Merchant William Erwin Lured, Killed Near Etowah Farm Sale
Hendersonville, Dec. 30 The body of William Erwin a merchant from Etowah North Carolina was found early today under a pile of brush in Hendersonville. He was lured from his home by unidentified persons last night and killed robbery is believed the motive though it is unclear whether the money from a recent farm sale was taken. Authorities have no clue to work.
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Hendersonville
William Erwin
Etowah
N. C
Erwin
Appoint Women on Committee in Tennessee State GOP
The Republican state committee named the first woman state executive committee in Tennessee. Promptly, prominent women were named for each district as party headquarters plan to open twenty offices next month. The move follows census data showing near parity of voting age women and men.
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Nashville
Republican State Committee
Presbyterian drive in Chattanooga to raise 12000060
Managers of the southern Presbyterian campaign met in Chattanooga to perfect final plans for raising twelve million six thousand dollars for church activities over three years. They discussed delaying the start date to align with the inter church campaign opening in April.
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Chattanooga
Southern Presbyterian Campaign
Interchurch
Supreme Court leak evidence to be presented to grand jury
Washington officials say DOJ gathered key evidence on the alleged Supreme Court leak and will submit it to a January grand jury. They describe the case as practically complete and the evidence as likely to be conclusive.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Supreme Court
Bolsheviks Kill Over Thousand in Russia 1919
Dec 20 Berne reports that fourteen thousand Russians were shot in the first quarter of 1919 by order of Moscow’s extraordinary committee as published in the Bolshevik press. New York Dec 30 nine black ex soldiers lynched in 1919 per NAACP statement.
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Berne
Bolsheviks
Russia
Moscow
New York
United States
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Bank Deposits Rise In High Point During 1919 Start
Banks of High Point report an uptick in deposits for the current month, exceeding December 1918 by over 2,000,000 dollars. While total 1919 deposits are not yet released, bankers anticipate a substantial rise from last year. Approximate deposits for December 1918 and December 1919 are listed as 4,667,860.03 and 7,078,293.54 respectively.
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High Point
United States
Grand Rapids
Mich
High Point Eyes Peak Prosperity in 1919 Year End Outlook
Business leaders in High Point report record prosperity in 1919 with steady bank deposits, $4,000,000 furniture shipments to works, and optimism for 1920. They credit expanding industries, new banks, and a growing furniture center status as the city eyes further growth, hotels, and markets ahead.
Four-Year Sentence for Stealing Six Pennies
Clarksburg West Virginia reports Walter Hyde a Black man received four years in prison for breaking into the Brandeport Bank near here and stealing six cents, with one year for each one and a half cents.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Walter Hyde
Beaver Town Clock Toll When the Temperature Hits Zero
In Beaver Pennsylvania the town clock tolls at zero degrees, a curious winterhabit noted last winter and repeated this season. The bell rang to announce the first zero temperature of this winter, as it did previously.
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Beaver, Pa
Beaver
Manassas Prohibition Case Highlights Witness Testimony
Herman uoode testified that he saw five men transport whiskey after a shooting that killed Lawrence Hudson, claiming all took a drink. Alfred Blye, a state witness, denied bias against prohibition officers and said he repaired ears for anyone who paid, during cross examination in the inspector Hall trial.
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Manassas
Dec
Herman Uoode
Lawrence
Hudson
W. C. Hall
Orother
Apa
Alfred Blye
Aaiege
Chicago Ill rumor hush and railway labor clash
Chicago officials offered ten thousand dollars for evidence proving Chicago White Sox dishonesty amid 1919 World Series rumors. An investigation found no proof. Separately, organized railway workers opposed anti strike bills and favored government control for two years to test the Cummins and Este railroad measures.
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Chigagg
Cummins
Chicago
Charles A Comisky
Chicago American League Baseball Club
White Sox
St. Louis
Comisky
Gompers
Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Cummins and Este
Senate
House
Henry A. Pratt Dies After Dictating Own Notice
Henry A. Pratt, a prominent retired businessman in Hornell, dictated his death notice to his niece and died at 8:45 PM. He was 1838 years old and had planned his own coffin and funeral with the undertaker.
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Hornell
Henry A. Pratt
Twenty Arrests Across States Over Wood Alcohol Deaths
Twenty bootleggers were arrested today in Connecticut and Massachusetts for distributing liquor containing wood alcohol linked to 57 deaths. Five men from New Traven were sent to Chicopee for trial after federal officers rushed them across the border and turned them over to state police.
