Eastern North Carolina reacts to federal prohibition bill
In Raleigh March 15 report Eastern North Carolina leaders oppose the new federal prohibition law. Tarboro businessman William Hart, a Morrison administration spokesman, discusses the issue and predicts sharp eastern opposition to constitutional amendments. Hart also notes plans to study a state owned ship line and to wait for warmer weather before further studies. Revenue and tax collection efforts continue with broad turnout at receptions as collectors report rising incomes and little real adversity in the land. City politics heat up as C. C. Page enters a contest against a commission member.
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Enterprise
Raleigh
North Carolina
W. A. Harr
Heri Clarkson
Tarboro
Morrison
Charlotte
Hart
General Assembly
Clarkson
East
Governor
State Highway Commission
R. A. Doughton
State Office
William Grissom
Federal Department
Grissom
C. C. Page
Campaign plan for YY starts tomorrow in North Carolina
Y M C A secretary J Wilson Smith arrives in High Point to launch a mass campaign led by Fred N Tate as field marshal. Four divisions with five captains each prepare a six day drive from April 3 to April 10 with daily luncheons and rival charts to track progress.
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J. Wilson Smith
Charlotte
State
High Point
Chamber of Commerce
North Carolina
Smith
Sheraton Hotel
Fred N. Tate
Donald C. MacRae
Thomas D. Gillam
T. J. Burrus
Jace P. Hayworth
Sheraton
My “Ss
CA Peoper Tively
Mysterious Disappearance of Priest Sparks Murder Link Hints
Mysterious disappearance of Father John A. Vra niak of Sacred Heart Church in Virden Illinois prompts deputy sheriff George Mil er to pursue a possible murder link. A letter from a Dubuque informant alleged a priest Belknap of Lead, South Dakota was murdered. description matches a man seen with two others near Collinsville and St Louis. Parishioners widen searches along the route to St Louis hoping for clues.
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Lead
Miller
Father Belknap
Father Vraniak
Adolph Vraniak
Chicago
St. Louis
German Plans For New Reparations Settlement
Washington March 15 officials said they knew nothing of a German plan for settling reparations. The German embassy noted Berlin had been ready since 1918 to submit a plan if the Allies paid attention, with no new proposal under consideration in Berlin.
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Washington
State Department
London
Berlin
Dalton Awas death plea sparks commutation hope
Jerry Dalton, condemned to die for killing his sweetheart and a Franklin County man, says a new, sober self exists and asks the North Carolina governor to spare him. He hopes to write a book to warn youths and recount his five years of torture and reform.
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Raleigh
Associated Press
Jerry Dalton
Franklin County
Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde
State
Dalton
California
Asheville
San Diego
North Carolina
West
Merrill Angel
Maude Grant
Angel
Mrs. Grant
Franklin
Greensboro Rises to Third in State Population after Charter Change
Greensboro, March 15, with a new city charter taking effect, has grown from four to 16.9 square miles and from 45 million to 70 75 million in assessed valuation. A dinner marked the 142nd Guilford Courthouse anniversary with UNC President H W Chase as speaker. The 1920 census showed 19,861 residents, now revised to 25,375 by police count.
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Greensboro
General Assembly
Guilford Courthouse
Here
Nathaniel Greene
Lord Cornwallis
H. W. Chase
University of North Carolina
Insurance Agents Meet in Asheville Convention
Asheville March 15 The National Association of Insurance Agents held sessions exploring insurance problems affecting members. Spencer Welden vice president of the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Baltimore spoke on current insurance conditions from a surety company viewpoint during the morning program.
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Asheville
National Association of Insurance Agents
Spencer Welden
Fidelity and Deposit Company of Baltimore
Vilna District Attached to Poland by Allied Council
The allied council of ambassadors, by decision today, finalizes the Poland Russia frontier line and attaches the Vilna district to Poland. This marks the culmination of the Poland Lithuania dispute that began with the Vilna raid in 1920 led by General Zeligouski and followed by a series of dramatic incidents.
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Paris
Associated Press
Allied Council of Ambassadors
Poland
Russia
Vilna
Lithuania
Zeligouski
Highway Commission Meets in Raleigh Discusses Sectional Matters
The state highway commission held a session in Raleigh on March 15 to discuss several sectional matters amid ongoing transportation planning and infrastructure decisions.
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Raleigh
State Highway Commission
Taxpayers rush final filing as Raleigh sights surge
Raleigh offices of Gilliam Grissom and R A Coughton faced a flood of mail on tax deadline night. Federal receipts reached 1.175 million yesterday with income tax alone at 717 447.66, far above last year. North Carolina paid 24 million federally and 2.41 million state last year. this year totals are expected higher as many taxpayers pay in lump sums. Commissioner Doughton reported 350 thousand collected yesterday.
