High Point Seeks Denominational College Locale
Local officials and citizens urged the North Carolina conference board to establish a Methodist Protestant college in High Point. Speakers highlighted benefits for students and the community, while thousands of residents demonstrated strong support outside Wesley Memorial church. The committee’s decision was not announced and may come later in Greensboro or after several days.
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High Point
Furniture City
Board of Education
North Carolina
Wesley Memorial Church
Greensboro
Elks Band
J. T. Burrus
J. W. Hedrick
Hedrick
J. J. Farriss
Farriss
Fred N. Tate
Rotary Club
Tate
Rotary
T. J. Gold
Commercial Club
Gold
O. Henry
Gate City
Beer Not Medicine Says Pure Food Expert Wiley
Dr Harvey W Wiley, appointed as pure food expert, told the house judiciary committee that beer has no medical properties. He cited obesity risk from excessive drinking and criticized home brew and homemade liquor as dangerous, noting a Harvard professor arrest underscores rising illicit stills.
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Harvey W. Wiley
Beer
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Wiley
Dr. Wiley
Death of Joseph Reddeck at 24 shocks Trinity community
Joseph Gray Reddeck son of R Reddeck of Trinity died yesterday at Mount Airy after a three week bout with typhoid pneumonia. A Guilford College graduate and former Trinity graded school faculty member he taught in Mount Airy before illness. Surviving are his father two brothers and two sisters. Funeral at Trinity home tomorrow at 1 pm with interment in Thomasville cemetery. Masons of High Point to conduct services.
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Joseph Gray Reddeck
We R. Reddeck
Trinity
Mount Airy
High Point
Mr. Reddeck
Guilford College
Trinity Graded Schools
Reddeck
Mitchell Reddeck
Greensboro
R. J. Reddeck
South Dakota
Sadie Reddeck
W. C. Massey
J. E. Woosley
Thomasville
Filippo Held Without Bail In Wall Street Explosive Conspiracy
Giuseppe Filippo charged with conspiracy to destroy the United States assay office in New York linked to the Wall Street explosion last September remains held without bail. Identified as the wagon driver by five witnesses, he faces hearing on June 26 before U S Commissioner Charles E Hendrickson after being taken into federal custody by Bayonne Recorder Cain. Filippo proclaimed he knew nothing and had never heard of Wall Street.
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Jersey City
Guisseppe Filippo
United States
New York
Wall Street
Charles E. Hendrickson
Filippo
Cain
Bayonne
Hendrickson
Martial Law Declared in Mingo County Mines
Charleston West Virginia May 20 Governor Morgan proclaims martial law in Mingo county citing a long running lockout in the coal mines. The governor calls a state of war insurrection and riot in existence as Charles F Feeney UMWA district 17 leader urges miners to strike and pledge union benefits during idleness.
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Charleston
West Vt
Morgan
Mingo County
Mingo Fields
Charles F. Feeney
United Mine Workers of America
Mingo Field
Ambushers Routed in Fighting at Westport
In Galway on May 20 a district constabulary officer and twenty police were attacked by sixty armed men. One constable was killed and another wounded. four ambushers died. Government forces repelled the attack and pursued retreating assailants. Arms and bombs were captured. In Midland Madon May 18 Rev Mr Busk of Baltimore named to preach summer services at Midland and Lord.
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Galway
Ireland
Associated Press
Westport
Midland
Mad
Busk
Baltimore
Presbyterian
Lord
Death of Dr. J. E. Brooks Prominent North Carolina Physician
Announcement of the sudden death of Dr. J. E. Brooks of Blowing Rock last night. Brother of R. H. Brooks of Greensboro. Funeral 10 a.m. Saturday at his sister Mrs. J. R. Reitzel in High Point. Burial 3 p.m. Saturday at Siler City family plot near his childhood home. Dr. Brooks helped establish the state tuberculosis sanatorium at Montrose and led the institution before moving to Blowing Rock to practice medicine.
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High Point
J. E. Brooks
Blowing Rock
R. H. Brooks
Greensboro
J. R. Reitzel
George R. Brown
First Methodist Protestant Church
Siler City
Brooks
Greensvoro
High Toint
Montrose
Madame Curie to Receive Rich Gift
Madame Marie Curie arrives in Washington from New York to receive from President Harding a gift of radium purchased for her by the women of America. The presentation is set at the White House at four this afternoon. She is hosted at the State Department and attends dinners at the French Embassy and Polish Legation with her daughters and Mrs. William Brown Maloney of New York.
