Traveling Salesman Testifies Filthy Sanatorium Kitchen Conditions
In Raleigh on February 26 a traveling salesman testified he found filthy conditions in the sanatorium kitchen while soliciting business. The investigating committee voted to resume hearings after adjournment and continue in Raleigh, with meetings planned around Dr. L. B. McBrayer's schedule.
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Raleigh
Associated Press
General Assembly
J. R. Turner
T. C. Bowie
L. B. McBrayer
Fined for Passing Trolley Car in Police Court
Ottis Stutts faced a traffic violation in police court paying 10 dollars and costs after being linked to a hit and run incident with Miss Myrtle Long near the Orpheum theater. The session listed numerous minor cases with varied outcomes and fines, including alcohol related offenses and disruptive conduct, as well as vehicle code infractions.
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Ottis Stutts
Myrtle Long
Orpheum Theater
Stutts
Vernon Jackson
Earl Powell
Southern
Mail Robbery on New York Train Suspected Similar to Earlier Heist
The theft of thousands of dollars in registered mail from a central New York train between Syracuse and Albany was reported by authoritative sources. The case is said to mirror a robbery at Grand Central Terminal yesterday.
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New York
New York Central
Syracuse
Albany
Grand Central Terminal
Washington Chamber Banquet Panels March 5 Speaker
The Washington chamber of commerce will host its annual banquet on March 5. J. H. Cowan mayor of Wilmington will be the principal speaker, as arranged by the committee.
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Washington
Washington Chamber of Commerce
J. H. Cowan
Wilmington
Pennsylvania Law Prohibits Home Brew Under New Ban
Harrisburg reports Governor Pinchot enforces a broad law banning home brew. Offenses include advertising and possessing materials for illicit liquor production with penalties from 106 to 5000 dollars, up to three years imprisonment, vehicle seizure, and property padlocking tied to liquor sale or manufacture.
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Harrisburg
Pinchot
General Synod Meet Set in Hickory May
Rev Milton Whitener announced a General Synod of the Reformed church will meet in Hickory on May 23 with North Carolina as hostess state. Delegates from the north will travel by special train stopping at Greensboro High Point Lexington and Salisbury for educational tours. sessions at Corinth Reformed church Hickory led by Dr George W Richards of Lancaster PA.
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Milton Whitener
First Reformed Church
General Synod of the Reformed Church
Hickory
North Carolina
South
North
Greensboro
High Point
Lexington
Salisbury
Corinth Reformed Church
George W. Richards
Lancaster
Richards
Theological Seminary
J. W. Hedrick
High Point Church
Thomasville Woman Injured by Automobile in Greensboro
Miss Rose Ward of Thomasville was struck at Whittington and Asheboro streets by a car driven by Rev. J F McCullough editor of the Methodist Protestant Herald. She suffered a broken collar bone and bruises and was taken to 458 East Whittington Street. A warrant charging McCullough with assault with a deadly weapon was issued and he was cited to appear in municipal court when Ward can attend as a witness.
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Greensboro
Rose Ward
Thomasville
J. F. McCulloch
Asheboro Street
Methodist Protestant Herald
Whittington
Asheboro
McCulloch
A. A. Coble
East Whittington Street
Miss Ward
One Dead In Wreck
Esie Tilley ten, dead and Audrey Tilley dying believed in serious condition with James Tilley father injured after an automobile collision with a Yazoo and Mississippi Valley train at Gloster Mississippi yesterday. Two other girls escaped to safety.
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New Orleans
Esie Tilley
Audrey Tilley
James Tilley
Gloster
Miss
Earth Shock Felt in Hamburg with Long Tremor
A heavy earthshock lasting nearly three hours was registered Saturday morning by the seismograph station in Hamburg. The center is believed to be about 8,000 kilometers distant.
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Hamburg
Grain Exports Report for Week
U S grain exports last week totaled 4 351 000 bushels up from 3 688 000 the prior week while flour exports reached 284 500 barrels versus 177 500 barrels in the previous week.
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Washington
United States
Rockefeller IA Reply to Leader If Anthonio
William H. Anderson made the charges in Albany New York during a Sunday morning appearance. The report notes a reply from Rockefeller IA to the leader amid the public discussion.
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Rockefeller
IF Anthioo
William H. Anderson
Albany
N. Y
Campaign to raise funds for High Point YMCA drive
C. H. Hobbs in New York securing prominent YMCA speakers for a High Point fundraising drive aimed at $250,000. John D. Rockefeller Jr. comments on anti-saloon league finances as officials face grand jury questions. Key organizers include Fred N. Tate and John W. Hedrick with plans to mobilize civic leaders in early March.
