Bandits Raid Cassopolis Bank Town Held Under Gunfire
Armed bandits held Cassopolis for hours firing at residents and breaking telegraph wires. After failing to rob the First National Bank, they fled toward Niles scattering shots and taking hostages, with police and residents scrambling for safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassopolis
Mich
First National Bank
Per- 8
Naal Bank
Anomobile
Niles
Cass Ty
Patrick Wallace
Wallace
Clydeham
Iley Cooper
Restaurand
John Mney
Onal
Ers
Sfort
Tve
August
Ator
Cassis
R. Kelsey
Dr. Kelsey
State Prison Draws Young Men With Averages About Twenty One
Raleigh November 24 AP The Pardon Commissioner H Hoyle Silk says the average age of new state prison inmates is about 21 and is declining. He notes in Guilford county nine whites and two blacks range from seventeen to twenty six, all capable of honest work yet driven to steal to eat and clothe themselves. He says most were jailed for larceny due to lack of steady employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
H. Hoyle Silk
Guilford County
Silk
Rotary Ladies Night Highlights Classical Music Talk
The Rotary club's annual ladies night featured dinner at the country club. Guest Ed Steckle from Gastonia spoke on music fundamentals and evolution, arguing that classical music underpins popular tunes and citing examples like Yes We Have No Bananas and passages from the Messiah and Bohemian Girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Joseph ™R
Cox
Ed Steckle
Gastonia Club
Gastonia
Steckle
Dinah
Bonnie
Runners Believed To Use Long Island Shore For Operations
York dispatch reports two Morgan estate workers murdered in two years as runners tied to liquor landings on Long Island’s shore. Guard Charles Clayton was shot near the Pennoyer home after questions about smuggling. Police may exhume Price’s body as part of the probe. Three former Morgan employees are sought for questioning.
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York
J. P. Morgan
Cove
Long Island
Arles Clayton
P. G. Pennyoyer
Hoyer
Morgan
Price
Morgan Estate
My Island
Disrum Row
Clayton
Pennoyer
Weeks
Northwestern Students Riot in Evanston After Victory
About 2000 Northwestern students celebrated a football win by rampaging through Evanston. A vacant fraternity house burned, a policeman was injured, four students were jailed, and Mayor Bartlett blamed the riot on the celebration. Riot squads arrived. veterans aided police. bonfires ended the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Northwestern University
Evanston
Charles E. Bartlett
Northwestern
Lake Michigan
Bill Scott
Charter For New High Point Bank Issued Today
Certificates of incorporation issued by the North Carolina secretary of state include Hood System Industrial Bank of High Point with 100000 authorized and 50000 subscribed by local residents and C E Hood of Goldsboro. Albemarle Hudson Company. Clinic Hospital Inc of Greensboro. Somerset Mills Inc of Roxboro. Great Smoky Mountains Inc of Asheville. and amendments to Rockingham Fire Insurance Company charter reducing capital stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
W. N. Everett
Hood System Industrial Bank
High Point
North Carolina
T. A. Kearns
J. Allen Austin
R. R. Ragan
W. C. Jones
Charles L. Amos
C. E. Hood
Goldsboro
Albemarle Hudson Company
al Bemarle
A. P. Harris
J. N. Auten
T. R. Wolfe
Albemarle Clinic Hospital, Inc
Greensboro
Charles H. Ireland
A. F. Fortune
J. H. Boyles
J. G. Thomas
C. W. Mosseley
A. C. Davis
C. C. Hudson
Somerset Mills, Inc
Roxboro
John C. Pass
C. H. Hunter
W. H. Harris
E. E. Bradsher
D. S
Rockingham Fire Insurance Company
Leaksville
Liner Cleveland Floats Off Elbe In Fog
The United American liner Cleveland, aground near the Elbe mouth in fog, was floated today with help from several tugs and is now heading to Hamburg. No injuries reported and ship expected to reach port under its own power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Ger
United American
Cleveland
Elbe
Miami
Fla
Plummer
United States Shipping Board
Atlantic Deeper Water Ways Association
Shipping Board
Jones
Republican
Washington
Roosevelt Commission
Congress
Vermont Recipe For Mince Meat Pie For Colonel Coolidge
Miss Aurora Pierce, longtime housekeeper for Col. John C. Coolidge, plans Thanksgiving dinner in Plymouth Vermont. Her mince meat recipe combines beef and suet with apples currants raisins citron sugar and cider boiled briefly then mixed with meat and spices for the pie filling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Aurora Pierce
John C. Coolidge
Texan solons in large number call for special session
A large Texas legislative group urges Governor to convene a special session. They demand action by December 15. if no progress occurs, Speaker will issue the call. The move signals heightened urgency over pending measures and state governance.
