Goforth Stabbed in Brazil. Condition Grave
Herndon W. Goforth American consul in Sao Paulo was hospitalized in grave condition after being stabbed by an American, David Caffield, 73, who claimed self defense. The attack occurred at the consulate as Caffield pressed for a passport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Mar
la Nacion
Saopaulo
Brazil
Herndon W. Goforth
David Caffeld
Caffield
United States
Goforth
High Water Delays Deep River Dam Work At High Point
Heavy rains and a thaw flood Deep River where the dam for High Point’s water supply is under construction. Cofferdams washed out and the excavation filled with mud but 100 plus workers are clearing debris and plans call for adding several hundred laborers in coming weeks under contractor and city council agreements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deep River
High Point
Consul Herndon Goforth Succumbs After Saopaulo Stabbing
LENOIR March 12 AP Herndon W Goforth American consul stabbed in Saopaulo Brazil leaves behind parents Mr and Mrs G M Goforth of Lenoir two brothers Mark Goforth of Lenoir Rev R C Goforth of Lincolnton and sister Miss Mabel Goforth Five children are listed with the wife Essie Headley. The family has had no word beyond morning papers about the tragedy and officials seek details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenoir
Mar
Herndon W. Goforth
Saopaulo
Brazil
G. M. Goforth
Mark Goforth
R. C. Goforth
Lincolnton
Mabel Goforth
Rutherford College
George Washington University
Herndon Goforth
Arizona
Essie Headley
Goforth
Architects urged to go operate in saving of timber
Raleigh dated report urges North Carolina architects to conserve timber by using shorter lengths. J S Holmes state forester cites waste from eight to ten foot lumber and advises ordering shorter sizes. Hoover notes national need to save forests and reduce lumber costs through efficient utilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Mer
Department of Conservation
Department
United States Department of Commerce
J. S. Holmes
Holmes
Hoover
Reserve banks show big weekly gain in excess reserves
New York March 12 The actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies shows an excess reserve of 60136790 dollars. This marks an increase of 66046760 dollars from the prior week when a deficit of 5909970 dollars existed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pinoco Mills Formed To Operate Near Charlotte
The Pinoco Mills Inc has been organized to operate a new plant near Charlotte North Carolina for the National Fabric Corporation of New York. F H Schloss president of Darlington Textile Co Pawtucket R I serves as president of the new NC company. The National Fabric Corp recently bought 100 acres on Mount Holly road five miles from Charlotte. Construction to start in about a month and the mill will have 100 jacquard rooms with future capacity.
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Charlotte
Pinoco Mills, Inc
National Fabric Corporation of
New York
F. H. Schloss
Darlington Textile Company
Pawtucket
R. I
National Fabric Corporation
New North Carolina Company
Mount Holly Road
Counties to benefit from education fund taxes in NC
Governor McLean said eight and a half of every hundred North Carolina counties should see lower school costs if the Woltz education bill creates a larger equalizing fund. Legislature approved rises from 1.5 to 3.25 million dollars after study and debate.
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Raleigh
Mar
Woltz
General Assembly
North Carolina
McLean
Temporary district court appointments made in Greensboro
Special to The Enterprise says Judge John J. Parker ordered further temporary appointments for the middle district federal court in Greensboro yesterday. The regular district judge likely to be named within weeks will reduce need for more deputy clerks or marshals. Regular appointees to be chosen at the state Republican executive committee meeting at the King Cotton hotel. Parker remains head of the district court until the president nominates a judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Greensboro
Middle District Federal Court
John J. Parker
King Cotton Hotel
Parker
Charlotte
District Court
Second Week of March Court Opens Monday in Greensboro
The second week of the March criminal court in Greensboro will open Monday with 62 cases on the calendar under Judge John M. Oglesby. It is unlikely more than half will finish. a plan by Clerk Mason to secure a special criminal term around April 11 is under consideration to avoid conflicts with other 12th district court dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
John M. Oglesby
Mason “Ant
Flogging Case Near Verdict in Wake County Trial
Wake county flogging case closes evidence as four hours of jury argument begin. Leland Rogers faces charges of secret assault for allegedly joining a masked group that flogged E A Dolly Jones and Sam Green on December 13. Key witness Clyde Weaver, a former deputy sheriff and Ku Klux Klan member, testified amid defense and prosecution framing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Wake County
Leland Rogers
E. A
Dolly’ Jones
Sam Green
Rogers
Ku Klux Klan
First Invasion of International Settlement at Shanghai Fought
The first attempted invasion of the Shanghai international settlement by Shaptunger soldiers occurred today with about 500 men massed. 200 British Durham Light Infantry troops arrived, forcing the attackers to withdraw. Guards around Shanghai were doubled as Chang Tsung-Chang pressed defense funds. Labor unrest grows and factories shut for Sun Yat Sen's death anniversary. Reports in London suggest a larger Cantonese drive may come within a week. Business resumes at Wuhu after anti foreign riots.
