Bills against the Ku Klux Klan Move in North Carolina Senate and House
In Raleigh on January 5, Senator Baggett introduced a bill making it a felony to appear masked off premises to destroy identity. The House joined with Representative Milliken to punish wearing masks in public. Four Senate bills and one resolution and 21 House bills were filed, including measures on deaf labor division, tax exemptions, and alimony without divorce.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Senate
Baggett
12Th
House
J. F. Milliken
Union County
State Department of Labor
Congress
Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
Hallowe’en
New Assembly
Harnett County
Senate Rules Committee
Hovee
Representative Lawence
Hertford
Lawrence
Dillard
Cherokee
Carolina-Tennessee Power Co
Cherokee County
Power Company
Bert E. Bennett
Anson County
Cotton Conference Plans Boll Weevil Fight in Memphis
Secretary Wallace announces a Memphis Tennessee cotton conference for early next month to discuss calcium arsenate and other methods to combat the boll weevil, relayed through Senator Harris of Georgia.
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Washington
Memphis
Tenn
Walace
Department of Agriculture
Harris
Georgia
Brothers Reunited After 57 Years Across Civil War Bonds
In Melbourne Florida R. W. West aged 82 meets A. J. West now living in Indiana ending a separation of 57 years. Both served in 9th Virginia Infantry after enlisting in 1862 from Ravenwood West Virginia. A sister in Texas near 90 plans to join the family reunion.
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Melbourne
Fla
R. W. West
A. J. West
Indiana
A. J .West
St. Cloud
Ravenwood
W. Va
Virginia
Texas
High Point Leaders Honored in City Sketches
W A Davis, a long-time High Point resident and councilman, is profiled as a business leader in wholesale groceries, ice and coal, bottling, and finance. He chairs the W A Davis Grocery and Ice and Coal firms and the Mutual Building and Loan association, with steady support from voters and merchants. He backs street paving, school bonds, and extended city limits, arguing growth hinges on progress and better infrastructure.
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High Point
Asheboro
W. A. Davis
Davis
W. A. Davis Grocery Company
W. A. Davis Ice and Coal Company
Mini-Cola
Mutual Building and Loan Association
Order of United American Mechanics
Modern Woodmen
Travelers’ Protective Association
Ship line project awaited with keen interest
Raleigh dispatch reports rising interest as Speaker Dawson forms an unappointed water commerce committee to push Governor Morrison’s steam boat line. Lindsay Warren leads East opposition while Rep Cohoon backs a GOP style subsidy. Morrison aims for a study commission before adjournment. Everett note indicates continued page two.
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Raleigh
Dawson
Morrison
Lindsay C. Warren
Warren
East
Josephus Daniels
Cohoon
Tyrell
Senate
Charles A. Harris
Wake
McFarland
Rutherford County
Everett
Kistler Named to Succeed McBee on Highway Board
Governor Morrison accepted the resignation of John C. McBee a Republican member of the State Highway Commission and named A M Kistler of Burke County to replace him. McBees resignation followed charges that he favored Mitchell while discriminating against several counties in his section.
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Raleigh
Morrison
John C. McBee
State Highway Commiission
A. M. Kistler
Burke
McBee
Mitchell
Morehouse Trial Opens At Bastrop
The hearing on charges of masked band depredations in Morehouse parish by 30V John M. Parker against the Ku Klux Klan opened before Judge Odom in Bastrop Louisiana. The judge ordered sheriff search of courtroom entrants and adjourned hearing to 2 PM after outlining the investigation.
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Bastrop
Morehouse Parish
John M. Parker
Ku Klux Klan
Department of Justice
Odom
Sixth Judicial District
Indictments Shine Light on Glass Wage Conspiracy
Sixteen members of wage committees for the National Association of Window Glass Manufacturers and the National Association of Window Workers face federal indictments for Sherman anti trust violations. John M. Stamer, president of the Federation of Glass Workers, named in one indictment. It is alleged the committees’ wage pact closed hand blown glass factories nationwide for seven and a half to eight months annually. The grand jury has studied evidence for about a month.
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Cleveland, O
National Association of Window Glass Manufacturers
National Association of Window Workers
John M. Stamer
Focal Association of Glass Workers
Federal Grand Jury
400 Chinese Bodies Sent Back in Secret Voyage
Baltimore January 5 The Esther Dollar carried 400 Chinese corpses bound for burial in China. Rumors said tongs in New York halted feuds to arrange the return, while secrecy surrounded loading to prevent mutiny among the crew.
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Baltimore
Esther Dollar
China
New York
Denial and Reparations Talks Across Nations
A garbled dispatch reports denial of a Florida village burning America and references battles between reparations advocates and white and Negro crowds. It notes Hughes speech cited and mentions talks between English and French ministers on reparations and broader cooperation amid a Berlin Central News item.
