Workmen Compensation Killed Without Debate By House
The House killed the Workmen compensation bill without debate by an overwhelming vote to table. Several local measures and new bills were introduced or read, with read-aloud requirements causing delays. The assembly also passed laws on drunken driving penalties and other local matters before adjourning.
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Rideoute
Rowan
Makepeace
Lee
J.L. Turner
Nettles and Lee
City of
Asheville
Brawley
Durham
Wilson Pasquotank
Boyd
Haywood
Connor
House
Senate
Rocky Mount
Moss
Nash
Greensboro
Wayne County
Lincoln County
Jones
Creekmore
State Capitol
Raleigh
Mech
General Assembly
Rescue of 40 aboard Cabo Hatteras off New York
A Spanish freighter Cabo Hatteras was abandoned after a fire 150 miles off New York. The sister ship Cabo Torres rescued all 40 crew members and stood by through the night as other vessels rushed to aid. The Washington Maru aided in locating and confirming the rescue, then proceeded to destination. The Cabo Hatteras was en route from Malaga to New York and Philadelphia with general cargo.
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New York
Cabo Hatteras
Cabo Torres
Zalviden
Afr
Atlantic
Lisbon
Portugal
Fire Island
Montauk Point
Malaga
Spain
Philadelphia
Seville
Destroyer King Damaged In Storm Off Cape Hatteras
The destroyer King en route from Boston to Guantanamo was badly damaged in a storm off Cape Hatteras and towed to Norfolk navy yard for repairs. A week will be needed to restore seagoing capability after losing her main mast rigging signal lights and antenna. The crew dried bedding on the forward rails after a brutal blizzard ordeal.
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Norfolk
King
Boston
Guantanamo
Cape Hatteras
Norfolk Navy Yard
Murder suspect in secret conference with prosecutor
Canton March 5 AP Jons Mazer charged with the murder of Don R Mellett Canton editor was brought to the courthouse jury room for a secret conference with Prosecutor Henry W Hartner Jr The court stenographer was summoned shortly after Mazer entered The judge A W Alger was not present but nearby Reports said Mazer was talking about the killing gained credence None of the court officials would comment
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Canton
J Ons Mazer
Don R. Mellett
Henry W. Hartner, Jr
Mazer
A. W. Alger
Cabo Hatteras Crew Escapes Fire At Sea
March 5 report from Cabo Torres notes the Cabo Hatteras crew escaped unharmed after fire broke out in the engine room and prevents towing due to heavy seas.
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Torres
Cabo Torres
Cabo Hatteras
Southern routes in good condition report
Greensboro March 5 AP routes south from Washington to Florida were in good shape according to the Carolina Motor club. The i weekly report released publicly noted only 15 detours among southern routes.
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Greensboro
Washington
Florida
Carolina Motor Club
I-Weekly
Decision Approved Reed Campaign Inquiry Moves Forward
Democratic Senators in caucus unanimously approved the committee's decision to continue its inquiry in any state it selects. The Reed campaign investigative panel will proceed as directed by the investigation committee.
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Washington
Mar
Reed Campaign
Democrats Oppose Making Prohibition a Party Issue
Democratic senators unanimously adopted a declaration that prohibition should not be a party issue. Senator Robinson of Arkansas, party floor leader, said states differ on political subjects and that differences over prohibition are not to be partisan.
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Washington
Mar
Cansus
Robinson
Arkansas
Storm Paralyzes Northeastern Carolinas
Elizabeth City area bore the brunt of a severe blizzard with lightning and thunder reported in Hertford. Communication lines and trains were disrupted for hours as crews worked to repair downed poles and damaged lines. One truck driver, Layid Fletcher, nearly froze to death after the storm, walking miles to safety before being rescued. Two rural mail carriers were found safe after being missing since the outbreak.
