Memphis. Arthur Morris won the attendance prize. next week’s program set by L Davis and J Kirkman.
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J. S. Holmes
Raleigh and
Chapel Hill
Kiwanis
Country Club
Memphis
C. W. Perry
L. C. Matton
Paul Ingle
Homer Covington
C. F. Tomlinson
Arthur Morris
Milton Whitener
L. Davis
J. E. Kirkman
Snyder murder trial jury reaches three quarters completion
The Snyder murder trial jury reached three quarters completion before the noon recess as Everett Vanriken, 48, secretary of a manufacturing concern, was seated as juror nine after a three hour examination in which 46 talesmen were rejected.
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New York
Snyder
Everett Vanriken
Fire destroys three business buildings near Wake Forest
Fire swept a block between Wake Forest college and the depot destroying the Joyners Cafe Gem Theater and Old Holding Drug Store buildings. Raleigh firemen arrived and by noon the blaze was under control though damage was estimated as the structures were old.
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Wake Forest
Wake Forest College
Raleigh Fire Department
Joyners Cafe
Gem Theater
Holding Drug Store
Colonel Robert Bingham Shows Remarkable Improvement
Asheville April 22 Colonel Robert Bingham longtime head of the Bingham military school here showed remarkable improvement after a critical illness. Judge Robert W. Bingham of Louisville and his two sons were at his bedside as the 88 year old veteran nears the end of his crisis.
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Bingham
Asheville
Robert Bingham
Robert W. Bingham
Louisville
Bingham Military School
Funeral services for 11 year old killed in shotgun accident
In Greenville North Carolina funeral services were held for Woodrow Henderson 11 who died when a shotgun in the hands of Herbert Clark 16 was accidentally discharged. The coroner's jury found Clark not to blame and exonerated him.
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Child
Greenville
N. C
Woodrow Henderson
Herbert Clark
Clark
Trusts and humanity in business urged by banker
Merrel P. Callway, VP of Guaranty Trust Co. and Georgia native, urged North Carolina bankers to build up trust departments by incorporating humanity. He noted trustees handle women and children often with limited business experience and urged patience, kindness, and good judgment. He also endorsed well-timed newspaper advertising as linked to trust department growth.
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Pinehurst
Merrel P. Callway
Georgia
Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
North Carolina Bankers’ Association
Frank F. Fagan
Rocky Mount
Bankers of
North Carolina
North Carolina Fishing Laws Not Affected by New Licenses
Assistant director J. K. Dixon states that the new fishing license laws do not alter existing closed seasons or protections for game fish in North Carolina. He notes the act repeals county specific anglers licenses while state rules and board regulations establish open and closed seasons, and urges public cooperation to restore game fishing, with funds used to propagate and protect game fish.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
J. K. Dixon
Department of Conservation and Development
Dixon
Grain prices fall on favorable weather in Chicago
In Chicago on April 22 the weather turned notably better allowing lower wheat prices. Export business from North America reached 1,230,000 bushels with few reports of frost damage. Wheat closed ¾ to 1 cent lower, corn 1/4 to 1/2 off, oats ¼ to 4% down, and provisions down 5 to 3⅙ cents.
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Chicago
North America
Piedmont and Northern Defends Extension Plans Before I C C
In Washington on April 22 AP reports Mark W. Potter argues Piedmont and Northern Railway may extend lines from Spartanburg to Gastonia and Charlotte to Durham without ICC approval as an exempt interurban under the Transportation Act. Opposing counsel for Southern, Atlantic Coast and Seaboard Air Line present.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Piedmont and Northern Railway
Commission
Southern, Atlantic Coast and Seaboard Air Line
Piedmont Company
Mark W. Potter
Spartanburg
Gastonia
Charlotte
Durham
Commerce Commission
Snow and cold woes hit Midwest road building
Snow and cold hamper road work across the Midwest amid flood damage in Illinois Missouri and Iowa. Officials warn warming trends bring some relief but soils and highways show cracking from harsh weather and heavy moisture as engineers meet in Asheville to discuss highway design and foundations.