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Florida
America
United States Says It Has Done All It Can on Reparations
Washington officials stated that the U S government has done all possible to advance a solution to the reparations crisis. Secretary Hughes’ New Haven speech remains the suggested option, but any action relies on the French government and allied decisions. The U S cannot invite a financial commission as control lies with the allies.
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London
Associated Press
Berlin
Central News
United States
Washington
LU. S
Hughes
New Haven
Financial Commission
Paris
Yeager Forms New Table Firm in Hickory
Mason Yeager of High Point and his brother J W Yeager of Salisbury lead a group of North Carolina businessmen to form Yeager Manufacturing Co to build tables in Hickory. The firm seeks a 125 60900 dollar authorized capital with 30000 paid in. directors include L F Abernethy George H Lisanar George F Ivey E Lyer George L Lyerly J A Moretz and CC Mollteller. The plant aims to open in about six weeks.
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Mason Yeager
High Point
J. W. Yeager
Salisbury
Yeager Manufacturing Co
Hickory
Yeager Brothers
L. F. Abernethy
George F. Ivey
E. Lyer
George L. Lyerly
J. A. Moretz
CC. L. Mosteller
Miss Annie Yow Returns to High Point for Private Nursing
Annie Yow of Thomasville, formerly superintendent at Guilford General Hospital and later at Danville General Hospital in Danville Virginia, has settled in High Point to devote her time to private nursing. She resides at Mrs. A D Brockett's home on South Main Street and has many friends in the city.
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Annie Yow
Thomasville
Guilford General Hospital
Danville General Hospital
Danville
High Point
Miss Yow
A. D. Brockett
South Main Street
Stamps Paid Out As War Savings Cash Shortage Hits Post Office
The local post office exhausted of cash to redeem war savings and thrift stamps issued receipts for stamp value and sent them to Raleigh for redemption. From November 15 to December 30 about $30,000 was redeemed at the post office and $50,000 since November 15. Post office cash payments continued after January 1 until cash ran out, then receipts were used. Thousands of dollars in paper savings certificates from other cities were also handled, with most locals cashing stamps rather than converting to savings certificates.
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Raleigh
Post Office
Federal Reserve Bank
Richmond
Government Savings
High Point
Uncle Sam
Treasury Savings
Opinion on Robinson Bill Pushed by Senate Panel
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee today decided to seek administration opinions on Senator Robinson's proposal to authorize appointing official American representatives to the allied reparations commission. Chairman Lodge ordered consultations with Secretary Hughes and to obtain all related information the State Department has on reparations negotiations.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Robinson
Arkansas
Allied Reparations Commission
Lodge
Massachusetts
Hughes
State Department
Department
Crissinger Named to Head Federal Reserve Board
Washington January 5 D R Crissinger then comptroller of the currency will be nominated as governor of the federal reserve board within days He will succeed the retiring former governor W P G Harding and return to a top post in the central banking system
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Washington
D. R. Crissinger
Currency
Federal Reserve Board
Crissinger
W. P. G. Harding
Rosewood Race Riot Tragedy Report Of Dead And Burned Village
The Rosewood incident near Sumner ends with two white men and one or more Black residents dead as a mob torches most of the village. Twenty one Black combatants were inside a house when the siege began and later the building and others burned.
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Over Creek
Filia
Associated Press
Rosewood
Sumner
Polly Wilkinson
Henry Andrews
Otter Creek
Wilkinson
Andrews
Sylvester Carrier
Funeral for Odis Melton Held at Family Home
The funeral for two year old Odis Melton was conducted at his parents home by Rev. J. E. Lanier. Interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery. Pallbearers were members of Piedmont Camp No. 62 Woodmen of the World, with many floral offerings from friends and family.
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Odis Melton
G. E. Melton
Filbert Street
J. E. Lanier
East Green Street
White Way Auto Supply Co Sold to Ki-Bo-Mil Group
The White Way Auto Supply Co sold today by H A White to F P Kiser C E Miller and C R Bowman is now Ki Bo Mil Supply Co It will sell auto supplies accessories and Bosch high tension electrical equipment The store at 2123 North Main Street is being reorganized with improved stock and showroom facilities
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White Way Auto Supply Co
H. A. White
F. P. Kiser
C. E. Miller
C. R. Bowman
Ki-Bo-Mil Supply Co
Bosch
North Main Street
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Senator Baggett
House Johnson
Milliken
Department of Labor
High Point Builders
Furniture City
Harry Palmer
New York World
Ship Line
Prohi
J. Elwood Cox
Kistler IS
M’bee
Glass Interests
Hillsboro
A. S. Mitchell
Lady Astor
Plymouth
U. S
Great Britain
France
Poincaire
Bonar Law
Freench
Yeager
City
Sam
Hugh Rodman
Norfolk Navy Yard
Rodman
Staenae
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