Canton Buildings Hit by Shelling in Sun Yat Sen Bombardment
In Canton three American buildings were struck as gunboats bombarded the city. American minister Jacob Gould Schurman urged Rear Admiral Strauss to rush protection and American gunboats may proceed. The American consulate reported danger to Americans and protested Sun Yat Sen's indiscriminate fire.
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Peking
Canton
Sun Yat Sen
South China
Jacob Gould Schurman
Strauss
Sun Tay Sen
Opening of 32nd Reunion of Veterans of the Gray Army
In Richmond Virginia on June 20 the United Confederate Veterans opened their 32nd annual reunion. General William B. Freeman presided as Virginia division commander, with Gen Julian S. Carr taking the chair as commander in chief. Governor E Lee Trinkie and Senator Pat Harrison praised the Confederate cause while expressing hope that the sacrifices of the past endure in future generations.
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Richmond
Trinkle
Carr
Harrison
Big City
Southland
United Confederate Veterans
William B. Freeman
Virginia
Confederate Vete
Rans
Julian S. Carr
Confederate Veterans
United States
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Lee
Jackson
Sunset Park forms to build West City country club and golf course
Sunset Park Incorporated announces plans to establish a modern country club on the Joshua Hedgecock farm 90 acres west of High Point with a golf course and leisure facilities. Col Wescott Robeson leads the venture. 11 local stockholders will finance and guide the project while another company will operate the club once built.
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Sunset Park Corporation
Joshua Hedgecock
High Point
Col
Wescott Roberson
Sunset Park, Incorporated
Joshua EF. Hedgecock
Sunset Park, Inc
Col. Wescott Robeson
Frank Wineskie
RR. T. Amos
Frank Wineskis
H. Tomlinson
Willis Slane
R. T. Amos
Sunger Park, Inc
S. H. Tomlinson
J. FE. Millis
J. H. Adams
F. N. Tate
R. R. Ragan
O. E. Kearns
A. E. Tate
Gunboats Bombarded Canton. American Buildings Hit
The American consul at Canton reports Sun Yat Sen forces bombarded the town and raked the band with machine gun fire. Two American buildings were struck. The state department has not taken action and continues to support the consul’s protest.
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Pacey Washington
Canton
China
Sun Yat Sen
Department
Bloody encounter lands two workers under arrest at Giant Furniture
C. J. Doty and T. G. Hampton were arrested after a violent incident in the Giant Furniture Co finishing room. Hampton suffered facial lacerations from a varnish spray gun blow and faces charges of breach of the peace while Doty is charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Bond for Doty set at 50 dollars and Hampton at 100 dollars, with Hampton detained awaiting financial assurance.
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C. J. Doty
T. G. Hampton
Giant Furniture Co
Giant Furniture
Hampton
Doty
One Man Killed in Cutting Affray at Catawba River
Charles Little 35 is dead and Obe Heffner is fatally injured after a cutting affray on the Catawba river in Hickory county. Jim Bryant of Lincoln County is jailed in Newton. Remus Bryant, brothers of Jing, is being sought. Lincoln men accused of stealing fish from traps. others linked to the incident are being pursued.
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Hickory
hCrales Little
Obe Heffner
Catawba
Jim Bryant
Lincoln County
Catawba County
Newton
Remus Bryant
Jing
Mauser
Little
Heffner
Bryant Brothers
New High Records in Cotton Market at Opening
New York June 20 There was a big opening advance of 14 to 35 points as all positions reached new highs. October rose to 22.95 on Liverpool reports and south weather fears while prices backed off 20 to 25 points after the call. Cotton futures opened steady with July 22.90 October 22.95 December 22.70 January 22.54 March 22.81.
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New York
Liverpool
Shots Fired Near Premier's Castle at Stormont
Belfast June 20 Shots were fired near Stormont Castle the Ulster government residence of Sir James Craig the premier and his wife who moved in last evening Police guarded the area and officials gave no comment but others suspected an attack was planned and thwarted by guards
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Belfast
Stormont Castle
James Craig
York Construction lands award for Thomasville school
C W York Construction Co of Raleigh won the $152,500 bid to build a two story plus basement school on the former site burned last spring. W W Dick of Greensboro got $26,320 for heating fixtures and Crutchfield Plumbing Co of Greensboro $12,990 for plumbing. The plan by Simmonds of Greenshore calls for 29 classrooms an auditorium for 1000 seats and multiple facilities, with completion in eight months. A new theater on Salem street stalls due to wall thickness issues. negotiations with state building authorities may raise costs for the owners.
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Thomasville
C. W. York Construction Co
Raleigh
W. W. Dick
Greensboro
Crutchfield Plumbing Co
Simmonds
Greenshore
Ecity
C. Ll. Harris
Salem Street
Betwen the Finches
Stacey W. Wade
Quadruplets Born Near Ford City in Pa
In Kittaning Pennsylvania a stork delivered quadruplets at Stephen Marcinek's home. The first baby a girl weighed six and a half pounds, the second a boy four and a quarter pounds, and the third and fourth were girls each five and a quarter pounds.
