Buried City Found In Pike County Missouri May Startle World
A buried city six miles from the Mississippi in Pike County Missouri is reported to lie beneath 12 feet of glacial drift. R. D. Burchard of St Louis leads an expedition claiming 43 underground rooms, walls, and passages traced with a divining instrument. Excavations near $20,000 thus far.
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Quincy
Ill
Pike County
Missouri
Mississippi
R. D. Burchard
St. Louis
Burchard
F. D. Tucker
John Nolan
J. A. Jameson
George Thompson
Fire devastates Council Bluffs business district
A boiler explosion at the Continental Furniture Company triggered a blaze in Council Bluffs Iowa injuring night watchman J McManigal and forcing 80 Grand Hotel guests to flee. Ten buildings burned and two were heavily damaged as crews from Omaha and Council Bluffs fought the flames, with no confirmed fatalities.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Continental Furniture Company
J. McManigal
Grand Hotel
Omaha
Boundary issue on Irish frontier near resolution expected
London reports progress on the Irish boundary question with details to come tonight. Quoted observers say the status quo may be kept regarding the boundary and much of the Free State debt to Britain will be cancelled. Belfast notes calm reception as Ulster loyalists concede on the border terms.
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London
Rish
E Free State
Greatritain
Arthur Riffith
Michael Collins
Northeland
Ulster
Rthern
Free State
Dorado teacher arrested in public school bomb plot
In Tavana on December 3 AP reports a public school teacher has been arrested on charges of manufacturing bombs. Police say a search found 34 finished bombs and 40 packages in the suspect’s possession.
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Tavana
Ente Dorado
The
Dorene
Evangelist Stephens Taken to Specialists for Minor Operations
Evangelist George T. Stephens, after completing a Tabernacle campaign, is in St. Louis undergoing two operations with another possible today. Health issues forced him to end his Fayetteville Arkansas revival, as a substitute evangelist continues the campaign. Families await his recovery at Gastonia and plan his return home when feasible.
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George T. Stephens
St. Louis
Ain
Stephens
Fayettevil's
Ark
Fayetteville
Gastonia
Greece to pay Bulgaria twenty million levas damages
The League of Nations commission reports that Greece must compensate Bulgaria with twenty million levas for damages from the recent Greco Bulgarian frontier incident.
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Greece
Geneva
Switzerland
League of Nations Commission
Bulgaria
Molasses Spill Delays Chicago and Alton Wrecker Crew
A Chicago and Alton wrecker crew faced a five hour delay after two carloads of molasses spilled on the tracks. Eight other cars derailed, blocking traffic in Bloomington Illinois on December 3.
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Bloomington
Chicago
Alton
Arthur Lyon Dies of Heart Attack in High Point
Esteemed High Point citizen and longtime business leader Arthur Lyon died suddenly at Sedgefield Manor after leaving a supper. He was 54, had battled heart disease, and left a widow Roberta, son James, and siblings. Lyon helped organize baseball in the city and served as Snow Lumber secretary treasurer and former city manager. Funeral Friday.
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Arthur Lyon
High Point
Sedgefield
Mr. Lyon
Carter Dalton
Greensboro
Mr. Dalton
Sedgefield Manor
Lyon
Durham
Roberta T. Tomlinson
Archdale
Old Carolina Baseball Association
Piedmont League of Professional Baseball Clubs
High Point Club
Furniture City
Com
Greensboro Building Fire Hits Fourth Time This Year
Greensboro officials report the Leftwich arcade on Elm street suffered a fourth annual blaze. Fourteen residents were rescued from second and third floor apartments as firemen battled the flames. Fireman Crampler was injured while breaking a door glass. Building damage and water losses may exceed thirty thousand dollars. Inspectors plan to condemn the structure pending a state and city review.
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Greensboro
Leftwich Arcade
Elm Street
Crampler
Frank Shaw
T. J. McAdoo
W. L. Scott
Briand's Bill Passed by French Chamber Deputies
Paris December 3 AP The chamber of deputies approved Premier Briand's financial rehabilitation bill by 257 to 229 in a two day session marking the fifth confidence vote on the new ministry. An amendment proposing a 20 percent tax on real estate for foreigners was defeated, while later votes raised income tax, non commercial profits tax and mine rentals. Premier Briand received strong cheers at adjournment.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Briand
Missoffe
Democrat-Republican
Loucheur
House
Renault
Senate
Chamber
Postal Receipts Jump in November at High Point
Postmaster O. R. York reports November receipts at the High Point post office reached 11414.96 dollars, a rise from 9967.07 dollars in November 1924. York calls postal receipts a barometer of local business and notes broad city activity.
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High Point
O. R. York
York
Prohibition Critics Call Enforcement a National Joke
Washington dispatch reports United Committee for Prohibition Enforcement says Coolidge era efforts fail due to unfit appointments. Clinton N. Howard laments administration not enforcing the 18th Amendment, cites 30,000 Washington drunkenness arrests since prohibition began, and accuses wet leaders of seeking both major parties’ nominations.
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Washington
White House
United Committee For Prohibition Enforcement
Clinton N. Howard
Rochester
N. Y
Coolidge
Prohibition
House
Omaha
American Legion
United States
Howard
Congress to Hear Bingham Bill on Civil Aeronautics
Connecticut Republican Senator Bingham will introduce a bill to create a bureau of civil aeronautics in the commerce department to promote commercial aviation and coordinate aviation efforts across war and navy departments. The measure follows a president’s air board report opposing a unified air service and national defense department.
