North Carolina Daughters End Convention with Plans for Next Year
United Daughters of the Confederacy wrap up their North Carolina session at Wesley Memorial Methodist church. Delegates head home as Asheville is chosen to host the next meeting, with possible larger attendance from the state and other chapters. Mrs. H A London announces a Henry A London medal prize for best essay on the war’s causes. Hon Cameron Morrison addresses the gathering and praises local hospitality in High Point.
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Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
United Daughters of the Confederacy
North Carolina
Asheville
South
Daughters of the Confederacy
High Point
Furniture City
H. A. London
Henry A. London
London
Cameron Morrison
Charlotte
Morrison
Heroes of 64 Lead annual March in Atlanta parade
In Atlanta on October 10 more than 8,000 Confederate veterans aged 70 to 80 paraded for the 29th reunion. General K W Van Zandt of Fort Worth led the line to the reviewing stand beside Governor Hugh M Dorsey as veterans and adorned maids rode past. The mile long procession drew cheers and tears while battle flags and festive scenes drew attention amid few ambulance calls.
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Hugh M. Dorsey
Cost of living dips in Jacksonville among major cities
Washington reports Jacksonville Florida shows a decrease in living costs from June to July this year. The drop is less than half a percent, while other large cities record increases from one half to eight percent, with Indianapolis at the high end.
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Sonville
Fla
Department of Labor
Indianapolis
Czecho-Slovak Troops Hindered by East Speculators
Washington reports accuse eastern speculators of blocking troop transport to Czecho-Slovak homeland. Lt Col Randolph Medak says Bolshevik strength in Siberia grows, threatening allied efforts and Kolchak and Denikine. Troops travel via Japan, San Francisco, U S routes to New York then Europe.
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Washington
East
Serbia
Randolph Medak
Bureau of Military Affairs
Ministry of War
United States
Kolchak
Denikine
Russia
Siberia
Japan
San Francisco
New York
Memorial Parade to Unveil General Jackson Statue
Virginia guardsmen and the Virginia Military Institute units arrive for the unveiling of a Stonewall Jackson statue in Richmond. Col Robert E. Lee’s nephew will be the orator as Annie Christine Preston, descendant of Jackson, unveils the monument.
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Richmond
Virginia National Guardsmen
Virginia Military Institute
Thomas J
Stonewall
Robert E. Lee
Annie Christine Preston
Charlotte
N. C
Jackson
Carolina League to consider reorganization meeting
W G Bramh, former Carolina baseball league president, announces a meeting of representatives from North Carolina and Virginia towns to discuss reorganizing the Carolina circuit or forming a Carolina Virginia league. The gathering will be held in Durham late next month.
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Durham
W. G. Bramham
Carolina Baseball League
North Carolina
Virginia
Carolina
Wives of Cabinet Members Visit Asheville Guests at Grove Park Inn
Mrs Josephus Daniels and Mrs Newton D Baker arrive in Asheville as guests of Grove Park Inn for the opening of the new hostess house at Oteen general hospital. Mrs Daniels will speak and Mrs Baker will sing at the event.
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Asheville
Josephus Daniels
Newton D. Baker
Grove Park Inn
Oteen General Hospital
Daniels
Baker
Soviet Ready to Begin Baltic Peace Talks at Dorpat
Helsingfors Oct 10 The Bolshevik foreign minister said the Soviet government is willing to start peace discussions with Baltic state representatives at Dorpat Livonia in response to a proposal from Baltic province delegates. It favors direct talks within Soviet territory but approves Dorpat as the site and suggests October 12 as the start date.
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Dorpat
Baltic Province
B Baltic
Flying Parson Resumes Flight Westward in Transcontinental Race
Army aviators press on with the cross country air race from Chicago to New York as weather turns windy and snowy. Lieutenant Maynard the flying parson repairs radiator damage in Cheyenne and plans to resume toward San Francisco, while Captain Smith leads the eastern leg toward Cleveland or Buffalo.
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New York
Buffalo
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Thrace
B. W. Maynard
Mineola
San Francisco
L. H. Smith
Pacific Coast
Maynard
Kk. H. Smith
Cleveland
William II photographed by concealed Dutch cameramen
Efforts to bar publication rise after two Dutch photographers captured former German emperor William II near Count Hohenzollern’s temporary home. William offered a large sum for the negatives and prints. AP correspondent viewed images showing him bearded, sturdy, in a happy mood with his wife and General Zontard, unaware of the camera.
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William of
Germany
Count Hohenzollern
Associated Press
Zontard
President Wilson Resting Comfortably Amid Illness
From Tokyo Marquises Saionji wires Wilson to wish speedy recovery as president rests well in Washington. Mrs Wilson reads to him and music from a phonograph soothes him. Bulletin says another restful night with improving appetite and steady nourishment.
London clubs face bankruptcy amid class drift after war
London reports suggest several elite clubs may go bankrupt as the war erodes old class distinctions and the chilly exclusivity that once defined these social organizations.
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London
Sugar shipment ban spreads to western points
The Food Administration ordered eastern and gulf refineries not to ship or deliver sugar to any point west of Pittsburg and Buffalo and north and west of the Ohio from October 15 until further notice due to cane sugar scarcity.
