Governor Orders More Troops to Asheville Amid Trial Tensions
RALEIGH NOV 4 Acting on telephonic instruction Major Gordon Smith ordered additional troops to Asheville to relieve guards and protect during the trial of two negroes for alleged assaults on white women. About thirty guardsmen from Company B 105th engineers from Morganton were to arrive later, as testimony in the Mansel case nears completion.
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Asheville
Raleigh
J. van B. Metts
Gordon Smith
Smith
105Th Engineers
Morganton
N. C
State Guard
J. van B.retts
Alvin Mansel
Trial Seeks Alibi in Alleged Attack Case
In Asheville on November 4, Alvin Mansel a 17 year old Black man charged with attacking a white woman faces a defense aimed at proving his alibi as on duty at a sanatorium. The victim identified Mansel and the trial neared a jury verdict with night sessions and sealed testimony.
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Asheville
Alvin Mansel
Mansel
Mitchell
Aken
Kelsey Bartlett
Byudge A. M. Stack
Barttt
Hite
Felh
Reynolds May Not Be Operated On At Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore papers report W N Reynolds of Reynolds Tobacco remained under observation at Johns Hopkins. Doctors said it was too early to determine if surgery would be needed and did not disclose the condition prompting his hospitalization.
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N. Reynolds
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
W. N. Reynolds
Reylos Tobacco Company
J. H. Snake
Stroup Resigns as Detroit Prohibition Chief
Detroit November 4 AP A. J. Toup resigned yesterday as duty administrator in charge of federal prohibition forces here. He stated Detroit is the newest city to which he has been assigned and tied the resignation to the post.
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Washington
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League of America
Chicago
Wheeler
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
National American League
Dty
Congress
Coast Guards, Customs Service and Prohibition
Andrews
Treasury
Stroup
Detroit
Toup
R K Stewart and Son Get State Charter
RALEIGH November 4. Only one certificate of incorporation issued today. Charter granted to R K Stewart and Son Inc High Point with authorized capital stock of 1066 000 and 360 subscribed by R K Stewart L R Stewart and Mrs Nannie Stewart all of High Point.
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Raleigh
Secretary of State
R. K. Stewart and Son, Inc
High Point
R. K. Stewart
L. R. Stewart
Nannie Stewart
Annual Report of the President Heard at North Carolina Conference
Dr. A. G. Dixon was reelected president of the Methodist Protestant conference as the 100th annual session opened. Officers Bates, Taylor, Surratt, and Way were reelected. The report highlighted growth, membership gains, and the High Point College partnership, urging canvasses and an allotment plan for college support.
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A. G. Dixon
Methodist Protestant Conference
C. W. Bates
Asheville
S. W. Taylor
Burlington
H. F. Surratt
Charlotte
C. B. Way
Shelby
North Carolina
Mje
High Point College
Dixon
North Carolina Methodist Protestant
R. M. Andrews
Governor Aims to Restore 5 Percent Cut in State Funds
Governor McLean said in Raleigh that he hopes to revoke the 5 percent reduction in state institution appropriations but requires a justifiable tax increase to restore the funds. Superintendent A. T. Allen backs restoring the cut once revenue measures pass.
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Raleigh
McLean
Revenue Department
Treasury
Superintendent of Public Instruction
A. T. Allen
Busites
Session Meets Monday with 70 Officials Summoned
High officials are among 70 individuals ordered to appear at the trial. The list includes top government and municipal figures as part of ongoing legal proceedings. Court officials urge all summoned persons to attend and be prepared with relevant documents.
Subpoenas Issued in Mitchell Court Martial
Wholesale subpoenas for defense witnesses went out in the Mitchell air service court martial. Key cabinet figures were spared from appearance by compromise while testimony may be given by deposition from distant officers and civilians.
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Washington
Mitchell
Davis
War Department
Wilbur
Navy Department
Jardine
Agricultural Department
Everett Sanders
Coolidge
Army
Navy
Judge Advocate General
War
Agricultural Departments
White House
Col. Mitchell
Sanders
Air Service
Democrats Gain Ground In Regional Elections
The Democrats swept New Jersey gubernatorial and New York City races while Republicans won the Boston mayoralty for the first time since 1907 and gained ballots in Pennsylvania and several Indiana cities. Virginia elected a Democratic slate, and Kentucky’s third district stayed with Democrats as Klan influence dominated Detroit mayoral race coverage.
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New Jersey
New York City
Boston
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Louisville
Kentucky
Virginia
John M. Purcell
John B. Bassett
Purcell
Ku Klux Klan
Detroit
John W. Smith
Charles
Casualties From Damascus Strife Officially Given
Paris reports official figures from the Damascus unrest. Ten French killed including three native soldiers and fifty wounded. insurgents lose 200 killed. Armenians and Tripolitans suffer 53 dead. European civilians unharmed. Property damage about 50 million paper francs. Officials cite October 18 flare up and subsequent bombardment to force surrender with limited shell use.
