McAdoo Declines 1928 Democratic Presidential Bid
William Gibbs McAdoo announced he would not seek the Democratic nomination in 1928. The statement sparked talk that Governor Alfred E. Smith might bow out, while Southern senators urged Smith to withdraw to heal party rifts over religion and prohibition.
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Washington
William Gibbs McAdoo
Alfred E. Smith
Madison Square Garden
Guv Smith
New York
Gov. Smith
South
Smith
Treasury
McAdoo
Caraway
Arkansas
Harris
Georgia
Fletcher
Florida
United States
Heat Wave Is Broken by Rain in Spartanburg
A heavy thundershower ended a lengthy heat wave in Spartanburg on Sept. 17. A building cornice fell from an eight story office block, the Y M C A flooded by a broken pipe likely due to lightning, and rain totaled about one inch. No injuries reported and temperatures dropped to a high of 96 degrees.
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Spartanburg
Prohibition Agents Fire Fatal Shot in Maryland Farm Case
Senator Edwards denounces the Gundlacht shooting as murder and an assault on constitutional guarantees. He says enforcement by gun risks breaking down law enforcement, while the anti-prohibition group calls the death another nail in the coffin of prohibition and warns of nationwide misery.
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Washington
Charles __ V. Gundlacht
Leonardstown
Maryland
Edwards
New Jersey
Gundlacht
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Prohibition
Seven Killed As Plane Crashes In New Jersey Orchard
A Fokker airliner owned by Reynolds Airways crashed in an apple orchard near New Market Plainfield today killing seven and injuring five. Pilot Harry A. Chandler and mechanic J. W. King were among the dead. several Plainfield residents were aboard. State police controlled crowds as Hadley field staff rushed to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield
N. J
Fokker
Europe
Holland
West Africa
New Market
Reynolds Airways
Hadley Field
Harry A. Chandler
New Brunswick
J. W
Charley
King
Russell Campbell
Suburban Transit Company
Miss O'Neill
Newark
Fred Donovan
Frank Heater
Muhlenberg Hospital
Matthew Lutz
Louis Pellis
Lorraine Donovan
Verna Donovan
Bessie Heater
N. King
Rudolph Kanpf
Five Acres
Schenck
Fred
George Schenck
Man Struck by Crescent Limited Injures Hillcrest Worker
Ernest Williams, 24, of Hillcrest silk mills, was struck at Oak Hill crossing by the Crescent Limited at 10:20 pm and thrown 30 to 40 feet. He was found by a passerby, treated at Guilford General Hospital for a mangled shoulder and bruised head, and his condition improved later that night.
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Ernest Williams
Hillcrest Silk Mills
Crack Crescent Limited
Oak Hill
Sehriest
Guilford General Hospital
Wiliams
Williams
Crescent
Caldwell Boarding House
Hillcrest Mill
Gold and Nettles Lead Early Speakership Battle in North Carolina
Raleigh observers note an early, intense race for the 1929 North Carolina general assembly speakership. A. H. Graham and Harry Nettles announce candidacies, with T. J. Gold expected to join. West vs Piedmont balance and Buncombe support shape the contest as campaign planning begins.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
A. H
Sandy
Graham
Orange County
Harry Nettles
Buncombe County
Nettles
T. J. Gold
High Point
Friends of Gold
J. D. Murphy
Asheville
Net
Murphy
Piedmont
E Dowd
Pharr
Mecklenburg
Grier
Iredell
Rowan
Brummitt
Granville
Great Mountain
Gold
Orange
Guilford
Judge Murphy
J. Y. Joyner
August the coldest on record in North Carolina
The August report from the U S Weather Bureau declares the month the coldest August on record in North Carolina. It notes September may be the hottest yet and that August 1926 was the warmest in 20 years, with most August temperatures below normal except for brief periods. The mean across 67 stations was 76.8 degrees, 2.7 below normal, and Mount Mitchell reached 38 degrees.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
United States Weather Bureau
Mount Mitchell
Tobacco Growers Turn to Piedmont Station Markets
Raleigh reports opening of middle belt tobacco markets with Durham as principal market and last year sales data. August figures show mixed relief versus prior year, while eastern North Carolina bright belt posted averages around 17 to 18 dollars per hundredweight. Major markets like Wilson, Kinston, and Rocky Mount report weekly and season totals with average prices. October 4 set as the opening day for old belt markets including Winston-Salem and Virginia.
