Judge Declares Mistrial in Central Bank Trial
Mistrial ordered as prosecutors narrow case to charges that Central Bank and Trust officers falsified assets. Defendants Wallace B. Davis J A Sinclair and C N Brown faced counts for listing worthless loans as assets in state reports. Judge Barnhill noted approval by the corporation commission.
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Central Bank and Trust Company
State Jaw Commission
Wallace B. Davis
J. A. Sinclair
C. N. Brown
Corporation Commission
Barnhill
Graf Zeppelin to Begin Arctic North Pole Flight Plan
Graf Zeppelin, under Dr Hugo Eckener, will start for the North Pole in mid July to meet Sir Hubert Wilkins in a submarine. The voyage, backed by William Randolph Hearst, aims to test airship use for polar landings and resupply.
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Hugo Eckner
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Hugo Eckener
Graf Zeppelin
North Pole
Sir Hubert
Pole
Arctic
William Randolph Hearst
Graf
Smith
Samolovitch
Krassin
Lady Drummond Hay
Wilkins
Franz Joseph Land
Sir Hubertt
Trial Postponed in Carr Postmaster Murder Case
The second of Ernest Herring, African American, charged with murdering Carr postmaster F. F. Newton, had his trial delayed to tomorrow after a previous death sentence was overturned by the same court granting a new trial.
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Ernest Herring
F. F. Newton
Carr
Herring
Grand jury to probe deadly gun battle in Harlan county
A special grand jury convened in Harlan Kentucky to investigate a recent gun battle that left four dead and two wounded amid labor turmoil. Sheriff Blair requested state troops from Governor Sampson as 40 union sympathizers fired on deputies and mine guards in Evarts.
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Harlan
Harlan County
J. H .Blair
Flem D. Sampson
Frankfort
W. H. Jones
Evarts
James Daniels
Otto Lee
Howard Jones
Carl Richmond
Shepard Parcifal
Estes_Cox
Anniversary of King George V Accession Celebrated
Bells rang in Windsor as George V marked the 21st anniversary of his accession to the throne. The ailing king rested at Windsor Castle with Queen Mary, whose long reign began after Edward VII’s death on May 6, 1910.
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Windsor
England
Royal Chapel
Windsor Church
George V
Windsor Castle
Queen Mary
Edward VII
Bigger They Come Harder They Fall
Annapolis May 6 AP The bigger they come the harder they fall for in inoculations. Frank Crinkley of Durham NC navy intercollegiate heavyweight boxing champion football lineman and varsity crew member has been put to bed following his second inoculation prior to graduation in June. He will miss the crew meet with Syracuse Sadarity Saturday.
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Frank Crinkley
Durham
N. C
Navy
Syracuse
Meekins Refuses To Vacate Impounding Order In NC Ballots
U S District Judge J M Meekins refused to vacate an order directing the marshal to impound ballots and ballot boxes in the Bailey Pritchard senatorial contest. Hearings are set in Raleigh and Charlotte with further action possible after notices to all parties.
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Meekins
Brummitt
Wilmington
N. C
U. S
J. M. Meekins
D. G. Brummitt
Marshall
North Carolina
Raleigh
Yates
Shelby
United States
BE. Yates Webb
Webb
Dennis G. Brummitt
Charlotte
Ing
U. S. Senate Committee On
Winston-Salem
Johnson J. Hayes
Plan To Move Revenue Office To Greensboro
Plans for moving the internal revenue office in North Carolina from Raleigh to Greensboro were announced by the internal revenue bureau. The exact timing depends on the new federal building project in Greensboro, with construction not yet started and a pencil plan shown to assess feasibility. Raleigh has long housed one of the two districts with 50 to 60 employees.
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Collector of Internal Revenue For State
Raleigh
Washington
Collector of Internal Revenue
North Carolina
Greensboro
Internal Revenue Bureau
Federal
Gilliam Grissom
Internal Revenue
Associated Press of Washington
Ofl
Greensoro
Statesville
North Carolina Cities Vote in Wide Municipal Elections
Across North Carolina citizens in more than a score of cities and towns went to the polls. Charlotte elected four new independent council members while one old member was re elected. Greensboro re elected three of the old council and added three newcomers. Winston Salem chose a Democratic mayor and eight Democrats to the board of aldermen. Henderson re elected mayor Vine B. Watkins with 655 to 398 and all current council members were returned without opposition. Other cities including Durham Salisbury Concord Fayetteville Highland Brookford Sanford Vanceboro New Bern Mount Olive Wadesboro Lexington North Wilkesboro and Selma also named new governing bodies.
