Inferno Sweeps New Bern as City Burns Ensuring Homelessness
A massive blaze in New Bern North Carolina from 4:25 PM destroyed over 200 homes and many businesses and plants leaving more than 1 000 people homeless. Firefighters from nearby towns aided as the fire spread toward the union railroad station and St Peters Segro Episcopal church burned. Rescue efforts included moving patients from St Luke's and New Bern General hospitals while dynamite was used to slow flames.
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New Bern
North Carolina
Union Railroad
Dill Tobacco
Farmers
Kinston
Washington
Greenville
George Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
New Bern General Hospital
Episcopal Church
St. Peters Segro Episcopal Church
Union Station
Norfolk and Western
Norfolk Southern Railroad
Dyamite
New Bern Ice Company
Pine Lumber Company
Gale Like Fire Destroys Homes in West New Bern
Strong winds fanned a blaze in West New Bern destroying over twenty houses in the negro section. The fire, aided by dynamite attempts to halt spread, left eighty people homeless as firefighters from New Bern and nearby Roper Company Mill crews battled the flames. several residents were overcome by smoke while trying to save belongings.
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West New Bern
Fire Department
New Bern
Roper Company
David Dannegro
Fire destroys Roper Lumber mill in New Bern
The Roper Lumber mill operated by Rowland Lumber in New Bern was almost totally destroyed by fire this morning. Loss is about 300 900 with insurance coverage reported. Three workers suffered burns while battling the blaze. The fire began in the saw mill from belt friction and spread quickly, forcing many narrow escapes. the mill was the largest industrial plant in New Bern and had been leased by Rowland Lumber a year earlier.
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New Bern
Roper Lumber
Rowland Lumber Company
Roper
Four Men Die in Burning Ben Hur Hotel Fire
Four men perished in a blaze at the Ben Hur hotel in Portland early today. The Oak hotel name change is noted. Several hours after the fire none of the victims were identified, while remaining guests escaped in nightclothes. The structure was destroyed and losses are pegged at about $60,000 with fire cause not yet determined.
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Portland
Oregon
Ben Hur
Oak Hotel
New York Cotton Opens Steady Amid Mixed Signals
The New York cotton market opened steady with an advance of 12 points to a decline of 2 points. Scattered buying followed the firm Liverpool showing and reports of heavy exports for the holiday season.
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New York
Liverpool
Wade Lowry Promoted to General Manager of William Foot Hotels
Wade H. Lowry, longtime manager of the Sheraton in this city and the O. Henry in Greensboro, is named general manager of the William Foot Hotels company. The firm also leases four additional hotels including the Francis Marion in Charleston and the George Vanderbilt in Asheville, with a new Asheville hotel under construction. Lowry will oversee operations across all properties, traveling between them as needed.
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Wade H. Lowry
Sheraton Hotel
O. Henry
Greensboro
William Foor
Win
Guilford
Lowry
H Gh Point
William Foot Hotels Company
Francis Marion
Charleston
Charlotte
George Vanderbilt
Asheville
Nrew
Johnson City
Tenn
Holgeworth Street
City Auditorium
Sheraton
Cleveland
Spartanburg
D. C
Aragon
Jacksonville
Fla
George Washington
Washington
Local preacher receives call from Raleigh association
Rev. T. H. Williams of Calvary Baptist church near Salisbury recently led services in a newly built brick church costing about 16000 dollars and called it a credit to the community He has received a call from a church in the Raleigh association and plans a first visit on Sunday December 9.
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T. H. Williams
Calvary Baptist Church
Salisbury
Williams
Raleigh
Reidsville Rector Is Married
Miss Mary Elizabeth Graves daughter of Brazillai Shuford Graves of Yanceyville married Rev. James Preston Burke rector of St. Thomas Episcopal Reidsville The ceremony at the bride’s home was solemnized by Bishop Edwin Penick Jr of Charlotte N C in Danville Virginia on December 1.
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Reidsville
Danville
Mary Elizabeth Graves
Brazillai Shuford Graves
Yanceyville
James Preston Burke
St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church
Edwin Penick, Jr
Charlotte, N, C
Boy Speaker From Charlotte Delivers Sermon on Turkish Atrocities
A Charlotte high school boy will address First Baptist Church Sunday night about atrocities by the Turks against Christians. He served in the trenches at fourteen, handling a rifle larger than himself, in a wartime context.
