Despair and Speech in Bar ry Cornwall Observed
Describing despair as a deep furrow in the brain, the note reflects on speech and reproach as Job 6:26 quotes a weary voice. Barry Corn wall.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1929
Page
4
Rail decision may levy heavily on all
The O'Fallon ruling shifts rate basis from replacement cost to value, risking a $1.2 billion annual rail premium. It upsets ICC structure and could raise freight for Americans, despite Hoover's claimed confidence no broad rate hike will occur. Rail unions welcome relief for carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ILE Congress
Supreme Court
O'Fallon
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hoover
Jones
Jones Must Be Optimistic Indeed If He Feels As Mr. Hoover
Indictment Against Fag Sparks Woman Society Debate
The Women’s Missionary Society of the General Synod of the Reformed Church in the United States passes Hickory convention resolutions urging women to abstain from smoking. It argues smoking is a newly acquired habit harming charm, efficiency, and motherhood, while noting historical use by older generations and questioning modern desirability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society
General Synod of the Reformed Church
United States
Society
Tobacco critique and women's impact on society cited
The society argues tobacco harms charm beauty and business efficiency or motherhood capacity. If charges are proven, the group can influence women profoundly against tobacco.
Charlotte Remembers May 20 Mecklenburg Declaration
Quiet Charlotte marks May 20 as the day North Carolinians penned and endorsed the first American declaration of independence. Historians debate its scope while locals insist the Mecklenburg tradition remains real, with Presidents and scholars noting the event’s significance for the Queen City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
United States
Hume
Mecklenburg
Queen City
Tunney embroiled in breach of promise suit after retirement
Amid retirement Gene Tunney faces a breach of promise suit by a divorcee claiming a 1925 engagement and marriage plan. She cites mental shock from his marriage to another, while commentary notes fading chivalry and preview of publicity consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Tunney
Polly Lauder
Tunney
Senator Norris Attacks Press Sellout Claims
Senator Norris of Nebraska praises newspaper owners for resisting purchase offers from the power trust but argues that refusals stem from insufficient offers. He warns a free country cannot exist without a free press while citing industry as a possible power bloc. The piece questions motives behind newspaper sale refusals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris
Nebraskan
Power Trust
Press Freedom As Shield From Trusts
The article argues that most editors self-censor to protect liberty and self preservation, wary of selling to power trusts. It credits Senator Norris for maintaining press independence when government stays out, asserting press freedom acts as a purifying agent even if some outlets align briefly with dominant interests.
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Power
Norris
Capone Surfaces in Philadelphia After Arrest
Bruce Catton notes Capone, in Philadelphia for business, is jailed for concealed weapon possession after a theater exit police arrest. He is sentenced to one year, provoking debate on law enforcement's ability to jail gangsters and the irony of Capone's voluntary turn to prison for safety. The column contrasts this with the Cleveland Clinic fire tragedy and other oddities.
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Bruce Catton
Capone
Moyamensing
Philadelphia
Chicago
al Capone
Pennsylvania
Underworld
Slips and Shifts in Work and Weather
A writer on economics notes slips cause costs for men and women alike. The piece hints at women taking over many jobs, while a line about a woman digging fishworms shows the edge of gender role changes. A Cleveland meteorologist predicts near when humans may control weather.
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Cleveland
Equalization fund distribution starts amid valuation disputes
Raleigh officials begin distributing a $6.5 million yearly school equalizing fund while the state board reviews county valuations. Wake County faces higher assessed values than its own figures, signaling smaller shares for large counties and prompting appeals for more teachers as the June 1 deadline looms.
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J. C
Wake
Wake County
Spruill
In Flanders Fields and a Garden Shelters Bombed Boy
War memorial poem notes fallen soldiers and urging continued struggle. A garden shell in Poplar England exploded, injuring a boy playing nearby, heightening wartime precautions and relic status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poplar
England
Meekins Likely to Run Against Simmons in 1930
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh May 22 Judge Isaac Meekins of the United States district court in North Carolina is seen as the probable Republican candidate to run against Senator F M Simmons or the Democratic choice. The view grows if David H Blair remains in Washington as revenue commissioner. Meekins has shown interest but will not announce without consulting Washington leaders including President Hoover.
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Raleigh
Isaac M. Meekins
United States District Court
North Carolina
United States
F. M. Simmons
David H. Blair
Washington
Internal Revenue
Blair
Senate
Judge Meekins
Meekins
Hoover
Republicans Aim to Field Strong Ticket in State Race
The party plans to capture the state with capable candidates and sufficient funds. Meekins leads over Blair as the chosen slate, seen as a result of this strategy. They also want to exploit rifts among Democrats from last fall to gain advantage. Overall, Republicans feel hopeful and optimistic.
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Meekins
Blair
Gardner Pleased by Chicago Visit
Raleigh May 22 Governor O Max Gardner expressed pleasure at the interest shown by Chicago and nearby areas in the South and North Carolina after a Chicago radio talk. He said Midwestern curiosity could bring capital and brains, boosting southern prosperity and productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Mid-West
Gardner
Illinois Listening Reach High in Broadcast Vote
WMAG Chicago Daily News reports Governor Gardner speech carried to 2,000,000 listeners across Illinois Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota Nebraska the Dakotas and neighboring states. The piece notes low illiteracy average about one tenth of one percent and many farm owners operate their farms with half of farmers graduates of agricultural colleges. Chicago newspapers distribute to former subscribers across Illinois and Iowa via special carriers on publication day.
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Carolina
Chicago
WMAG
Chicago Daily News
Gardner
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nebraska
Dakotas
United States
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Daily
Portsmouth Navy Week Opens Warship Exhibit for Public
A representative gathering of war ships will be open for public use at Portsmouth England during Navy Week next end. The event invites visitors to tour vessels and learn naval history.
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Portsmouth
England
Burr Treason Trial in Richmond and Acquittal
On May 22 1807 Aaron Burr faced treason charges in Richmond Virginia. Federal effort backed the prosecution, yet Burr was acquitted. Historians note Burr's daughter Theodosia drew sympathy at the trial before Chief Justice John Marshall influencing the outcome. He was later retried on misdemeanor charges and freed again.
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Aaron Buthe
Richmond
Burr Wa
Tha Burr
Thedosia
Marshall
Hstory
Secon
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