North Carolina legislature weighs state takeover of roads
Raleigh January 21 AP The North Carolina legislature considers a joint resolution urging the state to assume control of all county roads and reorganize the highway commission. House bills seek state maintenance of roads with a higher gasoline tax and other measures. Debated also are salaries for teachers and a Bible-reading requirement at daily opening.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Johnson
Duplin County
Duplin
General Assembly
Congress
Parker
Wayne
Thomas
DeDevitt
Madison
Senate
MacDonald Government Affirms It Will Not Resign
In London and Washington reports summarize political moves as the MacDonald government refuses to resign after a coalition defeat. Parliament debates include education and public building measures, with MacDonald resisting resignation amid a coalition strain.
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MacDonald
Reversal Likely In Cemetery Suit Asheville Case
Asheville mayor favors the city becoming a party plaintiff in a suit to set aside a 6 year old sale of cemetery lands on the French Broad river. The city bought 181.22 acres for 126847 dollars from the French Broad Cemetery Company. Taxpayer BE Atkinson filed suit claiming the price was too high and the sale not legally made. The court upheld the board of commissioners purchase despite retirement of the old board.
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Asheville
N. C
Arry W. Plummer
French Broad Cemetery Company
French Broad
BE. X. Atkinson
Board of Commissioners
Enter Plea of Not Guilty For Brothers
Leo V Brothers, arraigned for the murder of Tribune crime reporter Jake Lingle, stood mute as Chief Justice McGoorty entered a not guilty plea in his behalf. Deputies and bailiffs guarded the courtroom while he was returned to the county jail.
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Chicago
Leo V. Brothers
Jake Lingle
Tribune Crime
John P. McGoorty
Criminal Court
Brothers
What Individuals Think Of Prohibition Report
A roundup of reactions to the Prohibition Commission report featuring William Allen White and others. Senators Blaine and Borah critique it while Volstead and Laals praise it. McBride and Bishop Nicholson emphasize enforcement and scope. quotes from Black and He remarks reflect varied views.
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Associated Pres
William Allen White
Emporia
Sai
Wickersham
Sheppard
Dem
Texas
Representative Black
Ew York
ti-Saloon League
Senator Blaine
Rep
Wisconin
Laals
New York
F. Scott McBride
T. Andrew J. Volstead
Bishop Nicholson
Methodist Episcopal Church
Anti-Saloon League of America
Detroit
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Horace
Borah
Idaho
Horton Inaugurated for Second Term in Tennessee
Governor Henry H. Horton was sworn in for his second term in Nashville State House with a joint session of the General Assembly. He pledged renewed dedication to public service as a legislative committee prepared to hear witnesses on state affairs, including Attorney General L D Smith revealing nearly 6 million dollars in state funds were on deposit in three banks that failed in 1930.
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Nashville
Tenn
State House
Henry H. Horton
67Th General Assembly
Joint Legislative Committee
L. D. Smith
Horton
Fleas Blamed for Heart Disease Findings in Chicago Talk
In Chicago on January 21 AP reports Dr Hugh Mc Culloch of St Louis told the Chicago Heart Association that certain fleas may carry germs of rheumatic fever leading to heart trouble. He cited research from the Heart Association Journal as basis for the claim.
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Chicago
Science
Chicago Heart Association
Hugh McCulloch
St. Louis
Heart Association Journal
College Building Burns To Ground In Cambridge Springs
The main building of the Polish National Alliance college in Cambridge Springs burned to the ground last night, with the museum and valuable relics lost. Faculty estimated the loss near $1,000,000. origin of the blaze not yet determined.
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Cambridge Springs
Polish National Alliance College
Ashington
Eight Persons Rescued From Disabled Craft
Eight people were rescued from disabled small craft Puna saw winds rough seas along Florida’s southern tip. Two Miami fishermen Allen Knowles and Charles Weber were picked up off Fowey Rocks and will go to New Orleans. Four others from the speed boat Tom were brought to Miami. Names include W. Houghton J. Dempsey Thomas Humphrey and J. King. Wrecking tugs aided the freighter Clare as it ran aground in Miami Harbor and efforts continued to pull it into the channel.
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Miami
Fia
Florida
Fernmoor
New Orleans
Fowey Rocks
Allen Knowles
Charles Weber
Coast Guard
Fort Lauderdale
Tom
Soldier Key
W. Houghton
Hialeah
J. Dempsey
Thomas Humphrey
J. King
Miami Fish and Ice Comany
Charlie Champman
H. A. Fellows
Clare
Baltimore and
Carolina Lines
Warbler
Key West
Lake Charles
Texas
Bishop Sees Radio As Aid To Religion
London January 21 The Bishop of Ely says radio greatly aids religion and that broadcasting Sunday services has brought a renascence of Christianity without parallel for centuries according to the Daily Herald.
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London
Ely
The
Daily Herald
Fountain denies war on Governor Gardner
Lieutenant Governor Richard T Fountain rejected claims he started a war on Governor Gardner's government reorganization plans by naming a Senate committee opposed to the Brookings report. He said the panel includes experienced senators and will win public confidence.
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Raleigh
Gardner
N. C
Richard T. Fountain
Max Gardner
News and Observer Today
Brookings Institution
News and Observer
Fountain
Senate
Improvement fund allotted for Pamlico and Tar rivers
The War Department announced an allotment of 23000 dollars from the rivers and harbors unemployment relief fund for the Pamlico and Tar rivers in North Carolina. The allocation comes from the unallotted balance of the initial 22500000 relief fund.
