Piedmont and Northern Fight Over Extension Plans
Documentary evidence presented in Spartanburg at an ICC injunction hearing shows the Piedmont and Northern Railway lacking specific 1914 plans to extend lines to Atlanta and Winston-Salem. Judge Glenn overruled defense objections, admitting the letter from W S Lee as weighty, with further evidence to follow in the case joining seven intervening railroads.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Oet
Piedmont and Northern Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States District Court
J. Lyles Glenn
Gastonia
N. C
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
N.S
W. S. Lee
Piedmont and Northern
Harry Rudgston
Athens
Anderson
8. C.C
Atlanta
Glenn
CC. C
Republican Stepmother Hopes High Blame For Murder
In Raleigh and Denver dispatches two stories appear: North Carolina Republicans doubt more than two congressmen will win in November though claims of a sweep persist, while in Denver Pearl O Loughlin admits she alone is to blame for the death of her stepdaughter Leona after hours of questioning.
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Denver
Colo
Pearl O'Loughlin
Leona
Berkeley Lake
Cooperation Sought to Move Wheat to Unemployed
Federal Farm Board head Legge said wheat held by the board could be used as food for the unemployed if Congress allows using Grain Stabilization Corporation funds for purchases. He noted the board lacks authority to donate purchased wheat under current law and that Congress must act in December to authorize such transfers.
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Legge
Federal Farm Board
Congress
Grain Stabilization Corporation
Agricultural Marketing Act
Vanderburg Faces Three-Year Prison Term
Jake Vanderburg, 18, convicted in superior court of carrying a concealed weapon and assault with intent to kill for threatening Mrs. Ella Green at her home. Judge Moore sentenced two years for the assault and one year for the weapon, with bond set at 1500 pending appeal. Vanderburg was acquitted previously of murdering five family members in the same case.
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Gastonia
Supreme Court
Jake Vanderburg
Vanderburg
Ella Green
Walter E. Moore
Young Vanderburg
German Mine Blast Toll Reaches 251
ALSDORF Germany Oct 23 The total of bodies recovered from the Anna II mine following the explosion Tuesday reached 251 this afternoon. The search for more victims continued. Mine officials remained mystified about the cause while they said dynamite stored in its proper places Saturday could not have sparked the blast. Coal damp was considered a possible explanation.
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Alsdorf
Germany
Anna II
Raleigh Fireman Murdered in Mill Boiler Room
Daly Goodwin a 65 year old fireman for John Bright planer mill in Wake county was found shot to death in the mill boiler room. His car was missing and citizens posted a 250 dollar reward for the slayer. He leaves a widow and four children. Coroner L M Waring investigated.
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Raleigh
Dalton D. Woodwin
John Bright
New Hill
Wake County
Goodwin
Mr. Bright
L. M. Waring
Langston denies quoting Simmons in senatorial dispute
Col. John D. Langston told a Wilmington audience he did not try to bind Senator F. M. Simmons to any stance in the still unsettled campaign. Simmons later said Langston had no authority to speak for him. Langston stressed he claimed no authority from Simmons to express his views.
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Goldsboro
John D. Langston
F. M. Simmons
Wilmington
Col. Langston
Senator Simmons
J. W. Bailey
United States Senate
Simmons
Bailey
Coli. Langston
Campbell's Return To North Carolina Ordered In N J
Governor Larson ordered the return of L G Campbell to North Carolina where he is indicted for the murder of Homer Anderson on December 28 He will be released from the federal prison road camp at Camp Dix Wrightstown N J October 27 and sent back to North Carolina He is serving a sentence for violation of the 18th amendment.
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Trenton
N. J
Morgan F. Larson
L. G. Campbell
North Carolina
Homer Anderson
Campbell
Camp Dix
Wrightstown
Wanted in Guilford for Murder, Campbell Requisition Issued
L G Campbell is wanted in Guilford for first degree murder in the December 20, 1929 shooting of Homer Anderson. Gov. Morgan F Larson of New Jersey ordered his return to face charges. requisition papers issued Oct 17 by Gov. O Max Gardner.