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Shanghai
Durham Light Infantry
Chang Tsung-Chang
Sun Yat Sen
London
Wuhu
Yangtze River
Auto Dealers Convene in Asheville for State Meeting
More than 1,000 automobile dealers and finance company representatives were invited as Asheville completes final preparations to host the annual convention of the state automotive trade associations. Sessions run Monday and Tuesday at the Kenilworth Inn with election of officers and discussion of recent general assembly legislation. Several nationally known industry figures are slated to address the delegates.
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Asheville
Mar
Automotive Trade Associations
Kenilworth Inn
Narrow Escape As Train Hits Car In Newton
A westbound C and N W train struck an automobile crossing toward Newton, demolishing the car and derailing the engine and coal car. Clyde Page, Miss Goldie Page, and three year old Herbert Propst were involved. Scott Brawley the engineer was shaken but expected to survive. All but the child escaped injury. both Pages were hospitalized and the incident had no eye witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Mar
N. W
Clyde Page
Goldie Page
Goodsonville
Herbert Propst
Scott Brawley
Snd
Miss Page
Lincolnton
Brawley
Hickory
Artist Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts Dies by Suicide in Concord
The renowned artist Miss Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts committed suicide at her Concord home today. She evaded nurses who had cared for her during a recent illness and leaped from the third floor after tying a rope around her neck at the banister.
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Self Concord
Mass
Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts
Wheat market rally as wheat buys for export rail shipment
Chicago wheat activity ended irregular with advances for May futures after late buying of hard winter wheat for sea board export. Earlier trades showed May at new lows for the movement and overall closes showed 3-8 to 11-4c declines in some, while others rose up to 7-8c with provisions mixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Seaboard
Corp
Transfer deals mark only High Point township deed
Greensboro March 12 the only High Point township deed filed Saturday morning with the register of deeds records shows Own A Home company transferring lot 19 in its development to W C Snider and wife for 10 dollars plus other considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
High Point Township
Office of the Register of Deeds
Own-Ahome
Health Board probe delayed in Raleigh
Attorney General Brummitt, directed by Governor McLean, delays action on investigating alleged irregularities in the state health board administration. Ill this week, he plans to respond next week. The push followed a legislative fight over privy law revisions and graft accusations by Senator Rivers Johnson of Duplin.
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Raleigh
Mar
Brummitt
McLean
State Board of Health
Rivers Johnson
Duplin
Senate
Hayes Suggested for North Carolina Judgeship in New District
Hayes of Greensboro North Carolina was nominated for the judgeship in the new middle district of North Carolina. The suggestion came from Senators Simmons and Overman and Judge T B Finley along with Greensboro attorneys J S Duncan and A L Brooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayes
Washington
Johnson J. Hayes
Greensboro
N. C
President Coolidge
Middle District
North Carolina
Simmons and Overman
T. B. Finley
Superior Court of North Carolina
J. S. Duncan
A. L. Brooks
Dynamite Blast Injures Two At Coral Gables Dredging Site
Miami reports three dynamite boxes exploded prematurely during dredging work in Coral Gables. George B. Thees 37 formerly of Wilmington North Carolina suffered crushing chest injuries a knee fracture and severe burns. doctors fear his wounds may prove fatal. Cobb Ness assistant foreman sustained internal injuries and a crushed leg.
