Blair family offers land gift for city park to High Point
A Blair family proposal offers 75 acres in southern High Point for a city park and playground if a nine hole golf course modern clubhouse and at least three tennis courts are built. A council committee of Mayor York and two councilmen will study conditions and report soon.
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York
A. H. Holton
A. S. Parker
High Point
Blair
Counci
Deep River
City Reservoir
Reverend Harbison Leaves for Reidsville Revival
Rev. E. J. Harbison assistant pastor of Wesley Memorial church departed on an early train for Reidsville to assist Rev. W. R. Harris in a revival this week.
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E. J. Harbison
Wesley Memorial Church
Reidsville
W. R. Harris
Four Historic Lynching Toll Cited for U.S. 1885 to 1927
A historic record notes 4,266 lynchings occurred in the United States between 1885 and 1927. The figure reflects a grim chapter of racial violence across multiple states and generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Short Teasers and Clues Puzzle Sheet
A compact grid of crossword like clues covering many definitions from daily life. Across hints include one plus one and frontiers trading posts while downs examine verbs nouns and common terms such as to employ and to ward off. The puzzle presents mixed wordplay with varied difficulty.
Ford Model A Reaches Two Million Mark
Washington reports there are enough cars in the United States for everyone to ride at once as the department of commerce notes. Detroit is set to produce the two millionth Model A Ford on Wednesday.
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Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Detroit
Ford
American Austin Car Co Formed to Build Planes in Butler
New York reports that British designed light aircraft will be produced in the United States. The American Austin Car Company is organized for aircraft manufacturing at Butler, Pennsylvania.
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New York
United States
Austin Car Company
Butler, Pa
Birth rate declines in 1928 drop to 19.7 per 1000
Washington reports the birth rate fell in 1928 to 19.7 per 1000 people from 20.7 in 1927, reflecting a downward trend in the population statistics.
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Washington
Gliders Reach 6724 Feet and 938 Miles in Flight
Gersfield Prussia reports the latest glider feats reaching 6724 feet aloft and 938 miles in distance, marking advances in aerial travel and craft capability.
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Gersfield
Prussia
Kronfeld Sets New Marks In Viennese Flight
Erich Kronfeld, the Viennese pilot, established new marks during the latest aviation meet. He topped previous records with bold speed and altitude feats, drawing attention from officials and spectators alike.
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Erich Kronfeld
New Transcontinental Plane Carries 30 Passengers
Roosevelt Field in New York reports a test flight with 23 passengers aboard the new airliner designed for transcontinental service. The aircraft weighs over 17,000 pounds loaded and requires 200 yards for takeoff.
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Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Transcontinental Air Rail Service
Murray, electrical inventor, dies at 68 in Southampton
Thomas BE Murray, an electrical expert second only to Edison in inventions, dies at 68 in Southampton New York. He held more than 1,100 patents and specialized in designing power plants.
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Southampton
N. Y
Thomas BE. Murray
Edison
Society
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Smith returned last night from Wilmington after spending the past week at Carolina and Wrightsville Beach.
Women Sentenced to County Jail for Immoral Vagrancy
Two women one white and one colored were sentenced to 30 days in jail by Judge Lewis E. Teague after conviction for immoral vagrancy. Police had watched the pair in High Point hotels after traveling from Greensboro. The white woman Marion Hancock and the Negro woman Helam Brady faced testimony of frequent hotel registrations and shared lodging.
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Lewis E. Teague
High Point
Greensboro
Pennsylvania
Lexington
N. C
Marion Hancock
Helem Brady
French debt reservations ease as ratification nears
In Paris the lower chamber prepares to ratify without further difficulty, while senators may adopt the same text. Britain’s ambassador informs Stimson of joint action with the United States on Kellogg anti war treaty obligations. Kellogg notes China and Russia morally must avoid war in Manchuria.
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Raymond Poincare
Senate
Esme Howard
Stimson
East
United States
Russia
China
Manchuria
Frank B. Kellogg
Washington
Japan
Peking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chang
Nanking
C. C. Wu
Peiping
Foreign Office
Briand
Tokyo
Astaire and Kane Separate After Year Away
Hollywood actress Marie Astaire declares she and husband Walter Kane have separated after her return from New York. She states no divorce proceedings are contemplated for the moment.
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Hollywood
Cal
Marie Astaire
New York
Walter Kane
Red imperialism dominates Chinese push against unequal treaties
The article reports Chiang Kai Shek rallying officers to oppose red imperialism and defend China’s sovereignty amid interwar tensions. It notes Tokyo’s cautious stance on Western peacemaking moves and confirms Nanking’s manifesto to world governments defending self defense against communist influence and actions on the Chinese Eastern railway crisis.
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Chiang Kai Shek
Chiang
China
Russia
Nanking
Five Yuang
Border clashes flare in Manchuria as Soviet assault reported
Chang Hsueh Liang, governor of Manchuria, told Nanking Chinese forces faced a Soviet attack along the Yifen river at 8 am on Saturday. He said Russians used poison gas and possessed 32 field guns while Chinese troops held the defensive line as panic spread in Pogranichnaya.
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Peking
China
Manchuria
Chang Hsueh Liang
Nanking
Yifen
Chang
Associated Press
Pogranichnaya
Vladivostok
Amur
Soviet Manifesto Warns on Warlike Preparations in Manchuria
A manifesto accuses Soviet government officials in Manchuria of subversive Communist propaganda and warlike preparations, saying this violates the spirit of the anti war pact and invites global attention to the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchuria
Reynolds' Son on Trial for Manslaughter in London
Richard Joshua Reynolds, son of R J Reynolds, on trial in London for manslaughter, faces a drunkenness claim as the cause of a young man’s death. He is a major Reynolds Tobacco stockholder and Curtiss Flying official, with aviation interests across the U S.
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Henry Maddock
Graham
Reynolds
Hurley
Sir Henry
English accountant Bargate linked to missing man case
A man who vanished for days reappeared in St. Louis with a friend on a supposed vacation. Bargate testified the man had a clear head during a darts game and claimed illness and memory loss after lunch. The case adjourned and Reynolds was jailed after today’s proceedings.
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St. Louis
Bargate
Reynolds
General Sherman Tree Stands Tall in Sequoia Park
The General Sherman, the largest and oldest tree in the United States, soars about 280 feet high with a trunk diameter near 36.5 feet in Sequoia National Park.
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United States
General Sherman
Sequoiace Park
93 year old widow receives marriage proposal after barber cut
Mrs Nellie Tibbetts of Augusta Maine doubted a barber visit at 93 but accepted a marriage proposal after her hair was bobbed. The article notes she had her locks shorn in the mode, marking a notable change in her appearance.
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Nellie Tibbetts
Augusta
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