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Raleigh
Piedmont
Middle Belt
Border Belt
North Carolina
Durham
Oxford
Henderson
Winston-Salem
Virginia
Greenville
N. C
Wilson
Kinston
Rocky Mount
Holm to Visit During North Carolina Forestry Meeting
Axel H Holm of the U S department of commerce will visit during the annual North Carolina Forestry association meeting at High Point September 21 22. Officials say the guest will tour leading High Point furniture plants with delegates. State Forester J S Holmes will represent the department of conservation and development.
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Raleigh
Axel H. Holm
United States Department of Commerce
North Carolina Forestry Association
High Point
J. S. Holmes
Department of Conservation and Development
Firefighters Overcome by Smoke in Richmond Fire
Nine city firemen were treated at a local hospital after bravely battling a major blaze in Richmond's business district. The fire at Corley Music Co. caused about 250000 in losses, with insurance coverage partly filling the claim, and was extinguished after two hours.
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Richmond
Corley Music Company
Heat Wave Continues With Slight Relief Expected Across South
South reports only modest relief from the week's extreme heat. Most towns show drops up to ten degrees, with thundery conditions forecast for Monday night. Florida records cooler Atlantic breezes and steady 85 to 89 temperatures while cities from Columbus Georgia to Nashville log near record highs.
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Atlanta
South
Florida
Atlantic
St. Petersburg
Tampa
Jacksonville
Columbus
Montgomery
Birmingham
Rome
Louisville
Dixie
Nashville
New Orleans
Memphis
Chattanooga
Savannah
Macon
Columbia
S. C
Diver Yeager to search Lake Summit for drowned Florida woman
Charleston navy yard diver H. W. Yeager was summoned to Lake Summit near Tuxedo North Carolina to recover the body of Mrs. J Berek Bickler of Belleview Florida who drowned when a car plunged into the lake. He will depart with assistant W. H. Cook at 1 15 a m tomorrow.
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Charleston
S. C
H. W. Yeager
Charleston Navy Yard
Lake Summitt
Tuxedo
N. C
J. &. Berek Bickler
Belleview
Fla
W. H. Cook
North Carolina Officials Protest Federal Crop Reports
State leaders including Agriculture Commissioner William A. Graham United Senators Simmons Overman and Congressman Bulwinkle and R W H Stone of the North Carolina Farmers Union protest reports attributed to federal agriculture officials forecasting cotton prices. Telegrams were sent to Washington and a $6 a bale price drop followed, with Graham leading the protest as the state agriculture department distances itself from federal statements.
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Raleigh
William A. Graham
United
Simmons and Overman
North Carolina
A. L. Bulwinkle
Gastonia
R. W H. Stone
Greensboro
Stone
Federal Department of Agriculture
Graham
New Orleans
State Department of Agriculture
Department
Distinct Shocks Felt Across California Valley
Two separate earthquake tremors lasting about twenty seconds were felt across the San Joaquin Valley near Fresno starting at 6 08 p.m. Reports came from Bass Lake Big Creek Auberry and areas in the Sierra foothills with no damage reported.
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Fresno
Calif
San Joaquin Valley
Bass Lake
Big Creek
Sierras
Auberry
Warehousemen urge growers to halt tobacco flow
Wilson NC September 17 AP Wilson directors of the North Carolina Warehouse association passed resolutions urging tobacco growers to hold their crop in reserve to clear up market congestion. Warehousemen believe high prices will prevail if the huge wave of tobacco entering markets in the area is slowed.
