Locarno Treaties Hailed as End to War Threat in Europe
London papers publish the Locarno agreements promising security pacts among Germany France Belgium and Poland Czecho Slovakia with arbitration rules and mutual defense pledges Britain and Italy to aid if any signatory breaches the accord Most commentators see the accords as a step toward lasting peace though war is not outlawed and ratification is awaited The projects spark hopes amid cautious optimism with U S armament talk noted by observers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ONDON
London
Locarno
Europe
Germany
France
Belgium
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Rhineland
Great Britain
Italy
Old Family Party of Europe
Luther
Coolidge
United States
Westminster Gazette
Locarno views split on self interest and league
Senator Pepper in Lebanon Pa decried Locarno as based on self interest and a League of Nations covenant he called flawed. In Philadelphia William C. McAdoo praised the Swiss accord and warned the United States risks splendid isolation if it delays joining the League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Pepper
Pennsylvania
Lebanon
Philadelphia
William C. Mincdfield
Wilson
United States
Local police seize 23 gallons of liquor from Johnson home
Police, led by Captain J. P. Myers and Patrolmen H. D. Stout and J. M. Brintle with Federal Prohibition officer J. J. Robertson, confiscated 23 gallons of liquor from J. Marvin Johnson on Adams street. Johnson bonded $500 for police court tomorrow on a sale of whiskey charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Marvin Johnson
Adams Street
Johnson
E. A. McGhee
J. P. Myers
H. D. Stout
J. M. Brintle
J. J. Robertson
Tabernacle Warm With Added Heaters For Comfort
Don Cochran announced no one will fear cold in the tabernacle tonight or during remaining services. Several stoves have been added to heating equipment and many sheets of paper placed over side wall openings to keep warmth inside. Everyone will be comfortable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabernacle
Don Cochran
Cartoonist Bud Fisher to wed Paris countess in commuter marriage
New York reports Bud Fisher the creator of Mutt and Jeff will marry countess Adita de Beaumont formerly Aedita Stuart of Paris and widow of the Count de Beaumont. The pair plan a life split between Paris and New York aboard a steamer as they await the cable decree and legal ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mutt
Jeff
Bud” Fisher
Harry C. Fisher
Paris
Aedita de Beaumont
Fisher
Pierre de Beaumont
Matt and
Aedita Stuart
Count de Beaumont
France
Pauline Welch
Cable
Haynes Shot Down in Alabama Feud at County Court
In Hayneville Alabama Russell Haynes is killed in the Lowndes county courthouse corridor while awaiting trial for allegedly killing Hugh Rives. Green Rives Jr and Robert Rives are charged with the crime. the feud has left three dead. The town honors the long feud between the Haynes and Rives families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayneville
Ala
Lowndes County
Haynes-Rives
Russell Haynes
Calvin Poole
Circuit Court
Green Rives, Jr
Robert Rives
Haynes
Lowndes County Court House
Hugh Rives
Rives Brothers
Russell
Eaton Haynes
Rives
Green Rives
Gordon Rives
Samets 10 to go on trial in Danbury for store fire
Max Samet Jake Samet of High Point and Morris Samet of Mount Airy face store burning charges. Trial set in Stokes superior court at Danbury for tomorrow afternoon at 2 30. Defendants bonded at 10000 each with Greensboro and Danbury lawyers among defense counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Samet
Jake Samet
High Point
Morris Samet
Mount Airy
Stokes Superior Court
Danbury
L. B. Williams
Williams
Samets
King
Stokes County
Max Samet Wa
Jake
Morris
Scott
Bynum, Strudwick
Alderman
Greensboro
Humphrey and Jarvis
John Folgier
Seventeen Injured in Memphis Bus Train Collision
Seventeen persons were injured, several severely, when a bus collided with an Illinois Central passenger train at a grade crossing on the outskirts of Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Illinois Central
Germany Sees Locarno Arbitration Widely
Berlin dispatch notes the Locarno treaties place most Versailles terms under arbitration. Diplomatic mouthpiece says German delegation believes Rhine occupation questions will be settled and Germany may greet Locarno as warmly as other signatories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Diplomatisch Politische Korrespondenz
Locarno
Rhineland
Germany
Gotham Cabarets Targeted By Prohibition Officers
Prohi officers closed Gotham cabarets and charged proprietors. Thirty places were visited, including some on the Encore list, which have prior visits for similar purposes. Proprietors are summoned to appear in court to answer the accusations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotham
PROHI
Prohibition drive targets Broadway cabarets and supper clubs
Federal agents served summons on 30 Manhattan night spots from Broadway along with East Side venues in a bid by U S District Attorney Buckner to padlock about 100 leading resorts for selling liquor. Encore-list venues face grand jury action with wait staff required to testify. Disturbances included shattered bottles as agents entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States District Attorney
Buckner
Great White Way
Venice
East 53Rd Street
Fifth Avenue
Manhattan
Broadway
Times Square
Broadway District
Golden Eagle
Greenwich Village
Lido
Piping Rock
Federal Grand Jury
Two Children Die as Auto Bus Hits Street Car Near Macon
In Macon Georgia two schoolchildren Leon Liffey aged 9 and Melvin Wallace aged 10 were killed when the auto bus carrying them to Vineville school collided with an outbound Vineland street car just beyond the city limits. Driver D I Walton and another student were seriously injured. Clark the street car motor man was lightly injured by glass. Walton had picked up the boys en route to school. Liffey fell from the running board and was killed instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Vineville
Vineland
Leon Liffey
Melvin Wallace
D. I. Walton
H D. Clark
Clark
Walton