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New York
Anti-Saloon League
Pecora
Grand Jury
Wiliam H. Anderson
Anderson
Albany
Raymond 8
Fosbick
Sofar
Wilson Smith
Charlotte
Smith
High Point
Hss
C. H. Hobbs
North Carolina
Charles E. Towson
Mr. Tate
Complaint Filed Against Armour and Partners in Packer Case
Washington February 26 Armour and Company and Morris and Company Chicago packers were served with a complaint charging violation of the Packers and Stockyards Act Secretary Wallace set April 1 for a hearing in Washington Armour and Company of Illinois and Armour and Company of Delaware named in the suit The complaint claims a December 30 contract to acquire all assets would restrain interstate commerce create monopoly in livestock purchases shipments and meat products and manipulate prices to control markets.
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Washington
Armour and Company
Morris and Company
Chicago
Secretary of Agriculture
Packers and Stock Yards
Wallace
Illinois
Delaware
Armour
Packers and Stock Yards Act
United States
Davidson College Suffers Second Major Dormitory Fire
The Watts dormitory at Davidson College burned completely, housing 50 students, with losses about 50000, partially insured. No injuries were reported as students and locals fought the fire, aided by Mooresville's department and careful protection of adjacent Rumple and Georgia dormitories.
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Davidson
Davidson College
Watts
Georgia
Mooresville
Victim of Bootleggers War in Los Angeles
Los Angeles police said new information supported the theory that Earle Remington was slain in his doorway on February 15 by bootleggers during a gang war. They were seeking a firmer employee of an electrical engineer reported missing since three days before the killing.
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Los Angeles
Earle Remington
Remington
Car Collision Claims One Life in Petersburg Area
Lindsey Allen 21 of Emporia was killed and three others injured in a two car crash on the pike at SwitR Creek village near Petersburg Virginia. Arthur Hawkins 20 of Petersburg suffered a fractured skull while Harvey Ford 21 of Petersburg and W B Higginbotham 28 of Richmond sustained injuries.
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Petersburg
Lindsey Allen
Emporia
Arthur Hawkins
Harvey Ford
W. W. Higginbotham
Richmond
Ford
Higginbotham
Switr Creek Village
Here
Beeson laid to rest in High Point burial
Funeral for Newell W Beeson a longtime High Point citizen and deacon at First Baptist drew hundreds. Relatives and Confederate veterans attended with Daughters of the Confederacy as floral bearers. Officials conducted services at the church and Oakwood cemetery arranged the interment.
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Newell W. Beeson
High Point
First Baptist Church
Daughters of the Confederacy
Oakwood Cemetery
Beeson
Agricultural Credits Bill Seeks Dual Banking System
Washington reports a new agricultural credits bill to create 12 intermediate credit banks allied with the Federal Farm Loan Board and a privately owned rediscount corporation system. The proposal mirrors lines from the Capper Lenroot Anderson and Storm bills. The measure will be taken up in the House tomorrow with hopes of rapid passage in one day.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Federal Farm Loan Board
Capper
Lenroot- Anderson
Senate
House
Supreme Court Disposes Appeal By Southern Railway
The Supreme Court disposed of today on motion by Southern Railway Company the appeal from a U S district court decision in Western North Carolina concerning construction of certain state tax laws.
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Washington
Southern Railway Company
U. S. District Court For
Western North Carolina
Supreme Court
General Assembly Begins Last Week Of Its Session In Debate
Forsyth County sends a strong delegation backing the foreign stock tax exemption in the new revenue bill. The measure advances to the senate where Senator Sams may face opposition from enders seeking its removal. Local counties like Winston-Salem Charlotte and Durham weigh the political impact and tax effects on domestic versus foreign stocks.
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General Assembly
Raleigh
Forsyth County
House
Sams
Senate
Forsythe
Yrevy Resal
Tegislature
North Carolina
Forsyth Tobacco Companies
Reynolds Company
Liggett and Myers
American Tobacco Company
Southern Power Company
Southern Power
Durham
Soo Long Aa
Winston
Forsyth
Local minister resigns pastorate for new field
Rev. J. E. Lanier resigns as pastor of East Green Street Baptist Church and will move to Fairmont Robeson County in the southeast. He leaves at end of March. The church has called F. C. Freezer to succeed him after he finishes study at Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville. Freezer may accept after Palestine and Orient trip. Lanier arrived over three years ago and expanded church work, earning broad friendship across denominations. his departure causes sincere regret.
