Ambassador Sails for England Delaying British Debt Talks
Sir Auckland Geddes sails from New York to London for talks with Lloyd George and Earl Curzon delaying treasury led debt funding discussions with the United States. R Leslie Craigie will act as ambassador in Britain’s absence. Geddes plans to return in February.
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Washington
Sir Auckland Geddes
United States
Lloyd George
Earl Curzon
Sir Auckland
New York
London
R. Leslie Craigie
Great Britain
Treasury Department
America
Lord Chalmers
British Treasury
Houston
England
Sir Curzon
Senate 10 Mare Probe Of Funds In Raleigh
Raleigh January 15 The senate created an investigating committee and introduced two bills to probe state departments and senate expenditures for clerical work Representative Swain Tyrrel seeks immediate passage to examine possible payments to the state architect while McCoin heads the salaries and fees panel The senate adjourned a short session until Monday at 1 30 PM
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Representative Swain
Tyrrebl
McCoin
Committee On
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Tyrrell
Finer
Anyeone
Sol Gallert
Elmer Long
McCain
Vance
House
Tall Buildings Are Barred
Greenville reports a state law limits buildings to fifteen stories but the Woodside seventeen story skyscraper prompts a push to amend the statute Representative Jos Bryson introduces a bill to allow tall buildings including the Woodside in South Carolina.
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S. C
South Carolina
Woodside
Jos. R. Bryson
Moose site eyed at Chick Springs for new homes
Chick Springs in Greenville South Carolina was discussed as a potential site for the Loyal Order of Moose hundred million dollar homes for age members. The Supreme Council of the order on a southern tour considered the option during its Thursday session.
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Greenville
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Loyal Order of Moose
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Southland
Garages vs Homes Highlight NYC Housing Gap
New York data shows 482 garages built in Manhattan last year but only 22 tenements and 22 houses completed, underscoring a housing shortage as garages outpace formal residences.
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New Yrk
Manhattan
Big Thefts in Paris Reported in 1920 Loot
Paris reports indicate thieves and swindlers secured 3 400 000 francs in loot in 1920 with the finance ministry losing more than 3 000 000 francs to foreign interests amid a wave of financial crime and deception across the city.
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Ministry of Finance
Thames
Moses
Labor Union Plans Campaign Meeting Tonight
Central Labor union members from all organizations will meet at 7 30 in the Welch building to perfect plans for the school bonds election. Organized labor in High Point pledges support for the upcoming special election next Tuesday. A later gathering was decided after poor weather limited attendance.
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Welch
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High Point
American committee nets 90000 from Madison Square Garden boxing bout
Benny Leonard won by technical knockout over Ritchie Mitthell in the sixth round before about 14000 at Madison Square Garden. The event raised 90000 for France aid and 150000 in gate receipts, with Leonard or Mitthell taking 40000 and 20000 respectively. Anne Morgan called the fight remarkable.
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American Committee For
France
Benny Leonard
Ritchie Mitthell
Leonard
Mitchell
Madison Square Garden
Anne Morgan
Ritchie
Sunday golf row hits Lloyd George in Wales
In Aberystwyth Wales Premier Lloyd George faces protest from former Welsh constituents over playing golf on Sunday. The Congregational church in the town joined critics, voting unanimously to object to the premier’s Sunday recreation.
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Aberystwyth
Wales
Lloyd George
Girl Shields Fiance From Bullet Wound
Mary Martin, recovering at Reception Hospital in New York, jumped in front of her fiancé to take a bullet meant for him, shielding him from harm. The incident occurred January 15 and she is described as stable.
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New York
Mary Martin
Reception Hospital
Labor Leaders Meet in High Point Auditorium This Afternoon
Organized labor of High Point holds a late afternoon meeting in the high school auditorium. President of the Central Labor Union presides at 2 30 with James F Barrett of Asheville as potential principal speaker. Industrial conditions are to be discussed with speeches expected and many union members and local business leaders attending.
