Riot Fire Sparks City Trolley Car Brawl
In Charlotte on September 4 authorities say the first shot in the August 25 riot at the South Public Utilities car barn was fired by a mob member as John Wilson confronted Chief Orr asking about his brother. The shot went into the air as Orr raised his hands. the crowd then fired wildly. Wilson was bound over to superior court for inciting a riot based on testimony describing cries to lynch the chief and the mob’s chaotic attack.
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American Plane Not Over Mexican Soil Says General
Washington reports General Dickman said the U S Army airplane fired upon by Mexicans Tuesday was never over Mexican territory. Mexican officials claimed the aircraft crossed the border before fire was opened, wounding Captain E R McNabb.
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Rail workers press wage adjustment under wartime pay rules
Representatives of 600000 maintenance of way and shop laborers urged the railroad wage board to align their pay with President Wilson’s recent shopmen adjustments. They seek correction of inequalities between railroad systems while no general wage rise is approved during the transition to normal conditions. The decision followed a secret ballot and a Detroit convention is set for September.
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Arkansas Contractor Freed After Postal Robbery Link
M A Lally a Little Rock contractor held in Fayetteville on a Rowland Wagrem post office robbery charge was released on bail after authorities realized he was not to be detained. Lally, connected with Camp Bragg construction, had awaited a September 8 hearing.
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Fire threatens Rocky Mount hotel as cafe burns
Fire swept Bland cafe adjoining the Ricks hotel in Rocky Mount this morning endangering the half million dollar hotel property. Cafe damage was estimated between five thousand and ten thousand nine hundred ninety dollars. In Washington the senate foreign relations committee planned final action on the peace treaty late today as Republican leaders moved to expedite approval.
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Waiters Reap Boost as War Opens London Jobs
The disappearance of German and Austrian waiters from London hotels and restaurants as war begins opens work for English staff. Que Picey Yi ysaier claims $5,000 yearly, a high figure but not rare for top waiters who earn in sleep and tips about $3,000 annually.
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Woman Is Not Needed To Man's Existence
Mrs. Josie Moody wife of J N Moody a Murphy lawyer confessed to Asheville officer H T Dillingham that she whipped Mrs Willie Crisp three months after the alleged horsewhipping of Mrs Crisp's mother. She described disguising herself in blackened face and hands wearing men's clothes and an overseas cap to lie in wait at Mrs Crisp's home near Stecoh Graham County.
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Budapest Aftermath Report From Romanian Troops
London reports Romanian forces discovered hundreds of bodies severely harmed in Budapest. Advices indicate a large toll with widespread casualties as the capital endures turmoil and retaliation. The details remain scarce and unconfirmed pending official figures.
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Frank Luther Heads to Detroit for Ten Day Business Trip
Frank Luther departed last evening for Detroit Michigan where he will stay about ten days on business.
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German POW Capture Brings Reward to Hempstead Boy
William Wheeler of Hempstead offers a dollar a pound for the first German captured by a Waller county boy, Charles Hawkins, who returned home with $176. In another item, a city supervisor criticizes automatic telephones, while Kansas City, Missouri reports traffic violators to post $25 bonds after ignoring courtesy summonses.
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Oklahoma bride makes biting wedding vow in murder note
In Oklahoma City on September 4 a 68 year old bride Mrs Elmer Crawford declares she murdered three previous husbands and will do the same to the current husband. Crawford, aged 75, stays silent as she makes the claim.
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Hearse and Funeral Car Prices Rise in Milwaukee
In Milwaukee on Sept 4 a grim note reports funeral costs increasing with hearse service up from 12 to 15 dollars and funeral cars from 10 to 12 dollars, signaling higher expenses for burials.
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Question on Yap island stirs memory of fairy tale answer
In Milwaukee on September 4 a gray haired woman was asked where Yap island is. She replied that Yap is a fairy book title written for children.
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Jail locks night front door to curb break-ins
Milwaukee authorities order the county jail front door locked each night after midnight ending a long standing practice of open access. The precaution aims to reduce jail break in attempts and improve security. The new rule follows continued disturbances and reflects a stricter security posture for the facility.
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Armored Health Mobile Rolls Out to Fight Disease
New York health department unveils an armored health mobile built on a motor truck with a movie outfit. The vehicle will tour the state to combat disease and promote public health measures.
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Bolshevik Rent Protest Echoes in New York
In New York on September 4, Mrs. Tillie Wieser, leader of east side striking tenants, declares they have opposed high rents yet are not a soviet. Separate dispatches note a 100-foot water spout near Norwalk wrecking a yacht cabin and club house, and in Cleveland Joseph W. Ladmir is found with a large box of cigarettes during a police check. Harrisburg reports wreckers uncovering an 1854 almanac and whisky bottle embedded in a wall as an old house is dismantled.
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Prohibition inspector testifies in homicide case at Winchester
Testimony by W. C. Hall and three agents shows they drank part of contraband whiskey seized from the car of R. C. Shackleford and Lawrence W. Hudson, who were mortally wounded. The evidence closes the prosecution's second day in Hall's trial for involvement in the March 26 killing near Winchester. Also: Karl Kolvyliork, seen on Riverside Drive in birthday attire, claims nature as home while held for sanity examination.
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Hitchcock Says Treaty Changes Aim to Kill Pact
In a Senate speech Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska charged that the foreign relations committee’s amendments to the peace treaty are designed to wreck the pact. He claimed the majority would not accept any committee changes, and said such a move would be a personal crisis for the United States.
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Concessions Granted British Firm Stand
Mexico City reports that the government will not reconsider cancellations of concessions to the California Land Company and similar concerns whose rights were voided. Secretary Rouaix of agriculture and development spoke after a department visit by Colonel R. J Ate Lean, an English representative of the owners.
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Artillery Range Near Krupp Plant Being Cultivated
Cologne September 3. Thousands of acres long used as an artillery range for the Krupp works at Essen are being converted to farming. Part of the range will test agricultural machinery made at Krupp while hundreds of acres have already been leased and cultivated by farmers.
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Clergy Eight-Hour Day Urged by Colorado Bishop
Bishop Frank Hale Touret of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Colorado calls for an eight-hour workday for clergymen to increase effort. He announced this while en route to his summer home on the North Shore.
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Cochran Quits As Star Editorial Head
George E Cochran retired from the Morning Star after two years as managing editor and left Wilmington with Mrs Cochran for their Newton home, ending his newspaper career for now.
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Wilson reports to 4000 crowd in Columbus on peace treaty
President Wilson visits Columbus claiming no tour for the peace treaty, urging Americans to read the pact. He defends the treaty’s aims, praises the league of nations, and argues it prevents future catastrophes while addressing criticism and Italian interests at Memorial Hall.
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Barrage of eggs hits Slane Amos hosiery mill picketing
A union picket line of about 150 to 200 men formed at Slane and Amos hosiery mills on Manguin avenue this morning, blocking Revival employees from entering. One worker sought police protection after entering the mill, eggs were thrown toward the mill office, and the picket line continued through the opening hours.
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