Passengers Safe After City of Honolulu Fire
The City of Honolulu burned at sea and its 300 plus passengers and crew were transferred to the Army transport Thomas by the West Faralon. The Hulk will be towed toward Los Angeles as the Thomas heads for San Francisco with 35 women 87 men and 185 crew aboard.
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San Francisco
Cal
Associated Press
City of Honolulu
WV. S. Army
Thomas
West Faralon
Federal Telegraph Company
West Faralor
Washington
City of
Los Angeles
McCormack Confident After Return to New York Home
John McCormack, recovered and slimmed after illness, rests at his apartment awaiting a public return. He plans several New York appearances, charity in Baltimore, and trips to Detroit Cleveland and Chicago, with new English and Russian songs and possible joint viola tenor performances with Lionel Tertis.
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England
London
George Henshler
America
New York
Baltimore
Lionel Tertis
Mary Anderson
Tar Heels and moonshine market in North Carolina report
Federal prohibition director R A Kohoss reports North Carolina rarely grows home brew and little bonded liquor enters the state. Moonshine thrives in rugged areas amid unsanitary distilling practices, contaminated copper stills, vermin filled fermenters, and manure used in production.
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Tar Heels
Mr. Kohless
Washington
North Carolina
Federal
Politi
R. A. Kohoss
Haynes
Standard Saga Goes Rocketing
New York October thirteenth report shows Standard Oil of New Jersey stock rising above 241, up from 125 a year prior. Market enthusiasm follows a 409 percent dividend and speculation. John D Rockefeller Jr holds gains totaling 52.4 million, the Rockefeller Foundation 22.7 million, and Eliza B Pentress 15.7 million in added value.
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New York
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Standard Oil Group
John Dpd. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller Foundation
Eliza &. Pentress
Death of Samuel T. Parrott Near Hester Greenville County
Samuel T. Parrott, a longtime prominent citizen, died at his home near Hester in Greenville county after a short illness. Born February 3, 1843, he is survived by his wife, son J. H. Parrott of Hester, two daughters Mrs. J A Cowan and Mrs. J O Renn of Durham, plus three brothers and one sister including FE B and J P Parrott of Granville county and Mrs E S Wallage of Bedford Virginia.
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Henderson
Samuel T. Parrott
Hester
Greenville County
Mr. Parrott
J. H. Parrott
Daughers
J.A. Cowan
J. O. Renn
Durham
FE. B
J. P. Parrott
Granville County
E. S&s. Wallage
Bedford, Va
Klan Members Present Cash Gift at West Virginia Church
In Clarksburg West Virginia on October 13 Rev W J Canter pastor of St Pauls Methodist Episcopal church was surprised as seven white robed Ku Klux Klan members entered the service with 800 in attendance and handed him an envelope containing 500 to aid the new church. They then left quietly in a large closed car.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
W. J. Canter
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
New York Report Records September Building Expenditures
Total building expenditures in 153 principal U.S. cities reached 193 121 650 dollars in September, down 9.4 percent from August but up 30.6 percent from September 1921 figures, according to a report published by Standard Street's today.
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New York
United States
Macst Publ
Sradstreet’s Today
Greenville Confederate Monument Move Halted by Injunction
City council action to move Greenville's Confederate monument from Main Street to a quieter spot was paused by a veterans group who obtained an injunction after the statue had been partly lifted. The hearing is set for Oct. 16.
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Greenville
D. C
Main Street
Edgar Taylor prominent Wilmington businessman dies
Edgar Taylor, a leading Wilmington businessman, died at his home after a two week illness. He formerly lived in Goldsboro and will be buried Friday in Goldsboro. He is survived by his wife and three children.
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Wilmington
Edgar Taylor
Goldsboro
Taylor
Dengue Fever Cases Rise in Birmingham District
Birmingham reports 408 dengue fever cases today with many doctors uncontacted while health officer Dr. J D Dowling orders active steps to trace infection sources and a single death is noted in the district.
