Endorsement of Bill to Change Rules on Cotton Reports
Washington officials report endorsement by the crop reporting board and cotton associations for a Senate bill by Sen. Harris of Georgia. The measure aims to broaden and speed government cotton data with daily ginned bale disclosures and revised report times, plus phased state estimates during the growing season.
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Washington
Crop Reporting Board
Department of Agriculture
Senate
Harris
Georgia
Cerfsus Bureau
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
Alabama
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Rhine lander seeks appeal as alimony suit follows annulment loss
In White Plains New York Leonardo Kip Rhinelander lost his annulment bid to Alice Beatrice Jones mu latto and now faces a separate separation suit by Mrs Rhinelander seeking alimony and counsel fees The jury found Rhinelander had not been deceived about Mrs Rhinelander's negro blood and may still influence Justice Morschauser's forthcoming ruling on the annulment appeal filed by Rhinelander's counsel Isaac N Mills The court adjourned with decision expected in a few days
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White Plains
N. Y
Leonardo Kip Rhinelander
Alice Beatrice Jones
Mulatto
Rhinelander
Lee Parsons Davis
Davis
Isaac N. Mills
Marschauser
Morschauser
War Is Over Yet Casualty List Persists Says Legion Commander
Henry D. Stevens Jr. of Warsaw, state commander of the American Legion, told ex service members at a banquet that the casualty list continues despite the war’s end. He cited five thousand war related deaths last year and warned 15 more will die daily, urging members to serve and uphold Legion principles. He spoke at the Andrew Jackson Post installation and urged non political, community service by the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Henry D. Stevens, Jr
Warsaw
Themerican Legion
Fist Methodist Rotestant Church
Ead
White Crosses
Flanders Field
Adrew Jackson Post
Coolidge to Speak at Farm Bureau Convention in Chicago
President Coolidge completes an agriculture address and heads to Chicago for the American Farm Bureau Federation seventh annual convention. He will speak at 11 o clock and attend a luncheon at the Sherman Hotel before returning to Washington.
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Washington
Chicago
Death of Local Resident From Alcohol Poisoning
Wilmington, Dec 5 AP Kale a well known Brooklyn section resident died in an automobile accident on the way to a hospital for treatment of alcoholic poisoning. Friends say he drank alcohol Friday night in Essex county. The coroner viewed the body and did not deem an inquest necessary.
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Wilmington
Aprry Kale
Brooklyn
Ing
Iends
Kale
Inswick County
Mail plane arrival delayed by storm over Ohio
A mail plane scheduled to reach Pope Field Fort Bragg on the first Sunday morning and then the next has been heavily postponed due to stormy weather in Cleveland Ohio where the aircraft is held up. The information came to Pope Field authorities tonight.
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Fayettevill L
Pope Field
Fort Bragg
Clevelad
Ohio
Polish Nobel Laureate Poet Wladislaw Reynt Dies
Warsaw report notes the death of Polish novelist and poet Wladislaw Stanislaw Reynt after a long illness. He was the year’s Nobel Prize in literature laureate and had been ill for some time.
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Warsaw
Poland
Wladislaw Stanislaw Reynt
Judge Don Halsey to Speak at Elks Memorial Service
Judge Don P. Halsey of Lynchburg will deliver the memorial address at the annual Elks Lodge No. 1155 service in the American Theater at 3 o clock this afternoon. The program includes eulogies for six High Point Lodge members and a roll call of deceased members.
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Don P. Halsey
Lynchburg, Va
Elks
American Theater
Lynchburg
Lodge of Sorrow
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Judge Halsey
Virginia
the Elks
Fred N. Tate
High Point Lodge
The
C. F. Weedon
J. D. Mann
N. N. Ellis
T. W. Stoner
D. N. Welborn
Arthur Lyon
Weedon Will
O. Arthur Kirkman
Wil
Ann
H. A. Millis
Mr. Ellis
D. H. Milton
Stoner
C. C. Muse
Mr. Welborn
W. Stamey
Mr. Lyon
T. J. Oid
Quartette
Ruby E. Harville
Clarence Schultheiss
F. N. Tate
Don PP
Halsey
W. T. Taylor
W. W. Burgess
E. A. Wells
O. S. Harville
W. H. English
O. F. Welch
R. H. Sechrest
W. M. Tucker
Inner Guard
Joseph G. York
A. E. Taplin
George A. Matton
EF. W. Freeze
Steamers Collided In Fog Off Point to Point
Two freighters Mom bassa and Campania collided in fog in Lower Chesapeake Bay near Point to Point. Campania, smaller of the two, appeared most damaged and asked for help, reporting water in hold one. A tug was sent to aid and keep the ship on course to Baltimore, with agents optimistic no danger to the vessel.
