Legislature Ends 1927 Biennial Session at Midnight
North Carolina legislative leaders adjourned sine die as the 1927 general assembly closed after 64 days of work. About 38,200 measures were offered, with roughly 1,700 in the House and 1,500 in the Senate, and the Woltz equalization law was ratified to boost school funding and local state partnership.
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State Capitol
Raleigh
Mar
General Assembly
Capitol
Hancock
Granville
House
Senate
Woltz
North Carolina
Educational Commission
Funeral Services for A A Holton Held at Home
Albert A. Holton died at 121 Steele street. Funeral services were conducted at his home with Rev. P E Lindley and others officiating. Burial followed in Oakwood cemetery with large attendance and a Methodist Protestant quartet singing two hymns. Active pallbearers and honorary pallbearers were named from the Holton family and local community.
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Albert A. Holton
Steele Street
P. E. Lindley
Lester Ballard
First Methodist Protestant Church
John W. Moore
Wesley Memorial
M. E
George R. Brown
M. P
Reidsville
Holton
Oakwood Cemetery
Dan W. Smith
Clarence Schultheiss
Carey Davis
Jesus
E. W. Holton
J. S. Holton
J. L. Holton
R. F. Holton
J. E. Holton
M. L. Holton
E. H. Holton
George Holton
Thomas Farrish
A. R. Hammer
D. HH
Milton
W. H. Ragan
D. A. Stanton
C. 8. Grayson
R. L. Pickett
Summerfield
James A. Boyd
Greensboro
J. M. Millikin
T. A. Bryant
Coroner's jury investigates deaths in Aberdeen field
Dr H A McLeod led a coroner's jury in Aberdeen today into a double freezing death. Two victims, a Brooklyn safety razor salesman J E Rushway and Miss Helen Higgins of Maine, were found frozen near a cotton field after leaving an auto party during a winter storm. A verdict was expected this afternoon.
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Aberdeen
Mar
H. A. McLeod
Here
J. E. Rushway
Safety Razor
Brooklyn
N. Y
Helen Higgins
Sargentville
Maine
Berkshire
Pinehurst
Sinclair Entreats Jury In Teapot Dome Contempt Case
Washington March 9 The jury weighing contempt of the senate charges against Harry F Sinclair heard the oilman’s side after the government rested its case. George P Hoover Sinclair's counsel opened to recount Sinclair's prior testimony before the Senate committee and his refusal on March 22 1924 to answer questions from Senators Walsh and Adams.
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Washington
Mar
Harry F. Sinclair
Senate
Teapot Dome Naval Oil Reserve
George P. Hoover
Sinclair
Walsh
Montana
Adams
Colorado
Funeral rites postponed for Mrs. Mary Ann McGhee
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ann McGhee of Randolph county near Glenola were postponed from this afternoon to tomorrow due to weather. The service will be held at Mount Vernon Methodist Episcopal Church Thursday at 11 o clock with Rev. W. Harris officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
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Mary Ann McGhee
Randolph County
Glenola
Mount Vernon Methodist Episcopal Church
W. &. Harris
Pilot Mountain Fire Damages Main Business District
A Tuesday night fire in Pilot Mountain caused about 50 000 in damage to eight buildings and stock. Fire spread rapidly due to no water system. Mount Airy department aided with chemicals. Several stores including W H Reeds and Smith Block suffered major losses, with partial insurance coverage and the fire burning out around 2 30 this morning.
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Winston-Salem
Mar
Claude Swanson
Pilot Mountain
Mount Airy
W. H. Reed
Smith
Smith Drug Store
J. P. Lewis Clothing
Lewis Clothing
Fitchett retracts admission of crime in Atlanta
The Atlanta Journal reports Charles H. Fitchett has repudiated his confession to Bert Donaldson’s murder as grand jurors begin session. Solicitor General Boykin refused to commit. Some say Fitchett confessed to secure transfer from Chattanooga to Atlanta. Habeas corpus actions to free him were anticipated later.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Journal
Fulton
Court House
Charles H. Fitchett
Bert Donaldson
John A. Boykin
Journal
Fitchett
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Two Negroes to Die by Electrocution in North Carolina
Robert Lumpkin and Booker T. Williams of Robeson County faced possible execution for the 1925 murder of Roland Chief of Police Rogers. After thrice being reprieved, Pardons Commissioner Hoyle Sink could not obtain exculpatory evidence, and the case awaited the governor's decision. Both men maintained their innocence.
