Five Bomb Throwers Nabbed After Shoe Shop Bombing
Chicago police captured five men in a ten hour raid after a bombing damaged a shoe repair shop. Arrested were Michael Bench James Smith John Barry and Charles Young with Richard Burke wounded. Police seized 1400 dynamite sticks and 106 TNT and expected to link unions and multiple bombings.
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Chicago
Richard Burke
Burke
Michael Hughes
Michael Bench
James Smith
John Barry
Charles Young
Smith
Barry
Young
Hughes
City School Board Expands Staff As Enrollment Grows
Superintendent Marr reports 2536 white and 1001 Negro pupils in city schools with white enrollment at 3512 or 72.2 percent. Board authorizes an additional first grade teacher at Emma Blair and seeks another for eighth grade at the high school. Annie Rebecca Hawkins hired from Brown Summit to fill in. An assistant is planned for the manual training department due to increased pupil numbers.
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High Point
W. M. Marr
Emma Blair
Main Street
Grimes Street
Elm Street
Fairview Street
Marr
City School Board
Annie Rebecca Hawkins
Brown Summit
Marry
R. G. Knight
National Unemployment Congress Meets in Washington
The National Unemployment congress will meet here next Monday at 10 o'clock. Secretary Hoover said the body will number about thirty delegates chosen for their usefulness in addressing unemployment and for geographic representation. The program remains unspecified and no employment system is expected to be created.
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Washington
National Unemployment Congress
Hoover
League Sees Naval Disarmament Best via Washington Talks
Geneva report says the Washington conference is better suited than the League to handle naval disarmament, proposing that major powers achieve reduction through mutual accord at the talks.
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League
Conference
Geneva
League of Nations
Washington
Russians Assured of Guarded Interests at Conference
The state department said legitimate Russian interests would be carefully guarded at the armament and far eastern conference. The assurances were sent to Chita’s representative in response to a request for admission to the talks, via the American minister at Peking. The United States note reflected its views on the Russian position.
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Washington
State Department
Chita
Department
Peking
United States
Sims Denies Quotation On Merchant Marine
Rear Admiral William Sims says Senator Carter Glass misquoted him in London remarks. He explains in a letter to the National Merchant Association that he favored developing a merchant marine but under current laws it would be very difficult to build one commensurate with the United States needs.
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Washington
Carter Glass
London
United States
William Sims
National Merchant Association
Virginia
Senate
Bandits Steal Whisky From Kentucky Distillery
Masked and armed men overpowered two guards at the B MacClasky and Son distillery in Bloomfield Kentucky bound them with tele graph wire blindfolded them with curtains and escaped in seven touring cars with 88 cases and three barrels of whiskey. They also took $55 in cash and a pistol from one guard.
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Bloomfeld
B. MacClasky and Son
Steamship Malden Beached After Collision Off Montauk
The steamship Malden, traveling Norfolk to Boston, was beached near Montauk Point after a Sunday collision with the schooner Jeaney. Two tugs and two coast guard cutters assist as salvage teams monitor the scene. Also, Miss Elizabeth Nolan of Marietta Georgia arrives tonight to visit Mrs Henri Turner on the Parkway after attending dances at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington Virginia.
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Montauk
N. Y
Malden
Norfolk
Boston
Jeaney
Montauk Point
Coast Guard
Elizabeth Nolan
Marietta
Henri Turner
Jobless Auction Sparks Protest in New York
Urbain Ledoux plans a public auction of services on the steps of the library drawing one unemployed woman and twenty five men despite police and labor leader orders. Edwin Brown, a Denver volunteer, reports his night tour in old clothes and notes thousands of men sleeping in parks and washing at fountains.
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New York
Urbain Ledoux
Ledoux
Edwin Brown
Denver
William C. Brown
New York Central Railroad
Betting Costs for Negro Trio In Municipal Court
Joe Tussey Gus McCoy and Rochelle Dalton, all negroes, were found guilty in municipal court on gambling charges filed after officers arrested them for betting on automobile numbers. Judge Royal suspended costs after payment. Lillian Boone was arrested for assaulting her husband but the case was dropped after a compromise. Nisbet Johnson was found not guilty of non support. Several cases were continued.
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Joe Tussey
Gus McCoy
Rochelle Dalton
Judge Royal
Wood
Cecil
Lillian Boone
William Boone
Wif
Nisbet Johnson
Funeral for Willie L. Underwood Draws Large Crowd
More than 1,000 men and women attended the military funeral at First Baptist Church for Willie L. Underwood who was killed in action in France on November 9, 1918. Rev. James A. Clarke and Rev. J. M. Hilliard officiated with the American Legion firing squad in charge. Ellis Band played music and the South High Point council Jr. O U A M participated at the grave. Interment was at Oakwood Cemetery.
