Governor's quip sparks highway bond clash in Raleigh
Aug 31 Raleigh dispatch reports Western North Carolina Republicans visiting the state highway hearings advocating an additional 50 million dollars to the current bond issue. Governor Morrison disparages further bonds as Republicans in the west show strong sentiment for quick road progress while Doughton and McBee maneuver within party and legislative roles amid highway debates.
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Ot, Coffin
Raleigh
North Carolina
Mountain
General Assembly
Republi
Wilkes
Cdnexe
Cowles
Madison
Mitchen
Morrison
Hart
East
Winston-Salem
Doughto
Alleghany
Doughton
Iba
Dovughton
Representative McBee
Mitchell
Senate
McBee
Passage of The Coal Bill By Home Expected Late Today
The House prepared for a final vote on the coal distribution bill amid amendments vanquished or ruled out of order. Chairman Winslow led the interstate commerce committee as the measure faced potential passage restoring presidential authority to reactivate the act during future emergencies.
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Washington
Wns
Winslow
Nterstate, Commerce’ “ Committee
Sredie Étea
Pleas of Guilty For Disorderly Conduct In Municipal Court
Grace defendants Torrelce and two men were found guilty in municipal court this morning for vagrancy. Each received 30 days on county roads or county workhouse, same as the two women sentenced to 30 days. EB J Jenking Miss C Dan Pravis and Mildred Holt were among out of town people arrested for vagrancy. Their counsel appeared and the trio paid 26 dollars plus costs.
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M Crary
Alleweraiyi
Muncipal Court
J. Jenking
C. Dan Pravis
Mildred. Holt
Mazellé
End of Anthracite Strike in 24 Hours
Philadelphia dated August 31 reports a settlement in close touch with both sides ending a five month mine idle period. Operators agreed to a pact as leaders of the United Mine Workers and other unions were in conference across the street. The strike would end within twenty four hours as talks concluded.
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Philadelphia
Mey
Fia
Iid
Mirae
Streep
la Lewis
Internationnal
United
Ming ¢ Workers
Two Arrested in Death of Guards Near Hamburg Shops
In Augusta Georgia on August 8 two white men said to reside in Augusta were arrested in connection with the killing of two Southern Railway guards shot down from ambush near the Hamburg shops yesterday. The U S commissioner said the men are held for investigation and declined to reveal their times. The U S marshal from Charleston, South Carolina, is en route to take charge of the case.
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Augusta
Southern Railway
Hamburg
U. S
Charleston
Seizure of British Vessel and Steamship in New York Harbor
In New York on August 31, customs authorities seized the three masted schooner Gamma and the excursion steamer Smithfield. They confiscated about $200,000 worth of Scotch whiskey aboard the Gamma and alleged floating bar on the Smithfield.
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New- York
Smithfield
Customs and Prohibition
Chicago police prepare to round up radicals in wake of plots
Associated Press report from Chicago says police plan mass arrests of radicals after disclosures of plots to ruin trains and the arrest of three men in connection with a dynamite plan against the New York Central lines. In Nebraska, Grand Island, Harry Howell, 61, a mail carrier, killed himself after his bird dog died.
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Chicago
Grand Island
Neb
Harry’ Howell
Quiet Prevailed When Troops Left The Southern Shops
Salisbury dispatch reports Wiehe companies of state troops, about 500 men, ordered to maintain order during a railroad strike, departed for home after a conference between shopcraft leaders Col. Von Scott county officials and Gov Morrison. Withdrawal followed orders to pull guards from Salisbury and surrounding cities as conditions remained quiet.
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Salisbury
Morrison
von Scott
Hhe
Goby
Scott
Acy
Avas
Eitraliee
Road Builders Gather For State Highway Bids
A Raleigh gathering of contractors at the state capitol hall saw brisk bidding for highway work. While bids may not all be substantial, bidders seek to keep costs down and avoid hard competition. Frank Page leads a loyal, notable highway commission, and W. A. Hart faces gubernatorial interest, with strong backing for A. W. McLean among Hart supporters.
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C. J. Corpin
Raleigh
Hall ‘of Representatives
iMere
Jess
Frank Page
Tarboro
Western Railroads Must Move Crops
Washington Aug 31 Interstate Commerce Commission authorized western railroads to give preference to foodstuff livestock perishables and fuel during freight congestion conditions. The emergency order declares urgency and sets rules for western lines to take effect September 1 and stay in force while emergency exists.
