Schacht Receives Allied Offer on German Reparations
Paris dispatch reports Reichsbank president Hjalmar Schacht will return to Berlin with an Allied proposal to set reparations annuities at 1.75 billion marks. The plan, guarded and not yet accepted by Germany, would lower Dawes plan payouts by about 800 million gold marks and shifts responsibility to German industry leaders.
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Reichsbank
Berlin
Paris
Hjalmar Schacht
Schacht
Rudolf Hilferding
Germany
Kinloch Mine Explosion Leaves Many Unaccounted
PARNASSUS PA March 21 More than 1000 coal miners were unaccounted for six hours after an explosion at Kinloch mine of Valley Camp Coal. Rescue crews recovered two bodies and 170 men emerged from the pit in small groups as flames raged at the Kinloch entry and gas and afterdamp circulated. Officials could not confirm how many men were at work. day shift had entered minutes before the blast, with 275 to 300 men estimated on site this morning.
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Parnassus
Kinloch
Valley Camp Coal Company
Indian Grave levee breaches flood hits 20000 acres
The Indian Grave levee on the Mississippi River near Quincy gave way allowing floodwaters to pour over more than 20 000 acres of improved farm lands after the levee crown could no longer withstand the torrent.
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Quincy
Ill
Indian Grave
Mississippi River
Elizabethton Rayon Mill Strike Continues Amid Resumption Hopes
In Elizabethton Tennessee on March 21 the strike at two rayon mills remained unchanged as American Bemberg, the larger plant, expected to resume operations. Glanzstoff’s plant, where 800 workers walked out, showed no sign of settlement. Textile union reps refused a revised wage offer from plant president Dr. Arthur Mothwurf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabethton
Tenn
American Bemberg Corporation
Glanzstoff Corporation
Arthur Mothwurf
Old Confederate Veteran J F Arnett Dies in Fayetteville
J F Arnett, claimed oldest Confederate veteran in Cumberland county, died in Fayetteville early today. Born Christmas Day 1830, he is survived by one daughter, 12 grandchildren and 36 great grandchildren.
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Fayetteville
Mar
J. F. Arnett
Cumberland County
Mr. Arnett
Borah Presses World Court Advisory Jurisdiction Fight
Senator Borah renews attack on the world court advisory opinions arguing the jurisdiction resembles the attorney general’s function of a political body. He notes the Root plan and reservations, with December hearings likely on adherence. He stresses that the court should not perform functions outside proper judicial scope.
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Borah
World Court
Washington
Mar
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
League of Nations
United States
Attorney General’s Department
Geneva
Elihu Root
Commission On Court
Senate
Walsh
Montana
Swanson
Virginia
Root
Major General Lejeune Accepts V M I Superintendent Post
Major John Archer Lejeune former commandant of the United States Marines Corps has accepted the invitation of the Virginia Military Institute board of visitors to become superintendent. The visitors plan to meet Saturday night to consider his acceptance.
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Richmond
John Archer Lejeune
United States Marines Corps
Board of Visitors of
Virginia Military Institute
Lejeune
Board of Visitors
Probe continues into death of New Orleans woman
Police search for identity of a man who drove Janet H. Baker from her home before daylight Tuesday. Investigators seek to determine if she burned in Audubon park by accident or was strangled, gasoline poured and a flame set off.
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New Orleans
Janet H. Baker
Audubon Park
Prince Olaf and Princess Martha wed in Oslo ceremony
In Oslo the Crown Prince of Norway Olaf and Princess Martha wed in the Church of Our Saviour with royal kin present. The ceremony followed a simple Lutheran rite, with King Haakon and Queen Maud hosting a midday luncheon for 200 guests.
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Olaf
Martha
Oslo
Norway
Gustav
Sweden
Carl
Duke of York
George
Johann Lunde
Haakon
Queen Maud
Royal
Funeral of Whitaker Tomorrow at Community Church Oak Ridge
Funeral services for Professor Thomas Early Whitaker president of Oak Ridge Institute who died at his home on the school campus last night will be held Friday at 3 in the Community Church Oak Ridge. Burial will be in the church cemetery. He was 63 a native of Person county and had lived in Durham before moving to Oak Ridge. He leaves six children and multiple siblings. He reorganized Oak Ridge Institute after the 1914 fire and led its rise as a prominent preparatory and military school in the South. The death came after a short illness of acute indigestion last night.
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Thomas Early Whitaker
Oak Ridge Institute
Oak Ridge
Whitaker
High Point
W. J. Whitaker
Greensboro
Edward Whitaker
Kernersville
C. Z. Whitaker
Grover Whitaker
Richmond, Va
L. J. Arnold
Lake City
Fla
J. R. Blackwell
Paris
Marschal Ferdinand Foch
France
Cathedral of
Notre Dame
Clemenceau
Marschal Joffre
Myron T. Herrick
John J. Pershing
Marshhal Petain
Foch
Gaston Doumergue
Republic
Calles Faces Sharp Drive From Rebels In Mexico
Rebels press in the north and along the west coast as General Calles concentrates forces at Torreon. Mazatlan defense tightens with 2,000 troops under Carillo ready to meet attack. A rebel motion in Sinaloa could threaten Calles left flank while Durango and Naco reports remain unconfirmed.
