Reed Decries National Corruption in Tennessee Speech
Senator Reed of Missouri told the Tennessee Bar Association that only a small portion of corruption has been exposed in Washington. He urged a return to old government principles, warned of federal centralization endangering state authority, and attacked money in politics with calls to protect ballots and freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Missouri
Johnson City
Tenn
Tennessee Bar Association
Senate
America
Lenine
Trotsky
Washington
Jefferson
St Louis Welcomes Lindbergh On City Holiday
The city of St Louis marks a formal celebration for Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh known as Slim, returning home with the Spirit of St Louis after the New York to Paris flight. A dawn to dusk program includes parades, dignitaries, and a Loy Scout induction at the Coronado Hotel with 15 000 in attendance.
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ST. Louis
Spirit of
Charles A. Lindbergh
Uncle Sam
Lindbergh
Congress Hotel
Scott Field
Dwight Davis
McCracken
Miller
Army
Loy Scouts
St. Vucuis
Murray Vabell
Orphanages of N C Benefit Under Will
North Carolina charities receive residuary from the estate of Mrs. Mattie Belle James who died June 9. The will filed in surrogate court lists Baptist Orphanage Thomasville Presbyterian Orphanage Barnum Springs Balfour Orphanage Hendersonville Eliada Orphanage Asheville Buncombe county children’s home Buncombe county Good Samaritan Hospital Asheville and the American Legion of Oteen Hospital Asheville.
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New York
North Carolina
Mattie Belle James
Baptist
Thomasville
Presbyterian
Barnum Springs
Balfour
Hendersonville
Eliada
Asheville
Buncombe County
Good Samaritan Hospital
American Legion of Oteen
Montague Case to Be Called Next Thursday
The case of Mrs. Anna K K Montague a 45 year old nurse charged with murdering Mrs. Mary R Cooper 62 will be called Thursday morning June 23 for trial in Buncombe county superior court before Judge Thomas J Shaw. A special venue of 300 men will be called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Anna KK. Montague
Mary R. Cooper
Buncombe County Superior Court
Thomas J. Shaw
Greensboro
Robert M. Wells
British long distance aviators forced down near Martlesham Heath
Flight Lieutenants C R Carr and P H Mac Worth, who departed Cranwell at 12 41 pm for a flight to India, were forced to land at Martlesham Heath Airdrome in Suffolk this afternoon.
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Martelsham
Suffolk
Eng
C. R. Carr
P. H. MacWorth
Cran‘well
Lincolnshire
India
Martelsham Heath
Coolidge Goes Fishing at Squaw Creek
President Coolidge donned a ten gallon hat and rubber hip boots and headed to Squaw Creek to fish for mountain trout in Rapid City South Dakota.
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Rapid City
S. D
Coolidge
Squaw Creek
Lightning strikes road surface on a Kansas highway
A thunderstorm near Lexington Kansas caused a bolt to strike highway 66 two miles north of town knocking a three by eighteen inch section of top asphalt from the surface with no damage to the concrete base. Observers note this as the first recorded instance of a lightning strike on the hard highway surface.
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Lexington
Highway 66
Des Moines Chosen To Host Lions International Convention
Des Moines Iowa was selected to host the 1928 Lions International convention at the closing session of the annual meeting in Miami Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Miami
Fla
Iowa
Lions International
No Bombs In Geneva Plans For Trio Nations
Geneva June 18 AP Simultaneously with Admiral Kobayashi declaring Japan will not press Panama Canal or Hawaii Singapore bases questions the American delegate Hugh S Gibson says the United States will not push startling limits. Gibson plans to outline a warship plan while Kobayashi seeks an agreement on warships not covered by Washington treaty. American circles note a reduced cruiser strength now about ten 7 500 ton ships, with eight 10 000 ton cruisers under construction.
