Senate report attacks Daniels and Roosevelt over wartime inquiry
The Senate subcommittee report denounces former Secretary Daniels and former Assistant Secretary Roosevelt for methods used to investigate a Newport training station war time scandal. Roosevelt claims the majority findings were partisan and unfair. A minority report by Senator King is forthcoming while the report notes unprintable details and condemns the inquiry approach.
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Washington
Juy
Daniels
Roosevelt
Navy
Newport
Senate
Ball
Delaware
Keyes
New Hampshire
King
Utah
Committee
Twin City Seeks Next Press Meeting
The North Carolina Press association planning mid winter session in Winston Salem will be invited to hold its next meeting in Winston Salem. The Winston Salem Advertising club along with the chamber of commerce plans to invite editors during their seashore gathering next week. High Point newspaper men expect to attend.
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North Carolina Press Association
Morehead City
Winston- Salem
Winston-Salem
Movement Aims To Form Gaffney Light Artillery Company
A July meeting at Gaffney city hall launched a push to organize a new light artillery company in Gaffney South Carolina. Veterans of the World War with several noncommissioned officers attended and voiced strong support, saying the unit could become one of the best in the state if authorized.
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Gaffney
S. C
Mr and Mrs McFarland Return Home After Visit
Mr and Mrs L Paul McFarland left early today by automobile for Wilson after an extended visit with relatives. Accompanying them were Miss Mina Kirkman and L V Wilson Jr. Miss Kirkman and her nephew will be away several weeks.
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L. Paul McFarland
Wilson
McFarlands
Mina Kirkman
L. V. Wilson, Jr
Kirkman
Uniform Cotton Loan Policy Discussed by Federal Officials
Washington July 19 representatives of the reserve banks met with Governor Harding of the Federal Reserve Board to form a uniform cotton loan policy for the five largest cotton growing regions. Harding cited recent price changes requiring a loan scheme that covers terms length of credit and other credit extension factors to ensure equal advances across sections for normal marketing of the crop.
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Washington
Reserve Banks
Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Mendenhall Discusses North Carolina Finance and Special Session
High Point state senator from Guilford County opposes extra legislative taxes for cities and urges restraint on municipal levies while acknowledging a looming state school fund deficit. He predicts Raleigh will face investigations when the General Assembly reconvenes in December and notes potential taxes on luxuries may be considered. Governor Morrison and the council of state defend the December session date.
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North Carolina
Mendenhall
High Point
Guilford County
Morrison
General Assembly
Raleigh
Guilford
Raeligh
Cameron Morrison
Council of State
Faithful servant found dead in High Point home
Ruth Ann Stokes a longtime servant for Mrs J P Redding of 420 Broad street was found dead in a chair this morning. City physician Dr J W McAnally attributed death to organic heart disease saying she likely died shortly after returning home last night after being away until 11 o clock. She was 42 and well known among the town's Black community.
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Ruth Ann Stokes
Negress
J. P. Redding
Broad Street
J. W. McAnally
Oil Treatment of All Tainted Lepers In Hawaii
A corps of doctors will be sent to the Hawaiian Islands to induce leprosy tainted individuals to enter Kalihi leprosy station for chaulmoogra oil treatment. Moving pictures show life at Kalihi and Kalaupapa highlighting the refined chaulmoogra in use.
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Honolulu
T. H
Board of Health
Kalihi
Kalaupapa
Mei.okai
Hawaii
Miss Addie Moore Sets Vacation Plan for Blowing Rock Trip
Miss Addie Moore and her party will depart Wednesday morning for a vacation through Blowing Rock and other points of interest in Western North Carolina.
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Addie Moore
Blowing Rock
North Carolina
Shipping Board Reports Massive Fiscal Deficit For Last Year
Chairman Lasker released revised estimates showing a deficit of 38060 000 000 for the Shipping Board last fiscal year, with calls for a 300 000 000 relief appropriation. He blamed faulty accounting and asserted public records misstate the net expense of the fleet operation at 386 000 000, amid claims of deception at high levels.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Lasker
Senate Committee
Admiral Benson
Tweedale
Congress
Daughter of Gen Carr Patton dies in Philadelphia
Mrs Lalla Carr Patton social leader of Kansas City and Southern family died Sunday July 17 at a Philadelphia hospital after a life of Red Cross war work and emergency aid. She was daughter of General Julian S Carr of Durham NC and widow of William F Patton formerly of Curwensville PA. Funeral will be held at the Patton home in Curwensville.
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Philadelphia
Lalla Carr Patton
Kansas City
Pennsylvania Hospital
Patton
Red Cross
Curwensville
Club Women Hold Annual Meeting In Cleveland
Delegates from nearly every state attended the third annual convention of Business and Professional Women's clubs in Cleveland for a four day session. Mrs Lena Lake Forrest of Detroit opened with the national presidents address and the main topic is protective legislation for women in industry.