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Calles
Torreon
Sinaloa
Mazatlan
Carillo
Amyavat
Jalisco
Durango
Naco
Alos
Grist Returns to Job After Hospital Treatment
Frank D. Grist, commissioner of labor and printing, returns to Raleigh office after nervous trouble treatment in Navy hospitals in Washington and Philadelphia. He reports being greatly benefited by his stay in government hospitals.
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Raleigh
Mar
Navy
Washington
Philadelphia
Frank D. Grist
Labor and Printing
World pays homage at Foch bier as France honors marshal
Paris reports a world wide outpouring of respect for Marshal Ferdinand Foch as France prepares to lay him to rest. Dignitaries from Belgium, Britain, the United States and France visit his bedside while plans for a Notre Dame funeral and an Arc de Triomphe lying in state unfold.
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Marshal Foch
France
Paris
Miss Morrow to Wed Lindbergh in June
Article notes Anne Morrow and Colonel Charles A Lindbergh plan a June wedding, with uncertainty about location between Mexico and the United States. Lindbergh expected to return to Mexico City for another visit, possibly enabling a ceremony in Mexico City or Cuernavaca per diplomatic ties.
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Mexico City
Anne Morrow
Miss Morrow
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mexico
United States
Morrow
Cuernavaca
Rewards Spur Search For Slain Southern Pines Chief
Rewards totaling 450 dollars spurred citizens and officers to press a near Allen manhunt for J. C. Kelly Southern Pines chief of police fatally shot when stopping a vehicle. Kelly died early today in Fayetteville hospital after a chase left the slayer believed surrounded near Allen following a 15 mile pursuit.
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Southern Pines
Allen
J. C. Kelly
Kelly
Fayetteville
Charlotte
Mar
N. C
Harrelson Named Conservation Department Director
Governor Gardner announced Col. J. C. Harrelson of State College will become director of the Department of Conservation and Development April 1, succeeding Wade H. Phillips. J. G. Hargett of Trenton will be assistant director, replacing J. K. Dixon. Judge N A Townsend has not replied to a tender for executive counsel. F B Bridges acts in the role.
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Raleigh
Mar
Gardner
Col
J. C. Harrelson
State College
Department of Conservation and Development
Wade H. Phillips
Col. Harrelson
J. G. Hargett
Trenton
Jones County
J. K. Dixon
N. A. Townsend
General Assembly
Townsend
F. B. Bridges
Executive Counsel
Road Patrol Jobs Attract Over A Thousand Applicants
Raleigh March 21 More than 1 000 applications for highway patrol posts await action as a state highway commission panel of three organizes the patrol force. The committee, appointed in an executive session, will coordinate with county road officials to align plans under the highway act and report later. Over 100 miles of roads were added to the state system.
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Raleigh
Mar
State Highway Commission
Heir To Part Of Duke Millions Seeks To Divorce
Reno jury hears Walker P. Inman seek divorce from Helene Garnet Patton Inman heiress to Duke tobacco millions His lawyers allege she ran wild with intimate associates and heavy drinking while he claims she financed her prior divorce and married into wealth The defense recounts her pre marriage refinement and Inman’s insistence she be a good sport
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Duke Millions
Reno, Nev
Reno
Walker P. Inman
James B. Duke
Helene Garnet Patton Inman
Kokomo
Ind
Inman
Harlan Heward
John Steele
Bill” Grant
Miners Escape Kinloch Blast. Dozens Feared Dead
Raymond Tomblin, among 21 rescued from the Kinloch entry of Valley Camp Coal, reports finding his fallen buddy as a rescue effort followed an explosion. He describes a rush of air a haze and gas in the mine five miles from Kinloch with ice cold water flooding the passage. US Bureau of Mines expert George McCan ordered hose lines ready to combat fire if needed as rescuers warn of poor air below.
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Raymond Tomblin
Kinloch
Valley Camp Coal Company
Tomblin
Tomtlin
George McCan
United States Bureau of Mines
War in China Seen Inevitable Amid Wuhan Split
In Nanking on March 21, President Chiang Kai-Shek condemned Wuhan backed generals Hu Tsing-Tu and Yen-Chi and warned that revolutionary methods could be used. The national government hints at action against Wuhan while Li Chai-Sum, a Kwangsi leader, is detained but reportedly safe.
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Nanking
China
Hunan
Hankow
Wuchang
Hanyang
Chiang Kai-Shek
Hu Tsing-Tu
Yen-Chi
Wuhan
Chiang
National Government of
Li Chai-Sum
Canton
Kwangsi Group
Vera Cruz Rebel Leader Executed
Mexico City reports Gen. Jesus W. Aguirre rebel commander in Vera Cruz province was executed after a brief clash that left two generals dead. Aguirre was captured yesterday and was to be tried by court martial. burial plans were not disclosed.
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Mexico City
Jesus W. Aguirre
Vera Cruz
la Magras
Aguirre
Chapultepec
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