Old Glory SOS Transmits While Liner Fleet Races To Help
The Fokker monoplane Old Glory bound for Rome from Old Orchard Me fell into distress after a radio SOS. Ships including Carmania Lapland and Transylvania sped toward the reported position about 500 miles off Newfoundland. Weather was unsettled on the great circle route and no definitive sighting of the plane was reported.
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New York
California
Old Glory
Bone
Cape Race
Cunard Line
Bones
New Foundland
Lloyd Bertaud
James D. Hil
Phillip Payne
Transylvania
Carmania
Lapland
Marmania
St. Raphael
Radio Corporation
Rome
Washington
Old Orchard
Leviathan
Radio Corporation of America
Laplang
Carling Hops Off In His Ocean Dare
In Harbor Grace Newfoundland the Sir John Carling plane began its Atlantic hop from London Ontario at 7 25 a m EST flying toward London England The crew decided to start despite weather delays and planned to refuel in Harbor Grace The voyage faced fog and a prior miscue with the Old Glory distress memo noted by locals before the departure The pilots were Captain Terry Tully and Lieutenant James Medcalf with plans to reach favorable weather across the Atlantic
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Harbor Grace
N. F
Sir John Carling
London
Ont
England
Carling
Phil Wood
Wood
Duke” Schiller
Royal Windsor
Atlantic
Old Orchard
Maine
Terry Tully
James Medcalf
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Aroostook County
Washburn
Fiiers
Caribou
Old Glory
Multideath shooting shocks Fifth Avenue club district crowd
Four men die and a fifth is arrested after a real estate dispute triggers a rain of bullets in a West 44th Street area near the Harvard and Army and Navy clubs. Charles Bernstein is named as killer after surrendering to police. The incident follows a failed peace conference over a $500 dispute.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
West 44Th Street
Charles M. Bernstein
Baltimore
Victor J. Steinberg
Charles Herskowitz
Henry C. Cohen
Robert McGrority
McGrority
Steinberg
Steinlauf
Cohen
Bernstein
Herskowitz
Harvard Club
New York Yacht Club
The
City Club
Army and Navy Club
Round-the-world flyers reach Rangoon from Calcutta
William S. Brock and Edward F. Schlee arrived in Rangoon at 2:50 PM today en route from Calcutta on their global flight.
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Rangoon
Burma
William S. Brock
Edward F. Schlee
Calcutta
India
Other causes than the weather if Old Glory is in trouble
James H. Scarr of the New York weather bureau said the Old Glory flight from Old Orchard to Rome would have had favorable weather with fair skies and strong tail winds. He added that any disaster, if indicated by the SOS call, must have been due to causes other than the weather.
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New York
James H. Scarr
New York Weather Bureau
Old Glory
Old Orchard
Rome
S. O
Blake Found Dead at Old Blake Estate in Fletcher North Carolina
Robert Blake owner of the Old Blake estate in Fletcher was found dead in his bathroom by a caretaker. Coroner ruled heart attack as the cause. He was 65, unmarried, and last seen in good health Tuesday night.
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Fletcher, N. C
Robert Blake
Blake
Fletcher
Carolina
Bucce Place
Mr. Blake
E. L. Beck
Blake Mansion
Fletcher and
Asheville
Daniel Blake
North Carolina
South Carolina
Daniel
Craig Blake
Edmund Blake
Washington
Annapolis Naval Academy
Switzerland
Treasurers of Wachovia Bank Whitaker Dies in Winston
George Betton Whitaker 33 longtime treasurer of Wachovia Bank and Trust in Winston Salem died at his Reynolds Park home after a 16 month illness. Son of William Asbury Whitaker and Anna Bitting Whitaker, he had been treated in Peter Brent Brigham Hospital Boston and in New York Neurological Hospital before returning home on July 8.