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Cleveland
Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Lena Lake Forrest
Detroit
Opening advance not sustained on market
New York July 19 opening cotton advance of 4 to 7 points faded as hedge pressure and local selling revived. Market turned heavy with declines of 3 to 7 points from prior close, December slipping to 13.06. Futures opened steady July 12.20 October 12.74 December 13.17 January 13.17 March 13.43.
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New York
West Virginia Pig Weighs 1001 Pounds Mounted Display
In Charleston on July 19 a pig claimed as West Virginia’s largest ever was mounted for display in the department of agriculture exhibition hall. It measured 48 inches high and 84 inches long and weighed 1,001 pounds according to owner 8 S Ball of Ravenswood.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Department of Agriculture
8. S. Ball
Ravenwood
Two Prisoners Escape After Revolt at Western Penitentiary
Pittsburgh July 19 Officials say two convicts remain unaccounted after a prison revolt at Western penitentiary yesterday. Fire set to buildings and a two hour clash with guards, deputies, and city police ended with most inmates recaptured by nightfall.
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Pittsburgh
Western Penitentiary
Craig Leaves London Halting Irish Peace Talks
Sir James Craig returns to Belfast with his cabinet amid signs of a possible breach in three party talks with Lloyd George and Eamonn de Valera. Officials say the move does not end negotiations and the delegation may be recalled to London next week.
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London
Lloyd George
Eamonn de Valera
Leadre
James Craig
Belfast
Ulster
de Valera
Ireland
Associated Press
Col. Spencer
Gaffney Man Found Insane After Trial
Boyce Cooper, a white man, was ruled insane in General Sessions court this week and remanded to jail due to no judge’s order before departure. He faces appeal to gain bond. Cooper has a wife and two children and was accused of knife wounding at a local cotton mill. Joseph Smith, with a suspended sentence for the prohibition law, was brought to jail and later sent to public works to begin his sentence.
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Gaffney
Boyce Cooper
Court of General Sessions
Rowan
Cooper
Joseph Smith
Smith
Public Works
Pineapple Crop in Cuba Worth Millions
Havana port officials estimate Cuba's pineapple crop this year at 900000 crates valued at 4500000 dollars based on Havana ship records. Over 500000 crates have been exported via ferry ships to Florida and about 10000 crates to New York.
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Havanna
Cuba
Florida
New York
State Prohibition Men to Washington Conference
R A Hobless Salisbury state director and A B B Coltrane Trinity assistant director of the prohibition enforcement department have been called to Washington to attend a conference of directors. Both men are well known in High Point.
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R. A. Hobless
Salisbury
A. BB. Coltrane
Trinity
Washington
Coltrane
Kohless
High Point
McGraw Saves Red Faber From Minor Leagues
Chicago reports that John McGraw saved Red Faber from a minor league return in 1913 after the White Sox bought him for about $35,000 from Des Moines. Comiskey loaned Faber to McGraw who then took a team on a world tour.
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McGraw
Red” Faber
Chicago
Urban
Red’ Faber
Comiskey
John McGraw
White Sox
Faber
Ches Moines
Deveraux to Join Local Club as Winston Sold
Pat Deveraux of the Sally League will play left field for the Pointers after Eddie Winston is sold to the Raleigh Capitals. President Arthur Lyon announced the deal this afternoon. Deveraux, a veteran base stealer, began the season with Charlotte and had been sent to Greenville in a trade for Catee Miller. He has played in the Southern association and could help Bill Pierre.
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Arthur Lyon
High Point
Eddie Winston
Raleigh Capitals
Pat Deveraux
Charlotte
Devereaux
Greenville
Cat”e Miller
Southern Association
Bill Pierre
Lloyd George Seen as England's Steady War Leader
London July 19. A profile portrays Lloyd George as the real ruler under strain, a Welsh premier who weathered coal strikes and Irish questions without faltering. The piece notes his hobbies golf and country walks, fondness for Welsh foods, Havana cigars, poor dress sense, and the heavy duties he bears for Britain.
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London
Iif
Lloyd George
King George
George
Gladstone
Disraeli
England
Wilson Jis
Clemenceau
Lloyd Georgy
Premier shapes history by reading people and events
The premier is accused of not reading history yet is described as a keen reader who has spent 20 years studying men and events. A close friend claims he is a great reader and memorizes the facts from famed conversations across Europe and the United States, with even his hymn singing illustrating his memory.
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Europe
United States
Boy Recovers After Operation on Knife Heart Injury
Frank Ferino a 16 year old of Brooklyn is recovering after a 17 inch knife pierced his heart and sliced heart muscles. Surgeons opened the chest and sewed four stitches in the heart muscles and three in the heart covering.
