Two Men Killed in Colorado Coal Mine Clash North of Denver
Colorado state police fired on hundreds of I W W strikers near the Columbine Coal mine 30 miles north of Denver. Two dead and nearly a score wounded as Governor Adams mobilized the National Guard and prepared to declare martial law in northern Colorado.
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Progress in North Carolina insurance growth praised
Josephus Daniels, wartime secretary of the navy, lauds rapid progress since starting home and life insurers in North Carolina. He cites reduced interest rates, freer capital, and new industry growth as benefits of home and larger insurers financing local expansion.
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Ford Praises Jews and Hoover in Interview With Bernstein
Newark coverage notes Jack Kearns suit against Dempsey ends in a voluntary non-suit after a court ultimatum. In New York, Henry Ford tells Herbert Bernstein he praises Jewish enterprise and predicts trans Atlantic air travel progress and a Hoover presidency, stressing hard work as world peace’s driver.
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Smith to avoid challenge to two thirds rule at convention
The New York Times reports Governor Al Smith’s friends will not seek to overturn the two thirds vote requirement to nominate at the Democratic national convention. They expect a two thirds majority after early ballots and foresee southern support increasing for Smith. The unit rule may limit cross state voting, reducing competition among delegates from Missouri Ohio Maryland Indiana Montana and Nebraska.
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Ten Million Bales Ginned Up To 14th
Census Bureau reports this year’s cotton ginned before November 14 totalled 10,899,182 bales, including 401,005 round bales. Last year to that date was 12,956,444 bales and 1925 was 12,260,352. State ginnings are listed, with Texas leading at 3,665,252 and Alabama at 1,125,552.
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Keller Former Congressmen Dies After Long Illness
Oscar E. Keller former congressman from Minnesota's fourth district died at 49 after a long illness. He served from 1919 to last March and introduced a September 1922 resolution seeking impeachment of Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty for alleged failure to prosecute and DOJ agent activity.
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Cotton prices rise on government ginning report
New York cotton prices climbed more than three dollars a bale after the government ginning report showed smaller figures than expected, reinforcing a smaller crop estimate. Trading began actively with March futures at about 20.30 cents per pound.
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Governor Says Strikers Caused Columbine Mine Deaths
Denver November 21 Governor Adams states that responsibility for deaths at the Columbine coast mine lies with the strikers. He notes Chief Louis Scherf and state lawmen fired only when their lives were in jeopardy after patience with advancing strikers.
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Remus Murder Trial Opens With Curb On Emotion
In Cincinnati the Remus murder case opened with Judge Shook restricting both sides to two hours and plain statements of facts. Prosecutor Sibbald argued for first degree murder and implied co conspirators in Mrs. Remus death on October 6 after a plan to kill her October 5 at a hotel.
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Sentence commuted for Georgia murder convict
Washington reported that John Howell, condemned to death for a Georgia murder, withdrew his appeal in the supreme court as counsel announced the sentence had been commuted.
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Segregation Rules Upheld in Mississippi Case
Washington reports the Supreme Court today validates state laws enforcing school segregation in a Mississippi case brought by a Chinese father. The ruling reinforces public school separation based on race.
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The Library Shortage Hurts Freshmen Readers
A high school librarian faces daily requests for books like Mrs Wiggs and Tom Sawyer, all of which are checked out. Students struggle to find suitable reading and quick reference works, while the library also copes with frequent information requests and the need for simple science texts.
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Bratiano Says King Chose Him To Guide Romania
In Bucharest on November 21 Lionel Bratiano declared he governs Romania as premier by the dying king Ferdinand's wish not by force. He said attempts to overthrow the regency for King Michael will fail and the regency will run its twelve year term.
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Capone credits police arrests for saving his life
Alf Capone said he owed his life to the arrest of five men believed chosen as his executors in a fresh gang war. Cicero mob boss Capone and Tony Lombardo were to be shot at Kenna's loop headquarters. three rifles and binoculars were found ready at the Atlantic hotel near Kenna’s cigar store.
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Health of Doty To Be Reviewed
Paris November 21 Bennet J Doty an American member of the French foreign legion will likely face a military board of review at the first opportunity to examine his health and the possibility of release from the rest of his enlistment. Doty once enlisted as Bilbert Clare of Memphis Tennessee deserted in Syria and was pardoned after serving part of an eight year sentence. He is serving the remainder of his enlistment in Algeria the ministry of war said officially with no board order issued yet.
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Murder charge filed against Hermitage Club official in Virginia
John W. Faison secretary and manager of the Hermitage Country Club faced a formal murder charge in Richmond after the death of Elsie Holt Snipes from bullet wounds. Bond set at 16000. Faison maintains the woman shot herself while he was in the apartment as detectives questioned Mrs. Snipes’s sister by telephone. The coroner yielded a non committal verdict after Saturday’s inquest.
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Two Gastonia Men Held for Station Robbery Attack
In Charlotte on November 1 two Gastonia youths L W Quinton and Francis Sealt were jailed on assault with a deadly weapon charges linked to a Dowd road filling station robbery. Accomplices Mary Phillips and Virginia MeeGaha were held overnight. The men allegedly struck attendant Query Fisher with a tire tool during a late night robbery and were later captured near Gastonia by S A Beatty, Keith Beatty and Forest Beatty.
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Bishop Warren Candler's Golden Anniversary Celebrated
In Atlanta on November 21 Bishop Warren Akin Candler and his wife marked fifty years of marriage with a morning reception for friends and a grand evening event at the Biltmore Hotel. About 400 guests attended the colorful reception honoring the senior bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
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Engineers Meet at Grove Park Inn in Asheville
The national council of engineering examiners met at Grove Park Inn Asheville with representatives from 70 states. T Keith Legare described a suggested uniform registration law as a model for states lacking one. The afternoon featured golf, sight seeing tours, and other recreational activities after a short business session.
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