Farmers from South and West meet in St Louis for relief talks
A joint two day conference in St Louis unites cotton growers from the South and grain farmers from the Midwest. Leaders include Thaddeus Carraway Frank Lowden B W Kilgore and A D Waldauer as they press for congressional aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Middlewest
Thaddeus Carraway
United States
Arkansas
Frank ©. Lowden
Illinois
B. W. Kilgore
Raleigh
N. C
The
American Cotton Growers’ Exchange
A. D. Waldauer
Memphis, Tenn
Tennessee Cotton Growers’ Cooperative Association
William Hirth
Columbia
Carraway
Real Ghost Attack Shocks Charlotte Family
In Charlotte on November 16 AP reports W T Clark a silk mill weaver moved into 1700 North Davidson Street. Last night a ghost allegedly attacked and choked Clark his wife and sister in law Edna Smith while moving their furniture. Details unclear as efforts to explain fade.
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Charlotte
W. T. Clark
Clark
Davidson St
Clarks
Edna Smith
Fatal Hand to Hand Battle Aboard William E Smith
United States district attorney charges H. K. Anderson first mate with murder aboard the American steamer William E Smith. In a deck fight with second mate EK Christenson knives cold chisels teeth and belaying pins were used. Christenson’s fingers were mutilated and he died after the ship docked for medical aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Kipling
Conrad
London
United States District Attorney's Office
H. K. Anderson
William Ek. Smith
Anderson
Christenson
William E. Smith
San Jose
Guatemala
San Francisco
Malaria Tied to Downfall of Ancient Egypt Say Researchers
At the Southern Medical Association meeting in Atlanta on November 16, Dr. C. C. Bass of New Orleans argued that malaria is an obligate human parasite and helped weaken civilizations such as Greece after Hippocrates era. He cited malaria as a factor in historical decadence.
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Medi
Cal Association
C. C. Bass
New Orleans
North Carolina
W. S. Rankin
Health Department
Duke Endowment
North Carolina Baptists Gather for Wilmington Convention
The North Carolina State Baptist Convention assembles at First Baptist Church Wilmington this afternoon with 500 expected visitors. A pastors conference led by Rev Joel L. Snyder preceded the event, featuring talks on church leadership and a Wake Forest alumni meeting with Attorney General Dennis Brummitt.
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Wilmington
First Baptist Church
Farly
North Carolina Baptist Convention
Joel L. Snyder
Fayetteville
H. A. Ellis
Henderson
T. H. King
Clinton
W. R. Goode
Reidsville
R. T. Vann
Raleigh
J. W. Lynch
Wake Forest
William Louis Poteat
Wake Forest College
Potent
Dennis G. Brummitt
J. A. Melver
Louisburg
Biblical Recorder
J. M. Ellis
Third District Librarians Meet in Raleigh
The third district librarians meet in Raleigh at the North Carolina library commission offices on November 17. Miss Nellie Rowe, president of the North Carolina Library association, will address county library operation. About 65 librarians from Durham Raleigh and Wilson and representatives from UNC Chapel Hill Duke University and several Raleigh and Wake County libraries will attend.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Library Commission
Department of Agriculture
Nellie Rowe
North Carolina Library Association
Durham
Wilson
University of North Carolina Library
Chapel Hill
Hillsboro Public
Duke University
Durham Public
West Durham
Durham High School
Olivia Raney
Hill
State College
State Library
Supreme Court
Peace Institute
Meredith College
St. Mary’s
Shaw University
Benson
St. Augustine
Wake Forest
Carey High School
Smithfield
Goldsboro
Wilson County
A. F. Griggs
Wer
Bentley Held After Shooting Of Officer In Florence
Robert Bentley, 20, held in the state penitentiary at Columbia for safekeeping from Florence after he allegedly shot and seriously wounded E. W. Johnson, a plain clothes officer, late yesterday. Bentley was wounded but not seriously hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
8. C
Robert Bentley
Florence
E. W. Johnson
Bentley
Mission work cited as home churches drive growth
Disciples of Christ leaders assess home mission and state mission roles in expanding church work. Missouri secretary Caspar C. Garrigues notes state societies foster two thirds of church growth, while C. Clark Buckner cites 1926 building outlays and predicts over ten million dollars spent on new churches this year. In Florida, Bernard Nelms dies after leaping from a ninth floor office building in West Palm Beach.
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State Missions
Caspar C. Garrigues
Missouri Christian Missionary Society
Missouri
C. Clark Buckner
First Christian Church
Topeka
Kan
Brotherhood
What It Cost Him
William S. Ware of Pennsylvania filed a sworn statement with the secretary of the senate detailing his general election contest expenditures. He reported spending 7 668 28 dollars in the campaign, while his right to a senate seat faced questions due to heavy primary campaign spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William S. Ware
Pennsylvania
Senate
Secretary of the
Real estate man Bernard Nelms identified after fatal fall
Charlotte reporters search for Bernard Nelms a real estate man killed in a fall at West Palm Beach Florida. Local real estate leaders say Nelms is unknown to them as investigators pursue leads.