Walker Electrocuted At Penitentiary In Raleigh
Ernest Walker a Durham negro was electrocuted at the state prison in Raleigh this morning for the murder of Joseph Cassidy. The second execution of the year and eighty ninth since 1910. Two shocks lasting three minutes and 39 seconds each were needed before death. Walker faced three capital charges but was never tried on two. Evidence showed he broke into the Cassidy home and attacked the wife. Pardon Commissioner Hoyle Sink examined the case but did not recommend clemency.
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Raleigh
Ernest Walker
Durham
State’s Prison
Joseph Cassidy
Norman
Walker
Cassidy
Hoyle Sink
Early trial sought for the film actor Paul Kelly
Los Angeles report states district attorney seeks an early trial for Paul Kelly on an indictment charging him with the murder of Ray Raymond, musical comedy star. Attorneys probe whether Dorothy Mackaye was legally married to Raymond as Florence Bain may testify. Mackaye collapsed after grand jury appearance and is hospitalized. Raymond left an estate of about 300 dollars.
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Los Angeles
Paul Kelly
Ray Raymond
Kelly
Dorothy Mackaye
Raymond
Florence Bain
Escape leper Early found in North Carolina not endangering public
Dr. Charles Laughinghouse said the federal government has not disposed of John Early the escaped leper. Early is encamped near Burnsville on the South Toe river after fleeing Carville Louisiana to visit his father in Yancey county. The health official noted Early remains a federal matter and will be returned to a leprosy hospital in due course.
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Raleigh
John Early
North Carolina
Charles O'H. Laughinghouse
Associated Press
Early
Burnsville
South Tee River
Louisiana
Yancey County
Laughinghouse
J. R. Gibbs
United State
Carville
Yadkin County
United States Public Health Service
Attorneys Engage In AfFray After Court Argument
Two lawyers Thomas Turner Jr and Walter C Royal faced accusations of engaging in an affray after a heated courtroom clash over a counterfeit check case. Warrants issued await service as police separated the combatants in the municipal building. A hearing before Judge Teague is expected tomorrow morning.
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Thomas Turner, Jr
Walter C. Royal
Turner
Darrell Pitts
Mr. Royal
Royal
Teague
Pitts
Cotton Statistics Reported From Liverpool Warded Mills Details
Liverpool April 22 AP weekly cotton statistics show 46 000 bales wared to mills with 33 000 American. total stock 1 418 000 including 1 072 000 American. imports 87 000 with 67 009 American. exports 10 000 including 5 009 American.
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Liverpool
Proclamation Seeks Aid for Mississippi Flood Sufferers
Washington reports a proclamation calling for aid for victims in areas flooded by the Mississippi River and its tributaries. The document outlines relief measures and requests assistance from agencies and the public.
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Washington
Coolidge
Mississippi River
Mail Carrier Milazzo Dies in Plane Crash
Cleveland air mail pilot John F. Milazzo was killed when his plane crashed one mile south of Topeka Indiana en route from Chicago to Cleveland. The wreckage burned with mail cargo destroyed. Milazzo, a three year air mail veteran and former Army, was from Chicago. The body to be sent to Chicago.
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Cleveland
John F. Milazzo
Air Mail
Topeka
Ind
Chicago
Milazzo
Child Labor Law May Be Tested In Raleigh
Attorney General Brummitt says 14 to 16 year olds may work over eight hours a day if they completed the fourth grade under the 1927 law. Kate Burr Johnson, chair of the child welfare commission, said she will call a commission meeting to test the law in court.
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Raleigh
Brummitt
Kate Burr Johnson
Child Welfare Commission Today
Governor McLean Returns After Signing State Bond Bonds
Governor McLean is expected back in a few days after signing the balance of ten million dollars in bonds sold by the state. Chester B. Masslich, New York bond attorney for the state, said the governor had arrived in New York from Chicago yesterday, that he was not ill, but resting.