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Washington
Marie Curie
New York
Harding
Women of America
White House
Curie
Bliss
William Brown Maloney
Mme. Curie
Justice Gould Dies After Brief Illness
Ashley Musgrave Gould associate justice of the district of Columbia supreme court died today after a brief illness in Washington He led trials of Jules Arnstein and others charged with disposing stolen securities Gould 62 was born in Lower Horton Nova Scotia and served on the district bench since 1902 after stints as United States attorney for the District of Columbia and in the Maryland house of delegates
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Washington
Ashley Musgrave Gould
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Gould
Jules Arnstein
District of Columbia
Justice Gould
Lower Horton
Nova Scotia
District Supreme Bench
United States
Maryland
House of Delegates
President to sail to New York aboard Mayflower
President Harding plans a brief trip to New York by presidential yacht Mayflower. He will depart Washington late tomorrow and arrive Monday morning to speak at a commercial banquet and review the 106th Infantry in Brooklyn. Mrs. Harding and Senator Knox accompany him.
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Washington
Harding
New York
106Th Infantry
Brooklyn
Knox
Pennsylvania
Bootleggers Raid Homes in Windsor Amid Short Supplies
Windsor Ontario reports bootleggers tied to Detroit rum running have conducted organized raids on private liquor stocks. Police plan intensified action with the whole force and a west side citizens committee joins the fight as dozens of homes are entered and liquor seized in recent two weeks.
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Windsor
Ont
Detroit
Quebec
Gomez Promises Cooperation With Cuban President After Bitter Election
In Havana on May 20 Dr Alfredo Zayas assumed the Cuban presidency and received a cablegram from General Jose Miguel Gomez promising cooperation. The Liberal party, which Gomez leads, had walked out after the November election but indicates it will participate in the new government.
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Havanna
Cuba
Alfredo Zayas
Joese Miguel Gomez
Liberal Party
Zayas Emerges as Cuba’s New President and Scholar
Dr Alfredo Zayas wins Cuba’s presidency after wartime leadership roles and political activity. An author and historian of primitive Cuban origins, he plans to renegotiate the Cuban United States trade treaty. In 1917 US trade with Cuba totaled 415.125 million dollars with Cuba importing 189.875 million and the US buying 225.275 million dollars of Cuban products.
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Alfredo Zayas
Cuba
University of
Estrada Palma
Zayas
Revolutionary Committee
Palma
Electec
Academy of History
Sociedad Economies
United States
Argentina
Chile
Brazil
Mexico
House Adjourns Mark of Respect for Chief Justice White
Washington May 2 The house adjourned in memory of Chief Justice White with resolutions of sorrow and tributes. Mondell Garrett Volstead and Mandel spoke for party leaders and judiciary committee members as the Louisiana delegation formed a funeral attendance committee.
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Washington
House
White
Mondell
Wyoming
Garrett
Tennessee
Volstead
Minnesota
Thomas
Kentucky
Judiciary Committee
Louisiana
Mandel
Joint Committee to Probe Profits in Agriculture
Senators and representatives urged a joint congressional commission under the Lenroot Strong resolution to survey agriculture and related issues. Hearings were set for next Friday on a House bill regulating futures trading in farm products as a step toward exposing profiteering along the farm to consumer chain.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Congressional Commission
Lenroot-Strong
Senate
Lenroot
Harding
Congress
Joint Commission On
House
Prince von Hohenzollern Faces Smuggling Trial
Berlin May 20 Prince Weiter Friederich von Hohenzollern second son of the former Kaiser was arraigned in criminal court charged with smuggling 370000 marks and 2000 Dutch guilders to Holland. Prosecutors seek 10000 marks in fines with imprisonment for nonpayment and confiscation of the money. The prince admitted smuggling to protect his family fortune and used the alias Fritz von Eitel in bank transfers. He claimed to be a soldier, not a businessman.
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Berlin
Weiter Friederich von
Grusser
Tam
Love Making In Parks Declared Summer Sport
Kansas City police chief Edwards announced that love making in city parks is officially recognized as a legitimate summer sport. The department will focus on enforcement elsewhere while officers avoid clearing park benches of couples.