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Winston-Salem
George Betton Whitaker
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Reynolds Park
Mr. Whitaker
William Asbury Whitaker
Anna Bitting Whitaker
Whitaker
Peter Brent Brigham Hospital
Boston
Mass
New York
Battle Creek
Michigan
Reid Hickey Is Arrested
Reid Hickey, wanted by Fannin county Georgia authorities on a murder charge, was arrested early today by Macon county officers in Cowee township. He was returned to Georgia by Murphy Chief of Police R. M. Coffey, who assisted in the search after delivering the warrant. Hickey is charged with slain Spurgeon Randolph on May 14.
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Franklin
Reid Hickey
Fannin County
Georgia
Macon County
Cowee Township
R. M. Coffey
Murphy
Hickey
Spurgeon Randolph
Davidson County Superior Court Opens September Term
September 12 marks the Davidson county superior court opening with Judge T. J. Shaw presiding for a one week civil docket. Only 26 cases on the docket, including Rev. C. B. Way vs. Methodist Protestant Church for 328.06 unpaid salary, drawing wide attention. Settlement talks may produce a compromise with church officials this week.
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Lexington
Davidson County Superior Court
T. J. Shaw
Greensboro
C. B. Way
Methodist Protestant Church
Shelby
Recorder’s Court
Supreme Court
Davidson Superior Court
Wage Cut At Carroll To Cotton Mills No Real Cut
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh reports on the Harriet mills strike near Henderson. The piece explains there was no wage cut in 1924. the alleged 12.5 percent reduction arose from a discontinued bonus offered in 1923 for full-time work. Wages in Henderson match those at North Henderson mills, with about 800 workers employed, and misperceptions fueled the strike. The state offered mediation via Lt. Gov. Elmer Long and later Gov. McLean’s administration, but the mediation was declined by the strikers and mill owners.
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Raleigh
Harriet Mills
Henderson
North Henderson Mills
North Carolina
McLean
Elmer Long
Parole Board Delays Karl Carroll Case Until October
The Federal penitentiary parole board will not consider Karl Carroll’s application now and he cannot file again until he becomes eligible in October. A January session will not review his case unless the department of justice grants permission. The delay follows a DOJ rule barring cases before the service of one third of the term unless eligibility coincides with the board meeting. Carroll, convicted of perjury in the New York bath tub theatre party, has served one third of a term of a year and a day.
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Atlanta
Federal Penitentiary Parole Board
Karl Carrot
New York
John Snook
Parole Board
Carroll
Department of Justce
Department of Justice
Cline Goes On Trial In Mansfield Murder Case
Novelist Leonard Cline faced trial in Tolland county court on charges he killed his friend and house guest Wilfred P. Irwin at Chicory Hill Mansfield last May. Cline was moved from the county jail to the court house as Judge Edward M Yeomans opened the session. Mrs Cline and Cline’s sister did not attend.
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John M. Daniel
R. T. Chapman
Postman
J. E. Holcombe
Easley
Townsend
Craige
Roy Whittaker
Rockville
Conn
Leonard Cline
Tolland County Superior Court
Wilfred P. Irwin
Chicory Hill
Mansfield
Cline
Tolland
Edward M. Yeomans
John F. Vierence
Grand Rapids, Mich
Impressive Market Strength Drives Record Heights
The market showed strong breadth with 20 leading industrials at a new high and rail averages near postwar peaks. About 50 issues rose to new highs as motors and specialties led gains despite a midday wave of selling. Pig iron prices eased to near historic lows.
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New York
Dr Burrus Addresses Charlotte Medical Society Meeting
Dr. John T. Burrus, president of the North Carolina Medical Society, was principal speaker at a Mecklenburg Medical Society meeting in Charlotte last night. He urged more careful diagnosis and inspection of troubles for modern treatment. The meeting was largely attended.
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John T. Burrus
North Carolina Medical Society
Mecklenburg Medical Society
Charlotte
Burrus
Good Haul by Enterprise Agents in August
Greensboro Bureau reports Deputy Administrator J. L. Osteen says in August ten agents seized 62 distilleries, began 51 liquor law prosecutions, secured property valued over $25, and pressured moonshiners overall.
