Haywood Moves To Bar Masks Of Secret Orders In State
In Raleigh on February 22 an anti masking bill was introduced to prohibit public masking by members of secret oath bound societies. The measure ties mask wearing to felony punishment and would return dissolved members property to individual contributors. The bill aims to curb hidden identities amid Klan leadership changes.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Henry A. Grady
Knights of the
Oscar Haywood
Montgomery
Senate
Rivers Johnson
Duplin County
Johnson
House
Judiciary Committee
Haywood
Dr. Haywood
Sweater Johnson
C. ¥. Trudson
Southside Baptist Church
McLeod of
Robeson
Joint Committee On Game
Woodson and Womble
Proposals of Diaz Seen Ahead of U S Talks in Nicaragua
Washington reports a preliminary Diaz plan for a treaty with the United States seeks guarantees against external attack or internal disorder from foreign interference. The proposal arrives as American forces maintain patrols along the Corinto Managua rail line and fortifications at Managua and Leon.
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Washington
Diaz
United States
Eberhardt
Nicaragua
State Department
Secanal
Panama Canal
Panama
Corinto-Managua
Managua
Loma
The
Washington Praise From Coolidge Opens 200th Birthday
In a joint session, President Coolidge hailed George Washington as a builder with a national mind. His address aired on 42 radio stations as part of plans for the 200th birthday celebration in Washington in 1932. Otto Wood, on death row, arrived at the Indiana prison and received a funeralless welcome as inmates sang in his honor.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Calvin Coolidge
America
Congress
Mr. Coolidge
McKernan
Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
Wood
Otto
Central Prison
Italy rejects naval treaty conference move
Rome's reply echoed in Washington rejects limiting armaments for five major powers alone calling for universal curbs and noting past regional efforts failed. Italy cites geographic risks and insufficient current defenses as reasons to oppose extending Washington treaty to cruisers destroyers and submarines. The United States presses broader Geneva disarmament talks while considering a US Britain Japan trio approach.
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Washington
Italy
France
Washington Administration
Japan
Coolidge
Great Britain
State Department
Kellogg
Rome
United States
Geneva
League of Nation
Moonshiner pirouettes with WWNC reception praise
Asheville reports WWNC inaugurates its municipal radio station with widespread response from coast to coast. A mountain moonshiner wired in claiming reception is fine while using his copper still as an aerial. A reader from Alabama praised WWAC as coming in strong. An Asheville listener phoned to say the reception was so loud it blew his aerial down.
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Asheville
WWNC
United States
Canada
Alabama
W Scott Tyndall Dies Suddenly at Home
W Scott Tyndall a merchant tailor in High Point died suddenly at his Oak Street residence from heart failure. Born March 29 1886 in Casey Illinois he married Margaret Curry in 1916 and moved to High Point from Binghamton New York three years ago. He is survived by his widow and his parents. The body was shipped to Danville Illinois for funeral services.
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W. Scott Tyndall
Oak Street
Mr. Tyndall
Casey
Ills
J. C
Nancy Montgomery Tyndall
Margaret Curry
Danville
High Point
Binghamton
New York
J. C. Tyndall
Turner Improves After Appendectomy at Guilford General
Thomas Turner Jr of the law firm Austin and Turner underwent an operation for appendicitis at Guilford General Hospital yesterday and is reported to be improving nicely.
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Turner
Thomas Turner, Jr
Austin and
Old Trinity Reincarnated Move for Rutherford College
The idea to relocate Rutherford College back to the original Trinity site in Randolph county gains strong backing. Support from Trinity supporters and regional leaders in High Point Thomasville and surrounding areas is expected to push for reviving the Methodist institution at Trinity's birthplace with potential name changes.
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Rutherford College
Old Trinity
Randolph County
Trinity
High Point
Thomasville
Methodist
Trinity College
Durham
Duke University
Rutherford
Thomas Cooper Unfurls from Prison on Delayed Release
Thomas E. Cooper former Wilmington banker to be freed Friday after commuting his three year sentence for violation of the national banking act. He is to be turned over to Wilmington authorities on a state charge related to the same case. Cooper 43 had been at the federal penitentiary since February 20, 1925.
