High Point Charter Bill Recalled For Vote On Revised Election Method
A House recall of a High Point charter bill introduces a revised method to elect city councilmen. Blair amendment aims to set voter approval before the measure takes effect, while supporters expect the original form to pass and defeat the Blair change in a forthcoming vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
House
Representative Blair
Senate
Representative Younce
Blair
Younce
Enterprise
Representative Boren
Meé
Local Bills Dominate North Carolina Legislature Agenda
In Raleigh on March 9 the senate did not take up the school aid bill, instead spending most of the session on local measures. Debate over the school bill centers on compromises between a large equalization fund and a smaller state aid fund. The house passed many local bills and adjourned to 11 am Monday.
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Raleigh
Mar
Senate
House
Education Committee
Highway Department
McGee
Stokes County
Bernard
Surry
Hanes
Rivers
Younce
Guilford
Johnson
Caswell Superior Court
Randolph County
S. B
Kenilworth
Herbert
Clay County
Mexican Federals To Get War Materials From U S
Washington reports the State Department approved a Mexican request for surplus war material from the War Department. Rifles and ammunition will be assessed for surplus, with delivery by water or border routes under consideration. Mexico also seeks privately made airplanes, amid border air base preparations and an embargo on unauthorized aircraft shipments.
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Washington
Mar
Mexico
State Department
War Department
Goode
United States
Yuma
Arizona
San Luis
Sonora
Nogales
Revolution Crushed in the South Prompts Northern Push
The Associated Press reports formal government forces led by former President Calles mobilized 18 000 troops at Irapua to strike Canitas Zacatecas while insurgents massed 30 000 southward toward Mexico City. Juarez fell to rebels. border clashes loom near Nogales and Mazatlan with American casualties amid aerial bombardment threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Juarez
Irapuato
Canitas
Zacatecas
If Torreon
General Escobar
SANDINO LEADER Jiron REPORTEDLY SHOT BY VOLUNTEERS
In Managua Nicaragua native papers report General Manuel Maria Jiron once Sandino’s top lieutenant was executed by the Nicaragua Volunteer constabulary. He had been in marine custody and was said to have led a patrol toward Sandino’s capture but was ambushed. The court martial ordered his execution.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Manuel Maria Jiron
Jiron
Augustino Sandino
Sandino
Pispis
Flynn Brothers Funeral Quiet. Estate Hearing Draws Crowds
In Chicago 1926 three Flynn brothers were mourned by only three mourners while probate court drew thirty attendees at an estate hearing. John died of pneumonia at 72 James, younger by two years, killed himself. Hidden beneath the Flynn shack were gold and currency totaling about a quarter of a million dollars. The initial hearing to determine estate disposition proceeded with many claiming kin and offering family Bibles as proof of relation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Flynn Brothers
Flynn
Flynns
Park Ridge
John
James
U S Bid for World Court Highlighted by League Session
At Geneva the League of Nations council praised the United States as a future member of the World Court. Sir Austen Chamberlain stressed the significance of Washington's note reopening adhesion talks, while Elihu Root was hailed for drafting the guiding formula. The session filled the council chamber as speeches drew crowds.
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Geneva
Mar
United States
Council of the
League of Nations
Council
World Court
Austen Chamberlain
Elihu Root
Las Vegas Officials Among Soft Drink Suspects Arrested
Las Vegas officials and more than twenty soft drink parlors connected to the case were arrested on federal prohibition violations. U S Marshal D Fulmer led a Carson City federation sweep with secret indictments returned the night before. Mayor J C Hesse and Police Commissioner Roy Neagle posted 5000 dollar bail each and were to face arraignment in Carson City on March 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
D. Fulmer
Carson City
J. C. Hesse
Roy Neagle
Hoover Plans Broad Inquiry Into Law Enforcement
President Hoover ends his first week as chief executive with plans for a wide ranging law enforcement commission. He outlined aims to reform federal justice, improve organization, juries, and enforcement methods while addressing narcotics and immigration rules amid Mexican tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law Enforcement Commission
Immigration and
Federal
Washington
Hoover
Organization of Justice
el Paso
United States
Pistol by Bed Discharges Wounding Monroe Woman
A pistol on a chair beside the bed discharged when Mrs. Monroe Yow of Bakers rose in her Monroe North Carolina home. The bullet struck her leg and she was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
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Monroe
N. C
Greensboro police seize seven in wave of house and store robberies
Greensboro North Carolina March 9 seven prisoners including two women were taken in police raids aimed at stopping a wave of house and store robberies. A large quantity of goods believed stolen was confiscated.
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Greensboro
Wave House
N. C
Mrs Wilbur Near Hoover as Close Washington Friend
Mrs Ray Lyman Wilbur wife of the interior secretary likely becomes Mrs Herbert Hoover's closest social ally in the capital. Their longtime Stanford friendship resumes but ill health may limit her duties while the first lady plans to stay in a hotel suite and attend key ceremonies.
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Mrs. Wilbur
Mrs. Hoover
Capital
Washington
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Secretary of the Interior
Herbert Hoover
Leland Stanford University
Drunk Man Bites Dog After Fort Mill Incident
In Fort Mill South Carolina on March 9 a drunk man was arrested after biting a dog three times. Chief of Police W D Potts heard the barking, found the intoxicated man near the scene and confirmed the account with a second witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Mill
S. C
Charles A. Dana
W. D. Potts
Potts
Search for Wilson Is Continued In Miami Gang Case
A Dade county grand jury reconvened to weigh additional evidence in the killing of Thomas Fatty Walsh, ex bodyguard to Arnold Rothstein, with an indictment expected against Eddie Wilson. Officials continue the manhunt as they probe the gambling house run by Walsh, Wilson, Arthur Clark, and K E Gaylord. Clark, wounded in the shooting and jailed, provided limited details about the partnership and payouts while promising to set things straight.
