Harding confirms Hoover and Wallace in new cabinet
St Augustine Fra Feb 25 President Harding final confirmed Herbert Hoover as secretary of commerce and Henry Wallace of Iowa as secretary of agriculture after a series of developments that previously threatened to derail the appointments. Harding said he was in perfect accord with Hoover policy and the cabinet plan was settled.
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ST. Augustine
Fra
Harding
Herbert Hoover
Department of Commerce
Hoover
Henry Wallace
Iowa
Wallace
Mrr. Harding
Restoration of gold standard urged by Sound Currency group
England faces calls to restore the gold standard to reinstate sound finances and enable payment for imports without credit. Sir George Paish says Britain must issue new capital abroad totaling 400 million pounds before resuming gold convertibility, with Europe’s gold standard also needing restoration. D. M. Mason cites a fiscal-year surplus of 234.6 million pounds and supports redeeming redundant currency to achieve parity with gold-standard nations.
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London
Great Britain
Sound Currency Association
George Paish
United States
Europe
D. M. Mason
Harding says Hoover statement settles matter
President elect says no formal release was issued and the question is closed satisfactorily. He notes no cabinet nominee has set stipulations for policy beyond a general direction and expects to announce appointments formally locally. He adds Hoover acted within his rights and expresses surprise at the New York statement.
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Hoover
Harding
Harding Favors Naval Program and Policy Stance
President elect Harding sent to Senate leaders a call for higher navy appropriations and support for continuing the present shipbuilding program. Senate leaders say they will push for increased naval funding over the House total, risking defeat of the bill. The House rejected a Senate amendment allocating 10 million dollars toward the Wilson dam as part of the MuscEd Shoals nitrate project.
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Washington
Harding
Senate
House
Wilson Dam
Muscole Shoals
Alabama
January export trade shrinks by 66 million
Washington reports a 66 million dollar decline in American export trade for January while imports drop 55 million compared with December figures.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
New York Negro Population Rises to 153,088 in 1920 Census
Census Bureau reports New York Negro population reached 153,088, up 61,379 or 66.9 percent. White residents total 5,459,004, increasing by 789,842 or 16.9 percent. Boston Negro count 16,362, up 2,798 or 20.6 percent, with whites at 730,486, up 74,790 or 11.4 percent.
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Washington
New York
Boston
Mass
Woman shoots husband in self defense near Belhaven
In Wilmington North Carolina on February 25 a farmer named S King was fatally shot by his wife at their home six miles from Belhaven after an alleged attack. Mrs King told Deputy Marvin Jones King advanced with a club and she fired three times, all bullets hitting. The couple moved to Beaufort County four years ago from Oklahoma where he worked at the famous 101 ranch.
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Wilmington
N. C
C. S. King
Belhaven
Mrs. King
Beaufort County
Oklahoma
Harding Leaves Inauguration Details To Mr Wilson
Dent elect Harding writes to President Wilson asking to delegate all inauguration details to Wilson. Officials say Harding will visit the White House on March 4 and accompany Wilson to the Capitol.
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Mr. Wilson
Washington
Harding
Wilson
White House
Capitol
Wind Blows Skirt Length Quip From Teresa Rabasa
Teresa Rabasa, a New York telephone operator who just returned from a European tour, quips that parts skirts rise three inches above the knees when the wind blows.
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Teresa Rabasa
New York
Bowie Proposes Sale of State Rail Stocks for New Lines
Representative Bowie introduced a bill to sell the state holdings in the North Carolina Railroad and the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad. Proceeds would finance a Wilkesboro to Maydee Tennessee line, finish the Elkin and Alleghany, Statesville Air Line, Wachovia and Yadkin River Railroads, forming a trunk from Bristol to Wilmington. The measure aims to connect northwest and southwest North Carolina and redeem the state's “lost provinces.” The house, as a committee of the whole, advanced much of the revenue bill before adjourning.
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Max Abernethy
Raleigh
Bowie
House
North Carolina Railroad
Atlantic and
North Corona
Wilkesboe
Maydee
Bristol
Wilmington
North Carolina
Paris Workers Raise Red Flag At Gennevillers Plant
In Gennevillers near Paris, workers hoisted a red flag and refused to quit amid a company lockout. Police and a small detachment of soldiers were deployed as management had cut wages and accused workers of failing to meet efforts, prompting the shutdown.
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Paris
Gennevillers
Train Robbers Hold Up Chicago and Alton Train
Four men armed with rifles robbed Chicago and Alton passenger train No 10 near Hutch Junction driving the mail clerk to surrender three registered letters and a package. The theft totaled less than fifty dollars, and the robbers escaped into the Mississippi river bottoms.
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Radhouse
Hll
Mississippi River
Hutch Junction
Here
Chicago and Alton
Kansas City
Chicago
Remains to be Buried at Richmond
No definite date has been set for bringing the remains of Jefferson Davis first wife to Richmond for burial in Idlewood cemetery. The announcement was made today in Richmond Virginia.
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Richmond
Jefferson Davis
Confederate States
Idlewood Cemetery
Womanless Wedding Draws Laughter at High School Auditorium
A large audience enjoyed a humorous Womanless Wedding at the high school auditorium. W H Plummer and Tommy Thom led the event with wardrobe antics and comic stage roles as guests in dresses, music by a stringed orchestra, and performances by noted singers and actors.
