Dr. Peacock Testifies In Murder Trial In Lexington
Dr J W Peacock of Davidson County testifies in Superior Court that he knew nothing of the circumstances surrounding the homicide of Chief of Police J E Taylor of Thomasville He suggests temporary insanity may be used as a defense. He recounts motions on the chief’s salary and resignation and testifies fear of Taylor and alleged threats from him surround the day of the shooting.
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Lexington
J. W. Peacock
Davidson County
J. E. Taylor
Thomasville
Peacock
Taylor
John Lambeth
Huff
Chief Taylor
John J. Parker
Dr. Peacock
F. C. Bivens
Miss Bertha Dorsett
E. Swicegood
Thomasville Mrechant
G. W. Williams
Postal receipts dip nationwide except in sunbelt hubs
May postal receipts at the fifty largest post offices fell about 1.42 percent from May last year. However Atlanta Memphis and Richmond posted gains with Richmond rising 9.38 percent, Atlanta up 0.94 percent and Memphis up 0.89 percent.
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Washington
Theifty
Atlanta
Memphis
Richmond
Tulsa Prepares 10 Try Rioters in Race Riot Case
Tulsa moves to prosecute alleged leaders of last weeks race riots and district arson. Charges filed against S B Stratford and three other black men for rioting. Stratford in Independence Kansas. extradition proceedings launched. Grand jury to be convened Wednesday as state investigation begins under the attorney general.
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Tulsa
Okla
S. B. Stratford
Stratford
Independence
Kansas
Robertson
Allen
Biddison
Rumors Stir Over Justice Day Appointment
Washington June 7 Justice Day of the Supreme Court visited the White House renewing talk he may succeed the late Chief Justice Edward White. Day said he came to say goodbye before a vacation in Ohio. The president may wait until October to name a chief justice, with Day as a leading possibility.
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Washington
White House
Justice Day
Supreme Court
Edward White
Harding
Ohio
More Sinn Feiners Killed in Battle in Cork
Crown forces captured more than one hundred Sinn Fein members in Mill Street Cork after a night battle. Three Sinn Feiners were killed and twelve wounded. Crown forces sustained only slight casualties.
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Cork
Crown
Irish Republican Party
Mill Street
Pittsburgh Factory Loss After Major Fire at McKeesport Plant
A late night blaze destroyed the McKeesport Tin Plate company plant in McKeesport suburb. Officials estimate the damage near 3 million dollars, with the Penn Cedar box factory suffering about 200 thousand dollars in damages.
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Pittsburgh
McKeesport Tin Plate Company
McKeesport
Penn Cedar Company
California Has Varied Topography Revealed by Survey
Washington June 6 The Geological Survey bulletin notes California holds both the U S highest peak Mount Whitney at 14 501 feet and the deepest Death Valley depression at 276 feet below sea level The report contrasts these with Asia’s extremes Everest 29002 feet and the Dead Sea 1290 feet below sea level It also cites a record ocean depth of 32088 feet near Mindanao Philippines making deep sea floor more than 1112 miles below Everest.
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California
Washington
United States
Geological Survey
Mount Whitney
Death Valley
Asia
Mount
Everest
Dead Sea
Mindanao
Philippines
Rescuer In Flax Pond Helped By Dime Gift
Isaac Jacobson a Lynn leather dealer rescued Eva Lee of West Lynn from a suicide attempt in Flax pond. After the rescue she said she only wished to buy a sandwich and touched him for a dime, which he funded from his pocket with half a dollar.
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Boston
Isaac Jacobson
Lynn
Eva Lee
West Lynn
Jacobson
Pueblo Flood Toll Rises With Fifty-Five Now Dead
Pueblo reports fifty-five known dead from Friday's flood as three more bodies were recovered. Red Cross moves to establish refugee camps and field hospital while plans target destitute families in the loaded district. One hundred fifty families marooned on two hills, most Italians, await aid as searches continue. Denver railroad wreck adds thirteen missing from the same period.
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Pueblo
Col
Associated Press
Red Cross
Equinest
Arkansas River
Denver
Denver and Rio Grande
Southern Ireland Parliament Crisis Under Home Rule Act
Dublin reports King George may appoint a southern parliament if elected Sinn Fein members refuse to take office within 14 days. The act allows forming a legislative assembly by a committee of Irish Privy Council and nominated officials, a move critics call Crown Colony government.
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Dublin
George
Ireland
Sinn
Irish Privy Council
Southern Ireland
Forgery Of Name Beats Dry Law At Bellefont
C M Parrish a druggist received a Scranton revenue office notice that a permit to supply five gallons of alcohol to a Philadelphia woman was granted. Parrish suspects someone forged his name and used his license number to obtain the permit, exposing a new scheme to evade Prohibition.
