Muscle Shoals Issue to be Settled This Session
Senate leaders Norris and Underwood say the Muscle Shoals dispute will be resolved this session. Norris will not block action but insists some disposition of the Shoals be made. Underwood supports private development of the Tennessee River project. A Tennessee delegation pressed for a policy before permits are issued.
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Washington
Muscle Shoals
Congress
Norris
Senate Agriculture Committee
Underwood
Alabama
Senate
South
Tennessee River
Tennessee
Federal Power Commission
Bribe Rumors Surface Over Osage Slayings Investigation
In Guthrie Oklahoma January 11 AP rumors claim a $10,900 bribe halted an Osage county murder inquiry. Ex US Marshal Alva McDonald says he will testify before the grand jury amid reports he and an unnamed former official shared $100,000 from a Pawhuska attorney. Two indictments have been returned including W. K. Hale and John Ramsay for the Roan death with Hale seeking to claim Roan’s $25,000 life policy in federal court at Tulsa.
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Guthrie
Okla
Osage County
United States Grand Jury
Alva McDonald
United States
Western District
Oklahoma
McDonald
Pawhuska
Osage
Edwin K. Brown
W. K. Hale
Fairfax
Osage Hills
John Ramsay
Henry Roan
Hale
Roan
Tulsa
Recess Taken By Anthracite Conference In NY
After nearly three hours the joint conference of anthracite operators and miners recessed until 2 30 this afternoon without any statement.
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New York
Supreme Court rules Section Three of Future Trading Act unconstitutional
The Supreme Court declared Section three of the federal future trading act of 1921 unconstitutional. The ruling affects taxes on certain grain transactions, leaving the act inoperative. The decision came on January 11 in Washington.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Despondent youth attempts suicide in Guilford area
Vander Sedberry a white man living at 835 N Main Street swallowed 5 grains of bichloride of mercury shortly before midnight. He was rushed to Guilford General hospital in grave condition with kidney damage. Doctors say recovery unlikely and that he gave no reasons beyond having been in a lot of trouble.
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Vander Sedberry
N. Wrenn Street
Guilford General Hospital
J. W. Slate
I. T. Mann
Margherita of Savoy Laid To Rest In Pantheon Rome
In Rome on January 11 Margherita of Savoy Italy’s first queen born in Italy was interred in the Pantheon beside her husband King Humbert. The funeral pageant featured royal and foreign dignitaries, officials, monks and a wreath from President Coolidge.
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Rome
Margherita of
Savoy
Italy
Pantheon
Humbert
Bordighera
Margherita
Victor Emmanuel
Helena
Mussolini
Ank
Duke of
Genoa
Louis Napoleon
Price Conrad
Bavaria
United States
Henry P. Fletcher
President Coolidge
American Legion
Lacy Ill. Physicians Worried Over State Treasurer
RALEIGH Jan. 11 AP The condition of State Treasurer B R Lacy once called critically ill showed slight morning improvement but remains serious doctors said He has asthma a severe cold and a toxic condition prompted by illness Nurses attend him day and night with Dr Albert Anderson assisted by other physicians monitoring his case.
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Raleigh
B. R. Lacy
Lacy
Albert Anderson
Anderson
Austrian Believes American Justified In Marrying Often
A translated feature reports an Austrian scholar arguing that American social trends justify frequent marriages. The piece notes debate among readers and references ongoing discussions with younger generation voices about marriage norms.
Notable Figures Debate Jazz and Youth in New York
Foreign dignitaries and clergy in New York debate jazz and youth during a weekend in the early 20th century. Emile Daeschner and Charles Cestre praise American education and public life, while Dr Adolf Lorenz notes rising divorces. Father Murphy jokes about future marriages and apartment weddings. A Chelsea church leader says jazz unsettles reason but could teach the church. Fall River high school bans jazz at dances.
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New York
Emile Daeschner
Charles Cestre
Sorbonne University
M. Cestre
Thomas J. Murphy
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Earl E. T. Smith
Father Murphy
Consuelo
Conavelo
Fifth Avenue
Christian
the Reisner
Chelsea Methodist Episcopal Church
Reisner
Otto H. Kahn
Metropolitan Opera Co
Clarence H. Mackay
Philharmonic Orchestra
Irving Berlin
Fall River
Mass
Sardis Church Names William W. Boyce as Pastor
In Charlotte area Sardis Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church called William W. Boyce, formerly of Mooresville and Mexico missionary, to succeed long serving pastor Dr. R. G. Miller who led 38 years in a 53 year ministry. Boyce born in Gastonia and raised in Rock Hill, educated at Erskine College.
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Charlotte
Sardis Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church
William W. Boyce
Mooresville
Mexico
R. G. Miller
D. Miller
M. Boyce
Gastonia
Rock Hill
S. C
Erskine College of
South Carolina
Death of Evelyn Nadine Walder at six months old
Evelyn Nadine Walder six months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank B Walder died at 1010 Park street this morning Funeral services will be held at the home Tuesday afternoon at 238 oclock Rev T E Pierce of Welch Memorial M P church will officiate Interment in Oakwood cemetery
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Evelyn Nadine Walder
Frank B. Walder
Park Street
T. E. Pierce
Welch Memorial M. P
Oakwood Cemetery
Jewelers Robbed of $100,000 in Uncut Diamonds NYC
Two jewelers Albert L. Goudvis and Emanuel Veerman were robbed of more than $100,000 in uncut diamonds by two men on 48th Street near Fifth Avenue. The robbers fled in a car, seven shots were fired by police, and the auto vanished in the Grand Central Terminal area.
