Baseball scandal widens as players claim immunity
Eddie Cicotte Claude Williams and Joe Jackson testified that they signed confessions under promises of immunity from prosecution. Investigators seek immunity waivers and the missing written confession detailing the 1919 World Series fix, amid questions over who controls the evidence and prior prosecutors.
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Chicago
State Attorney's Office
Eddie Cicotte
Claude Williams
Alfred Austrian
Joyce
Crowe
Eddie Ca@otte
Joe Jackson
White Sox
Paschall
Cincinnati
Charles A. McDonald
Hartley Repogal
Friend
Cicotte
Jackson
McDonald
Austrian
Chicago American League Club
Chcotte
Repogal
Seventy Five Liquor Stills to Be Sold by Sheriff
Special to The Enterprise Raleigh July 25 Seventy five liquor stills most of them chopped by axes will be sold for cash to the highest bidder at the Wake county courthouse door this afternoon. All were captured from blockaders within three months and none are reported defective.
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Raleigh
Wake County
Arthur Kirkman Jr Joins Enterprise Editorial Staff
Arthur Kirkman Jr a prominent young High Pointer accepted a position in the editorial department of The Enterprise and assumed duties today He is a newspaperman of experience having recently served as a member of The Enterprise staff He will write city news.
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O. Arthur Kirkman, Jr
The
Enterprise
Kirkman
City News
Robbers Enter Large Salisbury Men’s Store
Robbers slipped into W. E. Wallace and Sons through a rear drain pipe, smashed a second floor window, and fled with suits of clothing valued at 2000 to 5000 dollars. The theft was discovered when the store opened this morning.
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Salisbury
W. E. Wallace and Sons
Watershed report under way for High Point supply
City Health Officer E I Mungo leads a high point watershed study mapping population and livestock to trace drinking water sources. He notes farm cleanliness largely protects water while city border sections lack sanitation, urging education and enforcement to safeguard future supply as Deep River remains steady.
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High Point
E. I. Mungo
Mungo
Deep River
Johnson Resigns From Statesville Board of Aldermen
A. V. Johnson resigns from the Statesville board of aldermen the mayor accepts the resignation. He says he leaves to devote more time to business interests in the town. Johnson is a well known citizen and his departure is met with regret.
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Enterprise
Statesville
A. V. Johnson
Evans Held on Bond After Shotgun Stop Guard
Statesville July 25 Hugh Evans a Black man was placed under a 50 bond to report to authorities periodically until the capture of another man accused of threatening Evans life Evans had a shotgun with him when officers arrested him.
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Statesville
Hugh Evans
Evans
Youth Is Hurt in Fall at Statesville
James Kerr, 12, son of Statesville's police chief, was injured when a coaster wagon struck a telephone pole. He suffered a broken leg above the ankle and is recovering after several days of treatment.
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Statesville
James Kerr
Kerr
Young Kerr
Navy to Aid in Running Down Smugglers
Federal and revenue authorities expose two vast whiskey syndicates with foreign and American capital worth millions. Navy help sought to form a ram-hunting fleet to halt a fleet of whiskey ships and allied smacks landing contraband liquor along the Atlantic coast. Authorities monitor Montauk Point for a vessel rumored to carry 15 000 to 20 000 cases of Scotch and Irish whiskey. Federal prohibition forces plan a dragnet to capture rum-runners along the coast.
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New York
Atlantic
United States
Navy Department
Leroy W. Ross
Brooklyn
Montauk Point
Bahamaslands
Washington
Federal
Hayes
Haynes
Department
Enterprise Giv es Bicycle In Contest
The Enterprise starts a city wide contest offering a $75 Columbia bicycle to anyone who takes 35 paid advance yearly subscriptions. Subscriptions can be semi annual or quarterly totals toward the yearly amount. The drawing runs from today until October 1 with a large boys model on display at the show window.
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Enterprise
Cotton prices fall as market opens in New York
The cotton market opened with liquidation as the south led selling and Wall Street buyers were moderate. Prices dropped 9 to 23 points, with October at 12.42 and December at 12.82, down 21 to 22 points from Saturday. Futures opened steady at October 12.50 December 12.91 January 12.85 March 13.20 May 13.30.
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New York
Wall Street
Coal Train Derailed by Spreading Rails Near Petersburg
An eastbound coal train on the Norfolk and Western near Church Road crossing eleven miles west of Petersburg derailed after rails spread. Forty three loaded cars wrecked, blocking traffic. no injuries reported. Trains diverted over Atlantic Coast Line and Southern tracks.
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Petersburg
Norfolk and Western Railway
Church Road
Funeral for Young Hayworth Held at Friends Church
Julian Hayworth, a High Point youth, died from injuries suffered in an automobile crash weeks earlier. The funeral was held yesterday at 3 PM at the Friends church with Rev. Samuel L. Haworth presiding. Interment was in Oakwood cemetery. Numerous floral tributes were placed by friends.
