Executions of Three Men in South Carolina Electrified State
In Columbia, S C on June 16 1923 J S Kirby Jess Gappins and C O Fox were electrocuted for the murder of taxi driver William Brazzel near Leesville. Kirby feigned insanity and struggled with restraints but was strapped in. Gappins and Fox issued final warnings to youths as the trio faced death in forty minutes.
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Columbia
S. C
J. Kirby
Jess Gappins
C. O. Fox
State Penitentiary
William Brazzel
Leesville
Kirby
Apping
Fox
Brazzel
Congress Members Want Fire Democrats In Blair Dover Fight
Republican lawmakers push to uphold Dover policies amid Blair Dover clash. A petition signed by about 150 House members asks President Harding to back Dover while naming treasury and internal revenue officials as Democrats, while Blair declines comment.
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Can House
Treasury Department
Mellon
House
Dover
Treasury
Blair-Dover
Congress
Harding
International Revenue Bureau
Republican House
Blair
New York
Doors of Palace of Peace Opened to 10 Newspaper Men
The Hague June 16 Foreign Minister Van Karnebeek opened the international conference on Russian affairs at the Carnegie Peace Palace. About fifty correspondents from around the world presented credentials for the 11 oclock session. Negotiations over press access delayed the start as smaller powers protested what they saw as large powers monopolizing authority.
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the Hague
van Karnebeek
Holland
Carnegie Peace Palace
Palace
High Point Man Elected State Elk President
The 1923 North Carolina BPOE convention in Durham elected Arthur Lyon of High Point as president with T. B. Kehoe of Newman re elected as secretary and treasurer. District deputies will be made from past state presidents and installation followed the morning vote. Over a thousand Elks attended the meeting which closes tonight with park entertainment and a 6 p.m. parade.
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Durham
High Point
Arthur Lyon
Tt. B. Kehoe
Newman
Piedmont Tobacco Co. in Danville Faces Bankruptcy
Wells Electric Co. of New York filed a petition in federal court to adjudicate Piedmont Tobacco Co. bankrupt amid insolvency concerns. EK L. Dodson heads Piedmont, with $500,000 authorized capital. The firm has long built a cigarette and chewing tobacco business but lacks sufficient capital margins to operate, despite record orders.
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Danville
Wells Electric Co
New York
United States
Piedmont Tobacco Co
EK. L. Dodson
Prominent Woman dies in Raleigh business leader Miss Sadie King
Raleigh June 16 Miss Sadie King prominent business woman of the city died at a local hospital after a two month illness She was known in the ladies ready to wear trade with stores once in Raleigh and Durham Funeral services will be held from Christ Episcopal church at 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon
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Raleigh
Sadie King
Negro who beat mob is executed at Irvinton
Jim Dinson, a black man who escaped a lynch mob weeks earlier and was jailed for safekeeping, was hanged in Irvington on a charge of criminally assaulting an elderly white woman.
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Irvington, Ga
Jim Dinson
Wadesboro to Build 20000-Bushel Potato Storage House
Wadesboro reports a potato storage house with capacity of 20 000 bushels being erected at Morven nine miles east of town. The project notes that dewberries and peaches will also be grown in the area due to soil suitability.
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Wadesboro
Morven
Permits Issued In High Point Hit 182 In Four Months
Local freight agent S. O. Schaub reports 182 building permits issued in High Point for the first four months of the year. The permits cover projects valued at 636 001 dollars. In 1921 the city issued 284 permits totaling 680 807 dollars.
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S. O. Schaub
Southern Railway
High Pont
High Pot
Russia firm on Genoa ultimatum at Paris briefing
Paris June 15 Russia will not withdraw the memorandum presented to the powers at Genoa on May 11 according to an interview with Russian foreign affairs commissar Tehichetrin. He said the memo reflects Moscow's stance and Russia will not permit a commission in its borders. Lenin's health is described as nervous exhaustion with recovery hoped. leadership is filled by Teourioupa.
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Paris
Russia
Genoa
George Tehuteherin
L'Oeuvre
Tehitcherin
Hague
Moscow
Lenin
Teourioupa
New Power Firm Formed in Lenoir Presses Regional Grid
Caldwell Power company owned by A M Kisler of Morganton buys Citizens Light and Power including plant lines and equipment. F H Bradley to run local office next Monday. Purchase reportedly 40 000 to 50 000 dollars with a planned 44 000 volt line from Hickory to Lenoir via Rhodhiss Granite Falls Hudson Whitney. Line to connect with Southern Power aims to improve electric service and ensure continuity if a line fails. Construction to start soon with steel towers replacing poles.
