North Carolina Eyes First Time Prison Return for Otto Wood
Raleigh reports North Carolina likely to see Otto Wood, famed jail breaker, returned to state prison. Indiana extradition papers awaiting Governor McLean signature, with Wood in Terre Haute jail and new charges in Indiana and Virginia.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Otto Wood
George Poll
Associatedress
Indiana
Wood
Ohio
Tennessee
Ir. Poll
Virinia
Roanoke
McLean
Terre Haute
Ind
Pou
John Smock
Bull
Edward Hazer
Poon
Indianapolis
Poll
Hale
Otto
A. W. Kaplan
Greensboro
N. C
North Carolina Considers Workmen Compensation and Tax Bills
North Carolina moves to enact a workmen compensation law offering medical care for injured workers and 83 percent weekly benefits funded by a three member board. A separate bill proposes a one mill per kilowatt hour tax on electricity with exemptions for industrial use and consumer power outside cities, estimated to raise over a million dollars annually. The legislature also debates governor removal of justices of the peace and notaries public for cause, a Charlotte bond issue, Arbor Day date shifts, and a Kitty Hawk Wright brothers memorial bill amid broad editorial support for the game and fish measures and the Great Smoky Mountain Park plan.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
House
Representative Price
Mecklenburg
Senate
Currie
Montgomery
Moore
Martin
Winston
Bertie
Clayton Moore
Martin County
Miss McLean
Charlotte
State Society of Civil Engineers
Citizens’ Committee of
Wilmington
Cape Fear
Campbell
New Hanover
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
James F. Hoge
North Carolina Game and Fish League
Sutton
Great Smoky Mountain Park
Hoge
House Game Committee
High Point Enterprise
Wilmington Star
Twin-City Sentinel
Winston- Salem
Salisbury Evening Post
Lexington Dispatch
Subcommittee Rejects Both Shoals Bids
Washington Feb 12 The house military sub committee in executive session cannot endorse either bid for fertilized production and power development at Muscle Shoals American Cyanamid and Farmers Federated Fertilizer were both rejected The panel will reconvene Tuesday to report to the full committee and may review revisions proposed by either bidder.
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Washington
House
Federated Fertilier Corporation
Muscle Shoals
One Man Killed in Birmingham Train Collision
One man died and three others were injured when a car carrying passengers was struck by a Louisville and Nashville freight train at a street crossing in Birmingham. Police reported two of the injured possibly fatally hurt.
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Birmingham
Louisville and Nashville
Unidentified Woman's Body Found Near Saint Joseph River South Bend
In South Bend Indiana mystery grows as the torso of a woman found at the riverbank near St. Mary's college is thought not to be Mrs. Allen Vandusen who was believed dead. Police consider a grand jury recall and coroner's inquest looms.
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South Bend
Ind
St. Joseph River
St. Mary’s College
Allen Vandusen
al Likes
Oral C. Emmons
Vandusen
Ernest Rogers
Emmons
Rosalind
Sam P. Schwartz
Chester H. Montgomery
Mars
Wm. Joseph
Edgar H. Myers
Bert Ormstead
Dr. Myers
Ormstead
Bridgewater
H. Wollman
Dalton
McCook County
J. C. Hendricks
Salem
McKay
United Missionary Society of
Mitchel
Crouch
Winnie Crouch
Faith
Mitchell
John Wollman
Freeman
Butler Draws Harsh Words From Wheeler
Wayne B Wheeler, general counsel of the anti-Saloon League, challenges Dr Nicholas Murray Butler to prove the eighteenth amendment must come from the U S constitution. Butler declares the amendment has no place in the constitution, and Wheeler mocks his claim citing state by state liquor policy.
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New York
Wayne B. Wheeler
General Council
The
anti-Saloon League of America
Nicholas Murray
Butler
Columbia University
United States
White House
France weighs disarmament stance at Coolidge talks
Paris reports indicate France may attend the Coolidge disarmament party but plans to hold reservations. Cabinet members express serious reservations signaling strong opposition to the American plan, led by Paul Boncour who represents France at the League of Nations commission.
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Paris
France
M. Paul Boncour
League of Nations Disarmament Commission
Washington
Skull findings intrigue police in Michigan mystery
Ferndale and Detroit investigators traced trunk skulls to James H. Coyner a former Ferndale resident now in Michigan City penitentiary for grave robbery. Officials noted possible mixed identities among the skulls while a murder theory was dismissed.
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Detroit
Mich
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Ferndale
Pittsburgh
James H. Coyner
Michigan City
Ind
Hammond
Coyner
Harry
George Wilson
Sally Robinson
Abe's Debate Radiocast On His Birthday
Lincoln birthday observances reach across Illinois with radio broadcasts of the Lincoln Douglas debates from 1858 and scenes from John Drinkwater's Abraham Lincoln. Crowds visit Lincoln’s home tomb and shrine sites as tributes unfold in Springfield and Chicago with speeches by George H. Putnam and others highlighting Lincoln’s legacy.