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Atlanta
Thomas E. Cooper
Wilmington
N. C
Federal
John W. Snook
Federal Prison
Washington
Cooper
General Warren to help I O O F Canton unit in Kalamazoo
General J. D. Warren of the Henderson-Ames company Kalamazoo Michigan will visit on February 25 to assist Reption Lodge I O O F members in securing proper uniforms for a Canton unit Captain J R Young says those seeking the Canton degree should contact him immediately.
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J. D. Warren
Henderson-Ames Company
Kalamazoo
Mich
Reption Lodge
Canton
J. R. Young
Canton Club
Young
Association Opens Virginia North Carolina Dealers Convention
RALEIGH Feb 22 AP The Implement Dealers association of Virginia and North Carolina opened its annual convention to extend into tomorrow's conference of mutual interests. E R Baldwin of Greensboro, president, urged greater service to the public.
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Raleigh
Implement Dealers’ Association of
Virginia
North Carolina
E. R R. Baldwin
Greensboro
Man Held on Abduction Charge for 12 Year Old Girl
Richard Winston 35, a carpenter, faces a continued hearing on abduction allegations involving Helen Mettry, 12, who vanished from her home and was found with relatives in Norfolk. Winston, free on 1900 dollar bond, admits taking her to Norfolk but denies improper conduct. Mettry family closed their Syrian merchant father Mike Mettry’s store during searches. The case was continued at defense request.
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Elizabeth City
Richard Winston
Carpenter
Helen Mettry
Winston
Liberty
Norfolk
Mike Mettry
Mettry’s
Recorder’s Court
Aged Woman Dead in Taylorsville Ul
Miss Margaret Campbell died in Taylorsville Ul on February 21. She would have reached 190 in June and was the last of seven children. Her brother died at 87 and three sisters at 83 89 and 95 years old.
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Taylorsville
Margaret Campbell
Governor McLean Recovers from Brief Illness in Raleigh
Governor McLean rose from bed in Raleigh after a brief illness but remained unable to report to his office today. The health note follows earlier reports of the Governor’s ailment and signals ongoing recovery.
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Raleigh
McLean
Judge Grady Resigns Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon Post
In Raleigh and Clinton North Carolina Judge Henry A Grady resigns as grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan. Morgan S Belser of Washington DC will assume the role with Imperial Wizard Evans in talks. The Raleigh and Henderson klans have histories of charter surrender while Raleighs klan votes tonight.
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Raleigh
Morgan
Belser
Washington, D. C
Realm
North Carolina
Henry A. Grady
Clinton
Grand Dragon
Henry Wadsworth
Grady
Washington
Evans
Walter Durham
Henderson Klan
Raleigh Klan
Chinese Gunboat Attacks Kiangnan Arsenal In Shanghai
A Chinese gunboat on the Whangpoo river attempted to shell Kiangnan arsenal but scored only partial hits. Five shells struck near the French concession, damaging two American residences, and two Chinese were killed. French volunteers and marines patrolled as foreign residences suffered damage.
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Shanghai
Whangpoo River
Kiangnan
China
French Concession
William Rae
F. W. Schobohm
R. H. T. Wade
Sun Chuan-Fang
Li Pao-Chiang
Marshal Sun
Yangtze River
Lehang
Changsha
North Carolina Klan Leader Judge Grady Resigns
Judge Henry A. Grady a North Carolina superior court jurist and four year grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan resigns effective Saturday. He denounced proposed anti religious liberty bills and refused to sponsor legislation aimed at Catholics or Knights of Columbus, prompting an open split with Imperial Wizard Dr Hiram W Evans and reports of Klan dissolution in the state.
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Clinton
Henry A. Grady
Superior Court
Raleigh News and Observer
Ku Klux Klan
North Carolina
Hiram Evans
Washington, D.C
Grady
Raleigh
Hiram W. Evans
Washington, D. C
N. C
Evans
General Assembly
Old North State
Order
News and Observer News
Secret Order
Knights of Columbus
Wizard
Dragon
Dr. Evans
Oane
Y W C A Team 10 to Meet Sedge Garden Tonight
The Y W C A basketball team hosts the Sedge Garden high girls on the Y M C A court for their first meeting. Local expectations say the match will be hotly contested with invited guests present.
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