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McLean
Chester B. Masslich
New York
Chicago
State Officials Clash Over Hiring Ban Ruling
Chairman Frank Page of the state highway commission says he never asks employees about politics or relatives but declines to comment on the salary and wage commission ruling barring relatives of state officials from state jobs. Frank Grist and Baxter Durham object to the ruling.
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Frank Page
State Highway Commission
Salary and Wage Commission
Frank Grist
Labor and Printing
Baxter Durham
Object
Liquor Combine Proposes U S Whisky Monopoly
Proposals for a bonded liquor warehouse owners national whisky monopoly to supply good whisky at reasonable price to the ill are under government study Brigadier General Lincoln C Andrews said. The plan envisions a holding corporation buying all liquor and concentrating it in six warehouses under government supervision.
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New York
Lincoln C. Andrews
the Treasury
Garrett 10 Asks for Place in the Senate
The Washington Post reports Representative Finnis Garrett plans to seek the Senate seat held by Senator Kenneth D. McKellar. McKellar’s term ends March 4, 1929. Garrett, long in the House, has led the minority and twice been a speakership candidate.
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Washington
Washington Post
Finnis Garrett
House
Senate
Kenneth D. McKellar
McKellar
Garrett
Foreign exchange rates and quotas in cents
The report lists 60 day Great Britain bills at 481 7 8 maid 485 3 16 cables 485 9 16 and France demand 391 1 2 cables 91 11 16. Other demands include Belgium 1389 1 2 Germany 2369 Holland 3997 Norway 2582 Sweden 2678 1 2 Denmark 2666 Switzerland 1923 Spain 1750 Greece 132 1 2 Poland 1140 Czecho Slovakia 296 Yugoslavia 176 Austria 1412 1 2 Romania 64 Argentina 4237 1 2 Brazil 1181 1 4 Tokyo 4750 Shanghai 626 1 2.
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New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Spain
Greece
Poland
Czecho Slovakia
Jugo Slavia
Austria
Rumania
Argentina
Brazil
Tokyo
Shanghai
Minister Attends Orange Presbytery Meeting
The Rev. Charles P. Coble pastor of the First Presbyterian Church returned from Asheboro where he attended the Orange Presbytery. He serves as state clerk of the organization.
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Charles P. Coble
First Presbyterian Church
Asheboro
Orange
Churchman Denied Charge Anent Wreck
Mexico City reports say Catholic leaders deny government claims that Catholic bishops or priests were involved in a train wreck near Jalisco. Archbishop Flores repudiates any church knowledge or connection, calling Alvarez’s assertion calumnious amid theories of revolutionary looting and political aims. At least 100 dead, 59 injured, many children among victims. U.S. embassy has no confirmation of American casualties or witnesses.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Jalisco
Russ Y. Flores
Alvarez
Calles
United States
H. Dock
Guadalajara
Mrs Stoble Found Guilty of Manslaughter
Christine Stoble, 39, mother of ten, is convicted of manslaughter in the death of her 16 year old daughter Rosa. Supreme Court Justice Lloyd sentences her to ten years in state prison after the jury sought guidance on insanity standards.
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Freehold
W. J
Christine Stoble
Rosa
Supreme Court
Lloyd
Ritchie Declares Religion Must Not Rule Office
Baltimore April 22 AP Governor Albert C Ritchie denounces religion in politics and vows from now until the 1928 Democratic convention to keep religion from determining any man’s right to hold office. He spoke at a Democratic mayoralty campaign rally referencing Governor Alfred E Smith’s Catholicism reply to Charles C Marshall. The meeting chairman noted Ritchie’s Washington prospects.
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Baltimore
Albert C. Ritchie
Ritchie
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Smith
Charles C. Marshall
Washington
Endurance Dancing Championship Draws Dozens In Los Angeles
About twenty couples danced in the world endurance dancing championship pairing one steps fox trots and waltzes on a Los Angeles ballroom floor. The event began yesterday at Venice and drew three hundred fifty couples to start the competition.
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Los Angeles
Tne
Venice
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United States Bureau of Public Roads
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