Florida Governor Threatens Editor With Buckshot in Open Letter
Florida Governor 8 J Catts threatens to travel to West Palm Beach with a double barreled shotgun loaded with buckshot to settle with Palm Beach Post publisher Joe L Farman amid bitter attacks over the governor's reinstatement of a district attorney. The letter, published today, signals it is his last warning and vows to confront Earman.
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Tallahassee
Fla
8. J. Catts
Florida
West Palm Beach
Joe L. Farman
Florida State Board of Health
Palm Beach Post
Earman
Catts
Farman
Telegraph Worker Joe English Killed by Train in Jacksonville
Joe S English 28 was struck on a Jacksonville track while dodging a train on his way to hear Billie Sunday. He died three hours later at a hospital. The body then moved to High Point for a Wednesday Mount Vernon church funeral conducted by Rev J F Woosley and Rev W A Lambeth. English, a Western Union employee, had served in France and was well regarded by his superiors. He was brother of Mrs J C Davis of South Main Street. He had lived in High Point for years.
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Joe S. English
Jacksonville
Fla
Ivey
Western Union Telegraph Company
High Point
English
Telegraph Company
Billie Sunday
Mount Vernon Church
J. FE. Woosley
W. A. Lambeth
Wesley Memorial Church
J. C. Davis
South Main Street
France
Credit and farm loan talks spark farmers conference
At St Louis delegates urged expanding Federal Reserve powers as credit and marketing systems loom large. The session notes the Farm Loan Act suspension hurts farmers and hopes the Supreme Court will uphold the act. In Chapel Hill burglars hit five dorms taking watches and cash from sleeping students and fled by car.
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ST. Louis
Conference of Farmers Organizations
National Farmers’ Organization
Federal Reserve Board
C. S. Barrett
Georgia
Board of Farmers’ Organizations
Supreme Court
Williams Colored Singers at First Baptist Church Recital
The Williams Colored singers, a renowned Negro musical group, will perform in a annual recital at First Baptist church North Main Street tomorrow evening. The concert, under the High Point Normal and Industrial Institute, draws a growing white audience and follows tours in major U S cities and abroad praised for meritorious performances.
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Williams Colored Singers
First Baptist Church
North Main Street
High Point
Jake Welborn Hurt In Auto Accident On Archdale Road
Jake Welborn was injured early this morning when his car hit a telephone wire across Archdale road. He suffered cuts to head and face but reached High Point for medical care and may be confined for several days.
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Jake Welborn
Archdale
Mr. Welborn
High Point
Fordney Pushes 15 Percent Corporate Tax Plan
Washington December 17 Congressmen discuss a 15 percent tax on corporate profits with no carve outs. Proponents urge a monthly sales tax approach tied to total sales volume. The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce circulates a tax questionnaire to oppose further auto industry burdens.
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Washington
J. W. Fordney
Ways and Means Committee
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Injured Richmond Man Improves After Exposition Accident
M. W. Brown, about 22, of Richmond Virginia, injured when material blew from the Southern Furniture Exposition building, is reported improved at High Point sanatorium. He was employed placing elevators in the exposition building and was taken there shortly after the accident.
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M. W. Brown
High Point Sanatorium
Brown
Exposition Building
Richmond
Treasurers Arrest Rocks Wilmington Savings Fund
William Bush secretary and treasurer of the Wilmington Savings Fund Society was arrested in Wilmington Delaware on a warrant alleging embezzlement of securities valued at 200000 dollars. He was held on a 100000 dollar bond at a hearing before a magistrate.
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Wilmington
Del
William Bush
The
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Bush
Superior
Swindled Banks At Savannah Identifies Suspect
In St Louis a man in custody on suspected escape from Huntersville Texas penitentiary claimed to be John B. Tift. He is alleged to have swindled Savannah Georgia banks of about $33,000, including $15,000 from the Mercantile Bank and Trust Company where Aaron Rouzin is bank president.
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ST. Louis
Dee
Huntersville
Tex
John B. Tift
Savannah
Tift
Aaron Rouzin
Mercantile Bank and Trust Company
Poindexter anti strike bill passed by Senate
The Poindexter anti strike bill was approved by the Senate in a record vote. The measure makes interference with interstate commerce a felony and moves to the House for consideration.
