Harding Taps Four Member Delegation for Disarmament Talks
President Harding plans a four member American delegation to the disarmament conference with Secretary Hughes as head and Senator Lodge among the appointees. A former secretary of state Elihu Root is favored for another seat while Senator Underwood of Alabama is repeatedly mentioned as the Democratic member.
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Washington
Harding
Jeffers
Alabama
Hughes
Senator Lodge
Congress
Lodge
Elihu Root
Underwood
Senate
James A Kennedy Dies at Home
James A Kennedy longtime Davidson County farmer and father of J W Kennedy died last night at his home five miles west of the city after several days illness. He was 81 and survived by seven children including J W Kennedy Chas Kennedy Maynard Kennedy and several daughters. Funeral at Pleasant Grove church tomorrow at 10 a m with burial following.
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James A Kennedy
Davidson County
J. W. Kennedy
English Street
Kennedy
Chas. Kennedy
High Point
Maynard Kennedy
Oak Hill
AL. Cecil
F. H. Clark
J. R. Beesley
Pleasant Grove Church
Tax rate increase in Davidson County
Davidson county voters face a tax levy of 1.10 dollars per 100 valuation for 1921, up from 0.60 last year. Poll tax rises from 1 to 2 dollars. Real and personal property values drop about eight million dollars year over year as commissioners approve a 30 percent real property reduction amid weak farm prices and business activity.
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Lexington
Davidson County
Board of County Commissioners
Mob Burns Negroes Hall in Gretna Riot
In Gretna near New Orleans armed white citizens attacked a Negro liberation meeting protesting beatings. One Negro reported dead as the mob burned the hall during the confrontation and federal agents intervened.
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New Orleans
Gretna
Joe Ward Resigns to Manage Harrisburg Ballclub
Raleigh Piedmont league manager Joe Ward resigns to take over Harrisburg in the Pennsylvania league for the rest of the season. Harry Dorsey, Raleigh right fielder, will manage Harrisburg in the interim.
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Joe Ward
Harrisburg
Raleigh
Harry Dorsey
Raleigh Star Pitcher Hughes Joins Pittsburgh Pirates
W N Hughes premier Piedmont league pitcher was sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates from Raleigh. He left for Pittsburgh after being asked by Manager Gibson to report. Hughes won 27 of 34 Raleigh games, a record not equaled by any Piedmont league pitcher this season.
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Raleigh
W. N. Hughes
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh
Gibson
Hughes
Colombia Eyes New Society of Nations to Replace League
A. E. Restrepo, head of Colombia’s delegation, says Colombia would seek membership in a proposed new society of nations if President Harding forms it. He predicts other South and Central American states would join, and questions whether people would support two leagues as South American issues shift away from the present League of Nations.
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Geneva
Harding
Society of Nations
Colombia
A. E. Restrepo
League of Nations
League
Senor Restrepo
South America
Masked Bodies Victims of Feudists
Detroit police probe the discovery of two men’s bodies, each with a cross tattooed on the right arm. One man was shot and the other found in the Detroit river, believed linked to renewed feudist violence and breaches of a band’s rules.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit River
Horseshoes to become intercollegiate sport at two Iowa schools
Des Moines reports that Iowa State College and Drake University plan to start an intercollegiate horseshoe pitching competition this fall and winter. Charles W. Mayser of Iowa State has challenged Drake University to a series of matches and the challenge has been accepted.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa State College
Drake University
Charles W. Mayser
Iowa State
Confed erates 10 Meet in October at Chattanooga
Chattanooga invites the United Confederate Veterans to hold its annual reunion October 25 27 with the Sons of Confederate Veterans and allied groups. Officials promise hospitality in homes hotels and boarding houses plus open air concerts river rides and a grand barbecue.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
United Confederate Veterans’ Association
Sons of Confederate Veterans
U. Co. V
W. N Hudiburg
Alex W. Chambliss
South
John E. Lovell
K. M. van Zandt
Veterans’ Association
Tennessee
Cumberland Mountains
E. E. Wilson Returns From North Carolina Visit
E. E. Wilson came home today after visiting friends in eastern North Carolina.
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E. E. Wilson
North Carolina
Eighteenth Session of Missionary Union Opens in Lenoir
The Caldwell association Woman's Missionary Union holds its eighteenth annual session at Lower Creek Baptist Church on September 13 at 10 AM. A morning program includes a year review and society pledge standings with addresses papers and music. Afternoon sessions cover Young Women's association work and Sunbeam superintendents reports.
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Young Women's Association
the Sunbeams
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Matton Visit Greensboro
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Matton were in Greensboro yesterday for unspecified reasons. The brief note records their presence in the city with no additional details.
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Lawrence Matton
Greensboro
Divorced Husband Fires Fatal Shots on Streetcar
In West Roxbury Boston Mrs. Ella Wells was killed and attorney Louis Altmeyer died in hospital after gunman and ex husband Charles A Wells shot them on a street car. Wells was arrested on the scene charged with the murders. Passengers reported Wells fired five shots from a pistol aimed at his former wife and the lawyer as they sat together.
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Boston
Ella Wells
Louis Altmeyer
West Roxbury
Charles A. Wells
Wells
Altmeyer
Mrs. Wells
Vane Owners Seek Troop Withdrawal in West Virginia
Brigadier General H. H. Bandholtz will be relieved September 12 as federal troops in the West Virginia coal fields are reassigned. Logan county troops move to Boone and Kanawha counties while mine operators urge keeping a small force in Boone and Logan until a militia is formed within about thirty days. Delegations met President Harding and Secretary Weeks to press their case.
