High Point Hosts First Southern Furniture Exposition Show
Visitors from across the United States fill High Point as the first southern furniture exposition opens in a million dollar skyline building. Buyers register by noon with hundreds more expected daily. hotel shuttles and free taxi service assist guests while 9 o clock opening signals a lasting industry event for North Carolina.
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United States
Main Street
High Point
Exposition
South
North Carolina
Harry Raymond
Avery
Furniture City
Greensboro
Thomasville
E. L. Singleton
Durham
N. C
J. E. Kirkman
S. A. White
Mebane
M. Uhlfelder
N. Y. City
P. Kueborth
Portsmouth
Irving Warshaw
Boston
H. Rash
Philadelphia
B. W. Edwards
C. F. Barber
C. C. Prince
H. W. Savage
W. Z. Johnson
New York
Henry Goodwin
Sam 8. Levick
G. A. Haage
Cincinnati
T. B. Gillam
A. S. Caldwell
W. H. Lumpkin
H. C. Owings
Newport News
J. A. White
B. W. Kirkman
G. A. Curley
J. R. Brumby
Marietta
J. S. Vincent
E. A. Shamire
E. W. Holton
Nathan Hess
West
Lewis challenges Gompers for AFL presidency
John L. Lewis announces his candidacy to oppose Samuel Gompers for the American Federation of Labor presidency. The Denver convention faces major issues including the Irish question railroads and international trade relations as factions within Irish sympathy divide the scene.
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Denver
Col
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Lewis
Trish
Federation of Europe
Gompers
Irish Girls IEho Land in New York Seeking Soft-Job Careers
New York on June 20 several hundred Irish emigrant girls arrived aboard the Celtic seeking work as movie actresses artists models and stenographers. Few expressed any desire to enter domestic service.
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New York
Four Men Executed in Pennsylvania Murder Case
Four men were electrocuted at Rockview prison for the murder of Szima Florian of Erie in September. The condemned were Milton Hudson Robert Trannel William Stragin a Black man and Steve Schipp a foreigner. It marked the first time four defendants were put to death in Pennsylvania for the same crime in many years.
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Bellefontaine
Rockview
Szima Florian
Erie
Milton Hudson
Robert Trannel
William Stragin
Steve Schipp
Pennsylvania
Murphy Confession Ties Loot to Dearborn Street Robbery
Timothy Murphy and many accomplices are in default on bail of 100000 awaiting trial for a 250000 Dearborn street mail robbery. Special prosecutor John E Northup says Murphy will confess before the jury and grand jury readins include pals admissions. A trunk containing over 100000 of the loot was traced to Murphy's father in law's home from an alleged admission.
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Chicago
Timothy Murphy
Dearborn Street
John E. Northup
Murphy
Northup
Masons To Hold Meeting Tonight
A meeting of Numa F. Reid lodge of Masons will be held tonight at an unspecified time in the lodge room over Harris' store on East Washington street. Candidates on the first degree will be initiated tonight.
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Numa F. Reid Lodge of Masons
Harris
East Washington Street
Woman buried alive for 24 hours in belief of cure
Harriet Holloway a 45 year old Black woman from near Wilson North Carolina was buried in a grave on Barfoot Mill road two miles from Wilson for 24 hours from 7 AM yesterday to 7 AM today. She remained conscious and doctors reported no harm or improvement in her illness despite observers and crowds viewing the grave.
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Wilson
N. C
Harriet Holloway
Barfoot Mill Road
Harriet
Press Association Meet Moved to July at Morehead City
North Carolina Press association meeting dates shifted from August to July 27 28 29 at Morehead City with Bedsworth hotel requesting the change and president J S Hurley making the official announcement.
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Salisbury
North Carolina Press Association
Morehead City
Bedsworth
The
Beach
J. S. Hurley
Wachovia Bank to Open Modern Quarters Tuesday
The Wachovia Bank and Trust company will formally open its new banking quarters at 116 North Main Street Tuesday evening from 8 to 10:30. The remodeled building features a burglar proof steel vault and modern security measures as part of an informal reception inviting High Pointers and attendees from the Southern Furniture Exposition.
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Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Bank
North Main Street
Wachovia Company
Bank of Commerce
W. Idol
Southern Newspaper Association Opens 19th Convention in Asheville
Asheville hosts the 19th annual Southern Newspaper Association meeting with President Marcellus K Foster presiding. The program centers on publishing concerns such as white paper costs, labor issues, and the postal zone law as social events are trimmed in favor of business. W A Elliott of the Jacksonville Times Union is slated to become the next president.
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Asheville
Southern Newspaper Association
Marcellus Kk. Foster
Houston Chronicle
W.A. Elliott
Jacksonville Times Union
President Harding declines to commute Turner death sentence
President Harding refused clemency for William Turner, a Black man in the Richmond state penitentiary, sentenced to be hanged for the murder of Morgan Moore Jr. near Alexandria, Virginia. He followed Attorney General Daugherty's recommendation in declining clemency.
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Washington, W
Harding
William Turner
State
Richmond
Morgan Moore, Jr
Alexandria
Turner
Daugherty
Funeral for Mason Held Today in Chicago
Funeral services for Congressman William E. Mason, who died in Washington Thursday, were held today at the Third Unitarian church in Chicago. Burial took place at Waukegan, Illinois, as hundreds of friends and political associates accompanied the body to the church.
