Trials unfold over alleged prisoner abuse in Stanly County
Eight witnesses testified about known cruelties byStanly County Superintendent Crawford. They described whippings of negro convicts leading to deaths and injuries. Dr Lentz noted overheat as a possible cause, while other evidence cited dragged prisoners and permanent internal injuries. Judge McElroy ordered a bill to the grand jury for immediate action.
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Albemarle
P. S. McElroy
N. Canford
Stanly County
Cranrd
Cranford
C. M. Lentz
Crawford
Dr. Lentz
Henry Ooten
Lentz
McElroy
Grand Jury
Rhinelander to testify Monday in annulment suit
Mrs Leonard Rhinelander is set to take the stand when the trial of her husband’s suit for annulment resumes in White Plains New York Ross Chidester a former chauffeur testified Rhinelander was told the plaintiff’s companion Alice Beatrice Jones had Negro blood Chidester said Rhinelander replied I don’t give a damn if he is Justice Morehauser granted an amendment claiming Jones deceived Rhinelander by failing to disclose Negro ancestry
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White Plains
N. Y
Leonard Kip Rhinelander
Rhinelander
Ross Chidester
New York
Stamford
Conn
Alice Beatrice Jones
Chidester
Rhinelander Service
Justice Morehauser
Three-way talks fail to break anthracite stalemate
In Harrisburg three conferences involving Governor Pinchot John L Lewis and Major W W Inglis failed to reveal progress toward settling the coal suspension. Pinchot conferred with operators and miners separately while Inglis and Lewis met with the governor and executive. Lewis then left for Philadelphia and no settlement details emerged.
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Harrisburg
Overnor Pinchot
John L. Lewis
United Mine Work‘s
W. W. Inglis
Pinchot
Lewis
Ingus
Major Inglis
Mr. Is
Rover
Philadelhia
Duke of Spero Recites Wild Game Hunting Tale
The Duke of Spero tells The Enterprise reporter yesterday of a Randolph county hunting trip with Rube Eldridge Emory Gray and Joe Spencer. Over three and a half days they say they killed 90 birds 10 pikes 13 rabbits and four squirrels plus other small game.
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Rube Eldridge
Piedmont League Southpaw
Enterprise Esterday
Duke of
Ube
Ferguson heads to Texas for game as clemency tally tops 1100
Governor Miriam A Ferguson travels to Austin with her family for the Texas University vs Texas A and M College game while a record 1126 clemency proclamations are reported since her January inauguration. The grand jury report on the highway department is awaited and could influence a possible special legislative session.
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Austin
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
College Stadium
Texas University
Texas A. and M
Ferguson
Travis County Grand Jury
Highway Department
Cooper loses appeal in eight year banking case
The North Carolina Supreme Court affirmed Thomas E. Coopers eight year sentence for violations of state banking laws linked to the Liberty Savings bank failure. Cooper, once president of Liberty Savings, already serves three years in federal prison for related offenses. The unanimous opinion, written by Judge George W. Connor, rejects claims that the acts did not constitute crimes and details illegal loans exceeding limits and reserve shortfalls.
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Raleigh
Thomas E. Cooper
Supreme Court
Tom Cooper
Commercial National Bank
Corporation Commission
Liberty Savings
Cooper
George W. Connor
Henry Grady
Connor
State Bank
Man admits fleecing four Charlotte banks on Saturday
A New Hanover man identified as Mayes and with aliases confessed after being traced to Charlotte and High Point. He admitted presenting counterfeit or unbacked checks to four Charlotte banks and confessed to police, saying poverty and a large family drove the crime. He faced charges and potential transfer to Charlotte authorities.
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Charlotte Bank
Salemayveke
Charlotte
Eibe
Negro arrested for theft of clothing in local incident
John Thomas Miles a traveling representative from Chester South Carolina was arrested yesterday afternoon on charges of stealing clothing. Officers Agner Dixon and Brintie stopped him while he carried a suitcase with an overcoat shoes a cap and two shirts alleged to belong to James Carter and Willie Hardin.
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John Thomas Miles
Chester
S. C
Miles
James Carter
Willie Hardin
Agner, Dixon
Brintie
Tar Heels and Cavaliers Meet in Thanksgiving Clash at Chapel Hill
Crowds converge at Chapel Hill for the annual North Carolina Virginia football battle. The tradition draws about 15,000 as Carolina chases its 29th meeting against Virginia with Carter Dow captain and Virginia favored but wary of a close game.
