Foreign Settlement In Shanghai Held Safe Amid Rioting
In Shanghai the international settlement remains a guarded refuge while Chinese factions battle across the city. Rioting, looting, and gunfire rage nearby as Cantonese and Shantungese forces clash, with civilians harmed and foreigners protected inside the ring of armed defenders.
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Shanghai
International Settlement
North
Shanghai North
Chapei
Shensi
Yunanh
Kwichow
Henan
Sapiro Libel Suit Against Ford Found Defective
Federal Judge in Michigan ruled Aaron Sapiro's $1,000,000 libel complaint against Henry Ford defective and in need of several amendments. The judge urged swift clarifications to shape a fair jury trial, noting the 21 counts and 569 paragraphs require tightening. The first count involves 20 libel allegations, with Sapiro's team indicating amendments would be filed soon.
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Detroit
Mar
Aaron Sapiro
Henry Ford
Fred M. Raymond
Grand Rapids
Michi
Sapiro
Gallagher
Bud Ray and Owen Woodleaf Charged in Old School Fire
Raleigh March 22. Bud Ray and Owen Woodleaf of New Light township Wake county face arson charges for the Sears School House fire six years ago. Both men are free on bonds pending a hearing set for Saturday. The school burned during the term of the late Solicitor Herbert E Norris who accumulated much data on the case. Ray also faces assault with intent to...
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Raleigh
Sears
New Light Township
Wake County
Bud Ray
Owen Woodleaf
Liberty
Herbert E. Norris
Ray
Sapiro Libel Suit Against Ford Moves Under Testimony
Aaron Sapiro sues Henry Ford for 1 million dollars over anti Jewish articles in the Dearborn Independent. W J Cameron editor testifies he assumed full responsibility for published material and that Ford did not review editorial policy. Cameron recalls Ford's formula to steer editors to be sure they are right.
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Detroit
Aaron Sapiro
Henry Ford
W. J. Cameron
Dearborn Independent
Sapiro
Chicago
Independent
Ford
Cameron
William Henry Gallagher
Sapiro’s
Mr. Ford
Government orders troop mobilizations in central Mexico
Rebellions and bandit activity in central Mexican states prompt the government to mobilize four regiments in pursuit of Rodolfo Gallagos and his band who robbed a Laredo Mexico train on Saturday night. Additional bands operate on the Mexico City Guernavaca highway and an attempted train bombing to Iguala was reported today.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Rodolfo Gallagos
Jewelers Meet Opens in Sanford with Peach Orchard Ride
The North Carolina Retail Jewelers convention opened in Sanford on March 22 and runs through tomorrow. Mayor W Fitts welcomed attendees with an automobile ride to peach orchards, which association president W F Chears of Sanford replied to.
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Sanford
Mar
North Carolina
Weston's Fatal Accident Endangers Aged Pedestrian
Edward Payson Weston 88, famed cross county walker, was struck by an automobile while en route to church in Greenwich Village. He survived the initial crash but suffered head injuries. doctors at St. Vincent's Hospital reported possible critical condition as he had recently recovered from poverty and illness aided by the New York press community and benefactor Anne Nichols.
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New York
Edward Payson Weston
St. Vincent’s Hospital
New York Press Club
Anne Nichols
Walker
Weston
Greenwich Village
Seventh Avenue
N111th Street
Newbold Sees Hope in North Carolina Negro Education
North Carolina's program for negro education aims to uplift both black people and the state, said N. C. Newbold of the division of negro education. He spoke at UNC on interracial relations, citing teacher training networks across five institutions and praising white and black progress and the state’s moral example.
Satisfactory contracts help NC cotton growers sign 20000 bales
Raleigh reports the state cotton growers association says contracts for new marketing agreements are proceeding well. About 20,000 bales are represented in contracts signed by members in the last six weeks. Members show growing interest in planting higher quality cotton and seek information on improved seeds.
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Raleigh
A. B. Blalock
State Cotton Growers Association
Cement Plant Planned for New Bern with $3 Million Cost
New Bern, North Carolina, emerged as the site for a large cement manufacturing plant funded by midwestern capital led by J. A. Acker of Port Huron. The project aims for a capacity of about 1.25 million barrels annually, with Craven County highlighted for limestone deposits and transport links. Governor McLean was briefed, and other sites like Rocky Mount Tarboro and Wilson were considered.
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Raleigh
Mar
New Bern
J. A. Acker
Port Huron
Mich
Associated Press
Acker
North Carolina
Craven County
McLean
Herman Bryson
Bryson
Birmingham
Southern Mining Conference
Rocky Mount
Tarboro
Wilson
Decision Soon On Telegraph Rate Raise
Western Union Telegraph seeks higher state tolls with a graduated ten word fast telegram plan. The commission chair W T Lee says a decision will be issued in coming days unless the state’s attorneys request a reopening for further argument. The petition asks for a maximum rate of 48 cents from the present 30 cents.
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Raleigh
Corporation Commission
Western Union Telegraph Company
W. T. Lee
Royall Banking Act Receivers Appointed for Three Banks
The North Carolina Banking Department of the State Corporation Commission appoints receivers for three failed banks under the Royall Banking Act. The Washington Belhaven and Creswell banks receive interim receivers to wind up affairs without court orders, expediting liquidation per the new law.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Banking Department
State Corporation Commission
Washington
Belhaven
Creswell
Four privates die aboard Chateau Thierry influenza epidemic
War Department announces four privates died aboard the army transport Chateau Thierry en route to San Francisco during an influenza outbreak that affected 58 persons. Grover L. Daniel of Rocky Mount North Carolina died March 16 from intestinal indigestion. Gordon P. Brown of Westville Ohio died March 17 from influenza and pneumonia. Albert C. Johnson of Bennett Wisconsin died March 18 from influenza and pneumonia. Daniel Serfozo of Bridgeport Connecticut died March 20 from influenza.