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Birmingham
Ala
J. D. Dowling
Death of High Point Lumber Salesman Frank Charlton Stone
Frank Charlton Stone 70 a hardwood lumber salesman widely known among southern furniture manufacturers died suddenly at the Sheraton hotel where he had recent headquarters Heart trouble is listed as the cause He is survived by his wife in High Point and daughter Mrs Dean Flandreau of California Funeral services are set for 2 30 tomorrow in the Sheraton hotel dining room with Rev W A Lambeth of Wesley Memorial Methodist Church officiating Interment will be at Oakwood cemetery Pallbearers include Fred W N Tate A E Tate J K Marsh Mo F Wreom O S Kearns A S Caldwell J E Kirkman and T D Gilliam He was a native of Fall River Massachusetts and had spent many years in High Point leading many to recall the popular salesman Those who knew him describe him as quiet modest and reserved Relatives possibly in Providence Rhode Island are mentioned but not confirmed.
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Frank Charlton Stone
South
Sheraton Hotel
Mr. Stone
Stone
High Point
Dean Flandreau
Sheranton Hotel
W. A. Lambeth
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Fred WN. Tate
A. E. Tate
J. K Marsh
Mo F Wreom
Kearns
A. S. Caldwll
J. E. Kirkman
T. D. Gilliam
Fall River
Mass
Providence
R. IL
Chicago Girl Found Masquerading as Boy Near Roselle
Margaret Davis aged 14, one of three missing Chicago high school girls, was found last night posing as a boy named Dick Davis and working on a Roselle farm. She wore a corncob pipe and carried cigarettes as her parents, who feared murder or kidnapping, awaited her arrival. Detectives continued to search for Ivy Reeves and Francis Reilley, believed to have run away seeking careers.
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Chicago
Margaret Davis
Dick Davis
Roselle
Rooming House
Ivy Reeves
Francis Reilley
Cunard May File Protest On Rule Limiting Liquor
London reports the Cunard line may protest to the Foreign Office against a ruling prohibiting liquors on foreign ships in American waters. Officials expect an injunction to be granted in American courts. The British government plans to stay in the background while private lines lead, but will intervene if the injunction is issued.
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London
Cunard Line
Foreign Office
Chamberlin Warns Coalition Breakup Risky in Labor Menace
Austin Chamberlin addressed the Midland Conservative club in Birmingham urging that breaking the current coalition would be criminal amid fears of a rising labor menace.
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Birmingham
England
Austin Chamberlin
Schneider Reverses Murder Confession in Hall Mills Case
Somerville New Jersey October confession by Raymond Schneider claiming Clifford Hayes killed Rev Edward W Hall and Mrs Eleanor Mills is declared false. Schneider says revenge prompted the accusation after Hayes and Pearl Bahmer accused him of knowing about the Phillips farm murders. He retracts in front of prosecutors, witnesses and reporters. Hayes is discharged.
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Schneider
Somerville
A. M. Bekman
Major
Hays
Clifford
Salvation Army Tag Day Aims To Boost Drive
Mrs. E B Shipman leads the Salvation Army tag day drive with support from the girl reserves. Helpers will cover corners, the post office and railway station to ensure everyone has a chance to contribute and meet the quota for the army.
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Salvation Army
Ition Army
EB. M. Shipman
Advienes Has
Salvi arTra Secr
Wii
Lost Girl Sought in Chinatown Mystery in Pittsburgh
Police have searched for a week for Clara Marko also known as Betty Myers in Pittsburghs Chinatown after a Chinaman whispered Your daughter dead to her mother at their Carson Street home. Detectives continue to look for any sighting or clue.
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Pittsburgh
Clara Marko
Betty Myers
Carson Street
Betty
Chinatown
Prices Advance on Cotton Mart in Opening Trade
The New York cotton market opened firm on reports of activity in the cotton goods trade. Scattered buying replenished pre holiday sales as houses with Liverpool and other foreign connections led early purchases. December futures rose to 22.03, with nearby months up and new highs in sight.
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New York
Liverpool
London to Berlin air service tariff set at four cents
London reports a new London Berlin air service will charge four cents per mile. The tariff proposal outlines low fares to promote transcontinental air travel and boost early air transport development.