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Miami
Mar
Dade County
Thomas
Fatty) Walsh
Arnold Rothstein
Eddie Wilson
Wilson
Walsh
Arthur Clark
K. E. Gaylord
Gaylord
Clark
Jack Diamond
Tremors Detected Far From New York At Fordham University
Earth tremors were recorded on the seismograph at Fordham University about 6:30 AM with maximum intensity at 7:00 AM and continuing until 9:00 AM, centered more than 6090 miles west of New York.
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New York
Fordham University
Posters Tell Evils of Liquor Campaign Planned
Washington March 9 AP Posters illustrated will depict the evils of the liquor traffic and the benefits of prohibition. Government advertising aims to aid law enforcement. Posters are in the hands of a committee of the national conference of organizations supporting the eighteenth amendment. Fifty thousand dollars for education purposes was allocated to the prohibition bureau for the poster drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Doran
Prohibition Bureau
National Conference of Organizations
Greensboro Convict Guards Arrested for Liquor Sellings
Four Greensboro convict camp guards Cox Lewis Cattle Possey Pearman and J B Paschal were jailed on liquor selling charges after Guilford county grand jury true bills. A fifth man sought today faced indictment as part of the prohibition violation case. Cox posted 500 dollars bail. the others could not.
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Greensboro
Mar
City
KE. A. Cox
Lewis
Possey Pearman
Paschal
Ballinger
Smith
Guilford County
Cox
No Presentment In The Ballinger Case
Guilford county grand jury was dismissed today by Judge John H. Clement without a presentment in the Nell Jones Ballinger case. A dozen witnesses were examined this week regarding the death of the young woman found shot at her mother Mrs. C. A. Jones home on January 15. The next term starts April 19. Some believe suicide, others cite circumstantial evidence suggesting murder.
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Greensboro
N. C
Guilford County
John H. Clement
Nell Jones
Dixon Named Assistant Secretary of Interior
President Hoover appointed former Montana Governor Joseph M Dixon as assistant secretary of the interior and David S Ingalls of Cleveland as assistant secretary of the navy in charge of aviation. E C Finney becomes solicitor of the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M. Dixon
Montana
Interior
Hoover
Dixon
Alamance County
Washington
Mar
Lindbergh Launches Mexico City to Brownsville Airmail Run
Col Charles A Lindbergh arrives in Brownsville completing the first official flight on the new Mexico City to Brownsville airmail route. He departed Mexico City at 7:56 am with a stop at Tampico and proceeded over Hidalgo Vera Cruz and Tamaulipas regions amid ongoing Mexican unrest.
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Brownsville
Texas
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mexico City
Lindbergh
Tampico
Valbuena Air Field
Mexico
Hidalgo
Vera Cruz
Tamaulipas
Valbuena
Alfred Kent
Mexican Aviation Company
Latin America
United
Question of Wales Marrying Gets Fresh Airing Today
London March 9 The perpetual question of when the Prince of Wales will marry receives a fresh airing in the daily sketch. The paper notes the prince told friends he will marry at 35, with his birthday June 23, and court gossips speculate Marlborough House is being prepared for his residence and the consort’s suite refitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Prince of Wales
Daily Sketch
Marlborough House
Elsie Janis In Serious Illness In Paris
Elsie Janis American actress remains ill in Paris with appendicitis showing some improvement. Doctors decided against immediate operation as her temperature reached 102 and pulse 110 though condition is not considered critical, likely a long recovery ahead.
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Paris
Elsie Janis
Edmund Gross
American Hospital
de Marte
Banditry Class Staged In Chicago Jewelry Store
A professional looking man led a banditry drill before about 1000 spectators at Kahn's Jewelry on West 2nd Street Chicago. The robbers entered during theatre crowds, forced entry, and escaped with valuables and cash after a staged hold up. A conspicuous green roadster was used and shots were fired as they fled the scene.
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Chicago
Kahn
West 2Nd Street
Marshall Square Theatre
Albert Kahn
Revolutionists Predicted to Seize Mexico City Soon
New York March 9 General Mariano V. Montero says no revolution that captured Juarez failed and expects immediate advance on Mexico City. He reports Mazatlan evacuated by federals, rebel forces under Iturbe and Manzo occupy port, and main revolutionary bodies marching toward Guadalajara with contingents toward Torreon Zacatecas and the Tehuantepec Isthmus.
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New York
Juarez
Mariano V. Montero
Evance
Mexico City
Sonora
Pacific
Mazatlan
Francisco R. Manzo
Ramon Iturbe
Mexico
Culiagan
Sinaloa
Montero
Revolutionary Army
Guadalajara
Torreon
Chihuahua
Durango
Juan Almazan
Arbalejo
Zacatecas
Aguirre
Huasteca
Tehuantepec
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Saab
Calles
U. S
Associated Press
Pancho Villa
Almazan
Saltillo
Baja California
U.S
Fatty
Ass T
Trustee Bank
Germany
Wales
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