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Raleigh
T. B. Eldridge
Lake Raleigh
Carolina Power and Light Company
Yadkin River
Cape Fear River
Yadkin Power Company
Palmetto Power and Light Company
Caroling Power and Light Company
W. R. Allen
Supreme Court
Fort Carolina
Goldsboro
Morrison
Walter Clark
Stacey, Hoke
Walker
North Carolina
Frank Parker
Piedmont
Anson
Cabarrus
Cleveland
Gaston
Lincoln
Mecklenburg
Montgomery
Moore
Polk
Richmond
Stanly
Union
Beaufort
Craven
Greene
Carteret
Hyde
Johnston
Jones
Lenoir
Pamlico
Pitt
Wayne
Wilson
Secretary of State
Biltmore Forest Holding Company
Biltmore Forest
Biltmore
Buncombe County
Burnham S. Colburn
Junius G. Adams
H. C. Jarvis
Asheville
Durham
Durham Public Service Company
State Corporation Commission
Washington
H. H. Bandholtz
West Virginia
War Department
Logan County
Weeks
Boone
Kanawha
Williamson
Harding
Kannaha
Logan
Landis Reverses Pennant to Portsmouth in Virginia League
Judge K. M. Landis invalidates Rocky Mounts early first half pennant in the Virginia league after ruling Portsmouth club violated salary limits. Wilson NC leads second half. Rocky Mount faces possible forfeitures and directors plan a meeting to discuss the outcome.
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Landis
Virginia League
Portsmouth
K. M. Landis
Rocky Mount
Wilson
North Carolina
Baseball
W. B. Bradley
Rocky Mount, N. C
Rocky Mount Club
Judge Landis
Paving Brick Industry Sees Normal Return Next Winter
Cleveland Sept 9 The National Paving Brick association reports improved winter prospects. A questionnaire from 71 producers with normal output of 4 570 000 tons shows 56 plants with 3 630 000 tons capacity expect to operate in full within the next six months.
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Cleveland, CO
National Paving Brick Association
Morris Greenough
Launch Fire Off Detroit Shore Leaves Six Men Safe
Six men including Phelps Newberry son of U S Senator Truman Newberry narrowly escaped death when the fifty foot launch Kis metfi burned to the water line in Lake St. Clair near Grosse Pointe three miles off the Detroit suburb. After a long, three hour battle against heavy seas the men reached the Grosse Pointe club house in a small rowboat. The blaze was caused by backfiring engines.
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Detroit
Phelps Newberry
U. S
Truman
Newberry
F. Walter Gilbert
Lake St. Clair
Grosses Point
Grosse Point Club House
Mine troubles about over in Illinois
Armed quiet persisted in Elizabethtown and Rosiclare after heavy rains halted a potential fluor spar miners march. Deputies patrolled roads and hills while miners returned home in small groups. County officials expressed hope the unrest was ending.
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Illinois
Elizabethtown
Rosiclaire
Methodists Hope for Early Irish Peace
London sept 9 The world conference of Methodists opened with a resolution hopeful for a complete settlement between the British government and Irish republicans The delegates ordered copies of the resolution sent to Lloyd George and Eamon de Valera the Irish Republican leader.
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London
World Conference of Methodists
Lloyd George
Famon de Valera
Ballgame disturbance prompts departure of fans
A ball game sparked trouble with white spectators, and J. S. Beavens has left the scene and will be away for a short while.
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Stone
J. S. Beavens
Rickard Calls For New Material In Boxing
Promoter Tex Rickard said boxing needs new material to stay popular and forecast higher purse prices if fame wanes. He plans more amateur bouts at Madison Square Garden this winter to develop candidates in each weight class with championship potential.
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New York
Tex Rickard
Tlam
Rickard
Madison Square Garden
Sanitary Lunch cafe planned in Dyer building corner
Christ Bombalis owner of the New York cafe announced a second cafe named Sanitary Lunch will open in the Dyer building at South Main and High streets after structure completion. He will operate the New York cafe concurrently as work on the Dyer building progresses, expected to finish in a few weeks.
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Christ Bombalis
New York
Dyer Building
South Main and
High Streets
Bombalis
Miss Sallie Bolling Sets Course for Wilmington Home
Miss Sallie Bolling plans to depart tomorrow for Wilmington to establish her new residence. The move marks a fresh chapter as she relocates from her current location to join family and begin homemaking.
Choir rehearsal tonight for revival in High Point
Rudd Newsom of Guilford College directs the singing for the revival. He announces a choir practice tonight at 7 45 in the tent on West Green and Willow Brook streets. The revival begins next Sunday at 8 30 p m with all musicians urged to attend.
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Rudd Newsom
Guilford College
Jim Green
West Green
Willowbrook Streets
High Point
Black Baseball Celebration Set At Welch Park
High Point Black team to host a celebration after a 3 30 game with the Graham Giants at Welch Park. Many Graham residents plan to attend an automobile excursion from Graham to the event and barbecue.
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High
Welch Park
Red Sox
High Point
Graham Giants
Graham
Cotton futures open firm with 59 to 73 point advance
The cotton market opened firm in New York today with advances of 59 to 73 points. December contracts rose to 19.42 as traders noted technical improvements after yesterday's sharp moves. Futures quotes: October 18.90, December 19.20, January 18.49, March 19.45, May 19.45.
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New York
Eighty High Point guards receive honorable discharges
Eighty members of the High Point home guard company were discharged from the North Carolina reserve militia last night at Harris hall on Washington Street. Captain H. A. Millis authored their discharge papers and received a large United States flag in recognition of his service. The unit formed in 1917 and trained regularly though not called into active combat, with A. Soewell as first lieutenant and W. M. Tucker as second lieutenant.
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High Point Home Guard Company
North Carolina Reserve Militia
Harris Hall
Washington Street
H. A. Millis
A. 8Oewell
W. M. Tucker
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