Mrs. Lillian Duke Dies. Widow of Tobacco Magnate Ruled Poor
New York Oct 24 AP Mrs Lillian B Duke widow of James B Duke died in her music studio after two cerebral hemorrhages. She had remained in penury since the Duke estate, now valued around 150 million dollars, passed mostly to his second wife and daughter. She earlier faced divorce actions and a 500 thousand dollar settlement rumor, all denied by her attorney.
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New York
Lillian B. Duke
James B. Duke
West Eighty-Eighth Street
Tme
Duke
Newport
Jean de Reszke
Fifth Avenue
Teveen
Camden
N. J
William E. McCreedy
Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Representative Treadway
Republican
Massachusetts
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America
Mellon
Mortgage Bankers’ Association
American Farm Bureau Federation
Green
Frederic Denio
National Committee On Inheritance Taxation
Masons plan work for citizenship in Americanization drive
Ashington Oct 24 AP The supreme council of Scottish Rite Masons southern jurisdiction wraps up its session endorsing continued Americanization efforts. The committee calls for intelligent citizenship and supports an educational bill to be offered in Congress to meet disruptionists and preserve the rights and obligations of government.
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Ashington
Committee On Education
N G Kirkman Hurt By An Automobile
Friends of N G Kirkman learn he is confined to his Chestnut street home with several fractured ribs and head injuries after a Thursday night accident on West Broad street. The driver is named Shipwash.
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N. G. Kirkman
Chestnut Street
Defends Mitchell Case Challenge to 96th Article of War
Illinois Representative Reid argues the 96th article of war violates constitutional free speech as Colonel Mitchell faces court martial. He asserts the Navy and War Departments would become law unto themselves if upheld, noting past admonitions against other officers were not punished.
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Washington
William Mitchell
Army Air Service
War Department
Representative Reid
Illinois
Reid
Clien
United States
Army
War and Navy
Mitchell
Hooker
McCellan
Theodore Roosevelt
Sims
Rome
America
Congress
Education expert in High Point plans school site survey
Dr N Engelhardt and local officials met at the Sheraton to discuss High Point’s half million dollar high school project. The group tour the site and review preliminary plans while noting the site’s suitability for future development, with details kept tentative.
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High Point
N. &. Engelhardt
New York City
Harry Barton
Greensboro
T. Wingate Andrews
Charles F. Tomlinson
L. R. Johnston
H. B. Bursley
Draper Landscape Firm
Charlotte
Engelhardt
Mrs Wilson Returns from Europe on Berengia
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson traveling as Edith Wilson arrives in the United States from Europe aboard the Berengia. She travels with Mrs Bernard Baruch Miss Belle Baruch and Miss Evangeline Johnston, stays in her suite at quarantine, and declines interviews replying she has nothing to say.
Evans and Wiffong Convicted of Murder in Knoxville Slaying
James Evans and George Wiffong, accused of killing William R. Hamilton, former superintendent of the anti saloon League of Tennessee, were found guilty of murder in the first degree by a Maynardville jury and sentenced to life in the state penitentiary.
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Maynardville
Tenn
James Evans
George Wilfong
Knoxville
William R. Hamilton
Anti-Saloon League of Tennessee
State Penitentiary
Building Permits Total $59 525 Issued in High Point
Last week the High Point building office issued permits totaling 59525 dollars, mostly for residences. Notable filings include Sherrod Brame Sherrod 12 000 for a 20 room apartment on Davis and South Main, J W Wilson 12050 eight room on Hillcrest, and N L Garner 10 rooms on Montlieu. Additional plans cover stores on Commerce, garages on Tomlinson and Lindsay, and several houses on Adams, Lexington, Hoover, Carter streets.
