Armistice Day memory marks nine years since signing peace
Washington reports Armistice Day ceremonies recount the world war ending nine years ago with gratitude for returning soldiers and loss for those not home. President Coolidge planned to lay a wreath at the Unknown Soldier tomb and Canadians would join a White House luncheon. A new tribute honored Americans and Canadians who served, with memorials and chaplains remembering the war dead.
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Washington
America
France
Arlington Cemetery
Government of Canada
Arlington 2
Coolidge
White House
Army
Armistice Day Observances Across North Carolina
North Carolina observed Armistice Day with parades prayers and speeches nine years after the France battle lines fell silent Governor McLean urged veterans to wage peace time war against social injustice and ignorance while leaders from Wake Forest Duke State College and the Legion spoke on national defense and unity.
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North Carolina
France
Angus W. McLean
Lincolnton
Belgium
Josephus Daniels
Greensboro
Durham
William Louis Poteat
Emeritis
Wake Forest College
Dennis G. Brummitt
Benson
A. L. Bunwinkle
Gastonia
Greenville
American Legion Men
Albert Cox
Raleigh Legionnaires
North Carolina State College
Duke University
Jury Reviews Shadowing Probe In Teapot Dome Case
The grand jury reconvenes to examine jurors tainted in the Teapot Dome oil trial. Harry F Sinclair and two aides face conspiracy charges as Burns detectives shadow jurors including Kidwell who faced ostracism. Burn detectives are questioned privately at the district attorney's office.
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Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Sinclair
Sheldon Clark
Henry Mason Day
Burns
Edward J. Kidwell
Kidwell
Neil Burkinshaw
Burkinshaw
Vermont Declares Brief Armistice Day Amid Flood Relief
Governor Weeks issues a proclamation marking Armistice Day as a relief observance in Vermont. Two minute 11 a m ceremony observed as flood victims receive aid while Army engineers work on a pontoon bridge near Burlington. Vermont repair costs pale beside six hundred bridge losses and widespread reconstruction needs.
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Boston
Vermont
John E. Weeks
New England
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Winooski River
Burlington
Waterbury
Winooski Valley
Numa C Cranford Dies At Home At 42
Numa C Crawford aged 42 dies at his home 311 Meadow Street this morning after a pneumonia. He lived in Albemarle and worked for Piedmont Manufacturing. He was born April 6 1895 in Montgomery County and leaves a widow Ava Wilson, his father B C Crawford of Albemarle, four sons N C Cranford Jr Bruce Jack and Richard, two daughters May and Ruth, three half brothers J B Cranford Clegg Cranford Norman Cranford, one sister Mrs L H Efird of China Grove and one half sister Miss Vannie Crawford of Albemarle. Short services are set at home Sunday at 1 30 by Dr Lloyd T Wilen and Rev J M Hilliard. The funeral will proceed to Wadeville for further services at 2 o'clock.
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Numa C. Crawford
Meadow Street
Piedmont Manufracturing Company
Montgomery County
B. C
Nancy DeBerry Crawford
Ava Wilson
High Point
B. C. Crawford
Albemarle
N. C. Cranford, Jr
Bruce Cranford
Jack Cranford
Richard Cranford
May Cranford
Ruth Cranford
J. B. Cranford
Igh Point
Clegg Cranford
Norman Cranford
L. H. Efird
China Trove
Arthur White of Mebane Dies. Funeral Set Tomorrow
A telegram to Charles F. Long of the Southern Furniture Exposition reports Arthur White, vice president of the White Furniture Company in Mebane, died this morning. Funeral services are scheduled for tomorrow at 2 PM. White was a familiar figure at the High Point Furniture Show and had many friends in the local manufacturing business.
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Southern Furniture Exposon
Arthur White
White Furniture Company
Mebane
Long
Mr. White
High Point
Chinese Christians Observe Armistice Day in Shanghai
Armistice Day was observed as a day of prayer for China with six thousand Chinese Christians supporting foreign missionaries to seek divine guidance. Military and naval forces from the United States Great Britain France Italy Portugal and Japan gathered at the international settlement to place wreaths on the war memorial. USA Consul General Cunningham delivered the principal oration.
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China
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Portugal
Japan
Cunningham
Plan to raise funds by public subscription in Vermont
Joseph Fairbanks, president of the Vermont Society of Washington, laid before President Coolidge a scheme to raise funds by popular subscription from Vermont residents and former residents to aid flood rehabilitation efforts.
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Washington
Vermont
Coolidge
Joseph Fairbanks
Vermont Society of Washington
Liverpool Cotton Prices Edge Downin Quiet Market
Cotton spot prices in Liverpool eased with American grades showing declines. Sales reached 5,000 bales, including 3,100 American, while receipts totaled 6,000 bales. Futures closed quiet and steady with December at 10.52 and October 10.04.
