South Carolina Holds First Democratic Primary For Governor
Voters in South Carolina cast ballots in the first Democratic primary to choose nominees for governor and other posts. Nine candidates seek the governorship amid disputes over taxation and the 1926 state budget. Incumbent Senator Ellison D. Smith faces N. B. Dial and Edgar A. Brown in a three way race.
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Columbia
D. C
vVoters
South Carolina
Ellison Dpd. Smith
United States Senate
N. B. Dial
Laurens
Edgar A. Brown
Barnwell
General Assembly
Smith
Brown
World Court
League Court
Woodrow Wilson
Muscle Shoals
Dial
Senate
Piedmont
T He
I. C. Blackwood
John T. Duncan
E. B. Jackson
Carroll D. Nance
D. A. G. Outts
John G. Richards
George K. Laney
Thomas H. Peeples
J. J. McMahan
Thomas S. McMillan
I. Shep Hutto
W. F. Stevenson
Zeb Vance Davidson
D. R. Stuckey
E. M. Dupree
H. P. Fulmer
Intrigue over Spanish Situation Raises Paris Skepticism
Aug 31 AP dispatch notes continued rumors from London about Spanish troubles. The Journal doubts the reports and reports Prince of Asturias, heir to the Spanish throne, was reported near death yet traveled in good health from Santander to San Sebastian, amid calm conditions observed locally.
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Paris
London
Prince of the Asturias
Spain
Santander
San Sebastian
Earthquakes Do Serious Damage Hit Azores and Greece
A violent quake struck Fayal Island in the Azores collapsing part of Horta with deaths reported and many injured. Dispatches indicate limited details but confirm significant destruction and casualties.
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Azores
Greece
Lisbon
Portugal
Fayal
Horta
Greece hit by strong quake across the nation
An intense earthquake shook Greece covering the country with no casualties reported. Minor damage noted in Piraeus and Sparta as residents felt the tremor from Athens on August 31.
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Athens
Greece
Piraeus
Sparta
Unverified Event Report From Tehuantepec Oaxaca
Unconfirmed incident reported in Tehuantepec affecting a large portion of Oaxaca state. No details have been received from authorities or local sources at this time.
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Mexico City
Tehuantepec
Oaxaca
Shocks Hit Horta Azores After Early Quake
Severa minor shocks followed the morning quake at 11 40 am. Fayal Island and nearby areas suffered damage as a tidal wave devastates Feteira. Hospitals overflow with injured and many earthquake proof homes collapse. Soldiers guard roads as residents sleep outdoors amid fear.
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Horta
Azores
Feteira
Fayal Island
Trans Atlantic Cable Test Hints At Fayal Earthquake
Operators testing the French Telegraph Cable Co. Trans Atlantic line report no response from the Fayal relay after an earthquake damaged Fayal and possibly Horta. The Brest office relayed the quake news as the automatic relay began functioning again later.
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New York
French Telegraph Cable Co
Brest
France
Fayal
Horta
Raleigh moves to curb elementary textbook prices
Governor McLean met with Attorney General Brummitt and State Superintendent Allen to discuss reducing elementary book costs to match neighboring states. The board of education had earlier considered the issue,与 state lawyers drafting papers for potential legal action against publishers. An injunction to halt high selling prices is expected, with action anticipated today or tomorrow as schools approach opening.
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Raleigh
McLean
D. G. Brummitt
A. T. Allen
Board of Education
North Carolina
President Will Receive Flaherty and Discussion of U S Intervention
James A. Flaherty supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus will be received by President Coolidge to discuss the order's resolution urging American intervention in Mexico to protect Catholic churchmen. Washington talks with Kellogg remain private but indicate a hands off policy unless Americans are harmed.
