Road Scandal in Texas tops state headlines
Texas wins in its suit against American Road Company over alleged fraud in highway contracts. The firm agreed to forfeit 600000, cancel its Texas permit, and cover costs. Attorney General Moody cites fraud in the contracts and says further action rests with the grand jury. Former Governor James E. Ferguson comments on the situation. United States District Attorney Hartman in San Antonio notes potential federal funds discrepancies.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Highway Commission
American Road Company
Dan Moody
R Oad
Moody
Foody
Govrnor
James E. Ferguson
Fron
San Antonio
United States
H. D. Hartman
Ashington
Artman
Federal
Wilton Barker Jr Named Deputy Collector at Winston-Salem
The Treasury Department announces Milton T. Barker Jr. of this city as deputy collector at Winston-Salem after a competitive civil service exam. He will take the oath and begin duties Monday, moving from Lynchburg Virginia where he was manager of Almond's fire sale.
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Treasury
Milton T. Barker, Jr
Is City
inston-Salem
Barker
Wilmington
Nchburg
Almond
Urance Company
Moravian Sunday School Moves to Broadhurst Siding
The Moravian congregation changes its Sunday school service to 9:45 a.m. and relocates to the second floor of the Broadhurst siding. This notice calls attention to the new meeting place and time.
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Broadhurst
Coolidge Puts Focus on Prohibition Violations in New York
President Coolidge signaled that all violations of the 18th amendment should be prosecuted, prioritizing cases that cut off major liquor sources. Federal district attorney Emory Buckner, known for padlocking hundreds of places, argues the system misses small violations, while Anti Saloon League's Wayne Wheeler pushes for tougher action amid new padlock deals in New York venues. Buckner vows to press forward with prosecutions as he travels amid a busy enforcement push.
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New York
Navy
SAP
Coolidge
Emory R. Buckner
Buckner
Elihu Root
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti- Saloon League
Wheeler
Broadway
Elk Club
Mr. Wheeler
James Shepherd Laid To Rest In Primitive Cemetery
Funeral services for James Thomas Shepherd killed in a grade crossing accident were held Friday at 2 30 PM at the Primitive Baptist church in Mechanicsville with Rev O L Ruth officiating. Interment was in the church burying ground. Pallbearers were Richard Harris Jessie Page W Allen Clodfelter Homer Sechrest Walter Hancock and Arlie Hancock. Flowers carried by Nellie Maynor Myrtle McLendon Thelmas Bullard Lacie Bullard Virgie French Etta Bullard Alice Bullard Annie Smith Iola Southern and Mrs D V Linthicum.
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James Thomas Shepherd
Primitive Baptist Church
Mechanicsville
O. L. Ruth
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Richard Harris
Jessie Page
W. Allen Clodfelter
Homer
Tim Callahan Offers Pro Contracts to Collegiate Stars
Tim Callahan acting for Miami interests announced offers to Eddie Tryon Colgate Swede Oberlander Dartmouth and Doug Wyckoff Georgia Tech for professional football contracts. The former Yale captain and all American star aims to recruit top backfield talent for the pro ranks.
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New York
Miami, Fla
Tim Callahan
Yale Gridiron
Eddie Tryon
Colgate
OQ Oberlander
Dartmouth
Doug Wyckoff
Georgia Tech
Dalton Elected President of High Point Library Association
The High Point Library Association elected Dalton as president at a city meeting held in the high school auditorium. Succeeding officers include S. L. Davis as vice president Vernon W. Idol as secretary and treasurer. Community leaders urged immediate action to fund and open a library, with plans to use space on the third floor of the Mutual Building.
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Dalton
High Point Library Assation
S. L. Davis
Vernon W. Idol
Asurer
James
Citie
Sident
Mutual
Elwood Cox
Theort
Horace Haworth
H. A. White
Lad Permanently Hurt When Shot by Dog On A Bird-Hunting Trip
West Palm Beach, Fla. Nov 21 AP Owen Houghton 15 son of Justice of the Peace F M Houghton lies permanently disfigured after a bird dog on a back seat triggered a shotgun blast. The accident occurred when he tried to pet the dog during a ride to Lake Worth. Doctors at Lake Worth estimate the left arm may be saved despite the severe injuries.