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New York
Frank Ferino
Brooklyn
Bergdoll Case: Mrs Bergdoll Claims Paying Off Officer
Mrs Emma C Bergdoll of Philadelphia testi fied to a House committee investigating Grover Bergdoll's escape. She said she gave 5000 dollars to Major Bruce Campbell at Governors Island to aid freeing her son, after Campbell allegedly sought 190000 dollars and passed funds to another officer. Campbell denies receiving any money.
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Washington
Emma C. Bergdoll
Philadelphia
House
Grover C. Bergdoll
Bruce Campbell
Governors Island
Campbell
Bergdoll
Grover
Major Campbell
Camp Pike
Pershing and Weeks Watch Virginia Maneuvers
General John J. Pershing and Secretary of War Weeks arrived at Hampton Roads to observe army and navy air maneuvers off the Virginia Capes aboard the Washington. Their staff accompanied them as they witnessed the event.
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Portsmouth
Val
John J. Pershing
Army
Weeks
Hampton Roads
Navy
Virginia Capes
Pershing
Washington
First Million Dollar American Cotton Credit Arranged
Berlin today reports the American Product Exports and Imports corporation of Charleston South Carolina has negotiated a one million dollar cotton credit with the Darmstadter bank of Berlin. The credit is backed by repayment guarantees and rests on three six months' credits on the dollar basis.
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Berlin
American Product Exports and Imports Corporation of
Charleston, C
Darmstadter Bank of Berlin
Lloyd George’s intimate circle among royalty and press
The article portrays Lloyd George as deeply connected with the royal family and the Prince of Wales, and as close to Lord Reading, Lord Rid dell, Sir Henry Dalziell, and cabinet allies. It notes influence from Sir Philip Sasoon and Lady Nancy Astor, plus substantial guidance from his wife and Lady Astor amid women voting in England.
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Lloyd George
Disraeli
Queen Victoria
Prince of Wales
Olso
Lord Reading
India
Lord Riddell
News of the World
Henry Dalziell
The
Chronicle
Gordon Hewart
Homer Greenwood
Ireland
Philip Sassoon
Rothschilds
Nancy Astor
Lady Astor
England
Kidnappers Hold Prominent Man in Sharon
Thomas D. Randolph a leading Sharon businessman was kidnapped overnight and is held for a $50 000 ransom. Police report two notes from captors one signed Kidnappers and one signed Tom demanding the stated ransom and detailing payment instructions. Randolph is linked to the same wealthy families as Bully Whitla who was kidnapped in 1919.
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Sharon
Thomas D. Randolph
Randolph
Bully Whitla
Rat steals pearls in Rome hotel theft report
Mrs. Flen Wenning an Alsatian resident in a fashionable Rome hotel reported a missing pearl necklace. Detectives questioned staff but found no clues until a fragment of the necklace was located near a floor hole, leading to a conclusion that rats had stolen the pearls.
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Rome
Len Wenning
Youngest Catholic Archbishop Consecrated at 35 in Syracuse
Syracuse Italy July 19 M Giaemo Carabelli, aged 35, is consecrated as the youngest Roman Catholic archbishop in the world by Cardinal Francico Nava at the cathedral. He receives gifts from Italian and foreign dioceses including Cardinal Ferrari’s pectoral cross bequest from Milan.
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Syracuse
Italy
M. Giaemo Carabelli
Francico Nava
Ferrari
Milan
Boy Scouts Return From Eight Mile Abbott Creek Trip
Scoutmaster Charles Barton led Troop No 2 on a camping hike to Abbott's Creek. Twenty scouts traveled eight miles and camped, cooking their own meals. All members reportedly enjoyed the outing with no incidents.
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Charles Barton
Abbott's Creek
State Tax Heads Put Approval On Robeson Tax Cuts
State tax officials back Robeson County reductions while signaling similar rollbacks may occur elsewhere. Officials stress targeted relief while noting revenue impacts and future reviews.
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Robeson
State taxes and bonds dominate North Carolina news
The state tax commission supports Robeson county’s forty percent property reduction and notes other counties may adjust if local boards approve. Treasurer Ben Lacy reports modest bids for five percent bonds while Michigan bonds attract stronger interest and NC fires relief funds total 29,495 distributed to 92 municipalities led by Charlotte and Winston-Salem.
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Raleigh
State Tax Commission
Robeson County
Commissioner of Revenue
A. D. Watts
Tax Commission
Robeson
Watts
Ben Lacy
North Carolina
Lacy
Michigan
State Department of Insurance
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Wilmington
Durham
High Point
Wilson
Rocky Mount
Greenville
Kinston
Hickory
Salisbury
Insurance Department
Madden Is Named Committee Chairman
Representative Martin B. Madden of Illinois was elected chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, succeeding the resigned Representative Goodhue of Iowa.
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Madden
Washington
Martin B. Madden
Illinois
Representative Good
Ilawa
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Milton Bronner
Loch Lee
Fareham
Church of England
Boy
Mirs Bergdoll
Thomas Randolph
Scranton
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