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Paris
Damascus
Oil production falls in latest U S weekly report
New York November 4 The daily average gross crude oil production in the United States dropped by 2100 barrels for the week ended October 31 to 2 063 850 barrels according to the American Petroleum Institute weekly summary.
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New York
United States
American Petroleum Institute
Prayer Service at First Presbyterian Church This Evening
A prayer and praise service will be held at the First Presbyterian church this evening at 7 30 o clock. John C Abels will lead the services. Mrs W D Laney will sing in the musical program. A large attendance is hoped for.
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First Presbyterian Church
John C. Abels
Eane
W. D. Laney
City Council Funds Public Library Move In High Point
The High Point city council appropriated 4150 to equip a third floor room in the municipal building and hire a librarian. Horace Hayworth led a delegation urging immediate action and the Woman's Club backs ongoing book collection efforts.
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Woman’s Club
High Point
Horace Hayworth
Muddy Duke Campus Hinders Daily Life
Duke University streets are heavily muddy due to ongoing building work and upcoming foul weather. Excavation and grading have left parts of the campus nearly impassable, with the area expected to remain unsightly until the first 4,000,000 building unit is finished.
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Duke Durham
Duke University
Duke
October Receipts Top Previous High Point Post Office Records
October receipts at the High Point post office set a new record with 12,428 dollars. The total for October 1924 reached 811,398.53 dollars, surpassing the former peak of 11,739.15 dollars in December.
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High Point
Former Rhodes Scholar shoots wife and father in law then kills self
Shirley T. Wing a former Rhodes Scholar and former embassy attache in Paris shot and wounded his wife Marjorie Meeker Wing and her father Leer Meeker in Worthington near Columbus Ohio then killed himself. Both victims were taken to a Columbus hospital with thigh wounds and Wing died from a self inflected heart wound. Mrs Wing's mother blamed Wing’s mental condition saying he had been nervous and distraught prior to the tragedy.
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Columbus
Shirley T. Wing
Paris
Marjorie Meeker Wing
Xeer Meeker
Worthington
Here
Wigg
Kentucky Election Violence in Louisville and Kentucky
Louisville reports say Republicans gained mayor with A A Will defeating Joseph T O Neal amid claims of slugging and repeaters. Eastern Kentucky recounts deaths and injuries from election day shootings including a duel near High Sprint and a deadly incident at Poorfork.
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Louisville
Courier-Journal Today
A. A. Will
Joseph T. O'Neal
Kentucky
John J. Davis
Democratic Campaign Committee
Will
Charles G. Middleton
Republican Committee
O'Neal
W. T. Baker
Baker
Ku Klux Klan
State Court of Appeals
William Gilbert
Maples
High Sprint
Harlan
Bob Cole
Poorfork
Bob Davidson
Lineforks
Whittsburg
Al Smith Triumphs in New York and Walker Elected Mayor
Governor Smith wins a sweeping victory as his protégé James John Walker defeats Mayor Hylan to become New York City mayor. Four state constitutional amendments backed by Smith pass, boosting his era as political power in the state. Walker’s win comes with notable support across all five boroughs amid a large turnout of about 1.13 million votes.
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Florida
North Carolina
Seaboard
North
D. F. Giles
W. W. Neal
McDowell County
Henry G. Connor
Wilson
Messrs
Neal and
Giles
Connor
Richard T. Fountain
Edgecombe County
Nat Townsend
Hartnett County
Hartness
Robert M. Cox
Forsyth
Fountain
Pharr
Charlotte
Townsend
Herbert Gulley
Revenue
W. W. Gaithings
Greensboro
Evans
Guiley
Gaithings
New York
al Smith
James John Walker
Hylan
Frank D. Waterman
Bng
York
Tin Pan Alley
Eee Lpo Escv
Waterman
Walker
Chicago
Berlin
Joab H. Banton
Charles S. Whitman
Whitman
Ruth Pratt
Upper East Side
James A. O’gorman
United States
O'Gorman
Board of Estimate
Charles W. Berry
Joseph V. McKee
Board of Aldermen
Julius Miller
Manhattan
Josepha A. Guilder
Brooklyn
Maurice E. Connolly
Queens
Henry Bruckner
Bronx
John A. Lynch
Richemond
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady After Holiday Trades
New Orleans cotton prices opened steady as Liverpool cables fell below due. Early trades show 1 to 5 point gains despite New York’s full response to yesterday’s holiday move. Prices eased after the call but soon rallied on the weekly weather and crop report bullish guidance. A private bureau estimate places ginnings to November 1 at 11,090,000 bales.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
New York
Republicans gain in Indiana municipal elections
In Indianapolis and across Indiana Republicans won major gains in yesterday's local elections. They retained Indianapolis city government and captured mayorships from Democrats in Fort Wayne Evansville and LaFayette, the latter ending a 20 year Democratic rule.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Evansville
LaFayette
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WEAE
R. K. Stewart and Son
North Carolina M. P
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Rhodes
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Blue Grass
Yore
AL Smith Trumphs
New York State
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