Senate creates middle district in North Carolina judiciary
The Senate passed Senator Overman’s bill to form a new middle district in North Carolina. The map splits the state into eastern central and western districts with specified counties and court terms in Rockingham Durham Salisbury Winston Salem Greensboro Wilkesboro Raleigh Wilson Elizabeth City Washington New Bern Fayetteville and Wilmington. Cities designated to provide court facilities at their own expense.
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Washington
Mar
Senate
Overman
North Carolina
Alamance
Allegheny
Ashe
Cabarrus
Caswell
Chatham
Davidson
Davie
Durham
Forsyth
Granville
Guilford
Lee
Montgomery
Moore Orange
Person
Randolph
Richmond
Rockingham
Rowan
Stanly
Stokes
Surry
Vance
Watauqua
Wilkes
Yadkin
Salisbury
Winston- Salem
Greensboro
Wilkesboro
Beaufort
Bertie
Bladen
Brunswick
Camden
Carteret
Chowan
Columbus
Craven
Cumberland
Gurrituck
Dare
Duplin
Edgecombe
Franklin
Gates
Greene
Halifax
Harnett
Hertford
Hoke
Hyde
Johnston
Jones
Lenoir
Martin
Nash
New Hanover
Northampton
Onslow
Pamlico
Pasquotank
Pender
Perquimans
Pitt
Robeson
Sampson
Scotland
Tyrrell
Wilmington
Wilson
Alexander, Anson, Avery, Buncombe
Burke
Caldwell
Catawba
Cherokee
Clay
Cleveland
Gaston
Graham
Haywood
Henderson
Iredell
Jackson
Lincoln
Madison
Amendment Expands Pig Pen Distance rules in High Point
High Point city council passed an amendment to the pig pen ordinance altering proximity Limits. The previous rule prohibited pig pens within 100 feet of a residence while the new law sets a 300 foot buffer.
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High Point
Rochester Institutions Confront Atheism Controversy
The Rochester Journal and Post Express report that University of Rochester students in a Baptist institution staged a demonstration aimed at proving atheism and opposing belief in God and religious tenets. The article notes the provocative act by the student group.
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Rochester
N. Y
The
Rochester Journal and
the Post Express
Uni
Asheville Dog Catcher Fired After Stray Dog Killing
Asheville city dismisses dog catcher C. R. Searcy after he clubbed to death a large stray near the city hall on Monday. Commissioner Bartlett says action follows a thorough review while acknowledging the act may have been hasty but necessary to prevent future incidents.
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Asheville
Mar
C. R. Searcy
Commissioner of Public Safety
Bartlett
Searcy
Why Nickel Plate Merger Was Not Endorsed
The Interstate Commerce Commission rejected the Nickel Plate merger proposed by the Van Sweringens. The ruling found the financial scheme unsound and inequitable while approving the transportation plan and noted the attempt to keep control with majority backers despite minority stake. The decision leaves open a possible appeal and logical implications for pending consolidation legislation in Congress.
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Washington, Mar
Interstate Commerce Commission
Vansweringen
Commission
Congress
Missions
New York
Chicago and St. Louis
New Nickel Plate
Chesapeake and Ohio
Hocking Valley
Erie
Unless Ordinance is Passed City Will Operate Lighting System at Loss
City officials warn that without approval of a key ordinance the municipal lighting system will run at a loss. The measure seeks to authorize continued operation and funding, citing ongoing deficits and potential service interruptions.
High Point Council Debates Lighting System Ordinance
City council debates a proposed ordinance to bar outsiders from using local power lines for lighting. A North Carolina Service Company representative suggests the firm would consider taking over High Point’s lighting business, but officials resist, citing a half million dollar city investment and lost revenue from line tapping by large users.
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City of
High Point
North Carolina Service Company
Erie stock dives after ICC rejects Nickel Plate merger
The Erie Railroad common stock fell sharply on opening when 5700 shares traded as the ICC rejected merger terms. Early trading showed mixed results with some insurers and industrials down while Lackawanna, Dodge Brothers, Allied Chemical and Woolworth rose. Volume ran high with 325000 shares changing hands in the first fifteen minutes.
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New York
Mar
Erie Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hudson Motors
International Paper
Mack Trucks
Radio Corporation
American
Lackawanna
Dodge Brothers Common
American Agricultural Chemical
Allied Chemical
Woolworth
Stock Exchange
Counterfeit Ring Busted. Ten Arrested in New York
United States Secret Service reports ten arrests in New York with a nationwide roundup in Philadelphia, Syracuse, Detroit and other cities. About 18 thousand dollars in five and ten dollar counterfeit notes seized along with plates and a printing machine. Five boys ages 10 to 11 used as passers. Suspects named Giuseppi Giacolone Fai Rogers Lucas Heller Farucci Cauisano Bruno Mariso Koseta.
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New York
Philadelphia
Syracuse
Detroit
Joseph A. Palma
United States Secret Service
Federal Reserve Bank
Palma
Secret Service
Giuseppi Giacolone
Antonio Fai
Glen Rodgers
Gean Lucas
Phillip Heller
Charles Farucci
Luigi Cauisano
Banucci Bruno
Antonio Mariso
Giuseppe Koseta
Monument Proposed on Rendezvous Mountain by Judge Finley
Judge T B Finley urged placing a monument at Rendezvous Mountain peak near North Wilkesboro to mark where 375 revolutionary soldiers trained under General Benjamin Cleveland. He recently donated the site to the state for park and forestry preservation as Cameron Morrison, former governor, welcomed the convention of the American Daughters of the Revolution in Charlotte.