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Washington
Senate
House
Tax on Bank Deposits Proposed by Senator Treadway
Senator Treadway of Massachusetts proposed a tax of one quarter of one percent on all bank deposits. He said the levy would yield about one billion dollars annually. The tax would be collected when deposits are made and would apply to national state and private banks trust companies and other firms receiving deposits by check or cash. Cooperative loan and building associations for members would be exempt. The bill was sent to the House Ways and Means Committee for action.
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Treadway
Massachusetts
House Ways and Means Committee For
Cash Bonus Plan Favored by Hearings in Washington
Hearings on a house bill for adjusted compensation of former service men wrapped up. Acting Chairman McCumber said the committee will meet tomorrow to decide next steps. Most witnesses supported the cash bonus for soldiers, preferring it to vocational training or land grants. Richard Jones of Stars and Stripes noted the land settlement issue was valuable in a low mood period.
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Washington
McCumber
Richard Jones
Stars and Stripes
American Legion
Salvation Army to Collect Boxes Next Tuesday
Captain D T McAbee announces Salvation Army headquarters at 407 Park Street reachable by phone 6381 The drive aims to collect home boxes next Tuesday after distributing seven hundred locally for Christmas work and winter relief More than 200 boxes placed in High Point stores will be collected on Christmas Eve
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D. T. McAbee
American Salvation Army
Salvation Army
Park Street
High Point
McAbee
Election Riots Ordered Probed in Florida
The federal district attorney for Florida was instructed by the justice department to fully investigate the section riots at Ochee Florida last month. Henry F. White of the NAACP asked for action and presented evidence claiming more than 30 black people were killed and the black community terrorized during the election.
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Washington
Federal District Attorney
Florida
Department of Justice
Ochee
Henry F. White
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Department
Trolley Car Jumps Track Sparks City Traffic Jam
A trolley car operating from South Main street to Mechanicsville jumped the track at 6 30 last night at the Eng lish and Main streets intersection. The incident caused brief traffic congestion but no damage and no injuries.
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South Main Street
Mechanicsville
English
Main Streets
Wage Cut At Spartan Mills In Spartanburg
Spartan Mills, a major local manufacturer with about 1000 workers, announced a further twenty percent wage reduction effective next Monday, bringing total cuts to thirty percent in eighty days. Other mills in the city have followed suit as manufacturers say they must cut wages or close plants due to weak cotton goods demand.
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Spartanburg
Spartan Mills
Hosiery Demand Rising With Exclusive New York Distributor
New York reports show hosiery and knit goods demand increasing as buyers resume purchases after a strike. North Carolina manufacturers establish an exclusive department store distributor in New York and Philadelphia, with two day sales of 20 000 pairs in New York and 10 000 in Philadelphia.
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New York
North Carolina
Philadelphia
Pekin Shaken by Earthquake Nights Seismic Shock
An earthquake was felt in Pekin at 8 20 tonight causing buildings to rock and alarms in hotels and clubs. The heavy shock was recorded yesterday by the Georgetown University seismograph per Father Francis A Tondorff university director.
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Pekin
China
Washington
Peking
Georgetown University
Francis A. Tondorff
Wilson to Live in Washington After Presidency
R W Bolling announced that President Wilson will occupy Henry P Fairbanks residence at 2340 Street N W as his permanent home after retirement on March 4. The purchase price was $150000 and ownership would transfer at the start of the year.
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Washington
Wilson
Henry P. Fairbanks
Street
N. W
R. W. Bolling
Willard to Try Dempsey Again in New York Bout
Jess Willard former heavyweight champion plans three months of training ahead of a March 17 title fight in New York against Jack Dempsey. Manager Ray Archer says Willard seeks to prove to the public he was not himself at Toledo and is focused on regaining the crown.
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Kansas City
Jess Willardt
Jack Dempsey
New York
Ray Archer
Willard
Dempsey
Toledo
Italian immigrant Pietro jailed 30 years for murder of Maude Latham
Frank Pietro, about 35, was sentenced in Guilford Superior Court to 30 years at hard labor for second degree murder in the High Point killing of Maude Latham last July. He cried as the sentence was pronounced after pleading not guilty by reason of self defense.
