Rowland Officer Killed in Negro Section Arrest Attempt
Boyd Rogers, chief of police in Rowland, was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man in the Negro quarter. Two assailants fired. one used a revolver, the other a shotgun. A second suspect was at large as officers pursued the killers. Rogers, 32, left a wife and child. The violence added to a string of county deaths since midnight.
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Rowland
Boyd Rogers
Ice
Rogers
Ofr
Yeriff B. F. MacMillan
Lumon
Ogers
Eson
B. McQueen
Parkton
Frank Fisher
Ite
Fisher
Mere Lamberd
Lumberton
Reed
Lawrence Chavis
Uther West
Negroes Charged With Killing Captured After Flight
Wilmington police report two Negro suspects charged with a killing were captured miles away at 10 45 tonight. One suspect was badly wounded, according to Mayor and police chief statements relayed by AP.
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Ilmington
Boyd Rogers
Long Lance
Rowland
Star
Christmas 1920 Yule Peace Sets City Record
Police officers said Christmas 1920 was the quietest and most orderly of the era in High Int. with only six arrests for drunkenness. Longtime officials credited strict enforcement, extra officers, and public restraint as bars and taverns saw unusually low activity during the Yuletide season.
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High Int
E. A. McGhee
The
Enterprise
H. Affitt
W. G. Friddle
Uisual
R. M. Caudle
Hi Barleycorn
Ludendorff New Champ For Prohibition and He Shows No Interest In War
Berlin reports General Erich Ludendorff, former war quartermaster and new ultra nationalist leader, supports prohibition like Bryan and Lloyd George. He urged a strong anti alcohol campaign and called for clear school warnings, claiming Germany needs a compact organization and a vigorous campaign.
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Ludendorff
Berlin
Erith Ludendorff
Germany
William Jennings Bryan
David Lloyd George
Hans Schmidt
Petation
Surplus Crops To Be Dealt With In Coolidge Plan
President Coolidge and Secretary Jardine endorse relief steps for surplus crops under a broader farm relief program. A federal agricultural commission may direct marketing, with cooperative groups handling sales while the government guides actions and designates emergency periods for pressured crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coolidge
Jardine
Congressional Farm Bloc
Western Agriculture
Federal Agricultural Commission
White House
Des Moines
Iowa
Dickinson
Auto Wreck on Louise Avenue. Driver Missing
An unidentified man escaped death when a Ford touring car he drove wrecked on Louise avenue. The car left the pavement and overturned after speeding at about 11 o'clock. Neighbors heard the crash and found the vehicle abandoned before daybreak with the driver missing.
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Louise Avenue
Operators urge miners to return as wage talks loom
Anthracite operators advertised to strikebound workers to return at the old wage for eight months while a longer term contract is discussed. Union leader Thomas Kennedy rejected the offer as bad faith and warned miners to resist until a new contract is agreed. The wage talks in New York face a rough path with arbitration, union dues checkoff, and clergy statements amid the stalled dispute.
Quick Work Saves the Life of a Policeman
Special Officer Kemper's life was saved Thursday night when James A. Knight alias James Hughes pressed a revolver to Kemper's chest. Officer Whitlow grabbed the pistol as Knight was overpowered. Knight was jailed on concealed weapon and assault with intent to kill charges.
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Charlie Whitlow
Kemper
Whitlow
Fowler
James A. Knight
James Hughes
New Year's Reception Planned By Governor
RALEIGH on December 26 AP Governor and Mrs McLean will host a public informal reception at the executive mansion on New Year's evening January 1.
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Raleigh
Executive Mansion
McLean
Severe cold wave grips northern states and Canada
A post Christmas cold wave sweeps the northern United States toward the Atlantic, with Minnesota and North Dakota reporting 10 to 13 degrees below zero. Three dead in Chicago as temperatures dip, while Great Lakes shippers brace for 10 to 25 degrees below zero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Atlantic Seaboard
Weather Man Promises Much Colder Weather
The weather bureau reports a gradual fall in temperatures overnight north of the Mississippi and a faster drop southward, reaching freezing or below as far south as extreme northern Florida by Monday morning. Cold weather continues through Monday and Tuesday with cold wave warnings for Western Tennessee and the east gulf states. Mostly fair conditions east of the river with light snow flurries forecast for Tennessee and the Appalachian region.
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Washington
A. P
Weather Bureau
Mississippi River
Florida
Tennessee
East Gulf States
Appalachian
Burial Held For Bessie Louise Doby
Funeral services for Bessie Louise Doby the little daughter of Mr and Mrs M A Doby were held at their home on Russell Street Thursday afternoon at 3 o clock conducted by Dr Lloyd T Wilson pastor of First Baptist church and burial followed at Oakwood Cemetery with many friends and relatives in attendance.
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Bessie Louise Doby
M. A. Doby
Russell Street
Lloyd T. Wilson
First Baptist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Mrs Weld Injured in Fall in Atlanta Home
Mrs Weld of Atlanta sustained a broken hip after slipping and falling in the home of Mrs Jones shortly before 6 oclock last night. She was taken by Sechrests ambulance to High Point hospital where she remains a patient.
Priests Not The Voice Of Mining Region Say
In Hazleton Pennsylvania on December 26 AP reports United Mine Workers official Thomas Kennedy denies that sixteen non English speaking priests represent anthracite region views. He argues miners and operators should resume negotiations and seeks arbitration only for unagreed wage items while pledging continued effort for a just settlement.
