Committee Probes Into Stock Market Leaks and Profits
The House Rules Committee resumed its leak inquiry at the New York Custom House with H. G. S. Noble, president of the stock exchange, as the first witness. The probe aims to uncover exchange activities the week of December 18, brokers involved, and who profited from advance information, while excluding broader exchange considerations. Spectators numbered fewer than a dozen as Noble outlined the exchange’s organization, management, and rules.
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Associated Press
New York
House Rules Committee
Custom House
H. G. S. Noble
The
Stock Exchange
Noble
Sherman L. Whipple
Whipple
Wilson
Whipples
Washington
New Developments In The Romanian Campaign Today
A German statement reports a Bulgarian crossing northward in Dobruja near Tutsha and near Galatar on the Danube estuary. Bulgarians reach a Danube island, tightening von Mackensen's hold on the river. Front actions include minor advances and raids on other sectors.
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Dobrudja
Danube
Tutsha
Galatar
Bessarian
Danute
von Mackensen
Berlin
Patent Medicine Bills Dominate North Carolina Senate Session
Raleigh dispatch recalls two patent medicine bills introduced by Bennett of Swain aimed at banning cures proclaimed unscientific and placing medicines under state food laws. Senate public health hearings and education board elections loom as lawmakers address penal system reforms amid reporting on state farm conditions.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
Bennett
Swain
Senate
Burgwyn
North Hampten
Person
Franklin
Sentative Ward
Duplin
Murphy
House
Representative Wright
Guilford
University Trustees
Hoyle
Lee
Wright
Surry County
Rockford Township
North Carolina
Joint Committee On Penal Institutions
The
State Farm
Representative Beasley
Union
Captured Sailors Embark on British Ship
In Pernambuco on January 23 American sailors from the British steamer St Theod or e were embarked aboard the British steamer Francis bound for New York. Also set to embark tomorrow are crews from the Munich and Radnor shire on the Dutch steamer Hollandis for England. The Hudson Maru, which carried crews of ships captured by Germans, departed for New York.
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Pernambuco
St. Theodore
New York
England
Local Weather Outlook Brings Rain Likely Tonight
Overcast skies bring probable local rains tonight and Wednesday. Fresh east winds flow through the area, bringing cooler conditions and unsettled weather.
Wilson anxious for views on his peace action
AP dispatch notes Congress and diplomatic corps reacting to President Wilson's address proposing a European peace league and U S entry terms. Public reaction at home expected to be tough amid Republican opposition and war weariness while Europe contemplates the plan and its implications. The administration hopes for eventual support as Americans weigh the controversial proposal.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Diplomatic Corps
Wilson
Senate
Europe
United States
World Alliance
America
Special Meeting of Industrial Committee Friday Night
A called meeting of the Industrial Committee of the Commercial Club will be held on the fourth floor of the Bank of Commerce building at 7 30 pm Friday. Attendance is urged as several matters of interest are due for discussion.
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The
Commercial Club
Industrial Department
Bank of Commerce
Wheat prices wobble after Wilson peace talk remarks
Chicago trading opened with wheat prices steady to higher on expectations of renewed peace negotiations. May futures reached 1.87 to 1.873 4 dollars while July touched 1.531%%4 to 5, then eased across the board as the session progressed.
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Chicago
Ginning Report Shows Cotton Output Up This Year
The census bureau reports cotton ginned before January 16 totaled 11,147,118 running bales excluding linters, up from 10,751,990 acres last year. State figures include North Carolina 659,419 and South Carolina 936,706 running bales.
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Associated Press
Washington
Census Bureau
North Carolina
South Carolina
Withdrawal of Pershing Outposts from Mexico
Washington reports the war department with presidential approval ordered the withdrawal of General Pershing's outposts in Mexico. As soon as the outposts are brought in, the movement of the main force toward the border will begin. Guardsmen returning from the border who find their jobs filled will receive assistance from the federal bureau of emigration to get other work. Commissioner Caminetti issued orders to aid unemployed officers, a plan approved by the war department.
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Associated Press
Washington
General Pershing
Mexico
War Department
Washington, Jah
Federal Bureau of Emigration
Caminetti
Bryan approves in small measure Wilson plan
William J. Bryan said the president's wartime message eloquent and sound on terms of agreement yet he dissented from joining a movement for peace. He warned against placing army and navy under an international council controlled by European nations and preferred American cooperation over coercion and terror.
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Associated Press
Madison
Wis
William J. Bryan
International Council
Discharged Army Captain Tries to Take Own Life
Fred H. Gallup of Newport News attempted suicide by a pistol shot to the abdomen. He said he was a captain formerly in the United States Army and had been dishonorably discharged recently. He claimed to have served at Fort Leavenworth with the Third Artillery and noted a letter he received before the act. Gallup has a wife living in Washington, D. C.
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Newport News
Fred H. Gallup
United States Army
Gallup
Fort Leavenworth
Kas
Third Artillery
Lng
Washington, D. C
Cotton market opens steady as futures rise on Jan 23
The New York cotton market opened steady with 2 to 13 points gains and active months advancing 13 to 21 points. May touched 17.10, about 55 points above yesterday's low, with offerings increasing as prices rose. early hour quotes show Jan at 16.62, March 16.80, May 16.96, July 16.98, Oct 16.91.
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New York
London Explosion Toll Rises to 69 Dead
London reports 69 killed 72 seriously injured and 328 slightly injured from last Friday night’s blast, with officials stating the figures likely represent the full list of casualties.
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Associated Press
London
Minister killed in hunting accident at Cloverfield
Rev W Charles Smith who had just started a Baptist mission at Cloverfield was fatally shot when his double barrel gun discharged as he lifted it over a rail on the Winston Salem road. Witnesses J W Montgomery and Robertson described the instant death as the hammer struck on a broken rail. News reached the city by early evening and the undertaker prepared the body for burial.
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New Baptist Mission
Cloverfield
W. Charles Smith
Winston-Salem
Smith
J. W. Montgomery
Mechanicsville
Robertson
Montgomery
Mr. Robertson
Robert Sechrest
Parrish
President Wilson accused of systematic lobbying plan
In Washington on January 23 Senator Stone accused President Wilson of pursuing a systematic lobbying campaign to sway Congress. Senator Jones declined to introduce resolutions but urged careful Senate deliberation over the president's plan to visit the Capitol frequently and press his legislative program.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Capitol
Stone
Jones
Senate
Big Gastonia meetings slated for Feb five week
Plans come together for a busy Gastonia week as the North Carolina Commercial Secretaries association gathers February 5 to 8. Bankers, business leaders, and farm agents converge to discuss a state chamber of commerce, diversified farming, and policy measures with speakers including Sen. W P G Harding and Fairfar Harrison of the Southern Railway.
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Chamber of Commerce
Fred N. Tate
Sen. W. P. G. Harding
Federal Reserve Board of the United States
Mr. Harding
Fairfar Harrison
Southern Railway Company
Mr. Tate
North Carolina
Association of Secretaries
John T. Patrick
Moore County
The
Commercial Secretaries Association
Bessie Hackney
Armington Hotel
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Pershing
Bryan
Charles W. Smith
Gastonia
Ings
North Carolina Commercial Secretaries’ Association
G. R. Horne
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