Water service to be cut Sunday for tank leak repair
City Manager R. L. Pickett announced water supply will be off for several hours Sunday to allow workmen to repair a leak in the tank. Timing is not fixed but the outage will likely be Sunday morning. Drainage will take three to four hours for the repair after the tank is emptied.
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R. L. Pickett
Abandon Hunt for New Jersey Slayer
The search for the murderer of Rev. Dr. Edward W. Hall and Eleanor Mills is abandoned after Somerset county grand jury’s failure to indict. Deputy AG Wilbur A. Mott will hold an unofficial conference with Attorney General McCrane to decide whether to press the case further. James Mills criticizes the jury’s action.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Edward W. Hall
Eleanor Mills
United States Senate
Somerset County
Wilbur A. Mott
McCrane
Mott
Hall
James Mills
Mills
Police and Mob Battle Leaves 17 Dead in Mexico City
Federal troops guarded a battered municipal building as authorities counted casualties from a six hour clash between police and a mob. Seventeen people were confirmed dead and eighteen seriously injured with potential for more. The unrest began as residents protested aldermen blamed for a water famine. In London, the Irish constitution bill cleared committee and Lords and heads for third reading Monday.
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Mexico City
London
Associated Press
House of Lords
Near East relief speakers to visit High Point churches
Two to three Near East relief speakers will address High Point crowds this Sunday to push a $3,000 quota for refugees. Bishop Cannon will speak at Wesley Memorial 11 am while John M. Yonan, an Armenian boy, speaks at First Baptist Sunday night.
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High Point
J. Allen Austin
Bishop Cannon
Wesley Memorial Church
Smyrna
Grand Theater
Greensboro
Morris A. Bealle
Near East
Relcf
North Carolina
New York
John W. Mace
Cannon
Bealle
Nest Felief
John M. Yonan
Baku
First Baptist Church
Young Yonan
Charlotte High School
Green Street Baptist Church
N. A. Boyajian
Irish Railways Face Difficulty and Nationalization Debate
A government inquiry in Dublin urges state but not ministerial control of Irish railways, proposing a national board including labor and bonds issued with a sinking fund. The plan, linked to rail value and 25 to 30 million pounds, faces strong criticism amid wartime fare hikes and ongoing Irish increases.
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Dublin
National Railway Board
Ireland
England
Stromboli Volcano Erupts Violently off Sicilian Coast
An alert dispatch from Rome reports Stromboli, the volcano on the Mediterranean island, is in violent eruption with ash and lava activity observed.
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Volcano In Action
London
Associated Press
Sicily
Rome
High Point's prominent lawyer Colonel Wescott Roberson
Colonel Wescott Roberson is a leading High Point attorney and business figure. He chairs the Wachovia Bank High Point board and directs the central Wachovia organization. He heads the Carolina and Yadkin River Railroad and serves as president of Sunset Park Company and the Jindscotten mill stock. He holds roles with the North Carolina Public Service Company and Tomlinson Chair, and is active in the chamber of commerce.
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Wescott Roberson
High Point
Colonel Roberson
Roberson and Dalton
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Wachovia Banks
Carolina, and Yadkin River
North Carolina Public Service Company
Sunset Park Company, Incorporated
Tomlinson
the High
Jindscotten
Roberson
Chamber of Commerce
Com
Mann Death Triggers House and Senate Adjournment
Washington December 1 The death of Representative James R. Mann longtime Republican leader prompted both the house and senate to adjourn after adopting resolutions of regret. A 25 member house committee will accompany Mann’s body to Chicago for burial with services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow in the house chamber.
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Washngton
James R. Mann
Congress
House
Senate
Chicago
Harding
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
Champ Clark
Mann
Illinois
Lost Car Recovered After Overnight Disappearance
An auto owned by C A York was taken from in front of the police headquarters last evening. Officer Stamey found it about an hour later on West Washington Street at Main. The speedometer indicated about 20 miles were driven while the fuel gauge showed no further motive power fuel remained.
