Three Aviators and Plane Now Believed Lost
The transatlantic search for the monoplane Old Glory and three aviators conducted by the Transylvania over 15 hours failed to locate any trace. Capt. Bone reported SOS signals and coordinated searches with ships Lapland California and others, covering roughly seven to thirty mile swaths without results as night fell.
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S.S. Transylvania
Atlantic
David W. Bone
Transylvania
Bone
S. S. California
Old Glory
California
New Foundland
Cape Cod
S. S. Lapland
Lapland
Europe
Rome
The
Mitchell
Harvey
Cunard
New York
Cotton Advances 200 Points as September Forecast Moves Markets
New York cotton prices jump ten dollars a bale after the September 1 government forecast lowers predicted yield. The rise, the second 200-point day this season, lifts October and December futures. Government estimates put total production around 12.69 million bales with varied state projections and lingering demand effects.
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New York
New Orleans
Union Furniture Plant Destroyed With Heavy Loss
At a Rotary Club meeting in Gate City anger rose over Guilford county commissioners approval of a state highway petition. J Elwood Cox, fifth district commissioner, spoke on the road history and denied personal sponsorship as merchants criticized Greens boro opposition to opening a route joining highways 60 70 and 77 near 77 south of High Point at the Randolph line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford County
State Highway Commission
High Point
Randolph Line
Rotary Club
J. Elwood Cox
Fifth District
Fire destroys Union Furniture plant in early morning blaze
One of the citys oldest and largest fur niture factories, the Union Furniture plant, burned last night. Fire began in the shavings pit or dry kiln and quickly engulfed the building. President and GM W K Thomas estimated losses at about half a million dollars with 357 000 coverage by insurance. The night watchman sounded the first alarm at 1 15 am and fire crews fought the blaze with most city equipment. Fireman W A Metcalf of company one was overcome but improved today. Continued on page 4
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Union Furniture Company
W. Kk. Thomas
New Orleans Cotton Markets Open Nervous on Govt Report
The impending government report caused a nervous start to the cotton market in New Orleans as trading began. Buyers and sellers watched for guidance from the anticipated release.
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New Orleans
Willis and Townsend Acquitted in Greenville Murder Trial
In Greenville South Carolina on September 8 AP reports Mrs Ethel Willis and Henry Townsend were acquitted in a criminal court of murdering Sam D Willis former sheriff of Greenville County. The jury returned a verdict at 8:28 after agreeing at 3:25.
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Mrs. Willis
Henry Townsend
Greenville
S. C
Ethel Willis
Sam D. Willis
Greenville County
Plane Sir John Carling Believed Lost Off Ireland
Reports from civic guard stations along the Galway coast say the Canadian airliner Sir John Carling has not been sighted amid poor visibility and gale conditions. Officials in Dublin London and Croydon report no news as airdrome readiness remains high and fear for the aircraft’s safety grows.
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Belfast
Ireland
Galway
Sir John Carling
John Carling
Civic Guard
Police
Harbor Grace
New Foundland
London
Cobb
Queenstown
Sir John Darling
Dublin
Croydon
Eng
Plagiarism suit filed against DeMille over The King of Kings
Valeska Surratt, former stage and screen player, filed in supreme court today a $1,000,000 plagiarism suit against Cecil B. DeMille and others connected with the production and distribution of The King of Kings.
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New York
Cecil B. DeMille
Supreme Court
Valeska Surratt
City Says Tax Exemption for Railway is Illegal
City Manager P P Pilcher will tell council no legal basis exists to exempt the High Point Thomasville and Denton Railway from taxes and for water and lights for five years. An old 1925 resolution to grant such relief was found invalid as the city lacks power to grant exemptions and the legislature may not authorize it. The ruling relies on court principles that taxation requires explicit municipal authority and that exemptions burden other taxpayers.
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P. P. Pilcher
High Point
Thomasville
Denton
Electrician killed at White Oak Hill
Hoyt Smith an unmarried electrician at Waite Oak mill was killed by an electric shock while repairing a loom when he touched a 2300 volt wire. Workers pulled him from beneath the machine and he died at Long's hospital before treatment. He lived on 17th street in White Oak village. Funeral details unavailable.
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Greensboro
Enterprise
Hoyt Smith
Waite Oak Mill
Long’s Hospital
Smith
17Th Street
White Oak Village
Ready To Fly From Corunna To New York
Captain F. T. Courtney the British aviator and his companions prepared to resume their trans Atlantic flight to New York from Corunna Spain this morning aboard their aircraft.
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Corunna
Spain
F. T. Courtney
New York
Perry Case Settled On Basis Of Old Decision
In Greensboro civil term, the Margaret Hanson and two Perth Amboy doctors vs Henry D. Perry suit settled on terms set by the court after an appeal had been dropped. A separate case, J R Owen vs Wayne Farmer, ended with a verdict for Farmer and $1,150 damages. Also named was J R Donnell as permanent receiver for the Southern Life and Trust Building. Hope fades for Old Glory monoplane crew Lloyd Bertaud James Hill Philip A Payne after no news since distress call near Newfoundland.
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Greensboro
Superior Court
High Point
Margaret ©. Hanson
Perth Amboy
N. J
Henry D. Perry
Hanson
Perry
J. R. Owen
Wayne Farmer
Farmer
J. R. Donnell
Sourthern Life and Trust
Fannie Welborn
New York
Old Glory
Old Orchard
Rome
Lloyd Bertaud
James D. Hill
Philip A. Payne
New York Daily Mirror
Bordeaux
France
St. Johns
New Foundland
WRAHP
SOS
East
W. R. Hearst
Atlantic
David W. Bone
Cunard
Transylvania
Lincoln county boys tour Piedmont at sixteen cents a day
Sixteen cents a day was the cost for an educational tour by 26 Lincoln county club boys through the Piedmont section. County Agent J. G. Morrison reports the trip, made in two free buses under the supervision of J. A. Wilson and Agent Morrison.
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Lincolnton
Lincoln County Club
Piedmont
J. G. Morrison
J. A. Wilson
Morrison
Hearst Offers Large Reward for Old Glory Occupants
William Randolph Hearst announced a $25,000 reward to the captain and crew of the first ship to locate the missing occupants of the Old Glory flight. The offer emphasizes his gratitude rather than necessity.
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New York
William Randolph Hearst
Three Die In Chicago Amid Severe Late Heat Wave
Three men died in Chicago as a post season heat wave gripped the Midwest and Great Lakes. Temperatures soared with Chicago reaching 86 degrees while other cities such as Oklahoma City 84 Evansville 92 Dodge City 92 Wichita 92 and Indianapolis 89 reported extreme heat.
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Chicago
Middlewestern
Great Lakes
Mercury
Oklahoma City
Evansville
Ind
Dodge City
Iowa
Wichita
Kansas
Southern Shippers Fight Proposed Rate Increase Across South
Southern Traffic league and Southern Shippers oppose proposed railroad rate hikes tied to a new class rate system to take effect January 1 1928. Officials warn southern industries would suffer higher costs while railroads expect increased revenue. Public hearings set for Cincinnati in September and Atlanta in October.
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Southern Traffic League
Atlanta
J. T. Ryan
High Point
South
Southern
Southern Shippers
James T. Ryan
Southern Furniture Manufacturers’ Association
Traffc
Ryan
North
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstaia Commerce Commission
Ohio and
Potomac Rivers
Ryen
Southern Classification Committee
Cincinnati
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