Statewide measures feature today's General Assembly session
The North Carolina General Assembly convened at noon for the sixth week of the sixty day session. Bills considered include a 1500 annual salary boost for judges, repayment of 12000 to former State Treasurer Worth, and a change to auto license expiration from June 30 to December 31.
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State Capitol
Ralleigh
House
Senate
General Assembly
Assembly
Raleigh
Moore of
Martin
Hines
Worth
Highway Commission
Great Smoky Mountain Park
Western Carolina
North Carolina Bible League
Chapel Hill
Harry W. Chase
The
State University
Paul R. Younts
Charlotte
State
American Legion Department
Legion Legislatuive
Fayetteville
A. J. Bowley
Fort Bragg
Haywood
Supreme Court
Campbell
New Hanover
Cape Fear
Wilmington
Winston
Oscar Haywood
Montgomery County
Dead Boy Deserts By Companions After Auto Crash
Abandoned by three companions after an auto veered off a country road and pinned John S. James Jr. to a bank, the 18 year old was found dead with a broken neck. The accident occurred about 10:30 p m last night and his body was recovered at 6 a m. James worked as a soda clerk at a local drug store.
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Asheville
John S. James, Jr
James
Death blow in Loree merger plan rocks railroad map
Wall Street sees a decisive shift as New York Central Nickel Plate and Baltimore and Ohio take about one sixth in Wheeling and Lake Erie and Western Maryland stocks granting control of key lines. The trio’s move blocks Loree plan and reshapes routes into coal fields and non union areas, with Wheeling stock corner pressures and a $7 per share premium for short sellers.
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New York
New York Central
Nickel Plate
Baltimore and Ohio
Lake Erie
Maryland
Wall Street
L. F. Loree
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Wheeling
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Wheeling and
Norfolk
Montreal
Atlantic Seaboard
Union
Pittsburgh
Coolidge Withdraws Tilson Nomination for Georgia Judge
President Coolidge withdrew the nomination of William J. Tilson to be United States district judge for the Middle District of Georgia. The action was announced in Washington on February 8.
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Washington
Coolidge
William J. Tilson
United States
Middle District
Georgia
Jealous Wife Sparks Fall of Moro Rebel Chief
Manila reports say Tarhata Kiram, university graduate and wife of Datu Tahil, stalled peace talks after discovering a young woman bathing with Tahil. The clash led to a siege, heavy Moros casualties, and Tahil's flight with the princess.
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Datu Tahil
Manila
Tarhata Kiram
Jolo Island
Sulu
Tahil
Philippine
Onflit
Tarhata
Tahir
Tahit
University of Illinois
Royal Palace
Publisher Drawn Into Atlanta Bath Tub Party Contempt Charge
Parks Rusk publisher of Atlanta Life was ordered to appear before Judge E D Thomas to answer contempt charges after he refused to answer grand jury questions about a January 17 Co operative Club banquet. The case centers on alleged liquor at the event and a controversial bath tub scene involving a Black girl.
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Atlanta
Parks Rusk
Atlanta Life
Atlanta Co-operative Club
E. D. Thomas
John A. Boykin
Thomas
Rusk
Co-operative Club
Carl H. Langnecht
Kansas City
Green Bill Lets Vets Borrow On Insurance Policies
A Green bonus loan bill would enable about a half million former service members with government life insurance to borrow against adjusted compensation certificates. The plan channels interest profits from these loans into a fund to retire such policies, potentially lowering premiums through future dividend declarations.
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Washington
Veterans’ Bureau
Federal Reserve
Treasury
Veterans Bureau
Bureau
Government Life Insurance Fund
Lee County Sheriff Dies From Wounds After Moonshiner Battle
James L. Turner, Lee County sheriff, died in Sanford from wounds received January 30 in a clash with moonshiners. Several men including Bud Davis and his son Tom Davis were captured. deputies Utley and Craig wounded in the pursuit. Funeral held at Bethele Presbyterian Church as offices closed. Turner was 30, survived by his widow and three children.
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Sanford
James L. Turner
Lee County
Wake
Durham County
Turner
Bud Davis
Tom Davis
Halcom Harrison
Nat Ray
Burton Tillery
Fred Dixon
Connie Perry
Sheriff Turner
William Utley
Leonard Craig
Lee
Bethele Presbyterian Church
Here
Hazlewood Creek trestle wreck claims two lives
The Tullulah Falls Railway passenger train from Franklin North Carolina to Cornelia Georgia plunged through the Hazlewood Creek trestle near Demorest Georgia killing BE Hogsed of Cornelia and an unidentified black man and injuring fourteen others. Engineer J D Miller and fireman suffered severe burns. A H Pendleton of Hayes North Carolina was treated for a fractured skull. The trestle was reported nearly rebuilt and appeared sturdy before the accident.
