Congress Ends Extra Session to Start Regular Session
Congress closes its two weeks of extra session and begins the new 67th session at noon with routine business. The Dyer anti lynching bill is dropped. about 1,760 nominations are confirmed, including a blocked associate justice nominee. Budget figures show 1924 outlay at 3.180 billion with two thirds fixed charges.
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Washington
Congress
67Th Congress
Senate
House
Pierce Butler
St. Paul
Supreme Court
LaFollette
Republican
Wisconsin
Norris
Nebraska
Harding
Postal Service
Treasury
Near East relief drive gains support from two High Point churches
Bishop Cannon and N A Boyajian urged aid for Armenian victims as Wesley Memorial and First Baptist raised 1608 and 260.47 dollars respectively, outlining Smyrna atrocities and Armenian suffering, with plans for broader church participation in the campaign.
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High Point
Wesley Memorial Methodst Episcopal Church
James Cannon, Jr
Smyrna
Fast Baptist Church
N. A. Boyajian
Columbia
S. C
D. Cameron Ralston
Columbia, & C
Palmetto
Vlitch Pont
Bitch Point
Near East
John M.yonan
Charlotte High School
Bishop Cannon
Wesley Memorial Church
Armenia
Ciildren
Bisho Cannon
Constantinople
United States
Senator Overman Seeks New High Point Census Count
Senator Lee S Overman asks the federal census bureau to recount High Point population after city limits extension. Mayor Hedrick and citizens expect a new enumeration may place the city around twenty one to twenty three thousand, with early action hoped.
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Federal Census Bureau
Senator Overman
High Point
United States
Lees. Overman
John W. A
Overman
Census Department
Hedrick
Lee S. Overman
Rail meeting fails to settle 50 foot depot addition
A morning meeting between Southern Railway representatives and High Point citizens failed to reach an agreement on a proposed 50 foot eastern extension to the freight depot. The plan would alter street layout and remove a triangular plot intended for M. J. Wrenn's World War I memorial. another meeting is planned.
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Southern Railway Company
Southern Railway
M. J. Wrenn
High Point
R. L. Avery
Danville
Mr. Litton
W. D. Marshall
John W. Hedrick
M. J.wrenn
Fred N. Tate
R. L. Pickett
Revaluation and county control dominate North Carolina session
Raleigh dispatch outlines that 1924 tax reform and revaluation loom before the January 3 assembly start. It notes end of the old act, shifts toward local valuation control, and Morrison administration limits on state taxation while shipbuilding and county power debates intensify amid a fragile political climate.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
Morrison
Bickett
J. W. Bailey
Colonel Waits
Mr. Bailey
Revenue Commissioner
Farmers’ Union
R. A
Coughton
H. G. Connor, Jr
W. N. Everett
J. Frank Ray
John G. Dawson
R. M. Cox
Forsyth
Robbery at Towanda State Bank in Towanda Kan
Three masked bandits locked the cashier, his assistant, and three patrons in the bank vault and escaped with 2000 dollars in cash and Liberty bonds. incident occurred Saturday afternoon at the Towanda State Bank in Towanda Kansas.
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Renk
Wichita
Ded
Towanda State Bank
Towanda
Kan
Mayor Edward Clark appeals for aid for New Bern fire victims
Mayor Edward Clark appeals to North Carolina and other states for relief as more than 1,000 homes were destroyed and 3,000 residents left homeless by Friday's fire. He asks communities, organizations, and individuals to provide aid and requests newspapers to publicize the plea.
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New Bern
Edward Clark
North Carolina
Jullification Over New Road Postponed Celebration
At 3 30 this afternoon F J Sizemore announced the High Point committee on the Winston Salem celebration postponed the event due to inclemency of weather or poor forecast. Representatives of the High Point and Winston Salem committees decided by telephone to cancel the large joint gathering.
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F. J. Sizemore
High Point
Winston-Salem
Cotton futures rise after early declines in New York
The cotton market opened steady after a morning drop of 4 to 13 points due to weak cables. Local buying and May by brokers drew bids, but liquidation and southern selling pushed prices down 10 to 15 points. December, January, and March held at 24.92 with May at 24.36 and July at 24.64.
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New York
Southern
Wanamaker Illness Reported About the Same
Philadelphia today reports John Wanamaker remains ill at home with a severe cold and is described by his physicians as about the same as yesterday.
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Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Impeachment Proceedings Move to Subpoena Witnesses
The House Judiciary Committee decided to seek authorization to subpoena witnesses and obtain papers requested by Representative Keller in prosecuting impeachment charges against Attorney General Daugherty.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
House
Representative Keller
Minnesota
Daugherty
Youngest Sheriff in United States Named in Edgar County
Paris Dec 4 Lee Sizemore recently elected sheriff of Edgar county is said to be the youngest sheriff in the United States. He is entering his 24th year and has served as deputy to his father for the past four years.
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Paris
Lee Sizemore
Edgar County
United States
Sizemore
Snow in Tripoli for first time this century
Snow fell in Tripoli for the first time in living memory as December weather surprised the hot climate. Residents reported a rare snowfall blanketing streets and rooftops, with temperatures dipping and crews clearing icy patches.
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Tunis
Tripoli
New Bern Fire Leaves 40 City Blocks Wasteland
The New Bern blaze destroyed one thousand homes and other buildings, leaving over 3,000 people homeless across 40 blocks. Total losses near 2 million dollars with one third insured. Red Cross and state aid mobilize, naval base Norfolk supplying blankets and mattresses, Harding sends sympathy.
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New Bern
J. van Betts
Naval Base
Norfolk
Chamber of Commerce
State Highway Commission
Red Cross
Washington
Southern Division
American Red Cross
N. C
Carter Taylor
Warren G. Harding
Charters Granted for Asheville Mills and Southern Spindle Firm
The secretary of state grants charters and amendments in Raleigh. Asheville knitting mills incorporated with capital $50,000 and stockholders W. Y. Frazier R. E. Frazier and H. G. Alexander. The Southern Spindle and Flyer company in Charlotte increases capital from $15,000 to $115,000 with William H. Monty named principal official.
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Raleigh
Asheville Knitting Mills, Incorporated
Asheville
N. C
Capital
W. Y. Frazier
R. E. Frazier
H. G. Alexander
Greensboro
Southern Spindle and Flyer Company
Charlotte
William H. Monty
Farmers Return to Berry Crops in North Carolina
Rocky Mount reports hundreds of truckers in the Rose Hill Chadbourn area are resuming strawberry production after years of decline. Shipments rise from few cars to 1400 carloads with 1923 outlook predicting over 33 percent growth and more than 2900 carloads to northern markets. The four year abandonment cost over a million dollars in agricultural wealth.
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Rocky Mount
Rose Hill
Chadbourn
Guy Cardwell
Britain says no influence to block Greek republic or king
Prime Minister Bonar Law told the house of commons today that Great Britain has not used any direct or indirect influence to prevent Greece from becoming a republic or to keep the current king on the throne.
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Great Britain
London
Bonar Law
House of Commons
Greece
Three Colby Students Die In North College Fire
Three Colby College students were burned to death when fire destroyed the North College building in Waterville Maine early today. The original college structure, erected in 1820, burned in the blaze.
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Waterville
Maine
Colby College
North College
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