Grand jury probes Arbuckle case after five hour session
San Francisco report says District Attorney Brady charged perjury by key prosecution witness Zey Provost and alleged undue influence on others. Arbuckle remained silent as the grand jury adjourned without an indictment after hearing Mable Parsons and Mrs Belmont testimony plus a postmortem and party details.
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San Francisco
Virginia Rappe
Roscoe
Fatty) Arbuckle
Matthew Brady
Brady
Miss Zey Provost
Zey Pyrron
Grand Jury
Miss Rappe
Arbuckle
Mable Parsons
Clifford Curtis
Arbuckle Kin Defends His Character as Generous Man
Nora Arbuckle St Johns Roscoe Arbuckle’s sister says he supported relatives since childhood and became generous after his fortune. She praises his kindness to family and insists he would not harm a woman, noting he was a tender hearted person born large.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Roscoe Arbuckle
Nora Arbuckle St. Johns
Alex St. Johns
Fiesno
Funeral Held for E. A. Hammer in Mechanicsville
Funeral services for E. A. Hammer were conducted with Masonic honors at his Mechanicsville home. Rev. Edw. Suits Rev. J. H. Moton and Rev. Neese Davis led the rites. A large gathering of friends and relatives attended, with the local Masonic lodge members acting as pallbearers and conducting grave-side duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E .A. Hammer
Mechanicsville
Edw. Suits
Lebanon Methodist Protestant Church
J. H. Moton
Welch Memorial
Neese Davis
Masonic Lodge
Hammer
First Class Trucks Inspect Fire Apparatus In High Point
Henry T. Gleeson of American LaFrance Fire Company Elmira New York returns to headquarters after spending two days in High Point inspecting the motor fire trucks. He states the machines are in first class condition.
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High Point
Henry T. Gleeson
American LaFrance Fire Company
Elmira
N. Y
Former Saloonkeeper Earns Gold Badge as Dry Officer
Tampa Florida September 13 Former saloonkeeper U S Deputy Marshal John E Cox receives a solid gold badge from the Women’s Christian Temperance Union the Tampa Woman’s Club and the Y M C A secretary praising his work against bootleggers liquor smugglers and moonshiners He reportedly made more arrests in two years than any federal deputy in the South and led raids that seized over 100000 in contraband He is a native of Breathitt County Kentucky and is noted as a dead shot.
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Tampa
Fla
U. S
John E. Cox
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
South
Cox
Breathitt County
Kentucky
Rev Charles A Cecil Dies Prominent North Carolina Minister
Rev Charles A Cecil a noted Methodist Protestant leader in North Carolina died at his home after months of illness. He led the North Carolina conference for years and served eight general conferences. Survived by his wife Sarah Laws two children and siblings. funeral at First Methodist Protestant church tomorrow at 11.
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Charles A. Cecil
North Carolina
Thurston Street
Mr. Cecil
Davidson County
S. A. Cecil
Piedmont
Cecil
Old Trinity College
North Davidson
Lou Teague
O. C Durland
Sarah Laws
Y. F. Cecil
I. S. York
High Point
First
George R. Brown
Renewed Selling on the Cotton Market in New York
The cotton market opened with renewed selling and a continued reaction from the previous day’s maximum fluctuation rule. Liverpool showed steadiness as weather news improved, with October and December futures down about 200 to 250 points from late last week, while opening prices listed for October 19.65 and December 19.75 among others.
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New York
Liverpool
Arkansas Congressman Samuel Taylor Dies in Washington
Washington September 15. Representative Samuel M. Taylor of Arkansas died at his home here after weeks of illness with pleurisy and pneumonia. He was 63 years old and had not attended House sessions since July 1. Taylor was the ranking Democratic member of the rivers and harbors committee.
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Washington
Samuel M. Taylor
Arkansas
Taylor
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Round Trip Tickets Sold to Charlotte for Exposition
Southern railway announces a special round trip rate to Charlotte for the Modern- Carolinas exposition. Tickets good on September 14 16 18 19 21 23 26 28 and valid until September 30. Fares to Charlotte and return are 4.60.