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Miami
Fla
Coral Gables
George B. Thees
Wilmington
N. C
Cobb Ness
Plane Returns After Attempted Trans Atlantic Flight
AP dispatch from Bolama Portuguese Guinea reports Major Sarmiento Beires attempted a trans Atlantic flight to Brazil. The aircraft returned to the Island of Bissages off the Guinea coast and no reason for the return was stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Mar
la Nacion
Bolama
Portuguese Guinea
Sarmiento Beires
Brazil
Bissages
Man Fined for Carrying Whisky at Justice Court
E Myatt Smith of New Bern faced contempt of court charges after deputies found a pint of liquor in his pocket during a hearing in Justice Roy M Banks court. He was fined 1 and costs and placed under 150 bond to answer in superior court for possessing whisky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Mar
Justices of the Peace Court
E. Myatt Smith
New Bern
Roy M. Banks
Smith
Gang Warfare Recurs in Cook County Chicago
In Chicago on March 12 two Joe Saltis lieutenants Frank Koncil and Frank Hubacek were killed by machine gun fire while in their car on the West Side. A third man, Benjamin Schneider, a North Side associate, died earlier in the night amid renewed gang conflict following liquor raids and a peace pact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joe Saltis
West Side
Saltis
Fussilade
Cicero
Frank
Lefty
Koncil
Frank Hubacek
Benjamin Schneider
North Side
Hubacek
Hubace
Prosperity Seen in February Electrical Demand and Oil Dividends
The Electrical World reports industrial activity rose 12.7 percent in February versus January. Standard Oil paid record first quarter cash dividends totaling 55 333 056 dollars, about 15 million higher than the prior record, signaling strong earnings and market vigor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Standard Oil
Senator's daughter trousseau costs cited in suit
New York modistes sue Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Stanfield for at least 1121 dollars for gowns for Barbara Stanfield Dunn wife of Henry T. Dunn of Jacksonville. The wedding gown cost 200 dollars. The ex-senator promises to rectify the oversight promptly.
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Washington
Trousseau
Robert N. Stanfield
New York
Barbara
Henry T. Dunn
Jacksonville
Vanderbilt Struggles on Thin Newspaper Salary
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. earns $500 weekly from the New York American and $200 from the Daily Mirror, facing financial strain while continuing his journalism duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
New York American
The
Daily Mirror
Kipling Writing for Films as Britain Presses Local Film Quota
London reports that Rudyard Kipling is writing for the movies while the government plans to compel theatres to show at least seven and a half percent of British made films in their lineups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rudyard Kipling
Mrs. J. P. Caldwell Critical Ill With Influenza
Charlotte report says Mrs. J. P. Caldwell dean of southern newspaper women and longtime author of One Minute Interviews is critically ill in a local hospital with influenza. Her daughter Mrs. Charles C. Butler of Waycross Ga. is expected today. Caldwell, age and longtime activity noted, had fever 104 and delirium two days prior. fever eased slightly this morning but she remains mighty feeble.
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Charlotte, Mar
J. P. Caldwell
Women of the South
Charles C. Butler
Waycross
Armed Shantunger clash at Shanghai settlement entry
Five hundred armed Shantunger attempted to enter the international settlement in Shanghai but were repelled by a detachment of Durham light infantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Durham Light Infantry
Three Joliet prison escapees trigger deadly fight
Six condemned men escape Joliet jail aided by smuggled saws and guns. In a gun battle, five wounded, one at large as Mexican and American fugitives flee toward Chicago. Evidence points to possible connivance and warrants further inquiry.