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Bellefont
C. M. Parrish
Scranton Revenue Office
Philadelphia
Arrish
Jail Term for Drunk Driving Crash in Cumberland
Jacob Getzner of Lonaconing received an 80 day jail sentence from Justice William C. Korns after refusing to pay a $100 fine and costs for operating a vehicle under liquor influence. The incident followed a collision with Joseph A. Franklin’s car, and Getzner was arrested by Mobile Deputies H B Hummelshire and Thomas Whitman. Three passengers fled with a quantity of intoxicants and Getzner's car was disabled.
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Cumberland
Jacob Getzner
Lonaconing
William C. Korns
Getzner
Joseph A. Franklin
H. B. Hummelshire
Thomas Whitman
Indictments Charge Men With Selling Fake Oil Stock
A Philadelphia grand jury charged ten men with fraudulently obtaining between 660000 and 750000 by selling Penn-Burnett Oil stock of Fort Worth Texas on promises of 24 percent annual dividends. The men allegedly used a company name resembling a legitimate firm to deceive investors.
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Philadelphia
Penn-Burnett Oil Company
Fort Worth
Tex
Federal Grand Jury
Plans for High Point Furniture Exposition
Preparations are under way for the first furniture exposition in High Point in the new ten story exposition building from June 20 to July 2. Harry Raymond oversees visitor arrangements with taxicab service from Greensboro and rooftop Dutch luncheons to showcase local cuisine. Around 250 visitors expected daily, with badges for entry and a buffet luncheon at the Commercial Club.
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High Point
United States
Harry Raymond
Orleary
Greensboro
Raymond
Commercial Club
Cotton market opens steady on higher Liverpool quotes
The cotton market opened steady in New York with an advance of 1 to 10 points as Liverpool quotations were higher. Trade interest showed buying and there was scattered covering in new crop positions. Futures started steady with July at 12.55, October 13.25, December 13.66, January 13.73, March 14.00.
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New York
Liverpool
Methodist Bishop Marries Today in Shelbyville
Bishop James Atkins of the Southern Methodist Church weds Miss Eva Estelle Rhodes in Shelbyville Tennessee this afternoon. After a brief bridal trip the couple will return to the groom’s home in Waynesville North Carolina for the summer.
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Shelbyville, Tenn
James Atkins
Southern Methodist Church
Eva Estelle Rhodes
Waynesville
North Carolina
Porter Measure To End War Termed Up For Vote
After a conference with President Harding Representative Mondell Wyoming Republican leader said the Porter resolution to terminate the state of war would be called up in the house Thursday and voted on Friday in Washington.
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Washington
Harding
Representative Mondell
Wyoming
Porter
Lloyd George Sidelined by Chill in London
Premier Lloyd George suffers a slight illness after a chill in London. His physician ordered rest for a day or two, while domestic and international problems continue to demand his personal attention and calls for steady leadership persist.
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Lloyd George
London
Committed Bigamy to Aid France
Paris police freed Lewis Domergue from a bigamy charge after he tearfully claimed he lived a double life with two wives to help raise France’s birth rate. He said the act was patriotic and aimed at boosting the nation’s population. The arrest found him living with both spouses in separate towns about twenty miles apart.
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France
Paris
Lewis Domergue
Domergue
Admiral Mc Culley Publicized Rules for Living for Ward Orphans
Rear Admiral Mc Culley issued rules for living for seven Russian orphans brought from Se bastopol and staying with his mother in South Carolina. The 16 page typed manual covers work play diet instruction habits clothing bathing and more with monthly pay schedules and proverbs. Visitors report significant improvements in health deportment and education.
Work Progressing on Trinity Church Edifice
Work is progressing rapidly on the new Methodist church at Trinity. The congregation has worshipped in the old College chapel for years and decided in the past year to erect a church. Drivers along Trinity road note the progress with satisfaction.
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New Methodist Church
Trinity
Old College
Trinity Way
Odd Fellows Memorial Service at First Baptist Church
The local lodge of Odd Fellows holds its annual memorial service this Sunday evening at the First Baptist church. Out of 254 members only one died this year, with Rev. C. V. Brooks delivering the memorial sermon.
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Lodge of Odd Fellows
First Baptist Church
C. V. Brooks
Bandits Shot in Chase with Chicago Police
In Chicago on June 7 three bandits were shot and probably mortally wounded after a police chase through the North Shore district. Their car refused to halt and a fourth bandit escaped. Two identified suspects at a hospital have long criminal records.
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Chicago
North Shore
Kidnapped Girl Found With Chum in Cleveland
Hazel Shirley a fifteen year old from Highland Park Michigan reported kidnapped was found in Cleveland at a relative of a school friend. She said a man lured her after school with a threat to jail a relative and took money from a bank before taking her to Cleveland on the night boat. She was left on a downtown corner awaiting return by the man.
