Chapman Chooses Not to Accept Presidential Commutation
Hartford reports Gerald Chapman told his counsel he will not accept a presidential commutation of his federal robbery sentence. State officials consider seeking a reprieve to pursue murder charges, while the federal sentence was officially commuted by President Coolidge to end the 25 year term.
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Chapman
Coolidge
Hartford
Conn
Gerald Chapman
Aswer
Scott
Fedal
Thomas
Alcorn
Ofrald Chapman
Newrk
K. W. Scott
Chapin
Gerald Apman
Hartd
Hugh M.corn
James Elly
New Britain
Hugh Morn
Presit Coolidge
Connecticut
Atmy
Sargent
Doumer Fails to Form Cabinet as French Crisis Deepens
Paris November 25 AP Senator Paul Doumer informs the president he cannot form a cabinet. Premier Painleve resigns amid a deadlocked chamber, Aristide Briand fails, and socialists pivot to propose a government with radicals. Radicals wary of Doumer, talks continue as crisis drags on.
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Paris
Paul Doumer
Herriot
Chamber of Deputies
Radical Party
Painleve
Aristide Briand
Doumergue
M. Doumer
Mr. Doumer
Rene Renault
Doumer
Governor Faces Possible Special Session Action
In Texas the Travis County grand jury, central to a two month probe of state elements, is preparing its report as talk grows of a special legislative session. Governor Miriam A. Jason weighs whether to act as officials expect the report to shape decisions before term ends.
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Legise
French political tension drags franc to new record low
In Paris and London reports on the French political situation push the franc to a record low of 8 to the pound at the exchange market in Ndon. The market reacted to unfolding events as investors reassessed France's stability.
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Ndon
Prison Authorities At Loss Over Otto Wood Location
Raleigh dispatch reports state prison authorities without a clue on Otto Wood’s location after his second major escape. An intensive search, with county and city cooperation, is under way following Wood’s disappearance from a boxcar where he hid in concrete. Wood previously escaped in 1924 and was recaptured after two days.
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Raleigh
Otto Wood
Wood
George Ross Pou
Durham Road
Gold To Be Shipped to Canada From New York Banks
Gold valued at 10 million dollars was withdrawn from New York banks for shipment to Canada. Details were not disclosed but the move is seen as a foreign exchange transaction. The Canadian dollar carries a premium of 5 32 of a cent.
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New York
Navy
Canada
Budapest Dance Rules Relaxed With Inspector Presence
In Budapest the ban on Charleston and Fox Trot has been lifted though a police inspector must still be present during their performances. The measure limits illicit dancing while allowing venues to resume these social dances under surveillance.
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Budapest
Witnesses in RRinelanders Case Cited Deception Report
The mother of the wife of RRinelander testified she was deceived by the New England trip report. The question about the case did not arise, and the witness admitted being misled by the published account.
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Rrinelander
New England Trip
White Man Seeks Annulment Over Bride’s Negro Heritage
Leonard Rhinelander seeks annulment claiming Alice Jones concealed her African American blood and misrepresented as white. Witnesses including Alice’s sisters and her mother testified about color, marriage history, and alleged deception amid a high profile New Rochelle case.
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White Plains
Leonard Kip Rhinelander
Alice Beatrice Jones
Rhinelander
Robert Brooks
Alice
Brooks
Len
Bob
Lee Parsons
Davis
Grace
Emily
C. P. McLendon
Jones
New Rochelle
New England
Mathews
Leonard
Cranford Trial Opens On Cruelty Charge In Stanly Camp
Albemarle November 25 AP Cranford superintendent of the Stanly convict camp faced trial in superior court on cruelty to prisoners charges. He reportedly secured many local lawyers and over a hundred witnesses for his defense with Mrs Cate Burr Johnson public welfare head expected to attend the hearing.
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Cranford
Albemarle
N. CC
Stanly
Canford
Bergs Estate Faces Tax Levies in Wisconsin
Tax collectors report a large Wisconsin estate of more than 25 million dollars facing levies. Beneficiaries claim significant debts and taxes attached to the estate, prompting court action and potential proceedings to settle claims.
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Bergs
Wisconsin
Two Lives Lost in Home Fire Near Wilmington
A fire in Onslow county near Wilmington killed Mrs Brown stepmother and an adopted brother of B C Brown, a clerk for Senator F M Simmons. The father, a Primitive Baptist minister, was rescued by neighbors as the home burned. Mr Brown left for Jacksonville after the tragedy.
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R. E. Powell
Washington
Wisconsin Seeks Inheritance Tax On Beggs Estate
Wisconsin officials urge inheritance taxes on the Beggs estate asserting an elaborate conspiracy to hide wealth. Affidavits claim Beggs transferred large properties to unknown recipients within six years of death and that his residency in Milwaukee affects tax liability. The filing also questions the removal of a Florida special administrator and the status of Beggs Investment Company properties as Wisconsin personal property.
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Milwaukee
Wis
John S. Beggs
Wisconsin
Florida
Beggs
Hermann Ekern
Eugene W. Engert
Lawrence Olwell
Robert Wild
Mr. Beggs
Olwell
Winston
A. W. Fairchild
Mary McCulloch
St. Louis
Beggs Investment Company
Traction
Proposes World Press Conference at Peking in 1927
S N Au Young director of the Chinese bureau of economic information at Peking announced plans for a world press conference at Peking in 1927. He said he would confer soon with Dean Walter Williams of the Missouri School of Journalism who favors the proposal.