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Charlotte
N. C
Bernard Nelms
West Palm Beach
Fla
Mrs E D Pitcher Dies At Richmond
Mrs E D Pitcher of Spray North Carolina dies this morning at a Richmond hospital after an operation. Funeral services will be held at Spray tomorrow at 11 o clock. Mrs Pitcher was a director of the Commercial National Bank and was well known in High Point with many local friends attending the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Pitcher
Spray
N. C
Richmond
Pitcher
The
Commercial National Bank
Storm warnings issued for Atlantic coast and northeast disturbances
The weather bureau issued advisory at 10 a.m. noting southeast storm warnings from New York to East Port Maine and a shift to northwest warnings south of New York to Cape Hatteras. A disturbed Atlantic system with a trough extending to the Bahamas is moving northward and merging with tropical disturbances in the northeast.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
New York
East Port
Maine
Cape Hatteras
Atlantic States
Bahamas
Trappers Wage War With Machine Guns In Louisiana
In Gentilly Bayou near De La Croix Island, a clash involving machine guns shotguns and pistols killed deputy sheriff Sam Gowland and wounded seven others. The confrontation happened as lawmen escorted trapping land guards and a crowd of trappers and sympathizers, with competing versions of who fired first.
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New Orleans
Gentilly Bayou
de la Croix Island
Sam Gowland
Justice of Peace
St. Bernard Parish
Manley Faces Felony Charges Over Bank Failures
W D Manley, linked to the collapse of 83 Georgia and Florida banks, is tried in Atlanta for the Farmers and Traders bank fraud. His wife testified he has been unstable since 1913, with defense seeking a venue change. A jury had previously ruled him sane amid dementia diagnosis.
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Atlanta
W. D. Manley
Georgia
Florida
Farmers and Traders Bank of Atlanta
Fulton County
Manley
Farmers and Traders Bank
Bankers Trust Company of Atlanta
Milldgeville
War Minister Recommends Formation of New Cabinet
Santiago Chile November 16 AP War Minister Carlos Ybanez power behind the government says military men are dissatisfied with conditions and communistic propaganda has been spread among troops. He urges forming a new energetic cabinet rather than receiving communism with open arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
Communisim
Carlos Ybanez
Captain F C Robbins Dies at 93 in North Carolina
Captain Franklin C Robbins aged 93, a Confederate veteran and attorney, died at his home after a fall suffered Sunday night. He practiced law for 50 years and served as judge advocate general of the North Carolina Confederate veterans. Funeral plans have not been announced.
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F. C. Robbins
Mrs Mills Viewed Rector As Intellectual Equal Says Sister
In a New Jersey court, Mrs Marie Lee testified that Eleanor Mills called Rev Edward Hall her intellectual equal and described him as her ideal man. The sister said Mills planned to elope with Hall and leave the ministry, possibly heading to China.
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Hall
China
Somerville
N. J
Eleanor R. Mills
Edward W. Hall
James Mills
Mrs. Lee
New Brunswick
Mills
Lee
Danville Mourns Joe Cannon At Simple Funeral
Danville honored former House speaker Joseph G. Cannon with a simple service at First Methodist Church followed by burial beside his wife at Spring Hill cemetery. Vice President Dawes represented the government, eight thousand local students contributed a penny each to floral tributes, and the scene reflected a town-wide day of mourning.
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Danville
Vermillion Street
Joseph G. Cannon
Spring Hill Cemetery
Cannon
Joe
Charles G. Dawes
United States
Coolidge
Three Paroles Granted by Governor McLean
Governor McLean approved three paroles in Raleigh on November 16. William Barrab of Richmond County received release after eleven of a 20 year term for murder. Jerry Foust of Chatham County served five of a 12 month term for assault with a deadly weapon. Dewey Yatea of Wilkes County completed more than two of an eight month term for disturbing a public gathering.
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Raleigh
McLean
William Barrab
Richmond County
Jerry Foust
Chatham County
Dewey Yatea
Wilkes County
Fayetteville Hosts North Carolina Fox Hunters Convention
Fayetteville opens a four day North Carolina Fox Hunters convention featuring hounds, horse shows, and field trials. An exhibition run of Bethune pack is planned weather permitting, with a hunting ball at the Prince Charles hotel and derby casts each morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
North Carolina Fox Hunters Association
Frank Bethune
Harnett County
Prince Charles
Association
S. W. Tillinghast
T. W. Rankin
Love of Heiress Ignored For Match With The Duke
Rome dispatch reports Consuelo Vanderbilt's annulment case reveals her early love for an American man, alleged to have been discouraged by her mother. The diocesan court in Southwark examined letters linking her to a French Catholic remarriage plan with Colonel Jacques Balsan. The article notes the duke’s Catholic status remains officially unconfirmed.
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London
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Duke of Marlborough
Daily Mail
Rome
W. K. Vanderbilt
O. P. Belmont
Southwark
Consuelo
Jacques Balsan
Marlborough
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Czar
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Disciples of Christ
Memphis
Tenn
Nelm
Louisiana
Robbins
State Highway Commission
M’lean
Carolina Fox Hunters
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