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Chapel Hill
Chapal Hilke
University of Virginia
University of North Carolina
Tar Heel
Caroina
Old Dominion
Emerson Field
Cavalier
Institutio
Carolina
Virginia
Folina
Cavaliers
Carter Do
Paul Wal
Mitchell Court Martial to Resume After Thanksgiving Recess
The Mitchell court martial will resume after a Thanksgiving recess as the defense rests. The naval Shenandoah inquiry may call Mitchell again, depending on evidence relevance to both cases. Prosecution prepares first witness from a list of 100 while the trial likely extends into December.
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Washington
Mitchell
Shenandoah Naval Court of Inquiry
Army
William Mitchell
Naval Court
Naval Tribunal
Col. Mitchell
Chapman 10 Have Three Months of Life by Reprieve
Hartford Connecticut November 26 AP Gerald Chapman the bandit and mail robber now has at least three months more of life as a second reprieve awaits Governor John H Trumbull signatures which will stay his execution until March 3 1926 Chapman was sentenced to die for the murder of a New Britain policeman He plans to argue before Federal Judge E S Thomas next Monday that he is not bound by President Coolidges commutation of his 25 year federal sentence at Atlanta for mail robbery If Thomas rules against him Chapman may take the case to the U S Supreme Court
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Hartford
Conn
Gerald Chapman
John H. Trumbull
Chapman
New Britain
E. S. Thomas
State
President Coolidge
Atlanta
Thomas
Connecticut
Supreme Court of the United States
Grange Debut Highlights Chicago Pro Game Day
Chicago reports Harold Red Grange makes his professional debut drawing attention away from college football as the Huskers seek to level a score with Rockne’s proteges in a ten game series. Other games shape minor conference honors amid a heavy schedule.
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Chicago
Harold “Red” Grange
Midwest
Notres- Lincoln
Rockne
Danish Prince Aage to Visit California Film Cities
Prince Aage of Denmark, cousin of the king, travels to California to visit movie cities and engage with the local film industry. The trip highlights cultural ties between Denmark and American cinema centers during a period of international goodwill.
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New York
Prince Aage of
Denmark
California
Robbery at Bowman Gray House in Winston-Salem
Police report no clues yet to the burglary at the Bowman Gray residence in Winston-Salem. Jewelry valued between 86000 and 87000 was stolen including two rings two diamond bracelets a brooch and a gold watch left on a bathroom shelf.
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Winston-Salem
Bowman Gray
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
King Rama VI Dies. Brother Praja Dhipog Succeeds
Siamese ruler Rama VI died at 45 after abdominal surgery. His younger brother Prince Praja Dhipog takes the throne following the king's divorce from Queen Lakshi Savan and the birth of a daughter to the new queen Chao Chom Suvadana. The era ends after fourteen years of reform including abolition of the harem.
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Siam
Rama VI
Praja Dhipog
Oxford
Rama
Lakshi Savan
Chao Chom Suvadana
Praja Dhipok
Lady Suvadana
Lakshi
Midwest Educators Reject Women Smoking in Schools
Chicago reports a broad Midwest stance against coed smoking in colleges and universities. Educators from Kansas State Teachers to Grinnell condemn Bryn Mawr action and vow to prohibit smoking in dorms and campus facilities across the region.
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Midwest
Bryn Mawr
W. A. Brandenburg
Kansas State Teachers’ College
Pittsburgh
Northwestern University
University of Chicago
Northwestern
Winifred Richardson
University of Illinois
Awa
State University
Grinnell
Drake
Minnesota
Ohio
Elizabeth Conrad
Ohio Wesleyan
Cincinnati
Miami
Western College
Indiana
Purdue
Depauw
Butler
Washington University
St. Louis
Nebraska
Emporia
Kansas
Washington
Amanda Heppner
T. W. Butcher
Kas
Teachers College
Oklahoma
Missouri
The
Firemen Battle Roof and Boiler Room Blaze in City
High Point firefighters battled flames from midnight to daybreak. A roof fire at the C W Cummings estate corner West Green and Willowbrook damaged the roof after a congested chimney. At 3 a m another blaze struck the Denny Veneer and Panel Co boiler room, destroying it.
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Denny Veneer and Panel Company
High Point
C. W. Cummings
West Green
Willowbrook Streets
Constantinople Adopts Motor Bus Hearse Innovation
In Turkey the city introduces a motor bus hearse as a new funeral transport option. The vehicle combines bus capacity with hearse functions for processions and memorials.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Thanksgiving Robbery at Marflower Hotel Taxi Office
Early today two men robbed the taxi office at the Marflower hotel taking over $1,000 from the taxi manager and his assistant. The incident occurred during a time of rising crime with no holiday pause. Police investigations are underway.
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Washington
Marflower Hotel
Wey
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