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Raleigh
Mar
Robert Lumpkin
Booker T. Williams
Robeson County
Rogers
Roland
Hoyle Sink
Brown Williamson Co to Be Reorganized Under Delaware Entity
Winston Salem March 9 AP A meeting of Brown Williamson Tobacco stockholders was called to transfer the property of the current company to a new Delaware entity of the same name to expand the business. The firm operates tobacco product plants in Winston Salem and Reidsville.
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Winston-Salem
Mar
Brown Williamson Tobacco Company
Delaware
Reidsville
State Deaf Schools Plan Tourney In Atlanta
Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida and Carolinas state schools for the deaf schedule a two day basketball tournament in Atlanta on March 11 and 12.
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Atlanta
Alabama
Arkansas
Tennessee
Georgia
Florida
Carolinas
Officials Pleased With Close of 1927 North Carolina Legislation
Raleigh March 9 AP State officials express satisfaction with 1927 legislation. All pet measures of the highway commission became law, including a 115 million dollar road bond total. Other bills cover welfare, banking, insurance, and education, with funding changes and anticipated cessations noted.
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Raleigh
Mar
State Highway Commission
Frank Page
Page
McLean
State Board of Charities and Public Welfare
Rockefeller Foundation
Johnson
Club Women
Corporation Commission
Stacy Wade
State Board of Health
State Department of Public Instruction
Baxter Durham
Six of 58 teams reach finals in state college tourney
At State College on March 9 six of 58 quintets advanced to the finals in the second annual invitation high school basketball tournament. Finals set for three classes with Greensboro versus Raleigh for class A, Dunn meeting Roanoke Rapids for class B, and Everetts versus Prospect for class C. Everetts beat Woodland 25 to 14 to end the recent championship run.
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State College
Raleigh
Greensboro
Leaksville
Dunn
Roanoke Rapids
Fred Hill Faces New Assault Charge in North Carolina
Fred Hill, once involved in the Eugene Phillips case and later acquitted, is wanted in Pittsboro for assault with intent to kill. Police say he struck a man in the head with a rock and left him for dead. authorities believe he may head toward Winston-Salem.
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Winston-Salem
Fred Hill
Eugene Phillips
Pittsboro
Chatham County
Hill
Marian Meyers Is Sentenced In Vault Robbery Plea
Marian Meyers former University of South Dakota co ed was sentenced to 380 days in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty to attempting to rob the First National Bank vault in Vermilion to obtain 24 dollars for tuition.
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Vermilion
S. D
Marian Meyers
University of South Dakota
State Penitentiary
First National Bank
Crop Frost Hits Southeast Fruit Blossoms
The agriculture department reports weekly crop conditions noting a seasonal frost and freezes across the southeast caused damage to early fruit blooms. Unusually warm February left vegetation two weeks ahead, with peaches and pears heavily damaged in Georgia and less in other states. North Carolina saw record snowfall for this time, while small grains benefited and lettuce and peas suffered minor losses.
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Washington
Mar
Department of Agriculture
Georgia
East Gulf
South Atlantic
West Gulf
Cotton Belt
Texas
North Carolina
Tilson Appointed and Withdrawn as Georgia Judge
President Coolidge gave William J. Tilson a recess appointment to the federal bench for the middle district of Georgia. The nomination followed a prior recess appointment but faced senate opposition led by Georgia's two senators, and Coolidge withdrew the nomination after the clash in Congress.
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Tilson
Washington
Coolidge
William J. Tilson
Middle District
Georgia
William Tilson
Congress
Senate
Hornets Nest Klan to merge with Loyal Order of Orangemen
The Charlotte News reports that the Hornets Nest chapter of the Ku Klux Klan plans to change its name and join the Loyal Order of Orangemen as a single unit. Officials were reticent about the details of the plans.
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Charlotte
Mar
Charlotte News
Hornets Nest
To Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Loyal Order of Orangemen
Hornets Nest Klan
Riots Loot China Customs House as Cantonese Advance Near Nanking
At Wuhu 200 miles west of Shanghai riots broke out with the customs house looted by a four, four mob. Foreign women and children evacuated to Shanghai by steamer. Cantonese forces gain strength toward Nanking, while General Chang defends Shanghai with reinforcements and 7,000 white Russians nearby.