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Charlotte
Mar
Benjamin Cleveland
Rendezvous Mountain
North Wilkesboro
T. B. Finley
The
American Daughters of the Revolution
Finley
Cameron Morrison
Elks Lodge 1155 Plans Officer Elections
High Point Lodge No. 1155 B P Q Elks will hold officer elections tomorrow night. Members are urged to attend.
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Elks
High Point Lodge
Sir Sidney Lee Dies at London Home
Sir Sidney Lee, renowned Shakespeare scholar and authority, died today in London. The news comes from an Associated Press dispatch, noting his prominence in literary scholarship and criticism.
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Sir Sidney Lee
London
Shakespeare
DeMolay Initiates Candidates At High Point Meeting
The High Point DeMolay chapter will hold a meeting at the Masonic temple tomorrow night and initiate several candidates. Those to receive the degree include Butler Johnson Herbert Combs W C Corey and Frank Welch. All Masons urged to attend.
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High Point
Masonic Order DeMolay
Masonic Temple
Butler Johnson
Herbert Combs
W. C. Corey
Frank Welch
Nation to link power lines across eastern United States
The Atlanta Journal reports electric firms will soon connect transmission lines from Canada to the Gulf, enabling cross system power sharing. Benefits include fewer shortages, lower idle capacity, and coordinated use of hydro, coal, and natural gas plants.
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Atlanta
The
Atlanta Journal
New York Today
United States
Canadian
Gulf of Mexico
Minnesota
Pensacola
Fla
Danville
Southbend
Ind
the Journal
Sidney Z. Mitchell
Electric Bond and Share Company
New York
Mitchell
Georgia
Louisiana
Florida
St. Cloud Minn
St. Cloud
Viroqua
Wis
Apple River
Ill
Crystal Lake
Isls
Blue Island
Michigan City
South Bend
Lima
Ohio
Glenn Lynn
Roanoke
Roxboro
N. C
Durham
Tallulah Falls
Alabama State Line
Alabama
Fila
Selma
Ala
Jackson
Miss
Monroe
Minnesota Power and Light Company
Cloud Public Service Company
Worthington Estate Faces Probate After Wolf of La Salle Street Death
Chicago March 3 8 AP Creditors of John W Worthington the Wolf of La Salle Street and confidence man extraordinary may face difficulty seizing assets of his estate. The will asks 52 000 000 be probated but securities location remains a mystery. Attorney Robert L Cohan says inventory secreted may never be filed. Worthington died yesterday in the Atlanta penitentiary after a six year sentence for mail fraud. The Herald and Examiner notes he admitted prior to prison that his estate had been distributed before the will was made.
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Chicago
John W. Worthington
Wolf
la Salle Street
Robert L. Cohan
Mexico
Worthington
Atlanta
the Herald and Examiner
Great Smash on Stock Exchange Marks 16 Year Low
New York reports the first major stock decline in two years with losses up to a billion dollars as the market plunged in the final hour. The NYSE, hit by a blow in prices, records frantic trading and a 54 minute tape delay while officials assess a possible leak connected to the Nickel Plate merger decision.
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New York
Mar
New York Stock Exchange
Washington
E. H. Simmons
Stock Exchange
Coolidge
Hudson Motors
Financial District
Palm Beach
Judge Bryson Urges Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Judge T. D. Bryson spoke at a High Point dinner urging support for a Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A park fund drive began with a pledge of 1,170 dollars, plus a plan to raise the remaining funds to purchase park lands and promote regional growth and tourism.
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High Point
National Park
Smoky Mountains
North Carolina
T. D. Bryson
State Superior Court
Bryson
Great Smokies
Fred N. Tate
Thomas J. Gold
State Superior Judiciary
Patriot Supreme
Greensboro
E. DB. Broadhurst
L. W. Sprague
Park Country
Tate
C. C. Garrett
A. Sherrod
F. J. Sizemore
R. BR. Ragan
John Abels
Charles Amos
John Carr
Mr. Jones
Themi
Funeral for A. M. Slocum Held at Sechrest Chapel
Funeral services for A. M. Slocum 75 were held at Sechrest chapel with Rev. C. P. Cobl officiating. Burial followed in Oakwood cemetery. Slocum, proprietor of the East Broad street roller skating rink, died after four days of pneumonia. Pallbearers were FP. H. Johnson G L. Tibball Hubert Sechrest and Sam Vail. Flower bearers were Mrs. H. J. Ingram and Mrs. L. J. Ingram.
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A. M. Slocum
Sechrest Chapel
C. P. Cobl
First Presbyterian Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Slocum
East Broad Street
High Point
FP. H. Johnson
G L. Tibball
Hubert Sechrest
Sam Vail
H. J. Ingram
L. J. Ingram
Fire at Goldsboro destroys mill. loss $25,000
A planing mill owned by G. F. Geyer and company of Baltimore was destroyed by fire in Goldsboro causing a $25 000 loss. The damage was covered by insurance.
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Goldsboro
G. F. Geyer and Company
Baltimore
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Urannied Souls Society
van Sweringens
Power Company
Indiana
Clyde Martin
Palmyra
Judge Bryson
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