Storm Toll Across Midwest and South Feeds Death and Loss
Chicago reports an electric storm with wind and rain while a southwest storm disrupts communications across the Mississippi Valley. In Pinson Tennessee a fatality is reported and a freight train derailed. Wisconsin braces under a blizzard as Kentucky sees a deadly tornado.
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Chicago
Mississippi Valley
Southwest
Great Plains
Pinson
Tenn
Illinois
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Eight Germans Die in Recklinghausen Clashes With French
Eight Germans were killed in clashes with French troops across Recklinghausen district last night. A German gendarmes crackdown followed an attack at Dortmund where one French soldier and three Germans were wounded, and a state of siege was declared districtwide.
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Beur
Dortmund
Buer
Army Air Service in Grim Shape Warns Wainwright
Washington March 12 Representative elect A Mayhew Wainwright declares the army air service is in a most critical state with dwindling equipment. He urges a five year aircraft appropriation of 25 million dollars annually to maintain and expand production for wartime needs.
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Washington
Army Air Service
A. Mayhew Wainwright
New York
Weeks
Dwight F. Davia
Wainwright
Air Service
Acial Wie
High Point Thomasville Denton bid to buy Carolina and Yadkin River rail line
High Point Thomasville and Denton business men bid $125 000 for the Carolina and Yadkin River railroad with $12 500 certified checks. Judge A M Stack ordered a resale later in the week after a creditors conference. The line to be sold as a whole with next bidding starting at $125 000.
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High Point
Thomasville
Denton
Carolina and Yadkin River
A. M. Stack
Guilford Superior Court
C. and
Y. R
L. B. Hole, Jr
High Rock
Greensboro
Local teachers escape injury after foggy street accident
Miss Lena Barrow and Miss Louise Gill of the city schools faculty narrowly survived a collision on North Main Street near the post office when they tripped into a hole and were struck by Dick Holton’s car. Barrow rode the bumper to safety as Gill was thrown. both suffered only bruises and shock.
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Lena Barrow
Louise Gill
City Schools
North Main Street
Dick Holton
Commerce
Miss Gill
Miss Barrow
Hart Drug Store
Mr. Horton
TUTS MISTAKE CHARLOTTE
Tak ing the estimated value of the wealth found in the tomb of King Tutankhamen at SES,000 000. dn lian S. Miller, of the Charlotte News, haus figured out what it would have amounted to if put out at six per cent interest, 8,500 years ago, but said today he was unable to read his own figures. He gave them as SEF2SS followed by eighty-one naughts, and suggests that Mr. Rockefeller or Merbord tell the world tow much that is.
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Charlotte
Tutankhamen
Dnlian S. Miller
The
Charlotte News
Haus
Mr. Rockefeller
Merbord
Irish Prisoners Taken to Dublin by the British
Home Secretary Bridgeman outlined the March week end raids targeting Irish republicans in England and Scotland. Nearly 300 prisoners were landed in Dublin from British warships under heavy guards, with about 30 women among them. Bridgeman said the action followed orders from himself and Viscount Novar to curb a quasi military Irish threat. The House of Commons scheduled a debate as Labour and Liberal members pressed the government.
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Dublin
England
Scotland
Britain
London
Associated Press
Bridgeman
House of Commons
Viscount Novar
Ireland
Free State
John Jones
Denison Bailey Factor Seen in North Carolina Politics
Raleigh dispatch reports talk of a Daniel Bailey alliance shaping 1924 state politics. The discussion centers on Daniels and Bailey aligning on stock exemptions schools taxation and general party reform while Watts’s stance and Gardner’s board appointment spark speculation about who betrays whom and future power moves among Morrison Bickett and Simmons factions.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
Daniel Bailey
J. W. Bailey
Daniels
Bailey
Senator Simmons
Watts
Iredell
Colonel Watts
Messrs. Daniels
Dr. Alexander
Bickett
Farmers’ Union
Morrison
Gardner
Shelby
R. W. H. Stone
State Organization
Stone
High Point Building Association Approves 36 New Homes
The High Point Perpetual Building and Loan association approved 36 applications for new homes Saturday night, totaling about 72 000 dollars. Homes average 2000 dollars with most not exceeding 5000 dollars, to be built in various city areas this year. The association, tied to Commercial Bank, has issued about 150 000 dollars in loans this year and opens a new series April 1.