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Liverpool
Coolidge Honors Unknown Soldier With Arlington Ceremony
President Coolidge laid a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery and paused in silent prayer as Mrs. Coolidge placed a white rose. The ceremony was brief and attended by Secretary Davis, Major General Summerall, Secretary Wilbur, and Admiral Eberle.
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Washington
Coolidge
Arlington Cemetery
Arm Nation For Full Defense At Bragg NC Nov 11 Address
Col T L Kirkpatrick of Charlotte urged full national defense in an Armistice Day address at Bragg North Carolina. He condemned Washington disarmament terms and warned the U S to maintain naval air and army strength, river control, hydroelectric growth, and a strong merchant marine.
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Harding
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England
Washington
United States
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Josephus Daniels
America
League of Nations
Traveling salesman held in jail on bigamy charge
Charles A. Dean a gray haired traveling salesman from Baltimore is jailed in Charlotte on a bigamy charge filed by Eliza beth Porter Dean 19. She claims he has an undivorced wife in Talbot County Maryland. Witnesses say they married in York South Carolina in July 1926 and lived together until January. Dean is held on five thousand dollars bail.
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Charles A. Dean
Baltimore
Elizabeth Porter Dean
Dean
Talbot County
Maryland
York
S. C
Nurses favor MELLO-GLO face powder
A continued ad notes MELLO GLO French Process Face Powder praised by nurses for purity and long wear. It claims to keep shine away without drying the skin and improves the complexion. Randall's Pharmacy urges readers to try it.
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Randall’s Pharmacy
Christian Appeal For Peace Issued By World Alliance
ST LOUIS Mo Nov 11 AP the World Alliance for International Friendship issued an Armistice Day statement urging cooperative methods over mutual slaughter to save civilization. The document titled An Appeal to American Christians warns that another world war would devastate Christianity and calls Christians to make peace the top priority.
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ST. Louis
World Alliance For International Friendship Today
Christans of
America
Caesar
Miss Ruth Elder and Captain Haldeman Welcome Home
New York and air colony officials greet Ruth Elder and George Haldeman after their Atlantic non stop flight attempt. Aboard the tug Macom the party sails from quarantine to meet Aquitania, with Welcoming committee led by Grover Whalen and Mayor Walker to present memorial scrolls.
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George Haldeman
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Levine
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Panama
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Heiden
Misa Elder
Captain Haldeman
America
Atlantic
Long Island
Susan Odom
Virginia Haldeman
Sarah Henderson Hay
Anniston
Ala
Wheeling
W. Va
Grover A. Whalen
City Hall
Walker
Haldeman
Red Cross Launches Eleventh Annual Enrollment Campaign
The American Red Cross begins its eleventh annual enrollment drive urging nationwide support for relief and humanitarian work. Disaster relief forces are active amid the country's third major catastrophe in a year. The goal is five million members.
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Washington
People of
Death Decree of the Underworld Executed in Springfield Cafe
A masked gunman killed two bootlegging rivals as they played cards at a Springfield cafe. Brothers Robert Acillo 23 and Frank Acillo 20 died, companion Vitto Lapacola 28 and Lee Meachum 16 were wounded. Slayings occurred near the police station. suspects fled in a Missouri-plate car. Police tie victims to a bootlegging gang operating to Chicago and St. Louis.
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Springfield
Underworld
Robert Aecillo
Frank Acillo
Vitto Lapacola
Lee Meachum
Train Derailment in Tennessee Baffles Officials
In London Tennessee authorities and railroad police probe sabotage after Southern Railway train number 25 from New York to Memphis derails. An engineer dies, a fireman and a negro passenger injured as spikes and rail bolts are removed to cause a fifty foot embankment plunge. Train control devices did not warn due to intact bond wire.
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Tenn
Southern Railway
New York
Memphis
Father of Armarillo boy killed in robbery mystery
Lamar Riley of Armarillo Tex was killed by a shotgun blast at a filling station after entering with a master key. His brother H T Riley was arrested as police solve robberies in the area. A letter from Riley’s wife and a photo of his two sons were found on the body, and a note from Marvin asked for his daddy. The wife suggested divorce and possible remarriage.
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Here
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Riley
Mesimer
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Daddy
Soviets Seek Loan From American Banks
The New York Times reports Soviet officials have approached U.S. bankers for a loan to ease Russia’s finances. Negotiations were not successful yet are expected to resume within a month. Charles E. Mitchell of National City Bank met Soviet agents in Paris with no loan plan known in the market. French surveillance reportedly urged termination due to Franco-Soviet relations.
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New York Times
Wall Street
The
Times
Charles E. Mitchell
National City Bank
Paris
the Times
Mitchell
Gvernment
France
State Defeats Duke in Thrilling 1927 NC Football Showdown
The North Carolina State Wolfpack defeated Duke 20 to 18 at Hanes Field to claim the North Carolina championship. Led by star halfback Jack McDowall, State passed and rushed past Duke in the late game, drawing about 11,000 fans despite gate trouble and warm weather.
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John Janskoski
University of
Tal Stafford
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