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Geneva
Kobayashi
Japan
Panama Canal
Hawaii
Singapore
Hugh S. Gibson
United States
Coolidge
Gibson
Kobayash
Great Britain
Sale of North Carolina Public Service Company Noted
High Point officials say they cannot judge the sale to Duke interests and expect no changes. The city holds two contracts with the company for electric current and trolley service, with no definite expiry for the latter. Street cars operate at a loss, but a franchise requires continued operation if the city requests it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Public Service Company
Greensboro
Duke
High Point
Wescott Roberson
Neth Carolina Public Service Company
Power Company
McAdoo to Attend Hearing on Piedmont and Northern Rail Line
Former U S Rail Administration head W G McAdoo is expected to join the Piedmont and Northern case in Charlotte as the hearing opens on Monday. The dispute concerns extending electric lines from Spartanburg to Gastonia and toward Winston Salem, with Georgia and Florida Railway joining Southern and Seaboard in opposition. The inquiry before Interstate Commerce Commissioner H Davis could last ten days or more.
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Charlotte
W. G. McAdoo
United States Railway Administration
Viedimont and Northern Railway
H. ©. Davis
Interstate Commerce Comission
McAdoo
Georgia and Florida Railway
Southern, Seaboard
Piedmont and Northern
Spantanburg
Anderson
Greenville
South Carolina
Gastonia
Spartanburg
Winstensalem
Byrd to Fly America to Paris Amid Fourth Seat Uncertainty
New York June 18 AP Curiosity rose over a potential fourth crew member for Commander Richard E. Byrd on the trans Atlantic flight of the America. Weather delays postponed takeoff to tomorrow night as Byrd said many applicants including women want to join the Paris voyage. The fourth seat remains undecided with speculation about a reporter or passenger.
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New York
Richard EK
Byrd
America
North Atlantic
Paris
Multiple firearms recovered in Sheriff Willis murder case
Greenville officers report a third gun in the Willis slaying case a pearl handled revolver found with cartridges matching an exploded round at the garage. Carlos Rector sworn in as sheriff pledge to press ongoing inquiry. Townsend remains isolated at the penitentiary by order of Governor Richards with routine access controlled by Solicitor Leatherwood.
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Greenville
S. C
Sam D. Willis
Carlos A. Rector
Richards
Willis
Communicado
Columbia, SS
Henry Townsend
John G. Richards
Richard
Townsend
Leatherwood
W. W. Rogers
New York Cotton Opens Steady Amid Southern Selling Easing
The New York cotton market opened steady with small advances and declines as near months held firm on covering and Liverpool demand. Subsequent selling of later deliveries eased prices after opening, July traded 1651 to 1654, December down to 1708, and the overall market near unchanged to slightly higher by the end of the first hour amid showers and insect reports.
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New York
Liverpool
High Point Men Involved In Big Real Estate Deal
The Pinnix building at Gaston and Davie streets was sold for 152000 to H A Moffitt and G H Kearns of High Point. The First Realty and Loan Company conducted the deed of sale for J F Franks and B T Sustare in Greensboro.
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High Point
Greensboro
Pinnix
Gaston and
Davie Streets
H. A. Moffitt
G. H. Kearns
JF. D. Franks
B. T. Sustare
Editors Meet President in Black Hills
Several hundred small town editors and publishers gathered near Camp Galena in the Black Hills to attend an elk and buffalo barbecue hosted by President and Mrs. Coolidge. The National Editorial Association delegates waited a half mile from the state game lodge as workmen prepared the outdoor feast with park-supplied meat and buns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid City
S. D
Black Hills
White House
Coolidge
National Editorial Association
State Game Lodge
President Coolidge
Camp Galena
Waynesville Police Chief Suspended Amid Slaying Fallout
In Waynesville the police chief was suspended as mayor and city officials released statements after Policeman O Howell was stabbed to death in city hall. Miss Dolly Carnes 20 is jailed on related charges and Gw Morgan Ward represents her in court.
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Waynesville
Will Whitener
J. A. Turpin
J. Hardin Howell
O. Howell
Howell
Dolly Carnes
Lake Junaluska
Haywood County
Carres
Morgiut, Ward
Whitener
14 Men Rescued From Boree in Bay of Biscay Storm
Tampa dispatch reports 14 men were rescued from the French schooner Boree after a violent Bay of Biscay storm on May 30. The American steamer Aquarius arrived in port from Hamburg badly crippled by the same tempest.