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Asheville
Owiay
High Point Township
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Mer
Board of Education
County Board of Education
J. Elwood Cox
Cox
North Carolina
Labor Herald
Galli-Curci to wed pianist and gain citizenship
Mme Amelita Galli-Curci primeia donna of the Chicago opera company plans marriage in St. Paul to Hiomer Samuels her piano accompanist. The ceremony will make her an American citizen as she has already filed naturalization papers.
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Chicago Opera Company
Hiomer Samuels
Mme. Galli-Curel
Central Labor Union backs High Point school bonds
About 100 residents gathered in the High Point township high school auditorium to back a proposed bonds issue for a central high school. The Central Labor Union pledged support and committed to work up to the election next Tuesday, praising local clubs and organizations for endorsing the plan.
Judge Landis Draws Salaries From Two Sources As Head of Baseball
A Chicago lawyer's petition to Congress argues Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis cannot serve as federal judge and national baseball commissioner. It contends he earns $42,500 yearly as baseball head and $7,500 as a federal judge, violating public service statutes. The filing notes opposition to the primary law repeal group.
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Congress
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Sutherland
National Commission
Fewer Disorderly Conduct Cases Cited After Prohibition Push
Chicago prohibition officials report a near twenty percent drop in disorderly conduct cases under the Volstead act for 1919 versus 1910. The figures show 53 805 cases in 1910 and 50 686 in 1919 with 4 481 alleged violations and 2 000 sent to the federal district attorney. Authorities also report 50 000 gallons of bonded liquor seized and 1 460 stills seized, with 400 stills captured in Chicago.
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Central Department
Chicago
Guards Guard Wealthy Areas in New York Riots Calm
Police deployed heavy guard on public buildings and utilities plants and homes of wealthy residents in New York City. Federal authorities prompted the action, with the entire force under verbal orders. High profile targets include Rockefeller Morgan Schwab Rylan and Archbishop Hayes among others in Fifth Avenue districts.
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New York
Long Fifth Avenue
John D. Rockefeller
J. P. Morgan
Charles M. Schwab
John F. Rylan
Patrick Hayes
Peret Despairs Over Cabinet Formation in France
Raoul Peret, asked to head a new French ministry, declined to form the cabinet after meeting President Millerand. He faced discouraging difficulties and nearly abandoned the task before resuming efforts, while The Figaro suggested selecting either Peret or Premier Briand to direct policy with a foreign minister of their choice.
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Paris
Raoul Peret
France
Millerand
M. Peret
Figaro
Briand
Tariff Bill Passed After Senate Committee Amendments
Washington Jan 15 The house emergency tariff bill was approved by the senate finance committee with ten amendments. The bill will be reported to congress on Monday. No record vote was taken on the amendments though Senator Simmons of North Carolina said Democrats generally opposed the amendments. One dairy duty amendment was altered to a higher rate.
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Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Simmons
North Carolina
Wife Slayer Is Shot by Sheriff in Arkansas
G. M. Burkhart, accused of killing his wife Daisy Martin Burkhart, was shot and killed by a deputy sheriff near Glenwood Arkansas. The couple had moved recently from Jacksonville Florida and the wife’s body was found in a wood.
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Ark
G. M. Burkhart
Daisy Martin Burkhart
Glenwood
Burkhart
Arkansas
Jacksonville
Fla
House Foreign Affairs Panel Backs Disarmament Conference
Washington January 15 the house foreign affairs committee approved a joint resolution urging President Wilson to convene a world conference on unofficial disarmament with no dissenting votes in the committee.
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Wilson
Men in Aprons Learn Cooking at Penn State
State College report says Penn State men attend a four hour weekly cooking course wearing aprons as part of domestic science training. The program aims to teach basic kitchen skills and healthy meal preparation.
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State College
Penn State
Outrage Claims Against Crown Forces in Ireland
Washington report states that convicts monasteries parochial schools and priests face constant outrages by British crown forces in Ireland. Cork mayor Donald O Callaghan cites Father Griffon of Galway killed after inviting testimony to the commission. Father McSwiney of Cork was assaulted and ordered to curse the people.