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Charlotte
Good Government League
Greensboro
Cone Mills
A. L. Battle
Winston-Salem
Durham
Salisbury
Concord
Fayetteville
Highland
Brookford
Sanford
Vanceboro
New Bern
Mount Olive
Wadesboro
Lexington
North Wilkesboro
Selma
Henderson
Ivine B. Watkins
Robert B. Carter
Woman found dead near Chadbourn in traffic incident
The body of Grace McCumbee 22 of Chadbourn was found on highway 202 about one mile north of Chadbourn. She appeared to have been struck and killed by an automobile. A motorist reported the body to officers who have no clue to the driver.
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Wilmington
N. C
Grace McCumbee
Chadbourn
Highway 202
H. C. McCumbee
Representative McCabe dies from hotel room wound
W U McCabe representative of Baxter county in the Arkansas legislature died in a Little Rock hospital from a gunshot wound believed to have been fired through a hotel room door. H G Lonsdale of Atlanta faces murder charges after being linked to the incident. a pistol found in his room showed evidence of recent firing.
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Little Rock
Ark
W. U. McCabe
Baxter County
Arkansas
McCabe
H. G. Lonsdale
Atlanta
Lonsdale
Spectator Shot at Tulsa Circus Stage Coach Scene
J T Dickey the motor accessories dealer was shot and wounded while watching a stage coach robbery reenactment in a Tulsa circus. Surgeons said his condition was critical after a bullet hit near the heart as masked riders fired into the arena. Col Zack Miller disputed explanations while police suspected a real cartridge was used.
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Tulsa
Okla
J. T. Dickey
Dickey
Zack Miller
S. Clay Williams Elected Head R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
S. Clay Williams was elected president of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company at a board meeting in Winston-Salem. He succeeds Bowman Gray, who becomes chairman of the board. Gray moves to the executive committee. W. N. Reynolds steps down from the chair. Vice-Presidents named are James A. Gray, T. H. Kirk, Hanes Lassiter, and C. W. Harris. All officers are based in Winston-Salem.
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S. Clay Williams
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N. C
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Bowman Gray
Williams
Tobacco Company
Eral
Gray
W. N. Reynolds
Reynolds
James A. Gray
T. H. Kirk
Hanes Lassiter
C. W. Harris
Winston-Salem
Plane lands safely after crash in Wisconsin field
Janesville aviators Carl Krause and Herman Krause landed their plane in a stump field near Janeville Wisconsin on May 5. Carl slipped and broke a leg but both pilots escaped injury in the incident.
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Janesve
Wis
Reed Down
Carl Krause
Herman
Janesville
Carl
Actress Sylvia Breamer and Douglas Wood Announce Engagement
Los Angeles May 6 Sylvia Breamer former film actress and state actor Douglas Wood have announced their engagement in a formal notice.
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Los Angeles
Sylvia Breamer
Douglas Wood
Guggenheim Lands In Fayetteville Then Heads To Washington
Harry F. Guggenheim ambassador to Cuba landed his plane in Fayetteville and after refueling at Fort Bragg air field departed at 12:20 p.m. for Washington. He was accompanied by The St Elwood assistant military attache at the embassy in Havana.
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Guggenheim
Fayetteville
Harry F. Guggenheim
Cuba
Fort Bragg
Washington
Ambassador Guggenheim
St. Elwood
Havana
Lambeth Elected Mayor of Charlotte by Council
Lambeth realtor Charlie K. Lambeth was elected mayor of Charlotte by the new city council. He won the largest vote in yesterday's election as councilmen took office shortly before noon.
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Lambeth
Charlotte
Charlies EK
Dan Welker Found Dead in Greensboro Home
Dan Welker a middle aged cripple was found dead at his sister's Greensboro North Carolina home from a gunshot wound. Coroner W. W. Harvey ruled it a death by own action in a plain self inflicted case.