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Baltimore
Mombassa
New Orleans
Campania
Antwerp
Chesapeake Bay
Dickman, Wright and Pugh, Inc
Republicans Prepare to Organize House and Senate
Republican leaders move to organize both chambers as tensions with insurgent factions persist. In the House the committee on committees removes La Follette allies from key posts, while Wisconsin insurgents vow to act as a unit. The Senate briefed on leadership actions, nominating Edwin Thayer as secretary and debating Nye’s seat legality.
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House
Senate
Senator la Follette
Wisconsin
la Follette
Republican Committee On Committees
Robert M. la Follette
Key
John Nelson
Rules
James A. Frear
Ways and Means
Edwin P. Thayer
Indianapolis
George A. Sanderson
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Edwin F. Ladd
Goof
West Virginia
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Nye
New York to Florida Mail Plane Arrives at Fort Bragg
A mail plane carrying late Florida editions of New York newspapers will land at Hope Field Fort Bragg between 8 and 9 tomorrow for refueling. The craft left New York early Sunday and is expected to reach Florida within 24 hours of departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
New York
Offer for City Manager Post to Lieu t Col Clarence O Sherrill
Lieut Col Clarence O Sherrill U S A native Tar Heel and former military aide to President Coolidge has been offered Cincinnati Ohio the post of city manager at a salary of 25060 dollars per year. His present position pays 6712 dollars.
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Clarence O. Sherrill
Tar Heel
President Coolidge
Cincinnati, C
Ten Neediest Cases raise only eighty dollars so far
The Enterprise reports two checks totaling 80 for Ten Neediest Cases with modest gifts from F. J. Flagler and Miss Lillie Rankin. The welfare board lists ten High Point cases needing hundreds to thousands for mothers, children, and dependents amid poverty and illness.
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F. J. Flagler
Lillie Rankin
High Point
Welfare Board
Argentina and Chile May Be Invited Into Commission Meeting
The League of Nations disarmament council met in Geneva and discussed inviting Argentina, Chile, the United States, and Russia to sit on a special commission for a proposed disarmament conference. Britain and France differed on the program text but all agreed to study military, naval, economic, and financial aspects.
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Geneva
Iif
Council of the
League of Nations
League’s
Lorg Cecil
M. Boncour
Great Britain
Big Increase In the School Property
CHAPEL HILL December 5. The value of school property in North Carolina rose from 1,097,564 in 1899-1900 to 59,758,005 in 1923-24. Figures from the UNC News Letter show 1918-19 property at 16,294,859 and the 24 year rise yields more than 54 dollars in 1923-24 for every dollar invested in 1899-1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
North Carolina
University of North Carolina News Letter
Greensboro Posts Strong Building Valuation Gain in Oct 1925
Greensboro ranked third in the fifth district for the percentage rise in building operation valuations in October 1925, with an increase of 100.6 percent from October 1924. The gain trails only Petersburg Virginia and Parkersburg West Virginia, which posted larger percentage increases.
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Gate City
Raleigh
Greensboro
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve Bank
Petersburg
Parkersburg
W. V
Admiral Eberle Denies Shenandoah Ordered for Propaganda Mission
Admiral Edward W. Eberle testified in the army court martial that the Shenandoah dirigible was not ordered on a propaganda mission or to satisfy officers without aviation experience. He described navy preparations for the flight and said the purpose was to train crews in overland and water flying and to map West air routes, including near Detroit, with a plan to move the airship coast to coast in emergencies.
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Washington
Edward W. Eberle
Army
Zachary Lansdowne
William Mitchell
Shenandoah
Navy
Navy Department
Detroit
Great Lakes
Exchange Of Courts For State Courts Announced In January
Raleigh, Dec. 5. An exchange of judges to cover January terms has been announced. Judge G E Midgette of Jackson moves to the third district and will preside in Vance county for a criminal term the week of January 4, then in Warren county for a mixed term. Judge B E Cranmer of Southport moves to the eighth district and will hold civil term in Brunswick county the week of January 4, then a criminal term in New Hanover and a mixed term in Pender in the following weeks.
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Raleigh
G. E. Midgette
Jackson
Third Judicial District
BE. H. Cranmer
Southport
Midgette
Vance County
Warren County
Cranmer
Brunswick County
New Hanover
Pender
Former Empress Charlotte gravely ill in Mexico
Brussels dispatch reports former Empress Charlotte of Mexico is gravely ill and sinking rapidly. The AP telegram notes the condition is deteriorating quickly as authorities monitor her health.