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Chicopee
Raleigh Mill Workers Strike Again After Settlement
Raleigh December 30 The operators at the Pilot cotton mill who returned yesterday after a two month strike walked out again today. No side commented on the reason, but officials believed a misunderstanding over Saturday’s settlement terms caused the fresh walkout.
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Raleigh
Pilot Cotton Mill
Major General Thomas Barry Dies at Walter Reed
Major General Thomas Barry retired commander of the central and east departments died at Walter Reed hospital after a three week illness. He was 64 and would be buried in New York. Born in New York, he graduated from the military academy in 1877 and organized the eighty sixth national army division at Camp Grant.
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Hylar
New York
Department of Education
Commissioner of Accounts
Washington
Thomas Barry
Central Department
Department of the
East
Walter Reed Hospital
Barry
Chicago
Eighty Sixth National Army
Camp Grant
Rockford
General Barry
The
Military Academy
Woman Denies Any Relations With Murdered Man
CHICAGO December 30 Mrs Beatrice Vesta facing a murder charge for J Stanley Brown has had a warrant sworn out and is to be surrendered to Mount Clemens authorities The Herald and Examiner reported the woman denied involvement saying Brown never paid any attention to her and that the last time she saw Brown he was a week before his death
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Chicago
Beatrice Vesta
J. Stanley Brown
Mis. Brown
Woman dies in street car chase near Camp Taylor
In Louisville a fight between soldiers and a negro on a Camp Taylor area street car led to gunfire. Mrs Lillian B Lynch was shot dead as she tried to shield the fleeing suspect. Private Earl Hager was gravely wounded. J Hudson was arrested for the woman's death, claiming he fired at the fleeing man. The negro escaped.
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Vate Earl Hager
Camp Taylor
Hager
Wife Sent Bottle From New York In Fatal Wood Alcohol Poisoning
Detroit police report the first death from wood alcohol poisoning tied to its sale as a beverage. The victim, said to be the wife’s husband, died after consuming a bottle sent from New York.
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Detroit
Polce Today
New York
Major Stedman Visits High Point With A. Wayland Cook
Major Charles M. Stedman representative in congress from this district and Postmaster A Wayland Cook of Greensboro spent today in High Point. They lunch at the home of Mr and Mrs J Farr in Roland Park.
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Charles M. Stedman
Congress
A. Wayland Cook
Greensboro
High Point
Hopes for Early Exchange of Ratifications
Paris reports renewed expectation in supreme council circles for an early exchange of ratifications of the treaty. The probable date is the end of the first week in January.
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Paris
Supreme Council
Resignation of Norman Haprood as minister to Denmark
The White House announced that Norman Haprood resigned as minister to Denmark two weeks earlier and requested swift acceptance so he could answer Harvey's Weekly charges of seeking financial help for Russian Soviet authorities. The resignation was accepted by President Wilson.
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Washington
White House
Todey
Norman Haprood
Denmark
Wilson
Harvey
Birth of Alfred Russell Williamson III in Norfolk
Friends in the city of Mr and Mrs Williamson learn of the birth of a son named Alfred Russell III on December 20 in Norfolk. Mrs Williamson before marriage was Miss Marvylily Fisher of High Point.
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Alrs
Russell Williamson
Alfred Russell
Norfolk
Rear Admiral Pillsbury Dies in Washington
Rear Admiral John E. Pillsbury, retired, collapsed and died at his Washington home. Born in Massachusetts, he entered the Naval Academy in 1862 and retired in 1908 after 25 years at sea. He commanded the dynamited cruiser Vesuvius during the Spanish American War off San Diego Cuba.
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Washington
John E. Pillsbury
Pillsbury
Massachusetts
Naval Academy
San Diego
Cuba
Three Men Rescued From Shipwreck Off St Johns
Three survivors of the Belgian steamer Anton von Driel were rescued after its wreck at the entrance to St Mary's bay. Of the 29 crew, only these three men survived, all severely frostbitten from exposure on the bridge above the water.
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Anton von Driel
St. Mary’s Bay
Senate 10 Handle Naval Decorations
Washington reports a senate naval committee inquiry into naval decorations after Chairman Page cut short his vacation to oversee scrutiny. He and colleagues plan to study the Knight board report on vital awards and the data prepared by Secretary Daniels.
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Senate
Page
Senate Naval Committee
Mey
Knight Boars
Deniels
Wood Campaign HQ Opened in Chicago at Congress Hotel
Headquarters for Major General Leonard Wood's Republican presidential bid opened today in Chicago at the Congress Hotel. William C. Potter of Cincinnati led the organization and assumed charge of the campaign.
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Open Wood
Chicago
Leonard Wood
Congresas Hotel
William C. Potter
Cincinaati
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Ling Syndicate
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Becom
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