Seven Killed in Rail Crash and Local Executions
Washington reports John McHenry, 24, hanged in D C jail for murder of a detective and an auto dealer after failed commutation efforts by President Harding. The same day Raleigh cites February tax receipts near two million dollars, with state and federal agencies projecting larger totals. February fire losses in North Carolina hit a two-year low at 354 885 dollars, with 152 fires and ten major losses averaging 28 960 dollars each.
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Washington
John McHenry
New London, Conn
District of Columbia
Washington City
Harding
McHenry
Raleigh
Commissioner of Revenue
A. D. Watts
Council of State
Revenue Department
Watts
Federal
Gilliam Grissom
Ben Lacy
North Carolina
Wade
Insurance Department
Kinston
Wilson
Monroe
Charlotte
Concord
White Oak
Havelock
Apex
Living costs down slightly as food prices vary
Washington reports February retail food costs for the average family were 0.3 percent lower than January with yearlong reductions totalling around 11 percent since February 1921. Of 37 food items, granulated sugar fell 28 percent, canned peas 2 percent. seven items rose, onions up 179 percent and fresh eggs up 1 percent. Wholesale prices rose, with the index at 151 percent, up 2 percent from February.
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Washington
United States
United States Department of Labor
Head of Great Hosiery Mills Dies in New York
Julian S. Carr Jr., president of Durham hosiery mills known as the hosiery king, died at the Pennsylvania Hotel in New York City at 7:30 a.m. He had suffered a long illness from a nervous breakdown. He was 45. He is survived by his widow, four children, two brothers, and his father General Julian S. Carr, who has been ill of pleurisy.
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Durham
Julian S. Carr, Jr
The
Durham Hosiery Mills
Hosiery King
Pennsylvania Hotel
New York City
Mr. Carr
Julian S. Carr
United Confederate Veterans
Theaters Plan for a Huge Syndicate
Chicago March 17 A sweep of leading U S theaters and productions would merge under centralized control in a plan reported by the Chicago Herald and Examiner. A J Erlanger J J Schubert and major licenses are negotiating with prominent producers to form a 1000000000 combination to cut duplicate venues and avoid overlapping bookings.
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Chicago
United States
Chicago Herald and Examiner
J. J
Lee Schubent
Chiaries B. Dillingham
A. H. Woods
Lorenz Ziegfeld
Fayetteville voters weigh 300000 bond issue for sewers
Fayetteville residents will vote on issuing 300000 in municipal bonds to extend the sewerage and water system. The plan, urged by civic groups but opposed by some, will be decided via a questionnaire at the upcoming city election.
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Fayetteville
Board of Aldermen
Heflin to Speak at Gastonia Chamber Dinner
Gastonia March 17 Notices go out to members of the Gastonia chamber of commerce for the annual dinner Friday night March 24 with United States Senator Thomas J Heflin of Alabama as chief orator. The event is a highlight for the local business group.
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Gastonia
Hickory Hosts Thirteenth I O O F District Meeting
Hickory Odd Fellows prepare for the thirteenth district meeting and demonstration in Hickory on Monday and Tuesday with Grand Lodge officers attending. A banquet will serve about 150 guests Monday evening. Grand Master L W Moore of Wilmington Grand Secretary John D Berry and Grand Treasurer M L Shipman of Raleigh to attend.
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Hickory
Hickory Odd Fellows
Grand Lodge
L. W. Moore
Wilmington
John D. Berry
M. L. Shipman
Raleigh
Living Post Increase Costs in Vienna Rise
The Living Post reports Vienna showing surging prices with a 21 percent jump in January. Using 1921 as a base index of 100, costs climbed to 940 by December and reached 1142 by mid January 1922.
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Vienna
Hickory Boy Scouts Plan City Shade Tree Project
Hickory will cooperate with local boy scouts to plant shade trees on streets with owner support. The city pays half the cost, scouts plant, residents help, and nurseryman Hiram Baich will assist. Beginning on Fifteenth Avenue, the paved street.