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Chicago
William E. Mason
Washington
Third Unitarian Church
Waukegan
Illinois
Bible Conference Opens at Wesley Memorial in High Point
New York preacher S. D. Gordon opened a 10 day Bible conference at Wesley Memorial church with two large audiences. Gordon, famed Bible lecturer, spoke on There’s Some One at Your Side You Can’t See and How an Old Town Was Radically Shaken Up and Ten Shapen Anew. Organizers expect this to be a major religious event with attendance from many city districts.
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S. D. Gordon
New York
Wesley Memorial Church
Gordon
America
High Point
Churches of the City
Christ
Mr. Gordon
Jesus
Garry
Preppy Girls and Carnations at Furniture Exposition
Exposition opens with two pretty escorts giving every entering guest a white carnation and inviting them to view the Giant Furniture Company's Carnation line. Attendees praise the display as the show attracts many early visitors.
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Giant Furniture Company
Cyclone Causes Widespread Damage In Ramseur Area
W. L. Stamey reports a young cyclone struck Saturday night in Ramseur and Fayetteville area causing uprooted trees torn roofs and ruined crops. No lives reported lost but several animals killed. Stamey, on executive committee for the state fair association, notes Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt will visit High Point June 30.
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W.L. Stamey
Ramseur
Fayetteville
Stamey
High Point
George W. Vanderbilt
State Fair Association
Vanderbilt
Boys Returning From Camp Hurt In Crash
Nine junior members of the Selma Young Men’s Christian Association and three others were injured when a motor truck carrying the group back from a camping trip was caught between two street cars in Birmingham Alabama. Driver R E Jones and association member Thomas Wesley were seriously hurt.
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Birmingham
Ala
Selma
Young Men'‘ Christian Association
R. E. Jones
Thomas Wesley
Association
Masked Bandits Steal Over Five Thousand Dollars
Four masked men held up Frederick Myers a Mutual Trust runner in Philadelphia on June 20 seizing a bag containing between five thousand and ten thousand dollars. Myers fired after the bandits escaped in an automobile.
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Philadelphia
Frederick Myers
Mutual Trust Company
Heyner Maf Murder Escape Attempt Ends With Buckshot Wound
Doc Hepner of Hickory serving a life sentence for the Glenn Pippard murder was shot in the leg by a guard during an attempted prison escape from the Raleigh state prison farm. He and two companions breached their cell, climbed to the building roof, and Hepner jumped before being halted by the guard. The guard opened fire, buckshot struck Hepner, and the other two inmates were captured. He is recovering in the prison hospital and expected to be released in a few days.
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Raleigh
Doc Hepner
Hickory
Glenn Pippard
Hepner
Woman 13 Is Given Jail Sentence in Municipal Court
Essie Lowry, a 13 year old white girl, was sentenced to 380 days in jail after a vagrancy conviction by Judge Walter Royal in Municipal court. Several other cases were heard, including Geneva Williams bound over on stolen property charges, and various defendants facing indictments, bonds, fines, or suspended judgments.
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Essie Lowry
Walter Royal
Geneva Williams
Guilford Superior Court
M. C. Armentrout
Williams
Bessie Logan
Stanley Sechrest
Sechrest
Elmer Jones
White
J. R. Nelson
Floyd Sechrest
George Bridgett
George Carr
B. Pierce
H. E. Byerly
Special Session Looms After Governor Signals Call
State Senator O B E Mendenhall reports from Charlotte that Governor Cameron Morrison intends to summon a special session this fall. He says Morrison sees no question of lawmakers being recalled and plans to “take the cow by the horns” to call it.
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O. B E. Mendenhall
Charlotte
Cameron Morrison
Mr. Mendenhall
Morrison
Mendenhall
Oil Firms Seek Protection Over Mexico Tax Decree
A delegation of U S oil companies led by EB Doheny pressed Secretary Hughes in Washington to shield U S and Mexican operations from a 25 percent tax decree by President Obregon. They argued the decree is unconstitutional unless special powers are granted, outlining Mexico's oil production history to date. The memo cites losses and potential constitutional challenges in seeking relief.
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Washington
Hughes
Mexico
EB. L. Doheny
Mexican Petroleum Company
F. R Wellogg
Association of Producers of Petroleum In
Jiuy Stevens
Association
Mexicco
Obregon
Governor Morrison Defers Pardons As Parole Debate Heats
Governor Cameron Morrison reaffirmed opposition to broad pardons after a parole case in Wilson County backfired, revoking the prior release. He warns lawbreakers must serve penitentiary terms until full repentance, while cities push for a special session to fix municipal finance laws. A racial conference is set for June 28 with state officials invited, as National Guard encampment at Camp Glenn prepares for about 1,100 personnel.
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Wilson County
Morrison
Wilson
Govrnor
Camp Glennorehead City
North Carolina National Guard
New Low Records On Cotton Market
The New York cotton market opened weak amid British labor troubles and crop weather hopes. July futures fell to 10.78, October to 11.62, down 237 to 262 points from last month’s highs as other nearby contracts also declined.
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New York
Rire in Alto Calls Out Local Firemen
The fire department was summoned shortly before eight o'clock last night to extinguish a blaze in the automobile of J. W. Brown. The machine stood on Booth Main street when it ignited, badly damaging the motor. Firemen from both stations answered the alarm.
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J. WN. Brown
Wes
Booth Main Street
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