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Greensboro
N. C
Dan Welker
W. W. Harvey
Indictment Won’t Halt Trial In North Carolina Attack
E. S. Williamson a 45 year old African American man was indicted by the Columbus county grand jury for criminally attacking a farmer’s wife in West Prong area twelve months ago. He is held in an undisclosed jail and trial is scheduled for June 22 in Whiteville after capture in Sampson county.
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Wilmington
E. S. Williamson
Columbus County
Whiteville
Sampson County
Five Victims Found Dead In Mississippi Farm Home
Five people were slain at a Mississippi farmhouse near Blue Mountain. Authorities believe A W Carter, his wife Nora, two daughters Martha and Mary, and roomer Miss Anne Jeffries were murdered with a hammer. Carter died from gunshot wounds. Neighbors found the bodies after a missing morning routine, with signs of a nighttime disturbance and cries heard earlier.
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Blue Mountain
Miss
A. W. Carter
Wat
Carter
Nora Mattox Carter
Martha
Mary
Anne Jeffries
Employment Discussed At Commerce Meeting
Gerard Swope of General Electric told the international chamber of commerce that regularization of employment reduces unemployment insurance needs and relief costs. He urged joint effort by management and employees to achieve broader employment regularity and shared wage and production concerns. Aloyse Meyer, head of the European Steel Cartel, contrasted nominal and real wages and noted European adoption of American practices.
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Gerard Swope
Aloyse Meyer
Washington
General Electric Company
International Chamber of Commerce Today
Luxemburg
European Steel Cartel
Continuance Denied in Malone Conspiracy Trial
Asheville North Carolina May 6 G N Malone former bond attorney for Asheville and Buncombe county was denied a continuance of his trial on a conspiracy charge to use public funds to aid the Central Bank and Trust Company Judge Barnhill refused to delay the case noting insufficient indication of term length and Malone's lack of prep time.
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Asheville
N. C
G. N. Malone
Buncombe County
Central Bank and Trust Company
G. Lyle Jones
Malone
Barhill
Clashes Wound Nine in Duisburg and Kiel
Berlin reports street clashes between political groups in Duisburg and Kiel last night injuring nine people, one possibly fatally. The incidents occurred across two Prussian cities as tensions flared.
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Berlin
Duisburg
Prussia
Kiel
May adjourn Friday as lawmakers push safeguards on ballot impounding
In Raleigh on May 6 AP reports both houses voted to adjourn while setting up safeguards and methods for impounding ballot boxes. Governor Gardner urged a revenue bill but 47 house conferees caucused with MacLean of Beaufort author of the MacLean school law. Hamilton moved to instruct conferees to press the Senate for a revenue act enforcing the MacLean law in full.
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Raleigh
Gardner
House
MacLean
Beaufort
Hamilton
Carteret
Senate
Reno Reflects Liberal Leader Wins Reelection in Reno
Mayor E. E. Roberts and most city officials were reelected to four year terms in a Reno municipal vote. Roberts, father in law of baseball star Walter Johnson, defeated Howard S. Doyle and Milburn R. Gregory while championing divorce and gambling laws and opposing prohibition. He urged public barrels of corn whiskey to curb bootleggers.
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Reno
Nevada
E. E. Roberts
Walter Johnson
Howard S. Doyle
Milburn R. Gregory
Military Forces Hold Tetuan After Moorish Riot
Madrid May 6 The city Tetuan capital of Spanish Morocco is under control of military forces after riots that left two dead and about twenty wounded. Moors protested working conditions and wages in clashes with Spanish soldiers as many more move into the city from surrounding districts amid dissension.
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Madrid
Tetuan
Spanish Morocco
Nitroglycerin Set Off At Well Fails To Extinguish Fire
Gladewater Texas May 6 seven quarts of nitroglycerin exploded at the Sinclair No 1 coale oil well but failed to stop the blaze. The blast dislodged the Kelly joint at the casing head. Kinley brothers Oklahoma firefighters expect later shots to extinguish the fire. Sinclair Oil officials said a second charge would be fired late today. A nearby pine wood fire was put out before the nitroglycerin exploded.
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Gladewater
Texas
Kinley Brothers
Oklahoma
Sinclair Oil Company
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Annapolis
Munuuay
Grissom
Josiah W. Bailey
N.C
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