Venerable nature writer John Burroughs dies on railway trip
John Burroughs famed naturalist died on a New York Central train near Kingsville Ohio at age 84 while returning to West Park New York from Pasadena California. He was celebrated as the dean of American nature writing with a career spanning books from Wake Robin to Slabsides and Riverby.
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Poughkeepsie
Religious Education Committee of the Y W C A Meets
The Y W C A religious education committee held its first meeting in the hut. Miss Clara Cox presided outlining aims. The group plans two meetings on the 10th and 24th at 5 PM and will invite ministers theater class members and Sunday school superintendents. A program is set for Thursday with a speaker from Winston Salem.
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Philathea
Winston-Salem
Army Captain To Face Murder Charge In 1918 Camp Lewis Case
Robert Nosenbluth a former United States army captain charged with the murder of Major Alex Cronkhite at Camp Lewis Washington October 25 1918 was released on 25000 bond by Federal Judge John C Fox and will return to Seattle to answer the charge in the United States district court.
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Robert Nosenbluth
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Alex Cronkhite
Camp Lewis
Washington
John C. Fox
Seattle
United States District Court
Meeting Called At High Point Soon
Salisbury March 29 The Central Carolina Development association calls a meeting at High Point on Friday April 5 at 7 p m The meeting, postponed earlier this year, will consider several matters with the key item a request for a connecting train between Goldsboro and Cincinnati A large attendance from Central Carolina is expected.
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Goldsboro
Cincinnati
Central Carolina
Committees Plan Series of Conferences for M P College
High Point leaders press a $100,000 drive to urge Methodist Protestant church officials to establish a new college in the city. The plan includes conferences for ministers and laymen across North Carolina beginning April 5 with meetings in Littleton Burlington Charlotte and Greensboro. The drive targets 225 churches with two June Sundays of speakers and 25 000 parishioners.
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Henderson
High Point
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Burlington
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Greensboro
R. M. Andrews
L. W. Gerringer
Ashboro
Fruit Damage Reports Spread After Cold Wave
Reports of extensive fruit damage pour in from the Shenandoah Cumberland district covering Virginia West Virginia Southeast Pennsylvania and Maryland following last night's cold wave. Apples peaches plums and pears are affected with no authoritative damage estimate yet. Temperatures fell to 22 degrees in some areas.
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Virginia
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Calder proposes ten national housing measures to rebuild the nation
Senator William M Calder of New York outlines ten legislative ideas to spur home building in the United States. Proposals include a commerce department division for construction data, long term credit from the Federal Reserve, district home loan banks, and tax relief to promote dwelling construction. The report warns against subsidies and stresses economy and continuous operation to reduce building costs.
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William M. Calder
New York
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Navy Seaplanes begin 5000 mile voyage to Virgin Islands
Two Marine Corps airplanes departed from the naval aviation station for a 5000 mile round trip to the Virgin Islands. Major C Turner and Lieut Finley piloted the first craft, with Lieut J H Sanderson and Gunnery Sgt Charles W Rucker in the second. Turner planned a direct leg to Fayetteville NC as the first stop.
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Turner
Fayetteville
North Carolina
Sprinkle and Hobson Visit Relatives in High Point
Mr and Mrs M F Sprinkle with Mrs W H Hobson of Yadkin county are visiting relatives in High Point during their trip.
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W. H. Hobson
Yadkin County
High Point
Middle Sections Protest Tariff Tax Plan by Republicans
Protesters in the middle sections of the United States oppose a tariff valuation bill favored by Republican leaders. They warn the American valuation system would raise tariff returns, lift overall rates, and burden consumers of imported goods due to regional price differences and shipping costs.
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No Danger From Uprising Seeks atanta
Investigators in Newton and Jasper counties probe the killing of eleven negroes on the John S Williams plantation as federal agents seek to support an indictment of Williams. Reports of threats to whites were thought to reach Covington grand jury but officials say no basis for alarm.
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Guards placed at Birmingham coal mines after ambuscade
In Birmingham Alabama on March 29 guards were deployed around coal mines following an ambuscade in Pratt City the previous night where two miners who had worked through a strike were shot one seriously A hundred shots were fired as a group of negroes said to be former strikers attacked men returning from mine No 2 at Tennessee Coal company Fifty special deputies guard the mine property Authorities say the clash followed a mass meeting where speakers urged former miners to chase the scabs off to reclaim their jobs.
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Bolshevists Join The Revolutionists In Western Russia
A Copenhagen dispatch to the Telegraph Exchange quotes Helsingfors advices stating Minsk has fallen to revolutionists. The bolshevist army has joined the revolutionists forming a democratic white Russian republic. Kiev is reported surrounded by rebellionists with communists taking terrorist measures.
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Minsk
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Explosion Kills Thirteen at Chicago Warehouse
A southwest side warehouse explosion in Chicago hospitalizes many and kills at least ten initially with several score injured. Firemen report bodies in ruins and a large department store panic ensues as investigators consider gas and fire as possible causes.
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Governor calls Raleigh session as road fund meet set
Governor Morrison announces a Raleigh gathering of state officials on April 4 to organize the fifty million road fund. He also denies discord with the council of state while urging unity and outlining plans for highway commission appointments and revenue taxation leadership.
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Frank Page
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Zeb Vance
Capitol
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C l. A. BB. Watts
Statesville
Allen J. Maxwell
Coorporation Commission
Watts
Clyde Hoey
Ninth
O. Max Gardner
Market unsettled on early trading
New York March 29 The cotton market opened unsettled with prices lower due to Liver pool weakness stock market irregularities and reports copper producers closing down The open was barely steady down about 2 to 15 points with May and July futures showing losses May at 12 35 and July at 12 82 Cotton futures opened steady May 12 65 July 12 95 October 13 40 December 13 68 January 43 786
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Liverpool
Tobacco Problems To Be Considered At Louisville Conference
Tobacco men from twelve states gather in Louisville for a conference on adopting a cooperative plan to grow and market tobacco. The Kentucky farm bureau federation calls for full representation of all phases of the industry in the proposed marketing plan. States include North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia.
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Kentucky Farm Burean Federation
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Virginia
Chinks Abolish License Bill Introduced
Canton reports a provincial bill to abolish government licensing of brothels and drinking houses. The fees collected total about $12,600 yearly while Sun Yat-sen proposes repealing merit orders for officials as undemocratic.
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Sun Yat-sen
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