Deadly North Carolina baby death rates alarm public health
A 1928 analysis notes North Carolina has the highest infant death rate among southern states and among its 14 cities. New Bern, Wilson, Wilmington, Winston Salem show alarming figures while High Point rates best. Calls for expanded baby clinics and maternal instruction nationwide.
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Orth Carolina
North Carolina
South
United States
New Bern
America
Wilson
Wilmington
Winston-Salem
High Point
Salisbury
Peace Conference of the Americas Urges Pan American Unity
Latin American delegates meeting in Washington discuss plans to keep peace in the western hemisphere. They argue nations gain more from stability than conflict and call for Pan Americanism to curb economic greed and prevent Europe like wars. Leaders must foster goodwill and sound policies to support oppressed peoples.
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Washington
Western Hemisphere
Americas
Atlantic
Europe
The Real Estate Experts and Land Appraisal Standards
The piece discusses how real estate dealers sought a professional image and licensing, noting the failed attempt to create a state licensing board. It cites Superior Court testimony in a High Point Jamestown water project case, where expert witnesses valued condemned land from 30 to 1000 dollars per acre, illustrating wide ranges in appraisals.
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Pharmacy Board
Medical Board
High Point
Jamestown
Jokes About Santa by Bruce Catton Sparks Thoughtful Reflection
In Paris Kentucky a seven year old learns there is no Santa Claus and jokes swell around the news. The piece argues belief sustains progress and faith, noting adults should protect children yet acknowledging myths shape humanity and hope.
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Bruce Catton
Paris
Serry
Santa Claus
Raskob urged to press reform as Southern Democrats rally
In a letter to The Enterprise the writer praises the November vote for the Democratic Party and argues for a timely party conference led by Raskob. The piece criticizes Senator Simmons and Josephus Daniels, endorsing continuous party organization and cooperation in the South to strengthen Democratic power.
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The
Enterprise
Democratic Party
South
Greensboro Daily News
Raskob
F. M. Simmons
Simmons
Senator Simmons
Josephus Daniels
Daniels
Raleigh
Republican Party
Miss Nell Battle Lewis and the Dixie Note
The article profiles Miss Nell Battle Lewis of the News and Observer once famed for iconoclastic journalism and debunking the old southern culture. It then notes she is weakening and may join a controversial figure at the first notes of Dixie after viewing Uncle Tom's Cabin on film.
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Nell Battle Lewis
News and Observer
Charlottesville audience protests Civil War film's Confederate anger
A Northern reformer narrator recalls Eliza from Uncle Tom's Cabin and a Sumter firing scene as a Charlottesville crowd applauds a Yankee army arrival. The speaker vows to oppose the depiction and declares readiness to raise the Confederate flag amid widespread anger.
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Charlottesville
Eliza
Fort Sumter
Virginia
Gabriel
North Carolina As Center for Social Science Research
The state receives praise for fostering liberal research through campus initiatives a high output University Record surveys, rural social economics studies, a well funded Institute for Research in Social Science, and support for conferences that could form a Southern Social Science Research Council. It also funds publication through the University of North Carolina Press.
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North Carolina
Southern Social Science Research Council
University of North Carolina Press
Making Survey of Social Conditions
Dr. F A Ogg of the University of Wisconsin commends the University of North Carolina for leading a new southern research movement. He credits UNC with an unusually keen service orientation, a faculty of vigorous scholars, and ambitious productivity shaping the state’s social science study.
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University of North Carolina
F. A. Ogg
University of Wisconsin
Lle
South
Foreign officer slain over sacred Moroccan house
A French army officer and his Moroccan orderly were billeted near Fez when the officer smoked a cigar in a house sacred to Muslims. The Moroccan orderly shot him with a revolver, honoring local customs, and the incident highlights the clash of traditions in a foreign land.
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Fez
Morocco
Mohammed
California flower contest hints at naming cuckoo
A state flower selection in California sparks a playful idea to name the cuckoo for Hollywood publicity. The playful suggestion blends regional pride with entertainment industry association.
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California
Hollywood
Murder rate in the US 1880s puzzling magazine claim
A magazine writer states the United States averaged one murder per year from 1880 to 1886 raising questions about cultural context and technology such as saxophones that did not exist yet.
