Smoot Faces Tumult at Philadelphia Republican Rally
Senator Reed Smoot of Utah encountered a hostile Philadelphia crowd while speaking at the Metropolitan Opera House. He abandoned his prepared remarks as brass bands and septuple interruptions derailed the address on taxes and debt reduction. A heckler shouted choke him as the senator pressed for public discussion.
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Philadelphia
Reed Smoot
Utah
Princpal
Metropolitan Opera House
Republican Organization
Smoot
Congress
Pigeon Delivers Word of Naturalist Lost in Wyoming Mountains
After a 2000 mile flight the exhausted homing pigeon was found in a New York street bearing a message that a naturalist is lost in the mountains of north western Wyoming.
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New York
Wyoming
Jones Calls for Open Play in Golf Clubs
In Atlanta Bobby Jones praises the average golfer over stars and urges cities to provide affordable access to golf free of high fees and club dues. The remarks come as part of a broader call for inclusive participation across communities.
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Atlanta
Bobby Jones
New York
James Moore
Ottawa
Chicago
John Wallace
Hamilton
Ont
Kink
League of Nations
Platinum Prospecting in Alaska Attracts Miners
Alaska reports Gaston Sinclair mining about 200 dollars worth of platinum daily near Good News Bay south of the Kuskokwim river as prospectors flock to the area promising steady gains and a return on the search for wealth. In Colorado a three county push to end the coal strike circulates petitions to the state industrial commission urging quick action and wide miner cooperation to restore 90 percent normal production.
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Akirak
Alaska
Good News Bay
Kuskokwin River
Gaston Sinclair
Good News
Denver
Col
Colorado
State Industrial Commission
W. H. Adams
Huerfano
Boulder
Routt
IL. W. W
George M. Taylor
The
Industrial Commission
Taylor
Considera
Adams
Routt County
W. B. Sprat
I. W.W
Karl Clemmons
Boulder County
Notice of Land Sale in High Point Guilford County
Notice of sale under a deed of trust from E. E. Palmer and Lula Palmer to R. F. Jones trustee. The sale, for cash, is set for 2:30 p.m. November 15, 1927, on the premises in High Point Town ship. The property fronts Leonard Street and measures 50 by 244.5 feet, containing about 12 220 square feet, bounded by Charlie Hoover Major Hill and others.
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E. E. Palmer
Lula Palmer
R. F. Jones
the of the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
Bettie Corbit
High Point
High Point Township
Charlie Hoover
Major Hill
G. O. Hayworth
Office of the Register of Deeds
Leonard Street
Walter Pinnix
Annie Pinnix
All Night Golf Trial Lights Up New York Links
Millard J. Bloomer tests luminous golf balls at Van Cortlandt Park public links. Eight shots in darkness with four in the fairway found easily. A Columbia professor assists as interest grows in all night golf.
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New York
Millard J. Bloomer
van Cortlandt Park
Bloomer
Columbia
Duke and Duchess Receive Map of Mauritius During Australia Tour
The Duke and Duchess of York were presented with a silver map of Mauritius marked by white diamonds for sugar factories and rubies for lighthouses along the coast during their Australian tour.
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Duke and Duchess of York
Mauritius
No License Required for Migratory Duck Hunting in Carteret County
The North Carolina Enterprise Bureau reports that hunters in Carteret County may hunt migratory wildfowl without state licenses under new arrangements. The state will administer game laws in the county, effective immediately, with Currituck Albemarle Pamlico Croatan Rogue Core and Roanoke sounds exempt from state regulations and under federal rules. Negotiations continue with Tyrrell County for similar control, leaving Currituck Dare and Hyde as counties where state licenses are not honored for sound-water shooting.
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Albemarle
Pamlico
Croatanh
Rogue
Core
Roanoke Sounds
Tyrrell County
Currituck
Dare
Hyde
Carolina
North Carolina
New License Tags Expected On The Market Soon
Raleigh November 5 The 1928 automobile license plates will likely go on sale December 1 in Raleigh and branch offices of the Carolina Motor Club. Existing license holders will receive cards detailing the vehicle and owner, enabling a simple purchase with payment. New green plates replace red on gray, valid through January 1, 1929, with passenger car rates starting at 12.50 for 25 hp or less and up to 40 for 35 hp plus, plus truck rates from 15 to 200 depending on capacity.
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Automobile Division
Silver
Ruth Elder Bronze Medal Profile by Paris Sculptor
Ruth Elder is depicted as a bronze medal profile created by Italian sculptor Ludivici Marazzini in Paris. The piece highlights Elder's notable status and artistic collaboration amid European exhibitions and portrait work.
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Paris
Ruth Elder
Ludivici Marazzini
Religion in War Time Quips From Father Duffy
The Rev Dr Francis P Duffy noted that religion loses much of its theology in wartime. While watching Tunney at Soldier Field a heckler urged him to pray and he began to, then stopped, saying it would be unfair for an Irishman to have help in a fight.
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New York
Francis Pp. Duffy
Tunney
Soldier's Field
Father Duffy
Black Draught Praised by 72-Year-Old Family Man
Athens man recounts 61 years of marriage and ten children while praising Black Draught as a versatile, affordable home remedy used for decades. He credits it with relieving dullness and dizziness and notes its gentle laxative effect after age 72. The product is advertised as over 85 years in use and costing one cent per dose.
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Athens
J. C. E. Weatherford
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Ernest Lynn
Carteret County
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