Klan Knavocation Ends as Evans Outlines Four Year Program
Washington reports the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan close their biennial Klan vacation with a memorial service honoring members who died in recent riots including Herrin. Imperial Wizard Dr. Hirlam W Evans rallies for Protestant supremacy and a program to defend America from ism while warning Nations and Europe on Mexico.
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Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Order
Washington Auditorium
Virginia
Hirlam W Evans
Klan
America
Evans
League of Nations
Europe
Mexico
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The
Invisible Empire
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J. M. Frazier
Houston
Tex
Will Hear Ross Case On Merits
In Raleigh the North Carolina Supreme Court moved to hear the Ross double murder case on its merits after reserving judgment on verdict irregularities. The defense sought a new trial citing Cranmer rulings and time to prepare, while an affidavit argued the verdict form followed state law manuals.
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Raleigh
Ross
Supreme Court
Stacy
J. C. Powell
Warren County Superior Court
North Carolina
E. H. Cranmer
Coolidge Proclaims Embargo on Arms to Nicaragua
President Coolidge issued a proclamation ordering an embargo on arms shipments to Nicaragua. The action follows a State Department recommendation due to disturbances in the Central American nation.
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Paul Smith
Coolidge
Nicaragua
State Department
Wood arraigned in Wake Superior Court on murder charge
Rev. George Wood of Kinston was arraigned in Wake Superior court after a grand jury returned a true bill charging murder. He pleaded not guilty and was released on $5,000 bond as Solicitor Evang announced he would not seek a first degree indictment.
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Raleigh
George Wood
Kinston
Wake Superior Court
Evang
Opening of Asheville Atlanta road marked by motorcade
A motorcade of more than 2,000 people departed Franklin to celebrate the new concrete highway linking Asheville and Atlanta. Speakers included John N. Holder and Frank Page, with delegates joining at towns along the route as the Asheville chamber of commerce hosted ceremonies at the state line event.
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Asheville
Atlanta
John N. Holder
Georgia State Highway Board
Cameron Morrison
Frank Page
North Carolina Highway Board
Georgia-North Carolina State Line
J. G. Stikeleather
Smith Narrowly Leads Brown in South Carolina Senate Race
With most returns in, E. D. Smith leads Edgar A. Brown for the South Carolina Senate seat as votes still being counted. Results show Smith 78 906 to Brown 73 604 amid a statewide contest alongside John G. Richards defeating Ira C. Blackwood for governor and Hampton P. Fulmer renominated in the seventh district.
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D. C
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E. D. Smith
World Court
Edgar A. Brown
Brown
Smith
John G. Richards
Railroad Commission
Ira C. Blackwood
Spartanburg
Blackwood
Richards
Hampton P. Fulmer
Congress
E. M. Dupde
Billion dollar turnover day mentioned with Jactle Sam
Washington reports a billion dollar turnover day with Jactle Sam taking 300 million in income taxes and selling 300 million in certificates while retiring 400 million in other certificates. Included are notes on Elbert H Gary turning 8 and questions about his U S Steel chair, Gene Tunney praised by an examiner, and Al Jolson calling himself a rotten screen star in court.
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Washington
Jactle Sam
Maryland Primary Returns Highlight Complex Ballot Counting
Maryland faced a complex unit based primary system across 1,184 precincts. Albert C. Ritchie led in 967 Maryland precincts with 75,989 votes to William Maley 15,984, while the state systems allow a candidate to win the popular vote yet lose the convention majority.
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Baltimore
Albert C. Ritchie
Executive
William Milnes Maley
Amateur golfers begin title play in ideal weather
Bobby Jones of Atlanta aimed for his third straight national amateur crown as he edged Dick Jones of New York one up in a Baltusrol first round match. Roland Mackenzie from Washington fell to M. B. Stevenson 1 up in a brisk, close bout. Watts Gunn, Jones's Atlanta friend, survived a tight match with Jack Westlind 3 and?
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N. J
Bobby Jones
Atlanta
Baltusrol
Dick Jones
New York
Oakmont
Roland Mackenzie
Washington, D. C
M. B. Stevenson
Chevy Chase
Watts Gunn
Two Fronts Open as Amateur Golf Championship Starts
Thirty two contenders began the play match struggle for the national amateur golf championship at Short Hills. George Von Elm of Los Angeles and Ellsworth Augustus of Cleveland led the field from the first tee at the Bal- field course amid favorable weather. Bobby Jones of Atlanta had held the title for two years.
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Short Hills
Bobby Jones
Atlanta
George von Elm
Los Angeles
Ellsworth Augustus
Cleveland
Steamer Robin Gray Fires Near Southport Harbor
The steamer Robin Gray, reported burning last night off the North Carolina coast, sailed under her own power toward Southport Harbor. Pilots noted water being pumped into and out of the hold as she approached port. no loss of life was believed.
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Wilmington
Robin Gray
North Carolina
Southport Harbor
Loughport
Eight Die In Kansas City Water Tunnel Explosion
An explosion in a Missouri River tunnel under construction in Kansas City is believed to have killed eight workmen. The crew started work at 11 o'clock last night and two dynamite cases are thought to have exploded. The tunnel is part of the citys new water system.
