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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1925
Page
1
Twenty-two miners trapped for nearly eighteen hours in the Fairview mine near Nederland Colorado emerged alive. Rescue workers and miners faced gas pockets and fumes. two fatalities occurred among rescuers and one miner died later.
George A. Norwood of Goldsboro president of the National Bank of Goldsboro the Goldsboro Savings and Trust company and the Tri State Tobacco Growers association was bound over to Greene county superior court on charges of taking deposits for a bank insolvent in Snow Hill. The five hour hearing set his bond at 5000 with defense claiming lack of knowledge due to距离 between Goldsboro and Snow Hill. state counters that as bank president he bears responsibility. Cashier C L Blount and directors J H Harper B W Edwards and F H Hicks also face similar charges and await December term.
Washington dec 5 ap Colonel Andrew Hero Jr of the coast artillery corps has been selected chief of the corps with the rank of major general He succeeds Major General Frank W Coe who is to retire at his own request Colonel Hero is now on duty at Fort McPherson Ga
The British steamer Mombassa and Italian steamer Campania collided near Point No Point in Chesapeake Bay. Campania from Antwerp to Baltimore may be damaged and taking water. Mombassa from Baltimore to New Orleans sent no word of distress.
Arrangements completed for the Andrew Jackson post American Legion banquet in the church basement at 7:30 p.m. State commander Henry D. Stevens Jr of Warsaw expected to speak and inaugurate Judge Donald C. MacRae as new post commander. Annie Lee of Monroe state Legion auxiliary president to address attendees.
Gaston county mills showed little new business this week as most orders were sold through January. The shift widened the basis on staple cotton and led spinners to consider only firm prices.
President Coolidge issued a formal statement noting he had replied to John L. Lewis over bituminous pricing scales but would not disclose the reply’s nature. The brief reply adds no further detail on the dispute or its possible implications.
Advices from Syria report part of a French battalion sweeping Hasbeiya near Damascus early this morning routing enemy tribesmen after dawn fighting.
Athens Georgia December 5 freshmen football teams proposal for one away game was defeated by the Southern Conference vote today.
Burglars knocked off the dials of three vaults in the Stillwater post office early today and escaped with about $20,000 in stamps and cash. Police search ongoing.
The Syria situation improves and the United States weighs pulling back the two destroyers sent to Beirut to safeguard American interests.
Edwin P. Thayer of Indianapolis, long prominent in Republican politics, was chosen by the Republican conference to be secretary of the Senate.
The AP reports a sharp rebuke from a Catholic dignitary following a controversial letter, making the whiskey issue a central focus on the eve of Congress. The exchange heightens tensions around church state questions and policy debates.
Congress opens its new session as dry and wet forces clash over prohibition enforcement. The United Committee for Prohibition Enforcement asks Pope Pius XI to urge American Catholic leaders to tougher observance, drawing sharp rebuke from Rev. John J. Burke of the National Catholic Welfare Conference.
A crackdown targets the Rum Ring group of distributors after a confession implicates six coast guardsmen and several other officers. Investigators pursue related figures as authorities probe the conspiracy details and potential chain of supply.
New York on December 5 AP United States Attorney Buckner seeks inland routes for a large rum smuggling ring believed busted with 21 arrests. William Dwyer and 20 others linked to Atlantic operations face indictments. a coast guard six and local police are named in a forthcoming grand jury read. A patrol boat reportedly brought ashore 300 cases amid rough seas.
Alla Nazimova reveals that she and Charles Bryant lived as husband and wife for 14 years but never wed. The admission follows Bryant’s recent marriage to Miss Marjorie Gilhooley and prompts questions of perjury and bigamy. Nazimova, still distressed, says she has been hunted and hurting from the publicity. Bryant maintains his license claim was truthful and is now married.
Cooperative tobacco growers plan new five year covenants with no withdrawal feature. Leaders in Danville Florence and Florence say signing aims to cover 65 percent of Belts before March 1926. Eastern North Carolina hesitates amid past litigations as belts unite Virginia and Carolinas.
Washington December 3. Senator La Follette of Wisconsin did not meet with Republican senators but conferred with insurgent House Republicans. A statement is promised tomorrow to address the issue squarely as party divisions loom and a fight appears imminent.
Republicans in both chambers met to outline organization for the sixty ninth Congress. Key issues included insurgent seating, committee assignments, and whether Nye of North Dakota and La Follette allies gain seats and roles. House deadlines hinge on tax cut debates as Senate adjourns briefly for memorials.
The Southern Conference adopted resolutions denying that athletics control regulations by the Southern Association originated or were promulgated by the conference executive committee. The body declared no accord with the Charleston action and argued the association should not legislate on matters not involving athletics. Dr. W. H. MacKellar of Sewanee offered the resolution. Two bylaw amendments to restrict amateur baseball players receiving pay for summer games were adopted.
Berlin December 5 The German cabinet led by Chancellor Luther resigns today after the resignation announcement. The move ends his leadership in the government and clears the way for new political arrangements in Berlin.
Funeral rites for Arthur Lyon at his 305 South Wrenn Street home drew hundreds of mourners, with floral tributes and an eight-car procession. Rev. Tom A. Sykes and Dr. William A. Lambeth conducted the services. interment followed at Springfield cemetery.
A New York jury found against Leonard Kip Rhinelander in his annulment suit against Alice Beatrice Jones, ruling the marriage could proceed despite her alleged colored blood. The jury answered most questions in favor of Rhinelander except the first, which was conceded as fact by defense. The verdict points to a final decree likely denying the annulment, with further court review pending.
Thurman Mann, a High Point physician, was chosen president at the Kiwanis annual election at the Country club. Cecil C. Prince steps down after a year. W. Perry becomes vice president, L. C. Matton treasurer, and L. R. Terry trustee. The board includes C. F. Tomlinson, A. E. Tate, Rev. Milton Whitener, Paul Ingle, A. E. Taplin, Dr. W. L. Jackson and E. Snow.
The Republican state central committee and Harrison Garnett national committeeman filed a formal protest with the Senate president challenging the seating of Gerald P Nye as senator from North Dakota.
The British steamer Ashton sank in the Scheldt after colliding with the United States shipping board steamer Fadaval. The loss included the captain, pilot, and three crew members.
North Carolina State Farmers Union votes to send questionnaires to candidates for state offices. The aim is to cooperate with labor groups to improve understanding with industrial workers and learn candidates' views on agriculture and industry.
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