Mitchell Pleads Not Guilty at Court Martial Trial
Colonel William Mitchell today pleaded not guilty to all charges in his court martial. After a heated exchange over a bill of particulars, the court denied defense demands and the trial began with the air officer smiling as he answered each charge. The session recessed until Monday for witness preliminary examination.
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Washington
William Mitchell
Mitchell
San Antonio
Eid
Illinois
War Department
Wen
Reid
Texas
Cuckoo-Like Singers, Storks, and Election Preps
Vienna Count Salm rejects marriage to Suzanne Lenglen citing a happy marriage to Milli cent Rogers and a New York visit with his mother. Stork follows Gretchen’s moves in Vietze-Muckermark as it tours with children. U D C delegates in Sandersville denounce Memorial half dollars while thanking the government. All police and firefighters to wear uniforms on election day in Louisville. Sheriff Miller delays lake dragging in Spartanburg pending search for Dave Paris after a farewell note warning.
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Vienna
Count Salm
Suzanne Lenglen
Millicent Rogers
New York
Spartanburg
8. C
Miller
Dave Paris
Robbers Enter Local Store Steal Dresses and Coat
Thieves entered D. Andrews shop on Russell Street before midnight and escaped with three dresses and a ladies' coat. They gained entry through a door and window and fled when Mr. Andrews investigated the alarm.
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D. (. Andrews
Russell Street
Many Tar Heels Die From Alcohol Abuse in 1924
North Carolina reported fifty two deaths from acute or chronic alcoholism in 1924, according to figures released by the state board of health. The total marks a more than doubling from 1923 and stands well above previous years, with 23 deaths in 1923 and 35 as the prior peak in 1921.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Board of Health
Asheboro Thanks High Point for Water Relief
A letter to Mayor H. A. Moffitt expresses Asheboro citizens gratitude for substantial relief from water shortage. A mass meeting appointed a committee to thank High Point officials and citizens for daily tank car water shipments hauled by a special train to Randolph County's capital.
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Asheboro
High Point
H. A. Moffitt
Moffitt
J. O. Redding
Hugh Parks
C. C. Crawford
Randolph Capital
Pillage Allegations Mark Greek Evacuation From Bulgaria
Sofia reports accuse Greek troops of looting food clothing and household items during withdrawal from Bulgarian soil. Bulgaria says it will seek reparation from Greece at the League council for lives and property, while Paris notes full evacuation completed eight hours before the council deadline with no incidents.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Eye Witness
Foreign Office
League of Nations Council
Greece
Paris
France
Belgium
Italy
Cold Wave Warnings Reach Southern States
Weather bureau warns southern Alabama and Mississippi coast and northwest Florida of cold temperatures with rain or snow possible as far south as northern Georgia and South Carolina. Temperatures to run somewhat lower tonight across the Washington forecast district while rising slowly in most Mississippi River regions.
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Washington
Alabama
Mississippi Coast
Florida
Weather Bureau
Georgia
South Carolina
North Atlantic
Mississippi River
Georgia U D withdraws support for Stone Mountain memorial
Georgia division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy pulled all support at the annual convention in Sandersville. A rejected resolution backed selling Stone Mountain memorial half dollars, with Governor Claude Walker’s support noted. The body adopted Mrs. Walter Grace’s report criticizing the memorial association’s extravagance and its ongoing project management.
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Sandersville
Georgia
Stone Mountain Memorial Association
United Daughters of the Confederacy, Georgia Division
Stone Mountain Memorial
Clifford Walker
Memorial Association
Walter D. Grace
Macon
Hollins N. Randolph
Gutzon Borglum
Augustus Lukemann
Conference of Heads Dixie States Pleased
Southern governors and representatives concluded a week long gathering in Birmingham forming a permanent conference to promote southern cooperation for the national good. A closing banquet at the Birmingham Country Club featured Oscar Wells presiding as new American Bankers Association president.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Country Club
Oscar Wells
American Bankers’ Association
Mrs Stillman Seeks Divorce From James A
Mrs Anne A Stillman has filed suit to divorce James A Stillman in West Chester County. The action follows her defeat in a sensational prior suit. The filing was kept secret for over a month. Evidence may include the transcript from James A Stillman's divorce bid and illegitimation case concerning her son Guy Stillman.