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Hazleton
Thomas Kennedy
United Mine Workers
Kennedy
W. W. Inglis
John L. Lewis
Former Indiana Chief McCray resigns Atlanta prison editor post
Warren T. McCray former Indiana governor and inmate at the Atlanta federal penitentiary has given up the editor’s job at Good Words the prison magazine due to high blood pressure. He will be reassigned to lighter duties while another inmate is chosen to take over the editorship.
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Atlanta
Good Words
Atlanta Federal Prison
Warren T. McCray
Indiana
John W. Snook
Mrs Hurley Dies Widow of Ex Santa Fe VP
Mrs James E. Hurley widow of former Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe vice president James E. Hurley dies at her apartment. Interment will be private.
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Hurley
Washington
James E. Hurley
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Gang Warfare Renewed After Year Ends in Shootout
In Louisville a man using crutches shot himself after a note cited despair. In Brooklyn a Christmas night shooting at the Adonis Social Club left Richard Lonergan and two others dead, tied to the white hand gang. Police also report a hospital shooting victim and multiple arrests as a battle ensued.
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New York
Brooklyn
Adonis
Richard
Peg Leg) Lonergan
Lonergan
Mary Lonergan
White Hand
William Lovett
James Hart
Cumberland Street Hospital
Helen Logan
Mae Wilson
Hart
Joseph Howard
Pat Maloney
Norris Opposes Two Inter State Commerce Picks
Huey P. Long announced that George W. Norris opposes Richard V. Taylor and Thomas V. Woodlock for ICC seats. Norris cites railroad ties and warns against letting railroads control the commission, calling the arrangement a deception and waste of public funds.
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Shreveport
Huey P. Long
Louisiana Public Service Commission
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Richard V. Taylor
Thomas V. Woodlock
Interstate Commerce Commission
Norris
Mitchell Hopes To Go Back to Texas Soon
A Christmas telegram from Colonel William Mitchell to the San Antonio mayor expresses hope to return to Texas with his wife. He says he enjoyed his stay and sends heartiest Christmas and New Year greetings.
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Mitchell
Texas
San Antonio
Tex
William Mitchell
Druse Leaders Accept Peace Terms in Syria
An exchange telegram from Bagdad reports a convoy from Syria saying Druse chiefs in Syria have accepted peace terms ordered by French authorities. The dispatch notes the acceptance comes as part of ongoing efforts to stabilize the region.
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London
Bagded
Syria
Death toll climbs in St Louis after Christmas
In St Louis on December 26 the coroner reported 23 violent deaths in 24 hours, including seven traffic fatalities and cases from burns, exposure, and gas inhalation. Coroner Witt warned of higher tolls on New Year Eve, attributing most deaths to intoxication.
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ST. Louis
Witt
Ex-Chinese Minister Killed by Stray Bullet
Shanghai dispatch reports that Lin Chang Min former minister of justice and adviser to Kuo Sung-Ling was killed by a stray bullet on Wednesday amid reports of the Chang Tso-Lin forces victory.
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Shanghai
Kuo Sung-Ling
Chang Tso-Lin
Mukden
Lin Chang Min
Kuo Sung
Do Polar Bears Like Cold Weather
Chicago, December 26 AP reports the two polar bears at Lincoln Park hid in their den as temperatures hovered near zero. A photographer failed to coax them out with food or threats, illustrating their preference for shelter over exposure in extreme cold.
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Chicago
Lincoln Park
Kulaks Debated as USSR Faces Grain and Socialism Dilemma
Moscow dispatch reports the Communist Party congress debating the rise of Kulaks and the nation’s grain problems. Leo Kameneff and Zinovieff criticize delays in grain exports and industrial spending while urging a shift of the middle class peasant from bourgeois to socialism.
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Moscow
Russia
Communist Party Congress
Leo Kamenoff
Council of Labor and Defense
M. Zinovieff
M. Stalin
Communist Party
M. Kamenoff
Stalin
Artist Hart Plans Long Stay Away From Civilization in Mexico
New York artist George Hart, president of the Brooklyn Society of Etchers, sails from New Orleans for Vera Cruz to begin a prolonged stay near Tehauntepec. He aims to escape white collars and tea cups to paint away from society, promising to live among Oaxaca and Thuanas Indians and stay away from civilization for a long time.
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New Orleans
George Hart
New York
Brooklyn Society of Etchers
Vera Cruz
Civilization
Metropolitan Museum
British Museum
South Kensington Museum
London
Hart
Teehauntepec
Salinacruz
Tehauntepec
Oaxaca
Thuanas
South Sea Islands
Somerset Maughan
Frederick O’brien
Pago- Pero
Sutherland Appointed to Property Custodian Post
Washington December 24 Howard Sutherland former senator from West Virginia was appointed today to be asset property custodian.
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Lets
Robeson
Philadelphia
Luzerne County
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Myers
Pinchot
Lake Section
Canadian
Middlewest
Minnesota
North Dakota
Canada
Great Lake
Minneapolis
Duluth
Minn
Waterloo
Milwaukee
Adirondacks
Fort Covington
Owls Head
New York City
New England
Vermont
Boston
Laleham
England
J. Killelee
Louisville
Charles J. Smith
Smith
Druse
City OF ST. Louis
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