Edison Lays In State As Throng Pays Homage
The body of Thomas Alva Edison lay in state in West Orange New Jersey with more than 10 000 people including school children employees and relatives filing through the library where his laboratory once rested. He will be buried tomorrow with funeral at 2 30 pm at Rosedale cemetery Orange officials may officiate and President Hoover weighs attending. A nationwide tribute includes a one minute electric lights blackout at 7 pm tomorrow and suspensions by railroads and industry while flags fly at half mast in New York and other cities.
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West Orange
N. J
Thomas Alva Edison
Edison
Arthur H. Brown
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Mr. Edison
Walker
New Jersey
New York
Rocky Mount Man Kills Suspected Paramour of Wife
Rocky Mount North Carolina October 20 Tom E Chappel was shot to death early today by D W Coleman an Atlantic Coast Line railway detective who returned home from night duty Coleman surrendered to police and said little police say he shot Chappel after hearing him leave by the rear door Chappel wore a high school ring with Mrs Colemans initials and a hair lock from her head was found with papers in his pocket Coleman released on $1000 bond Harold D Cooley Nashville attorney said the shooting justified a preliminary hearing has not been arranged.
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Rocky Mount
N. C
Tom E. Chappel
D. W. Coleman
Atlantic Coast Line Railway
Coleman
Chappel
Montgomery
Alabama
Harold D. Cooley
Nashville
Penn's Condition Unchanged in New York Hospital
Charles A. Penn of Reidsville North Carolina vice president of the American Tobacco company remained in the same condition today after being brought to St. Luke's hospital Sunday for gall bladder complications treatment.
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Penn
New York
Charles A. Penn
Reidsville
N. C
American Tobacco Company
St. Luke's Hospital
Capone Faces Tax Fight and Seizure of Assets
Capone battles multiple legal woes as the government moves to seize his property. Officials estimate at least 215000 dollars in delinquent taxes amid income tax violations carrying up to 17 years in prison and 50000 dollars in fines. His Palm Sound winter home and Chicago real estate are under federal scrutiny, with a Friday sentencing likely for liquor gambling and vice charges.
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Chicago
Capone
Palm Sound
Fla
James H. Wilkerson
Owned Pair of Dress Boots for 73 Years
Pleasant Hill Missouri obituary notes Jacob Miller 93 died after owning one pair of red-topped dress boots for 73 years. He bought them from maker John Hansworth for five dollars in 1858 at Mifflinburg Pennsylvania. The boots retain original soles and heels and remain serviceable.
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Pleasant Hill
Jacob Miller
Servce
Miller
John Hansworth
Mifflinburg
Death shrouds William Vaught Jr. in Greensboro fire mystery
William B. Vaught Jr., orchestra leader who once played for the Prince of Wales, died in a partially burned Greensboro cottage. Firemen found him in a bathroom with a wet towel after a sofa fire in the living room. Coroner Dr. Harvey questioned death from causes other than burns or asphyxiation, noting a possible poison liquor angle and planning a post mortem. Vaught left a wife and young daughter Logan, with parents W. B. and Mrs. Vaught also surviving.
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Greensboro
N. C
William B. Vaught, Jr
Prince of Wales
Vaught
Logan
P. Collier
Winston-Salem
Waugh
W. W. Harvey
Harvey Sai
Woodberry Forest School
Orange
University of North Carolina
W. B. Vaught
Two Black Children Die In Home Fire At Wilson County
In Crossroads township, Wilson County, a fire destroyed the Howard home killing Roosevelt Howard, 4, and eight month old Mary Ida Howard. A third child was badly burned and may not survive. John Howard, the father, was away selling tobacco. the mother was in a field. An unidentified white man who passed by rescued two children. the mother was burned attempting to save the remaining child.
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Wilson
N. C
Crossroads Township
Wilson County
Roosevelt Howard
Mary Ida Howard
John Howard
Demand for Gold by France Noted in Silence Here
Washington Oct 20 The Bank of France sought higher interest on foreign central bank deposits and US officials said the move would not derail the US economy even if France and other European banks withdrew credits. The gold withdrawals seen recently to France and Europe reflect a broader shift away from the gold standard.
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Washington
Bank of France
New York
France
United States
Indian Girl Reveals Old Lumberton Murder Tale
Lucille Cummings, an Indian girl, breaks a four year silence and under arrest, recounts the Pembroke killing of Sandy Brooks. Police hunt for Susie Cummings and others after a brutal gang tied to the case. Rewards total 300 provided for the capture of the guilty.
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Lumberton
Lucille Cummings
Sandy Brooks
Pembroke
Susie Cummings
June Bradbey
Joe Franklin Oxendine
Hester
Donnie Oxendine
Harvey Jacobs
Wisconsin Bank Looted by Gunmen. Two Die in Raid
Four machine gun raiders robbed the Kraft State Bank in Menomonie Wis killing an assistant cashier and one robber. James Kraft 19 son of bank president was kidnapped and slain. W R Kraft 22 wounded. The raiders fled after a guard fired alarms. About 10000 dollars taken from 16 inside. Bodies found on the highway six miles out.