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Atlanta
Hazlewood Creek
Demorest
Tullulah Falls
J. F. Gray
Georgia Public Service Commission
Gray
Franklin
N. C
Cornelia
BE. S. Hogsed
A. H. Pendleton
Hayes
Gainsville
J. D. Miller
A. Flecker
Mr. Gray
Liberals Hoist White Flag After Air Raid at Chinangega
Reports from Managua say liberal forces captured Chinangega after an air attack by two planes tied to the Diaz government. The air raid was coordinated with a conservative advance and reinforcements arriving Sunday night. William Brooks of New Orleans and Lee Mason delivered the report.
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Managua
Diaz
Chinandega
William Brooks
New Orleans
Lee Mason
Navy entrance age to rise to 18 next February
The age limit for entering the United States Navy will be raised from 17 to 18, effective February 11, according to G. B. Stovall, local navy recruiting officer. Until then, men over 17 may be admitted, and the recruiting office will stay open from 7 30 to 8 30 tonight and tomorrow night for evening applicants.
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United States Navy
G. B. Stovall
Mediators Secure Wage Settlement for Eastern Railroads
The government mediation board chaired by Winslow brokered a deal ending a potential strike between southeastern railroads and trainmen and conductors. A new wage scale takes effect February 1 with a 74 percent base wage increase for about 22,000 employees across 20 roads east of the Mississippi and south of the Potomac, costing roughly 3.3 million dollars annually.
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Washington
Southeastern
Winslow
Government Mediation Board
Roads
Board of Mediation
Mississippi River
Potomac
Mediation Board
Outlook Brighter as Cantonese Army Retreats from Shanghai
Reports from Shanghai say Cantonese forces were repelled by northern troops under Pai Pao Shan and retreating about 200 miles from the city. Neutralization of the international settlement and defense plans ease as the nationalists fall back toward Changshan near the Kiangsi border.
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Shanghai
Pai Pao-Shan
Pai
Sun Chuan
Fang
Hechow
Chuchow
Changshan
Kiangsi
Chekiang
Chang Shan
Funeral for Wake Forest student Grassgreen
Funeral services for Sidney Grassgreen a young Wake Forest law student who died from injuries in an automobile bus crash near Raleigh were held today. Rabbi Printz officiated as Marvin Pulley charged with assault and as alleged driver of the Durham Raleigh bus remained free on a $2000 bond pending coroner's investigation.
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Raleigh
Sidney Grassgreen
Wake Forest Law
Here
Rabbi Printz
Marvin Pulley
Durham
Grassgreen
Liberty
High School Basketball Playoff Schedule Drafted
Salisbury Feb 8 AP The elimination series leading to a western high school cage champion meeting the eastern champion in Chapel Hill in March for state honors will be drafted tonight at 7 30 at the Yadkin hotel. E R Rankin secretary of the state high school athletic association will preside and aid in making out the schedule.
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Salisbury
Chapel Hill
Yadkin Hotel
E. R. Rankin
Lisbon advances attributed to Portuguese revolution spread
London reports the Portuguese revolution has reached Lisbon with marines republican guards police and infantry said to hold strategic positions.
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London
Lisbon
Buckner Accuses Daugherty of Real Grafters at Trial
United States Attorney Emory R. Buckner charged former attorney general Harry M. Daugherty with graft in his opening statement at the trial of Daugherty and ex alien property chief Thomas W. Miller. He alleged agent Jesse W. Smith moved 7 million dollars of American Metal assets to German Richard Merton via John T. King, a late Republican figure, with liberty bonds traced to Mal S. Daugherty in Ohio. Buckner said evidence would link the schemes to Daugherty's circle.
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New York
Harry M. Daugherty
United States
Emory R. Buckner
Daugherty
Thomas W. Miller
Buckner
Jesse W. Smith
Washington
American Metal Company
Richard Merton
John T. King
Republican National
King
Smith
Miller
Merton
Bank of
Mal S. Daugherty
Washington Court House
Ohio
Juror Summons Delays Daugherty Trial Opening
A juror under summons of complaint caused a delay on the second day of the Daugherty case. Judge Knox, Buckner, and defense counsel met with Arthur Zinn, the custodian, after it was learned the summons for non payment of 6000 dollars income tax was kept in another office of the same building. Zinn then joined the jury. no status announcement was made. The jurors include a manufacturer foreman and other varied professionals.