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High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
Commercial National Bank
Commercial Bank
High Point
Epworth League Meeting Discusses Christian Stewardship
Mrs. J. J. Farriss spoke to the Epworth league of Wesley Memorial Methodist church on service to church and community. Her talk reviewed the parable of the talents and urged earnest personal consecration to the Master. Members stressed reverence in spiritual life during last night’s session.
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J. J. Farriss
Epworth League
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Farriss
Wesley Memorial
The
League
Two Men Hurt in Pulaski Rear End Collision
Two men were injured in an early today rear end collision on the Southern railway at Pulaski Tennessee. The crash was caused indirectly by a windstorm, according to officials.
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Cincinnati
Southern Railway
Pulaski
Tenn
Poincare Heads to Brussels for Ruhr Conference
Premier Poincare travels with Minister Le Trocquer and experts to Brussels for the Franco Belgian conference on the Ruhr. France expects Germany to surrender soon and weighs penalties after the Buer killings. He says occupation is authorized by Versailles and France will act as needed ahead of negotiations.
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Paris
Associated Press
Poincare
le Trocquer
Brussels
Ruhr
Germany
France
Belgium
Great Britain
Buer
Premier Poincare
DeGoutte
Clarke case in Houston court set for Mann Act trial
In Houston on March 12 the Clarke case from Atlanta, once imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, charged with Mann Act violation, was called in federal court. District Attorney Holden said Clarke should be ready for trial late this month or early in April, with Judge Hutcheson to set the date.
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Houston
Texas
E. Y. Clarke
Atlanta
Ku Klux Klan
Holden
Clarke
Hutcheson
Revival Opens at Springfield Friends Church
Revival meetings led by Rev. Lewis McFarland at the Springfield Friends church begin this week with Miss Clara Cox assisting. Services run morning and night from yesterday, continuing daily at 7 30 p m with talks on the Holy Spirit and congregational singing inviting the public to attend.
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Lewis McFarland
Springfield
Civitan Club to Hold Weekly Meeting Tomorrow
Civitan Club will hold its weekly meeting tomorrow at noon in the Sheraton hotel. Dr. S. B. Coe and Albert Hart will direct the program, with luncheon served in the private dining room at 12 15.
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Civitan Club
Sheraton
Dr. S. 8. Coe
Albert Hart
City Plumbing Company Sold By Receiver At Public Auction
The City Plumbing company under receiver John C. Sheloff was sold at a noon auction in five sections for 1577.50. Purchasers included Frank Wright Arthur Newton City Transfer Co High Point Heating and Plumbing Co and Max Lamet. The firm went into receivership around December 28 and had been for sale until today. John H. Spencer owned the bankrupt concern.
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City Plumbing Company
John C. Sheloff
Frank Wright
Arthur Newton
City Transfer Company
High Point Heating and Plumbing Company
Max Lamet
John H. Spencer
Chicago man on trial for advocating crime during reform
William Foster of Chicago faces trial in Berrien county circuit court charged with writing and advocating that industrial and political reform should be achieved by crime sabotage and other unlawful methods of terrorism. He is the first of 32 arrested after the August raid on the national convention of the communist party to face trial.
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ST. Joseph
Mich
Associated Press
William 4. Foster
Chicago
Berrien County
Foster
Communist Party
Funeral Held for Mrs Nannie Bowman Near Brown Summit
Funeral services for Mrs. Nannie Bowman who died Saturday at her home after a stroke were held at Centre Grove Methodist church in Summerfield. She was 77 or 78 years old and aunt to local residents W. Stamey and W. Smith. Survivors include two daughters and three sons, eight grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Nannie Bowman
Brown Summit
Centre Grove
Summerfield
M. L. Everett
Centenary Church
Greensboro
Bowman
W. &. Smith
High Point
W. L Stamey
W. L. Smith
Lenoir Elizabeth Shuskey Dies at Home
Little Lenoir Elizabeth Shuskey died of pneumonia yesterday afternoon at 3 o clock at her parents home Mr and Mrs RB Shuskey 99 Textile street Highland mills section She would have been 3 on December 24 Funeral services were held at the house today conducted by Rev A L Fletcher of the Southside Baptist church
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Little Lenoir Elizabeth Shuskey
Shuskey
Textile Street
Highland Mills
Lenoir
A. L. Fletcher
Southside Baptist Church
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Recklinghausen
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Ino
Greenshore
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Gill
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Secretary For Scotland
Scothand
Nen
Tar Heel
Mr. Bailey
Max Gardner
Board of Agriculture
State Corporation Commission
Doemandes
Hun Sound
J. J. Farris
L. W. McFarland
Ivitan Club
Elizabeth Shuskey
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