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Menomonie
Wis
Kraft State Bank
James Kraft
W. F. Kraft
W. R. Kraft
Vernon Townsend
Kraft
Edward Trinko
Doolittle completes Ottawa to Mexico City dawn flight
Major James H. Doolittle landed in Corpus Christi at 1 10 p m after a dawn to dusk flight from Ottawa to Mexico City via Washington. In Charlotte, two young women were killed when a Southern Railway train struck their car at a Derita crossing. identified as Ethel Christenburg 24 and Mildred Vance.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
James H. Doolittle
Ottawa
Ont
Mexico City
Washington, D. C
Charlotte
Derita
Mecklenburg County
Southern Railway
Ethel Christenburg
Nord Christenburg
Mildred Vance
Huntersville
America joins in invoking Briand pact in Orient
Washington October 20 AP america joined in invoking the Briand pact to renounce war as an instrument of national policy and settle disputes peaceably. Britain France Italy Spain and Germany led the move sending notes to China and Japan and urging other signatories to act. Geneva reports say Japanese army activity in Manchuria was described as feverish by the Chinese delegation with rail control seized from Mukden to the northwest and through Kirin Taonan toward Mongolia.
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Washington
America
Manch
Stimson Gueatches
China
Japan
Great Britain
France
Italy
Spain
Germany
Aristide Briand
Briand
Stimson
Geneva
Switzerland
Manchuria
League of Nations Council
Robert E. Lewis
Kirin
Taonan
Korea
Mongolia
Mr. Lewis
Mukan
Peking-Mukden
Crash Fatal Near Pittsboro Involving Johnsons
C C Johnson of Greensboro was killed almost instantly when their automobile overturned several times two miles from Pittsboro at the junction of old Route 90 and a new road under construction. Mrs Johnson suffered a broken neck while Mr Johnson was rushed to Mary Elizabeth hospital in Raleigh in "not so good" condition. Coroner had not set an inquest that afternoon.
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Pittsboro
N. C
Cc. C. Johnson
Greensto
Johnson
Highway Commission
Chatham County
Officials Probe Arsenic Deaths in Lexington
Davidson county officials investigated two sister deaths possibly from arsenic poisoning. Elizabeth Pickett, 6, died September 16. Virginia, 10, died last May. A UNC chemist found sizeable arsenic in both stomachs, prompting exhumations.
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Lexington
Davidson County
Elizabeth Pickett
Lola Pickett
Virginia
J. T. Hobbs
University of North Carolina
J. A. Leonard
Camera Study of Bishop Cannon Aide Indicted
Ada L. Burroughs of Richmond Virginia treasurer of Bishop Cannons campaign fund was indicted by the federal grand jury. They are expected to be tried at the same time.
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Ada L. Burroughs
Richmond, Va
Bishop Cannon
I C C Refuses To Grant Railroads Increase In Rates
Asheville buzzes as a city councilman and a columnist spark a grand jury probe into Buncombe court workings. Subpoenas target 23 civic leaders while the interstate commerce commission denies general rate hikes, proposing limited one cent boosts on selected commodities with pooling plans to meet fixed interest payments.
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I. C.C
Asheville
North Carolina
Buncombe County
Wickes Wamboldt
J. H. Harwood
A. M. Stack
Grand Jury
Robert Latham
Claude L. Felmer
John A. Goode
Board of County Education
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Richard Dix to wed Miss Winifred Coe in December
Richard Dix and Miss Winifred Coe of San Francisco plan to marry in December. The engagement was revealed in a studio announcement. Dix described meeting Coe five years ago at his parents’ home and rekindling their romance after a reunion in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Richard Dix
Winifred Coe
San Francisco
Storm Warning Issued For Flight Disruption North of Center
The Weather Bureau issued an advisory at 10:30 am reporting a disturbance of flight of moderate intensity moving north-northeastward. The system is centered near latitude 26 and longitude 75 with strong winds and gales north of the center.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Sister Slain Two Women, Bodies Found in Trunk Tale
Los Angeles student B J McKinnell, brother of Winnie Ruth Judd, says his sister confessed to killing two Phoenix clinic workers whose bodies were found in trunks and a bag at a railroad station. Police had denied his claim earlier.
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Sister
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Ariz
Associated Press
B. J. McKinnell
Los Angeles University
Winnie Ruth Judd
McKinnell
Homicide Bureau
Police Department
Agnes Leroi
Hedvig Samuaison
Sixth
Broadway
W. C. Judd
Darlington
Ind
Judds
Judd
Death of Randolph Business Leader Ernest Watkins
Ernest Culpepper Watkins, 52, Randolph county prominent businessman, died at his Ramseur area home from self inflicted gunshot wounds believed linked to ill health. He chaired multiple firms including Ramseur Furniture, Watkins Leonard Hardware, Carter Mercantile, and Columbia Manufacturing, and served on the Randolph County Hospital board and county commissioners. He was son of the late Sheriff W H Watkins and a key figure in local education and manufacturing.
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Asheboro
Ernest Culpepper Watkins
Randolph County
Ramseur
Raleigh
Duke University Hospital
Watkins
W. H. Watkins
Lon Smitherman Watkins
Randolph
Ramseur Furniture Company
Watkins-Leonard Hardware Company
Columbia Manufacturing Company
Carter Mercantile Company
Piedmont
North Carolina
Huntter Commission and Export Company
Randolph County Hospital Board
Bank of Ramseur
Randolph County Board of Commissioners
Walking
Ambitious Prince Chooses Flight Path in Bucharest
Prince Michael of Romania plans to become an airplane pilot like his uncle Nicholas after a ride over Bucharest. He will be ten years old on October 35, reflecting his bold naval and aviation ambitions.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Michael
Romania
Nicholas
Bucharest
Trains Enter Social Season Plans in Washington
In Washington trains return as a backdrop to the social season. The restoration of rail service may affect schedules and movement for dowagers and other society figures as gowns and social events reshape the capital's autumn calendar.
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Washington
Tebce
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Wisconsin
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