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West Palm Beach, Fla
Owen Houghton
F. M. Houghton
West Palm Beach
Lakeworth
Palm Beach
H. G. Brantley
Lake Worth
Houghton
Queen Alexandra Dies Casts Mourning Over Empire
The empire mourns Queen Alexandra who died at Sandringham Palace. Flags half mast and black drapery mark the royal loss as King George V and Queen Mary, with the royal household, express grief. The Prince of Wales missed the farewell due to fog. funeral plans remain unsettled with two weeks likely before services.
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London
British Empire
Alexandra
Sandringham Palace
George
Mary
Prince of Wales
Sandringham
British Isles
Edward VII
St. Paul's
Great Britain
Windsor
St. George's Chapel
Queen Victoria
West End
England
Divorce Decree Nisi Granted in Wilmington
Mrs. Katherine Thompson Wood of Wilmington was granted a decree nisi from Osborne C. Wood. He did not appear or contest the divorce.
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Young Wood
Wilmington
Del
Katherine Thompson Wood
Henry B. Thompson
Osborne C. Wood
Wood
Philippines
Clara Morris dies at 79 in New Canaan state
Clara Morris once hailed as the greatest emotional actress of the English stage died of heart disease at 79 in New Canaan Connecticut. She endured long illness and financial reverses, survived by no known relatives, and spent her final years with the Herald family after her home eviction scare in 1908.
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New Canaan, Conn
Clara Morris
Morrison
Sarah Bernhardt
Morris
Woodmen Lodge Hosts Turkey Banquet at Washington Cafe
The Woodmen of the World local chapter held a turkey banquet hosted by Washington Cafe proprietor Pete Atonakas. About one hundred members attended as tenderfeet were initiated and speeches by J. D. Atkins, J. D. Koontz, and W. L. Stamey highlighted the event. Piedmont camp number 62, organized in 1903, now has over 200 members and a decorated degree team. Officers listed include Consul Commander J. D. Atkins and Advisor Lieutenant W. C. York.
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The
Woodmen of the World
Pete Atonakas
Washington Cafe
J. D. Atkins
J. D. Koontz
W.L. Stamey
Bowman Case Indicted for Capital Felony in Hickory
Newton, Nov 21 AP Wade V Bowman a former National Guard officer was indicted by the grand jury on a capital felony charge involving an attack on a 13 year old girl of Hickory. He was ordered into custody by Judge Thomas J Shaw and bond applications were expected today. A special January term may be sought to clear the docket.
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Newton
Wade V. Bowman
National Guard
Hickory
Catawba County
New York Cotton Falls in Early Trade on Liquidation
The New York cotton market opened lower as pre bureau liquidation and southern hedging resumed. Active months declined 11 to 21 points with January at 19.31, though rallies of 3 or 4 points followed after covering. Liverpool held steady amid limited overnight selling. Trading focused on evening up accounts ahead of the government report.
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New York
Liverpool
Wall Street Opens With Narrow Moves Amid Mixed Tone
Stock prices fluctuated at the opening with reactionary tendencies dominant. American Tobacco rose about a point while Judson Motors, Dupont and May Department Stores showed initial declines of roughly a point.
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Wall Street
New York
American Tobacco
Judson Motors
Dupont
May
Great Company Formed to Take Over Bus Lines
Raleigh November news reports formation of the Carolina Coach Company to acquire all bus routes between Raleigh and Greensboro and extend service to Raleigh to Wilson Rocky Mount and Fayetteville. Investment bankers Hambleton and Company of Baltimore back the move with H. A. Page Jr. and Henry H. Jenkins among incorporators. Major Wray T. Thorne participates as transportation engineer. The plan aims for uniform drivers and company terminals in the operating cities, with operation to begin by mid next week.
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Raleigh
Greensboro
W.N. Everett
Carolina Coach Company
Wilson
Rocky Mount
Fayetteville
Hambleton and Company
Investment Bankers
Baltimore
H. A. Page, Jr
Aberdeen
Henry H. Jenkins
Wray T. Thorne
New York
Who Bandit Was Slain Robber Identified in Raleigh
In Raleigh on November 21 AP reports Slim Anderson the slain robber was Clarence Neagley. Neagley had been sentenced to ten years in the Pennsylvania Industrial Reformatory Huntingdon Pa on May 24 1923 for breaking and entering, per a letter to H H Honeycutt director of the state bureau of identification from the federal justice department bureau.