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Julian Hayworth
High Point
Friends Church
Samuel L. Haworth
Oakwood Cemetery
Chandler Brothers and Company Appointed Receivers
Edwin J. Gilfillan and Cornelius Haggerty Jr were named receivers for Chandler Brothers and Company after the firm failed, the short report states the failure was announced on the New York Stock Exchange in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Edwin J. Gilfillan
Cornelius Haggerty, Jr
Chandler Brothers and Company
New York Stock Exchange
Outlook Favorable For Japan Attending Far East Parley
Washington reports indicate Japan is near acceptance to discuss Far East issues at the Washington disarmament conference. The diplomatic advisory council's Tokio decision and press reports suggest Japan will join talks, easing the barrier to the international meeting. Secretary Hughes and Ambassador Shidehara are pursuing confirmation of Japan's invite to discuss Orient affairs.
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Japan
Far East
Washington
United States
Tokio
Hughes
Aaron Shidehara
Police Court Delivers Mixed Rulings After Gambling Raids
Saturday and today in the police court featured several cases from city districts. Defendants include gambling convicts Will Gaither Oscar Best Mingo Davis Arthur Coggins and William Duncan fined 19 and costs each with 30 days on the roads if reoffending. Others faced vagrancy charges while Kinney and Kinney appealed after an affray.
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Eli Munford
Albert McArthur
T. S. Moore
Moore
J. S. Brown
J. .B Eastwood
John Davis
Carrie Andrews
Will Gaither
Oscar Best
Mingo Davis
Arthur Coggins
William Duncan
Charles Dorsett
Pearly Mathews
Easter Wills
Harrison Freland
E. B. Kinney
R. R. Robbins
Kinney
Kince
Kohloss Takes Day-Director Role in North Carolina
Salisbury reports R. A. Kohloss, sworn in July 15 as prohibition director for North Carolina, today assumed the duties of that office.
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Salisbury
R. A. Kohloss
Prohibition
North Carolina
Lloyd George Munn on Peace Issues
London July 25 The Associated Press reports Prime Minister Lloyd George could not present a peace statement in the House of Commons today He said a formal announcement would come when negotiations could be announced safely He warned MPs not to trust public press accounts seen as inaccurate as Sinn Fein and delegates ponder proposals.
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London
Associated Press
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Eamonn Dealera
Sinn Fein
Main Street to be Re-lined for Easier Parking
City officials announce re lining of Main street to create properly spaced angled parking. City Manager Pickett says work will begin within days and large sturdy signs will be installed at entrances to enforce the local rule requiring drivers to stop before entering Main street.
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Main
Pickett
Main Street
South Carolina Legislator Geo F Mower Dies Sudden
Geo F Mower of Newberry South Carolina longtime state legislator and prominent figure for over 25 years died at his home after a stroke suffered Monday. He served in the legislature for a third of a century and passed away early today in Columbia.
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Columbia
S&s. C
Geo F. Mower
Newberry
Campbell's Father Recalls Bergdoll Payment Claim
William R. Campbell of Lexington testifies before a house committee about a $500 investment that grew to $4 500 and a $4 500 payment from Mrs Emma Bergdoll routed through Milton H. Young in Lexington in 1816. He says the money was not earned by racing bets and recounts its later handling.
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Washington
William R. Campbell
Lexington
Bruce R. Campbell
Emma C. Bergdoll
House
Campbell
Bergdoll
Milton H. Young
Young
Wall Street
Postmaster R. H. McRae Dies In Chapel Hill
R H McRae longtime Chapel Hill postmaster died suddenly at his home Sunday morning after 7 o clock Apoplexy is named as the cause He was born June 22 1848 in Fayetteville and survived by his widow one daughter and four sons Funeral to be held today at 4:30 pm with interment in the local cemetery He had lived in Chapel Hill 37 years and was a well known and jovial citizen
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Chapel Hill
McRae
Fayetteville
Prominent Marion Man Dies in Car Crash
News from Marion reports the death of Tanny A. White of Marion who was killed in an automobile accident in Boswell Pennsylvania on Saturday night. His body will be returned here Tuesday morning. White, son of Mrs. George S. White, had lived in Boswell recently while employed on an electric line and was well known and widely mourned.
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Enterprise
Marion
Tanny A. White
Boswell
White
George S. White
Young White
Durham Builds Wireless Telephone System
Durham introduces a new wireless telephone at the Durham Public Service company offices under G. B. Buck with direct link to W. M. Pratt residence. The system promises quick, successful communication comparable to wireless spark transmission.
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Durham
Durham Public Service Company
G. B. Buck
W. M. Pratt
Morrison Friends Expect No Tampering in Special Session
Raleigh July 25 Friends of the Morrison administration doubt any tampering with the 1921 legislative program when the extraordinary session opens in December. They expect approval of education roads and facilities. Representative J H Matthews of Bertie predicts a red hot session to repeal regular session progress.
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Raleigh
Morrison
J. H. Matthews
Bertie
Matthews
Council of State
Southern Power Company
State Corporaton Commission
Monument to Mexican War Heroes Planned in Mexico City
President Obregon orders a grand memorial for Mexican War heroes in Mexico City. A budget of 1 million dollars will fund construction of an ornate repository and surrounding grounds to create one of the most beautiful spots in the capital.
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Mexico City
Obregon
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