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W. H. Plummer
Tommy” Thom
Julian Eltinge
Geraldine Farrar
Gurney Briggs
Charles Kephart
Charles G. Dickerson
G. W. Thompson
Guy Wells
Dan Gregg
Charlie Hayworth
Charlie Robbins
Chase Idol
Robert Parker
Charlie Muse
Jule Allen
Dainty Little Houston Hiatt
Wee
Flower Girls
Little W
C. F. Tomlinson
Master Samata
Constance Talmadge
Sid Burton
Annette Kellerman
Lester Tague
Frank Ogburn
Schuman- Heink
Walt Chandler
Ruth St. Denis
Schuman-Heink
Miss St. Denis
Arthur Lyon
Sam Davis
Jack Dillon
Clementine Miller
Bill Plummer
Legislature Keeps Debt Limits After Tax Elimination
Raleigh news reports the Legislature approves debt limits for towns at 8 percent of assessed value and caps property tax at $1 per $100. It also repeals ad valorem school taxes for two years while balancing funds via corporate privilege taxes. A Bellamy annexation bill and a power-rate dispute with Southern Power feature in ongoing debates.
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Raleigh
Rufe Doughton
Finance
Coughton
House
Senate
Piedmont
North Carolina
Southern Power Company
State Corporation Commission
Duke
E. S. Parker
W. P. Bynum
Matt Allen
Crawford Biggs
A. B. Mangum
E. T. Cansler
W. 5
O. B. Robinson
Z. V. Taylor
George W. Wilson
Gaston County
Committee On
Tomsail Township
Pender County
New Hanover County
Mt. Holly
Boone
Watauga County
Beesens
Jury Deliberations Continue in Varner Case in Greensboro
In Greensboro, the Varner case remained unsettled at 2:30 pm as 12 jurors, kept since yesterday evening, deliberated on whether Mrs. Florence Varner is entitled to part of Henry B. Warner’s estate for subsistence. The crowd watched closely and a mistrial was widely speculated.
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Greensboro
Federal Court
Florence C. Varner
Henry B. Warner
Warner
Navy
James E. Boyd
R. B. McRary
Boyd
First Reformed Church in High Point Celebrates 20th Anniversary
The First Reformed church in High Point marks its twentieth anniversary March 6 and 7 with prominent pastors in attendance. A historical service on Sunday features Rev. L. A. Peeler and Rev. D. E. Bowers. Monday night hosts Dr. J. C. Leonard with charter members speaking. The observance ends with a social hour.
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First Reformed Church
High Point
L. A. Peeler
Kannapolis
D. E. Bowers
Winston-Salem
Mr. Bowers
J. C. Leonard
Lexington
Leonard
Railroad Goes In Receivership
Judge C. H. Sibley appointed C. L. Buge receiver for the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic railroad in Atlanta. The Birmingham Trust and Trading Company sought the action, claiming a note of 90 060 dollars due March 7 remains unpaid.
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Atlanta
C. H. Sibley
United States
C. L. Buge
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
Birmingham Trust and Trading Company of
Birmingham
Ala
Darden Named Manager of Altapont Hotel in High Point
In Greensboro yesterday it was announced that H. L. Darden, assistant manager of the O Henry hotel, will arrive in High Point July 1 to manage the Altapont hotel now under construction and due to open for occupancy then. Darden, a 12 year hotel veteran, left Roanoke Virginia a year ago to join the O Henry staff.
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Greensboro
H. L. Darden
O. Henry
High Point
Altapont
Mr. Darden
Roanoke
Texas Rail Rates Raised by Interstate Commission
Railroads in Texas were ordered today by the Interstate Commerce Commission to raise state passenger and freight rates to the level charged in effect by the end of April.
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Texas
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Crown Soldiers Ambushed Near Macroom Ireland
Fifty auxiliary police traveling by lorry were ambushed between Macroom and Ballyvourney by three hundred attackers. One crown soldier was killed and several wounded as the battle lasted two hours. The military withdrew, leaving the attackers in control until reserves and air support renewed the assault.
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Macroom
Ireland
Bally Vourney
Crown
Crown Forces
Labor bodies split on telegram to Harding over Labor Secretary pick
At a Washington conference the national and international unions failed to endorse a telegram urging President-elect Harding to appoint a recognized labor representative as secretary of labor. Representatives of the United Mine Workers, Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, and the Seamen's union opposed the message, and their names did not appear on the telegram.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Harding
Organized Labor
Department of Labor
United Mine Workers of America
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Wit
Seamen's Union
Mine Workers
Seamen’s Union
Cauble Awarded 300 in Express Company Suit
P Cauble of High Point won 300 damages from the American Railway Express Company in Greensboro superior court. The case began Wednesday afternoon and concluded yesterday. Plaintiff was represented by John N Wilson and J M Hedgecock. Defendant appeared by Col John B Barringer.
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P. Cauble
High Point
Greensboro
American Railway Express Comepany
John N. Wilson
J. M. Hedgecock
Expresda Company
Col. John &. Barringer
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Harry M. Daugherty
Federal Prohibition Commission
Department of Justice
Beaufort
Navy Portfolio
Dwin Denby
Detroit
Mr. Denby
Marine Corps
Varner
Enterprise
Darden
Manare
Alta Pont Hotel
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