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Raleigh
Slim” Anderson
Clarence Neagley
Pennsylvania Industrial Reformatory
Huntingdon
H. H. Honeycutt
State Bureau of Identification
Bureau of Identification
Department of Justice
Washington
Norfolk Southern electrification rumors resurface in Raleigh
The Raleigh bureau reports renewed talk of electrifying the Norfolk Southern Railroad tied to Duke interests and interurban plans. Experts caution the project remains unproven though the line shows life with coal finds and construction activity. Judge Meekins set next week to hear narcotics license cases involving several Durham doctors.
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Raleigh
Duke
Norfolk Southern
Duke Energy
Charlotte
James B. Duke
Mars
Cameron Morrison
Henry Ford
North Carolina
Piedmont
Atlantic
Yadkin
Norfolk Southern Authority
Isaac Meekins
Grissom
State Board of Medical Examiners
South Carolina
Meekins
Durham
Raleigh Baptists Return From Convention Eye Poteat Debates
Newspaper boys back in Raleigh from the Baptist state convention report mixed views on Dr. W L Poteat amid clashes with Fundamentalists. They describe a victory for good feeling and a defeat of violence, noting prior expectations of his convention ties and Barrett resolution influence.
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Raleigh
Baptist State Convention
W. L. Poteat
Dr. Poteat
Convention
Barrett
Identify of Raleigh's Bandit Emerges in Bond Case
Memphis officials confirm Andy Slim Anderson, killed in Raleigh N C last Monday, identified as the man linked to the Memphis sale of stolen Liberty bonds in January 1921. The bonds totaling 466000 were cleared in Memphis by H Digg Nolen and associates. Nolen is imprisoned for forgery. Anderson allegedly secured Nolen's help to move the bonds.
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Memphis
Tenn
Andy ‘Slim’ Anderson
Raleigh
N. C
Mr. Anderson
W. L. Huntley
Kean Taylor and Company
New York
H. Digg Nolen
Anderson
Nolen
Tennessee Penitentiary
Grandson of Bret Harte kills self after quarrel
Richard Harte, 36, grandson of author Bret Harte, died by gas in his Paris Montparnasse apartment after an English sweetheart ended their affair. He wrote a long last letter to her as the gas filled the room, the postman delivering a special delivery note after his death.
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Paris
Navy
Richard Bret Harte
Harte
Philadelphia
Bret Harte
Montparnasse
Private Funeral Held for Alexandra Dowager Queen
Private family services for Dowager Queen Alexandra were held at Sandringham House with the king, queen, and close relatives attending. The Queen was reported unconscious until her death and she spoke no last words, described as a peaceful end. The visitors’ book at Sandringham House reached its final signature within hours of her passing.
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Sandringham
Eng
Queen Alexandra
Rey
Grant
Sanningham House
F. J. Willans
Associated Press
Alexandra
Sandringham House
Georgia prison wardens seek lash return as abuse tactics warned
Atlanta November 21 Strong wardens push for brutal punishments to mimic old lash methods while Georgia lawmakers debate penalties. Reports describe prisoners restrained in boxes with molasses on faces stocks and sweat boxes as committee reviews humane standards with physicians and health board members set to advise.
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Atlanta
Georgia
E. I. Rainey
Georgia Prison Commission
Rainey
Emmett Williams
House Penitentary Committee
Massachusetts
Question of Right of State to Execute The Bandit Is Now Raised
Hartford dispatch reports State's Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn and U S assistant attorney general George H. Cohen traveled to Washington for a Justice Department conference over Gerald Chapman who argues he cannot be hanged until his 25 year Atlanta sentence for mail robbery is served. Chapman awaits execution at Wethersfield for the New Britain police officer murder, with the state supreme court upholding the verdict.
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Hartford
Conn
Hugh M. Alcorn
United States
George H. Cohen
Washington
Department of Justice For Conference
Gerald Chapman
Chapman
Atlanta
Wethersfield
New Britain
State Supreme Court
Ten Arrests in Moulton Flogging Case
Four men were arrested near Moulton Alabama bringing the total in the flogging affair of Mr and Mrs Reuben Hall and two young men to ten. They face federal charges for entering a home in disguise to intimidate American citizens. The victims were beaten with cudgels. the elderly couple and Hawkins Hall were injured and recovering.
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Moulton
Ala
A. P
Reuben Hall
Percy
Charlie Hawkins
Huntsville
Federal Grand Jury
Department of Justice
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Er Dalton
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Red Cross
Atonakas
Bowman
Great Company
Norfolk Southern Up
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Silt
Sweetheart
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