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High Point
A. B. Horney
Sherrod
Brame
Davis
South Main Streets
J. W. Wilson
Hillcrest Drive
N. L. Garner
Montlieu Avenue
Wheeler and Roberson
Commerce Street
Wrenn
Hamilton
J. J. Welch
Tomlinson Street
C. J. Davis
Adams Street
Rosa W. Redding
Lindsay Street
David Mac Jester
Lexington Avenue
F. O. Chelders
Bradley Street
Ing
Bynum Street
D. C. Carter
Hoover Street
Hattie Allred
Carter Street
Y Opens Voting Privilege Considerably
The YMCA of North America voted to admit non church members as voting members if they subscribe to a faith declaration. President Coolidge addressed the opening session as debate followed on whether active membership should be limited to evangelic church adherents. The measure passed by more than three to one. Charles P Taft II of Cincinnati was elected president.
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Washington
Young Men’s Christian Associations of
North America
Coolidge
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
Samets Trial Continued to Spring Term in Stokes County
Defense requests delay for Max Samet his son Jake and brother Morris Lamet of Mount Airy in a King North Carolina store fire case. Judge Brock allows jury drawn from Forsyth but trial moved to spring term citing time needed for jurors and fairness concerns amid alleged heavy insurance on burned stock.
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Max Samet
Jake Samet
High Point
Morris Lamet
Mount Airy
Stokes County
Brock
Coolidge Urges Parents to Guide Youth at Home
President Coolidge called American parents to tighter home control of the youth during the forty second international convention of the United States and Canada. He warned of breakdowns in parental functions and praised the Y M C A for supporting home-based youth guidance. The report also covers Guilford County doctors invited to the Ninth District Medical Society meeting in Lexington with a detailed agenda and speakers.
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Washington
Coolidge
United States
Canada
High Point
Guilford County Medical Society
Ninth District Medical Society
Lexington
C. M. van Poole
Salisbury
J. R. Terry
M. R. Adams
Statesville
James W. Davis
Duke Gifts 15900 to Durham Methodist Churches
Branson church received 10000 and Calvary church 5000 as B N Duke gifts this week totaling 15900. The gifts support local Methodist congregations in Durham.
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Duke
Durham
B N. Duke
Branson Church
Calvary Church
Wage Commission Unpopular in Raleigh Tests Support
Lawmakers flag hesitation as wage commissions face stiff opposition in Raleigh. Some legislators resist expansion of commissions at the county level, halting further action and signaling possible delays.
County Salary Plan Faces Probable Abandonment
In Raleigh strong anti commission sentiment grows after a meeting that cut holidays and vacations. Critics blame the five member panel for uneven pay and irregular hours, while officials warn county adoption may be dropped as lawmakers fear political backlash and lack of public support.
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Raleigh
State Commission
George Holderness
McLean
Law
Bell Boy Arrested in Staunton Stabbing Case
Linwood Johnson a bell boy at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel was arrested in Craigsville Va and brought to Staunton where he is jailed on charges of stabbing to beat a white chef at the same hotel. A reward of 3090 had been offered for his capture.
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Bell Boy
Staunton
Linwood Johnson
Stonewall Jackson Hotel
Craigsville
Navy Chief Declares Navy Dead When Accidents Cease
Secretary of the Navy states that risks in peacetime must be assumed, declaring the navy dead when accidents cease. The remarks emphasize vigilance and safety in operations amid ongoing reviews of incidents and potential reforms.
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NAVY
Wilbur
Secretary of Navy
Navy Secretary Defends Peacetime Dangers of the Fleet
Secretary Wilbur addresses a Congregationalist convention to defend the navys need to operate in peace and war alike. He cites submarine collisions and the S-51 disaster as evidence that risk is inherent, praises training and heroism, and notes sailors often face peril and desertion with courage and discipline.
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Washington
Wilbur
United States Navy
Navy
Shenandoah
Sr. Wilbur
Australia
Levee Breach Floods Large Southeast Missouri Area
A break in the St. Francis River levee near Holly Bridge, Kennett Missouri, flooded thousands of acres south of town. Water flowed through a 125 foot section, spreading two to four miles wide and up to 30 miles long with depths of one to three feet, threatening cotton fields and prompting levee patrols.
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Kennet
St. Francis
Holly Bridge
Missouri
St. Francis River
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