Mountaineers Enter West Virginia Mine War Clash
Logan County deputy sheriff John Gore was killed in a Blair Mountain clash as state police and volunteers move to oppose armed bands crossing Spruce Fern Bridge. The killing marks the first casualty in the escalating confrontation between authorities and the invading forces in Logan County.
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Logan
W. Va
John Gore
Logan County
Blair Mountain
West Virginia
Spruce Fernbridge
Claims Against German Aliens Totals Over One Hundred Million
Custodian Miller urged President Harding to use funds in the aliens property custodian to settle American claims against Germany. He cited about 400 million dollars in claims on file with the state department and property valued at roughly 415 million.
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Washington
Germany
Harding
Miller
America
State Department
Trucker Receives Multiple Sentences On Liquor Charges
S P Tucker got twelve months on county roads and six months for retailing liquor. He posted bonds of 3.50 and 500. Ed Hodgin drew ten months in jail with county road labor and bond set at 500 after appeal. L H West had judgment suspended on a parking charge. Grady Burke faces costs and 25 to charity after a DWI finding. S P Tucker and W A Tucker were convicted of an affray with fines of 10 and half costs.
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S. P. Trucker
Walter Royal
Tucker
Ed Hodgin
L. H. West
S. P. Tucker
W. A. Tucker
Grady Burke
Nation's Morals at Low Ebb Says Solicitor Beck
Cincinnati August 31 James M Beck solicitor general of the United States told the American Bar association that a revolt against tradition and authority now spans music poetry and commerce. He warned the moral structure of industrial civilization is shattered with a trend toward luxury and idleness and an economic catastrophe worse than 1914.
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Cincinnati
James M. Beck
United States
American Bar Association
Beck
William A. Blount
Association
More Protection for Depositors in State Banks
State Bank Examiners may be provided for at the next session of the Assembly after two recent Davidson county bank failures. The North Carolina Corporation Commission urges more examiners, higher capital scrutiny, and reorganization guidance to protect depositors, with a special session to address municipal relief.
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Raleigh
Davidson County
Corporation Commission
Banking Department of the Commission
General Assembly
Bank of
Thomasville
Denton
T. J. Finch
J. L. Armfield
P. W. Critcher
W. H. Mendenhall
Lexington
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Wilmington
Greensboro
North Carolina Farmers and Farm Women’s
State College
FE. V. McCullum
Johns Hopkins
A. W. McLean
Louise Johnson
New York
Extension Department
Board of Agriculture
Neuse
Belfast Riots Push Military Under City Control
Associated Press reports that by noon the army would take charge of Belfast to restore order amid fierce gun battles between Ulster Loyalists and Sinn Fein ers. Nine dead reported so far with fourteen by mid afternoon. hospitals strained as more injuries occur.
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Belfast
Firefight Reported Between State Forces and Armed Band Near Blair
Dispatches to the West Virginia governor state that state forces and an armed band clashed in the Blair area of Logan county this morning. Details are scarce aside from firefight reports with no further information released by the governor’s office.
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Charleston
W. Va
Blair
Logan County
Morgan
Govnor
West Virginia coal fields watch for peaceful dispersal
Administration officials seek reports of a peaceful exit by those involved in unlawful and insurrectionary acts in the coal fields of West Virginia. If not complete by noon tomorrow, martial law may be declared and federal troops sent following Governor Morgan’s request. General Bandholtz will report to the war department on the situation.
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Washington
Administration
West Virginia
Harding
Morgan
War Department
H. H. Bandholtz
Mingo County
Proclamation Drives Logan District During Insurrection Emergency
Air planes dropped President Harding notices urging all involved in insurrection to disperse and return home by noon September 1. Logan deputies clash with eastern attackers on Blair Mountain while thousands of volunteers pour into Logan and Logan-Boone county lines to reinforce defenses.
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Logan
W. Va
Harding
Sharples
Blair
Jeffries
Clothier
Logan County
Blair Mountain
Don Chaffin
Boone County
West Virginia
Diphtheria Cases Rise in Durham City Urges Quarantines
Special to the Enterprise Durham August 31 19 diphtheria cases quarantined in Durham with more suspected cases awaiting confirmation. Officials keep alert to prevent an epidemic while typhoid fever cases are few and declining with no new cases in the past week.
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Durham
Peing
Ford Summoned to Washington for War Plant Talks
Secretary Weeks announced Ford was summoned to Washington for a conference on his offer for the Muscle Shoals nitrate plant during the war. Weeks said several matters pertaining to the Ford offer would be discussed with the automobile manufacturer.
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Washington
Henry Ford
Muscle Oats
Weeks
Ford
Wife Slayer Is Found Guilty by S C Jury
The court of general sessions re tried Tom Harrison former Greenville club owner for the murder of his wife. After 16 hours the jury had not agreed on a verdict and the crowded courtroom awaited word. Harrison slept as deputies watched. two friends rested nearby.