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New York
Eastern
Gulf
The
Food Administration
Pittsburg
Buffalo
Ohio
Pioneering Air Race Update From Rock Island Stop
Lieu tenant E C Wiel arrived at Fanning field Rock Island from Des Moines at 12 22 pm after leaving Des Moines at 10 59 am The eastern race lead by Captain L H Smith remains in doubt due to unfavorable Chicago conditions Smith reached Rock Island at 10 48 am and stayed there at 12 35 pm The event tracks west to east with pilots crossing midwestern hubs
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Rock Island
E. C. Wiel
Fanning Field
Des Moines
Kiel
L. H. Smith
Chicago
Captain Smith
Aviator Captain Lowell H. Smith Heads Westbound Flight
Captain Low ell H. Smith of San Francisco piloting Bluebird a DeHaviland 4 and leading the western group of aviators across the country arrived in Omaha last night and departed at 7 43 this morning for Des Moines.
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Omaha
Lowell H. Smith
San Francisco
Des Moines
Air flight leaders avoid disqualification for night chase
Washington officials say eastbound trans continental leaders Lieutenant B. W. Maynard and Captain L. H. Smith will not be disqualified after a night flight yesterday. A rule bans night flights but only when pilots knowingly embark on journeys that will stretch far into the night.
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Washington
Trans-Continental Air
B. W. Maynard
L. H. Smith
Aviator Maynard Delayed After Radiator Breaks on Landing
Lieutenant B. W. Maynard who headed the westbound aviators in the trans continental race broke his radiator on alighting in Cheyenne. He will be delayed until after lunch.
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Cheyenne
B. W. Maynard
Army air service reports fatal crash near Saratoga Wyoming
Lieu tenant E. V. Wales, an army trans continental flier, died in a crash into a mountain during a snow storm at a farmhouse location 25 miles from Saratoga Wyoming at 12 55 p m yesterday according to the army air service announcement.
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E. V. Wales
Army Trans-Continental Flier
Saratoga
Wyoming
Juniors of North Carolina Reach Out With Campaign
Numa R. Reid state councilor of the Jr O U A M is in High Point urging all Juniors to recruit new members. He reports the fraternal year opening well and notes the Junior Order Advocate, a new publication in Wilmington, shows promising prospects. Reid lives in Wentworth.
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Numa R. Reid
High Point
Reid
North Carolina
Wilmington
Wentworth
American Soldier Shot by Russian Officer in Vladivostok
An American soldier in Vladivostok was shot and killed by a Russian officer. The incident fueled calls to remove Russian troops, but a strong protest from the Omsk government prompted withdrawal of the demand.
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Omsk
Vladivostok
17 Year Old Girl Guilty Of Vagrancy In Municipal Court
Thelma Shupin, 17, was found guilty of vagrancy in municipal court this morning and arrangements will be made to place her in Samarcand, an institution for fallen women in Montgomery county. Ernest King’s slander case was dismissed after the prosecuting witness withdrew and paid the costs. The docket was unusually light.
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Thelma Shupin
Samarcand
Montgomery County
Ernest King
Lettish Government Reports German Attack Near Paris
German troops attacked Lettish forces, according to a protest received by the peace conference from the Lettish government. The filing dated October 10 details the clash amid wartime tensions and diplomatic efforts.
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Paris
Lettish
Peace Conference
Cold wave fears lift cotton futures in early trading
New York buyers pressed futures higher on October 10 as frost worries from the northwest prompted covering and Liverpool and commission house support. The open firm showed advances of 29 to 44 points as yesterday’s selling met renewed demand.
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New York
Belt
Liverpool
Cotton Futures Open Higher on New York Market
Cotton futures opened firm in New York with October at 3270, December 32995, January 3300, March 3310, and May 3315 as traders priced in stronger demand and potential policy cues.
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Tures
Prayer Meetings Ahead of Evangelistic Meet at Presbyterian Church
A large crowd attends prayer services this week in preparation for the evangelistic meetings. Tonight marks the final prayer service of the week led by Rev. P. D. Brown at the Presbyterian church.
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Presbyterian Church
P. D. Brown
Choir practice at St Marys Episcopal Church tonight
Choir practice is scheduled for eight o clock tonight at St Marys Episcopal Church.
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St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Three Groups Propose Fundamental Labor Principles
Washington October 10 opposition to strikes and closed shops was listed among twelve core principles by a capital labor and public coalition. The plan favors rights to strike for private industry but urges state regulation in public utilities and safeguards for government employees.
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Washington
National Industrial Conference
Denial of Japanese apology over Iman incident
The Japanese not threatened to back the Cossacks against Americans and no apology was demanded, according to a General Staff statement from Vladivostok. The Oct. 3 Associated Press dispatch cites denial of both actions in the recent Iman incident north of Vladivostok.
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Rio
Associated Press
Iman
Vladivostok
Senate panel backs $15 million for air service routes
Washington Oct 10 The Senate military committee voted to recommend a further appropriation of fifteen million dollars for army aircraft construction to support Air Service plans. The routes targeted include Panama Alaska and even Asia.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Air Service
Panama
Alaska
Asia
Start New Shipyard Opens on Medway Opposite Chatham
London reports a new shipyard at the Medway opposite Chatham Dockyard with nine Bertha fir steamers up to 16 000 tons planned, marking a major postwar shipbuilding expansion.
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Medway
Chattham Dockyard
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