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Guilford
Raleigh
L. G. Campbell
North Carolina
Morgan F. Larson
New Jersey
O. Max Gardner
Campbell
Greensboro
Homer Anderson
Stribling Christner Bout Called Off Over Knee Injury
Newark promoters canceled the Young Stribling versus Kayo Christner scheduled armory bout after Christner injured his right knee, delaying the fight tonight. The decision was announced by promoter Harry Mendel and the event was set for a later date if Christner heals.
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Newark
N. J
Newark Armory
Young Stribling
Kayo Christner
Harry Mendel
Christner
Two Negroes Ordered to Die on November Seventh
Raleigh Oct 23 Two sentenced murderers Willey Massey and Will Sloan lost their appeals at the North Carolina supreme court and were scheduled for execution by electric chair on November 7. Massey killed his sister and brother in law Dora and Floyd Moore in Durham last May. Sloan was convicted in Person county for the murder of Phoebe Gillis and assault on her daughter Mary Lee Gillis and confessed to another murder in West Chester. The court also issued 14 civil opinions.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Supreme Court
Willey Massey
Will Sloan
Massey
Durham
Dora
Floyd Moore
White Sloan
Person County
Phoebe Gillis
Mary Lee Gillis
Sloan
Elsa Marshall
West Chester
Brazilian insurgents gain foothold as Timbo battalion revolts
Curituba Brazil October 23 The nineteenth battalion of Chasseurs stationed at Timbo Bahia revolted and joined the insurgents opening a line into Bahia. The Army of Captain Juarez Tavora advances along the coast toward Salvador while rebel forces claim a federal attempt near Senges bridge was repelled, potentially cutting communications and aiding the insurgent push.
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Curituba
Parana
Brazil
Chasseurs
Timbo
Bahia
Juarez Tavora
Pernambuco
Alagoas
Sergipe
Sao Salvador
Senges Bridge
Rio Taguary
Itarare
Sao Paulo
Miguel Costa
Two Promising Sherlocks Swindled Into Pittsburgh Job Scam
Earl Duffey and Ralph Moore, lured by a fake detective offer, paid 2.75 for badges and gear then quit work to patrol a non existent beat. Police detained them after a North Side Park shelter visit and a local station stop.
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Northside Park
Earl
Ralph
Slayers Unknown in Bald Creek Youth Murders
Memphis dispatch reports Burton Hensley and Woodrow Wilson both 17 from Bald Creek North Carolina were found burned and beaten in Arkansas river swamp opposite Memphis. They died after rescue and a diary and two love letters suggest plans to seek life away from home.
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Memphis
Tenn
Burton Hensley
Woodrow S. Wilson
North Carolina
Arkansas
Mississippi River
Hensley
Wilson
Yancey County
Irene
Bald Creek
Father of Dead Girl Hears Trial
In Washington a murder trial heard two witnesses describe a man seen in a car with a girl near 16th and B streets on April 1. They could not positively identify Herbert M. Campbell as the man but said he resembled him. The dead girl's father, Rev. Thomas D. Baker, attended for the first time, saying he came reluctantly to avoid public misinterpretation.
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Washington
Mary Baker
Herbert M. Campbell
16Th
Hugh R. Wood
Campbell
Wood
Congressional Library
Thomas D. Baker
Oak Grove
Release of French Missionaries In Kingiang Sought
French naval forces moved gunboats from Shanghai and Hankow to Kiukiang to aid in freeing 14 church workers captured by reds at Kiangsi. French officials urged the nationalist government to act. Reports say a French nun is among the captives and ransom is sought.
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Kingiang
Shanghat
Asiatic Squadron
Shanghai
Hankorn
Kiaukiang
Kian
Kiangsi
Kiankiang
Four Die in Canadian Farm Shooting near Smoky Lake
Four people were killed and a fifth was fatally wounded in a farm shooting near Smoky Lake Alberta. Police sought George Dwernychuk of Edmonton as the suspected slayer. Victims included John Walanski, his wife, and Mary Walanski. An elderly grandmother Mrs Huchaluk was badly wounded. The killer used a shotgun.