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New York
48Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Albert L. Goudvis
Emanuel Veerman
Harriman National Bank
Grand Central Terminal
Hillsboro police chief held in bank robbery case
Police Chief L. W. Hurst of De Soto is jailed in Hillsboro charged with aiding the December 30 robbery of the American Bank of De Soto, implicated after a farm confession. He denies loot sharing but admits rifle ownership. other Arkansas suspects remain detained.
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Hillsboro
L. W. Hurst
de Soto
American Bank of
Hurst
William Perkins
Peace
Perkins
Blytherville
Ark
Arkansas
Nashville Mayor Comments On Warrant Against Governor
The Raleigh News and Observer published a letter from Nashville Mayor Theodore N. Ross reacting to a warrant issued for Governor McLean on a speeding charge. The mayor argues the governor bears no criminal liability for the chauffeur but suggests the driver should face a fine if guilty.
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Raleigh
Raleigh News and Observer Today
Theodore N. Ross
Nashville
McLean
Davis
Train Robbery and Massacre in Mexican Rail Impasse
Mexican bandits attacked a Guadalajara to Mexico City train, killing and robbing passengers and most of the military escort, burning the wreckage and leaving around twenty bodies. They seized about 300000 pesos and fled, prompting federal troop pursuit.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Guadalajara
Eres
Ese
Gta Eitith
Ferreira
Jalisco
Negrete
Yurecuaro
Foremer Colon Manuel Nunez
Mexico defends sovereignty over new anti alien law
Unofficial reports say Foreign Minister Saenz will send a note to U S Ambassador Sheffield in response to protests over retroactive features of Mexico's anti alien land law. Mexico asserts sovereign right to legislate without foreign interference and promises proper adjustment of any American complaints. Conversations between Sheffield and Saenz have been cordial.
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Mexico City
Saenz
United States
Sheffield
Mexico
Washington
Famous Artist Is Returned To An asylum In New York
William Ordway Partridge a famed sculptor protested he was being railroaded and was placed in a state hospital for the insane after a hotel incident. He had earlier spent months in the hospital and was taken from a hotel with his wife to be committed again. Police could not release him, and he vowed to pursue legal action. Partridge, born in Paris in 1861, studied at Columbia and exhibited widely.
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New York
William Ordway Partridge
America
State Hospital For
John Partridge
Partridge
Paris
London
Berlin
Mr. Partridge
Columbia University
Snow Removal Park Ban On Main Street Tomorrow
A police order forbids parking on Main street tomorrow between the Sheraton hotel and Green street to clear snow and ice. Cars must be moved as crews work to restore travel conditions, with the public urged to cooperate.
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Main Street
Sheraton
Durant Travels North After Florida Train Wreck
Durant arrives in Rocky Mount on a special train at 8:40 am bound for New York City for treatment after a Florida wreck. Officials here have no update on his condition.
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Durant
Rocky Mount
W. C. Durant
Florida
New York City
Airship Replacement Bill Advances For Shenandoah Loss
Washington January 11 expenditures totaling 5 900 000 were proposed to replace the destroyed dirigible Shenandoah in a bill introduced by Chairman Butler of the house naval committee.
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Washington
Jan
Butler
House Naval Committee
Democrats Endorse Major Tax Cuts in Senate Finance Committee
Democratic members of the North Carolina senate finance committee push a 500 million dollar annual tax relief plan with a 330 million dollar house bill limit. Senator Simmons leads, seeking further surtax cuts and repeal of taxes on capital stock admissions and dues while backing reduced normal income tax rates and higher personal exemptions. Republicans back the plan, with warnings to stay within the 330 million cap as debates continue.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Simmons
North Carolina
House
Committee
Senate
Mellon
Smoot
Judge Brogden Ten Retains Chair Foes Urge Backing
Old Reliable of Raleigh backs Judge Brogden to keep his chair as friends say he has loyal allies. Urges appointing a woman to the Wage Commission to balance the panel and bring fresh perspectives.
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Brogden
Old Reliable
Raleigh
Protests Over Brazilian Ambassador De Lima Silva Incident
In Tokyo on January 11, reactionary groups sent a resolution urging recall of Brazilian ambassador De Lima Silva for allegedly beating a policeman during a street incident near Akasaka palace as Crown Prince Hirohito passed. The government calls it a private matter. the ambassador and his wife escaped mobbing.
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Tokyo
The
Black Dragon
de Lima Silva
Hirohito
Brazil
Senor de Lima Silva
Akasaka Palace
Supreme Court Orders Commission in Louisiana Mississippi Boundary Dispute
The Supreme Court ordered a commission to take testimony and report in the Louisiana Mississippi boundary dispute. Jack Thompson, clerk of the federal district court at Jackson Mississippi, was named commissioner.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Louisiana
Mississippi
Jack Thompson
Federal District Court
Jackson
Miss
State hires show women on wage board eyed by papers
Raleigh dispatch notes editorial push for a woman on the salary and wage commission as state employment tilts toward women. It cites Roughly 65 percent of state workers as women and argues that representation on the board reflects this share and safeguards women’s salaries and wages.
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Brogden
Justice Varser
Cameron Morrison
Brodden
McLean
Justice Brogden
Morrison
Judge Varser
Kitchin
Manning
Ward
Craig
Frank Winston
Bickett
Calvert
al Ways
M. W. Nash
Walter Brock
Supreme Bench
Supreme Court
George W. Connor
Salary and Wage Commission
News and Observer
Ernest Webb
Kinston
Erd
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