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Hickory
Claud S. Abernethy
Hiram Baich
Fifteenth Avenue
All England Ping Pong Club Proposed in London
Ping pong enthusiasts mass in London as plans take shape for a national club. A clubroom to hold 16 to 25 tables will host singles and four handed games, signaling an organized nationwide interest in the sport.
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London
Speaker Declares Klan Will Bring Bullock Back to Trial
In Hickory on March 17 Dr A T Abernethy leader of the Ku Klux Klan pledges to press for Matthew Bullock to be brought from Canada to North Carolina for trial on an attempted murder charge connected to a race riot. Bullock fled to Canada after the incident and was arrested in Harrittton Ontario several weeks ago. A NC effort to extradite failed when Judge Snyder granted bail and Governor Morrison declined to send witnesses.
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Bullock
Hickory
Order of the Ku Klux Klan
Maine
Texas
Matthew Bullock
Norlina
N.C
Canada
North Carolina
A. T. Abernethy
Asheville
Abernethy
Harritton
Ont
State Department
Snyder
Hamilton
Morrison
Chamber of Commerce membership campaign gains support
Secretary F. J. Sizemore praised early campaign progress as volunteers from multiple teams reported no daily minutes yet. He noted rising interest from uninvited prospective members who urged inclusion on the year’s rolls and continued public calls to join.
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Chamber of Conmomerce
F. J. Sizemore
Chamber
Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
Augusta Street Cars Halt City Service Amid Confusion
Augusta Ga March 18. The street railway halted all city car operations with only a morning taecard to the public. Citizens faced great discomfort as jitners tried to manage the disruption. City council is to meet Friday night to try to straighten the tangle.
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Augusta
Taecard
Jitners
Indians Attack Nairobi as Thuku Arrest Sparks Riots
London March 17 Twenty natives were killed and thirty wounded at Nairobi British East Africa in clashes after demonstrations over the arrest of Indian agitator Thuku. About 1000 natives armed with sticks gathered at the police station and were dispersed by police bayonets.
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London
Nairobi
British East Africa
Thuku
Central
Notes Of Demand Be Sent To Allied Powers
Washington March 17 Secretary Hughes drafted identical notes to allied governments demanding payment of 241,900,900 for the cost of the army of occupation in Germany. The notes will press full recognition of the rights to payment and suggest a reasonable settlement with no undue harshness. They will be sent at the earliest opportunity with no further details released.
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Washington
Hughes
United States
Germany
State Department
America
Senate Committee Plans Muscle Shoals Inspection
Washington, March 17. The Senate Agriculture Committee decided to tour the Muscle Shoals Alabama water power and nitrate projects starting March 26. The five or six day trip will involve an uncertain number of senators, with two thousand dollars allotted for the trip's arrangements.
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Washington
Enaite Agriculture Committee
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Norris
Morris
David Berry
Senate
Harding’s batting eye improves in Florida golf forenoon
St Augustine Florida March 17 President Harding shows improved batting eye and plans a forenoon of golf and recreation. Despite strong wind yesterday he turned in a good score indicating practice since arriving in Florida has benefited his game.
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ST. Augustine
Fla
Harding
Florida
Actress Geneva Mitchell Says Marriage Was A Lark
New York, March 17. Miss Geneva Mitchell seventeen year old actress from Sally and The Midnight Frolic who eloped with Robert Savage a California millionaire says she married on impulse and would not wed for keeps. She plans to remain on stage and will seek a legal annulment with her mother and grandfather.
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New York
Geneva Mitchell
Sally
Robert Savage
California
Miss Mitchell
Young Savage
Mr. Savage
Geneva
Mr. Salvage
Edward Savage
Robert
Three options to curb city accidents in Chicago
Alderman Leo Klein proposed an ordinance to reduce accidents by either longer skirts for women, lower street car steps, or blinders for men. The measure suggests one of these remedies to curb rising accidents as cars and pedestrians clash on Chicago streets.