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Washington
Mar
Chateau Thierry
San Francisco
War Department
Grover L. Daniel
Infantry
Rocky Mount
N. C
Gordon P. Brown
Coast Artillery
Westville
Ohio
Albert C. Johnson
Field Artillery
Bennett
Wis
Daniel Serfozo
Air Corps
Bridgeport
Conn
Riot at Annapolis Grounds Fingers Johns Hopkins Freshmen
Maryland's capital reels after Johns Hopkins University underclassmen riot at a freshman dinner inside the Annapolis national guard armory. Police, fire crews, and guards battled the crowd. one student seriously injured, multiple hospitalizations, nine jailed, and an armory damaged as authorities restore order.
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Annapolis
Mar
Maryland
State House
Johns Hopkins University
National Guard
Bernard Brack
Baltimore
Annapolis Emergency Hospital
John Grayson Turnbull
Towson
Gladstone Bendenkoff
Turnbull
Erwin K. Gordon
Johns Hopkins
Chateau Thierry races to port amid influenza aboard
The U S army transport Chateau Thierry, 700 miles from San Francisco, speeds toward the port as influenza on board affects 58 of over 900 aboard. Four have died since leaving New York for the Pacific. The ship carries recruits and officers with families, and will be warped to its pier without quarantine due to the emergency.
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San Francisco
United States Army
New York
Pacific
Chateau Thierry
Tension Eases in Balkans Italo Jugoslav Albanian Row
Paris reports reduced friction among Italy Albania and Yugoslavia after rapid diplomacy by Paris Berlin and London. Talks continue aimed at satisfying Italy without UN League intervention though council involvement remains a possible option if tensions rise.
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Paris
Berlin
London
Italy
League of Nations’ Council
Council
Greece
Corfu
West Browning Declares Termination Of Marriage To Peaches
Edward West Browning after winning his separation suit says he is through with Peaches Heenan and has nothing further to do with her Justice Seeger granted the separation exonerating him Browning spoke in New York on March 22 AP reports Browning signals end of union after legal victory and public remarks.
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New York
Peaches
Edward W. Browning
Catherine Heenan
Browning
Supreme Court
Seeger
Carmel
Heenan
Henry Epstein
Edward West Browning
Justice Seeger
Frances (Peaches) Heenan
Mrs. Gray Clings to Husband in Grief and Faith
Isabella Gray, wife of Henry Judd Gray, declares continued belief in her husband after his alleged confession in the Albert Snyder case. She plans to hire a New York lawyer and travel there at once, insisting she will trust his innocence until proven otherwise.
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East Orange
N. J
Henry Judd Gray
Albert Snyder
Isabella Gray
Gray
Murderous love triangle shocks the New York area
Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray, both held for the murder of Albert Snyder, confess a plot to kill the magazine editor in Queens Village. Gray aided by sending plans from travel, while Snyder purchased a sash weight and wire to stage a burglary scare. The couple’s public lineup session ends with Mrs. Snyder fainting, as police prepare for trial proceedings.
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New York
Ruth Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Albert Snyder
Queens Village
Gray
Syracuse
Snyder
Influenza Epidemic Eases Aboard Chateau Thierry
Crisis aboard the transport Chateau Thierry ends as Congress man C. F. Curry reports from the vessel that the influenza peak has passed, the situation is under control, and no congressman is ill. Colonel Louis Cash, head of army transport service, confirms the dispatch.
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San Francisco
Mar
Louis Cash
Army Transport Service
C. F. Curry
Chateau Thierry
Congress
Pierce Acquitted in Manslaughter Case in Greensboro
Bill Pierce of High Point was acquitted by Judge Collins in Greensboro of the manslaughter charge stemming from a March 6 automobile crash on the High Point Greensboro highway that killed A Q Burke. Testimony from Doc Long and the accompanying girl supported Pierce had not been drinking and was driving normally.
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Greensboro
Bill Pierce
High Point
A. QO. Burke
Collins
Doc” Long
Pierce
Financiers pledge 500000 loans for Florida bank depositors
A Palm Beach conference of prominent financiers pledged about 500000 in loans at two percent interest to small depositors of four West Palm Beach suspendee banks the Partners Bank and Trust the First American Bank and Trust the Northwood Bank and Trust and the First Bank and Trust. John Phipps and Edward Shearson were among subscribers with others unnamed.
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Palm Beach
Mar
John
Phipps
Edward Shearson
New York
Partners Bank and Trust Company
First American Bank and Trust Company
Northwood Bank and Trust Company
West Palm Beach
First Bank and Trust Company of
Trainmen Killed in Freight Engine Explosion
In Villa Grove Illinois three railroad workers E M Robinson of Salem engineer Ed Bruce fireman and C M Farlow head brakeman all of Villa Grove were instantly killed when the engine of a C and BE freight train blew up near St Peter Illinois early today The men were on the engine at the time of the blast.
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Villa Grove
Ils
E. M. Robinson
Salem
Bruce
C. M. Farlow
St. Peter
Illinois
Governor Pardons Conley Dabney in Harlan Murder Case
In Frankfort Governor Fields pardoned Conley Dabney who had a life sentence from the Harlan court for the murder of Mary Vickery. Dabney reappeared at Williamsburg, Kentucky, on Friday prompting the pardon action.
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Dabney
Frankfort
Fields
Conley Dabney
Harlan Court
Mary Vickery
Williamsburg
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