Father’s Pride as Son Goes to Death for Murder
In Milledgeville Georgia on March 25 Ted Coggeshall and Floyd McClelland were executed for the Wright murder. Coggeshall’s father expressed pride as his son faced the chair and died with his final denial of guilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milledgeville
Ted L. Coggeshall
Clayton
Ills
Floyd McClelland
Brockton
N. Y
W. C. Wright
Putnam County
McClelland
B. H.unaway
Macon
Coggeshall
Ti's
First Baptist Church of
Sam Scarborough
Tampa
Fiz
Wright
Scarborough
Sam
Smoot Objects To Dispute On Italian Debt Settlement
Senator Smoot urged the Senate to ratify Italy's war debt settlement, arguing it is fair and based on Italy's capacity to pay. He defended the agreement as more liberal than Britain's, warned against partisan attacks fueled by Mussolini, and asserted American taxpayers are safeguarded by the debt commission and Calvin Coolidge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Smoot
Finance Committee
Senate
Italy
Utah
American Debt Commission
Foreign Relations Committee
International Bankers” of
New York
J. P. Morgan and Company
Great Britain
Debt Commission
Mellon
Calvin Coolidge
Commission
Case of 1925 Georgia slaying ends in executions
In Georgia, Coggeshall and McClelland were found guilty of murder for beating and robbing Prof. W. C. Wright in 1925. Scarborough testified for the state and received life imprisonment. The trio’s appeals failed as the case climbed from Putnam County to the Supreme Court and back, ending with executions after repeated rounds of trial and appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlanta
Georgia
W. C. Wright
Putnam County
Covington
Eatonton
Wright
Bishop
Coggeshall
McClelland
Sam Scarborough
Tampa
Fla
Scarborough
Putnam County Superior Court
Supreme Court
Putnam County Court
Carpenter Thinks He Is Charlie Ross Heirs Claim
Ashevi lle Times reports Julius Coleman Dellinger a Gaston county carpenter who insists he is Charlie Ross, missing since 1874. He cites affidavits and baby photos, tracing his life to Gaffney S C, and claims L D Dellinger of Statesville was his father before learning of a possible suicide in Birmingham. He describes a white two story house with an iron fence and a nearby creek, matching the Ross home in Germantown Pa. He now lives in Denver NC, near Shelby.
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Asheville
Mar
Julius Coleman Dellinger
Gaston County
Charlie Ross
Philadelphia
Robert Bunnelle
Times
Dellinger
L. D. Dellinger
Statesville
Charley Ross
Birmingham
Ala
Mr. Dellinger
Gaffney, S. C
J. H. McHale
McHale
Mary Jane Catacart
Ross
Germantown
Denver
Charlotte
Shelby
N.C
Charles D. Cook Dies of Pneumonia Attack
Funeral services for Charles D. Cook are set for Saturday at 2 30 PM at the Lebanon Methodist Protestant church with Rev. Hutton officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Born September 22 1908 in Guilford County he lived most of his life in the area. He is survived by his mother and two brothers Vernon and Vergil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Cook
Lebanon Methodist Protestant Church
Hutton
Ceme
Tery
Winston-Salem Road
Mr. Cook
Guilford County
A. B. Cook
Vernon
Vergil
Fire On Steamer Is Brought Under Control
A blaze aboard the freight steamer Hi Accident Was brought under control in Mey West after a 100 mile battle that overwhelmed six firemen. The ship en route from New York to Galveston received help from city firefighters here as Captain W C Campbell steered into port and poured vast volumes of water into the hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KSY Wes
Fila
Mar. Zo
New York
Galveston
Mey West
W. C. Campbell
Birth of Daughter for Mr and Mrs J Lyman Redding
Mr and Mrs J Lyman Redding announce the birth of a daughter, Shirley Marie Redding, Wednesday at 9 p m at High Point hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Lyman Redding
Shirley Marie Redding
High Point Hospital
Wall Street Opens Nervous After Mixed Market Moves
Confused price action marked the March 25 opening in New York stocks. High priced issues like Mack Truck, Woolworth, Coca Cola, and General Electric rose 1 to 2 points, while motors and other speculative industrials saw fresh liquidation. Hudson and Dodge Brothers dipped about 1 point as the industrial average hit a new yearly low amid yesterday's sharp reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
New York
Mack Truck
Woolworth
Coca-Cola
General Electric
Hudson and
Dodge Brothers
Abernethy Recants McLean Newspaper Claim
Hickory March 25 AP Arthur Talmage Abernethy Burke county legislator candidate wrote Hickory Daily Record that Governor McLean denied the Philadelphia newspaper link. He said he once mistook Angus W McLean for the president and added a quip about Gloria Swanson in a light note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
Arthur Talmage Abernethy
Burke County
Philadelphia
McLean
Hickory Daily Record
Angus W. McLean
Washington
Wilson
Abernethy
Gloria Swanson
Miami
Governor commutes murder sentence for Ballard to life
Jim Ballard, a negro, was saved from the electric chair when Governor McLean commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment on grounds of insanity. The case, tried in Gates County, involved the shooting of Deputy Sheriff Young Vernon Eason. Eight physicians signed a certificate of insanity.
