Defense Has Had Backset In Oil Conspiracy Case
Washington Nov 8 AP The defense suffered a setback as Burns detective William V Long failed to identify government agent H R Lamb amid juror Norman Glascock shadowing claims. Prosecution pressed jury tampering case naming Clark Day and other Burns operatives while Lamb offered for questioning again. Grand jury inquiry to determine who funded the Burns operation continues with new witness plans.
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Washington
Burns
William V. Long
H. R. Lamb
Attorney General
Norman Glascock
Potomac
Glascock
Long
Lamb
Sinclair Oil
William J. Burns
Burns Detective Agency
Henry Mason Day
Harry F. Sinclair
Sheldon Clark
Chicago
Sinclair
Day
Clark
Edward J. Kidwell
Albert B. Fall
Harry Jeffreys
Sinclair Consolidated Oil Company
New York
Burns Agency
Jeffreys
Norman J. Glascock
Potomac Flying Field
Potomac Field
Harris R. Lamb
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Gardner P. Grenfeld
Burnsmen
Explosions Ruin State Theater In Hammond Indiana
A string of black powder bombs wrecked the State theater in Hammond injuring no one and causing an estimated five hundred thousand dollars in damage. The blasts also damaged All Saints church and knocked down trolley and telephone poles as fire followed. Police reported no suspects or labor disputes linked to the bombing.
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Hammond
Ind
All Saints Church
State Street
Sibley Street
All Saints Catholic Church
Distress Stories of Flood Disaster Are Now Being Heard
Flood devastation stories emerge as relief efforts continue. Reports detail rescue attempts, high water, and lives affected in communities across Vermont and surrounding areas.
Bank Closes After Cotton Draft Refusal in Red Springs
Chief State Bank Examiner John Mitchell reports Carolina Bank and Trust Company of Red Springs closed after Anderson-Clayton of Charlotte refused $82,000 in cotton drafts amid ownership dispute. Drafts and bills of lading seized. several civil actions filed. court to decide rightful cotton owners.
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Raleigh
State Bank
John Mitchell
Carolina Bank and Trust Company of
Red Springs
M. C. McQueen
Anderson-Clayton Company
Charlotte
Charleston
Carolina Bank and Trust Company
Anderson-Clayton and Company of
McQueen
B. F. McMillan
Mitchell
City Council approves large borrowing for streets and expenses
During a brief session the city council authorized City Manager P. P. Pil cher and Mayor W. A. Davis to sign notes totaling 165000 dollars. Of this, 130000 dollars funds street improvements and 35000 dollars covers general expenses. The loan is in anticipation of a bond issue.
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W. A. Davis
Cousin of King jailed as vagabond in Melun France
Don Fernando De Bourbon Duke of Durgal, reputed cousin of King Alfonso of Spain, languished in Melun jail after a Fontainbleau hotel keeper filed a complaint when he could not pay his bill. He is the son of Prince Pedro De Bourbon and Maria De La Caridad Madan of Cuba.
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Durgal
Alfonso
Spain
Fontainbleau
Pedro de Bourbon
Maria de la Caridad Madan
Cuba
Trotsky Seen Losing Grip as Stalin Loyalists Stand Fast
Moscow marks the tenth anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution with iron discipline as Leon Trotzky, opposing leader, cannot breach the militia guard route of the parade. Trotzky is restricted from open passage and forced to reroute his carriage amid protests.
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Stalin
Leon Trotzky
Lenin
Communist Party
Soviet Republic
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Preobrashensky
Smilga
Red Square
Trotzky Tactics Spark Expected Clash in Russia Power Battle
The Westminster Gazette reports that Trotzky uses Lenin era methods to overthrow the Czarist and Kerensky regimes. It notes secret presses and cellular propaganda within civic bodies factories and regiments signaling an open struggle ahead.
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Lenin
Westminster Gazette of
London
Man of Steel
Joseph Stalin
Trotzky Party
Grand Jury Clears Eva Hollowell in Poison Candy Case
Mrs Eva Hollowell was exonerated when a federal grand jury in Norfolk returned the bill as not true. She had been arrested after a package of mercury labeled merchandise was mailed from Norfolk to Rob Thompson in Aurora North Carolina. Postal inspectors traced her to state hospitals in Williamsburg and Marion and a nurse role in Richmond.