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Missouri River
McPherson Kidnapping Probe Reopened in Los Angeles
District Attorney Asa Keyes announced a fresh phase in the Aimee Semple McPherson kidnapping case with potential calls for principal witnesses. Lorraine Wiseman-Sielaff, a seamstress, faces further questioning over cash she received to help frame parts of the tale. McPherson admitted employing Sielaff to seek evidence to counter reports she lived at a Carmel cottage with Kenneth G. Ormiston, ex Angelus Temple radio operator.
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Los Angeles
Asa Keyes
Aimee Semple McPherson
Angelus Temple
Bernice Morris
R. A. McKinley
Long Beach
Lorraine Wiseman-Sielaff
British Cruiser Carysfort Ordered to China
The British cruiser Carysfort was ordered to depart Devonport for China this afternoon as reported from England.
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Devonport
Eng
Carysfort
National Way of Senate Nomination Contests Across States
Across Maryland, South Carolina, Colorado, Washington, Vermont, Massachusetts, Louisiana, Michigan and New York the latest returns show incumbent and rival candidates in tight races for Republican senatorial nominations and clear leads for several Democratic options. Key figures include O E Weller, John Phillip Hill, Ellison D Smith, Charley W Waterman, Wesley L Jones, John E Weeks, William A Butler, Alvan T Fuller, and others with varied outcomes in gubernatorial and congressional contests.
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O. E. Weller
John Phillip Hill
Millard Tydings
Colorado
Charley W. Waterman
Rice W. Means
W. F. Sweet
Massachusetts
William A Butler
Republican National Committee
David I. Walsh
Alvan T. Fuller
William A. Gaston
James A. Gallivan
Typhus Epidemic Hits Hanover Area Amid Rising Deaths
In Hanover Germany on September 15 the typhus outbreak worsens with thirty deaths and 1100 cases reported. The Red Cross ships 500 beds and ambulances from Berlin Hamburg and Bremen and erects three hospital barracks. Magdeburg reports two deaths and forty cases.
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Salisbury Case to Grand Jury
Salisbury Sept. 15 Frank R. Brown former secretary and treasurer of the Perpetual Building and Loan Association of this city under indictment in seven counts alleging embezzlement waived a hearing before Judge Charles Coggin and the case goes to the grand jury for action Superior court is in session and no action has been taken up to noon today
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Frank R. Brown
Perpetual Building and Loan Association
Charles Coggin
Rowan County
Roxie Stinson Announces Wedding After Fraud Case Fame
Roxie Stinson, known for her fraud case notoriety and Senate hearing exposure, married Phillip E. Brast an oil operator in Covington Kentucky on September 3. The ceremony was disclosed upon her return to Washington Court House Ohio from New York.
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Roxie Stinson
Fraud Case Fame
Washington Court House
Ohio
Jesse W. Smith
Senate
Harry M. Daugherty
Covington, Ky
Phillip E. Brast
New York
Officials Meet In Asheville On Change Of Venue And Bus Regulation
In Ashville today Kinnie Wagner case hears change of venue motion as court plans afternoon ruling. Separately railroad and bus executives from the Carolinas and southeast attend an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on interstate bus regulation with state and federal officials present. discussion centers on shifting regulatory powers to state bodies.
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Wagner's Counsel Railroad and Bus
Asheville
North
South Carolina
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Lea J. Flynn
Interstate Commercce Commission
John J. Eseh
Washington, D. C
R. O. Self
North Carolina
W. T. Lee
Change of venue hearing in Wagner murder case continues
Leakesville Mississippi September 15 hearing on Kinnie Wagner formerly of the circus, charged with the December 24, 1924 slaying of Deputy Sheriff Murdoch McIntosh, continued in Greene County court. Defense witnesses seek lack of fair trial, state presents over twenty witnesses, testimony unlikely to start before late afternoon.
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Miss
Kinnie Wagner
Murdock McIntosh
Greene County
Bordeaux
Clarke County
Leakesville
Murdoch McIntosh
Wagner
Mississippi
United States Asks Nicaragua for Truce During Peace Talks
The United States government requests both the Nicaraguan government and revolutionary leaders to agree to a truce while peace negotiations proceed.
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Washington
United States
Liquor Violation Arrests Top 1361 in W NC
Western North Carolina police reported 1,361 arrests for prohibition violations in the year ending September 1. Charlotte filed AP wire details noting the statewide crackdown and regional enforcement. numbers highlight scale of enforcement in the period.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Question validity of claim in Daugherty Miller trial
New York Sept 15 AP Richard Merton the German metal magnate finished his testimony in the Daugherty Miller trial after six days on the stand The government said no further need of him and Miller’s counsel asked the court to hold him in reserve for possible cross examination He would await court calls at his hotel continued on Page 5
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Richard Merton
Harry M. Daugherty
Thomas W. Miller
Merton
William Rand
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