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Paul Smiths
N. Y
James A. Flaherty
The
Knights of Columbus
Coolidge
Mexico
Calles
Flaherty
Kellogg
State Department
Washington
White House
Mrs. Barnhardt of Twin City Dies After Operation
Mrs. J. H. Barnhardt wife of the Winston-Salem district M E Church South elder died after an operation in a local hospital She had lived in Winston Salem since November 1 and previously resided in Charlotte Funeral services will be held at Mount Pleasant church near Concord on Wednesday afternoon Mrs Hattie Misenheimer of Cabarrus county longtime schoolteacher was her prior name and life"}
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Winston-Salem
J. H. Barnhardt
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Barnhardt
Charlotte
Mount Pleasant Church
Concord
Hattie Misenheimer
Cab
Coca Cola Executive Session Held at Grove Park Inn
Coca Cola Co executive committee met at Grove Park Inn Asheville with R W Woodruff reporting no directors meeting occurred and no surprising business discussed. He planned to return to Atlanta by motor that afternoon.
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Coca-Cola
Asheville
Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta
Grove Park Inn
R. W. Woodruff
State Troops Help Police in Textile Strike Turmoil
State troopers, deputy sheriffs, and local police controlled Manville Jenckes Co textile mills as 1700 strikers clashed with authorities after strike breakers arrived. A riot act deadline was set, and sporadic stone throwing continued with fears of another arson attempt at the mill.
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Manville
R. L
Manville-Jenckes Co
Records smashed in Asheville building permits rise
Asheville reports 1,157 building permits issued since January 1 1926 totaling 6 069 621 dollars during the first eight months. The eight month total already equals all of 1925 and the 1926 year may reach about 8 million dollars, per city records and Commissioner C H Bartlett.
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Asheville
City Hall
C. H. Bartlett
C. H. Bartlett, Commissioner of Public Safety
Two Operators Stand Fast During Local Switchboard Blaze
In Fayetteville two telephone operators, Mrs. Irene Temple and Mrs. Ethel Thomas, remained at their posts as a short circuit caused a blaze that temporarily paralyzed the city switchboard. Their steady conduct helped maintain some services during the outage.
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Fayetteville
Irene Temple
Ethel Thomas
Wake County Seeks Bids for Prison Night Shirts
Raleigh reports bids are sought for about 400 night shirts for Wake County convicts as the road superintendent requests. The state board of health recently urged officials to enforce laws requiring prisoners be provided with special sleeping apparel.
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Raleigh
Wake County
State Board of Health
Pineville Farmer Found Guilty of Beating Child
Willar Davis, a Pineville farmer, awaits sentence after being found guilty yesterday of beating his small child. The incident involved making the child drunk with whiskey in his presence and without his protest in Charlotte.
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Charlotte
Willar Davis
Pineville
Raleigh Ends Public Time Service by Western Union
Raleigh officials end the public time service from Western Union Telegraph Co as employees are forbidden to provide the time. The manager cited that issuing the time took far too long, effective September 1.
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Raleigh
Western Union Telegraph Co
Power Plant Work Starts at High Rock Dam Site
An Evening Post report says work begins tomorrow on the log power dam at High Rock on the Yadkin river. The project spans Rowan to Davidson counties, rises 59 feet, and creates about 40 000 horsepower. Major firms include the Alabama Power Company and Tallassee Power Company under General Manager Copp with W E Lee directing engineering. Construction employs about a thousand men and aims to complete by January 1928.
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Salisbury
Evening Post
Allassee Power Company
High Rock
Yadkin River
Rowan
Davidson
Yadkin
Lee
Southern Power Company
Southern Power
South Bound Railways
Walton Company
Tallassee Power Company
Great Lake
Grist
New Phase in War on Border Rum Runners
In Vermont on the Canada border a fresh offensive against rum runners is led by Collector Harry C. Whitehill. A 140 mile front across 58 highways will be patrolled by 389 border troopers 100 customs men and four Lake Champlain patrol boats. Smugglers use smoke screens pack horses airplanes and bases in Canada while seized autos fund the patrols.
