Two Negroes Lynched by Georgia Mob Near Lincolnton
In Lincolnton Georgia on October 6 a mob of about 1000 took Jack Gordon and Will Brown from Sheriff Kelly of Wilkes county and hanged them near town. The pair had been accused of shooting Deputy Sheriffs Roy Freeman and Boyce Fopeson. Freeman survived. A posse killed Mose Martin during the hunt and several others were whipped for not revealing information.
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Lincolnton
Jack Gordon
Will Brown
Roy Freeman
Boyce Fopeson
Freeman
Mose Martin
Gordon
Kelly
Wilkes County
Brown
Turner hunted after police shooting during illegal game
Greenville residents report Joe Turner, a Black man, suspected of shooting Policemen Kitchin and Blair during a raid on an illegal game in a Black neighborhood. Posses search the county’s lower region for Turner.
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Greenville
Joe Turner
Kitchin Ay Blair
State troops patrol Gary as strikes flare at steel plants
Gary Ind Oct 6 State troops patrolled avenues toward steel plants after four companies arrived. Late at night hundreds of strikers gathered before gates of United States Steel and American Tin Plate mills. Police clashed with the crowd as bricks and stones were thrown.
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Gary
Ind
United States Steel Corporattion
American Tin Plate Company
Crawley Brothers Trial Starts in Blairstone Case
In Blairsville Georgia on October 6 the trial of George Decatur and Felix Crawley and Blaine Stewart began for the murder of Deputy Marshal Ben F Dixon last January.
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Blairsville
Crawley
George
Decatur
Felix
Blaine Stewart
Ben F Dixon
Funeral for Raleigh Mayor James I. Johnson Held
The funeral for Mayor James I. Johnson who died in Hot Springs Virginia after a stroke was held at Christ Episcopal church in Raleigh. Public schools businesses and banks closed for the service.
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Raleigh
James I. Johnson
Hot Springs
Virginia
Christ Episcopal Church
Muilton Barber
Four Square Man Subsect Preagier Discussed Sunday
To Be Culpepper's Best In High Point. Last service tonight will preach to women only at the morning service at 10 tomorrow.
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Culpepper
Parting Shots Reflect on Man and Nature
A collection of quoted musings contrasts human behavior with animal strength and hints at humility. The speaker questions whether bullies are men, recalls a childhood awe of flight, and asserts man as one who subdues the earth.
Four Square Man Sermon Emphasizes Thought Courage
Sunday service at Wesley Memorial Church drew a large crowd as Rev. Burke Culpepper delivered a sermon on the theme Four Square and the image had the face of a man. He defined a real man as a thinker and a face of a lion representing courage both moral and physical.
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Wesley Memorial Church
Burke Culpepper
Mr. Culpepper
Carpenters Seek Nine Hour Day With Ten Hour Pay
Labor tension rises in High Point as United Brotherhood of Carpenters Local 2225 demands a nine hour day and pay for ten hours. Contractors received a dated October 6 letter from a “Committee” indicating a new schedule to take effect within 230 days, with no strike threat.
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United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners Union
H. P
Partial price list for bacon and potatoes in High Point shops
A partial price list for bacon and potatoes from High Point merchants is printed to aid housewives. The excerpt notes breakfast bacon and includes a mispriced entry for sweet Saturday butter from W. W. Idol & Company, listing 6 1 2? per pound but corrected to 70 cents.
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W. W. Idol & Company
Steel Mills Reopen in Pittsburg Area Amid Strike
Steel plant officials report 5 mills in the Pittsburg district reopened today as the third week of a steel strike continues. Donora and Monessen were named with no figures on returning workers. Chicago districts also saw openings and potential reopenings as state troops patrolled to keep order. Youngstown showed a slight gain in workers. No other sections reported significant changes.
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Steel Company
Pitsburg
Donora
Monessen
Chicago
Youngstown
Sheet and Tube Company
Labor Conference Opens in Washington to Calm Unrest
President Wilson directs a national labor conference as unions and railroad brotherhoods prepare to be represented. Secretary Tumulty travels from the president’s sick bed to appoint a permanent chairman. The first session starts at 2:30 PM with one delegate from each brotherhood and federation delegates representing 14 unions.