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New York
Anne A. Stillman
James A. Stillman
West Chester County
Fred Beauvais
Men to Meet at Wesley Memorial Tonight
Christian men of High Point are asked to meet in Wesley Memorial church at 6 45 this evening. Fred N. Tate, chairman of the Stephens campaign executive committee, calls the gathering to discuss the evangelist. The meeting ends in time for the 7 30 tabernacle service, with a hoped attendance of 500 men.
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Wesley Memorial
High Point
Wesley Memorial Church
Fred N. Tate
Stephens Campaign
Tate
Tabernacle
Weather Brings Mixed News Across Regions
A slow cold wave response was foretold for today and tomorrow as Halloween nears with a chance of snow. Potatoes suffer heavy frost losses in Colorado, Iowa, and Minnesota, with colors in Illinois and Chicago dipping near ten below and snow depths rising in central regions.
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Chicago
Rocky Mountain
Central States
Hallowe'en
Iowa
Minnesota
Colorado
Davenport
Nebraska
South Dakota
Gordon
Montana
Illinois
Sheldon
Perry
Mason City
Mercury
GODS REMEDY FOR SIN EXPLAINED BY REV STEPHENS
Rev George Stephens preached at the tabernacle on the sin problem and Jesus as the remedy. He said the devil is timeless and every listener has been snake bitten by sin, Christ bearing the iniquity of all. He urged faith in the lifted Son of Man and salvation through Christ’s sacrifice.
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George Stephens
Tabernacle
Evangelist
Moses
Mr. Stephens
God
Christ
Mr. Stephens de
Santa Barbara Quake Jolts City Early Morning
Felt in Santa Barbara at 5 20 a m with a smaller jolt at 1 45 a m no damage reported by authorities and residents described as minor.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Sharp quake shocks felt in Ventura at 5:30 this morning
Strong earthquake shocks lasting several seconds were felt in Ventura California at 5 30 this morning according to AP reports.
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Ventura
Calif
Painleve Takes Finance Post. US Debt Not Central
Paris report states Premier Painleve, new finance minister after Caillaux's resignation, will focus on France's internal debts and financial issues. He reportedly regards the American debt as less pressing and may seek to show extreme measures to stabilize the domestic economy amid coalition pressure. Caillaux had aimed to pursue an amicable US debt arrangement via a French agent in New York.
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Paris
Painleve
Joseph Caillaux
France
United States
M. Painleve
M. Caillaux
Washington
New York
Cafe proprietors pay half the cost
Judgment rendered in police court for five cafe owners cited for health law violations. Judge Donald C. MacRae released each after evidence of sanitary improvements, with half the costs paid. Listed cases include Andrew Kydris Crystal cafe 81 Steve Johnson Broadway cafe 83 A T Rodakis Tonys lunch Bill Rakas National cafe 77 CC N Bombalis Sanitary lunch 82.
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Donald C. MacRae
MacRae
Andrew Kydris
Crystal Cafe
Steve Johnson
Broadway Cafe
Bill Rakas
National Cafe
CC. N
Bombalis
Sanitary Lunch
Langley air team sets accuracy record in bombing test
Lieutenants C. S. Shankle and Levy Beery of the army air service achieved seven hits with 100 pound practice bombs from 5,000 feet, with two misses counted as constructive hits. Beery piloted the plane and Shankle acted as bomber.
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Washington
Langley Field
C. S. Shankle
Levy Beery
Army Air Service
Beery
Shankle
Death toll rises from Sunnyland derailment near Victoria
Memphis reports the death list from the derailment of the Sunnyland train near Victoria, Mississippi has grown to 22 with J. B. Thompson of Tupelo dying in hospital. David McDowell of Batesville, another injured passenger, also died.