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Chicago
Leo Klein
City Counil
Klein
Britain to Save Daylight Time Starts In March
Britain will begin summer time on March 26 and end October 8 to align clocks with France and Belgium. The move unifies European time standards and affects schedules nationwide.
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Britain
London
Great Britain
Amn
France
Belgium
Bank of England Hikes Dividend to Six Percent
New York March 17 The Bank of England announces a six percent semi annual dividend up from five percent, a notable rise in a century. The 12 percent annual rate has not been paid for a full year since 1806, signaling a historic financial shift and potential impact on markets.
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New York
Bank of England
Talbert County Major Bee Hi Found Guilty With Mercy
Talbert superior court returns a verdict of guilty with mercy in the murder case of A B Niece former Talbert county school superintendent. Mercy recommendation means life in the penitentiary under Georgia law. The court room witnessed family members fainting at the verdict.
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Talbertsogon
Major Bee Hi
Talbert Superior
A. B. Niece
Talbert County
Georgia
Paderewski May Re enter Politics
A San Francisco report claims Ignace Jan Paderewski plans a return to public life to seek Poland's presidency in June elections. No confirmation exists from Paderewski at his Paso Robles estate, though a $1,000,000 concert offer was reportedly declined.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Ignace Jan Paderewski
Poland
Polish Republic
Paso Robles
G. W. Tape
Paderewski
New York
Lloyd George
Builders to Get Five Year Tax Exemption in Maryland
Annapolis March 17 Exemption from local taxes for five years would be granted to builders of homes under a bill from Delegate Griffin. The exemption caps at $5 000 of building costs. Griffin cites New Yorks ten year caper law of 1921 as a model and argues it spurred construction and alleviated the housing shortage.
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Annapolis
General Assembly
Griffin
New York
Griss'n
Miss Dixie Daniel Dies in Oxford
Miss Dixie Daniel died at the home of Mrs. R. Daniel in Oxford. She was thirteen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. West Daniel of Benton, and was buried at Eton by her pastor Rev. G. T. Tunstall. Her schoolmates served as pallbearers.
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Dixie Daniel
Oxford
R. Daniel
West Daniel
Bton
Eton
G. T. Tunstall
Ouster Law to Take Full Effect by April 1
Virginia's ouster law will be enforced fully by April 1, removing state officers found guilty of failing to enforce prohibition statutes. State Prohibition Commissioner Harry B. Smith announced the move today in Richmond.
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Richmond
Ginia
Harry B. Smith
Policeman Quizzes Wife as Witness in Crossing Cut
Oakland police court records show Officer W. I. Garrett acting as the complainant against his wife for cutting a road corner near his patrol crossing. The case centers on a traffic incident observed by the officer on duty.
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Oakland
Cal
W. I. Garrett
Newark club to train at High Point burning local publicity plan
The Star-Eagle requests High Point pictures of the baseball park and the Sheraton hotel where the Newark International League club will stay. Photos of the ball park are unavailable but may be taken. Newark reporters plan to cover the visit, likely boosting eastern newspaper publicity for the city during the club’s three week stay in late month through early April.
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Enterprise
Star-Eagle
Newark
N. J
High Point Baseball Park
Sheraton Hotel
High Pont
City
New York
Cotton futures open steady amid mixed trading and weather hints
Cotton futures opened with slight declines and small advances as active months traded 8 to 13 points higher on buying, liquidations spread by southern selling, and improved belt weather. Liverpool was a buyer while British trade conditions and New Orleans reports buoyed sentiment. prices moved from 17.95 to 17.80 before a rally to 17.88.
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New York
Liverpool
New Orleans
Pistol Battle Aboard Ram Ship Seized Off Baal River
Special revenue agents arrested twenty four men after a pistol battle aboard a two masted schooner loaded with contraband liquor in the Baal river. More than thirty shots were fired. The schooner cargo valued at nearly half a million dollars, included two automobiles and a large moving van used in transport.
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New York
Viarect
Special Revenue
Baat
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