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Enterprise
Greensboro
J. L. Osteen
Delayed Start For Trans Atlantic Flight Venture
In Dublin on September 7 AP reports captains Robert H. MacIntosh and Anthony Wreford postponed today's two trial flights for their trans Atlantic attempt. They hope to depart tomorrow if weather improves.
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Dublin
Robert H. MacIntosh
Anthony Wreford
Winston and High Point Girl Reserves Conference
A conference of Winston-Salem and High Point Girl Reserves met at the Y W C A on East Commerce Street. A weekend at Camp Otaline was planned with a program planning conference on September 23 24 and 25 for cabinets and advisers of the two high school clubs. Attendees included Mary Miller Martha Singletary Frances Beasley of Winston-Salem and Leslie Johnson Mayna Allen and Dorothy Gardyne of High Point.
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Commerce Street
Winston-Salem
High Point
Mary Miller
Martha Singletary
Frances Beasley
Miss Annie Yow Resigns as Davidson Welfare Officer
Miss Annie Yow of Davidson county welfare service resigns due to health and will enter a hospital for treatment. The county welfare worker vacancy will be filled by a joint meeting of the county commissioners and the board of education, with state welfare commissioner approval required.
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Lexington
Annie Yow
Davidson County
Miss Yow
Board of County Commissioners
Board of Education
Riots Kill Twenty Two in Nagpur Hindu Muslim Clash
In Nagpur British India authorities report twenty two killed and over one hundred injured after Hindu Muslim rioting spanning Sunday and Monday. The clashes disrupted the city with widespread violence and casualties.
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Nagpur
British India
Distilling Outfit Seized by Davidson Deputies Near Lexington
In Emmons township deputies Roby Loflin and R R Hunt captured a sixty gallon distilling setup. Signs showed recent operation though no persons or arrests were found. The device lay in a secluded spot off a mountain side with spring water feeding the operation.
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Lexington
Roby Loflin
R. R. Hunt
Emmons Township
Tomorrow’s Matches in Fourth Annual Boys Tennis Tourney
Matches scheduled for tomorrow in the elimination stage of the fourth annual tennis tournament for boys sponsored by the High Point Y M C A. Joe Buchanan faces Frank Armfield at 10 p.m. John Hawkins plays Logan Porter at 11 a.m. Dave Parsons meets the Bud Copeland Robert Morrow winner from this afternoon. Other players have been eliminated.
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High Point Y. M. C. A
Joe Buchanan
Frank Armfield
John Hawkins
Logan Porter
Dave Parsons
Bud Copeland
Robert Morrow
Miami Will Be Terminus Of Dixie and Northern Airline
Detroit press service reports the Dixie and Northern airline will inaugurate next week with Miami Florida serving as the southern terminus rather than Jacksonville as initially planned. W T Wakefield president of the company announced the change today.
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Detroit
Miami
Fla
Jacksonville
Dixie and Northern
W. T. Wakefield
Ballots preservation debated in Pennsylvania senatorial dispute
The senate privileges and elections committee and the Reed campaign funds investigating body met in executive session to discuss preserving ballots for the Varee Wilson contest. Attending were William S. Ware the Republican senator elect and William B B Wilson the Democrat challenger, with members James A Reed and Robert A LaFollette among the attendees. All election committee members are Democrats.
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Chicago
Senate
Varee Wilson
Pennsylvania
Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
Reed Campaign Funds
William S. Ware
William B.B. Wilson
James A. Reed
Missouri
Robert A. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Elections Committee
T. H. Caraway
Arkansas
W. S. George
Georgia
N. M. Neely
West Virginia
H. C. Stevens
Mississippi
Strong Quake Strikes Central Japan. No Casualties Reported
A strong earthquake was felt across a wide area in central Japan at 7:30 PM local time. The tremor lasted several minutes and no casualties or damage have been reported.
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Tokio
Japan
Levine Postpones Trans Atlantic Hop Amid Gale
Charles A. Levine again postponed his planned trans Atlantic hop as he cited a 36 mile per hour gale over the north Atlantic. Weather reports warned of high winds affecting the voyage plans.
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Cranwell, Eng
Chas. A. Levine
North Atlantic
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