Gilmer department store gutted by Winston-Salem fire
Fire at Gilmer Inc department store in Winston-Salem gutted the seven-building block just before opening. Loss esti mated at 225000 to 275000 with stock valued around 150000. Insurance coverage partial on buildings and stock, with several nearby shops sustaining smoke and water damage.
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Winston-Salem
Gilmer, Inc
Fire Department of
Greensboro
Trade
Liberty
Fifth Street
Gorrell Company
John F. Smith Deal
Arcade
Frank A. Stith
Tucker-Ward Hardware Company
Stewarts Fashion Shop
My” Beauty’ Parlor
Gentry Clothing Company
Jones and Gentry Shoe Store
McNulty’s Florist
McNulty’s
Fifty Rebels in Struggle of Farmers
Guadalajara dispatches report fifty rebels were killed when agrarians allied with a small federal garrison at Tizapán el Alto repelled an insurgent force led by Generals Antonio Partida Leon Sanchez and Ignacio Sanchez Gutsar. Soldiers occupied a church tower to hold attackers at bay until relief arrived led by former Deputy Francisco Lores.
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Mexico City
A. P
Guadalajara
Tizapan el Alto
Antonio Partida
Leon Sanchez
Ignacio Sanchez Gut- Sar
Francisco Lores
New Record of Distance Established by Ruth Elder Flight
New record over water set by Ruth Elder and Capt. George Hademan on a failed Atlantic attempt to Paris. Distances cited range from 2,623 to 2,625 miles, with comparisons to Lindbergh and other transatlantic flights. The mission endured about 41 hours 26 minutes airborne before forced landing.
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New York
Ruth Elder
George Hademan
Atlantic
Paris
Lieuts
Maitland
Hagenberger
San Francisco
Honolulu
Earle H. Kincaide
Navy Hydrographic Office
New York Times
Armand de Masi
Telegraph
Daly News
Charles A. Lindbergh
Clarence Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
Eisleben
Germany
Commander Byrd
Ver Sur Mer
France
Lindbergh
Chamberlin
Byrd
American Girl Ruth Elder Completes Water Escape in Atlantic Flight
Ruth Elder and George Haldeman landed on the Dutch tanker Barendrecht after a forced sea landing 2,600 miles from New York. Their mono plane American Girl burned after salvage efforts. they rode to the Azores aboard the tanker and were reported safe. The incident sparked admiration in Paris and debate on multi motor aircraft.
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Paris
Ruth Elder
George W. Haldeman
Azores
Atlantic
New York
Goos
Asores
Barendrecht
Parisiennes
Canal Zone
Cotton market eases after census consumption total
New Orleans observers report the cotton market easing after the census bureau released September consumption totaling 27 321 bales. December falls to 20 95 and March to 21 23, earlier. A nine point rally emerges as frost prospects loom in the eastern belt.
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New Orleans
Census Bureau
Remus Indicted for First Degree Murder in Eden Park
Hamilton county Grand Jury indicted George Remus for first degree murder in the shooting of his wife in Eden Park Cincinnati. The indictment cites deliberate and premeditated malice. The case stems from the shooting a week earlier.
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Remus
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
George Remus
Eden Park
Princess Ileana Elopes With Naval Lieutenant on Black Sea Yacht
Rumor reports Princess Ileana of Romania, daughter of Queen Marie, fleeing with a naval lieutenant once aide to her father King Ferdinand. Dispatches claim a royal decree bars Romanian papers from reporting royal journeys as Bucharest faces social and political strains.
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Erincens
Ileana
Black Sea
New York
Pricess Ileana
Marie
Rumania
Therince
Wales
Boris
Algaria
Westminster Gazette
London
Newark Evening Post
Ciises
Bucharest
Royal Household
Post
Ferdinand
Cotton Crops As Market Is Now Flooded
A. B. Blalock of the North Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative Association says the cotton depression stems from rapid dumping and speculators driving prices down. He notes farmers lack holding organizations to stabilize markets and secure advances, aside from cooperatives, hindering continued operation.
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North Carolina Cotton Growers Co-operative Association
Blalock
New Outbreak in Mexico Delays Border War Coverage
Reports from Nogales indicate fierce clashes near Guadalajara between rebels led by Generals Leon Sanchez and Antonio Degollado and federal troops under General Francisco Flores. Initial losses: rebels 50 dead, loyalists 18. second engagement reportedly routed the insurrectos.
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Nogales
Ariz
Mexico
Guadalajara
Jalisco
Leon Sanchez
Antonio Degollado
Francisco Flores
Junkers Plane D-1230 Reaches Horta From Lisbon
The Junkers plane D-1230 landed safely in Horta on Fayal Island in the Azores at 2 15 o clock local time after a flight from Lisbon.
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Horta Horta
Island of
Fayal
Azores
Junkers
Lisbon
First Snake Bite Antivenom Trial At Bullock Hospital
Wilmington report says Bullock hospital staff awaited results of their first anti venom treatment. An eight month old baby received the anti toxin after a snake bit the child in its mother’s bed during the night. Recovery appeared likely as of morning observations.
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Wilmington
N. C
Bullock Hospital
Shaver Discusses Democratic Party Affairs in Washington
Clem L. Shaver, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, arrives in Washington to work with leaders on party matters including timing for the 1928 convention city. He has not invited Republican Chairman Butler to Washington. Cities bidding for the meeting include Detroit Indianapolis Kansas City Chicago and Cleveland.
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Washington
Clem L. Shaver
Democratic National Committee
National Committee
Shaver
Butler
Republican Organization
Detroit
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Chicago
Cleveland
Western North Carolina Education Association District Meet
Hundreds of teachers arrived in Asheville for the fifth annual western North Carolina educational district meeting. Officials expect more than 1,200 teachers to attend this afternoon and tonight for sessions and discussions.
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Asheville
Western North Carolina Educational Association
Oyster War Threatens York River Oysters in Virginia
Eight hundred armed men plan to sweep the York River to remove oyster stakes and open grounds for planting under a claimed natural rock law. The move could extend to the James, Rappahannock and Potomac rivers. Governor Byrd called a Gloucester county conference to discuss the crisis and potential militia aid.
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Newport News
York River
Commission of Fisheries
James
Rappahannock
Potomac
Byrd
Gloucester County
Richmond
Gloucester
Harry F. Byrd
Local Chamber Of Commerce Growth Since 1918 Reorganization
The chamber was first organized in 1918 with S. R. Bivens as executive secretary. By 1921 membership reached 120 under F. J. Sizemore who later reorganized the chamber and led steady growth from that point to a current 500 paid members.
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Chamber of Commerce
F. J. Sizemore
S. R. Bivens
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Danville
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North Carolina
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Frank P. Hoggood
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