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Charlotte Very
Brussels
Charlotte of
Mexico
South Dakota Flips Griddle Crown in 35 Minute Pancake Feat
Groton reports South Dakota claimant C.8 S. Carter set a pancake record by consuming 51 in 35 minutes. Former champ Chloe Berens, who quit after stowing away 24, criticizes the effort as too doughy.
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Groton
South Dakota
S. Carter
Chloe” Berens
Cussing on the Radio Traced to Macaws at Washington Station
Occasional profane chatter heard on station WRC has been traced to two macaws in the Pan-American Union building. Latin-American concerts were broadcast from that site and the birds interjected Portuguese remarks without the director's knowledge. The language is mild and limited to Portuguese.
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Washington
WRC
Pan-American Union
Evidence in Liquor Syndicate Exposed to Grand Jury
New York reports Assistant District Attorney Buckner and three aides prepared to present evidence to a special grand jury on Monday aimed at dismantling the Dwyer liquor syndicate and its alleged bribery links to coast guard and prohibition forces. Buckner vows to pursue all leads and not accept quiet resignations while promising limited immunity for witnesses. He quotes General Andrews and Major Green endorsing a thorough cleansing approach.
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New York
Dwyer Liquor Syndicate
Coast Guard
Prohibition
Buckner
General Andrews
Major Green
Kellogg Reappointed Chairman in Rail Way Officers Group
D K Kellogg of Richmond Virginia was chosen chairman to succeed himself and G N Norwood of Macon Georgia was elected secretary at the Southeastern section railroad treasury officers association quarterly meeting in Jacksonville Florida. The agenda for the next session was not named.
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Kellogg
Jacksonville
Fla
D. K. Kellogg
Richmond
G. N. Norwood
Macon
Southeastern
Railway Treasury Officers Association
Columbia State says Stone Mountain topic barred at convention
The Columbia State reports that the Stone Mountain memorial subject was not allowed at the South Carolina division United Daughters of the Confederacy meeting this week despite attempts by some delegates to raise the issue.
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Columbia
Stone Mountain Memorial
South Carolina
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Airplane Mapping Expedition to Survey Southeast Alaska
Loening Amphibian planes will map forty thousand square miles of southeastern Alaska for the geological survey starting next spring. Led by Lt. Ben H. Wyatt from the San Diego naval air station, the project bases at Ketchikan and aims to cover snow capped peaks, rivers, glaciers and forests from the Aleutians to the valley of ten thousand smokes. If successful, a northern Alaska survey near Point Barrow may follow, weather permitting for about three months yearly over a three year span.
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Washington
Alaska
Geological Survey
Secretar Wilbur
Admial C. F. Hughes
Battle Fleet
Ketchikan
Ben H. Wyatt
San Diego Naval Air Station
Aleutian Islands
Ten Thousand Smokes
Point Barrow
American Destroyers Will Be Withdrawn From Beirut
The destroyers Cogegnashall and Amonson will be withdrawn immediately from Beirut Syria as the state department decides they are no longer needed to protect American lives and property. A Beirut consul dispatch says the Syria coast region situation justifies the ships' removal and that full agreement was reached. The ships were sent from Gibraltar to Alexandria during the Syrian revolt and disturbances in Bamascus.
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Washington
Dec
Cogegneshall
Amonson
Beirut
Syria
State Department
Gibraltar
Alexandria
Egypt
Bahamascus
Lightning Strikes Catawba College Tower Damages Buildings
A thunderstorm at Salisbury around 6 am caused about 500 dollars in damage when lightning struck the college tower. Dislodged stonework shattered through the third floor into a room on the second floor near Rev. Shuford Peeler the dean, but no injuries were reported.
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Salisbury
Catawba College
Shuford Peeler
Salvage Abandoned for Submarine S-51
Salvage operations on the submarine S-51, sunk off Dock Island after a collision with the City of Rome, were ordered abandoned by Secretary Wilbur until next spring due to hazardous diving conditions. The court of inquiry is to report without awaiting raise. Thirty three officers and men perished. nine bodies recovered.
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Washington
Dock Island
R. L
Wilbur
Plunkett
Third Naval District
New York
Rome
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Kipling
Will
Decla
Rudyard Kipling
Henry D. Stevens
Andrew Jackson Post
Don Halsey
Elks Memorial Service
Committee
Argentina
Chile
Commission
Admiral Eberle
Washington Station
Great Area
U. S. Survey
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