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ST. Albans
Vermont-New Hampshire
Harry C. Whitehill
Lake Champlain
Canada
Border Patrol
Fifteen Indictments Handed Down in Bank Case
Fulton county grand jury returns fifteen indictments charging W. D. Manley president of the defunct Bankers' Trust company and four directors with misuse of bank funds. Atlanta, August 31.
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Atlanta
W. D. Manley
Bankers’ Trust Company
Fulton County Grand Jury
Manley to File Answer Wednesday in Bankruptcy Case
W D Manley indicted president of the Bankers Trust Company likely to file an answer Wednesday to the involuntary bankruptcy action. Testimony suggesting he is a bankrupt concluded in federal court. His lawyers appealed a sanity commission decision that found him sane while relatives sought a guardian claiming mental incompetence.
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Atlanta
W. D. Manley
Bankers’ Trust Company
Manley
Sanity Commission
Auto Fatality Claims Mount Mourne Man
James W. Hobbs of Mount Mourne died in a local hospital after injuries from stepping from his own car while it was in motion yesterday.
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Charlotte
James W. Hobbs
Mount Mourne
MacMillan Expedition Returns to Christmas Cove
Commander Donald B. MacMillan, returning from a three month sub Arctic expedition for the Field Museum, expects to reach Christmas Cove near Wiscasset Maine in ten days. He planned to sail from Battle Harbor Labrador for Sydney Nova Scotia aboard Bowdoin and Sachem, with a collection of birds and fish.
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Portland
Donald B. MacMillan
sub-Arctic
Chica-go
Christmas Cove
Wiscasset
D. W. Hoegg
Evening Express
Sydney
N. S
Battle Harbor
Labrador
Bowdoin
Sachem
WNP
Wilmington
N. C
Hoegg
Chicago
MacMillan
Seek Bond For Road Builder In Raleigh Route 21 Case
The highway commission will ask the superior court to require a bond from those seeking to halt work on route 21 from Raleigh to Varina. A temporary injunction was granted to be returnable September 15. Plaintiffs say the road violates the highway map from the road building act. Frank Page says the road passes through Fuquay Varina, including Fuquay Springs and Varina. The contractor may claim damages totaling about $10,000 monthly for time lost if work stops.
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Raleigh
Superior Court
Highway Commission
Varina
Frank Page
Fuquay-Varina
Fuquay Springs
Missouri Legion Opposes 1927 Paris Convention
In Moberly Missouri on August 31 the Missouri department of the American Legion adopted a resolution opposing holding the 1927 convention in Paris. The measure calls for the convention to be held in the United States due to demonstrations against Americans in Paris.
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Moberly
American Legion
Paris
Missouri Department of the Legion
United States
Babe Ruth to tour vaudeville for $100000 after series
New York flashes report Babe Ruth will headline a vaudeville tour post world series earning about $100000. He plans to be his own act with potential recitations such as Casey At the Bat if events in the series warrant.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Casey At the
Motoring Perils Rise Across 66 Cities
Official statistics show 3,274 people killed this year in 66 cities. Norfolk Virginia is the safest city while Camden New Jersey is the most dangerous based on averages.
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Washington
Norfolk
Camden
N. J
August Snow Draws Visitors Amid City Attractions
Quebec reports August Snow as a local draw, though not the top magnet for American visitors. The city’s appeal now includes this feature alongside other attractions attracting tourists.
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Quebec
Interstate telephone rates to Chicago and San Francisco cut
New York reports that interstate telephone calls will be cheaper starting October 1. The rate to Chicago drops to 3.40 while calls to San Francisco fall from 11.40 to 11.20. The message notes savings across major routes and reflects a nationwide pricing adjustment.
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New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Industrialism In Place Farms
New York dispatch notes impoverished truck farms are leaving North Carolina as industrialism expands. State product value rose from 1400,000,000 in 1910 to 1,345,000,000 in 1925 per New York Trust Company. Manufactured goods last year exceeded farm values, with North Carolina climbing in cotton textile output from 72,680,000 in 1910 to about 400,000,000.
