Cornerstone Opened After Eight Years At Raleigh Institute
In Raleigh on April 24 an eight year delay ended as Col. Fred A. Olds and Daniel Terry opened the cornerstone of the old deaf dumb and blind institute. An ancient Bible two dimes a large penny newspapers and documents on the institutes creation and North Carolina Masonry were found embedded in the wall by B B Wright the demolition contractor.
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Raleigh
Deaf, Dumb, Blind Institute
Fred A. Olds
State Hall of History
Daniel Terry
North Carolina
B. B. Wright
Search Continues for Wreckage of Vehicle in Ohio River
Authorities in Hamilton Ohio press on with river search after three bodies floated downstream near the Great Miami river. Mrs Joseph Lewis reports seeing a low flying airplane over the river shortly before the bodies were found, corroborating the aviator theory.
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Hamilton
Great Miami River
Joseph Lewis
Lewis
Edward Cook
Butler County
Stewart Admits of Denver Bond and Trust Details
Stewart testified about turning profits from oil reallocations involving Sinclair and Standard Oil. He described collecting liberty bonds through coupon clipping, setting up a trust with Roy Barnett as trustee, and depositing bond proceeds including a 13,903.75 stake linked to 794,000 bonds. He claimed no possession of Continental Trading bonds and recalled multiple liberty bond purchases since 1917.
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Stewart
Barnett
Roy J. Barnett
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Sinclair Crude Oil Company
Osler
Biltmore
New York
Chicago
Government Liberty
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Continental Trading Company
Senator Walsh
Montana
Continental
Nye
Standard Oil
Standard Looms Chartered in Spartanburg Textile Firm
A charter of incorporation was granted to Standard Looms, Inc., of Spartanburg, to manufacture and trade in textile machinery and supplies. Capital is 750,000 dollars in 7,500 shares of 100 dollars each plus 1,500 shares of no par value. Isaac Andrews is president, Jonas Northrop vice president, Frank Norcross secretary treasurer, with directors John A. Law H. A. Ligon Stewart Cramer Jr Leroy Springs and W. S. Montgomery.
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Standard Looms
Columbia
8. C
Standard Looms, Incc
Spartanburg
Isaac Andrews
Jonas Northrop
Frank Norcross
John A. Law
H. A. Ligon
Stewart Cramer, Jr
Leroy Springs
W. S. Montgomery
Smith for President Club Rally Endorses Governor Smith
In a North Carolina court house Bailey praised Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York for restoring faith in government. He defended his record on education, labor, and aid to the poor, affirmed support for Prohibition, and extolled religious liberty. The crowd included many women and several self-described normal Republicans quickly joined the club.
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America
Democratic Party
Alfred E. Smith
New York
North Carolina
Smith
Tammany
Mr. Bailey
William Penn
George Calvert
Roger Williams
Penn
Calvert
Williams
Massachusetts
Court House
Spring Rain Strikes Alabama Florida Leaving Towns Isolated
Western Florida and southern Alabama endure torrential rains as Brewton and surrounding villages evacuated. Four deaths reported including a schoolgirl in Braden ton and three others in Panther Creek area. Railways and highways blocked. Pearl River and Tombigbee flood stages rise. utilities in Americas and Moultrie damaged. relief efforts mobilized in Montgomer y area.
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Bonifay
Bradenton
Fla
Panther Creek
Ala
Georgia
Cordele
Florida
Alabama
Blakely
Tifton
Sylvester
Dublin
Ocmulgee
Macon
Moultrie
Pelham
Montgomery
Tallapoosa
Chattahootchie
Columbia
Brewton
Court House
Monroeville
Peterman
Monroe County
Cherokee Bluffs
Lake Martin
Memphis
Pickins
Mississippi
Jackson
Columbus
Aberdeen
Pensacola
Graceville
Milton
Osceola Simmons
Westville
Caryville
Atlanta
Bremen and Ford relief planes stormbound on Greenly Island
A Canadian press report says the Bremen and the Ford relief plane are stormbound on Greenly Island while awaiting a meeting with twelve army planes to convoy the air cavalcade from Lake St. Agnes Albany toward the last miles.
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Ford
Chamberlin
Kelly
Lake ST. Agnes
Que
Canadiana
Trans-Continental Airways
Bremen
Greenly Island
Mina Steamer Ordered to Assist Arctic Explorers
The Mina steamer, owned by the Northern Exploration Company and docked at Henningsvane, Norway, received orders to approach Green Harbor Spitzbergen to transport Captain George H. Wilkins and Lieut. Carl B. Eielson with their airplane to Norway. The ship departed and aims for the ice fjord mouth by Saturday, with the fliers expected in Tronsoe early next week.