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London
London-ferlin Air
Topsy the elephant boards 80 ton box car for Charleston
After leaving a circus contract in Wilmington on Monday night Topsy the four ton elephant rampaged for three days. She is now aboard a box car bound for Charleston where she will rejoin the show. Damages to property run to thousands and suits have been filed against the circus.
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Wilmington
Topsy
Charleston
D. C
Mrs. Littleton Abandons Fight to Save Monticello
Mrs. Martha Littleton ends twelve year bid to have Monticello preserved as a national shrine to Thomas Jefferson. Her husband says she no longer seeks government action, while she would welcome government purchase at a fair price. Monticello is owned by Jefferson Levy, who inherited it and has disputed public ownership.
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New York
Martin W. Littleton
Mont 2Ello
Thomas Jefferson
Uriah Levy
United States
Jefferson
French Opposed to Immediate Five Year German Moratorium
Paris reports the French government instructed Louis Barthou on the reparations commission to oppose Sir John Bradbury’s proposal for an immediate five year moratorium on all cash payments by Germany. The move was semi official and announced in Paris.
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Paris
Louis Barthou
Allied Reparations Commission
John Bradbury
Germany
Miner Dies After Clog Dance In Mine Shaft Accident
Nick Martin aged 30 died at the Mt. Sterling mine near Mason Town while performing a clog dance for coworkers. He fell from the cage area as it ascended, struck his head on shaft timbers, and his body was recovered from the pit bottom.
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Grantsville
Nick Martin
Mt. Sterling
Masonown
Harding to Call Special Session Around November 24
Congressional leaders announced President Harding is inclined to convene Congress in special session around November 24 after discussions with him. The plan follows reports of urgent legislative needs and political coordination in Washington.
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Washington
Harding
Congress
Perry Wins Sewer Contract in Special City Meeting
In an adjourned noon session the city council awarded the sewer and water main project for High Point to Perry of Bessemer Alabama, the second lowest bidder. The exact bid is undisclosed but near Perry’s original estimate of 84 403.50 for 22 200 feet of sewerage and 14 000 feet of water mains. Dysard Construction Co of Atlanta had the low bid at 32 527.10. Work to start November 1 and finish within five months, with most sewer work in the first and fourth wards.
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Perry
Bessemer
A.h
RK. Bh. Pickett
Dysard Construction Co
Atlanta
Republicans Busy Amid Quiet North Carolina Campaigns
Raleigh dispatch notes state Republican Chairman W G Bramham met with local leaders amid no campaign news. Attention centers on eighth district battles and Mrs Mary Settle Sharpe’s push for Mrs Lindsay Patterson in the fifth. Mrs Sharpe, former state superintendent candidate, is active in Catawba and Greensboro politics as the nonpartisan league interest grows.
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Raleigh
W.G. Bramham
League
Rowan
Tom P. Jimison
Bramham
Mary Settle Sharpe
Greensboro
David Settle Sharpe
Sharpe
Lindsay Patterson
Catawba County
Patterson
Andidate
Cdge Butler
Herbert Seawell
Col
Ike Merkins
May stay ruling on ship liquor
Prohibition officials said the ban on liquor on ships will probably be stayed generally until October 17. Federal Judge Hand of New York issued a restraining order returnable on that date. The stay would apply nationwide by implication according to J. J. Britt, chief counsel for the prohibition unit.
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Washington
DeBouchel Says Candler Will Inherit All
Mrs Quezima DeBouchel arrived in New Orleans and claimed Candlers’ children oppose her marriage to Asa G Candler Sr because he planned to alter his will to leave the entire estate to her.
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Onezima de Bouchelle
New Orleans
Asa G. Candler
Atlanta
Mganate
Mies. DeBouchel
Quezima DeBouchel
Candlers
Candler
Prohibition Hardship Marked centenarian's 101st Birthday
Mrs Frances Levapesto of Staten Island, age 101, laments Prohibition as the great hardship of her age in the United States. Born near Grest France in 1862, she recalls wine with dinner and questions why Americans drink and legislate poorly. A birthday party for 150 students celebrated her long life and French roots.
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New York
United States
Frances L Va
Staten Island
Levapesto
Grest
France
America
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