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Washington
Mississippi River
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hiram Johnson Secures Republican Senate Nomination
In San Francisco California on August 31 Hiram Johnson was assured of the Republican nomination for the U S Senate by a margin exceeding 65000 votes. Latest returns show Johnson leading C C Moore with 29762 to 20998 while Richard Richardson state treasurer held a 1438 edge over Governor William Stephens for the Republican governor nomination. M F Crooks 8 remains at home with a severe grippe while serving as manager of Bairds department store.
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San Francisco
Cal
Hiram Johnson
U.S
Senate
Johnson
C. C
Moore
Ric 'W."richardson
William Stephens
Grippe
Baird's Department Store
Raleigh Officer Shot by Suspect in Public Safety Incident
City detective Thomas G. Crabtree is in critical condition in a Raleigh hospital after being shot by Charles Kluttz, a white taxi driver, who fled the scene and was later arrested. Kluttz reportedly fired three rounds at Crabtree and ran over his body with a car as officers pursued. Authorities say Kluttz was under the influence of liquor. no charges filed yet as outcome remains uncertain.
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Raleigh
Thomas G. Crabtree
Charles Rhuttz
Byan
Kluttz
Crabtree
Williamae
Klutz
Yelodd
Fluttz
Realty Transfers Involving About Thirty Thousand Dollars
Eighteen realty transfers were recorded yesterday in Greensboro, with total sums near $30,000. J A Hegewood sold 106 acres across three tracts on Salisbury road to W W Dick for $10,000, the largest deal. A Spring Garden Street lot sold to Hazel Penalty Teen Fox and wife for $8,000. High Point dealt 5,475 dollars for a 50 acre parcel auctioned August 14, to W G Ragsdale and heirs. Other transfers included A V Cobb to W A Shepherd for about $500, J W Summers to G Avvand and L L Summers on the Shallow Ford road for $10, and multiple parcels around $500 or less throughout Gilmer and Rock Creek townships. The Old Aleary club at High Point will cease operations. proceeds go to stockholders.
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Greensboro
High Point
J. A. Hegewood
W. W. Dick
Salisbury Road
Spring Garden Street
Hazel Penaly
Ae Fox
Aleary
High’ Point
Ragsdale
Beck
Creek Township
J. W
J. L. Summers
G. Avvand
Ll. W. Summers
Washington Township
Shallow Ford
Altamahaw
J. A
J. W. Summers
J. S. Hill
G. S. Glover
Gilmer Township
W. J. Jennings
WR. Shepherd
Cummings Avenue
Cedar Street
Rock Creek Township
Phipps
Lola
Glover
Olt
Randolph
Avenue
R. S.“ Phipps
J. Rr
Bo W. Walker
Stevier
Walker Alley
Macon Street
Hicks
W. ‘C. ‘Alridge
Je Ay Kellenberger
H. M. Garrett
Jefferson Township
McConnell Road
Mary
Henrietta Fleming
W. C. Fleming
Gilmer
Road and bridge contracts let for river projects in North Carolina
The highway commission announced contracts for river area work across several counties. Project 63 involves a concrete bridge about 0.59 miles long, set 100 feet above the Yadkin River, awarded to Hardaway Construction Co of Charlotte for roughly $200,000. Other bids include bridges and paving in Rockingham and Lenksville areas, with several figures cited and more details to be released from Raleigh today.
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Raléig
Southern Railroad
Hardaway ‘Contraction Company
Charlotte
County
Éatling
Danniver
Lenksville
Atlantic Bridge
Roanoke
Vas
Raleigh
Hg Boi Peny
Voters Fail to Cast Ballots in South Carolina Primary
About 50 000 enrolled voters in South Carolina did not vote in the Democrat primary held on Tuesday. The state awaits the September 12 runoff when former Governor Thomas McLeod and Cole Bleaser renew their bid for the gubernatorial nomination while J. Swearingen and J.H. Hope, challenging for state superintendent, again seek the education post. The Columbia Record tally shows McLeod with 75,483 and McLeod 63,685 in incomplete precinct totals.
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Columbia
Odo
Thomas‘ McLéod
Cole Bleaser
J. @. Swearingen
Union
McLeod
Fifteen Snake Kills During Afternoon Incident
A crowd near Highland cotton mills witnessed a fatal event when a man killed fifteen snakes in a deathly struggle. Tom Plervee aided by workers used picks and tools to wake and chase away the reptiles, with reports confirming multiple witnesses. The incident occurred yesterday afternoon as temperatures rose and workers gathered along the right of way.
