England Plans Reinforcements as Martial Law Considered
London reports government to send seasoned troops from foreign service to strengthen crown forces in Ireland. Martial law可能 to spread over all of Ireland except Ulster, with 50 000 men not exceeded. Dublin raid sees crown forces encircling Dublin Mansion House and seizing Irish Republican Army HQ. Belfast gunfire targets a staff officer.
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London
Associated Press
Ireland
Ulster
Neville McReady
Dublin
Crown
Dublin Mansion House
Irish Republican Army
Belfast
Council Plans 10 Divide Up Silesia
The allied council of ambassadors considers a neutral zone in Upper Silesia with three zones under Polish, German, and Allied temporary control. France opposes the plan, while British troops move from the Cologne bridgehead to Krasberg to quell Polish insurgents.
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Paris
Associated Press
Allied Council of Ambassadors
Upper Silesia
Silesia
Council of Allies
France
Oppeln
Cologne
Krasberg
Blockaders Shoot Sheriff in Battle on Lookout Mountain
In Chattanooga Tennessee on May 28 Sheriff A G Barton of Walker County Georgia was brought to a hospital badly wounded after a battle with blockaders on Lookout Mountain near Flinstone Georgia. Deputy Jim Abney was shot through the ear. The two blockade runners escaped though officers believe one or both are seriously wounded. An automobile carrying forty gallons of moonshine liquor was confiscated and the liquor destroyed.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
A. G. Barton
Walker County
Lookout Mountain
Flinstone
Jim Abney
Union Agreement Averts Prolonged Garment Strike
In New York May union officials of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers authorize a union shop agreement with shop owners. About 60,000 workers idle for 24 weeks, with a reported 15 percent wage cut, likely ending the lockout though terms not public.
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New York
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Jilted Lover Suspected in Philadelphia Killing
A 17 year old telephone operator Jose phine Howard was shot and killed while walking with a college student in Philadelphia. The shooter leaped from a scaffold and fired at close range then escaped. Police pursue a discarded suitor.
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Philadelphia
Josephine Howard
Memorial Day Observances in High Point Highlight Veterans Program
Memorial day exercises will be held in High Point with an address by Major Wade H. Phillips of Lexington at First Baptist Church Sunday at 2. The parade by ex-service men will precede the service, then graves at Oakwood cemetery will be decorated with volleys fired. Private Thomas W. Albertson’s funeral follows at Prospect church at 4:30. Confederate veterans are urged to wear uniforms and join the observance.
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High Point
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Wade H. Phillips
Lexington
First Baptist Church
Elks Band
Phillips
Legion
Oakwood Cemetery
Thomas W. Albertson
France
Prospect Church
Veterans of Foreign
Rickenbacker Lands at McCook Field Dayton
Eddie Rickenbacker landed at McCook field Dayton at 10 00 this morning to change planes and depart for Washington Planned departure duration and exact routing not stated in the brief item
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Dayton
Ohio
Eddie Rickenbacker
McCookfield
Washington
American Tennis Star Triumphs in Open Match
St Cloud France May 28 Arnold Jones an American tennis star defeated M Cousin of France in the first single match of the world hard court championship opening today. He won in three straight sets.
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ST. Cloud
France
Arnold Jones
M. Cousin
Plan of Settlement Agreed By Seamen and Engineers
Washington May 28. A tentative plan of settlement ends wage dispute after Secretary Davis and Chairman Benson reach agreement with marine engineers. Ship owners oppose involvement. new wage and working conditions schedule to be signed for one year and put to ratification by locals Sunday. Terms not public but likely follow general provisions with 15 percent pay cut and adjusted overtime rules.
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Washington
Benson
Shipping Board
Marine Engineers
Davis
Nn Aew
Harding
Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association
Sailors at Shanghai Street Clash Injures US Sailors
Twelve American sailors from the flagship Huron were wounded in a Sunday night street fight with Japanese sailors in Shanghai China. Shore leave from the Huron and nearby vessels has been rescinded as the incident is investigated with the foreign office signaling an amicable settlement.
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Shanghai
China
Huron
New Orleans
Foreign Office
Eddie Brietz Pays City Visit Today
Sdrwin M Brietz formerly on The Enterprise staff now sporting editor of the Charlotte Observer spent hours in High Point today with friends. Brietz is among North Carolina's best known journalists and edits a leading sports page in the south.
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Sdrwin M. Brietz
The
Enterprise
Charlotte Observer
High Point
Mr. Brietz
North Carolina
Rankin and Kenneth Now Rotarians in High Point Club
Captain A. M. Rankin and Kenneth Denny were accepted as members of the High Point Rotary Club and welcomed at Thursday night’s meeting. Rankin will be known as Alex and is classified under coffins while Denny is listed as panels.
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A. M. Rankin
Kenneth Denny
High Point Rotary Club
Mr. Rankin
Alex
Mr. Denny
Bruce Carraway Receives Law Degree
Bruce Carraway of High Point earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from Wake Forest College. He completed his army service after graduation in 1917 and received the degree this week.
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Bruce Carraway
High Point
Wake Forest College
Carraway
Trials of Mob II Suspects Continued in Halifax County
Twelve white men charged as members of the mob that attacked the Halifax county jail to seize James Coleman a Black man suspected in the murder of William Rickman a white farmer have had their trials continued by Judge W R Barksdale to the July term of the county circuit court in South Boston Virginia.
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Boston
Halifax County
James Coleman
William Rickman
W. R. Barksdale
Unions Seek Defense Fund for Indicted Labor Leaders
Chicago May 28 A $100000 defense fund for labor leaders indicted for alleged extortion is being raised by assessments of Chicago building trades unions according to information from States Attorney Gorman Local labor leaders face legal action amid union funding efforts and citywide support for their defense.