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H. D. Saunders
The
Southern Railway
Southern
Charlotte
Reporter 10 Subpoenaed Over Kennedy Murder Case
Chandler Sprague Los Angeles Examiner reporter is to testify before the county grand jury about an August 14 jail conversation with Arthur C. Burch. Burch and Mrs Madalyne Obenchain are indicted for the murder of J Belton Kennedy. both deny Sprague’s account calling it a lie.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Chandler Sprague
Los Angeles Examiner
Arthur C. Burch
Madalyne Obenchain
J. Belton Kennedy
Sprague
Burch
Emigration Law at Risk as Attacks Grow
Secretary Davis warned that efforts to discredit the three percent emigration law would likely trigger disruptions and possibly Congress stopping emigration. He echoed President Harding’s letter blaming dishonest steamship lines for enforcing problems and noted misleading hardship stories aimed at undermining the law. He stated the administration would stand by the law.
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Washington
Davis
Congress
Harding
Siegel
New York
Four Men in Race in N Y Primary
Women voters in New York participate for the first time in a mayoralty campaign as four Republicans contend to face Mayor John F. Hylan. The candidates are Henry F. Curran F H L Guardia Judge Reuben Haskell and William M Bennett.
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New York
John F. Hylan
Henry F. Curran
Borough of
Manhattan
F. H. L. Guardia
Board of Aldermen
Reuben Haskell
Brooklyn
William M. Bennett
Alabama to Be Used as Air Target in War Tests
The battleship Alabama will be turned over by the navy at Philadelphia to the army air service for bombing trials off Tangier Island in Chesapeake Bay. Tests begin September 20 and will be conducted under war-like conditions as announced by the War Department.
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Washington
Alabama
Army Air Service
Navy
Philadelphia
Chespeake Bay
Tangier Island
War Department
Kirby Found Guilty in Taxi Driver Murder Case
In Columbia South Carolina Lexington county court S J Kirby became the first of three men tried for the August 9 murder of William Brazell a Columbia taxi driver to be convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death in the electric chair. The jury reached verdict at 10 59 this morning after less than an hour of deliberation as the trials of C O Fox and Jess Gettens began immediately following Kirby's conviction.
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Columbia
S. C
S. J. Kirby
William Brazell
Lexington
C. O. Fox
Jess Gettens
Kirby
New Version of Sid Hatfield Death Emerges in Matewan
Mrs. Hatfield, widow of Sid Hatfield, tells of the Welch courthouse shooting and says a gang of gunmen killed Sid. She recalls her life in Matewan, recounts past losses, and notes plans for a large monument to Sid in Charleston while keeping a revolver in sight for protection.
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Matewan
W. Va
West Virginia
Sid Hatfield
Earler
Co. C. Testerman
Welch
Ed Chambers
Sid
Mohawk Valley
Edad Chambers
Mrs. Chambers
Cce Lively
Baldwin-Felts
Lively
Hatfield
Testerman
Charleston
Youths Killed in Chicago Automobile Scam
Confessions obtained overnight linked to the murders of B. J. Daugherty and A. Ausmus, automobile salesmen. Harvey W. Church named two accomplices Leo Parks and Clarence Wilder, saying the motive was to seize a $5,400 car after luring them to his home to complete a purchase.
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Chicago
B. J. Daugherty
A. Ausmus
Harvey W. Church
Church
Leo Parks
Clarence Wilder
Parks
Wilmington clergyman accepts St Pauls rectorship in Winston-Salem
The Rev. R. E. Gribben of Wilmington has accepted the call to lead St. Pauls Episcopal church in Winston-Salem and will arrive October 15 to begin duties.
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Winston Call
Winston
R. E. Gribben
Wilmington
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Winston-Salem
Gompers Plans Aid Campaign for Textile Workers
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor will travel from New York to Atlanta Georgia to assist in a campaign against wage cuts in Georgia Tennessee North Carolina South Carolina and Alabama. The plan was announced at the United Textile Workers of America convention he said employers have repeatedly imposed cuts driving workers to desperation.