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Chicago
S. N. Au-Young
Bureau of Economic Information
Peking
Dean Walter Williams
School of Journalism
University of Missouri
World Press Congress
Unconfirmed reports of revolution in Mukden against Chang Tso Lin
Reports from Mukden claim a revolution against Marshal Chang Tso Lin has occurred with the marshal said to be a prisoner. The dispatch notes the information is unconfirmed and comes via AP from Peking dated November 24.
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Peking
Mukden
Chang Tso-Lin
Chang
Fire destroys home near Sea Gate killing two residents
Wilmington report says a fire at the home of Kit Brown near Sea Gate killed Mrs. Brown, 64, and her five year old grandson, while Mr. Brown and an 18 year old housemate escaped with burns. Fire began around 3 a.m. and origin is unknown. Neighbors forming a rescue party saved the man and boy but found the woman and child dead.
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Wilmington
Kit” Brown
Sea Gate
Defense in Closing Mitchell's Case
The court martial of Colonel William Mitchell nears its end as defense counsel Representative Reid plans to finish before nightfall. Prosecution readies rebuttal testimony and may bring Major General Charles Summerall to testify. Colonel Herbert A. White continues presenting official aviation correspondence and reports from war and navy files.
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Washington
William Mitchell
Representative Reid
Illinois
Mitchell
Charles P. Summerall
Second Corps
Herbert A. White
Congressional Committee
Air Service
War and Navy Departments
Cloverdale School Thanksgiving Program Featured
The Cloverdale School held a chapel service this morning as part of citywide Thanksgiving exercises. Miss Lucy Vickrey's fourth grade presented a most enjoyable program.
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Cloverdale
Lucy Vickrey
Difference of Opinion Wide As To Bryn Mawr Ruling On the Smoking of the Student Body
New York AP report surveys eastern women's colleges view on Bryn Mawr ruling allowing smoking in dormitories. Schools including Goucher Wellesley Radcliffe West Virginia Vassar Barnard Mount Holyoke MIT and Smith show varied rules or attitudes with alumnae reactions from Bryn Mawr noting majority support and parents voicing nuanced views.
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Bryn Mawr
New York
Goucher College
Baltimore
Wellesley
Radcliffe
West Virginia
Vassar
Barnard
Mount Holyoke
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Co-Educational
Smith College
Warren Thorpe
Bryn Mawr Club
Alfred Hess
Hayes and Whitener duel for national committeemanship in Raleigh
In Raleigh many Republican leaders contend for national committeeman, with Hayes and Whitener seeking party leadership amid court action. Local figures see Raleigh as the center of politics, with judicial ambitions tied to the contest and potential shifts in the state’s district structure.
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Raleigh
Johnson J. Hayes
A. A. Whitener
Supreme Court
Hayes
Whitener
Dave Blair
John J. Parker
Duncan and Morehead
Butler
Morehead
Duncan
Marion Butler
Mr. Butler
Butler-Morehead
A. J. Draper
Stuart Cramer
Charlotte
Wilkes County
Atorney Tucker
Henry Eatman
H. G. Gulley
Watts
Doughton
Gulley
Meekins
W. W. Gathings
McLean Remarks At Duke Memorial Service In Durham
Governor Angus W. McLean speaks at Duke University Craven Memorial Hall praising James B Duke for material and spiritual contributions to North Carolina. He credits Duke with vision, energy, and leadership shaping the state’s growth and education, water power use, and future benefits for generations.
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McLean
State
Duke
Durham
North Carolina
Angus W. McLean
James B. Duke
Craven Memorial Hall
Duke University
James Buchanan Duke
Mr. Duke
South
North Caro V of
Lina
Virginians Leave For Invasion of Carolina
Virginia’s 24 man squad led by Coaches Neale Kellison and Fenwick travels from University, Virginia to Chapel Hill for the annual gridiron clash with North Carolina in the 29th meeting. Captain Diffey Walp Holland Weaver Loth and others end Virginia careers.
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Virginia
Carter Diffey
Paul Walp
Washington and Lee
Howard Holland
Buck Weaver
Rip Loth
Chapters Restored To Daughters of the Confederacy in DC
Ten chapters of the District of Columbia division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy were automatically reinstated after actions at the national convention. The DC division remains unreinstated, with a new division likely to be formed. Washington chapters had been suspended since 1924 for disobeying the national executive council.
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Hot Springs
Ark
District of Columbia
United Daughters of the Confederacy
National Organization
Washington
National Executive Council
Wheat and corn fall on Argentina export surplus forecast
Chicago grain prices slipped early after a British estimate said Argentina could have an exportable wheat surplus of up to 168,000,900 bushels. Wheat led the decline, corn followed, oats were steady, and provisions showed mixed moves as hog values rose.
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Chicago
Argentina
Post Office Thanksgiving Closure Noted by Enterprise
The Enterprise announces the Post Office will be closed all day Thursday November 26 for Thanksgiving.
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Enterprise
Thanksgiving Service at St Marys Church
Tomorrow's service at Saint Mary's Episcopal Church located at College and Washington streets will begin at 10 30 a m The public is invited to attend}
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St. Mary’s Church
Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church
College and
Washington Streets
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