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United States
Deer hunters mistake Agora in Massachusetts
Report notes an error in hunting down an Agora in Massachusetts where hunters inadvertently killed the farmer's goat. No further details provided on consequences or clarification of the incident.
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Massachusetts
92-Year-Old Drummer Travels Onward
A veteran drummer at 92 keeps touring, with folklore noting his stopover at a farmer’s house for a night. The anecdote illustrates his enduring journeys and modest hospitality encountered along the road.
Boost Mr. Andrews for Council
Friends of D. T. Andrews urge election to the fourth ward council seat. They cite decades in the ward, efforts to secure lights water sewer and streets, support for Emma Blair school and church building, and significant unremunerated work saving the church over ten thousand dollars.
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D. T. Andrews
Fourth Ward
Emma Blair
Green Street
Canada’s Water Power Potential Estimated at 2.08 Million HP
The survey estimates Canada’s water power to produce electricity at 2 075 998 horsepower with 4 556 219 horsepower remaining under turbine installation.
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Canada
Canada’s water power spurs cheap electric energy
The abundance of water power in Canada enables affordable electric energy for railways manufacturing and lighting, supporting rapid development and industrial growth across the country.
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Canada
Statesman Aim to Lessen European Tension at League Council
At Lugano Switzerland the 58th session of the League of Nations council opened with a private session led by Aristide Briand. Big three statesmen expected to ease Europe’s unrest, with Stresemann and Chamberlain meeting Briand and each other amid troop withdrawal hesitancy and hopes for Madrid June.
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League Council
Europe
Lugano
Switzerland
Council of the
League of Nations
Aristide Briand
France
Kursaal
Geneva
Gustav Stresemann
Dr. Stresemann
Austen Chamberlain
Stresemann
Mr. Briand
Austen
Madrid
Quinones de Leon
League
Spain
Bolivian War Fever as Paraguay Border Clash Grows
Popular protests demand war with Paraguay rise across Bolivia after a Thursday border clash. President Siles vows serenity and firmness as Congress backs hard line. Troops guard frontier while youths parade, and diplomatically Paraguay is accused of provoking the conflict.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Paraguay
Hernando Siles
Muera
Congress
Siles
Roman Paz
Gran Chaco
Pilcomaya
Paraguaguay
Cochabamba
Trija
Santa Cruz
Oruro
Sucre
Potosi
Uyuni
Chaco Boreal
Puerto Suarez
la Razon
Manchego
Lozada
Fort van Guardia
Elias Ayala
Bolivian Minister Murcado Travels After Passport Handover
Bolivian minister to Paraguay Dr. B Murcado was en route to Argentina after Paraguay handed him all passports. The Paraguayan foreign office issued a note stating Bolivian troops had entered the area.
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Foreign Office
Viacha
Mariano Zambrana
Senor Zambrana
Alberto Palacios
Antofagasta
Chile
Hoover
B. Murcado
Paraguay
Argentina
Delegates Face Gaps as Argentina Skips Pan American Meeting
At Washington the Pan American conference opens with Argentina absent and Bolivia Paraguay breaking relations. Delegates, after Coolidge's inaugural address, plan credentials review and committee assignments as they seek a broad arbitration treaty and a conciliation mechanism. An impartial commission would study disputes with a year limit and binding restraint during pending decisions.
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Washington
Argentina
Paraguay
Bolivia
Rif
Coolidge
France
United States
Federal Reclamation Probed for Virginia to Texas
Commissioner Elwood Mead told the ecom committee that 15000 dollars requested by the budget bureau would fund surveys in Virginia Kentucky Arkansas and Texas. Chairman Cramton pressed whether states preferred waiting on federal funds, noting investigations have reached several states without clear funding. Mead suggested opinions differed on proper procedure.
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Elwood Mead
Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau
Virginia
Kentucky
Arkansas
Texas
Cral Mton
Cramton
Mead
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C. M. Waynick
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Brunswick
Park Ave
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Michigan Boulevard
Chicago
Peace Conference OF the Americas
Donn Byrne
Marco Polo
Miss Nell
Dixie
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