Government seizes assets to compel witness in Fall Sinclair probe
Washington moves to hold H M Blackmer in contempt and seize up to 100000 in property after he refuses subpoenas. Justice Siddons orders show cause by January 6, 1928 as U S marshal locates missing witnesses James E ONeil and others linked to Continental Trading and Teapot Dome case. Pending papers and newspaper publication planned to reach Blackmer in Europe amid grand jury contempt review and mistrial fallout.
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Washington
H. M. Blackmer
Blackmer
Justice Siddons
District of Columbia Supreme Court
United States
Sid_ dons
Continental Trading Company, Limited
Canada
Albert B. Fall
Teapot Dome Naval Reserve
Harry F. Sinclair
James E. O'Neil
Europe
Burns Agency
Remains Found as Pittsburgh Gas Tank Blast Toll Rises
At the Equitable Gas plant and nearby Pittsburgh Clay Pot works workers cleared wreckage from a monster gas tank explosion. Four more bodies were found, raising the death toll to twenty six plus Edwin Smith, 75, who died of a fractured skull in hospital. Seventeen other workers remained unaccounted for, with some believed to have escaped. Water flooding a cellar hindered efforts, and a floor collapse risked further lives. City aid totals 100000 to help owners store possessions as a city council probes gas storage hazards.
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Pittsburgh
Equitable Gag Company
Pittsburgh Clay Pot Company
Edwin Smith
Austin Finch Elected President of Southern Furniture Group
Austin Finch of Thomasville was elected president of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers association at its 15th annual session in Littlefield. J T Ryan of High Point was re elected secretary treasurer and new officers include R Morgan Simmons and J G Shelton. Meeting focused on lumber grading changes proposed by the National Hardwood association.
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T. Austin Finch
Thomasville
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
Lettlefield
F. O. Huffman
Drexel
N. C
T. D. Gilliam
Statesville
J. E. Talley
Knoxville
Tenn
R. M. Parker
Johnson City
T. M. Br
W. S. Thomas
Thomas
National Hardwood Association
Chicago
Contract Set for New Springfield and Oak Shade School
Guilford county board of education awarded the consolidated Springfield and Oak Shade school contract to J. W. Stout of Sanford for 39 575 dollars. Architect is Herbert B. Hunter of High Point. The 12 classroom building with library office and auditorium fits the 50 000 dollar estimate after Hunt Brothers bid 8 600 dollars for heating and plumbing, totaling 48 175 dollars. Original bidders included Burns Hammond Construction L A Jackson J R Owen Anglo Blackwood J O Connor R K Stewart Goode Construction and Acme Lumber. several were not present.
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Springfield and
Oak Shade Consolidated School
Springfield
J. W. Stout
Sanford
Guilford
Burns-Hammond Construction Company
L. A. Jackson
J. R. Owen
Anglo-Blackwood Company
J. O. Connor
R. K. Stewart
Goode Construction Company
Acme Lumber Company
Glass And Borah Clash Over South And The Constitution
In a New Orleans confrontation Huey P Long fought former governor J Y Sanders after a dispute at the Roosevelt hotel. The conflict highlights a Senate debate on black rights and prohibition with Glass supporting selective enforcement and Borah calling for equal enforcement across amendments.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
J. Y. Sanders
Roosevelt Hotel
Long
Sanders
The
Dudief
Arthur Helmer
Roosevelt
Bridges Approved in Horry County South Carolina
The War Department approved bridge projects including a Kingston Lake span reconstruction over Conway in Horry County South Carolina. It lists the Conway site as the location for the new bridge to be built.
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Washington
War Department
Horry County
South Carolina
Kingston Lake
Conway
Suspected Swindler Arrests Shine in Statesville and Kernersville
Reports from Highlands and Statesville tie a suspected swindler case to two wives of Herbert Meisterknecht and a man linked to forgery charges in Monroe Sanford Mocksville and Newton. In Kernersville a fortune swindle attempt at Bank of Kernersville sparked a chase and notes from Georgia on the suspect.
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Statesville, N. C
Statesville
John D. House
F. H. Reed
Monroe
Sanford
Mocksville
Newton
N. C
Georgia
Michigan
Union County
House
Milford
Mich
Macon
Winston-Salem
Bank of
Kernersville
Kernersville Bank
Rising Acquitted of Murder Charge in Bell Killing
Richard Rising, charged with the murder of J. W. Bell a free lance prohibition agent, was acquitted in New Hanover county superior court. He testified the fatal bullet came from a negro, and was freed today after yesterday’s verdict.
Billion Dollars Sought for Flood Control Aims
St Louis Nov 16 AP The Mississippi valley association adjourned with strong support for a billion dollar government outlay over ten years for flood control and waterway development. Delegates endorsed continued work while leaving to army engineers the plan to prevent a repeat of spring flood devastation.
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ST. Louis
Mississippi Valley Association
Army Engineers
Mississippi
Denver elects man of wet sympathies
In Denver an off year election yielded a record ballot as S Harrison White a Democratic advocate of modifying the Volstead Act won the seat to succeed the late William N Vaile. White led Francis J Knauss 32185 to 27435 with 62562 votes cast for other candidates and independents.
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Denver
S. Harrison White
William N. Vaile
White
Francis J. Knauss
Cty
Knauss
George Kindel
H. M. Marrs
Three Year Sentences for NC Post Office Robberies
In Asheville on November 16, E. G. Garner and L. D. Ledford were sentenced to three years in the Atlanta federal prison after pleading guilty to robbing several small North Carolina post offices including Woodfin Horse Shoe and Lake Junaluska.
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Asheville
E. G. Garner
L. D. Ledford
United States
Atlanta
North Carolina
Woodfin
Horse Shoe
Lake Junaluska
Choctaw Chief Testifies in Murder Trial Describing Fatal Night
Major Victor M. Locke Jr testifies he cannot recall killing Abner Battiest after tribesmen called him to protect women and elders. He recalls learning of an alleged attack by Battiest on two Indian girls and an assault on the elder “Uncle Dick” Locke. Tribesmen and squaws watch in the courtroom as Choctaw witnesses translate.
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Alex Schreiber
Sophie Meisterknecht
Irving Parker
Schreiber
Susan Meisterknecht
Yonkers
Sophie Schreiber Meisterknecht
Cleveland
Red Bank
Meisterknecht
Victor M. Locke, Jr
Abner Battiest
Battiest
Dick’ Locke
Farm Relief Program Remains Major Issue Ahead of Congress
As Congress nears action, farm relief looms as a central problem with President Coolidge opposing the McNary-Haugen plan’s equalization fee and resisting tariff changes. White House discussions focus on study of a business commission report while Sen. McNary and lawmakers seek consensus between supporters and opponents of the bill.
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Washington
Congress
Coolidge
White House
Charles Nagel
Commerce Department
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