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Joliet
Chicago
Mar
Ills
Charles Duchowski
Duchowski
Charles Schader
Walter Staleski
Gregorio Rizo
Roberto Torrez
Bernardo Road
Pete Klein
Statesville Penitentiary
Klein
State Supreme Court
Bull Pen
Giega
Sub Committee 18 to Meet on Kernersville Air Mail Field
Greensbor o March 12 The landing field sub committee of the triangle cities central air mail committee will meet at Kernersville this afternoon at 3 p m with Major Paul Montague of Winston-Salem presiding. Members include J E Marsh High Point Paul C Lindley and Grady Bain of Greensboro The group will evaluate fields near the Greensboro Winston-Salem highway for a landing field for Pit cairn Inc air mail service to start late year leasing or purchase contemplated and funding and hangar lighting arrangements planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PRISE
New York
Atlanta
Greensboro-Winston-Salem Highway
High Point
Air Mail Committee
Governor orders Broward sheriff to break up gambling
In a telegram to Sheriff Paul C. Bryan the governor ordered action against gambling at the Pompano race track and told him to cooperate with County Judge Fred B. Shippey. He warned that if the sheriff fails to comply, a new sheriff for Broward county would be appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
John W. Martin
Paul C. Bryan
Broward County
Pompano Race Track
Fred B. Shippey
Foreign exchange quotations in cents and dollars
Listed exchange values show Great Britain 484 7 8 cables 485 1 4 and 60 day bills at 480 7 8. France demand 390 3 4 with cables 91 1 4. Major rates include Belgium 1390 and Germany 2371 1 2. Other markets: Holland 3998 1 2, Norway 2615, Sweden 2674, Denmark 2663, Switzerland 1923 1 2, Spain 1727, Greece 129, Poland 1150, Czecho Slovakia 296, Jugoslavia 176, Austria 14125, Romania 4225, Brazil 1181 1 4, Tokyo 4915, Shanghai 6050 and Montreal 9 81 4.
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Porkrign Exchange
New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Spain
Greece
Poland
Czecho Slovakia
Jugo Slavia
Austria
Rumania
Brazil
Tokyo
Shanghai
Montreal
State Briefs: Rivers Spill in Cabarrus County
Streams overflowed Cabarrus county after snowmelt but no serious damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Cabarrus County
Highland Aldermen OK 15000 Bond Issue For Water Standpipe
The Highland board of aldermen authorized issuing 15000 in bonds. Ten thousand dollars will fund a water standpipe and the remaining five thousand will extend the water system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
Board of Aldermen of
Highland
Gastonia Country Club to Close Next Thursday
The Gastonia country club will close next Thursday amid reports the Gastonia golf club leasing it faces financial trouble from declining membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gastonia
Norton suit over auto crash against Cornelia Cecil dairy
Hattie Norton and Lester Norton sue Cornelia Vand erbilt Cecil for 23000 dollars alleging an automobile accident in Biltmore Village. The complaint names Mrs. Cecil as Cornelia Cecil doing business as the Biltmore Estate Dairy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Cornelia Vanderbilt Cecil
Hattie Norton
Lester Norton
Biltmore Village
Steady stream into state treasury near deadline
Raleigh report shows thousands of dollars in checks and money orders attached to income tax returns flowing into state and federal offices. With three business days left before penalties, state revenue commissioner Rufus A. Doughton and Federal Collector William Grissom say 1926 collections are above par. State receipts around 575000 with 196000 added yesterday and federal takings about 383597. Deputies aid taxpayers across the commonwealth and will stay through March 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Rufus A. Doughton
William Grissom
Doughton
La Follette Arrives at Pinehurst for Recuperation Stay
United States Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin arrived in Pinehurst for a two week stay to recuperate from a recent illness, ordered by his physician.
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State Forester
Holmes’ Appeal
Northern Company
Epecal
TNE
aAlibis
Associated Press
Oliver Wendell Holmes
United States Supreme Court
Calles and
Obregon
Alvaro Obregon
Mexico
Calles
Chapultapec Palace
Mexico City
Republic
Probe Health Board
Justice’s Office
Cook County
UFE
Little Brother
Evelyn
Jorine Bost
Richard
Thomasville Road
Bosts
Lmits
Cicero Crouse
Evelyn Bost
Joe Everhart
Bost
Crouse
Ford
Florine
J. C. Groome
Richard Best
Durham
Kernersville
STATE
Treasury
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