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Elizabeth City
Mar
Carolinas
Hertford
Layid Fletcher
Fletcher
South Mills
Hinton’s Corner
Len Davis
George Pool
Victor Hooper
Weeksville
Berea Church
Willard 10 to be Sent Back to Indiana
Robert E. Willard alias Dan Morgan will return to Indiana Sunday to complete a 10 to 21 year sentence for highway robbery. He had been sentenced in Winston-Salem to 30 months on concealed weapons and assault upon an officer, with the sentence suspended. A habeas corpus hearing in Lexington led Judge John M. Oglesby to rule he should be returned to Indiana.
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Winston-Salem
Robert E. Willard
Dan Morgan
Indiana
Willard
John M. Oglesby
Lexington
Oglesby
Cotton Freight Kicks to Be Studied by ICC Hearings
Evidence on complaints against cotton freight rates will be taken at hearings before Commissioner Woodlock of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The first investigation itinerary lists hearings in Little Rock April 20, Oklahoma City April 25, Dallas April 29, Shreveport May 6, Galveston May 9, New Orleans May 11, Memphis May 16, Biloxi May 18, Montgomery May 23, Atlanta May 27, Columbia June 1, Raleigh June 3, and Los Angeles June 20.
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Washington
Woodlock
Interstate Commerce Commission
Little Rock
Ark
Oklahoma City
Dallas
Shreveport
Galveston
New Orleans
Memphis
Biloxi
Miss
Montgomery
Ala
Atlanta
Columbia
D. C
Raleigh
Los Angeles
Southern Chinese forces push toward Shanghai via Nanking line
The Southern Chinese army seeks to reach Shanghai by the Nanking railway, the main line for Marshal Chang Tsung-Chang. Shantung units replace Sun Chan-Fang’s shattered regiments as northern leaders rush General Pi Shou Chen to Soochow to defend the city 12 miles from the front.
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Pi Shou- Chen
Shanghai
Soochow
Shantung
Sungkiang
Long Line of Hose Used to Siphon Whiskey from Bonded Storage
Chicago report describes thieves using over 600 feet of hose to siphon bonded whiskey from a government warehouse to an apartment building. Four men were captured after a pistol fight, with barrels and tanks seized and a value of about 1.2 million dollars involved in the operation.
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Chicago
Mar.ch
L Atter
William Klondike O'Donnell
Mee Swiggin
William “Fur” Sammons
John Barry
John Davis
O'Donnell
Barry
Federal
Morand Brothers
Sammons
Davis
Remsen Dies in Carmel at 81
Dr. Ira Remsen 81 emeritus president of Johns Hopkins University died after a brief illness in Carmel California. Death attributed to natural causes.
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Remsen
Carmel
Cal
Ira Remsen
John Hopkins University
Winston-Salem tobacco sales top eleven million dollars
Supervisor McFarland reported the Winston Salem market sold 49,112,960 pounds this season, bringing growers $11,494,449.99 at $23.46 per hundred. Weekly sales were 133,518 pounds with an average price of $14.97 due to poor quality. the season ends next Friday. John Glenn of Brown's warehouse acquisition noted. local warehouse management changes expected.
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Winston-Salem
McFarland Today
N. L. Crawford and Associates
John Glenn
Brown
Walker Hines to Attend Greenville Textile Leaders Luncheon
Walker D. Hines head of the cotton textile institute will be guest of honor at a luncheon by mill men in Greenville South Carolina. He visits Charlotte Greensboro and other southern industrial centers before the meeting.
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Greenville
S. C
Walker D. Hines
Cotton Textile Institute
Hines
Charlotte
Greensboro
Coolidge Absent From Special Session Plan After Congress Ends
Washington dispatch reports President Coolidge does not plan a special session of the 70th Congress after adjournment for a nine month recess. Many members will not return in December. key bills failed to pass, but no emergency exists.
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Washington
Mar
Coolidge
White House
Congress
McFadden Branch
Federal Board of Mediation
Army
Navy
War Department
Lexington
Saratoga
Oklahoma
Nevada
Treasury
Grady Removed as North Carolina Klan Grand Dragon
Dr. Hiram W. Evans says Judge Henry A. Grady stepped down from the Klan leadership at the imperial wizard's request for organizational good. Evans notes the unmasking bill was tabled by the North Carolina legislature after the resignation.