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Washington
Pamlico
Tar
North Carolina
War Department
Prohibition Report Draws Mixed Reactions Across Papers
Across major papers and city dailies, reactions to the prohibition commission report are divided. Commentators in New York Times Spokane Spokesman Review Los Angeles Times Raleigh News and Observer Boston Globe and others criticize or defend the document, noting its length, perceived compromise, and implications for national policy.
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New York Times
Spokane Spokesman Review
Big Wet Association
The
Modification League, Inc
Los Angeles Times
Raleigh
N. C
News and Observer
Boston Globe
Vast supply bill proposes huge federal appropriations
The annual supply bill for the next fiscal year tabs $1 052 568 000 for multiple agencies and programs. Veterans administration rises to $866 012 000, with other notable sums for the farm board, shipping board loans, and executive office. The Kelly bill seeks $45 000 000 to buy or build post office buildings and branches, while a $100 000 000 treasury and post office package accelerates the public buildings program.
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Washington
Wickersham
Capitol
Senate
House
Interior Department
Robinson
Tydings
Maryland
Representative LaGuardia
Congress
District of Columbia
House Building Committee
Favors Elihu Root
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Norris
Nebraska
Hines
LaFollette
Wisconsin
President
Veterans
Veterans’ Administration
Farm Board
Shipping Board
Jones-White Merchant Marine Construction Act
Hoover
Wickersham Commission
Vincennes
Ind
American Battle Monuments Commission
France
United States Supreme Court
Elliott
Treasury
Post Office Departments
French Italian Naval Truce Ends Reignites Arms Race
Paris and Rome report that the French Italian naval construction truce ended, with Italy ready to build gun for gun with France. Work to begin on the suspended 1930 program of 22 submarines and seven other units, keels to be laid in months. Briand and Mussolini agreed a holiday that may extend without Geneva talks resuming.
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Paris
Italy
France
Rome
Geneva
Aristide Briand
Mussolini
Governor Gardner Delays Comment On Prohibition Report
North Carolina Governor O Max Gardner said he has not read the Wickersham commission report on prohibition and has no comment to offer. He cited pressing General Assembly duties and said he would comment only after reviewing the full report.
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Raleigh
N. C
O. Max Gardner
North Carolina
Wickersham Commission
General Assembly
Gardner
Supreme Court hears Clark case testing prohibition amendment
The AP reports the Eighteenth Amendment validity challenge focusing on ratification method. Chief Justice Hughes recused himself after stepping aside from the governor's appeal. Solicitor General Thatcher argued Congress could decide to refer the amendment to state legislatures or conventions, and he urged that the attack on the amendment fails on constitutional grounds.
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Washington
Clark
Supreme Court
Hughes
William Clark
New Jersey
Thatcher
Congress
Solicitor General
Edison Comments On Wickersham Report
Thomas A. Edison arrived in Florida and called the Wickersham commission report on prohibition equal to nothing but slightly in favor of the drys. He gave the remark in reply to a written question while en route to his Fort Myers winter home.
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Jacksonville
Fila
Thomas A. Edison
Florida
Wickersham Commission
Fort Myers
Richmond Bank Is Robbed of $6000
Four masked bandits with drawn pistols held up the Liberty branch of the Southern Bank and Trust company in Richmond Virginia today. They escaped in an automobile after forcing customers to lie on the floor. One clerk was struck on the head but not seriously hurt.
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Richmond
Liberty
Southern Bank and Trust Company
Wickersham Survey Debate Grows in Congress
Congress debates the Wickersham prohibition report amid questions on revising the Eighteenth Amendment and President Hoover s stance. Commission members, unsettled by reports of Hoover pressuring to block revision, deny any such intervention while hinting at weeks of internal discussion.
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Philadelphia Enquirer
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Capitol Hill
Cincinnati Times Star
Atlanta Journal
Norfolk
Kansas City Star
Wickersham
Washington
Hoover
Commission
Washington Herald
Combined Commission
Smashing gang of thieves nabbed near Fayetteville
Fayetteville January 21 sheriff and Atlantic Coast Line police announced the arrest of seventeen alleged gang members. The group, with two women among them, is linked to robberies at railway depots and stores in ten counties. Goods valued in the thousands were recovered.
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Fayetteville
Atlantic Coast Line Railway
Cecil McCrimmon
Walter Britt
David Fisher
Heck Thames
L. McLendon
Rafe Jones
Arthur McNeill
James Autrey
W. ©. Martin
Jack Hales
Paul Strickland
David Joyner
Bladenboro
Lester Ammons
Arline Martin
Bonnie Thames
Dunbarrack
Carttage
Vass
Autreyville
Erwin
Lunder Bridge
Red Springs
Goodwin
Wade
Chadbourne
Linden
Fuquay Springs
Rockinghan
Root Urges American Adherence To World Court
Elihu Root, about to turn 86, urged the United States to join the world court despite Senate reservations from 1926. He warned that advisory opinions would face delay and ignorance of U S positions and noted other powers misunderstand the term interests. He cited negotiations with international jurists and a protocol addressing the reservation to keep U S protections intact.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Elihu Root
World Court
Assembly
Council of the
League of Nations
United States
Council
Root
Senate
Internation
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