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Parks
U. Ed
Kansas City
Edwards
13 year old wife faces murder charge dismissed in Farmington
In Farmington Missouri on May 20, Circuit Judge Tucker dismissed a first degree murder charge against Mrs. John Parsons, 13, in the death of her six year old stepdaughter Lilly. A fourth degree manslaughter charge was filed instead, with the judge citing the girl's youth. The accused offered no visible emotion and stated she did not do it on purpose.
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Farmington, MO
John Parsons
Lilly
Tucker
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Postpones Dividend
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad deferred its regular semiannual dividend of 2 1 2 percent due now citing unsettled conditions. The Hocking Valley Railroad, controlled by C and O, also postponed its dividend yesterday.
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New York
Chespeage and Ohio Railroad
Hocking Valley Railroad
Chespeake and Ohio
Bill To Hold Up Slacker Lists
A bill introduced by Senator Stanley of Kentucky would require the War Department to suspend publication of its slacker lists while it reviews their accuracy. The measure targets delaying public release pending corrective investigation.
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Bill
Washington
War Department
Stanley
Kentucky
Wreckers Derail Coast Line Train Near Augusta
Engineer Joseph Temple of Florence DC was killed when Atlantic Coast Line train 240 bound for Washington derailed near Savannah River four miles from Augusta. A mail clerk and one passenger were injured. express messenger E E Jordan was slightly bruised. fireman Charles Josie injured but not seriously. A mail car slip left tracks. derailment blamed on loosened rail.
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Augusta
Joseph Temple
Florence
D. C
Washington
South Carolina
Savannah River
E. E. Jordan
Charles Josie
W .E. Summers
Bible Conference to be Held in High Point in June
Committees from local churches plan the Gordon Bible Conference to be held in June. S D Gordon will conduct the ten day event with daily services at 4 PM and 8 PM. The gathering aims to include surrounding territory and uses Wesley Memorial Church for most meetings.
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High Point
S. D. Gordon
America
Pastors’ Association
Wesley Memorial Church
Fire destroys church and threatens city in Ohio
Fire at East Liverpool Ohio destroyed the First Methodist Protestant church and a two story brick building housing two mercantile establishments. Estimated loss ranged from 150000 to 200000 dollars and endangered the entire business section briefly.
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East Liverpool
Odd Fellows Delegates Return From Salisbury Meeting
J. R. Young and G. H. Burke returned from Salisbury where they attended the annual grand lodge meeting as delegates from Repion lodge No. 63. High Point earned a loving cup after second degree demonstrations, beating Salisbury Greensboro and Kannapolis lodges. next session will be in Winston Salem.
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J. R. Young
G. H. Burke
Salisbury
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Repiion Lodge
Winston-Salem
High Point
Rowan Capital
Greensboro
Kannapolis
Young
Odd Fellows
Virginia University Receives $100,000 Carnegie Gift
Dr. K A Alderman president of the University of Virginia announced last night that the Carnegie Corporation of New York has awarded $100 000 to the university centennial endowment fund.
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Virginia
Charlottesville
K. A. Alderman
University of Virginia
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Ad Valorem Tax Favored by State Officials in 1923 Debate
North Carolina tax experts favor an ad valorem levy in 1923 due to income declines and a tight 5 cent general property tax limit. Supreme Court rulings disallow extra pay for sheriff liquor captures when on salary, affecting Polk county and Rutherfordton cases as county officials contest offices. The governor appoints trustees for Greensboro Agricultural and Technical College for six years and sends R. O. Everett to the world cotton conference in Manchester and Liverpool June 13 to 22.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Supreme Court
General Assembly
Attorney General's
Manning
Attorney General’s Office
High Tribunal
Solomon Gallett
Ruthrfordton
Polk County
Superior Court
Mountain County
South Carolina
Gallert
Agricultural and Technical College At
Greensboro
Morrison
M. Seales
W. N. Everett
Rockingham
Heriot Clarkson
Charlotte
C M. Vanstory
M. C
Noble
Chapel Hill
P. D. Watt
Reidsville
R. O. Everett
Durham
Manchester
Liverpool
England
Mr. Everett
Cotton futures slip amid liquidation and lower opens
In New York on May 2 the cotton market fell further with liquidation of July futures and lower opens across months. July dipped to 12.52 cents a pound while May opened at 12.10, July at 12.62, and October at 13.85 as trading began.
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New York
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Joseph Reducer
Guilford
Madame Curie
N.Y
Omez
Dr. Zayas
Republic
Gomez
Holland
Coast Line
S. DP. Gordon
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