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Edmonton
Alta
Smoky Lake
George Dwernychuk
John Walanski
Mary Walanski
John Darichuk
Huchaluk
Raleigh Physician Declares Bankruptcy in Large Filing
Dr. Zebulon Marvin Caveness a noted Raleigh physician filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court. He lists assets of 184564 dollars and liabilities of 3062934 dollars making it the largest individual bankruptcy filing in years in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
Oet
Zebulon Marvin Caveness
Vail and Gibson Draw Long Terms
In Greensboro superior court Rube W. Vail and John Gibson received three to five years in state prison for breaking into and robbing the High Point Grocery company, with Robbins found not guilty on one count. Gibson admitted involvement in moving stolen goods to Columbia, while Judge Sink urged guidance for Robbins and reflected on Vail's mixed record. A separate ruling freed Hendrix and Beach on tire theft charges. the grand jury returned no true bill on a deadly assault case against Witcher.
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Greensboro
N. C
Rube W. Vail
John Gibson
Superior
High Point
James Robbins
Sink
Gibson
Vail
Robbins
Tom Gold
Columbia
Attorney Gold
Judge Link
Ed Hendrix
Charlie Beach
Judge Sink
Bob Kiriakides
Clarence Witcher
Durfey Ordered to Show Cause in Wake Estate Case
Carey K. Durfey longtime executor of Florence P. Tucker’s estate was subpoenaed to appear at a special hearing Friday for failing to file a final accounting. Auditors reported Durfey’s administration left a shortfall of 236,084.33 dollars in the Wake County estate.
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Raleigh
N. C
Carey K. Durfey
Florence P. Tucker
Wake Clerk of Superior Court
Durfey
Miller delays west east record flight from Albuquerque
Mrs Keith Miller the Australian aviatrix on a trans continental attempt will not leave Albuquerque until Saturday due to a damaged propeller needing repair.
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Miller
Albuquerque
N. M
Keith Miller
Australaan Aviatrix
No Hope For Trapped Trainmen In Ohio Tunnel
Trapped Wheeling and Lake Erie crew in a tunnel near Adena Ohio faced no chance of survival after a cave in. Conductor Jerry L Selis 40 Dillonvale brake man FE E Duga 35 Dillonvale and Al Romande 30 Dillonvale were inside the badly crushed caboose as 50 rescuers worked to free them. The 25 car train had been backed 300 feet into the tunnel on a branch to Clarkson Coal Mine near Harrisville.
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Steubenville, O
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Adena
Here
Caboose
Jerry L
Selis
Dillonvale
FE. E. Duga
al Romande
Clarkson
Harrisville
Clemson Rout South Carolina 20 to 7 in annual game
Clemson overwhelmed South Carolina 20 to 7 at FALR GROUNDS STADIUM in Columbia. Jones Harvin and Welch scored touchdowns for Clemson while Harvin added two successful point after efforts. Boineau scored a late touchdown for South Carolina with a Boineau kick for the extra point.
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Falr Grounds
Columbia
S. C
Clemson
University of South Carolina
Gamecocks
South Carolina
Jones
Harvin
Welch
Boineau
Widespread Fake Antique Racket Uncovered
Boston police exposed a nationwide fake antique ring led by Wilbur J. Cooke and Mrs. E E Caroline Saunders of New York. Thirteen secret indictments were pending as authorities traced a $51,000 sale of fake Chinese ware. Doran, accused seller of false antique pieces, remained jailed on bond as police expanded investigations across dealers and museums.
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Boston
Wilbur J. Cooke
E. E. Caroline. Saunders
New York
Cooke
Edwin E. Crowinshield
Doran
McCormick cites unsigned circulars alleging Negro vote bias in Illinois
Chicago October 23 AP Congresswoman Ruth Hanna McCormick claims unsigned circulars reached Negro voters to skew support away from her Democratic opponent James Hamilton Lewis. She says Mayor Thompson's City Forces distributed the material and attacked her late husband Medill McCormick, noting the controversy exposes political associations and public hostility.
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Chicago
Ruth Hanna McCorick
William H. Thompson
Senate
May Thompson
City Forces
James Hamilton Lewis
Medill McCormick
McCorm
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