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Lenoir
A. M. Kisler
Morganton
Caldwell Power Company
Citizens Light and Power Company
F. HH. Bradley
Wistler
Southern Power Company
Hickory
Rhodhiss
Granite Falls
Hudson, Whitney
Jim Green to Preach at Main Street Methodist
Rev. Jim Green an evangelist will preach at the Main Street Methodist church tonight at eight o clock bringing a religious message to the congregation and the public.
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Jim Green
Main Street Methodist Church
Earth Cavity Opens Swallowing Tree Near Kansas Town
In Wibr, Kansas, a sudden cavern seventy feet deep and ninety feet across appeared near the Raf ferty farm seven miles southeast of a Cherokee county town. A pool at the bottom rises and falls, with observers warning of another cave-in. A forty foot tree disappeared into the earth, believed caused by an underground river or lake.
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Wibr
Kan
Rafferty Farm
Cherokees County
Prohibition Drive Hits Japan as Sake Targeted
Tokyo reports a movement to curb sake and home brew as Japan weighs liquor restrictions. The W C T U and allied groups, echoing American temperance, have intensified campaigning though enforcement remains distant.
South Carolina Bankers Elect Their Officers
In Asheville on June 16 Charles J L Cobb of Rock Hill was elected president of the South Carolina Bankers association. Other officers chosen include Robert J Woodside of Greenville as vice president James H Craig of Anderson as secretary-treasurer and Judge Ki Hart Moss of Orangeburg as attorney.
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Asheville
Charles JL. Cobb
Rock Hill
South Carolina Bankers Association
Robert J. Woodside
Greenville
James H. Craig
Anderson
Ki. Hart Moss
Orangeburg
Charlotte Chosen For Next Eastern Star Meeting
At the annual convention of the Order of the Eastern Star in Asheville on June 16 Charlotte was chosen as the next meeting place. Louise M. Fowler of Greensboro was elected worthy grand matron and John S. Wood of Spencer was elected worthy grand patron at the concluding session.
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Asheville
Charlotte
Louise M. Fowler
Greensboro
Order of the Eastern Star
Johns. Wood
Spencer
WVU Professor Traces Ancestry From Protozoa To Humans
Dr. R C Spangler of West Virginia University replies to William J Bryan about human origins. He outlines a lineage from protozoa through evolving animals to the ape man with a brain capable of distinguishing right and wrong, noting common ancestry with skunk lizard turtle and venomous snakes. He jokes about Bryan's tail question and whether it degenerated before or after birth.
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Morgantown
W. Va
R. C. Spangier
West Virginia University
William J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Spangler
Haynes Quells Day Agent Row in Illinois
Washington reports a temporary settlement among Prohibition officials in Illinois after a dispute that threatened to disrupt Volstead enforcement in Chicago. State Director Charles A. Gregory agreed to stay in office under a plan granting Col. L. G. Nutt joint authority to oversee enforcement and reorganize Chicago headquarters.
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Washington
Prohibition
Illinois
Chicago
Haynes
Charles A. Gregory
Gregory
Col
L. G. Nutt
Naynptic ‘Bureau
Ambassadors Seek Mortgage Forgiveness to Aid Austria
Paris report says the council of ambassadors issued a circular urging nations with Austrian mortgage claims to forfeit them for twenty years to support Austria's economic recovery. The move aims to clear debt obligations and stabilize finances amid postwar challenges.
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Paris
Council of Ambassadors
Austria
Rail builder says spirits guided 3000 miles of track
Artheur E. Stillwell, former railroad president and ex National Surety head, told Spiritualists he followed spirits in constructing 3000 miles of railroad. He claimed dreams directed routes and warned against a Galveston terminal, directing him to Port Arthur, Texas, where a disaster followed soon after.
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New York
Kansas City Southern
Port Arthur
Tex
Galveston
Artheur E. Stillwell
National Surety Company
Spiritualis
Lake Sabine
Haynes Silent On Greensboro Charge
Washington June 16 Judge Boyd's grand jury charge in Greensboro echoed at a New York City club where William Gourke accused political office holders of bias. Gourke attacked the Prohibition unit as a corrupt, mercenary agency and called for cleaner enforcement. Commissioner Haynes refused to comment.
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Washington
James E. Boyd
Greensboro
National Civil Service Reform League
City Club
New York
William Dudley Gourke
League
Prohibition
Internal Revenue Bureau
Haynes
Young Married Man Killed by Train Near Bridgewater
J Bas Finley aged about 23 or 24 was fatally struck by train number 22 near Bridgewater on Monday. Finley lived near Clinchfield and was believed to have been sitting on the track when the collision occurred. He leaves a wife and one child.
