Eskimo Summer Better Term For Present Weather
Chicago and the mountain states debate replacing Indian summer with Eskimo in a cold snap. Snow and cold sweep the Midwest and East as Rapid City records 14 below zero and several planes are forced down in Ohio and West Virginia. Other regions report subzero and near freezing temperatures with widespread frosts and storm activity.
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Chicago
Mountain States
Midwest
East
Rockies
Rapid City
S. C
New York
Mercury
Ohio Valley
East Gulf
Middle Atlantic States
New England
Washington
Ohio
West Virginia
Albert F. Glenn
Mitchel Field
N. Y
de Haviland
Fairfield
St. Clairsville
Cameron
W. Va
Carmichael
Upper
Mississippi
Market Gardners
Quincy
Ill
Indiana
Michigan
Illinois
Toboganning
Iowa
Montana
Nebraska
Webster City
Fort Dodge
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
Valentine
Upper Lake
Tower Lake
Southern justice punishes attackers of women in three cases
Atlanta report details swift penalties for attacks on women in the South. C. A. Wheeler of Swainsboro faces the electric chair on December 11 for assaults with W. A. Nosworthy. Nosworthy to serve 20 years. J. T. Cherry of Alabama to be electrocuted December 18 for the murder of his wife. A mob incident in Asheville involving Preston Neely and John Reeves is also noted amid tension over violence against women.
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Atlanta
Dixie
C. A. Wheeler
Swainsboro, Ga
W. A. Nosworthy
New York
Emmanuel County
Florida
J. T. Cherry
Alabama
Cherry
Asheville
N.C
Preston Neely
John Reeves
City mob attempts attack. Reeves jailed after escape
A mob attempted to assault a woman on city streets. She escaped and alerted authorities. Reeves was arrested minutes later. The mob targeted Neely but the woman would not identify him. Reeves refused to name bystanders and was sent to the chain gang for two years.
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Reeves
Neely
Chain Gang
Eight More Counties Have Bean Beetle Invaded in 1925
Raleigh reports eight additional North Carolina counties affected by the Mexican bean beetle in 1925. Entomologist Dr. R W Leiby lists Stokes, Rockingham, Forsyth, Guilford, Davie, Davidson, Rowan and Cabarrus, noting the pest spreads like the boll weevil. He urges poisoning beans to target immature beetles.
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Raleigh
R. W Leiby
State Department of Agriculture
Division of Entomology
Stokes
Rockingham
Forsyth
Guilford
Davie
Davidson
Rowan
Cabarrus
Leiby
United States
Cotton Belt
Alabama
Mexico
Clay
Cherokee
Ohio
Heavy buying of motor shares continues on Wall Street
On October 29 in New York the market showed strong demand for motor stocks with persistent buying across major automaker shares. Traders cited brisk orders and renewed investor interest in automotive equities amid expectations of rising demand.
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Wall Street
New York
Market Opens With Stock Rally On Record Earnings News
General Motors rose to a new high at 139 1 2 as it celebrated record third quarter earnings. Chrysler climbed toward a record at 235 as early gains reached near four points. Initial moves of 1 to 4 points came from Southern Railway Du Pont U S Realty U S Steel and Reid Ice Cream.
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General Motors
Chrysler
Southern Railway
du Pont
U.S. Realty
U. S. Steel
Reid Ice Cream
Submarine S-51 flashing light linked to collision
Lookout William A. Adamson testified before the naval board of inquiry that the red light on the submarine S-51 flashed before the sinking after the collision with the steamer City of Rome near Block Island on September 25. He said he could not see the submarine until after the crash and that the light may have indicated a course change or lights being fixed. Thirty three lives were lost.
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Boston
Rome
William A. Adamson
Naval Board of Inquiry
Block Island
Adamson
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Atlantic Bank & Trust CO
High Point Perpetual Building & Loan
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