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Wilson, N. C
Wilson
North Carolina Warehouse Association
Davis to Speak at North Carolina Association Meeting
Charleston dispatch says John W. Davis, 1924 Democratic presidential nominee, has accepted an invitation to address the North Carolina Association annual meeting in Columbia next February. P H Henderson of Aiken, an association resident, announced the arrangement.
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Davis
Charleston
John W. Davis
North Ciation
Columbia
P. ¥. Henderson
Aiken
News and Courier
Woman Killed in Crash Identified as Miss Laroche
Asheville police identified Miss Jean Laroche of Birmingham as the young woman killed in the automobile crash near Asheville yesterday. She had been living in a rooming house and had moved recently. Johnson of Bilmore survived the plunge off a bridge to railway tracks.
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Asheville
Here
Jean Laroche
Birmingham
Hood
Abbeville
Ala
Plane Crash Kills Pilot Near New Brunswick
An eight passenger Fokker aircraft crashed midway between New Brunswick and the city. The pilot was killed and several passengers were severely injured. Victims were rushed to Muhlenberg hospital, where some may not recover.
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Plainfield
N. J
Fokker
New Brunswick
Muhlenberg Hospital
Earthquake Shocks Hanford Residents at 6 30 PM
A strong earthquake was felt in Hanford California at 6:30 PM causing rattling windows doors and dishes to shake on dinner tables. No damage was reported and no injuries were mentioned.
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Hanford
Calif
Harford
Missing Pastor Located in Cincinnati
The disappearance of Rev. Willis J. Jordan from Second Avenue Methodist church in Columbus drew churchwide concern until local reports said he was in Cincinnati Ohio. Detected details indicate Rev. A V Nobles, formerly at the church, was jailed briefly after the case.
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Cincinnati
Columbus
Willis J. Jordan
Second Avenue Methodist Church
North
Ohio
A. V. Nobles
Rev. Jordan
Accused Killer Is in Jail Now
Constable John Bright is jailed in Murphy North Carolina awaiting a preliminary hearing after being charged with shooting Wayne Moore a 19 year old Cherokee county youth at a Baptist church. The slaying occurred after Bright whispered to Moore at the close of the sermon and Moore was pursued by his mother Mrs Will Moore as two shots rang out. No motive has been disclosed.
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Greece
New York
Murphy
N. C
John Bright
Wayne Moore
Cherokee County
Factory Town
Will Moore
Owl Creek
Bright
Moé@re
Moore
Lion aboard pilot Martin Jensen flight reaches New York
A wireless message from Martin Jensen traveling from San Diego to New York announced he had passed Chicago. Jensen is accompanied by Leo the circus lion aboard the plane, with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as sponsor.
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New York
Martin Jensen
San Diego
Calif
Chicago
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Jensen
Leo
Weather conditions for Halifax flight today
Fair weather in Halifax with Captain MacIntosh's flight aided by a northwest wind at 20 knots. St Johns reports clear skies and a 14 mph wind, indicating favorable flying conditions.
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Halifax
MacIntosh
St. Johns
M. B
McAdoo Declines Presidential Bid Cited by Smith Interest
New York September 17 AP Governor Al Smith comments on William G McAdoo's decision not to run for president. Smith, a potential Democratic nominee, did not address the McAdoo announcement directly.
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New York
al E. Smith
William G. McAdoo
Five Arrests Made of Flogging Suspects in Hartselle
Five farmers Dave Whitten Charles Speegle John Patterson Beauford Speegle and John Livingston were arrested in Hartselle Alabama after a Morganton county grand jury indicted them in the flogging of John Ferguson. Other indictments were reported and further tests expected.
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Hartselle
Ala
Morganton County
John Ferguson
Dave Whitten
Charles Speegle
John Patterson
Beauford Speegle
John Livingston
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Man
Crescent Limited
Cleveland
Sam Smith
Common Pleas
Carl V. Weygandt
Holm
Rings In Victory
America
France
Paris
Republic
Douaumont
Verdun
California
Boy
Weather Fair
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