Pastor decries return of drink and saloons in nation
The Rev Deets Pickett of the Methodist Episcopal church warned delegates at the Genesee conference that reopening saloons would revive a multibillion dollar drink bill and bring widespread drinking by women, arguing the saloon would adapt to Whisky sales and undermines moral standards.
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Rochester
Deets Pickett
Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals
Methodist Episcopal Church
Genesee Conference
Pickett
Great Britain
Charlies Lenon
American Federation of Labor
United States
Teague Granted Right to Run Jitney Line
Bob Teague of High Point won a court ruling permitting operation of a jitney line between High Point and Greensboro after Judge W F Harding found Greensboro officials erred in denying a license. Teague had paid $30 and posted bond, and was instructed to verdict of not guilty.
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Bob Teague
High Point
Greensboro
W. F. Harding
Guilford Superior Court
Teague
Harding
Ity Couel
Ding Guilfari
Putnam Held for Shooting Affray in Gastonia
In Gastonia a Cherryville man, Putnam, released on $5,000 bond after preliminary hearing for the shooting death of Andy Carpenter Saturday afternoon over a small debt. Eye witnesses including Hartman the barber and Upton testified. Roman Carpenter, son of the deceased, said Putnam warned his father. Trial set for October term.
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Gastonia
Oct
Iw. A
Cherryville
Andy Carpenter
Carpenter
Hartman
Putnam's Store
Upton
Wisster
Roman
Executor sues railroad for 25000 in death of Nellie Craughn
J J Stafford executor filed in Greensboro a superior court complaint against North Carolina Railroad Co seeking 26006 damages for the death of Nellie M Craughn after a collision at Barnes Furniture crossing in High Point May 1. The suit cites negligent operation and claims the railroad leased tracks to Southern Railway Co for 93 years.
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High Point
J. J. Stafford
Greensboro
North Carolina Railroad Company
Nellie M. Craughn
Southern Railway Company
T. J. Murphy
New Electrical Apparatus Signals Breakthrough
A newly signed electrical device offers a detectable method for identifying bad ML errors over telephone lines.
First concert heard from a penitentiary aired in Atlanta
Danville readers report hearing a concert broadcast from the federal penitentiary in Atlanta. Local fans heard music and songs clearly and judged the program as good as many from well known stations.
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Danville
Federal Penitentiary
Atlanta
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