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Guilford Superior Court
Greensboro
Frank Pietro
Maude Latham
High Point
J. Bis Ray
State
Raleigh
H. L. Koontz
Pietro
Panna
Naples
Italy
United States
Philadelphia
Latham
Charlotte Hagley
W. M. Jones
J. EB. Wagner
Jamestown
L. F. Honeycutt
Wagner
I. Honevcutt
Tobacco prices show big drop in November sales
Raleigh reports a sharp fall in tobacco prices with an average of 24.7 cents per pound for November from 67.9 cents a year ago. Of 212 warehouses in the state, 171 operated. many closed in the month. Total November sales reached about 92 million pounds with producers selling around 8 million, 60 percent more than last year but 15 percent below the prior season.
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Raleigh
Tobacceo
Mebane
Roxboro
Apex
alamance-Caswell
North Carolina
United States
Germans Must Pay War Bill Negotiations Start
Diplomats from five allied powers and Germany opened talks in Brussels to decide Germanys war reparations. The session began with optimism and is expected to last a week or ten days as negotiators seek concrete terms and schedules for payments.
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Brussells
Associated Press
Germany
Robbers steal Christmas boxes from stores in High Point
Salvation Army Captain D T McAbee reports several Christmas boxes left in local stores were taken by thieves. One box disappeared from Pickett and Fowler’s near the Highland cotton mill during a recent robbery.
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High Point
D. T. McAbee
Salvation Army
Pickett
Argentina Eyes Big Wheat Harvest for 1920
Buenos Aires reports Argentina’s wheat crop ready for harvest with official figures showing 6,076,100 hectares seeded, up 23,000 hectares from last year. Forecasts for 1920-21 range from 5.0 to 5.5 million tons, with oats and linseed also holding strong prospects.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
la Razon
la Epoca
Free Fire Prevention Pictures At High Point Tonight
Free moving pictures demonstrating fire prevention will be shown at 7 30 tonight in the high school auditorium High Point residents are invited The films depict real life losses and modern firefighting equipment used by trained firemen They are distributed by the North Carolina Insurance Department under James R Young state insurance commissioner A lecturer will accompany the presentations to give explanations.
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High Point
North Carolina Insurance Department
James R. Young
Cotton Market Turns Steadier on New York Opening
New York cotton futures opened with a slight decline due to weak Liverpool cables but soon steadying. Trading showed January around 15.40 and later months up four to ten points with March at 15.65. December 15.35, January 15.40, March 15.50, May 15.53, July 16.63.
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New York
Liverpool
Pageant Held at Grace Street Church Greensboro
A pageant titled Striking of America's Hour was staged last night in the high school auditorium by Grace Street Methodist Protestant church Women’s Missionary society of Greensboro. The event, organized with help from First Methodist Protestant church here, attracted a fair audience and included a free will offering that raised funds for a dormitory at the Methodist Protestant Children's home near the city.
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America
Woman's Missionary Society
Grace Street Methodist Protestant Church
Greensboro
Methodist Protestant Children's Home
Cutter Goes to Assistance Thirty Miles Off Hatteras
The coast guard cutter Seminole has gone to assist the navy steamer Mahama, disabled sixty miles southeast of Cape Hatteras. The Mahama is leaking badly and the crew is short of water. the incident was announced by the coast guard at Wilmington.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Navy
Cape Hatteras
Coast Guard
Wilmington
Major Robert Lamb enters race for adjutant general
Major Robert J. Lamb of Fayetteville announces his bid to be adjutant general, challenging incumbent Col. John Van B. Metts. Metts says he will not campaign and would serve if Morrison wants him to, while Lamb lauds a wartime overseas record. Educational meetings to boost state institutions expand to Wilmington Raleigh Charlotte Greensboro and more as the budget commission plans its January report. Wake County farmer Shy Shadrack shot his wife on December 6 and was sentenced to 66 years. another farmer killed his wife and later died in jail. Knights of the Ku Klux Klan showing progress in organization across North Carolina.
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Raleigh
Robert J. Lamb
Fayetteville
John van B. Metts
Morrison
Metts
Lamb
Major Lamb
National Guard
Friends of the Movement
University and State College
North Carolina College For Women
Friends of Higher Education
Wilmington
Charlotte
Greensboro
Elizabeth City
Wilson
Asheville
Winston- Salem
Salisbury
State Budget Commission
Shy
Shadrack
Wake County
John Kerr
Philippine Constabulary Riot Leads to Arrest of 78 Soldiers
The Manila garrison was disarmed and placed under arrest as complaints are prepared against seventy eight constabulary soldiers for rioting that left four Americans and seven Filipinos dead.
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Phillippine Constabulary
Manila
P. L
Constabulary
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