Rioting Erupts Near Knox County Jail In Knoxville
In Knoxville Tennessee a mob gathered at the Knox County jail after the arrest of Frank Martin a Black man accused of assaulting a young white teacher. State militia deputies and police fired toward the crowd injuring at least twenty people including two in hospitals. Authorities feared further clashes while a cavalry unit and machine guns guarded the jail.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Knox County
Frank Martin
Brummil
Tate
Schneider
Night at Barnstable jail as mob threatens lynching
In Barnstable Massachusetts a mob threatened to seize three black men charged with assault on a white woman. National guard artillery with machine guns guarded the jail overnight. The governor sent 100 artillerymen to Barnstable and set outposts along the road before withdrawing most troops.
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Barnstable
Mass
National Guard
2Nd Artillery
Jury Acquits Boy Who Killed Father in Georgia
Alton McLane fourteen was acquitted by a Gibson jury after twenty minutes deliberation. He claimed the February 25 1921 shooting was accidental and that fear led him to rope his father’s neck, drag the body to a ditch, and ride away. the body was found two days earlier.
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Gibson
Alton McLane
Confederate Veterans Reunion Forms Found for Durham Event
Identification certificate blanks for the North Carolina Confederate veterans reunion were left at The Enterprise and will be given to veterans or their sons attending the August 23 24 25 gathering in Durham. Carter Dalton received the blanks by mail from G O Cobb commander of the state Sons of Confederate Veterans division.
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Confederate Veterans of
North Carolina
Durham
Enterprise
High Point
Carter Dalton
G. O. Cobb
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Great Britain Accepts Harding Far Eastern Conference Invitation
Great Britain has formally accepted President Harding's official invitation to participate in the conference on the Far Eastern question and disarmament. The reply was forwarded to the American government as announced today in London.
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London
Britain
Harding
Reverend Claude Jones to Speak Tomorrow at 8 PM
The Reverend Claude C. Jones pastor of the Christian church Disciples in Greensboro will preach in the Juni or order hall here tomorrow afternoon at 8 o clock.
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Claude Jones
Claude C. Jones
The
Christian Church (Disciples
Greensboro
Thieves Take Sheriff Office Still In Greenwood Raid
In Greenwood South Dakota thieves broke into the sheriff's office at the courthouse last night and carried off a 100 gallon liquor still. County officers later recovered the still during the afternoon. entrance gained through a window as the office door stood unlocked. The still was described as the largest ever captured in the county.
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Greenwood
S. D
Chinese Army as Key Obstacle in Global Disarmament
International correspondent William Philip Simms notes China dominates the disarmament issue. He argues the core problem and potential fixes center on China, with further Enterprise reports promised on Pacific affairs.
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China
William Philip Simms
Pacific
Enterprise
State Printing Delayed by Strikes and Open Shop Clash
Raleigh reports state printing delayed by a printers strike as union workers walk out on May 1 demanding a 44 hour week. Mitchell Printing granted the 44 hour week. four other plants maintain open shop. Legal actions and restraining orders loom as unions prepare to challenge limits on unionizing efforts amid the upcoming December legislature session.
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M. L. Shipman
Mitchell Printing Company
State
State Cireles
Raleigh
North Carolina
Cranmer
Smithfield
Morrison
Concord
Kannapolis
Southern Sales Co organized in High Point
Organization of the Southern Sales company completed with P. C. McIntire as president and John W. Walker as sales director. The firm aims to distribute Aqua water heaters across Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia with High Point as the main office and storage hub. Mr McIntire said offices will also be set up in the territory, and he noted Aqua heaters are used by large northern corporations.
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Southern Sales Company
P. C. McIntire
John W. Walker
Virginia
Carolinas
Georgia
High Point
McIntire
Southern Sales
MelIntire
New York
Moore Family Recovering After Brutal Attack
Elizabeth Moore and her three children, all severely cut on the throats by her husband Nick Moore, a barber, were improving after days between life and death. Moore, who says he was dreaming, fired twice at his wife and was arrested by police.
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Elizabeth Moore
Negress
Nick Moore
Moore
China Army Tuchuns Rule as Mutiny Threatens Peace
In Shanghai Aug 20 report on China’s vast army amid Washington talks. Up to two million troops, unpaid and mutinous, orbiting in many independent forces led by Tuchuns like Chang Tso ling and Tsao Kun. Overlords fear demobilization sparks looting or mass desertion to banditry.
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Shanghai
Washington
China
Peking
Chang Tso-lin
Tuchun
Moukden
United States
Chang
Tsao Kun
Chihli
Plans Set For Boy Scout Week Parade Opens Weeklong Events
High Point plans a seven day Scout Week led by a Monday night mammoth street parade. Leaders include Frederic A. Cummings and Kiwanis president Steven C. Clark. Events feature conferences, talks by P V Kirkman and W M Marr, a Kiwanis picnic at Camp Kiwanian, and a closing mass meeting with a band concert.