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Norfolk
Eva Hollowell
Richmond
Federal District Court
Moonshine Hearings Held After Surprise Prohibition Raid
Six alleged moonshiners were given hearings in Greenville after prohibition officers surprised them while they watched an airplane overhead. The event occurred November 8 with AP reporting.
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Greenville
Prohibition
War Time Atmosphere Grips Southern Colorado Coal Fields
A war time mood grips southern Colorado coal regions as authorities guard jails holding strike leaders after mass arrests of I W W officials. Spectral flares and fires mark strikers camps while deputies, riot guns, and machine guns bolster security from Walsenburg to Pueblo as miners advocate protests and mobilize crowds.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Industrial Workers of the World
Walsenburg
Pueblo
Roger Francezon
The
I. W
Three Die as Motor Boat Sinks in Ocracoke Gale
In a Friday night hull collapse off Ocracoke during a heavy gale three fishermen died after their motor boat 2021 T sank. Only survivor Joseph Gaskins reached shore, later helped by the coast guard. bodies of John P. Spencer and William and Ivy ONeal were recovered.
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Elizabeth City
Ocracoke
Coast Guard
James H. @arrish
Ocracoke Life Guard
M. P. Guthrie
Ocracoke Coast Guard
Joseph Gaskins
John P. Spencer
William
Ivy O'Neal
Tobacco sales bring average 30 cents in Southern Pines
Best grades of tobacco sold at Southern Pines today with an average price of 30 cents. Sales were moderate according to AP dispatch.
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Southern Pines
Madison County Officers Are Placed Under Arrest
Madison county commissioners Buckner Wild and Chandler were arrested at a courthouse meeting on charges of levying an excess tax rate and misusing road funds. N. B. McDevitt filed seven warrants alleging failure to pay road overseers and improper road money expenditures. The trio faced hearings as warrants outlined bond and rate discrepancies.
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Asheville
Madison County
Lee Bryan
N. B. McDevitt
Marshall
W. Garrett Buckner
Claude J. Wild
Big Pine
Jonas C. Chandler
Walnut
McDevitt
Buckner
Local Negro To Be Tried For Murder
Greensboro November 15 set for court preliminary hearing in murder charge against Will Gaither a High Point Negro accused after his car struck and killed 10 year old son of Mr and Mrs H C Powell near the city on October 21 the circus day. Several witnesses say the child ran in front of Gaither s machine and he could not avoid the accident.
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Greensboro
Will Gaither
High Point
H. C. Powell
Gaither
Violent Gale Strikes Portuguese Coast and Rivers
A heavy gale hit the Portuguese coast causing numerous accidents along the coast and major rivers. No deaths. several boats sunk in the Tagus and others forced to jettison cargo as alarm sirens sounded and the admiralty sent aid to stricken vessels.
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Tagus
Admiralty
Yaqui Indians Captured After Revolt Suppressed
In Mexico City the government says it has executed General Arnulfo Gomez and six other rebel leaders in Vera Cruz and is holding 600 Yaqui Indians captive. Scouting pursued two rebel chiefs while Sonora’s exiled Yaqui leaders Ignacio Matus and Manuel Espinoza led surrendering bands.
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Arnulfo Gomez
Vera Cruz
Sonora
Escobar
Almeda
Medina
Francisco R. Manzo
Ignacio Matus
Manuel Espinoza
Gomez
Fernando Reyes
Silviano Garcia
Dorothy Lee Dies at Home After Pneumonia
Dorothy Lee, young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lee, died at their Hedgecock and Whitehall streets home after pneumonia. Born in High Point, she is survived by the parents, two brothers James and Ray, and three sisters Lena Ruby and Hazel. Funeral at Lebanon M. P. church Wednesday at 2 with Rev. J. R. Hutton. Burial in Oakwood cemetery.
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Whitehall Streets
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Ray Lee
Lena
Ruby
Hazel Lee
Lebanon M. P
J. R. Hutton
Oakwood Cemetery
Flood Toll Rises as Vermont Sees Further Distress
News from northern Vermont reports more flood fatalities and a looming hunger crisis in Burlington after four men trekked from Newport warning of starvation and possible more deaths along the Black River. New Hampshire and Connecticut log smaller losses as residents cope. City inspectors in Springfield probe flooded homes before reoccupation.
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