Bulls Dominate Stock Market With Broad Rally
Strong buying supported by heavy volume lifted prices with many issues up 2 to 10 points and high priced stocks rising sharply. American Tobacco soared nearly 40 points on price news. Liggett Myers jumped about 20. General Electric and others gained 6 to 9 points while Auburn auto lagged. Closing was strong as volume neared 2.2 million shares.
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New York
Liggett and Myers
Motor Products
General Electric
M. Byers
American Water Works
Westinghouse Electric
American Machine American Telephone
Air Reduction
Western Union
Simmons
Auburn Auto
Government bonds in New York early market report
United States government bonds quoted in New York with Liberty 3s at 96.29 Liberty first 4s at 98.6 Liberty fourth 4s at 98.14 Treasuries 44s at 106.12 Treas 43 at 102.12 Treas 3s 1940 43 at 97 Treas 3s 43 47 at 96.26 showing modest price levels.
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New York
United States
Liberty
Treas
Wheat Advances in Chicago on Liverpool Demand
Wheat prices in Chicago rose early as sharp gains in Liverpool and a seller shortage suggested by Canadian growers' pool buyers supported futures. Opening advances ranged from 1 to 1 1/2 cents, with corn steady to a touch higher, then near initial levels. Germany expects to buy over 2.5 million dollars of American agricultural implements this year.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Germany
City schedules paving on Smith and Mallory Streets
A city council resolution orders local paving on Smith Street from Russell to Wise and Mallory Street from Smith to Park with 5 inch concrete base and 2 inch asphalt top. The plan includes curbs gutters and utility laterals where mains exist, with assessments levied against abutting property owners at four per frontage and payable over ten years. This notice appears in the High Point Enterprise dated October 1 signed by City Manager E M Knox.
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Mallory
City of
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Wise Street
Mallory Street
Smith Street
Park Street
High Point Enterprise
E. M. Knox
North Street
Washington
Edmondson
BE. M. Knox
Cotton goods in excellent demand across markets
New York reports strong sales in print cloths sheetings and related lines with production slightly higher and mills busy into year end. Demand remains steady for prints bleached cottons and draperies while blankets and flannels stay active for immediate shipment. Government report next week expected to clarify crop outlook.
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New York
Highways Reopened After Rain Deluge Across North Carolina
The state highway commission announced most highways are open except near Fayetteville and Weldon as waters recede. Cape Fear river crest at Fayetteville reached 65 feet last night, with five routes still closed today and possibly Sunday. Route 48 near Weldon remains shut until Sunday or Monday. Tar and Neuse rivers are receding. Route 10 through Smithfield to Goldsboro is passable, with Goldsboro seen later today.
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Fayetteville
Clinton
Dunn
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Red Springs
Weldon
Roanoke River
U. S. Weather Bureau
Tarboro
Greenville
State Highway Commission
Smithfield
Goldsboro
Weather Bureau
Senate seeks inquiry into U S Shipping Board practices
Senator McKellar introduced a resolution calling for investigations into all acts of the United States Shipping Board after Comptroller General McCarl reported ship sales to irresponsible concerns at greatly reduced prices. The move follows the Washington hearing date of October 5.
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Senate
United States Shipping Board
McKellar
Democrat
Tennessee
McCarl
Clearing House Report Shows Large Exchange Volumes
Clearing House figures reported by Dow Jones show New York exchanges totaling 1.802 billion dollars with balances near 238 million. Weekly exchanges measure 11.631 billion with balances around 1.386 billion.
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Clearing House
New York
Dow, Jones & Co
County Prisoners Injured in Tragic Sampson Incident
Raleigh October 5. Death of two Sampson county prisoners in a truck fire that ignited dynamite will be examined by the grand jury on October 21. L G Whitley and Solicitor Powers investigated the incident. questions loom over the prison camp superintendent and county officials amid reforms across state convict camps.
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State Board of Charities and Public Welfare
State Board of Health
Whitley
J. A. Powers
Sampson County
Powers
Bulldogs on Edge for Game at Athens Today
Georgia Bulldogs face Furman in Athens after a defeat to Oglethorpe. Furman believes Oglethorpe proved a path to victory, as both teams seek an early season win in the second game of the year.
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Athens
Oglethorpe
University of Georgia
Furman University of South Carolina
Furman
Eastern rivers fall after unprecedented NC rains
North Carolina's four eastern rivers remained over their banks in lower reaches today but lower tributaries showed fall. Weather official Lee A. Denson reported. seven state highways remained closed and Route 10 between Kinston and New Bern likely to close tomorrow due to Neuse flooding. Cape Fear at Fayetteville crested 64 to 65 feet, now 63.4. Roanoke at Weldon rising, 42.2 feet, crest expected tomorrow. Tar River falling in middle reaches though high flood persists downstream.
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North Carolina
Lee A. Denson
United States Weather Bureau
Charles D. Farmer
State Highway Patrol
Kinston
New Bern
Cape Fear
Fayetteville
Roanoke
Weldon
Conners built vast fleet empire and South Florida road
The article details William J. Conners famed as Conners of the Midas touch who rose from a 13 year old forecastle boy to commodore of a vast inland steamship fleet. He developed Florida Everglades, built a road around Lake Okeechobee, and led papers and politics in New York and Florida including a 2.9 million dollar highway linking Palm Beach to Canal Point.