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Ireland
Donald O'Callaghan
Cork
Committee of One Hundred
Father Griffon
Galway
Father McSwiney
Governor Taylor Inaugurated in Tennessee Hall
Governor Taylor, second member of the Tay family, was inaugurated in the Tennessee House hall with Justice Gaston Green administering the oath. A large crowd attended, East Tennessee representation strong, as Taylor spoke on economy rural schools highways and tax problems in his inaugural address.
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Tenn
Alexander Taylor
Tennessee
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Tceday
Gaston Green
State Supreme Court
East Tennessee
Two Seamen Lost From Battleships
At sea aboard the US New Mexico in the Pacific fleet two sailors were lost overboard in the last 24 hours. Edgar Oscar Bestrom of the USS Arkansas and Burton Maynard of the destroyer Stoddard are missing with no bodies recovered.
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Associated Press
Edgar Oscar Bestrom
U. S. S. Arkansas
Burton Maynard
Stoddard
W G Munyon Is Critically Ill In High Point
The condition of W. G. Munyon a respected High Point resident on Montlieu avenue is reported unchanged and critical due to pneumonia. Friends regret to learn of his serious illness and hope for improvement.
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W. G. Munyon
High Point
Montlieu Avenue
Cotton Market Quietly Steady in New York Opening
The cotton market in New York opened steady with May futures up to 16.13 to 22 points. Early quotes showed January at 17.10, March 16.95, May 15.05, July 16.05, October 16.20, and later closed firmer with January 17.65, March 16.22, May 16.23, July 18.32 to 28, October 16.40.
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New York
Death of Associate Justice D E Hydrick in Washington
Spartanburg South Carolina January 15 telegram reports the death of Associate Justice D E Hydrick of the South Carolina supreme court. He had been ill for weeks at a Washington hotel and his home was in Spartanburg.
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Justice Hydrick
Spartanburg
S. C
D. E. Hydrick
South Carolina Supreme Court
Washington
Justice Hydricks
Snell Named Assistant Director for UNC Extension Bureau
Chester D. Snell is appointed assistant director of the University of North Carolina extension bureau and will work closely with Dr. Louis R. Wilson. He has a background with Springfield YMC A College Columbia University and Harvard officers material school and has led North Carolina educational efforts statewide. He will spend substantial time away from Chapel Hill as the bureau expands its state wide program.
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H. W. Chase
University of North Carolina
Chester D. Snell
Bureau of Extension
Louis R. Wilson
Snell
Sprinfield
Mass
Teachers College
Columbia University
Harvard University
Naval Reserve
North Carolina
Inter-Church World Movement
Educational Service Unit
Bureau
University
Weather forecast for South Atlantic states begins week
Weather predictions for Monday expect local rains in the South Atlantic states first part of the week, followed by fair and colder conditions.
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Washington
South Atlantic
Noted lecturer Dr. Conwell to speak on Acres of Diamonds
High Point will host Dr. Russell H. Conwell in the high school auditorium Monday night for the second lyceum attraction of the year. The world renowned speaker will deliver Acres of Diamonds and share decades of humanitarian service and inspirational insight.
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Russell H. Conwell
High Point
Conwell
Albany University
Minnesota
Germany
New York Tribune
Boston Traveller
India
England
Hum
State Assembly Eyes Audit of Architect Salter Office
Raleigh reports legislators plan investigations into the office of state architect J A Salter who draws 5000 yearly from the state treasury. The inquiry will also examine expenditures and value received, amid broader talks on dismantling or reforming the office and a separate probe of the state sanatorium for tubercular patients.
Missing Soldiers Hunted by Family in Pittsburg
In Pittsburg on January 18 a man with amnesia can’t recall his identity. Relatives of over 200 men who disappeared seek his name as authorities search for clues at the general hospital.
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Pittsburg
General Hospital
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