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Oslo
Mina
Northern Exploration Company
Henningsvane
Finmark
Norway
Green Harbor
Spitzbergen
George H. Wilkins
Carl B. Eielson
Ice Fjord
Tronsoe
Texans seek money to buy historic Treaty Oak
The land housing the Treaty Oak in Austin Texas is for sale. Locals hoping to preserve the 500 plus year old tree are raising funds to buy the property. The oak is tied to Stephen F. Austin and early Texas history as a conference site and cultural landmark.
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Austin. Tex
Stephen F. Austin
Texas
Treaty Oak
Austin
W. H. Caldwell
Rome Heir to the Throne Made Lieutenant Colonel
The Prince of Piedmont, heir to the Italian throne, has been promoted to lieutenant colonel of infantry. The ceremony elevates a royal figure to a high rank within the army, signaling continued modernization and loyalty to the state.
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Rome
Prince of
Piedmont
Major League Leaders in Batting, Runs and More
Major league leaders through April 23 include Grantham Pirates with 200 hits, Frisch Cardinals 190 runs, Cohen Giants 12 RBIs, Stephenson Cubs 17 hits, and multiple players tied with four doubles. American leaders feature Durocher Yankees .444, Jamieson Indians 12 runs, Goslin Senators 11 RBIs, Sewell Indians 17 hits, and Meusel Yankees five doubles.
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Grantham
Pirates
Frisch
Cardinals
Cohen
Giants
Stephenson
Cubs
Terry
Butler
Bottomley
Rhonda
Dodgers
Thompson
Phillies
L. Waner
Critz
Reds
Webb
Wilson
O’doul
O’farrall
Tyson
Carey
Robins
Maguire
Barnhart
Durocher
Yanks
Jamieson
Indians
Goslin
Senators
K. Williams
Red Sox
J. Sewell
Meusel
Yankees
Regan
Easterling
Tigers
Gehringer
Rotary District Convention Opens in Charlotte
The fifty-eighth Rotary district convention opened in Charlotte with Marcel Frank of Paris, director of Rotary International, present as delegates from all sections arrived this morning.
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Rotary
Charlotte
Marcel Frank
Paris
France
Rotary International
Kaminsky’s Mad! Police Dog Taken After 26th Robbery
Mor ris Kaminsky owns a sandwich shop in Cleveland. After his shop was robbed 26 times and a police dog he bought for protection was stolen, he reopened the business with renewed resolve.
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Kaminsky
Cleveland
Morris Kaminsky
President Coolidge Charged Over Recess Appointment
Senator Dill charges President Coolidge with violating the spirit of the constitution by keeping Commissioner Esch on the Interstate Commerce Commission via a recess appointment after Senate rejection. The Washington briefing notes the formal accusation dates to April 24.
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Washington
Coolidge
Dill
Commissioner Esch
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Jewish marriage broker hones London matchmaking network
In London on April 24 the Jewish matrimonial market runs on a broker named Shadchan. He has no office but is well connected socially and knows many marriageable men and women. His typical fee is five percent of the dowry.
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London
Shadchan
Primaries Today Shuffle Foreshadows Hoover Smith Support
Massachusetts voters gain write in option but turnout looks light with Smith and Hoover dominating campaigns. Senator Reed plans to enter West Virginia Democratic primary with petition to place his name on the ballot as he campaigns there.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Smith
New York
Herbert Hoover
Washington
James A. Reed
Missouri
West Virginia
John Lewis
Charleston
Reed
Tramp Halts Train On Sioux City Aberdeen Line
A tramp flagged a passenger train by standing between the rails and waving his coat, preventing a wreck north of Mitchell South Dakota. A loose rail was fixed and the man received a free ride to the next station where he vanished before his identity could be learned.
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Mitchell
Sioux City
Aberdeen
Here
Timbuctoo Nearer
Timbuctoo in India moves closer to air accessibility as a Paris flight reaches the city in 26 hours, signaling hope of becoming a stop on a French air route to Africa.
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Timbuctoo
India
Paris
Africa
Lindy Goes on Flight After Midnight Repairs Complete
Lindy announces repairs completed shortly after midnight and that Captain Koehl Baron Von Huenefeld and Major Fitzmaurice will depart at dawn for a 709 mile flight to Lake Ste Agnes expected to take about eight hours. They plan an overnight stay and a dawn takeoff for New York with ideal weather forecast along the route.
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Koehl
Baron von Huenefeld
Major Fitzmaurice
Lake Ste. Agnes
New York
Greenly Island
Bernt Balchen
Ford
Bremen
Greenly
Junkers
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Clarks
Denver
Sinclair and
Standard
Sinclair
Greensboro
High Point Boulevard
High Point
High Point Insurance and Real Estate Co
A. Sherrod
G. Kinney
Major League
Hall-Mills
Elwin E. Allen
Oklahoma
Hi Reno
Okla
New Jersey
Hoover
Cincinnati
Toledo
S. Main Street
High Point, N. C
Lindy
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