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Raleigh
Jim Ballard
McLean
Ballard
Gates County Superior Court
Young Vernon Eason
H. Hoyle Sink
Link
Henry A. Grady
Grady
Criminal Insane Hospital
Goldsboro
Gates County
North Carolina
North Carolina rejects mob rule as governor vows tough justice
Raleigh dispatch reports the Dearborn Independent cites Governor McLean and state actions in Asheville and Williamston showing swift trials and harsh sentences for mob participants. Adjutant General ordered troops, clemency denied, law and sovereignty upheld to curb lynching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Dearborn Independent
Wm. H. Richardson
Asheville
Williamston
McLean
Loft Building Demand Grows in High Point for Manufacturing
A High Point official reported that a major manufacturing firm sought 8,000 square feet for a plant and preferred a loft building, highlighting the city’s lack of such space. The chamber executive cited Charlotte gains from lofts and warned more industries may move to cities with loft facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of the Chamber of Commerce
Rank Sizemore
Chamber
Charlotte
Sizemore
Whitener to Speak at St Mary's Midday Service
The Rev. Milton Whitener will be principal speaker at St Marys Episcopal church Lenton mid day service tomorrow. The service runs from 12 10 to 12 49 with business people of the city especially invited.
Medical Student Slays Dancer Then Commits Suicide
Berlin report: John B. Goodrich, 23, a Monroe New Hampshire medical student, shot dancer Alice Fitzner, 21, of Detroit, in a closed car near Hollendorfplatz then killed himself. Motive presumed jealousy. Fitzner died after hours in hospital. Goodrich had applied for a marriage license last March. they were engaged.
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Berlin
John B. Goodrich
Monroe
N. H
Alice Fitzner
Detroit
Goodrich
Miss Fitzner
Fitzner
University of Berlin
George Goodrich
Laconia
Germany
Jena
Munich
Hollendorfplatz
Hutchins Killed in Auto Accident Near Rocky Mount
D B Hutchins of Rocky Mount was instantly killed in a late night automobile crash near here. Three others were injured D H Vick of Raleigh A R Bobbitt of Rocky Mount and C P Ward of Goldsboro.
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Rocky Mount
D. B. Hutchins
Here
D. H. Vick
Raleigh
A. R. Bobbitt
C. P. Ward
Goldsboro
Senate orders full report on Wheeler prosecution spending
By a 61 to 13 vote the Senate directed the Justice Department to send a detailed accounting of the money spent in the prosecution of Senator Wheeler a Democrat from Montana. The action comes as lawmakers seek a clear record of costs and funding sources for the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Department of Justice
Wheeler
Montana
Stockton man fatally wounds himself after family tragedy
John M. Qoins of Stockton California dies by suicide during a deadly incident in which his wife and five others were seriously injured. Officials report the assailant, driven by presumed mental illness and belief of conspiracies, fatally harmed himself after the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Qoins
Stockton
Calif
North Carolina Social Service Conference Opens in Greensboro
About 200 attendees gather for the fourteenth annual North Carolina conference for social service in Greensboro. Six groups meet, including Travelers Aid and Juvenile Court Workers, with leaders named. Afternoon talks feature Dr. Wood, Dr. McBrayer, and Dr. Merriman on health and research, while Mrs Kate Burr Johnson and Dr H W Chase speak at night.
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Greensboro
North Carolina
North Carolina Conference For Social Service
Travelers’ Aid Societies
Anti-Capital Punishment League
C. V. Morse
Travelers’ Aid Group
E. Grace Miller
Asheville
W. A. Parker
Charlotte
John J. Phoenix
Juvenile Court Workers
H. L. Canfield
Thomas D. Wood
Columbia University
L. B. McBrayer
North Carolina Tuberculosis Association
Charles B. Merriman
University of Chicago
Kate Burr Johnson
Public Welfare
H. W. Chase
University of North Carolina
Bootlegger Remus Quits For Real Estate In Chicago
George Remus, once a Cincinnati bootlegger and convict, plans Chicago as his future home to pursue real estate after losing a bid to save 1550 cases of pre war whiskey. He recalls prison life and says his wife controls most of his money while he prepares for a May 6 divorce hearing in Indianapolis seeking return of his property.
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Chicago
George Remus
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Remus
Ohio City
Circuit Court of Appeals
Indianapolis
Senate Committee Gets First Shot at Booze Debate
Washington reports the house unofficial committee for modifying the Volstead act will give the senate judiciary committee the first opportunity for testimony on prohibition, deferring its own hearing set for next Wednesday. Stayton and Codman will present views as the modification group coordinates with the senate committee, sessions begin April 5.
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Washington
Mar
APJ
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
William H. Stayton
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Joint Legislative Committee
Julian Codman
Boston
Representative Hill
Maryland
Hill
Congress
Bruce
Alfred Smith
New York
Albert Ritchie
United States
Blease
South Carolina
Glass
Virginia
McKellar
Tenessee
Neely
West Virginia
la Guardia
George Remus
Cincinnati
Drew Ag
Matt Hinkel
Cleveland
LaGuardia
Hinkel
Franklin L. Dodge
Departement of Justice
Indianapolis
Linus P. Meredith
Mr. la Guardia
Remus
Sir Matthew Nahan
Queensland
England
Australia
Matthew
Sawmill Fatality Claims Rowan County Worker
Salisbury March 25 Lee Poole 21 was instantly killed at a sawmill in eastern Rowan County when a fragment was hurled by a fast revolving saw. His neck was broken and chest injuries noted in the AP report.
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Salisbury
Lee Poole
Rowan County
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