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J. E. Lanier
East Green Street
Fairmont
Robeson County
Focal Church
F. C. Feezer
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
Freezer
Palestine
Orient
Green Street
Lanier
High Point
Smithfield
Baptist
Cumberland Man Kills a Deputy Near Victory Lake
Fayetteville Feb 26 Deputy W C Callahan special deputy was fatally shot by bootleggers near Victory Lake and died four hours later in Brasms? Highsmith hospital. The shooter remains at large. John Smith of Grays Creek denied? arrest records show he was recaptured after initial detention.
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Fayetteville
Cumberland County
W. C. Callahan
Victory Lake
Highsmith
Callahan
John Smith
Gray’s Creek Township
Fire destroys fourteen freight cars at Winston-Salem yard
At Winston-Salem Southbound yards fourteen freight cars burned last night at midnight. Two cars carried tobacco, one carried coal, eleven were empty box cars, and three were under repair. Origin of the blaze remains unknown.
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Winston-Salem
Immigrant Smuggling Probe Extends to Industries in New Jersey
Secretary Davis announced a survey of industrial areas in New Jersey and Northwestern Pennsylvania to determine how many aliens were smuggled into the United States in violation of the seaman's act. Deportation warrants for 198 individuals have already been issued.
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Washington
New Jersey
Northwstern
Davis
United States
Funeral held for Rufus P. King a Guilford notable
More than 1,000 relatives and friends attended the funeral of Rufus P. King at Springfield. The service, led by Rev Samuel Haworth, drew mourners from High Point and Guilford and adjoining counties. Preachers and speakers from local churches and Guilford College shared remembrances. Pallbearers and floral parties named. King highly regarded in the community.
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Rufus P. King
South
South Main Street
Springfield
High Point
Guilford
Samuel Haworth
Friends Church
Joseph Peete
Alpheus White
Guilford College
J. Waldo Woody
High Falls
Mr. Jenkins
Richmond
Ind
H. N. Bowne
Clara Cox
O. E. Wilson
O. C. Durland
J. Carl Hill
Roy Briggs
H. I. Cofield
D. Ralph Parker
Dave Bolling
C. B. Mathcks
Citizens push bid to save C and Y railroad
In the Commercial club building this afternoon committees seek stock subscriptions to buy the Carolina and Yadkin River railroad. Denton has raised about 10000 dollars and Thomasville reports a sum. High Point lags. Local citizens aim to compete with the Southern railroad and prevent junking of the line.
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Carolina and Yadkin River
High Point
Thomasville
Denton
C. and Y
Southern Railroad
Senate Panel Votes Referendum Amendment Submission
The Senate judiciary committee reported a resolution calling for submitting a constitutional amendment to allow a popular referendum on future constitutional changes. The action centers on enabling voters to approve or reject reforms through a direct vote.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Bryan Calls for Broader Role in International Court
William J. Bryan approved President Harding’s conditional seat in the League of Nations court but urged a broader action. He favored investigating all disputes and arbitration where applicable, seeking U S representation on the board that investigates as well as on the deciding tribunal while preserving independence of action.
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Miami
William J. Bryan
Harding
International Court of
The
League of Nations
International Court
Senate Delays Vote on International Court Membership Plan
Senator King of Utah introduced a resolution to back the administration proposal for American membership in the League of Nations court. The measure had no discussion and went over indefinitely. Senator Robinson of Arkansas criticized the plan as timidity and half hearted foreign policy.
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Washington
International Court of Justice
Tio League of Nations
Senate
King
Utah
Robinson
Arkansas
Vernon Sowers Hurt In Street Accident
Vernon Sowers son of A J Sowers was injured when his bicycle on High street was struck by a Dodge driven by W M Smith a negro. Sowers suffered minor injuries and the case will go to court tomorrow morning. Police intervened to prevent a possible clash as witnesses described careless driving.
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Vernon Sowers
A. J. Sowers
High Street
W. M. Smith
Sowers
Legislation In a Tabling Mood at Today's Session
In Raleigh the house moved to table three measures the Turlington garnishment amendment the Baggett bill allowing medical operations in state institutions without relative consent and Burgwyn’s proposal to cut personal property tax exemption from 300 to 100 all failed to advance by sweeping majorities.
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Raleigh
Associated Press
Turlington
Burgwyn
Secretary Hughes Bypasses Pan American Conference
Secretary Hughes has decided he cannot leave Washington to attend the Pan American conference in Santiago next month. He hoped to arrange official affairs at the last moment but found it impossible.
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Washington
Hughes
Santiago
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