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Tom
AWAS
Romonnkey
Father of Eventy One Is Proud Man
Aug. 31. A. M. Johnson, keeper of a cemetery, here, is described as a proud man today. His wife presented him with his twenty first child this morning, his eighth by a second marriage. The eighth arrival is a boy and the infant was born at the hospital. Authorities note the youngsters arrived.
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Bavannahgga
A. M. Johnson
Céper
St, Philad
Het
Jiuis
Allies Accept Belgian Moratorium Compromise
Paris dispatch reports Allied representatives agreed to a Belgian compromise on the German moratorium plan. Belgium would issue treasury bills totaling over 380 million gold marks, payable in fixed months, with Germany providing further guarantees for redemption as part of a priority payment arrangement.
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Belgium
Paris
Jared
Poipeaire
Germany
Birth rate high in North Carolina during first quarter
Washington dispatch reports the census bureau findings for the first quarter of the year. The national birth rate averaged 28.8 per 1000, up from 25.3 a year ago, while mortality rose to 13.7 from 12.4. North Carolina posted the highest birth rate at 20.20 and Washington the lowest at 16.5, with the District of Columbia highest mortality and Wyoming lowest at 9.6.
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Washington
Census Bureau
North Carolina
State of
Columbia
Wyoming
Mine fire out but rescues pale at Argonaut shaft
Fire in the Argonaut gold mine shaft traps 47 miners since Sunday. Heat remains extreme and rescue routes are still blocked. Entry to the shaft could take up to five days. teams continue to battle flames as efforts shift to possible underground drift routes to fresh air.
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Jackson
Cal
Associated ‘Press
Argonaut
Rail hearing postponed to a later date in Greensboro
Aug 31 Greensboro reports Judge Edmund Waddill will come to Greensboro to hear the application of the Southern and Atlantic and Yadkin railroad for an interlocutory injunction from A. D. Watts. The hearing will be continued to a later date per Judge A. B. Boyd.
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Greensboro
Tinab'hty
U.S. Clicuit
Eamund Waddill
Grensboro
Southern and Atlantic and Yadkin
A.D. Watts
B. Boyd
Man Hurt Between Freight Cars Near Southern Yard
A. Edwards suffered a broken leg and multiple injuries after being caught between two freight cars near the car repair shop at the western end of the Southern railway yard. He was rushed to Guilford General Hospital after doctors treated him. Edwards said the engine lurched as he attempted to couple cars, and he leaped free but was struck. He had worked for Southern about two weeks and was in good condition as of this afternoon following surgery.
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A. Edwards
Edwards
The
Southern
Jurors to be impaneled for special September term
The board of county commissioners will impanel jurors for the special September term of superior court at 11 o'clock next Monday. Basil F T Hedgecock, former cashier of Home Banking Company, is to be tried for embezzlement with restitution ordered in connection to the case that appeared at the recent term but was continued.
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Superior Court
Board of County Commissioners
Basil FT. Hedgecock
Home Banking
County to Open Bids for Sanatorium Bonds
The county commissioners plan to open sealed bids Tuesday for the purchase of $100,000 in bonds approved earlier for building a tuberculosis sanatorium. The meeting will also discuss plans for the sanatorium and authorize work on the hospital project as soon as possible.
Opening of Cotton Market Steady in Early Trading
New York August market opened steady with gains of 7 to 18 points amid reports of unfavorable weather in the Southwest and rising demand for cotton goods. December futures rose to 22.73 after covering and demand, with some southern selling and four private crop reports showing crop conditions from 56.2 to 60.0 and crop projections around 11,222,000 to 16,? thousand. Futures opened steady: October 22.58, December 22.68, January 22.60, March 22.68, May 22.60.
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New York
Ang
Labor Board Member Denies Charge in Chicago
AL Wharton, one of the three labor members on the U S Railroad Labor Board and president of the sailing shopcrafts organization, denies charges that he is connected to the shopcrafts group. He says the allegations are contained in a Sept 2 New York Times piece and were spread to imply a labor board conspiracy over a shopmen strike.
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Chicago
zSen
U. S
Aso
AL. Wharton
Mrr
Wharton
New York Nising
Qotinyg Aromgs
Aircraft Seaplane Replacement Ordered After Wreck
The Navy Department ordered replacement of a wrecked seaplane flown by Walter Hinton on a flight from New York to Brazil. Panangalta Florida and Pensacola air station officials were involved in transferring the replacement and handling the command.
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Washington
Navy Department
Walter Hinton
Panangalta
Fia
New
Brazil
Pensacola
Tanehing
Hilton
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Misa Velma Ziegler
Meiss
Associated Press
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