Highway opening delayed by heavy rain in state
Weather conditions from recent rainfall defer the High Point to Greensboro highway opening by at least two weeks. Deep River floods may have washed bridge forms while Hagedorn and Atlantic paving firms plan to resume this week. Roads in the eastern fifth district suffered most from sand damage, with some highway shoulders affected.
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High Point- Greensboro
J. W. Mills
Deep River
Hagedorn
Atlantic Paving
Jamestown
Fifth District
Mills
Highway Commission
Baby found dead in brush along Friendship Road
The body of a white newborn baby was found headfirst in a cloth sack by boys rabbit hunting near Deep River church on Friendship road. Officials say the infant, weighing seven to eight pounds, appeared to have been there two to three days, with a sack pinned shut by large safety pins. County coroner and deputy sheriff investigated.
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Deep River
Friendship Road
W. W. Harvey
Gray
Collegiate Thrill Shown At Broadway Tonight
A five reel drama starring Alberta Vaughn as a freshman loves a captain. The captain is barred from play in the final, a locked room escape, a radio alert, and a dramatic race to the field decide the game for the college and expose the guilty.
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Alberta Vaughn
Alberta
Seven youths sentenced to death in Leningrad attack
LENINGRAD Russia Dec 28 Seven Russian youths were sentenced by the provincial court to be shot for an attack on a young factory girl in a house park. Ten others received prison terms from one to ten years. The trial drew nationwide attention as the public prosecutor warned that collective assaults were becoming shockingly prevalent.
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Leningrad
Russia
Governor and treasurer pledge to sign $10 million bonds in NY
Governor McLean and Treasurer Lacy will travel to New York on January 12 to sign the recently sold $10,000,000 bond issue. They will use a machine that allows signing several bonds at once rather than one by one.
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Raleigh
McLean
Lacy
New York
Man Burns Self in Park Tragedy at Spartanburg
Aubrey Lancaster, 56, prominent farmer, tied to a pine tree and burned himself to death in Cleveland Park Spartanburg South Carolina. Police said he built a funeral pyre sprayed kerosene and set it alight, the grisly scene discovered this afternoon.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Aubrey Lancaster
Cleveland Park
Liberals Defeat Diaz Forces at Las Perlas in Nicaragua
Report from Managua dated December 29 states liberal forces under Dr. Juan Sacasa defeated General Diaz’s conservative troops after three days of fighting at Las Perlas on the east coast. About 1,000 conservatives faced 1,500 liberals, with 300 alleged Mexican soldiers among the liberal ranks. rebels seized Escondido river, Fruita De Pan, and pressed toward Monkey Ridge as Diaz lamented shortages of ammunition and funds. The main body reached El Bluff to be disarmed by American naval forces preserving neutrality.
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Managua
Nik
General Diaz
United States
Las Perlas
Juan Sacasa
Mexico
el Bluff
Escondido
Fruita de Pan
Monkey Ridge
Rama
Dias
Diaz
West denies bet on 1919 Detroit Cleveland game
Fred C. West a Navin Field employee says no money was bet on the September 25, 1919 Detroit Cleveland game. He claims the funds were wagered on a horse race, with Dutch Leonard proposing the game bet. West asserts Cobb Speaker and Wood did not bet and clarifies the horse race winnings handling.
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Detroit
Mich
Fred C. West
Navin Field
Cleveland
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
West
Leonard
Joe Wood
Wood
Cobb
Speaker
Butter firm in New York dairy market on Dec 29
Butter firm with 11 007 receipts for the New York dairy market dated December 29. Creamery extras 92 score 5449, creamery firsts 88 to 91 score 46 54.
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New York
Creamery
Metals Report Mixed Prices Across Copper Tin Lead Zinc Antimony
New York copper softened while electrolytic spot and futures traded around 13 12 cents. Tin held at 66 75 spot and nearby with February at 656.37. Iron and zinc remained quiet, lead lingered dull at 780, antimony at 1287. Fast St Louis figures cited for zinc futures.
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New York
St. Louis
Butter and eggs rise as Chicago markets report gains
Chicago markets show butter higher with creamery extras at 514, standards 494, extra firsts 4810 49 percent, firsts 444 44, seconds 39 42. Eggs rise with receipts totaling 3 508 cases.
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Chicago
Potatoes Market Reports Light Offerings and Prices
Receipts total 473 cars with 41 cars for Potatoes, on track 156, Wisconsin round whites 230 to 250, fancy 260. Market trading remains light with offerings subdued and prices showing limited movement.
