Pharr Flags Doubt On Eight Month School Term
Raleigh December report shows Edgar W. Pharr stating the educational commission would not recommend an eight months term, a view seen as personal rather than official. Commission chair J O Carr clarifies no formal vote or action has occurred, with Morrison’s report pending and financing discussions ongoing.
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Raleigh
Edgar W. Pharr
Educational Commission
Pharr
Fred M. Morrison
J. O. Carr
Wilmington
Carr
State praises UNC as oldest southern University
Rocky Mount reports Dr. W. S. Bernard stating the University of North Carolina is recognized as the oldest state university and a leading southern institution, in remarks to local alumni.
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Rocky Mount
University of North Carolina
South
W. S. Bernard
Cobb humorist quotes while resting between Uchs
Elizabeth City note cites Irvin S. Cobb the humorist saying you once heard a country editor and then took the veil while resting between tasks at an event.
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Elizabeth City
Irvin S. Cobb
Uchs
Contested 1927 Speakership Seen in Democratic Caucus
Raleigh sources report a vanguard of candidates in the Democratic caucus to choose the 1927 speakership next Tuesday. A first ballot victory was claimed by one faction, signaling a tight leadership contest.
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Raleigh
Case
Smocratic
Raleigh Bus Commissioner Seeks Wider Vehicle Limits
Raleigh state bus commissioner says bus owners will likely ask legislature to allow ninety inch wide buses instead of eighty inch width.
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Raleigh—State Bus Commisoner Self
Steamer Clearton Towed Toward Halifax After Distress
The steamship Clearton, a British freighter, was being towed toward Halifax after sending a distress call from off Newport News. Its rudder was gone and engines were out of operation, with no further messages received from the rescue response.
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Miami
Fla
Clearton
Newport News
Halifax
Tropical Radio Telegraph Company
British Register
Woman crosses icy Delaware in homage to Washington
Mrs. Clttig Moore Schoemmel swam 1200 feet in 10 minutes 12 seconds in waters at 6 5 degrees to echo Washingtons 1776 crossing during the sesquicentennial events in Trenton New Jersey. An reenactment by Continental army uniforms added to the scene.
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Trenton
N. J
George Washington
Clttig Moore Schoemmel
Delaware
Washington
Flood Waters Rise Over Nashville As Cumberland Reaches High
Nashville residents brace as Cumberland River climbs past 56 feet with rising water flooding 256 blocks and 4,000 homeless. Reports say 1,500 left jobless as warehouses and homes drowned, with sandbag levees keeping one east Nashville road open. Soup kitchens opened, churches and private homes sheltering evacuees. Stable weather expected but no major fall soon.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Cumberland
United States Weather Bureau
E. P. Jones
Burnside
Celina
Carthage
Clarksville
Eddysville
Woodland Street
East Nashville
Dee
North Nashville
Edge Field
South Nashville
Richland Creek
State Penitentiary
Flood Refugees Estimated at 4000 in Nashville
Police HQ directing relief work in the Cumberland river flood revised totals place Nashville flood refugees at 4000 with 200 city blocks inundated.
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Nashville
Tenn
Cumberland River
Pan American fliers depart Tampico for Vera Cruz
Galveston reports the Pan-American flyers left Tampico at 11 a m Tampico time today bound for Vera Cruz according to a message received by the All-American cable office.
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Galveston
Tex
Tampico
Vera Cruz
Earth Shock Felt Within 600 Miles of Spokane
A violent earth shock was felt today within 600 miles of Spokane. The tremor occurred without instruments and was reported from multiple nearby areas. No injuries or damage details are available in the readable text.
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Spokane
Crying Helps Christmas Liquor Deaths Not at All in New York
Boston and New York dispatches describe criticisms of crying child and charity panhandling in business, plus New York City liquor death tolls. Cheney warns against handouts while noting New England industry must adapt. NYC reports indicate liquor deaths may exceed 800 this year with 724 by week 51, including 34 since Christmas.
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New York
Cheney
Boston
Q. H. Cheney
American Exchange-Irving Trust Company of
Boston Chamber of Commerce Today
New England
Savings Bank
South
New Southland
New South
North
New York City
Harris
England
Wales
Australia
New York Newspa
Pers
New York State
Chicago
Philadelphia
Frederick Schwartz, Jr
St. Louis
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
Seattle
Cincinnati
Columbus
Omaha
Orville S. Poland
The
State Anti-Saloon League
Bible League in Quandary as Head Refuses Office
In Charlotte on December 30 AP reports Z V Turlington of Morrisville veteran legislator declined to accept the presidency of the North Carolina Bible League, disrupting plans to pursue anti evolution legislation and to seek an attorney for constitutional questions. Tam C Bowie of Jefferson was named league legal adviser. Turlington was later named a board director.