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Kittaning
Ford City
Here
Stephen Marcinek
Dawson Named As Director for Carolina Telephone
Kinston June 20 John G Dawson of Kinston named director of the Carolina Telephone and Telegraph company to succeed the late Captain George T Leech of Washington NC.
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Kinston
Johng. Dawson
Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company
George T. Leech
Washington, N. C
Orleans hotels offer veterans reduced convention rates
New Orleans hotels join with Legion officials to provide $1.50 rooms without baths and $2.50 with baths during the October American Legion national convention. Rates are based on three occupants. individual occupancy higher. Reservations go through state adjutants to the hotels housing committee. Hotel list includes Grunewald St Charles De Soto Lafayette Monteleone Bienville and Planters.
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New Orleans
Doighbours
T. Semmes Walmsley
Forty Eight
Legion State Adjutants
Hotels and Housing Committee
Grunewald
St. Charles
de Soto
Lafayette
Monteleone
Bienville
Planters
Legion
Shemwell's Trial Begins Absent Defendant
In Greensboro on June 20, the federal court started a suit against Baxter Shemwell formerly of Lexington. Minority stockholders of Mays Manufacturing Co allege he manipulated the books to deprive them of over 206000. The case likely extends into tomorrow. Shemwell, a Davidson County fugitive with an 18 month road sentence, was not present.
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Greensboro
Baxter Shemwell
Lexington
Federal District Court
Mays Manufacturing Co
Shemwell
Davidson County
Greensboro man sentenced for unlicensed insurance sales
Greensboro June 20. C. C. Johnson, a Black man and former organizer and agent of the Grand Benevolent Association of Bessemer Alabama, drew a 14 months road sentence after conviction in Guilford Superior Court for selling insurance without a license. His company was found unlicensed in North Carolina.
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Greensboro
C. C. Johnson
Grand Benevolent Association of
Bessemer
Ala
Guilford Superior Court
North Carolina
Plans To Return Property Taken From German Residents
Washington June 20 Legislation is prepared with President Harding's support to return to about 30 000 Germans and Austrians property seized during the war by the alien property custodian in amounts of 16 000 or less The president with state and justice and the alien property office will recommend that seized property valued over 10 000 shall be entitled to receive if needed part payment up to the 106 000 limit
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Washington
Juna
Harding
White House
Department of State
Department of Justice
Alien Property Office
New York Syndicate Buys State Road Bonds
A New York bankers syndicate represented by Wachovia Trust of Winston-Salem and Citizens Bank of Raleigh exercised an option on five million dollars of leftover road bonds, issuing bonds at a thousand dollar premium on a four and one half percent basis. The group had already bought six point nine million and sought more, bringing total road bond sales to about nineteen million to fund months of the building program while the highway commission spends about seventy five thousand dollars daily on construction.
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Raleigh
New York
Wachovia Trust Company
O: Winston-Salem
Citizens Bank of Raleigh
Highway Commission
Dogs used as sentries by moonshiners in Stateville
Prohibition agents report dogs acted as sentries during a June raid in Union Grove township where four men were finishing a large 10-gallon steam still. The moonshiners fled before identification, leaving behind 15 gallons of whisky and 1500 gallons of beer after the operation.
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Statesville
Union Grovp
Halyburton
Hoke and
Tomlin
Bathing Beauties Hailed Into Court
Six Broadway bathing beauties face trial for being indecently dressed after police swept a cabaret where they performed in one piece bathing suits claiming their work was art. The officers countered Broadway isn’t a movie beach.
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New York
Broadway
Harding Must Be Present for Degree
Cambridge Mass June 20 President Harding's enforced presence in Washington on government business will determine the awarding of the honorary LL D degree at Harvard The Harvard rules on honorary degrees require the invited guest to be on the platform to receive the degree or the invitation is forfeited ensuring the status remains unchanged until the guest presents himself.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harding
Washington
Harvard
Remains of W S Anderson Die in Asheville
The body of W S Anderson who died in Asheville yesterday arrives in Lexington. Funeral is set for 3 PM at Southmont. Anderson served as Davidson County Registrar of Deeds from 1912 to 1916. A Scottish Rite Mason and Shriner, he was nearly 39, and survived by his wife two children father three brothers and four sisters. He was a son of Dr A Anderson of Denton.