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Raleigh
Gilliam Grissom
United States Collector of Internal Revenue
R. A. Coughton
Grissom
North Carolina
Doughton
Southern Newspaper Publishers hold convention at White Sulphur Springs
Information from Asheville reports that the Southern Newspaper Publishers' association board has decided to hold the annual convention this year at White Sulphur Springs West Virginia, after many years in Asheville.
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Asheville
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Rail routes to redo freight rates by ICc order
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered railroads serving the southwest and lower Mississippi valley to revision commodity freight rate schedules and implement new charges after June 30.
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Washington
Southwest
Lower
Mississippi Valley
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mystery of Vraniak disappearance stirs Belknap murder hopes
In Dubuque Iowa on March 15 authorities believe Father John A Vraniak of Virden Illinois was murdered. The case renews relatives hopes that the murderer of Father A B Belknap slain October 26 1921 near Lead SD may be brought to justice.
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Dubuque
John A. Vraniak
Virden
Lil
A. B. Belknap
Father Belknap
Lead
B. D
Five Die in Fire at Angelica County Alms House
In Angelica New York on March 15 five men and two women were burned to death when the county alms house burned. The women's quarters and the administration building were destroyed by the blaze.
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Angelica
N. Y
Honor Awarded Young High School Athletes
In the high school auditorium this morning basketball monograms and stars were awarded to the players on the 1923 team. Roy Johnson Fred Pardue Earl Kearns Edwin Hedrick and Irvin Ingram members of this year's team were awarded monograms. Carl Fuquay and William Ragan who were members of the team both this and last year were awarded stars. Paul Hyde was awarded a monogram in recognition of his services as manager of the team. Miss Mary Myatt athletic sponsor was awarded a white sweater for her valuable services in raising money for the team.
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Roy Johnson
Fred Pardue
Earl Kearns
Edwin Hedrick
Irvin Ingram
Carl Fuquay
William Ragan
Paul Hyde
Mary Myatt
Watts Fined After Guilty Plea in Immorality Case
A. D. Watts former North Carolina revenue commissioner pleaded guilty in Raleigh city court to aiding and abetting immorality and was fined 1000 dollars and costs. He resigned after a January raid on his apartments. Two defendants Grace Grantham and Robert McDowell did not appear.
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Raleigh
A. D. Watts
North Carolina
Grace Grantham
Robert McDowell
Capiuses
Statesville
Watts
Nine Die In Almshouse Fire At Angelica NY
Fire at Alleghany county alms house near Angelica New York killed nine people seven women and two men. The blaze began with a basement gas explosion in the two story wooden facility housing 24 women patients and spread to the administration section. Six women died in bed and another woman leaped from a window. The building dated from forty five years ago with a burned wing and a later concrete addition surviving.
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Angelica
N. Y
Alleghany County
Estimated 1922 tax first installment at $400 million
Washington officials assign the first installment of the 1922 income and profits tax due today at about 400 million dollars. The estimate reflects treasury officials’ view of the year’s revenue outlook and tax collection expectations for the calendar year 1922.
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Washington
Treasury
Turkish counter proposals to Lausanne draft treaty outlined
The Allies will examine Turkey’s counter proposals in London due to Lord Curzon’s illness. Ismet Pasha, Turkish foreign minister, heads the delegation and may attend the London conference with full powers. Public release of the proposals is planned once Turkey approves disclosure. It remains unclear whether the conference will meet in London Paris or Lausanne.
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Paris
Lausanne
London
Bonar Law
Lord Curzon
Angola
Constantinople
Ismet Pasha
Ismet
Rotary club hears Rankin and Mendenhall addresses at Wesley Memorial
J. T. Ryan as program chair hosted two noon talks at Wesley Memorial church. A. M. Rankin described his Hot Springs Ark trip and baths run by the government. Senator Mendenhall reviewed state acts from Raleigh and joked about the senate.
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J. T. Ryan
A. M. Rankin
O. E. Mendenhall
Rotary Club
Wesley Memorial Church
Mr. Rankin
Hot Springs
Ark
Mendenhall
Raleigh
Senate
Fred Tate
Joseph Cox
Carter Dalton
J. J. Farriss
Arthur Lynch
F. N. Tate
Samuel Haworth
A. S. Parker
High Point
Rotary
Charleston
S. C
Italian Ambassador Urges Work To Ease World Economy
Prince Gelesio Caetani, the Italian ambassador to the United States, told Detroit listeners on March 15 that all of the world’s troubles are economic and that hard work is the sole cure. He warned that the anguished global state can only improve through sustained effort.
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Detroit
Gelesio Caetani
United States
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