Tariff and labor woes loom over cotton industry in New Bern
Boston conference hears Fitchburg president warn the cotton trade faces a deep decline caused by low farm prices unemployment and rising imports totaling nine million dollars over eight months. He urges speedy tariff passage to curb further cuts as shipboard prohibition trial unfolds in New Bern with Coast Guard witness detailing liquor offers and a cargo of contraband.
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Boston
Mass
Russell B. Lowe
Fitchburg
National Association of Cotton Manufacturers
Flood death list rises as Dallas flood recedes
In Fort Worth Texas on April 27 the Trinity River fell 16 feet overnight to 17 feet. Flooded suburbs regained streetcar service while the death and missing total reached forty nine. Investigators began examining levee embankments to determine if the levees were dynamited. A $500 reward was offered for information leading to arrests of those convicted of dynamiting the levee system during the flood.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Trinity River
Natchez, Miss
Mississippi River
Weecoma Levee
Lake Concordia
Serriday
Vidalia
Women Voters Back Henry Ford Offer on Muscle Shoals
At Baltimore on April 27 the National League of Women Voters discussed resolutions on food supply and demand. A committee report urged the government to accept Henry Ford's offer to buy the Muscle Shoals nitrate and power plant, and the resolutions committee was expected to back its adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Committee On Resolutions
Convention
National League of Women Voters
Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
Committee On
Resolutions
Active Months Sell Higher in New York Cotton
Reports of more rains in the southwest and rising flood danger sparked an opening advance in the cotton market in New York. Active months sold 5 to 12 points after the call as futures opened steady with May at 18.95 and July at 17.73 among other contracts.
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New York
Two Arrested in Mail Truck Robbery Probe
New York post office inspectors arrested Lewis, Jack Wolfe, and Jacob B. Price in connection with a $2.5 million mail truck robbery on Lower Broadway dated October 24, 1921. Stolen securities valued at $75,000 were recovered.
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New York
Lewis
Jack Wolfe
Jacob B. Price
Post Office
Lower Broadway
Indiana man chosen to head Shriners
Leonidas P. Newby of Knightstown Indiana was elected Most Excellent Grand Master of the Knight Templars order in the United States at the 35th biennial conclave in New Orleans. No decision has been reached on the next convention city.
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New Orleans
Leonidas P. Newby
Knightstown
Ind
Knight Templars Order
United States
Jury selects 12 for Knox murder trial in Montross
In Montross Virginia ten farmers and two merchants will judge the Miss Sarah K E Knox murder case after 71 veniremen were examined. The 12 jurors include Cameron Hogan Garner Sanford Suphy Miller Hodsman Jones Gouldman Smith English Pennington. Beale, the first witness, opposed capital punishment in cases involving a woman.
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Montross, Va
Sarah KE. Knox
Margaret
East
BE. M. Pennington
C. H. Beale
Cruel Whips Displayed At State Education Offices
Indiana report notes two cat-o-nine tails style whips confiscated from St. Michael's Independent Polish school in East Chicago. Inspector confirms lashes show prior use for punishment and reveals no law bans such practice though public policy opposes it.
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Indianapolis
State Board of Education
St. Michael's
East Chicago
Lake County
Pearl White narrowly escaped as weight crashes through theater
In Paris at the Casino de Paris Pearl White, a motion picture actress, narrowly escaped death when a half ton steel weight fell from the roof. It struck the floor beside her, throwing her but she suffered no injuries. The crowded matinee continued after the incident.
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Paris
Pearl White
Casino de Paris
Swiss waiter to be deported over Rolling Rock club romance
August Probst, a Swiss waiter who claimed he was kidnapped due to his romance with the daughter of a wealthy Rolling Rock club member near Pittsburgh, will be deported from the United States under an order issued by Assistant Secretary Henning of the labor department.
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Will Deport
Probst
Washington
Pittsburgh
United States
Henning
Labor Department
Bankers urged to aid cooperative tobacco plan
North Carolina bankers were told at the state convention that backing the cooperative tobacco selling movement benefits their interests. Oliver J. Sands, Richmond Banker and manager for tobacco selling organizations for the Carolinas and Virginia, said banks in tobacco counties can help finance sales though the plan will proceed regardless of banker participation. J. W. Vaughn of Cartersville, Georgia spoke on Livestock Industry. officers and districts reported. session adjourned to resume the next morning with Senator Dial of South Carolina scheduled to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinehurst
North Carolina
Oliver J. Sands
Richmond
Carolinas
Virginia
Sands
J. W. Vaughn
Cartersville
Dial
South Carolina
Free State troops seize Mullingar in Irish fighting
Floods from the Mississippi hit Ser ferdy and Vidalia in Louisiana as Weecoma levee failed near Natchez Mississippi. Provisional free state forces secured Mullingar with armored car patrols, amid ongoing violence reported by the Belfast Evening News correspondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free State
London
Mullingar
Belfast
Evening News
Levee Breach at Poydras Forcing Mass Flood Evacuations
A 100 foot section of the Mississippi levee at Poydras, ten miles south of New Orleans, collapsed today sending floodwaters they drive about 350 families to flee the area as emergency crews assess the breach.