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Cleveland
Hazel Shirley
Highland Park
Mich
Hazel
Havana Moves to Rename Streets for Celebrities
Havana officials repaint streets to honor national leaders prompting confusion for businesses, postal workers, and visitors. O Reilly street will become President Ayas street and Calzado de la Infanta will be Avenue President Menocal in tribute to Cuba’s presidents.
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Havana
Cuba
O’reilly
Harding Denounces Tulsa Riots in Oxford Speech
President Harding condemned the Tulsa race riots during a brief stop at Oxford amid his return to Washington. He spoke to Lincoln University graduates, urging that such a spectacle never occur in the United States.
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Harding
Tulsa
Oxford
Okla
Washington
Lincoln University
America
WomanThrows Acid On Rival In Personal Dispute
In Trenton New Jersey June 7 Mrs Margaret Haynes was fined 300 for throwing carbolic acid in the face of Miss Irma Stimson at 128 Hoffman avenue Miss Stimson escaped serious injury Haynes said she carried the acid to Miss Stimson home after an argument over attentions from her husband John Haynes The incident occurred in a burst of anger and the victim was only lightly harmed.
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Trenton
N. J
Margaret Haynes
Irma Stimson
Hoffman Avenue
Airplane Police to Patrol Evanston as Bank Bandits Target North Shore
Chicago dispatch reports Evanston plans to add airplane police to regulate air traffic assist in chasing bank robbers and auto bandits and patrol the lakefront for distressed persons and vessels. Aerial officers will be sworn in, wear stars, and have arrest powers with boats patrolling from the air over Evanston.
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Chicago
Evanston
Twe
Express shipments under delay blamed on routing by rail firms
High Point residents report slow express packages from northern points due to route decisions by carriers. The Southeastern Express took over Southern railway business May first, with American Railway Express routing to maximize haul. The chamber of commerce backs a commission hearing to require shortest-haul routing and reduce delays and damage.
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High Point
Hngh Point
American Railway Express Company
Southeastern Express Company
Southern Railway
Seaboard Air Line
Norfolk and Southern
South Bound
North Carolina
Lexington
American Railway Express
Greensboro
Southeastern
New York
Northern Point
Chamber of Commerce
C. C. Clark
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Municipal Court Handles Two Cases In Brief Session
Recorder Walter Royal presided as two cases were heard. W. M. Switzer was found guilty of assault on Flake Misenheimer, fined $5 and costs, with bond set at $50 on appeal. Willie Williams was found not guilty of forgery. Other defendants had cases continued.
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Walter Royal
W. M. Switzer
Flake
Misenheimer
Willie Williams
Founder of Asbury Park dies at 91
James A. Bradley, founder of Asbury Park and Bradley Beach, New York, died last night at age 91 after a winter health decline. Asbury Park planned to unveil a statue in his honor on June 22, the city’s 50th anniversary since founding.
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New York
James A. Bradley
Asbury Park
Bradley Beach
Slavers Fight Extradition From Mexico City
Dominic Benigno and Charles Coletti fight extradition to the United States from Mexico City after being arrested there. They are indicted for the December payroll robbery and murders of George Fanner and Wilfred Sly. Detectives say Coletti is an American citizen and Benigno’s status is being checked in Philadelphia vital records.
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U.S. Cleveland
Mexico City
Dominic Benigno
Charles Coleti
George K. Fanner
Wilfred C. Sly
Cleveland
Coletti
Benigno
Vital Statistics
Philadelphia
Clemency Appeal Nears in Harris Slaying Case
Hearing date for clemency appeal of J. T. Harris, who killed KH. W. Monnish at Ridgecrest, to be set by Governor Morrison after Asheville trip. Harris seeks mercy to commute death sentence to life, with lawyers, telegrams, and letters pouring in to Raleigh. Monnish, a wealthy Alabama summer resident, was shot after a dispute over alleged relations with Harris’s wife.
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Raleigh
J. T. Harris
KH. W. Monnish
Ridgecrest
Morrison
Asheville
Harris
Supreme Court
Monnish
General Assembly
Senate
State Corporation Commission
Goldsboro
Cincinnati
Salisbury West
Louisville
St. Louis
Rocky Mount
Greensboro
Stacey Wade
F. M. Harper
Provident Life and Trust Company
Paul Schenck
Harper
New Rooms Added For Sunday School At South Side Baptist
Work on the Barnea and Philathea rooms at South Side Baptist Church progresses with a target completion by June 16. Officials hope for a record Sunday school attendance and note the Baraca room will seat about 250.
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South Side Baptist Church
Auto Spills Rise With Spirit Shortage in San Francisc
San Francisco June 7 A traffic officer attributes increased auto spills to drivers lifting eyes from the road to dropped skirts and ankles as they chase fashion.
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San Franchsco
Cal
Fred Loteney
Heither Auta
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Los
South Ireland
Admiral McCulley
Trinipy Church
ODD Fellows
Appeal For Mercy
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