Lifsey
Saunders Sees Whiskey Law Blame Shifting
Elizabeth City writer notes sentiment in state against capital punishment has grown. reports Saunders assigns blame to whiskey law while criticizing crime tides and broad law concerns on assignment with Collier's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth City
North Carolina liberal on death penalty and prohibition
Raleigh reports quote W O Saunders criticizes capital punishment as a tool against minorities and notes its limited deterrent effect. He cites Collier's Weekly features and Eliz abeth City Independent pieces while discussing blockade liquor estimates amid prohibition debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Union County
William B. Cole
Rockingham
W O. Saunders
Pasquotank
Collier’s Weekly
Mr. Saunders
Saunders
United States
American Magazine
Elizabeth City Independent
Collier’s
North Carolina
Asbestos King Thomas Manville Dies at 63 in New York
Thomas Manville, famed asbestos magnate and former president of Johns Manville, Inc., died of heart disease in his Hotel Plaza apartment at age 63. He had led the firm for three decades and recently became chairman. He was divorced in 1909, with custody awarded to Mrs. Manville. Thomas F. Manville Jr. was noted in prior reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas Manville
Hotel Plaza
Johns Manville, Inc
Wheat price irregularity flags early Chicago trade
Irregularity marked the opening wheat dealings in Chicago with December delivery edging up while distant contracts slipped. Diminishing Chicago stocks sparked December gains as initial quotes rose then fluctuated. Corn rallied briefly on husking conditions but reversed to a setback with light receipts. Oats stayed firm around 39 5/8 cents for December as markets drifted. Provisions showed an upward trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Evangelist Recounts Christ Death As Colored Congregation Attends
Rev George Stephens preached the crucifixion story to more than 2400 attending a black audience in High Point tabernacle. The service featured Ollie Simmons leading singers and a choir, with hymns like Shine on Me and Swing Low Sweet Chariot amid a strong spirit of praise and participation by both black and white attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Stephens
Tabernacle
High Point
Stephens Party
Ollie Simmons
North Carolina
Coolidge backs Europe armament lead at Locarno pact talks
President Coolidge expresses support for a European arms movement and urges expedited progress, hoping that the Locarno Pact will speed steps toward greater arming and alignment.
Coolidge backs armament talks linking land cuts to Locarno pact
President Coolidge favors a European land armament reduction conference if feasible and hopes the Locarno security pact accelerates talks. He notes the United States has little to offer on land forces but could support naval limitation discussions here, while urging careful outreach to other nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coolidge
Europe
White House
United States
Kellogg
State Department
Clue Found Hub Cap May Solve Wisconsin Slayings
In Kenosha Wisconsin a bent hub cap with a blood like spot found beside a stone bridge is deemed the best lead in the slayings of Madlyne Latimer and James Sears. Deputy Bastetter discovered it after tire marks pointed to a cabbage patch scene near Pike Creek. Detective Frank Eberhart was jailed for clipping reports. Evelyn Latimer returns from Appleton for questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Wis
Madlyne Latimer
James Sears
Frank Willems
Willems
Frank Bastetter
Milwaukee
Kenosha Country Club
Pike Creek
Evelyn Latimer
Appleton
Raleigh official Claude Andrews visits High Point
Claude Andrews of Raleigh representing the state vocational rehabilitation department visited High Point today to review local cases and discuss services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Andrews
Raleigh
State Vocational Rehabilitation Department
High Point
Clyde Line president backs officers amid steamer crisis
The Clyde Line president places trust in the ship's officers following a drunken crew incident. Survivors from the Comanche dispute how the situation was handled, while authorities investigate the charges and safety response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Line
No Drunks Allowed Captain Denies Comanche Crew Drunk
Captain Edward E. Curry testified that survivors’ statements about a drunken crew aboard the ill fated steamship Comanche are untrue. He said only one person, a negro waiter, showed signs of intoxication, denying widespread drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Mayport
Edward E. Curry
Montclair
N. J
George W. Harney
Norfolk
United States Steamboat Inspection Service
New York World
New York Times
Curry
Passengers report crew drunken during Comanche disaster
Survivors charge the Clyde Line ship Comanche crew were intoxicated as the vessel burned off Florida. Passengers describe chaos and crew mishandling lifeboats while one passenger remains missing and 13 injured passengers improve. Clyde Line president denies the accusations and links Captain Curry’s conduct to crew discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Florida
H. B. Raymond
Clyde Line Steamship Company
E. E. Curry
Mr. Raymond
Eileen O’brien
Dorchester
Mass
Lillian Doggett
Dedham
Irvin Gomez
Worcester
Philadelphia
Frederick A. Dudley
William J. Lacher
Winthrop
St. Johns River
Jacksonville
Jonassen
Harney
Italians Seek Economy Focus in Debt Funding Delegation
Rome moves toward debt funding with Finance Minister Count Volpi leading a delegation. The group sails from Naples on the Duilio, headed for the United States, with expert personnel in residence and two police officers among the staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Count Volpi
United States
Duilio
Naples
Also Mentioned on This Page
Locamo
Ina Claire
James Whitaker
Marvin Johnson
Alabama
High Rives
R. E. Powell
Asbestos King
Chicago Grain
Wtubdy Farnhadis
Judy Farnham
Central Park
Calvary
Mr. Stephens
J. Worth Bacon
Sears
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!