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Charlotte
Z. V. Turlington
Morrisville
North Carolina Bible League
Turlington
Dr. Long
Tam C. Bowie
Jefferson
League
Z. V Turlington
Mooresville
Purnell Bound Over For Trial In Assault Case
Benton Harbor, Mich December 30. Benjamin Purnell leader of the House of David colony was bound over for trial in circuit court on charges of criminal assault filed by Mrs. Bessie Woodworth a former colony member.
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Purnell
Benton Harbor
Mich
Benjamin Purnell
House of David
Bessie Woodworth
Poisoned Alcohol and Bank Scandals Highlight Year End News
A Memphis banker, Harry Cohn, collapsed and died after the American Savings Bank failed amid embezzlement and shortages tied to Terence Henochsberg and Rush Parke. Separately, Secretary Mellon announced denaturing reforms to curb poison denaturants and strengthen prohibition enforcement, noting reduced smuggling and domestic leaks.
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Memphis
Tenn
Harry Cohn
American Savings Bank and Trust Company
American Savings Bank
Terence Henochsberg
Henochsberg
Rush Parke
Parke
Washington
Mellon
Treasury
Andrews
Candian
Ashurst Seeks Action on Smith Appointment
Governor Len Small acknowledged a telegram from Senator Ashurst asking verification of his appointment of Senator-elect Frank L. Smith to fill the late Senator William McKinley term. A certified copy of Smith’s appointment was enclosed with a brief letter. Ashurst backs a resolution delaying oath of office until the Illinois campaign expenditures report is sent to the senate.
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Springfield
Len Small
Ashurst
Arizona
Frank L. Smith
William McKinley
Smith
Illinois
Senate
Turlington declines presidency of North Carolina Bible League
In Charlotte on December 30 AP report says Z W Turlington of Mooresville declined the presidency of the North Carolina Bible League after calling the meeting to order. Dr McKendrick Long of Statesville was elected president and the session, like prior meetings, was held behind closed doors.
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Charlotte
McKendrick Long
Statesville
North Carolina Bible League
Z. W. Turlington
Mooresville
Turlington
Coast Guard Cutter Modoc Responds to Distress Steamers
Wilmington dispatch reports the coast guard cutter Modoc leaving at dawn after calls for help from two steamers. It is unclear if the vessel will assist the Virginia coast distress steamship Clearton or the second vessel whose identity was not learned.
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Wilmington
Coast Guard
Modoc
Clearton
Virginia
Fall Worsens as Pneumonia Grips Ex-Senator
Albert B. Fall former secretary of the interior is critically ill at his El Paso home with pneumonia his condition worsened overnight prompting an early call for Dr H T Safford and family reports say he had a restless night with increased fever and persistent coughing
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EL Paso
Tex
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
H. T. Safford
Fall
Safford
Coolidge Returns to Washington After Trenton Ceremony
President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge returned to Washington aboard a special train after attending Trenton’s sesqui centennial celebration of Washington’s crossing. He urged moral disarmament and international treaties to limit armaments and warned against world domination by force. Governors Robinson Trumbull and Moore attended the banquet with the president.
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Coolidge
Washington
Trenton
Delaware
Trenton Society
United States
Robert P. Robinson
John W. Trumbull
Connecticut
Harry A. Moore
New Jersey
America
Mexico Oil Row Heads for Impasse Over New Land Law
Mexicos new petroleum and land laws threaten retroactive takeovers of foreign held oil lands. President Calles refused extension requests as companies must seek concessions or face possible confiscation after year end. The dispute centers on pre 1917 titles and foreign rights.
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Mexico City
New York
Mexico
United States
Calles
la Corona
el Aguila
la Atlantica
Agwi
Huasteca
Los Chijoles Corte
Zaguda Petroleum Company
Mexican Gulf
Mexican Petroleum
Coolidge Visit Marks Washington Victory Sesquicentennial
President Calvin Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge join Trenton New Jersey for a sesquicentennial event honoring Washington victory over the Hessians. The president, in a speech, extols Washingtons ideals as a guide for the future.
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Coolidge
Trenton
New Jersey
Washington
Clearton In Distress Off Virginia Coast Interferes With Radio
A distress call from the British steamer Clearton reports trouble near the Virginia coast. The broadcast interrupted brief remarks from Coolidge in Trenton New Jersey.
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Clearton
Virginia Coast
Coolidge
Trenton
New Jersey
Elihu Root Donates Prize to Magazine for Foreign Affairs Knowledge
Elihu Root donates 25900 dollars from a Wilson prize to a magazine to fund a national spread of knowledge about foreign affairs. The act supports journalism and international understanding through editorial projects and public-minded scholarship.
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Elihu Root
Magazine
President Calles Declines Time Extension on Oil and Land Laws
President Calles refuses to extend the deadline for Mexican oil and land laws, with the new effective date set for January 1. The decision impacts reforms debated by government and industry groups, signaling a firm schedule for implementation.
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Calles
Retreating Nicaraguan troops surrender arms in El Blaff
Allied forces report retreating troops in Nicaragua surrender their arms to American authorities in El Blaff amid new censorship measures across three Nicaraguan cities.
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Armerican
el Blaff
Nicaraguan
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