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New York
Harry M. Daugherty
Thomas W. Miller
Arthur Zinn
Knox
United States
Buckner
Zinn
Jury Trials Daugherty Miller Defend War Asset Case
A biased free jury is seated in the second trial of Harry M. Daugherty and Thomas W. Miller on conspiracy to defraud the United States of honest services in a 7 million dollar American Metal asset transfer seized as enemy property. Prosecutors and defense push definitions of practical politicians as juror questioning reveals the expected defense angle.
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New York
Washington
Harry M. Daugherty
Thomas W. Miller
United States
American Metal Company
Daugherty
Miller
Harding
Aaron Sapiro
Chicago
Sapiro
Emory R. Buckner
Immigration panel approves repeal of national origin provision
The House immigration committee approved today the repeal of the national origin provision of the immigration law. The action aims to remove a discriminatory clause and move toward a more neutral admissions framework.
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Washington
House Immigration Committee
Expect Early Vote on Farm Aid Bill
Washington dispatch reports a third showdown looms over the McNary Haugen equalization fee plan. Former Illinois governor Frank C Lowden now endorses the equalization provision and calls the Curtis Crisp substitute flawed for omitting the fee. Senate and farm leaders note the measure reflects Lowden and other farm group views.
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Washington
Congress
Frank C. Lowden
Illinois
Lowden
House
Curtis
Kansas
Senate
Senate presses McNary-Haugen farm relief bill vote
In Washington on February 8 the McNary-Haugen relief bill faces renewed push for an early Senate vote with talk of a 68-signature cloture. House managers anticipate debate through the week, while opponents urge President would veto if passed. Senator Fess blasts it as an approach to Sovietism and Curtis offers a separate surplus plan calling the qualization fee unconstitutional.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Fess
Republican
Ohio
Curtis
Kansas
Protest over Edvin Wide exhibition races in U S
The New England branch and the Boston Herald report plans to file a protest with the National A A U against allowing Edvin Wide the Swedish middle distance star to participate in any exhibition races in the United States.
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Boston
Edvin Wide
New England
Boston Herald
Alabama Attorney General to Sue Birmingham Publisher
Montgomery March date not given. Attorney General Charlie McCall announces warrants for criminal libel against Frederick I Thompson publisher of the Age Herald and Mobile Register. He says Thompson accuses him of neglect of duty and vows civil damages and arrest. The editorials tie McCall to Ku Klux Klan references and a textbook price suit.
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Montgomery
Ala
Charlie €. McCall
Alabama
Frederick I. Thompson
Birmingham
Jefferson County
McCall
Thompson
Age Herald
Age- Herald
Mobile Register
American Book Company
King George Opens Parliament and Speaks on China Policy
London February 8 AP The third session of Parliament opened with King George presenting a ministerial statement focused on China. He cited the need to protect British subjects in Hankow and elsewhere, while seeking a peaceful, equitable resolution with China and friendship in future relations. Ramsay MacDonald criticized Britain playing with fire and urged renewed talks to avoid deploying troops.
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London
George
Mary
China
Hankow
League of Nations
Europe
Germany
League
Council of the
Versailles
Far East
Portugal
House of Commons
Ramsay MacDonald
Labor
MacDonald
Minority stockholders oppose Erie and Pere Marquette control petition
In Richmond on February 8 AP report George S. Kemp, chairman of the Chesapeake and Ohio minority stockholders, said they will oppose the petition to the Interstate Commerce Commission filed by majority holders seeking stock control of the Erie and Pere Marquette railroads.
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Richmond
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Erie
Pere Marquette
George S. Kemp
van Sweringen
Arrest Negroes in Gastonia After Nighttime Capture
Two black men, Will Taylor and Will Henry alias Beverly Wilson, are held in the Gaston County jail awaiting superior court action after their capture late last night. Taylor was seized at Dr. L W Glenn’s home around 1 am following a struggle in which both he and the doctor were injured.
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Gastonia
Will Taylor
Will Henry
Beverly Wilson
Superior Court
Taylor
L. W. Glenn
Tobacco Sales On Winston Salem Auction Totals Lead
The Winston Salem leaf tobacco market reports 47,181,262 pounds sold so far with Monday’s sales at 238,000 pounds bringing $43,329.77 and an average of $18.20 per hundred. The tally covers Monday’s activity and overall year to date figures.
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Winston. Salem
Feb
Winston.Salem
Russian Steamer Bahushioy Sunk in Black Sea Storm
The Russian steamer Bahushioy reportedly sank in the Black Sea during a storm, with the loss of the crew and 40 passengers. The accident is reported from Bucharest, Romania.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Bahushioy
Black Sea
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Federal Trade Commission
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Twomblys
Franklin, N. C
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Robert Wood Bliss
U. S
Argentina
Bliss
Sweden
Frank C. Lowten
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