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Chicago
U. S
S.ronger
Wisconsin
Wall Street Opens With Varied Early Price Moves
Confusing price movements marked the opening of today’s stock market with initial losses and gains roughly even. Hudson Motors remained in demand despite the broader downward trend in auto shares. Oil stocks stayed steady while rails faced profit taking, notably at Chesapeake and Baltimore and Ohio.
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Wall Street
New York
Hudson Motors
Automobil
Chison
Baltimore
Ohio
Wheat prices slip as December contracts dump spreads
Sharp new declines in wheat prices emerged as holders of December contracts sold off. Liverpool quotations offered only a temporary lift while Chicago opened 14 1/2 cents lower and then faced a broad setback as corn oats and provisions eased with corn slipping and then weakening.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Cotton market opens quiet with losses in New Orleans
The New Orleans cotton market opened quiet with early trades 3 to 5 points lower. January at 12 25, March 12 64, May 12 82, with prices easing on favorable weather forecasts before modest late session steadiness emerged.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Foreign exchange rates in New York December 29
Foreign exchanges were steady with quotes in cents for major currencies. Rates listed include Great Britain 484 15 16 and 485 60day bills, France 395 156 and 396, Germany 2384, Belgium 1390, Italy 452 453, and Argentina 413 144. Other entries cover Brazil, Tokyo, Shanghai, Montreal, and numerous European nations.
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Foreign Exchange
New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Spain
Greece
Poland
Poland 1175; Czecho-Slovakia
Jugo-Slavia
Austria
Rumania
Argentina
Brazil
Tokyo
Shanghai
Montreal
New York Cotton Open Steady On Decline Amid Realizing
The cotton market opened steady at 3 to 4 points lower with local and southern selling as improving southern weather and easier Liverpool tone influenced trading. Spot buyers stayed with January while March and other futures posted modest declines. Liverpool hedging absorbed by trade and India cloth demand noted. opening quotations listed for January to October contracts.
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New York
Liverpool
Marc
Trade
Manchester
India
Advisory budget panel wraps up for next biennium
Raleigh. The advisory budget commission completed proposals for state disbursements in the next biennium and edged the revenue bill toward completion. They will be presented jointly to the legislature.
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Raleigh
Advisory
North Carolina Invites State to Governor's New Year Reception
North Carolinians may greet Governor and First Lady at the governor's mansion on New Year's night. The open house will run Saturday January 1 from eight to eleven, with no special invitations issued. Guests from across the state are expected to attend this capital social highlight.
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Raleigh
Bridges Returns 10 His Family Today
Mystery of Willie Bridges disappearance ends as Bridges returns home to his wife and two children in Asheville. He would not explain his whereabouts or why he left his car near Lake Lure dam Chimney Rock, after a Sunday disappearance.
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Asheville
Willie Bridges
Forest City
Lake Lure Dam
Chimney Rock
Bridges
Franklin taxi driver dies in auto accident
Charles H. Reece, 24, taxi cab driver, died in Franklin after falling from a moving car on Christmas Eve. The wreck followed a trip to Sylva with Ralph Penfield. Reece, missing two limbs, was injured when the vehicle started unexpectedly and he fell from the running board. His brother Wiley also died in an automobile accident years earlier.
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Franklin
Charles H. Reece
Reece
Wiley
Sylva
Ralph Penfield
Penfield
Cunard Liner Franconia Cleared From Harbor Gloom
The Cunard liner Franconia, aground in San Juan harbor for nearly three days, was freed by three tugs and prepared to sail today for Kingston Jamaica. She left New York December 22 with 390 tourists on a fifteen day West Indies cruise and reported no damage.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Cunard
Franconia
Kingston
Jamaica
New York
West Indies
Train wreck in Chile leaves many dead in tunnel
AP report from Santiago says ten to fifteen people may have been killed in a tunnel collision near Lota, Southern Chile. A Concepcion destined train stalled after striking an animal, then a second train named Fota crashed into it as flames erupted from oil lamps, hindering escapes. Exact death toll unknown.
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Santiago
Chile
Lota
Concepcion
Fota
Mrs Robert Brockett Jr Sings Tonight on Radio
Friends in Pensacola learn Mrs. Robert Brockett Jr will sing at 10 p.m. EST over the local broadcasting station. She has long sung in concert and public venues and is linked to the Brockett family. A Greer street house fire was controlled with no damage. responders from the station 2 south side attended.
