Repudiated Bonds and State Credit Debate
A Connecticut bid to sue North Carolina in the Supreme Court over postwar carpetbagger bonds drew mixed public opinion. The governor and attorney general opposed the suit, while editors urged a final judicial determination to settle whether the bonds are lawful and restore credit. The Supreme Court later denied permission on technical grounds, though debate over the bonds’ validity and impact on state credit continued.
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Connecticut
Supreme Court
North Carolina
Washington
Daily Bond News of
New York
Supreme Court of the United States
Bruce Craven
Greensboro Daily News
Savings Bank Association
South Carolina
Supreme Court of the United
Modern methods expose lethal state power in France and North Carolina
The piece contrasts France using the guillotine on two radicals with North Carolina executing a Winston Salem man by electric chair while his wife and child waited. It notes observers found the Paris method perhaps more humane and questions the efficiency of American execution methods.
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France
North Carolina
Winston- Salem
Brown Mountain light explained again as Hud son lamp reflections
A Raleigh scientist claims the Brown Mountain light is the reflection of Hudson town lamps. The piece notes the recurring nature of the mystery, the pending verification, and the hope for an almost undeniable demonstration before accepting the explanation.
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Brown Mountain
Raleigh
Hudson
Santa Claus
Congress urged to move seven national military parks to interior
War and interior secretaries ask Congress to transfer seven national military parks including Gettysburg Antietam Shiloh and Fredericksburg from the War Department to the Interior. The move aims at economy and preservation as shrines of patriotism.
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Secretaries of War and the Interior
Congress
War Department
Department of the Interior
National Park Service
Gettysburg
Antietam
Shiloh
Fredericksburg
Prisoner Invents New Automatic Rifle Prototype
Marshall Williams, an eight year inmate at Caledonia prison, reportedly perfected a working model of an automatic rifle with rapid fire and non jamming features. Officials doubt parole prospects but tout the device as potentially suitable for U S military ordnance if patented and produced. Williams, convicted of second degree murder in 1921, could complete his term in about two years given a governor ordered sentence reduction.
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Raleigh
Marshall Williams
Williams
Edwin B. Bridges
Pardons
George Ross Poll
U. S
Cumberland County
Fayetteville
Caledonia Prison Farm
McLean
Bridges
Pou
Mr. Pou
Caledonia
Central Prison
Caledonia Farm
David Buick Victorious in Memory Yet Poor in Life
Bruce Catton recalls David Buick, founder of the Buick Motor Co and inventor of the valve in head engine. Once a symbol of wealth, Buick now lives in modest means at 74, teaching at a Detroit trades school while the world still associates his name with luxury autos.
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David Buick
Buick Motor Co
Buick
Motor Kings of
Detroit
Bruce Catton
W. C. Durant
America
Monon Indiana Sees No Child Deaths in 1927
The town of Monon Indiana with 1500 residents reports no child fatalities in 1927 and no deaths from communicable diseases. The record is highlighted as a point of pride and hope for 1928.
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Monon
Ind
What Causes Accidents and How They Happen
The Travelers Insurance Co tables causes of accidental deaths from its statistics. Traffic leads with 29 percent of fatalities, followed by home accidents at 26 percent and sports and recreation at 20 percent. Remaining causes are spread across several categories.
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Travelers Insurance Co
Al Smith Sees No North Carolina versus New York Gap
A quip notes Al Smith claims no difference between North Carolina residents and New York City people. The remark suggests he should vacation elsewhere, referenced under The Book of Knowledge Love Birds.
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al Smith
North Carolina
New York City
NEA
Book of Knowledge
Pittsburgh girl aims to barrel over Niagara Falls
A Pittsburgh girl plans to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel, echoing historic daredevil feats. The stunt mirrors classic waterway bravado that captivated readers for decades.
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Pittsburgh
Niagara Falls
Researchers to Measure Eastern River Flows Amid Floods
Experts from the state water resources division converge on eastern North Carolina to gauge river flow during anticipated flood stage. Hydraulic engineer Thorndike Saville says the flood crest should hit larger rivers early next week and that current flows exceed recent years.
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Raleigh
State Water Resources Division
North Carolina
Thorndike Saville
Timeline of Civil War era events through 1894
Timeline items note key moments: April 28 1861 Tennessee governor seizes Federal money and bonds. 1861 Confederate Provisional Congress meets in Montgomery. 1865 Southern ports reopen to trade. 1894 Coxey's Army reaches Washington.
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Tennessee
Confederate Provisional Congress
Montgomery
Ala
Coxey
Washington
Long Panama Canal Gun to Guard Strategic Waterway
A seventy foot long gun weighing 735000 pounds is to be installed for the defense of the Panama Canal. The piece represents a major military show of force and its deployment is framed as a lasting strategic asset.
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Panama Canal
Lindy
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High Point Enterprise
J. P. Rawley
H. A. Cecil
Geo. F. Edwards
C. M. Waynick
High Point
Associated Press
N. C
Ecute
C. C. Pyle
Eleanora Sears
Boston
New England
Mon “Uodes At
Bessey
Braucher
Paris
Paul Caret
Ine Bois
George Clark
NEA Service, IC
Grolier Society
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