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Memphis
Tenn
Victoria
Miss
St. Louis
San Francisco
J. 8. Thompson
Tupelo
David McDowell
Batesville
Inch of Snow Falls in Clarksville
In Clarksville Tennessee more than an inch of snow the first of the winter fell last night and early today as unsettled weather blanketed the area.
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Clarksville, Tenn
Woman Kills 140 Rattlers In Defense Of Life
Mrs. H. H. Slauterback wife of a rancher near Fort Lupton Colorado killed 140 rattlesnakes with a club in a two hour battle to protect her life and her child while riding on her husband’s ranch. She was not bitten and two ranchers confirmed the incident with witness reports and photographs.
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Fort Lupton
Colo
H. H. Slauterback
Slauterback
Reduction in Both Income and Estate Tax Rates Favored
Public hearings on new tax legislation reveal broad support in the house ways and means committee for substantial reductions in income and estate taxes. The committee will draft a tax cut bill next week, with backers including Professor Adama of Wyles University and Treasury urged changes such as lowering the maximum surtax and repealing the inheritance levy.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Adama
Wyles University
The
Treasury
Mellon
Florida
Alabama
American Drug Manufacturers’ Association
Eugene C. Brockmeyer
National Association of Retail Druggists
Frank T. Stone
Hylan and Hearst Endorse Walker for Mayor Nominee
Mayor Hylan and William Randolph Hearst announce support for James J. Walker, the Democratic mayoralty nominee who defeated Hylan in the primary. Hylan cites Walker's alignment with his five cent fare policy and subway plans, while Hearst newspaper urges voters to back Walker to carry out Hylan's transit agenda.
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New York
Hylan
William Randolph Hearst
James J. Walker
Hokum
Hearst
New York American
Walker
Holding Leo Chafee For Suspect In North Carolina Slayings
KNOSHA Wis Oct 30 AP Police detain Leo Chafee at Iron Mountain Mich in connection with the slayings of Miss Madalynne Latimer and her fiancé James Sears found shot in a car near KNOSHA two weeks earlier Chafee a mechanic with a prison record disappeared the day after the killings Suspicion grew after his car was found stalled near the scene police went to his home and learned he had left with his wife and two children
Southern Methodist vote shows unity plan short of majority
Twenty six conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church South vote 2 683 for unification with the Methodist Episcopal Church against 1 901. Total 4 534 ballots, about half the southern church’s voting strength, leaving 768 votes needed for a constitutional majority. Several conferences to vote in November, results to be reported after the 1926 quadrennial general conference.
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Nashville
Tenn
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
China
Brazil
Southern Methodist
Louisiana
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Cuba
Tomer
Baltimore
Denver Bose
Illinois
Western
Virginia
Northwest
E- Kentucky
Missouri
Southwest Missouri
Louisville
Ceeeesem
Holston Se
St. Lois
Ecanaevcen
New Mexico Weseemeien
Tednessce
Cceeesee Ags
Westin North Carolina
North Texas
Seevsenes
Pacific
Suis Wessten Man
KOTOR
North Alabama
Upper
South Carolina
West
Texas
Berenger to Replace Daeschner as French Ambassador to U.S.
Paris reports Sen ator Victor Berenger named to succeed Emile Daeschner as France in Washington. The change follows government push to settle the French war debt via renewed debt funding efforts urged by Foreign Minister Briand to Premier Painleve and cabinet.
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Paris
Victor Henry Berenger
Emile Paeschner
United States
Washington
Briand
Painleve
Berenger
J. R. Young Leaves Hospital After Surgery
J R Young has returned to his home after an operation at Guilford General Hospital for the removal of his visits. Mr Young is associated Wrights Clothing Store.
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J. R. Young
Guilford General Hospital
Mr. Young
Wright
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Gretchen Soes
Ciilait
Health Board
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Conference of
Dixie States
Stillman
James A
Evangelist Stephens
By J. Worth Bacqn
Caillaux
A. T. Rodakis
Toney
Ways and Means
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Leo Chafee
Southern Church OF Methodism
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Emile Daeschner
American Post
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Jules Jusserand
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