Keith bill at the American this week in Raleigh and Winston-Salem
Advance reviews praise the Keith bill at the American from Raleigh to Winston-Salem. The Melnotte Duo open with novelty and comic capers as aerial acrobats. Jack Lee performs in two voices while La Vine and Evans present The Life Savers comedy sketch. Laugh Preferred closes the vaudeville lineup with light, humorous acts.
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Keith Bill
Raleigh
Winston-Salem
Melnotte
Jack Lee
la Vine
Evans Otter
MELLO-GLO Faces Powder Promises Shine Control
Mann Drug Store advertises MELLO-GLO a new French process face powder that stays on longer smooth spreads evenly and keeps pores clear. The copy urges readers to try the product as a pure and fine cosmetic option.
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Mann Drug Store
Laverne and Fayles Co Offer Classic In Vision Song and Dance
Helen Plunkett and crew deliver a lively program of songs dances and patter. The five performer group includes three women and presents a polished routine blending miscellaneous steps into a standout dance offering on the boards. A picture comedy and cartoon complete the bill.
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Helen Plunkett
Laverne and Fayles Co
Garland Shipwash Found Not Guilty in Murder Charge
Garland Shipwash, held on three counts after the September arrest, was found not guilty of murder in municipal court. The judge ruled Captain Morris died of a heart attack during the arrest. Shipwash received fines for drunkenness and resisting arrest. Police testified about the struggle as they tried to cuff him after a cafe arrest.
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Garland Shipwash
A. J. Morris
Shipwash
Morris
Frittle
Tunney and Lauder wed in bilingual ceremony
James J Tunney and Maria Lauder exchanged traditional vows in English and Latin as Monsignor Breslin presided. The tribunal of noble code and legal duties framed the marriage as the husband’s duty to protect and provide while the wife contributes to support as needed.
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Riacomo
Giuseppe Tunney
Maria Lauder
James Joseph Tunney
Miss Mary Lauder
Verdict Brings Plea in Drunk and Disorderly Case
Policeman Frittle described the arrest after a struggle that left Captain Morris dead from a knee blow. Shipwash and his attorney reacted with evident relief to the verdict. Earlier, Mr Williams pleaded guilty to drunk and disorderly conduct.
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Captain Morris
Frittle
Shipwash
Williams
Piedmont and Northern Seeks Injunction Against Interstate Commission
The Piedmont and Northern requests a federal district court injunction to block IC C from enforcing a order denying two line extensions. The extensions would connect sections in North and South Carolina. The railway argues IC lacks jurisdiction over a electric interurban under the governing statute. Arguments are before Judges Waddill Northcott and Morris.
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Piedmont and Northern
Interstate Commerce Commission
North Carolina
South Carolina
District Court
Edmund Waddill, Jr
Elliott Northcott
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Fourth Circuit
Morris
Maryland
Federal Court District
Captain Fried Receives Navy Cross in Carnegie Hall Tribute
The navy awarded Captain Fried the Navy Cross during a Carnegie Hall reception after a week of banquets. He became an honorary AP staff reporter for relaying rescue bulletins. Fried later commanded the America and first reported sighting transatlantic plane Friendship off Ireland near Amelia Earhart.
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Carnegie Hall
Navy
Wilbur
Captain Fried
Associated Press
Ireland
Amelia Earhardt
Fried
Worchester
Mass
United States Navy
Hoover to Address Nation From New York Plan
G. O. P. plan places Hoover about two hours in country via radio hookup second only to the Palo Alto address. Madison Square Garden seats 20 060, second to Stanford stadium for audience. Hoover leaves Washington Oct 21 by special train, arrives New York Monday, then motors to hotel amid crowds. He will meet New York leaders including Hilles and Machold, speak in Mechanics Hall Boston Oct 15, and halt in Hartford on return. Broadcasting to shift to weeknights, avoiding Saturday nights.
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Hoover
Palo Alto
Madison Square Garden
Stanford University Stadium
Washington
New York
Pennsylvania
Charles D. Hilles
H. Redmond Machold
Boston
Mechanics Hall
Hartford
Connecticut
Hoovyer
New England
Notorious bank and jewelry thief ends years in Kilby prison
The article follows Dickerson, linked to multiple bank robberies from coast to coast. After escaping Kilby prison in 1923, he resurfaced in 1927 looting a Tacoma department store and was captured. He was returned to Alabama to finish a 20 to 25 year term for the Phenix City job. His wife, convicted as an accomplice in a bank robbery, received a divorce after release. He lived a double life of luxury and crime, maintained a refined image, and pursued golf between robberies.
