Federal Reserve approves Charlotte branch and Dallas branch
The Federal Reserve Board approved establishing a Richmond branch in Charlotte North Carolina and a Dallas branch in San Antonio Texas. The moves depend on the McFadden banking bill becoming law and may be halted if the act allows branch discontinuance.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Charlotte
N. C
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
San Antonio
Texas
Federal Reserve Banks
McFadden
Federal Reserve Bank
Coolidge vetoes McNary Haugen farm relief measure
President Coolidge vetoed the McNary Haugen farm relief bill stating it would discriminate against products and fail to benefit farmers. He warned price fixing would upset open market relationships and extend to many goods. Senator McNary said no effort would be made to override the veto.
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Washington
Coolidge
Congress
Senate
House
Federal Board
Federal Farm Bureau
McNary
Senate Agriculture Committee
Editorial on Charter Amendment and Rep Gold’s Inconsistency
The Enterprise questions Rep Thomas J Gold's stance on charter changes for High Point arguing he favors public referendum yet notes a recent Raleigh bill he backed created a larger costly court with a governor appointed judge. The piece calls for consistency and supports modernizing the local court for litigants and cost savings.
Richardson Urges Tax Reform For Intangible Property
H. Smith Richardson president of Vick Chemical Co Greensboro told Kiwanis that amending the constitution to classify intangible property is the first step toward tax reform. He led a state tour urging a shift from 1868 ad valorem rules to tax realty and personal property more evenly, citing $2.8 billion total wealth with only $162 million in tangible property and $208 million in bank deposits. A telegram endorsing the amendment was sent to Senator Long and Rep Sutton.
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North Carolina
H. Smith Richardson
Vick Chemical Company
Greensboro
Kiwanis Club
Richardson
J. Elwood Cox
Lunsford Long
Fred I. Sutton
Christian General Feng Yu-Hsiang’s American ties traced
AP dispatch from Bridgeport reports Dr Fengya of Kassa Hungary identified a photo of the “Christian general” as Major John Fengyu of the U S army who fought in the Philippine insurrection. The story tracks Feng’s Hungarian birth, U S service, China marriage, and later influence in Chinese politics amid 1922 1923 upheavals.
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Budapest
Hungary
Feng Yu-Hsiang
China
Fengya
Kassa
Czecho Slovakia
Feng
Bridgeport
Conn
Feng Yu- Hsiang
John Fengyu
United States Army
Stephen F. Chernitzky
Czecho
Slovakia
Chernitzky
Naval Academy
United States
Aguinaldo
Marshal Feng
Peking
Lichuan Hung
Tientsin
Shanghai
Sun Chuan-Fang
San Diego
Cal
Preble
Noa
Hulbert
Manila
Chuan Tsung- Chang
Shantung
Hankow
General Labor Union
Owen
Hotel Manager Kills Self After Death of Guest and Child
In Rogers Park Chicago a hotel manager John Rich died from a self inflicted gunshot after learning a woman guest and her small child were found dead from fumes in an adjacent apartment. The victims were the family of Howard Reneau, manager of a Postal Telegraph branch.
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Self
Chicago
John Rich
Rich
Rogers Park
Howard Reneau
Postal Telegraph Company
James Barbour
Springfield
Reneau
Charlotte Mecklenberg Boundary Expansion Up For Vote
North Carolina lawmakers advance a measure to enlarge Charlotte boundaries to include portions of Mecklenburg County by popular vote. The bill requires a majority in both city and county to approve a consolidation of government functions.
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Charlotte
State Capitol
Raleigh
General Assembly
United States
House
Senate
Administration County
Miss McLean
Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg County
Fire Destroys Wooden Car on Southern Train No 18
A wooden baggage car of Southern train number 18 running to Atlanta Anderson and Columbia burned at Westminster in the early hours. All mail and baggage for Anderson Cela and intermediate points were destroyed. Blue Ridge railway officials have no information on the fire’s cause.
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Anderson
Southern
Atlanta
Columbia
Westminster
Cela
Blue Ridge Railway
Postmaster Names New Aviation Board Members
Washington Feb 25 AP Postmaster announced aviation appointments naming Joseph M Carstarphen of Tarboro North Carolina among the new board members.
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Washington
T.u.aviations
Joseph M. Carstarphen
Tarboro
N.C
British cruiser Colombo nears Corinto in Nicaragua crisis
The Colombo sails toward Corinto as Britain plans to station the ship for moral effect and possible refuge for subjects. U S naval forces pledge aid on both coasts while Britain weighs policy amid Lib-Con government tensions. Managua reports potential clashes as Borah controversy lingers in Washington.
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Washington
Colombo
Corinto
United States
Great Britain
Canal Zone
Nicaragua
London
American Senate
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
Managua
Wartime Rivers and Harbors Funds Include Beaufort Inlet
Washington announces maintenance allotments for rivers and harbors projects. Beaufort Inlet in North Carolina is allocated 65000 dollars as part of the war effort.
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Washington
War Eigen
Beaufort Inlet
U S Pan American Goodwill Fliers Arrive in Mar Del Plata
Pan American goodwill fliers of the United States Army arrive in Mar Del Plata Argentina this afternoon as part of a United States military goodwill mission to South America.
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Mar del Plata
Argentina
Good Will Fliers
United States Army
McFadden branch banking bill signed by President Coolidge
President Coolidge signed the McFadden branch banking bill into law in Washington. The action marks approval of a measure guiding bank operations across state lines and branches.
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Washington
McFadden Branch
Coolidge
American Killed in Singapore Hotel Fall During Belgenland Visit
Edgar N. Lee, an American resident, died after a fall from a hotel balcony on February 25 in Singapore Straits Settlements. He was watching events tied to tourists aboard the liner Belgenland during a hotel celebration.
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Singapore
Straits Settlement
Edgar N. Lee
Belgenland
Cotton futures close with gains on Feb given ranges
Cotton futures in New York closed higher with March at 1400, May 1417, July 1435, October 1459, December 1477. Opening prices listed at 1385 for March and 1494 for May along with other month data.
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New York
Teague Named Judge to Replace MacRae in High Point
Lewis Teague, longtime municipal court prosecutor since May 1925, is appointed by Governor McLean to replace D C MacRae as judge. The new corporation court will handle civil and jury trials. Teague takes effect March 1 as MacRae resigns, with council to act on both resignations. Teague, 28, UNC graduate, praised as skilled witness examiner and one of High Point’s best lawyers.
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Raleigh
Gold
North Carolina
High Point
Lewis E. Teague
D. C. MacRae
Teague
McLean
Judge Teague
Judge MacRae
MacRae
Sayor Moffitt
University of North
Tobacco Dark Market Reaches 150,000 Pounds in Lynchburg
In Lynchburg Virginia on February 26 sales on the dark market totaled about 150000 pounds. Prices for good grades were high while common grades stayed dull. The report notes the average price from yesterday but its figure is unavailable.
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Lynchburg
Guilford Deputy Killed. Suspects Sought by Local Posse
Guilford county deputy sheriff William T. Bowman was shot to death near midnight as deputies waited for chicken thieves. Frank Simmons, a Negro, is accused of the killing. Perry White, also a suspect, was captured and jailed. Bloodhounds and the sheriff's force hunt the pair.
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Greensboro
William T. Bowman
Guilford County
Bowman
Frank Simmons
Perry White
Simmons
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