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Chicago
Gorman
Blair Begins as New Internal Revenue Chief in Washington
David H. Blair of Winston Salem North Carolina assumed duties as Commissioner of Internal Revenue in Washington meeting with Prohibition Commissioner Kramer. They discussed organizing prohibition forces and tentative regulations on beer for medical use. Blair had not yet reviewed the beer rules but would study them promptly. Kramer will continue as prohibition commissioner for a period.
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Washington
David H. Blair
Winston- Salem
N. C
Internal Revenue
Kramer
Blair
Prohibition
Ashboro Negro School Closing Honors Graduates
The Ashboro negro graded schools close with a large graduation showing led by principal J. H. Clement. May events included a two act operetta, class night, Indian play, and eight graduates with addresses by Capt. Bruce Carraway and diploma by Prof J. E. Brower.
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Ashboro
J. H. Clement
J. Bf. Brower
Lenora Coltrane
Cinderilla
A. C. Gibbs
M. E. Church
Bessie Coltrane
Ella L. Ingram
K. Cox
J. E. Brower
Drew Theological Seminary
New Jersey
Bruce Carraway
High Point
Merchants Form Independent Organization in High Point
High Point retail merchants formed their own organization separate from the chamber of commerce. The Merchants' Association elected E. W. Freeze as president and E. N. Allen as vice president with Edgar Hatcher as treasurer. Directors include G. W. Clark and others, a secretary to be chosen next meeting.
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High Point Retail Merchants
Chamber of Commerce
Merchants’ Association
Commercial Club
The
Presbyterian Church
E. W. Freeze
E. N. Allen
Edgar Hatcher
G. W. Clark
David Harris
John Sheloff
E. C. Dowd
Paddock Delays Track Training Until School Ends
Charley Paddock of California is focusing on studies and delaying track work. He plans to resume training after graduation to prepare for the national championships in Pasadena this July.
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Paddock
Berkeley
Cal
Charley Paddock
California
Pasadena
Honest John says Willard too old to return to boxing
Milwaukee May 25 John Morgenroth known as Honest John says Willard is too old to come back and was too old the last time He has seen many champions come and go
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Jess
Milwaukee
John Morgenroth
Honest John
Willard
Jess Willard
Lloyd George Pushes Arbitration in Coal Strike Talks
London May 28 The prime minister Lloyd George pressed for an arbitration based settlement in the two month old coal strike. Miners and owners held brief talks with proposals handed to both sides for a temporary accord toward a permanent settlement.
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London
Lloyd George
Miners’ Union
Downing Street
Lloyd
I W W members seized freight train near Denver
Twenty seven alleged I W W members were jailed in Denver after attempting to commandeer a Union Pacific freight train from Cheyenne to Denver. Police met the train near the city outskirts and arrested the gang after the crew notified headquarters. Vagrancy charges were filed.
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Denver
Col
IW. W
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Greeley
Great Fund Found On J C Elliott Farm
A set of false teeth and a $1 bill were found on J C Elliott's farm near the Greensboro turnpike early Wednesday. Elliott reports a midnight party on his land, with a campfire and revelry observed from his home. He seeks the rightful owner to claim the items.
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Greensboro Turnpike
J. C. Elliott
Elliott
First German reparations payment announced in Berlin
Berlin announced the first real payment on the German reparations account. It will be made as twenty bonds of about ten million dollars each, totaling sixty million in New York, London, and Paris. The bonds are endorsed by German banks.
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Paris
Berlin
New York
London
Four Alto High Students Die in Train Collision
Four Alto high school students, three boys and a girl, were killed when the automobile they rode home in from a dance slid down a hillside and was struck by a passenger train. Two other students were injured in the crash near Aurora Illinois this morning.
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Aurora
Lul
Bandits Surrounded Official’s Home in Germany Grenade Attack
Twenty bandits surrounded the official’s residence in Staedtisch-Dombrova Germany on May 28 after the family fled. They hurled 100 hand grenades into the house, wrecking the interior, seized $500, and then escaped.
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Staedtisch-Dombrova
Germany
Psychologist Coley Flees High Point After Fraud Claims
Prof B A Coley of Columbia allegedly swindled High Point residents over two weeks taking thousands of dollars while promising cures. Citizens and officials note injuries to patients, abusive language toward Black residents, and reports from Rocky Mount and Lancaster News labeling him a fraud amid a city drive to finish Y W C A fundraising totaling over ten thousand dollars.
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Psychologist
Healer
High Point
B. A. Coley
Columbia
D .C
Psychologist Coley
Coley
Wheat Street
S. C
Prof. Coley
South Carolina
Ku Klux Klan
Hayworths Announce Birth of Daughter
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hayworth announce the birth of a daughter.
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Charles Hayworth
Police Sergeant Killed in Buffalo Shooting Rampage
Edward A. Wilson, 35, a sergeant in the police reserves, was killed when a gunman fired on houses on Clinton Street. Four African American men were shot. A suspect believed to be the slayer was captured on a Sayre-bound train after dawn.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Edward A. Wilson
Clinton Street
Sayre
Wilson
Students form Soviet at German high school disrupted by strike
In Remscheid Germany on May 28, high school students organized a soviet to run the school. Sehseal suspended soviet members and the students began a ten day strike. Parents then applied harsh discipline to the youths as the school resumed normal operations.
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Remscheid
Germany
Sehseal Heads
Girl Champ Retourney Plans Return Home
Miss Ethelda Bleibtrey returns to the United States about June 21 after new swim records in Australia She has entered the national one mile title race to be run at Capitola City, California on June 26 for the San Francisco Chronicle.
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San Francisco
Ethelda Hbleibtrey
Alatrasla
United States
Capitola City
Cab
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