Road graft alleged prompts Texas call for special session
In Austin a push for a special session to probe highway department irregularities gathers momentum as 89 lawmakers urge Governor Miriam A. Ferguson to act. A petition by 52 legislators and a hostile ultimatum hinge on court actions, resignations, and possible impeachment moves tied to road contracts and highway leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Miriam A. Ferguson
State Highway Commission
Lee Satterwhite
House of Representatives
Satterwhite
American Road Company
Highway Commission
Frank V. Lanham
Joe Burkett
Postpone Meeting of Bible Study Classes
Announcement states the Bible study classes scheduled for Thursday were postponed to next week due to Thanksgiving. The leaders' meeting, typically held Wednesday, will also be postponed until next week.
MacNeill Resigns from Irish Free State Cabinet
Dublin reports Dr Eoin MacNeill minister of education and former Irish boundary commission member resigned from the Irish Free State Cabinet. The move follows ongoing political shifts in Dublin as the AP dispatch notes the resignation date.
Briand Declines Cabinet. Doumer Named To Form
Paris reports Paul Doumer accepted in principle the task to form a cabinet and would decide within 24 hours. Briand, seven-time premier, refused to head a leftist coalition after Painleve collapse, while Doumergue urged Doumer to lead with himself as premier and finance minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Paul Doumer
Doumergue
Doumer
M. Briand
Aristide Briand
France
Painleve
Elysee Palace
M. Herriott
Paul Boncour
Blum
North Carolina Banks Top 300 Million Mark in 1925
State Bank Examiner reports North Carolina deposits and loans surpass the 300 million level as resources rise past the prior high. The June 30 1925 statement shows total banking at about 494.6 million with deposits and time certificates up, while post office robberies and Raleigh Religious Forum events are noted.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Clarence Latham
Gibraltar
North Carolines
Harnett County
Angier
Slim Anderson
Anderson
Josiah William Bailey
Migs Nell Battle Lewis
W. O. Saunders
Bailey
Miss Lewis
Mr. Saunders
Christian Church
Otto Wood Escapes Prison Guard Again in Florida
Otto Wood is reported missing after another escape from the Florida state prison as a guard was taken for count. The incident follows ongoing efforts to recapture him with state authorities pursuing leads and coordinating with local law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Wood
Guilford Killer Otto Wood Escapes From Prison
Otto Wood, serving 22 1 2 to 30 years for Greensboro pawn broker Kaplan murder, vanished during noon count at the Guilford prison. Investigators find evidence of a stealthy escape via a sealed box car and culvert work, with a $250 reward posted by Governor McLean and Superintendent Pou for his capture.
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Raleigh
Otto Wood
State
Greensboro
Kaplan
George Ross Pou
Wood
Pou
McLean
Briand Seen Likely To Form French Government
Paris daily dispatch reports Aristide Briand may accept the premiership to form a new French ministry and tackle inter allied debts and Franco Russian relations. Briand would demand fusion of parties and Socialists in the cabinet, with Painleve and Herriot joining, as he weighs health and the crisis.
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Paris
Aristide Briand
France
Paul Painleve
M. Briand
Doumergue
M. Brand
Lotagino
Russia
Europe
Herriot
M. Painleve
M. Herriot
Merchants Meet Tonight In High Point
The High Point Merchants Association calls a general meeting of city merchants at the Commercial Club tonight at 7 30. Important matters will be discussed and every merchant is urged to attend.
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High Point Merchants Association
Commercial Club
Bible Study Class Meets Wednesday Afternoon
The East Green street Bible study class will meet with Mrs. West at 311 Cable street at 2 30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The lesson will be from the fifth chapter of John with Mrs. Will Evans as leader.
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East Green Street
Meetings Announced For Bible Study Classes
Bible study classes will meet tomorrow with Mrs. W. E. Linthicum at 125 Poplar street at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Colver hosts on Howell street at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Ellington hosts on North Main street at 3 o'clock.
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W. E. Linthicum
Poplar Street
Colver
Howell Street
Ellington
North Main Street
Methodist Protestants Plan $100000 Campaign for High Point College
Ministers and laymen from across the state met at First Methodist Protestant Church to discuss a cash campaign target of 100000 by December 10 or as soon as possible. The group reviewed High Point college’s finances showing 109860 needed to meet obligations and about 390000 in unpaid pledges while pledging to work for the college’s growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
High Point College
F. R. Harris
Henderson
Board of Education
North Carolina
Bascom T. Baynes
Greensboro
J. Norman Wills
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Brity
NEW High Point Bank
Vermont
Colonel Coolidge
Briand
Raleigh Forum
Plumimer
Guilford
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