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Midas
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Okeechobee City
Catherine Mahaney
Mary A. Jordan
West Seneca
N. Y
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Morning Record
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Comners
United States Brake Shoe Company
Corry
Walton
Buffalo Burial Vault Company
Angola
Democratic State Committee
Sulzer
Perr
Henry M. Flagler
Key West
Mainland
South Florida
Florida East Coast
Florida Gulf Coast
Everglades
Palm Beach
Palm Beach Canal
Canal Point
Industrial pioneer Conners shapes Buffalo freight trade
In 1885, entrepreneur Conners started solo business by contracting with Washington Bullard to handle Buffalo freight for Union Steamboat Co. He reformed chaotic docks, built a large freight operation, and expanded into paving, brewing, real estate, and trolley ventures. He bought the Buffalo Enquirer in December 1885, later the Buffalo Star, and launched a penny newspaper venture.
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Washington Bullard
Union Steamboat Company
Conners
South Buffalo
The
Buffalo Enquirer
Buffalo Star
One Cent
Animal Question Puzzle Across Pribit of Talunda
A fragmented quiz lists varied clues and answers including animal terms like bumblebee and other cryptic items. the text bundles geography language and trivia prompts without a clear single topic. It seems to be a mixed puzzle page for general knowledge and wordplay.
MacDonald thanks Americans for welcome messages
Prime Minister MacDonald, in Washington, thanks the American people for messages of welcome pouring in from across the country. He says the greetings touched him deeply and will be echoed to British people, hoping to thank all who sent encouragement in the future.
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MacDonald
United States
New York
Great Britain
Governor to Meet Labor Leaders at Executive Mansion
Governor Gard ner will host a 9 o clock conference with labor leaders at the executive mansion in Raleigh. Expected attendees include Francis J. Gorman United Textile Workers John Peel North Carolina Federation of Labor L. L. Jenkins Buncombe county treasurer and William Ross Marion UTW leader.
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Max Gardner
Marion
Executive Mansion
Francis J. Gorman
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Durham
Gorman
John Peel
North Carolina Federation of Labor
L. L. Jenkins
Buncombe County
William Ross
United Textile Workers Union
Eight Charged With Robbery In New Orleans Heist
Eight men were arrested and charged with robbery in connection with the July 19 theft from a guarded Hibernia Bank car. About $100,000 in cash and checks were stolen and the car burned afterward. Louis Reinach was held without access to communicate. Six defendants face assault and robbery charges with $25,000 bonds. two others, including Reinach, as accessories on lighter bonds.
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Hibernia Bank and Trust Company
Louis Reinach
Reinach
Collett Leads Preesler At Nine Holes In Title Match
Glenna Collett of Pebble Beach leads Mrs Leona Preesler of Los Angeles by one after nine holes of the 26 hole national women’s golf championship at Oakland Hills Country Club in Birmingham Michigan.
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Birmingham
Mich
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Pebble Beach
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Los Angeles
British Leader's Daughter Seeks Quiet Reception in Washington
Ishbel MacDonald, daughter of Britain's prime minister, visited Washington meeting women correspondents and planned to meet American professional women. She praised the New York and Washington receptions yet preferred the quieter arrival he and her father received two years ago. She discussed labor and protections for women, and noted two sisters are at Oxford. Meanwhile Forsyth County reports J. M. Gordon of Tobaccoville died after a brief illness at 84. Surviving are his widow and four children including Mrs Lindsay of Washington.
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Taft
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Grace Abbott
Children’s Bureau
Mary Anderson
Women’s Bureau
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MacDonald
Hoover
Labor Party
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Joan
Sheila
Oxford
England
J. M. Gordon
Tobaccoville
Forsyth County
R. Odell Lindsay
Winston-Salem
Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church
Gordon
Mr. Jenkins
F. F. Grabbs
Moravian Church
Stokes County
King
Cg, A. Moore
Tobacccoville
W. E. Gordon
Mary E. Gordon
Washington, D. C
Lindsay
North Carolina State Fair Ready With Full Exhibits
Raleigh Oct 5 Present indications are that every exhibit space at the North Carolina State Fair October 14 to 19 will be filled. Already 1460 chickens and other fowls are entered in poultry, with the barn near capacity. Cattle exhibits fill the cattle barn and plans are made to expand housing. County and community exhibits are at capacity. more counties enter than ever. 4-H club entries will be housed in a separate tent and judged on 4-H club day October 18 with special premiums offered.
North Carolina and Maryland set for Southern Conference clash
October 6 1929 North Carolina brings ten lettermen from last year as Maryland aims to rebound with deeper reserves in a Southern Conference football showdown. Probable lineups list Maryland stars and UNC veterans in a predicted hard fought contest expected to test both defenses.
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University of Maryland
North Carolina
Maryland
Maryland Pos
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