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Greenville
S. C
Tom Harrison
Court of General Sessions
Harrison
Sheriff raids net six arrests in Lexington liquor crackdown
During the nine days end ing yesterday Sheriff Fred C Sink and deputies arrested six men for liquor law violations. They captured and destroyed eight moonshine stills, seized 58 gallons of whiskey and over a thousand gallons of beer, and seized a mule, a buggy, and a Ford roadster. Raids covered areas around Lexington with a large still found near Healing Springs.
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Lexington
Fred C. Sink
Healing Springs
A F Young New Tax Man Att Winston Salem
A F Young is now the income tax collector in charge of the local office in the government building. He succeeds Cratchfield who recently resigned to become chief of police of Greensboro. Young has long resided in the city and is an active Republican in the county.
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Spfial
Winston-Salem
A. F. Young
Cratchfield
Greensboro
Young
Leonard Heard by Local Merchants
Paul Leonard of Statesville spoke to the High Point Merchants Association at the Commercial club about the state organization and merchant interests. A committee was appointed to set membership fees and report later, while plans for the year and new independent merchants' efforts were discussed with optimism for High Point.
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Paul Leonard
Statesville
North Carolina Merchants’ Association
High Point Merchants’ Association
Commercial Club
Leonard
North Carolina
E. N. Allen
E. C. Dunlap
F. J. Sizemore
Ball
New Independent Merchants’ Association
High Point
Boxing Bout Report From Norfolk NY Loss
A rough ten round bout last night in Norfolk New York between Herry Croon and an unnamed opponent ended in a slow decision. The report notes both fighters in a tug of war style match with limited scoring details.
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Norfolk
Pittsburgh
Herry Croon
New York
East High street awaits modern store buildings
Mrs. EB A Beneini begins construction of two modern stores beside the Sheraton garage on East High Street and a gasoline service station at High and Rankin. Work tearing down dilapidated houses is underway and new stores should finish in weeks. One unit may house Gurley’s meat market. a nearby garage may be built immediately for a High Point business. Local interest grows as development advances.
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East High Street
EB. A. Bencini
Sheraton Garage
High and
Rankin Streets
Gurley
Beneiii
High Point
Rotary Picnic Thursday Night at High Point
High Point Rotarians will host their annual picnic supper at Albion Millis farm with wives and friends traveling by auto at 7. Smith Richardson ex-president of Greensboro Rotary will attend as guest and is touted as a potential district governor. The event emphasizes a social gathering with a featured picnic supper and anticipated good times.
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High Point Rotarians
Albion Millis
High Point Club
Picnier
Harry Raymond
Smith Richardson
Greensboro Rotary Club
Richardson
Rotary
High Point
Shelton Named an Officer of North Carolina Manufacturers
J G Shelton secretary and treasurer of Statesville Furniture Co., a major western NC employer, joins the NC Manufacturers Association board of directors. His election reflects a growing organization with expanding membership across cotton, flour, furniture and metal trades. The group may choose a permanent headquarters as the convention nears in the fall.
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Charlotte
G. Shelton
Statesville Furniture Company
North Carolina
North Carolina Manufacturers’ Association
Shelton
South
United States
Dramatic Prohibition Steps To Halt Smuggling
Washington announces mobile squads of expert prohibition officers will deploy to Atlantic coast cities to curb liquor smuggling. Commissioner Blair identifies New York assignment of prohibition chief Bec Yellowley as first move in a nationwide effort, noting coastwise distilling is minor compared with smuggling between New England and Florida.
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Washington
Atlantic
Commissioner Blair
New York
BEC
Yellowley
Blair
Prohibition Bureau
Adecorum
New England
Florida
War Buddies Gather in Baltimore Today
Baltimore hosts Buddy Week reunions for the 79th or Lorraine division and the Rainbow division. World War veterans arrive from several states as President Harding’s message from Washington is read at the opening ceremony on City Hall Plaza.
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Baltimore
Harding
Washington
City Hall
Violent Break in Cotton Market Shocks New York Trade
The cotton market opened steady but collapsed in early trading with Liverpool initially firm then retreating. January futures slid around one cent from last night, with other months down 70 to 98 points. December traded near 16.00 amid heavy selling before some buying support appeared as quick rallies followed.
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New York
Liverpool
Raleigh Water Conservation Urges Public Action
Special to the Enterprise Raleigh authorities impose construction water bans and stop new plumber connections as drought threatens. No rain expected for today or tomorrow. residents urged to conserve. Wasteful uses like running water while washing, long baths, and kitchen leaks are discouraged. Over 100 service disconnections in recent days reflect the crisis.
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Raleigh
Destroys of Naval Aircraft At Bethaneay Station
A fire today destroyed the large American D-6 dirigible balloon and the kite balloon AP at Bethaneay naval air station in New York. An explosion of gasoline started the blaze. Although many men were in the hangar, only one was burned.
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New York
Bethaneay Naval Air Station
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Royal
National Bar Association
Cincinnnati
Marine Corps
Masons
Washington, D. C
General Lejeune
Marines
Davidson County Cause Corporation Commission
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Associated Press
Rotary Picnic
J. G. Shelton
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