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High Point
Frederic A. Cummings
High Point Community Service
W. M. Marr
First Reformed Church
Percy V. Kirkman
Kiwanis
Kiwanian
Steven C. Clark
Kiwanis Club
Reformed Church
Jas. A. Clarke
F. A Cummings
O. A. Kirkman
Scout Council
Barton
P.M
Kirkman
P. V. Kirkman
Reformed Shurch
O A. Kirkman
A. T. Wishart
Scout Masters Hall
Coffield
Arthur Kirkman
Camp
Scouts of
S. C. Clark
High Point Kiwanis Club
Ing
Dollar Day Offer At Enterprise Cuts Subscriptions
The Enterprise joins local merchants for Dollar Day offering reduced subscription rates today only. Many old and new subscribers rushed the office to renew or join, with hours extended to 10 pm. Rates: three months 81.00, six months 2.00, nine months 3.00, twelve months 4.00. Upfront renewals for another year allowed for currently paid subscribers. Act promptly.
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Lever
Lexington School House Damaged by Fire
The principal building of Lexington graded schools suffered about 25000 dollars in damage with a 100000 dollar value. Firemen fought the blaze for nearly three hours as investigators considered children at play as a probable cause. The fire delayed the school opening.
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Lexington
Lexington Graded Schools
Illicit copper still captured near city by deputies
A copper illicit liquor still of two and a half gallons capacity was seized this morning about o clock by Deputy Sheriffs J. F. Wagner W. D. Martin and Earle Ceesil and Revenue Officer J. H Johnson. The outfit was hidden in woods five miles south of the city 200 yards from a farmhouse whose occupant denied knowledge of the still. The distillery was copper with rubber hose used and was taken to High Point and placed in the sheriff's office.
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W. D. Martin
Earle Ceesil
J. H Johnson
High Point
Wholesale Beef Prices Dip Near Pre War Levels
Washington August 20 wholesale dressed beef in eastern markets fell to within 2 cents of 1913 pre war prices. The American Meat Packers Institute reports a 45 percent drop over the year with prices about 14 cents a pound this week versus 20 cents a year ago. Ordinary grade down 27 percent in New York and medium grade down 19 cents as fancy beef holds price due to limited supply. The institute says consumers can find bargains, especially for less pricey cuts.
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Washington
American Meat Packers Institute
New York
Institute
Troops Hold Line as Cabarrus Mills Prepare to Open
In Concord on Aug 20 no new developments in the strike. Troops stay in armories with small detachments at mills Tiapolis and others. Guard lines kept overnight and Cabarrus Gibson and Franklin mills set to reopen Monday amid 1,700 workers already back. 519 Textile Workers unite to support authorities at court house after mass meeting led by James F. Barrett.
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Concord
Tiapolis
Cabarrus
Gibson
Franklin
Brown and Norcott
United Textile Workers
Court House
James F. Barrett
State Federation of Labor
Barrett
Asheville
Governor Denounces Rumor Troops Not Sent to Break Strike
Governor Morrison in Concord denies rumors that troops were sent to aid in breaking the Kannapolis textile strike. He asserts employers and workers have rights to negotiate, and government duty is to maintain peace and order. The address, to 4500–5060 at a school building, urged liberty for both sides and noninterference in lawful bargaining.
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Concord
Morrison
James F. Barrett
State Federation of Labor
North Carolina
Hell
North Carolinas
Kannapolis
Opening Cotton Futures Steady With Small Advance
The cotton market opened quiet and generally steady in New York with some southern selling at the start. Trade interests were moderate buyers and weekend reviews of the goods trade plus higher Southwest temperatures supported a scattered demand. December opened around 13.50 to 13.52, with futures showing small gains then holding near 13.40s to 13.50s as October 13.05, December 13.48, January 13.56, and March 13.76 were listed.
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New York
Cotton Exports Fall Off Twenty One Percent
Washington reports the Commerce Department says cotton exports dropped 21 percent in quantity and 57 percent in value in the last fiscal year. Exports fell from 3,544,000,000 pounds valued at 1,382,000,000 to 2,811,000,000 pounds valued at 600,000,000 in 1927 due to lower prices.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Kincaid Sentenced to Eighteen Years for Murder
Morganton August 20 Sidney J Kincaid was found guilty by a jury of second degree murder for killing his wife and sentenced to eighteen years hard labor in the state penitentiary. Attorneys announced an appeal and bond was set at 19000 dollars, reportedly affordable.
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Morganton
Sidney J. Kincaid
Kincaid
Hall receives life term for murder in Alabama case
Russellville Alabama August 29. Fred Hall was found guilty of murdering Martha Henderson of Dallas Texas. The jury then imposed life imprisonment as his punishment.
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Russellville
Ala
Fred Hall
Martha Henderson
Dallas
Texas
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