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C. A. York
Stamey
West Washington Street
Main
Child dies after auto accident near Asheville
Dorothy Robinson aged years daughter of Mr and Mrs William Robinson of Weaverville died at a local hospital this morning from injuries received when struck by a car yesterday. R H Owens driver of the car is under $1,000 bond charged with reckless driving.
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Asheville
Dorothy Robinson
William Robinson
Weaverville
R. H. Owenbs
Nation's export trade rising with July October gains
Washington December 1 The riseing role of American exports appears under way Dr Julius Klein director of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce says actors entering into this country's foreign trade portend a favorable future A total of 3729000 000 in exports in October the largest since March 1921 marks a progressive increase and shows the trend upward.
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Washington
Julius Klein
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Small Taylor Street Fire Extinguished Before Arrival
The South Side Fire company responded to a dwelling on West Taylor Street at 1:30 this morning. The fire was small and extinguished before firefighters reached the scene.
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Taylor Street
South Side Fire Company
West Taylor Street
Wife Murderer Hanged at Washington Prison
James E. B. Mahoney was hanged at the state prison in Walla Walla for the murder of his wife Kate M. Mahoney in Seattle in April 1921.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Bee
James EB. Mahoney
Kate M. Mahoney
Seattle
Progressives Hold Conference on Possible Bloc in Congress
A closed door meeting in Washington brought together over twenty senators and representatives as a two day conference to discuss a progressive bloc. Senator La Follette and Representative Huddleston led the session which fueled talk of a possible third party, though La Follette denied plans to split from current parties. Agriculture and labor groups were prominent among attendees.
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Washington
Congress
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Huddleston
Alabama
la Follette
Greensboro Club Incorporation and Charter Amendment
Raleigh December 1 The Wiscasset Mills company of Albemarle received a charter amendment raising capital from 1.5 million to 5 million dollars. Gate City Baseball Association of Greensboro was incorporated with 15 900 dollars. J W Cannon Jr of Concord named president of the mills company. The association will run the Greensboro club in the Piedmont league.
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Raleigh
Wiscassett Mills Company
Albemarne
Gate City Baseball Association of
Greensboro
J. W. Cannon
Concord
Mills Company
Maplehart Steamer Wreck Leaves 6 Crew Dead
Calumet Mich Dec 1 Capt Mason Bernard and six Maplehart crewmen perished when the Canadian steamer broke up near Portage Lake canal in a heavy Lake Superior gale. Nine others were rescued by leaping from the bridge into a lifeboat as the wreck occurred under stormy conditions.
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Calumet, Mich
Mason Bernard
Portage Lake Canal
Lake Superior
Cotton buyer killed in Fayetteville auto crash
Edman M. Rhett twenty four year old cotton buyer from Charleston S C died from injuries after the car he rode in with Alex Newton struck a telephone post three miles north of Fayetteville late last night Rhett died at a local hospital Newton was slightly hurt Investigators cite bad lights and an unseen sand bed along the roadside as causes
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Fayetteville
Edman M. Rhett
Charleston
S. C
Alex Newton
Rhett
Warning on Cheap Furs Hits London Women
London health institutions warn women against wearing cheap furs now arriving in England. Many buyers report sudden skin rashes on the chin and neck. The illness mirrors a Berlin 1913 outbreak and a Copenhagen case last year linked to fur dye.
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London
England
Berlin
Copenhagen
Effort to Secure Through Train From Goldsboro to Cincinnati
Citizens along the Greensboro to Charlotte corridor plan a 7 PM High Point Sheraton meeting called by Fred N. Tate to press Southern Railway officials for restoring through service from Goldsboro to Cincinnati. The gathering aims to secure a through train once Nos 2 and 22 were rerouted via Winston Salem. Local residents anticipate railroad action if enough pressure is applied.
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Goldsboro
Cincinnati
Greensboro
Charlotte
High Point
Sheraton Hotel
Southern R. R. Co
Fred N. Tate
Central Carolina Development Company
Tate
Ytoute
Winston Salem
High Pont
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Boyajian
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C. A. York’s
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Greensboro Club IS Incorporated
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