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Tampa
Fla
Bay of Biscay
Acquarius Imped
Hamburg
Lindbergh Reception and Parade Schedule in St Louis
Today's Lindbergh program lists a 9:30 a.m. reception at Congress Hotel with a 300 member committee, a downtown parade forming at 10 a.m., a private lunch at Coronado Hotel, Lindbergh to visit Sportsman's Park at 2:30 p.m., participation in a Cardinal flag raising at 2:45 p.m., a rest period at 3:30 p.m., and a 7 p.m. public dinner at the Chase Hotel.
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ST. Louis
Lindbergh
Congress Hotel
Uioen
Coronado Hotel
Lindbergh Reeves
Sportsman's Park
Park
Cardinal
Chase Hotel
Whitener Gets Six Months On County Roads For Whisky Conviction
Louis Whitener of Hickory a member of the White ner and Whitener firm was sentenced to six months on county roads and fined 250 dollars for possessing whisky under the Turlington act. He gave notice of appeal and was released on 500 dollar bond.
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Charlotte
Louis Whitener
Hickory
Whitener
W. E. Wishart
J. Marion Smith
Wishart
Currie
Dr. Wishart
Smith
Lee Carpenter
Carpenter
High Points Utility System Part of Sale
Duke Interests extend control to additional cities as Southern Public Utilities acquires plants from General Gas and Electric in Greensboro Winston Salem Salisbury High Point and other NC towns. The deal closes with North Carolina and South Carolina utilities and hydro and steam plants, with partial power outputs secured from Lexington Water Power and Parr Shoals plants.
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Charlotte
Duke
Southern Power Company
North Carolina
South Carolina
Southern Public Utilities Company
The
Power Company
General Gaol and Electric Company
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Balisbury
High Point
Spencer
Burlington
Lexington Water Power Company
Saluda River
Parr Shoals
Green River
Equalized State Tax Boost Sets New School Fund
Raleigh June 18 AP The Waltz law creates a 5 250 000 equalization fund for 90 counties funding school purposes while ten rich counties skip the program. Valuation and distribution totals for the fiscal year starting July 1 show Robeson county receiving 82 859 51 an increase of 72 15 74, the largest gain. Anson Beaufort Chowan Cleveland Cumberland Davidson Davie Duplin Nash and Robeson are to gain over four times last year with several near eightfold increases.
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Raleigh
State Board of Equalization
Robeson
Anson
Beaufort
Chowan
Cleveland
Cumberland
Davidson Davie
Duplin
Nash
Vacation Bible School Closes at State Street Church
Lexington June 18 A daily vacation Bible school at State Street Methodist Protestant closed with a music and story program by children and young women. One hundred ten boys and girls attended since June 6 with eighty three earning certificates and fifty five achieving perfect attendance under Rev N G Bethea and six adult leaders.
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Lexington
State Street Methodist Protestant Church
N. G. Bethea
Fatal clash ends in sheriff killed and suspect fatally shot in cabin
In Paris Tennessee on June 18 a Black man named Joseph Upchurch shot Sheriff T P Caldwell during an arrest attempt and was then fatally wounded by a posse. A coroner's inquest will determine the double fatality after a crowd gathered near the cabin. Caldwell died at the scene. Upchurch lay dead inside the cabin with a lit pipe nearby.
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Asheville
Dave Ballard
Gastonia
WN. C
McKinley Anderson
Anderson Cove
Anderson
Big Bob’ Anderson
Dillingham
Andersons
Melton
Pillingham
Ballard
Paris
Tenn
T. P. Caldwell
Joseph Upchurch
Caldwell
Upchurch
Chicago
Sheriff Caldwell
Stocks Open Higher With Gains for Coal and Rail Prefs
Wall Street opens with a strong tone. Pittsburgh Coal rises 2 1 4 points while Lehigh Valley and marine preferred gain 1 point. Several large blocks change hands in early transactions.
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Wall Street
New York
Pittsburgh Coal
Lehigh Valley
Marine Preferred
Atlanta golf writers to wed in New York
CO Keeler of Atlanta described as a well known golf writer and Eleanor McAuliff publisher of the Southern Golfer took out a marriage license in New York last night and announced they would be married today.
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Eeler
New York
B. Keeler
Atlanta
Pationally
Bobby Jones
Boswell
Eleanor McAuliff
Southern Golfer
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Ryan
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Europe
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