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Washington
Wilson
Tumulty
Railroad Brotherhoods
Brotherhoods
American Federation of Labor
Mayor Stanton Urges High Point Clean Up Week
Mayor D A Stanton issues a proclamation for High Point to observe clean up week Oct 5 11 statewide. Wagons will collect waste Thursday and residents should place trash in accessible spots for pickup. Fire prevention day also noted and chamber reports state officials expect strong participation.
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North Carolina
I D. A. Stanton
High Point
Chamber of Commerce
Young
Wilson Health Reflections Stir Vienna Editorials
Vienna newspapers publish for the first time editorials on President Wilson's illness. One paper laments missed opportunities and says the spirit of the Master moved through the world while he could not grasp the mantle, now reflecting on lost chances.
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Vienna
Associated Press
Wilson
Sixty Die in Laredo Mexico City Train Wreck
In Mexico City on October 6 a derailment of the Laredo Mexico City passenger train between Venegas and Saltillo killed sixty people and prompted belief that at least fifteen more may have died. a full wreck survey is expected.
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Mexico City
Laredo
Venegas
Saltillo
Bride Nimbler Than Groom At Registry Office
London reporters recount a scene at the Lichfield registry office where a fifty year old blind peddler had to assist his eighty year old bride up the steps and she needed aid herself, prompting the groom to quip she was not as nimble as she used to be.
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Bride
London
Lichfield Registry
Soldiers Seek Negro Leader In Helena Disorder Raid
In Helena, 360 soldiers searched south Phil lips county for Ed Ware alleged ringleader and about 20 insurgent Negroes believed at large after last night’s disorder. A large cordon and sweep covered roughly 735 square miles as troops moved through the area.
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Helena
Edt
Ed Ware
Cord
Phillips County
Auto Truck Stolen, Found Damaged Near City
Saturday night a Guil ford Transfer truck was stolen while No. 43 waited in the Southern railway yards. The owners had to keep their vehicle off High street, so the thief hid it from view by the arriving train. The truck was found Sunday morning in Prospect Wood about two miles northwest of the city, severely damaged.
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Southern Railway
High Street
Prospect Wood
Two Policemen Needed to Subdue Trespasser
Will Yazel a young white man was found guilty in municipal court this morning and fined 5 dollars and costs for trespassing at Piedmont Mills. He was arrested early after a mill phone call said he entered the factory after being ordered to stay put and two officers were required to take Yazel into custody.
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Piedmont Mills Company
Will Yazel
Yazel
Cincinnati Leads In Sixth Inning World Series Update
Comiskey Park Chicago October 6 Cincinnati led 4 to 0 in the fifth game of the world series as play continued under clear skies.
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Cincinnati
Cotton market riser on English strike settlement and Liverpool strength
In New York on October 6, cotton advanced more than a cent a pound as traders reacted to the settlement of the English railroad strike and strength in Liverpool. The market opened firm with gains of 76 to 88 points and within the first half hour active months rose 63 to 110 points on covering and new buying.
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United States
Stephen C. Mason
National Association of Manufacturers
Liverpool
Presents list released by Tumulty for Wilsons in Europe
Acting on a White House directive, Secretary Tumulty published an itemized list of presents received by President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson during their European visit. The release details gifts and contributors and reflects official courtesy extended abroad.
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Washington
Wilson
Clergy to Bar Divorced From Officiating Marriages
Detroit Oct 6 Clergymen of the Episcopal church may be barred from officiating at marriages where either party has been divorced if the general convention adopts a proposed canon. The report requests a ban on marriages where a divorced partner’s former spouse is still living, with a minority suggestion tightening the wording.
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Detroit
Episcopal Church
Hired Auto and Dinner Trip Ends in Court Case
Floyd Outts, a young white man, was found guilty in municipal court of securing transportation under false pretense. Judge Ixirkmn sentenced him to 39 days on the roads after allegedly hiring a jitney to go to Charlotte and dining with friends he could not pay for.
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Floyd Outts
Ixirkmn
Outts
Charlotte
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