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New York
North Carolina
New York Trust Company
Massachusetts
Navy's Hero buried at Arlington in funeral train
Havre de Grace Aug 31 AP The commander John Ro who died in a Philadelphia air crash was taken to Washington for burial in Arlington cemetery. A funeral motor bearing the John Rodgers name in service escort carried his aged parents Rear Admiral Mrs. John A. Rodgers his wife and relatives. The trip to Washington was expected to take about four hours.
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Havre DE Grace
John Ro
Philadelphia
Washi
Arlington Cemetery
John Rodgers
John A. Rodgers
Robert F. Rodgers
Robert P. Meigs
Lewis Beeman
Rodgers Hi
Lyman T. Pe
Rodgers
Wington
Los Angeles Navy Dirigible Suffers Engine Break
A water cooling system break in engine number 3 of the Los Angeles occurred after returning to her hangar from compass calibration tests. The engine will be removed for repairs, but the airship can sail on three engines if needed, and flight tests resume tomorrow after an electric storm near Norfolk, Virginia prompted the precaution.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Los Angeles
Virginia Capes
C. E. Rosendahl
Norfolk
Will Try to Stop Dempsey Fight
Paddy Mullins Harry Wills manager says he will seek interview with Governor Pinchot to block the Dempsey Tunney championship fight in Philadelphia scheduled for September. Mullins argues the bout should be blocked as a challenge by a Black challenger.
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New York
Paddy Mullins
Harry Wills
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Williams Richards win in national doubles round two
In Brookline on August 31, defending champions R Norris Williams and Vincent Richards defeated Henry R. Guild of Boston and Alex Graves of Chicago in straight sets 6-3 6-1 6-3 to advance in the national doubles championship.
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Brookline
Mass
R. Norris Williams
Vincent Richards
Henry R. Guild
Boston
Alex Graves
Chicago
Court Opens First Week Civil Appeals Calendar
The fall term of the supreme court opened this morning with routine motions disposed of and hearings begun on 14 civil appeals from the first district. The first week’s calendar includes all civil cases.
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Raleigh
Supreme Court
Navy Relatives bid final farewell to Commander John Rodgers
Washington remembers Commander John Rodgers with full military honors as his body returns near Arlington National Cemetery. The ceremony marks a year since the PN-91 seaplane mission failed near Hawaii and follows his death after a Philadelphia crash while en route home.
Harmony Ma Killed by Gas Reading Lodging Death
In Reading Pennsylvania a tobacco salesman named Kline Woote, 21, of Harmony North Carolina, died last night while escaping from a heater in his room at a lodging house. The coroner ruled the death accidental.
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Reading
Kline Woote
Harmony
N. C
Rum and food stocks revealed in London war houses
Lord Ritchie disclosed at a parliamentary inspection that London war houses hold enough rum to intoxicate the entire population in half an hour and sufficient meat for three months and tobacco for a year.
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London
Lord Ritchie
Two More Deaths From Auto Collision Monday
Ellis L. Jackson a 50 year old public accountant of Charlotte and Nathan White a Concord chauffeur died in a local hospital about 4 o'clock yesterday from injuries in a Newton Lincolnton highway crash at noon. Mrs A H Jarratt of Concord was killed instantly. Jackson and Jarratt were drivers of the two cars headed to Charlotte and Montreal respectively. Mrs Jarratt's body was taken to Concord while Jackson's was sent to Charlotte. Funeral plans for Mrs Jarratt were pending word from her daughter Frances Jarratt en route home from Europe. Burial for Jackson to be in Baltimore tomorrow. All families are known and connected in this state.
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Albemarle
Stanley County
J. C. Burleyson
Nannie McIntyre
Burleyson
Zeb V. Moss
Ellis L. Jackson
Charlotte
Nathan White
Concord
Newton-Lincolnton
A. H. Jarratt
Jarra
Jackson
Jarratt
Frances Jarratt
Europe
Mr. Jacks
Biljmore
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