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New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Atlanta
Georgia
Tennessee
North Carolina
South Carolina
Alabama
Gompers
United Textile Workers of America
Repeal of Excess Profits Scheduled for 1922
The Senate Finance Committee approved the house tax bill provision to repeal the excess profits tax effective January 1 1922 as Secretary Mellon recommended. The committee also accepted repeal of the capital stock tax and voted to raise the corporate income tax from ten to fifteen percent effective January 1 with the house setting it at 12 1 2 percent.
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Washington
Mellon
Senate Finance Committee
House
Revival Draws Crowds At Green Street Gospel Tent
Large crowds filled the Green and Willowbroke Street tent to capacity as Rev. Jim Green preached a powerful gospel. The night service overflowed, with hundreds outside. day seats were added today. Two thousand voices joined in grand hymns as a choir of over one hundred led the music. Cottage prayer meetings were urged for homes across the city with 10 to 10:30 am slots, and noon hour factory meetings were planned. Eleven High Point churches back the revival.
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Green
Willowbroke Streets
Jim Green
Abernethy
High Point
Mr. Green
Teachers to Meet Here Late Today in High Point
General teachers meeting set for 4 pm to discuss pupil enrollment at High Point schools. First gathering of the year follows yesterday's opening. Superintendent W M Marr to preside. About 2800 pupils attended yesterday with no current official figures available yet.
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High Point
W. M. Marr
Marr
Greenwood Men Seek Action on Mob Violence in City
Business and professional men of Greenwood S C appeared before the grand jury investigating the whipping of two black women and urged immediate action against lawlessness. They pledged support to suppress mob violence and liquor-law violations as Judge Featherstone ordered trials for mob members.
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Greenwood
S. C
Featherstone
Rail Employes To Be Tried In Georgia
Fitzgerald Ga Sept 15 The Ben Hill County Superior Court prepared to select a jury after denying a change of venue for O C Fairfield former flagman on the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic railroad and the first of twenty six defendants including Fitzgerald Mayor L Pitman charged with interfering with employes and awaiting trial today
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Fitzgerald
O. C. Fairfield
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
L. Pitman
Ben Hill County
Water Here Again Declared Be To Pure
High Point water remains 100 percent pure as confirmed by a Raleigh state laboratory telegram to City Manager Pickett. Rainfall has replenished supply, and officials say there is no danger of a water famine in the city.
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High Point
Pickett
State Laboratory of Hygiene
Raleigh
Many Aspirants for Unexpired Term of Judge Allen
Raleigh dispatch reports 21 names circulated as possible appointees to fill the late Justice William R. Allen’s term. Governor Morrison leans toward an eastern appointee, with Manning or Adams viewed as possible choices. Fire loss in August set a record low at 221 805.69 dollars, and E C Brooks will address county and city heads at Chapel Hill next Tuesday on county government efficiency.
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Raleigh
Cameron Morrison
Supreme Court
William R. Allen
North Carolina
Morrison
Charlotte
Judge Allen
Statesville
Justice Hoke
Justice Walker
Lincoln
James 8. Manning
W. J. Adams
Carthage
Judge Adams
Manning
Adams
Josiah W. Bailey
Tasker Polk
Thomas D. Warren
Heriot Clarkson
George Connor
O. H. Guion
George Rountree
Jnc
E. Woodward
W. Atlas Finch
Francis W. Winston
James S. Manning
B. F. Long
E. C. Brooks
Chapel Hill
University
Brokes
State College
Farmers and Farm Women’s Convention
Observed Luminous Rectangular Object Over Manresa
After a storm at Manresa a remarkable sky event was seen. A bright rectangular shape crossed the sky from north to east at great speed, followed by a luminous tail with spark-like fragments. Authorities believe it may have been a meteor.
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Madrid
Manresa
Appointment sought for Judge T. J. Shaw for NC Supreme Court
Greensboro judge T. J. Shaw is urged as successor to the late William R. Aller of Goldsboro. North Carolina leaders from across the state forward telegrams to Governor Morrison at Raleigh. Shaw is viewed by friends as having a strong chance. Governor Morrison is reportedly reviewing multiple candidates and a decision may come soon.
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T. J. Shaw
Greensboro
William R. Aller
Goldsboro
North Carolina Supreme Court
High Point
Morrison
Staleigh
North Carolina
Shaw
Associate Supreme Court
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C.A. Ceci
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Allen
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