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Birmingham
Ala
Kilby
Dickerson
New Kilby
Tacoma
Wash
Alabama
Phenix City
West
Higher Court Upholds Negligence Finding in Chair Co Case
The supreme court ruled the chair company had been negligent for lacking proper safeguards toward employee Maulden. It upheld Judge Harris’s error in denying a non-suit by Goldsboro Lumber in Moore vs Rawls et al, where Rawls supplied logs and Moore, injured, sued the lumber firm alongside others.
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Maulden
Harris
Goldsboro Lumber Company
John W. Moore
John W. Rawls
Rawls
Moore
Lumber Company
Supreme Court
Lee
Barefoot
Harnett
Wade
Lutterloh
Byrd
Monds
Pope
High Point Chair Company
Chatham
Pittman
Craven
Warren
Bourne
Pitt
State
J. G. Swinson
Onslow
Hood
Dunn
Lenoir
Turnage
Sugg
Credit Corporation Et al
Watts and Company
Gross Et al
Spanish Ship Axpe Mendi Adrift off Bonavista Island
A Lloyds dispatch from St. Vincent Cape Verde Islands says the crew of the Spanish steamer Axpe Mendi, wrecked on Hartwell Reef Bonavista Island October 1, is in danger. A government tug that went to assist cannot rescue due to high seas, with wireless the only link to the wreck.
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London
Lloyds
St. Vincent
Cape Verde Islands
Axpe Mendi
Ashort
Hartwell Reef
Bonavista Island
Police Guard Cab War in Chicago as Violent Faced
Police placed guards at sixty Yellow and Checker Cab facilities in Chicago on October 3 amid a gang war between company employees. Authorities searched 15 suspects linked to a fire that destroyed John Hertz’s stables in Gary, Indiana, injuring 11 thoroughbred horses, with Hertz denying ties to earlier bombings.
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Chicago
Yellow and Checker
John Hertz
Gary Ill
Harry
Professor Brandoline Linked to Poison Case at Trial
The State argues Daniels alias Professor Brandoline and Mrs EB Presslar conspired to poison Lockamy. Detective Littlejohn testified he exhumed Lockamy’s body and sent organs for analysis while Dr Todds found liver and kidney damage tied to poison. Affidavits and love notes were entered to show motive and Brandoline’s ownership of the poison can.
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Sam Daniels
Professor Brandoline
EB. F., Presslar
Lockamy
Frank N. Littlejohn
Littlejohn
Lillington
Raleigh
Charlotte
Presslar
Brandoline
Brandorine
Disorderly houses paid heavily for police protection
Philadelphia report details a grand jury probe into rum runners and gang activity with four detectives arrested for extorting from disorderly houses. Operations in a district with about fifty such establishments allegedly paid roughly $11,000 weekly for protection, including $220 weekly from Olga Barton’s establishment.
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Philadelphia
Monaghan
Olga Barton
John Casey Warren Robinson
James Kelly
William Dixey
Hermes
Edwin O. Lewis
Sudden End to Stomach Trouble with Pape's Diapepsin
A brief wellness note claims indigestion results from excess stomach acid and fermentation after meals. It recommends Pape's Diapepsin as a quick neutralizer to end pain and restore comfort, urging readers to buy a discounted pack from their druggist and enjoy meals again.
Millionaire Captain Accused of Hidden Wealth in Two and Half Years
A period of two and a half years saw the captain deposit more than $81,000, hide $20,000 in cash at home, buy seven real estate parcels with equities between $35,000 and $40,000, and maintain an $8,500 saving fund plus a safe deposit box for valuables.
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Taar
Roosevelt Named Democratic Nominee at Texas Convention
Gov Smith praised Franklin D Roosevelt as the gubernatorial nominee after urging the former assistant secretary of the navy to reconsider and run. He said Roosevelt is mentally and physically sound, noting only a lack of leg muscular control, and argued a governor does not need acrobatic feats.
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Gov. Smith
Franklin D. Roossevelt
Houston
Madison Square Garden
Navy
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Frank Roosevelt
John Bull Rescues Canada Harvest As Volunteers Surge
More than 25,000 men volunteered to harvest one of the era’s greatest wheat crops in Canada. Those chosen may stay in the Dominion after the harvest concludes.
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John Bull
London
Dominion of Canada
Canada
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Gene Tunney
Brofferio
Italy
Keith VauDeviLle
Plunkett & Mason
Lavine & Evans
Pathe Review
Quarrellin
Carl Ed
Arthur Lake
Alice White
Mary Brian
Haynesworth
Capt
Commerce St
J. A. Johnson
G. O.P Plan
Daniels Takes
Than the
Jean V Shoe
Victor Hugo
Charley Chase
Clara
Gov Smith
U.S
Charles Hodgin
Prop
Congoleum Opportunity
Congoleum
Opportunity Sale
Kester Furniture Co
North Main
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