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New Orleans
Poydras
Gompers Invited to Speak in Charlotte May Week
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor has been invited to attend the Home Coming Week celebration May 8 to 9 under the Charlotte Central Labor union. If he accepts it will be his first speaking engagement in North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Charlotte Central Labor Union
North Carolina
Wealthy Oil Operator's Wife Attempts Suicide in Memphis
Mrs Cleo Stratton wife of Henry Stratton an El Dorado Kansas oil operator tried to cut her wrist with a small knife in a downtown Memphis hotel. Doctors say she will recover. A large roll of bills was found in her room. No reason given for the attempt.
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Memphis
Tenn
Cleo Stratton
Henry Stratton
el Dorado
Kan
Field
Butler Mayor Orders Closed Sundays for Shoeshine Parlors
Butler Pennsylvania, April 27. Mayor Thomas H. Brown orders all shoeshine parlors to close on Sundays. Men must shine Saturday night or do the work Sunday morning before church. Proprieties complain while shop boys welcome a weekly holiday.
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Butler
Thomas H. Brown
Alice Paul dies of heart disease en route to doctor's office
Allentown April 28 Mrs. Alice Paul 58 of Catasauqua died from heart disease while being transported in an automobile to a physician's office after tending graves at Mickley's cemetery.
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Allentown
Mickley’s
Alice Paul
Catasauqua
Fighting erupts in Bullingar as anti treaty debate nears
In Bullingar Ireland regular and irregular Irish Republican Army units clashed for two hours today ahead of Eamon de Valera's anticipated anti treaty meeting. Each side reported one dead and six wounded in the exchange using rifles and machine guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bullingar
Ireland
Irish Republican
Eamon de Valera
Prisoners stage wholesale jailbreak in Calcutta jail
In Calcutta on April 27 about three hundred inmates led a revolt over treatment of political prisoners breaking for the gates. Several were killed by guards and others escaped over the walls. Some prisoners and wardens were injured with casualty figures not yet available.
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Calcutta
India
Women to Serve on Kinston Coroner's Jury
A coroner's jury in Kinston composed entirely of women will investigate the death of Fred Williams who was killed when struck by an automobile last Tuesday. It marks possibly the first time in the state's history a women only jury has been convened for a coroner's inquiry.
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Kinston
Fred Williams
Garden to Tour American Concert Halls This Fall
New York April 27 Mary Garden former Chicago Opera Company director will tour American concert stages this fall. Concert manager Charles L Wagner announced the plan noting Garden has had a long contract but agreed not to perform while engaged in Chicago.
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New York
Mary Garden
Chicago Opera Company
Charlies L. Wagner
Miss Garden
Chicago
Textile union outlines response to southern wage pressure
Lawrence Mass April 27 United Textile Workers leader Thos J McMahon told striking workers southern competition drives wage cuts in New England He pledged to study north south advantages and urged action if southern conditions prove better for workers and profits shift southward He warned northern capital profits may fund southern labor and urged northern workers to move if needed.
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Lawrence
Mass
New England
Thos
JF. McMahon
United Textile Workers of America
Edward F. Greene
Paci Mills
McMahon
Greene
South
Old theory exploded by these families in Eustis
A Kentucky born pair, A D Miller and his brother, publish and edit the Eustis Lake Region and run joint mercantile interests. They have lived together for 23 years with shared bank accounts and property, claiming equal ownership and joint tax listing. They moved to Eustis from Richmond.
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Eustis
Hi City
A.D. Miller
Eustis Lake
A. D. Miller
Miller Brothers
Wentucky
C. D
Lake Region
Youth Wields Knife In Police Court Case
Kinston April 27 Alonzo Tew a white youth awaits sentence in police court on assaulting three people with a knife. He allegedly attacked a cousin and then wounded officers Elwood Buck and Christopher Lupton during arrest. None seriously hurt. Tew remains in custody.