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Shanghai
Wuhu
Here
Nanking
Hankow
Wanhwei
Chen Tsao- Yunk
Chang
Wusueh
Flood Threat Grows in Eastern North Carolina
On March 9 Raleigh reports rising flood stages along the Neuse and Cape Fear rivers after heavy rains followed last week’s snow melt. The Cape Fear stood at 33 feet at Fayetteville with no serious overflow yet, and local officials urged caution but saw no cause for alarm.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Weather Bureau
Neuse
Cape Fear
Fayetteville
Marines Land in Managua Raise Tensions in Nicarágua
A further 750 Marines and 40 officers arrived by the US transport Henderson in Managua, bringing total American effectives to 1,266. General Bartolome Viquez named conservative commander in chief after the Chinandega battle.
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Managua
Nic
United States
Henderson
Bartolome Viquez
Chinandega
Coolidge Urges Red Cross Help for Japan Earthquake Disaster
President Coolidge asked the American Red Cross to offer aid to Japan after its latest earthquake disaster.
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Washington
Mer
Coolidge
American Red Cross
Japan
Plan To Loot Mails At Raleigh Thwarted
Police thwarted a planned mail theft at Raleigh Union Station postal transfer office. A man named W. H. New, 41, of Atlanta was arrested as he tried to enter the office after barred windows were cut. Federal authorities hold New for investigation of stolen registered mail valued in the thousands of dollars.
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Raleigh
Union Station
W. H. New
Atlanta
New
Yarbough
Postak
Japan Earthquake Relief Rush Amid Tokyo Bank Panic
Tokyo reports a devastating quake killing at least 2,000 with 50,000 homeless and widespread fires. Relief fleets sail from Tokyo Osaka Kobe as shortages bite. In Palm Beach Florida banks suspend operations triggering aid from wealthy visitors amid a broader banking crisis.
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Japan
Palm Beach
Earthquake Toll Mounts Across Central Japan
Reports from Tokyo estimate deaths ranging from about 1600 to over 5000 with thousands injured. Destruction includes 3,606 houses burned and 16,657 damaged, and Mineyama and Amino suffer heavy losses. Relief is hindered by damaged roads, landslides, and a reported tidal wave striking Yamada and nearby fishing villages.
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Tokyo
All
Japan
Yokohama
Kobe
Osaka
Kyoto
Home Office
Mineyama
Tango
Amino
Kayet
Mabite
Tange
Home Minister
Diet
Miyazu
Tokyo Asahi Shimbun
Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun
Ashai
Yamada
Sale of Birmingham Age Herald Announced
In Birmingham Alabama March 98 1AP Purchase of the controlling interest in the Age Herald Publishing Company publishers of the Birmingham Age Herald was announced by E D Dewitt former general manager of the New York Herald He said no staff or policy changes are planned Frederick I Thompson editor says he sold his Birmingham interests to devote more time at his Mobile home Thompson directs the Associated Press Mobile News Item Mobile Register and publishes the Montgomery Journal
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Birmingham
Ala
Age-Herald Publishing Company
Birmingham Age-Herald
E. D. Dewitt
New York Herald
Dewitt
Frederick I. Thompson
The
Age-Herald
Mobile
Age Herald
Thompson
Associated Press
Mobile News Item
Mobile Register
Montgomery Journal
Knight Templars Set Meeting Tonight at Masonic Temple
High Point Commandery No 24 will meet at 7:30 PM at the Masonic Temple on North Main Street. The Knight Templar degree will be conferred and officers for the next term will be elected.
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High Point Commandery
Knight Templars
Masonic Temple
North Main Street
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Pilot MT
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F. Trubee Davidson
Secretary of War For Aviation
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Louise Homer
Mary Pollard
James J. Davis
Labor
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Chinese Custom House
West Palm Beach, Fla., Mar
Citizens Bank
Farmers Bank and Trust Company
Gilbraltar
Jacksonville
First American Bank and Trust Company
First Bank and Trust Company
Northwood Bank and Trust Company
T. T. Reese
Farmers Bank
BE. R. Bradley
Lexington
E. T. Stotesbury
Philadelphia
S. Davies Warfield
Baltimore
John S. Phipps
Pittsburgh
A. J. Drexel Biddle
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F. C. Butler
Chicago
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