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Springfield
His
Lincoln
Illinois
Chicago
Ottawa
Freeport
WGN
WLS
John Drinkwater
Abraham Lincoln
WMAQ
WGBS
New York
de Molay
State House
George H. Putnam
Lincoln Centennial Association
Jas. Hamilton Lewis
Covenant Club
United States
Edwin Holt Hughes
M. E. Church
Harold H. Kessinger
Museum of the Chicago Historical Society
American Citizenship Foundation
Preach Twice Today by 104 Year Old Elder Luke Davis
Elder Luke Davis a 104 year old colored preacher will deliver two sermons this day at Burns Hill. He plans morning and afternoon addresses continuing his long ministry in the community.
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Luke Davis
Burns Hill
Dealing With Deer Sexes Prompts House Game Debate
In Raltigh on February 12, the house game committee reported a bill easing deer hunting rules. It bans killing does under a $50 penalty and triggers questions about identifying does versus bucks since does shed horns before season while bucks keep theirs.
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Raltigh
House Game Committee
Fred Sutton
Lenoir
Kinstonian
Large North Carolina liquor seizure reported near South Mills
Coast guard vessel AB-21 towed a 1000 gallon contraband liquor load seized in the Dismal Swamp Canal near South Mills. Two men Arthur Lewis and Claude Boughton arrested. 35 gallon bottles loaded earlier. Raid follows earlier 2500 gallon yacht seizure in Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal. Crowds gathered at coast guard docks to view the haul.
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Elizabeth City
North Carolina
Coast Guard
South Mills
Arthur Lewis
Claude Boughton
Gumneck
Tyrrell County
J. J. London
J. F. Rutledge
Mey
Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal
Crawford fails to settle $20000 sheriff shortage
Asheboro February 12 J F Crawford former Randolph county sheriff says he cannot settle the $20000 shortage charged against him. County commissioners set February 26 for a conference with Fidelity and Casualty Co to discuss settlement and the office's finances.
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Asheboro
J. F. Crawford
Randolph County
County Commission
Fidelity and Casualty Company
New York
Crawford
Bonding Company
Rev N E Clark to preach twice at Southside Baptist
The Rev N E Clark of Louisiana will preach at both morning and evening services at Southside Baptist Church today. Morning service at 11 o clock and evening service at 730 o clock. The public is invited to attend.
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N. E. Clark
Louisiana
Southside Baptist Church
Five Power Naval Limitation Talks Move Forward
Washington officials report strong progress toward a Geneva five power negotiation to limit construction of auxiliary warships. Japan is expected to accept, Britain and France likely approve, Italy silent, while outcomes depend on Geneva discussions and possible US action. The House committee approves 75000 for Geneva cooperation, with potential further funding for expanded naval staff.
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Geneva
Japan
France
Italy
Coolidge
Great Britain
United States
State Department
House Foreign Affairs Committee
League of Nations
Kellogg
Porter
Schumann-Heink Denies Cigaret Ad Use
Atlanta Feb 12 AP Madame Ernestine Schumann-Heink denies smoking cigarets claiming she never smoked and condemns the advertisement as false. She reports letters from fans and says her attorney has secured withdrawal of the ads and will pursue further action if needed.
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Atlanta
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Counting the cost of Cambridge rioting
Cambridge officers and Harvard students counted costs after a midnight vaudeville show riot in Harvard Square. Seven injuries sent to hospital and 41 to court, with police reserves called and most arrests released. Undergraduate sentiment blamed police for escalating a rough demonstration.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Harvard Square
Supreme Court rules wife has no control over husband's driving
In Atlanta a state ruling states that a wife cannot dictate her husband’s movements including driving a car when the Mrs. is in the back seat. The decision emphasizes sole authority rests with the husband in vehicle use.
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Atlanta
Supreme Court
Wives Attend Dances Lose Alimony Says County Judge
Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania wives who attend dances without their husbands will receive no alimony according to County Judge John M. Fine. The ruling ties support to marital conduct and forfeits alimony for absence from marriage duties as interpreted by the court.
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Wilkesbarre
John M. Fine
Vermont Senate Backs Coolidge Peak Names in Green Mountains
In Montpelier the Vermont Senate approved naming three peaks Coolidge in the Green Mountains after President Coolidge. The House previously refused to rename Bald Mountain to Coolidge.
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Montpelier
Coolidge
Green Mountains
Senate
House
Durant's Vacation Absence Spurs Bears on Wall Street
New York investor W. C. Durant, canceling press for a vacation abroad, expects stocks to rise while other operators disagree and express disappointment. Wall Street gossip says the bears will play when Durants away.
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New York
W. C. Durant
Wall Street
Durants
Bears
First NC woman elected to legislature joins ranks
Miss Carrie McLean of Mecklenburg County becomes the third woman ever elected to the North Carolina legislature while one woman remains in the house and none in the senate.
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Raleigh
House
Senate
Carrie McLean
Mecklenburg County
North Carolina
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