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Kinston
Alonzo Tew
Tew
Elwood Buck
Christopher Lupton
Good Potato Crop Near Kinston May Soon Be Ready
Farmers in Kinston report the first potatoes likely to be ready to dig around May 1. Harvesting will be gradual for several weeks as weather has cut into the crop. Frosts in the past week caused slight damage to the crop in parts of North Carolina.
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Kinston
North Carolina
Los Angeles Probes Ku Klux Violence 1922
Cal April 27 the impaneling of the county grand jury to investigate evidence charging the Ku Klux Klan with responsibility for the Englewood masked mob violence has been ordered. Two witnesses named are William S Coburn grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and G W Price king kleagle of the klan in California.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ku Klux Klan
Englewood
William S&s. Coburn
Grand Western Goblin
G. W. Price
King Kleagle
Klan
California
Siberia Attacks Hit Japanese Mail Train near Nikolsk
Japanese forces report attacks from Siberian partisans on a mail train near Nikolsk. A postal clerk and two soldiers were killed, with reinforcements rushed to assist guards pursuing the attackers.
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Tokio
Siberia
Nikolsk
Bragg Announces Appoint of Committees at Sheraton
The first session opened at the Sheraton at 2:00 PM as Bragg declares the appointment of various committee chairmen. Delegates from Greensboro and Raleigh arrive. events include baseball at Wensch field, an Orpheum show, memorial service, barbecue at Old Hickory club, and an Elks band concert at the Southern Furniture Exposition building.
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Bragg
Sheraton
Hickory Club
Weich Field
Orpheum Theater
Old Hickory Club
Elks
Southern Furniture Exposition
Dedication of New College Grounds This Friday
The North Carolina conference of the Methodist Protestant church will dedicate the grounds for a new college in High Point on Friday at 2 20 PM. Dr J T Burrus hosts the ceremony, Dy FR Harris accepts, and J Norman Wills outlines plans. Mayors, ministers, and local leaders will speak as several thousand residents attend with student and parent participation and Elks Band music.
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North Carolina
J. T. Burrus
Dy FR. Harris
Board of Education
J. Norman Wills
Greensboro
Methodist Protestant Church
John W. Hedrick
Fred N. Tate
Frank Wineskie
M. J. Wrenn
W.M. Marr
George R Brown
High Point
R. M. Andrews
The
Board of Education and Trustees
Elks
Elmira Spence Died at 89 in Randolph County
Mrs Elmira Kearns Spence widow of Gaston Spence died this morning at the home of her grandson W J Alexander 316 Thistle Street She is survived by a sister Frances J Alexander Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 3 pm from Mt Gilead Methodist Episcopal Church Randolph County conducted by Rev T J Rogers with interment in the church graveyard
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Elmira Kearns Spence
Gaston Spence
W. J. Alexander
Thistle Street
Spence
Frances J. Alexander
Mt. Gilead Methodist Episcopal Church
Randolph County
T. J. Rogers
South Main Methodist Church
Italian train shot near Florence shocks Rome
Unknown assailants fired on a train near Florence today. A window near the minister of works was hit but no one injured. Other disorders reported in Florence left several dead as extremists cause unrest and the city tightens guards.
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Rome
Florence
North Carolina Translers Convention Opens at Sheraton
The 26th annual convention of the North Carolina Division of the Translers' Protective Association of America opened at the Sheraton hotel at 2 PM. Delegates numbered about 200 with visitors expected. committee chairmen were named and a secretary election prospects stirred debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Translers’ Protective Association of America
Sheraton
Aha
Amerida
Et Hughes
Mpadededa
Hedrick
del Gates
C. Tomlingom
Vis
Anex- Sposal
National Gosociation
Welcome
Post
Charlies G. Lee
Asheville
J. C. Brage
Raleigh
Bb. H. Marsh
Winston-Salem
C. C. McLeean
Greensboro
J. Frank Wilkes
Charlotte
Chas. G. Lee
Danville
Welch Field
T. P.A
Henry T. Morris
Henderson
Isaac W. Hughes
J. C. Bragg
B. H. Marsh
CC. C
McLean
Crutchfield
Pla
William O'Neal
O'Neal
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Isirum
New Bern
England
Message of Peace
Yeomans
Portsmouth
N. C
Coast Guard
A. Coleman
Benj. Thompson
Coleman
Inland Waterways Canal
William B. Blades
Capt
Indiana
KNOX
Eastlake
J.C. Bragg
North Carolina Divisian, Bick
Cooperative
Mississippi
Associated Press
Gompers
Textile Union
Textile Workers
State
L.A
Winton- Salva Va
Pight
Reensboro
Cratchfield
VRS
Elmira Spence
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