Kings Mountain to host October reunion with Klan leaders
Thousands from North and South Carolina will attend the October 7 Kings Mountain event marking the 1780 Battle of Kings Mountain turning point. Imperial Wizard Hiram W. Evans of the Ku Klux Klan will speak, joined by Senators and Congressmen. fireworks, bands, picnics, and sports fill the day.
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Kings Mountain
North
South Carolina
Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan
Hiram W. Evans
Washington, D. C
Klan
Carolinas
Charlotte
Washington
George
Georgia
Bulwinkle
Gastonia
N. C
Celebration Central Committee
Dr. Evans
Imperial Wizard
M.S. Belser
The
North Carolina
Evans
Joplin
Asheville
Atlanta
Belser
Tennessee
Patrick Ferguson
Nathaniel Greene
South
Lord Cornwallis
Greene
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Coddington Gifts Charlotte Old Faithful Fountain
C Coddington presented Charlotte with a large electric fountain built as a reproduction of Old Faithful. The Duke estate fountain in Myers Park will be moved to a parks commission site as a memorial to James B. Duke. It cost $40,000 to install and uses an electric pump to shoot water over 100 feet high.
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Charlotte
James B. Duke
C. C. Coddington
Duke
Myers Park
Parks and Playground Commission
Illinois miners accept settlement proposal to end six month tie up
Chicago October 1 AP The Illinois miners committee accepted a settlement proposal from a subcommittee of miners and operators to end the six months mining shutdown. The operators committee was still considering the proposal and planned a decision later today.
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Chicago
Illinois Miners’ Committee
Illinois
Fish Rise and Fall Tied to Air Bladder
A study notes that fish float and descend as air bladders regulate buoyancy, enabling vertical movement within water. The mechanism allows species to suspend, rise, or sink without expending energy.
Southern shows gain for month despite revenue dip
Southern Railway reports August net income up 1.3 percent from August 1926 at 3,331,600 after cost controls, with eight month earnings at 7.67 per share. Cotton spindle activity rises in the South, interconnection of electric power enhances regional reliability, and farmers may see higher prices.
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Southern
Department of Commerce
United States
New England
Raleigh
N. C
Roanoke
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Louisiana
Mississippi
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
George N. Tidd
American Gas and Electric Company
South
Pocahontas
Kentucky
South Atlantic
Florida
Southern Railway
Wholesale Trade Improves in August in Fifth District
Wholesale trade in August rose seasonally across groceries dry goods shoes hardware and drugs with stronger late month sales than July and above August 1926 levels. Total eight month sales fell 1.9 percent from 1926 while stock levels edged down and turnover remained near prior year rates.
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Raleigh
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
William W. Horton
Federal Reserve District
North Carolina
Fifth Reserve District
Baltimore
Divorce Actions Feature of Court Greensboro
A two weeks term of superior civil court opened with Judge W J Harding. Ten divorce actions lead Monday docket. Other cases include Hill Veneer company vs E M Edwards and P C Sheppard vs city of High Point. The High Point Railroad company suits appear on later dockets.
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Greensboro
Superior Civil Court
W. J. Harding
Hill Veneer Company
E. M. Edwards
P. C. Sheppard
High Point
D. B. Benson
Thomasville
Denton
John Modlin
B. F. Slate
Talley, W. G. dies at High Point home
W C Talley aged 56 died at his residence 602 Joshua street yesterday afternoon at 6 of paralysis. Born July 4 1871 in Chatham county he was the son of the late R D and Nancy Talley. Survived by widow Emma Phillips five sons and three daughters a brother and sister. Funeral will be at Bonlee Chatham county with the party leaving High Point at 10 a m.
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W. C. Talley
Joshua Street
R. D
Nancy Talley
Chatham County
Emma Phillips
Robert Talley
Burlington
Edward Talley
Gilbert
Talley
Donald Talley
Raymond Talley
High Point
Estelle Wheeler
Ida
Grace Talley
W. L. Talley
Sanford
J. H. Talley
M. L.talley
W. T. Smith
Bonlee
Fraser Party To Stay In High Point Another Week
The Fraser evangelistic party will remain in High Point for another week. Mr Fraser announced at his city lot meeting near the Sheraton hotel that he would heed local requests and extend his stay, though he had anticipated finishing last night. He will preach tonight on Faith for Healing.
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Fraser Evangelistic Party
High Point
Mr. Fraser
Sheraton Hotel
Fraser
Woman Finds Relief Through Vegetable Compound
In a Midwestern town a discouraged wife, Mrs. Daugherty, suffers four months ofHealth struggles until a doorstep booklet prompts her to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. After three bottles she reports relief and now advocates the remedy to others.
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Middle West
Mrs
Ep. Daugherty
Orchard Ave
Muscatine
Iowa
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California Fig Syrup Company
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Hotel Brevoort
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la Salle
N. Mathews
Pres
RE Kelliher
Mgr
Ada Sides
Oklahoma City
Lorraine Frances Sides
Sides
Cecil Brown
Brown
Federal Reserve Bank At
Richmond
W. G. Talley
Dept. NL
Vermont
American Bakeries Company
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