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Washington
President's Air Board
Bureau of Civil Aeronautics
Department of Commerce
Bingham
Connecticut
Parker
Commerce Committee
Board
War and Navy
United States
Army and Navy
Department of National Defense
Air Service
William Mitchell
War and Navy Department Administration of Aviation
Coolidge
Army Air Service
Army
General Staff
Naval Aviation
Chief of Naval Operations
Bureau of Navigation
House Aircraft Committee
Mitchell
Air Board
Knights Templar in City Confer Temple on Five Candidates
High Point commandery No. 24 of Knights Templar held a meeting at the Masonic temple conferring the order of temple on five candidates. Grand Recorder Griggs of Elizabeth City attended and acted as eminent commander. An oyster supper followed the degree work.
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High Point Commandery No. 24
Knights Templar
Order of Temple
Masonic Temple
Recorder Griggs
Elizabeth City
Fund For Neediest Cases Reaches Sixty Today
The Enterprise reports the fund for High Point's Ten Neediest Cases raised to 860 today after a 810 check from D. H. Parsons. Kiwanis started the drive with 50, and only two donations have been made since its start last Sunday. Funds go to welfare workers to aid the ten most in need with basic necessities. Checks payable to Ten Neediest Cases may be sent to The Enterprise.
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Enterprise Fund
High Point
D. H. Parsons
High Point Kiwanis Club
Chapman Fights for His Right to Stay Execution
Gerald Chapman, who faced execution for murdering a New Britain officer, seeks a writ of habeas corpus to avoid Connecticut jurisdiction and stay his transfer to Atlanta Penitentiary for mail robbery. If denied, counsel Frederick Groehl will appeal to the U.S. circuit court in New York and possibly the Supreme Court.
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Hartford
Conn
Gerald Chapman
New Britain
Connecticu
Atlanta
Edwin S. Thomas
Chapman
Connecticut
Thomas
Frederick Groehl
New York
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Groehl
Enterprising Mother Tied to Bank Robberies In Renner
Sioux Falls records reveal a diary linking Mrs. Catherine Rogers and her daughter Zera to two bank robberies at First State Bank of Renner with $300 seized in the latest incident. Charles Rogers, 17, admits his mother coerced him and his sister, while the diary notes suggest involvement in the October 6 theft of $191.
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Sioux Falls
Catherine Rogers
Zera
Renner
Charles Rogers
First State Bank
Chuck
Charles
Americans Warned to Stay Off Damascus Streets After 6 P M
The American consul warns American residents in Damascus to avoid the streets after 6 p m amid rising tensions following the late October unrest. The atmosphere is described as more volatile than before the October incidents.
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Damascus
Syria
England May Have What Amounts 10 Protective Tariff
London debate on safeguarding industries pits Liberals and Labourites against a 33 1 2 percent duty on knives and scissors. Secret session excludes reporters as T D Fenby argues for American imports against Sheffield-made goods amid a long committee process.
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England
London
House of Commons
T. D. Fenby
East
York
America
Sheffield
Dawson Declines to Commit on Secret Ballot
State Chairman John G. Dawson of the Democratic executive committee visits Raleigh and avoids pledging support on the Australian ballot issue. He plans to remain in chair, backing Gardner’s leadership into the 1928 campaign, with no expected contest for governor. Supreme court rulings yesterday are noted before the article ends.
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Dawson
Raleigh
John G. Dawson
Max Gardner
Gardner
Kinstonians
Woodrow
Washington
Mr. Gardner
Legislative Council of Women Workers
Greensboro
Supreme Court
Three Naval Officers Ordered To Be Tried
Three officers face court martial over the September collision of the light cruiser Milwaukee with the schooner Benjamin A Van Brunt at Hampton Roads. Captain Frank L. Pinney of South Manchester Conn commands the Milwaukee. Lieutenant Thomas A. Cory of Little Rock Arkansas and Ensign Elliott Mc Moore of East Orange New Jersey serve on the Milwaukee and Raleigh. A letter of admonition will also be sent to Captain William Co Watts of the Raleigh.
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Washington
Milwaukee
Benjamin A. van Brunt
Hampton Roads
Frank L. Pinney
South Manchester
N. J
Josiah McKean
William Co. Watts
Raleigh
Further Inquiry Into Consolidation Plans
The Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on the Norfolk and Western and Virginian consolidation examines operating economy hopes. Virginian president C. H. Hix was cross examined about engine totals and railroad facilities and equipment.
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Washington
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Virginian
Interstate Commerce Commission
C. H. Hix
Virginian Company
New York Cotton Opens Barely Steady as Cables Downgrade
The New York cotton market opened barely steady with a 6 to 11 point decline amid easy Liverpool cables and private crop estimates suggesting a larger yield. Early trading saw selling from Wall Street and Liverpool, with liquidation and hedging, then prices recovered to around 19.68 for January and 19.33 for March. Private crop reports cited yields near 15.194 million and 15.651 million bales, with December 1 figures beginning at 13.631 million.
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New York
Liverpool
Bank of England
Wall Street
Appeals for clothing for Oxford Orphanage baby cottage
Mrs. H. C. Massey, chair of the Eastern Star committee for the Oxford Orphanage, appealed for clothing this day. Donations may be left at Hayes' Jewelry or with Mrs. J. W. Jamison. A box will ship on December 8 and all items should be gathered before then.
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Oxford
H. C. Massey
Order of Eastern Star
Postal Inspectors Target Florida Real Estate Proactions
Tampa, Dec 3 AP Postal inspectors assigned to Florida by the score to monitor questionable real estate actions. United States District Attorney William Gober says many realty firms and developers are under surveillance and a goodly number of operators will be prosecuted when the investigation concludes.
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Florida
Tampa
Fla
William Gober
United States
Gober
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