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Asheville
Lexington
W. S. Anderson
Southmont
Anderson
Davidson County
A. Anderson
Denton
Eight Harvesters Killed by Trains in Kansas Belt
Eight harvesters died in a Kansas railroad accident. Four were run over near Wichita by a Santa Fe passenger train. three were thrown from a train northeast of Newton. one died in a Missouri Pacific freight wreck. Names include Charles Jackson and Stanley Carr of St. Louis.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas Wheat Belt
Santa Fe
Newton
Missouri Pacific
Here
Charles Jackson
Stanley Carr
St. Louis
Rev Sharpe Will Face Court Charge
Charlotte June 20 Rev J A Sharpe local Methodist preacher said he would appear in municipal court Wednesday to substantiate the church he made in his sermon Sunday accusing police authorities of bootlegging among prominent Charlotte figures. He was served ad testificandum papers demanding affidavits and said he would also present evidence on immorality and vice allowed in the community.
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Charlotte
J A.sharpe
Charpe
City Recorder
Goldsboro Plans to Celebrate 4th
Goldsboro June 26 Former Governor Robert A Cooper to deliver the address at homecoming celebration Invitations sent to former Dayne county residents Wayne fair grounds to host a military band from Camp Bragg parade races and other amusements planned Hundreds of out of town visitors expected and to be well cared for
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Goldsboro
Robert A. Cooper
South Carolina
Dayne County
Wayne Fair Grounds
Camp Bragg
Thompson Libel Suit Jury Dismissed in Chicago
The jury in Mayor William Hale Thompson's $500,000 libel suit against the Chicago Tribune was dismissed by Judge Francis Wilson after the defense refused to proceed with ten jurors. Two jurors were ill.
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Chicago
William Hale Thompson
Chicago Tribune
Fancis Wilson
Bonus Bill Shelved in Senate Vote Clash
Washington June 20 an effort to bring the soldier bonus bill to the senate failed as the body adopted 51 to 42 a motion by Senator Watson to table a Walsh resolution that would replace the tariff bill with the bonus.
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Washington
Senate
Watson
Indiana
Walsh
Massachusetts
LABOR DEBATES HARVARD DISCRIMINATION AND GOMPERS CHALLENGE
At the AFL convention in Cincinnati the education issue centers on alleged Harvard discrimination against Jewish applicants. A move seeks inquiry into admissions practices. Separately, a push arises to field John J. Lewis against Samuel Gompers for federation president, though Lewis denies being a candidate. details pending.
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Cincinnati
Organized Labor
American Federation of Labor
Harvard College
John J. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Samuel Gompers
Federation
Lewis
Thea
Gomperg
Building Trades
Uuion
Wer
Frances Church Dies in Randolph County
Frances Church a well known High Point resident, died this morning at 8 o clock at his home near Center Church Randolph county after several weeks illness. He was 38 and lived in the area for years. Survived by his parents Mr and Mrs W J Church wife three daughters Leona Hill Ella and Dinina three brothers Roy Wyatt Church of this city Carl Church of Wilson and sister Viola Church of this city. Funeral Thursday at 11 o clock at Holiness church conducted by Rev W C Lovings and Rev O L Ruth with interment at Oakwood cemetery.
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Frances Church
High Point
Center Church
Randoll
Hatch
W. J. Church
Leona Hill
Ella
Dinina
Roy
Wyatt Church
Carl Church
Wilson
Viola Church
W. C. Lovings
O. L. Ruth
Oakwood Cemetery
Water Power Conference Forms Southeastern Congress
Asheville June 20 formation of a permanent southeastern water power congress spanning six states to study present and potential powers in the southern Appalachian region. Over 100 engineers railroad officials manufacturers and officials expected at the opening meeting through Thursday.
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Asheville
Southeastern Water Power Congress
Southern Appalachian Range
Water Power Conference
Southern Appalachian Field
Babe Ruth Suspended Again by AL President Amid Checkered Season
Chicago June 20 Babe Ruth suspended for three days by Ban Johnson AL president for argument at Cleveland game with umpire Denneen. It is Ruths third suspension this season following earlier penalties by Commissioner Landis and a one day layoff plus fine in New York for dispute with an umpire.
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Chicago
Babe Ruth
Ban Johnson
S Teveland
Deneen
King
Nutamaker
Ruth
Landis
Mr. Johnson
New York
Churchill Asks For More Time In Commons Debate
London June 26 Colonial Secretary Churchill told the House of Commons he thought the present time was inopportune for discussion of Ireland and asked to reserve any statement he would make to the Commons. He postponed the matter to a later date.
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London
W Woinston Penecer Churchbill
House of Commons
Ireland
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U. S
Associated Press
Veterans of the Gray Army
Joshua E. Hedgecock
Emerywood
Roland Park
Parkway
Sheraton Hill
Winston- Salem Road
Colonial Drive
Secretary of State
County of
Guilford
Mg Country ‘Club
Eompany
High Point 4 Country Club
Furniture City
Premier
Dawson
Orleans
Legion Convention
N.Y. Syndicate
Kansas
Rev. Sharpe
Thompson
Ian Lewis
Gompers
Frances CP Me
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