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Washington
Mar
Henry A. Grady
Ku Klux Klan
North Carolina
Hiram W. Evans
Klan
Kilan
Evans
Judge Grady
Grady
Marines Parade Shanghai in Noted Military Display
Five hundred U S marines paraded through Shanghai for two hours in a display described as exercise not a show of force. Landing at the Bund they were reviewed by Colonel Hill on the race course and then marched along Nanking road with pennants flying. Foreign officials and British and Punjabi troops joined the spectacle in bright sunshine before the marines returned to their ships.
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Shanghai
United States
Bund
Hill
Nanking
Valencia
Orient
Elder McMillan to Preach at Mechanicsville church
Elder Samuel McMillan will preach at the Mechanicsville Trinity Baptist Church tomorrow night at 7 30 o clock. The event invites local congregants to attend and hear a sermon from the visiting elder.
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McMillan Toe
Samuel] McMillan
Mechanicsville Trinity Baptist Church
Klan Moves Offices To Charlotte
The Raleigh Times reports the Ku Klux Klan headquarters for North Carolina has moved from Raleigh to Charlotte, announced today. The move shifts the center of Klan activity within the state to the Queen City.
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Klan
Charlotte
Raleigh
Mar
The
Raleigh Times
North Carolina
Ku Klux Klan
State Legislature Closes With Largest Equalizing Fund Created
Raleigh March 5 AP The 1927 legislature adjourned after a day of final bills including the largest equalizing fund ever set up to aid counties in running schools. Counties must levy 38 cents to participate while an emergency $100000 fund covers unforeseen needs. The anti-Ku Klux Klan bill died as did the McDonald divorce measure lowering separation to two years.
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Raleigh
Mar
Council of State
House
Henry A. Grady
Clinton
J. M. Broughton
Wake
Senate
McDonald
Cyclone Rumors Hit Tamaiave Madagascar Coast
Paris reported unconfirmed news from London that Tamaiave on Madagascar's east coast was struck by a cyclone with possible fatalities and five ships sunk. The French colonies ministry had not confirmed the reports by late afternoon.
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Paris
French Ministry of Colonies
London
Tamaiave
Madagascar
Florida Boxer Quits Promising Career Founder Warren Shines
Florida middleweight Fuller Warren, a college man and legislator to be, fought in the southern conference boxing tournament in Charlottesville. He lost to Ursman of Virginia but earned cheers for taking punishment. Warren, under 21, will be of age when the Florida legislature opens. He will box Wood of Georgia in a consolation bout. Virginia leads the tournament with five wins, followed by North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Coghill of VPI meets Hosea of Virginia in the light weight semi finals.
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Charlottesville
Florida
Monte Mann
Fuller Warren
Warren
Ursman
Virginia
Senate
House of Representatives
Washington
Woodall
Georgia
University of Virginia
North Carolina
Virginia Poly Institute
Coghill
Hosea
Raymond A Smith speaks to Junior Leader Corps
Raymond A Smith, director of religious education at Wesley Memorial church, spoke to the Junior Leader corps of the Y M C A this morning at 10 30. His talk followed a study of greatAthes of the Bible and was preceded by a devotional led by William Cobb. The corps then planned an all round physical program for the annual junior exhibition to be held at the Y later this month.
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Raymond A. Smith
Wesley Memorial Church
Y. M
Smith
William Cobb
Charlotte Man Found Guilty Arson in Mecklenburg Court
J Baxter Williams a Charlotte paving contractor was found guilty of attempted arson by a Mecklenburg superior court jury and sentenced to five years with hard labor in Raleigh. An appeal was noted Williams was accused of stealing 800 dollars of furniture and setting fire to C C Cox residence on Statesville avenue February 20 1926 Mrs Cox testified by proxy from California while her husband and child testified. Williams denied trying to burn the house. Mrs Williams faces an indictment for attempting to smuggle a blow torch into his jail cell and cried as the verdict came in.
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Charlotte
Mar
J. Baxter Williams
Mecklenburg Superior Court
Raleigh
Williams
C. C. Cox
Statesville Avenue
Cox
California
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