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Marion
J. Bas Finley
Clinchfield
Bridgewater
Finley
Thief Steals Phone to Seize Hidden Money Box
In Decatur Illinois on June 16 a thief cut a telephone cord attached to a money box of coins in a crowded pool room and disappeared with the coins. The incident follows the tale of the lost cord.
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Decatur
Burley Albertson Faces Trial After Nighttime Collision
Burley Albertson, driver of the car that struck Dr. H W McCain's machine on June 3, appeared before Judge Walter Royal in municipal court. He faces three charges including driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, and assault with intent to kill. Case continued to June 7. Co-defendant H A Cousins was ejected, seriously injured, and has been released from hospital recently.
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Burley Albertson
H. W. McCain
Walter Royal
Albertson
H. A. Cousins
Trinity
MacNider Addresses Labor Federation in Cincinnati
Hanford MacNider commander of the American Legion told the American Federation of Labor convention in Cincinnati that organized labor and veterans share common enemies who seek to tear down America's integrity. He spoke June 16 during the session in progress.
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Cincinnati
Organized Labor
America
Hanford MacNider
American Legion
American Federation of Labor
Bankhead liquor ban amendment rejected in ship aid bill
Washington June 16 without a record vote the house merchant marine committee rejected the Bankhead amendment to the ship subsidy bill prohibiting government aid to ships that sell liquor.
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Washington
House Merchant Marine Committee
Bankhead
Pearl Beck Dies After Flat Rock Fall
Pearl Beck nine year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Harris Beck of Flat Rock fell from a small outbuilding on their lot Monday and fractured her skull dying Tuesday The child was laid to rest at Sutphin graveyard after a ceremony by Rev Z V Robinson Children played in the yard and one tossed playthings onto the building leading to the fatal fall
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Mount Airy
Pearl
Harris Beck
Flat Rock
Sutphin
Z. V. Robinson
Campaign kicks off to fund Manassas Confederate park
The District launches a $150000 drive to raise $1650000 to convert the Manassas battlefield into a Confederate park. 1600 canvassers from nine Daughters of the Confederacy chapters begin work with drive headquarters at 1415 I street NW.
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Washington
Manassas
Daughters of the Confederacy
Drive
I Street
October Contracts Sell at Decline in Cotton Market
The cotton market opened with generally firm sentiment failing to spark buyer interest. Prices eased after the initial quotes with October futures slipping to about 21.36 while July 21.56 and other months opened near 21.50 to 21.32.
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New York
Liverpool
Texas
Rail chiefs to meet miners over threatened strike
Cincinnati June 16 B M Jewell president of the railway employes department of the AFL was authorized by railway crafts chiefs to invite United Mine Workers of America officials to a conference Joint action between the railmen and miners on strike since April 1 will be discussed if the miners approve the request
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Cincinnati
B. M. Jewell
American Federation of Labor
Railway Crafts Union
United Mine Workers of America
Ward Denies Guilty Plea in First Degree Murder
Walter S. Ward pleaded not guilty at arraignment before a Supreme Court justice in White Plains New York. He faces an indictment for first degree murder in the shooting of Clarence Peters. Ward’s counsel asked for immediate trial and the court advised the case will proceed like any other prisoner.
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White Plains WN. Y
Walter S. Ward
Supreme Court
Clarence Peters
Ward
Wireless around the world possible says Marconi
Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi announced on arrival in New York that Atlantic experiments show radio messages can be flashed around the world. He added that previously the maximum sending distance was 12 200 miles.
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New York
Signor Marconi
Italy
the Wireless
Atlantic
Negro youths held in Richmond jail case
Two black youths were arrested north of Richmond and held in the city jail. They face a juvenile court hearing tomorrow on charges they attempted to assault a nine year old white girl and her six year old boy companion while the children were picking flowers near their home yesterday.
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Richmond
Japan's New Premier to Quit Post
Tokyo June 16 Beres Kato who has just been made premier said he would resign his post as soon as naval limitations decide mpem Washington are accom
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Japan
Tokyo
Beres Kato
Washington
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Prince of Wales
Philippine
Leonard Wood
Manila
Prince
Palace OF Peace
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State Elk Association
Elks
Tobacco Company
NEW Power Company
A. M. Kistler
Geisha
South Carolina
Alice Mallett
Jackson
Mich
Macnider
Labor Federation
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