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Robert Brockett, JR
Pensacola, Florida
Brockett
Robert Brockett
Owen-Smith
Greer Street
Charges Preferred Against Rep Taylor for Fund Soliciting
The charges that Representative Taylor of Tennessee solicited campaign funds from federal office holders have been referred by Attorney General Sargent to district attorneys for eastern and western Tennessee. Senator Couzens of Michigan, chair of the Senate Civil Service Committee, was advised that evidence noticed by the committee had been referred to district attorneys for action as warranted.
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Washington
Taylor
Tennes
Sargent
Tennessee
Couzens
Michigan
Department of Justice
Senate Civil Service Committee
Gira
Moonshiner Stopped Near City Hall With Still
Charlotte police probe if a New Year resolve led a moonshiner to quit making white lightning or if he simply misplaced his trade gear. Roy Biggers, a city hall lawn caretaker, surrendered a five gallon still found on the city hall square near the station.
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Charlotte
Roy Biggers
City Hall
Flooding Continues Across Tennessee River Basins
The report details widespread flood impacts from Nashville to Memphis and surrounding towns. It notes 6,000 residents displaced along the Tennessee Cumberland and Ohio rivers, with Nashville housing over 4,000 homeless and relief efforts ongoing. Cities like Carthage Celina Fayetteville and Arkansas and Mississippi face extensive damage as high water floods homes roads and rail lines.
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Smith
Lebanon
Carthage
Yrezevant
Clarksville
Celina
Fayetteville
Lawrenceburg
Nashville
Tenn
Elk River
Memphis
South
Tennessee
Cumberland
Ohio
Mississippi
Arkansas
Pearl River
Delta
Mississippi Hill
Tennessee Rivers
Chattanooga
Kentucky
Ohio River
Alabama
Loouisiana
Indiana
Machinery show eyed for Greenville in 1927
Greenville South Carolina plans a Southern Machinery Show from October 10 to 15, 1927 at Textile Hall. W G Sirrine of the Southern Textile Exposition cites central location and expects broad attendance and extensive exhibits valued around 500000 dollars with 25000 visitors last year.
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Greenville
8. C
W. G. Sirrine
Sirrine
South
Autos Collision on Main Street Damages Coggin Car
An auto belonging to G. M. Coggin of Spartanburg S C was heavily damaged when a Wilson company Mack truck struck it from the rear at Washington and North Main streets around 11 30 AM No injuries were reported Coggin had been backing from the last parking space and the truck turned onto Main Street causing the crash Several rods and supports on the Coggin car were bent while the truck escaped unscathed
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G. M. Coggin
Spartanburg
South Carolina
Wilson Company
Washington
North Main Streets
Washington Street
Main Street
Birger Awaits Bond On Murder Charge
Charles Birger, leader of a violent Illinois gang, awaits transfer to Benton to seek bond after a coroner's jury charges him as an accessory before the fact in the murder of West City mayor Joe Adams. Adams was shot at his home two weeks ago by gunmen posing as letter deliverers.
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Harrisburg
Ill
Joe Adams
West City
Charles Birger
Benton
Franklin County
Saline County
Birger
Adams
Mediterranean Catch Raises World’s Fastest Fish Claim
A fish named Paleyms has been caught in the Mediterranean and is claimed to reach 60 miles per hour. It is described as the fastest fish in the world, drawing wide attention from local observers.
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Mediterranean
Retail Institute To Be Organized During The Year
Furniture makers across the south plan a retail sales institute to unite wholesale and retail sides and boost southern furniture demand. A committee led by C F Tomlinson will develop plans. a July exposition will host the institute after a January market dinner invites 200 dealers.
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Furnniture
Southern Furniture Exe
C. F. Tomlinson
John A. Gilmore
Hugh A. Murrill, Jr
South
Bible League 10 Plan Assault on Reluctant Solon
In Charlotte the North Carolina Bible League meets to craft policy for seeking state legislation to ban evolution teaching. The group will review Dr. Hendrick Long's report on hiring a Christian lawyer to draft a proposed law and finalize a renamed committee linkage with the Mecklenburg Bible League. President Z. V. Turlington of Mooresville attends.
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Charlotte
North Carolina Bible League
Hendrick Long
Statesville
Committee of One Hundred
Mecklenburg Bible League
Z. V. Turlington
Mooresville
Bible League
Japanese Prince Yasuhito Hichibu Leaves for Washington Visit
Prince Yasuhito Hichibu brother of Japan's new Mikado, after a brief tour in the shopping district, entrains for Washington with officials. He boarded from the Majestic after a foggy voyage and missed a planned five and ten cent store visit before paying respects to President Coolidge. He will continue homeward voyage prompted by his countrymen after the Mikado's illness.
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New York
Yasuhito Hichibu
Japan
Washington
Majestic
President Coolidge
Mikado
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