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First Baptist Church
Willie L. Underwood
France
James A. Clarke
J. M. Hilliard
American Legion
Ellis Band
South High Point Council, Jr. O. U. A. M
Oakwood Cemetery
Negroes Seek Action Against Assailants in Orangeburg
Two men from St. Stephens Berkeley county arrive in Orangeburg to press charges against eight white men and others accused of taking them to the woods on September 12. They claim they were hanged by the neck for information about a road construction camp shooting. Local counsel is engaged but no action has been taken by the solicitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orangeburg
D. C
St. Stephens
Berkeley County
Treaty With Germany Submitted After Congress Reassembles
Washington Sep 19 The treaty with Germany will likely be submitted to the Senate by President Harding soon after Congress reopens next Wednesday Possibly accompanied by a brief message but White House officials say the president is unlikely to appear in person to urge ratification
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Washington
Germany
Senate
Harding
Congress
White House
Reverend Thomas Trott Resigns as St. Marys Rector
Reverend Thomas Lee Trott resigns after three years as rector of St. Marys Episcopal Church High Point amid reported friction. He delivered a farewell sermon centering on the widow and her son and expressed best wishes for the churchs future. The High Point Ministerial Association adopted a resolution lamenting his departure and praising his leadership and parish improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas L. Trott
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Trott
Hebrew City
St. Mary’s
High Point
St. Mary’s Church
High Point Ministerial Association
Thomas Lee Trott
Pastors’ Association
Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church
Geo. R. Brown
Samuel L. Haworth
S. T. Barber
James A. Clarke
C. P. Coble
W .A. Lambeth
Posse Searches Woods for Negro After Fatal Attack
Statesville dispatch reports a posse combing woods for Bob Benson a negro suspected in a fatal assault on Robert Dishman a white man who lies in a local hospital near death after a buggy car collision on Ripley Ford road. Benson allegedly struck Dishman with a blunt instrument crushing his skull.
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Statesville
Bob Benson
Robert Dishman
Ripley- Ford Road
Dishman
Benson
Barbecue Picnic Scheduled by Local Sponsors
J M S Salsbury A Sherrod and H S Coffield sponsor a barbecue picnic at Hayworth Springs this Wednesday. The annual event invites many guests and should be a social highlight. The group departs High Point at 10 AM and returns by 3 PM.
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J. M. S. Salsbury
A. Sherrod
H. S. Coffield
Hayworth Springs
High Point
Turkish Colonel Nazim Bey Heroic Stand Remembered
Turkish Nationalist forces honor Col Nazim Bey of the Fourth division who died after saving Ismet Pasha’s troops from a Greek rear attack near Kutahia. He fought 48 hours under fire, was wounded twice, and his final words were Kismet. A veteran of the Russian front, he was 45 and known for quiet dignity.
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Nazim Bey
Ismet Pasha
Kutahia
Nazim
Kismet
Reitzel Family Reunion Elects New President
Dr. C B Reitzel of High Point was chosen president at the Reitzel reunion held at Richland Lutheran church Randolph County. Rev D I Offman showed family charts and history while Tom Stafford of Burlington was elected secretary. Hundreds attended from nearby counties for one of the most enjoyable gatherings.
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C. BE. Reitzel
High Point
Reitzel
Reitzel Tamily
Richland Lutheran Church
Randolph County
D. I. Offman
Tom Stafford
Burlington
Sharp Recovery on Cotton Market Today
New York markets see a sharp rebound in cotton after late week declines. Liverpool cables show steady demand and gains, with the local market opening firm and futures rising 50 to 60 points within the first hour.
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New York
Liverpool
Shaw Visits In City For Weekend With Friends
Angus Shaw Jr of Charlotte visited the city for the weekend with friends. He left last night for Asheboro to spend the coming week there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angus Shaw, Jr
Charlotte
Mr. Shaw
Ashboro
Lynchburg bootlegger murder verdict reports three suspects
Campbell county coroner's jury ruled William J. Johnson was killed November 7, 1920 by a gunshot wound fired by R. T. Shields Lonnie Moran and J. McCormick. Shields Moran and McCormick are under arrest for murder. McCormick testified about the moonshine stakeout and the discovery of Johnson's body. The trio accuse each other as the case unfolds with related assault charges against local magistrate Steele's posse.
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Lynchburg
Campbell County
John Fortune
William J. Johnson
R. T. Shields
Lonnie Moran
J. McCormick
Shields
Moran
McCormick
Rustbury
Parrow
Shield
Johnson
Steele
Arbuckle Wile Reaches Frisco To Aid Comedian
Mrs. Roscoe C. Arbuckle arrived in San Francisco from New York to aid in Roscoe Arbuckle's murder case defense. Attorneys Brenn an and Cohen declined interviews while Arbuckle’s wife urged a fair, square deal. Federal liquor indictment tied to the Hotel St Francis party will be delayed as U.S. Attorney Robert H. McCormick seeks startling new developments into liquor sources.
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San Francisco
Roscoe C. Arbuckle
Minta Durfee
New York
Virginia Rappe
Charles Brennan
Milton Cohan
Arbuckle
Sacramento
Johnson to Quit After Six Years as Prohibition Officer
High Point reads that J. H. Johnson of Grecometown plans to resign as a prohibition officer effective October 1 after more than six years in service. He aided Deputy Sheriff J. E. Wagner in seizing illicit stills, destroying over 1,000 outfits, and will manage his Groometown area farm.
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High Point
J. H. Johnson
Grecometown
Johnson
J. E. Wagner
Groometown
Irish Cabinet to Consider Proposals Today
Dublin Sept 19 Famon de Valera may call the Dail Eireann into session to discuss the latest note from Premier Lloyd George received yesterday. The Sinn Fein spokesmen would meet Valera but the PM refused to treat them as representing a sovereign Irish state.
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Dublin
Famon
de Valera
Dail Eirean
Lloyd George
Valera
Sinn Fein
Southern Ireland
Revival Draws Thousands To High Point Meeting
About six thousand men and women filled a Willowbrook West Greene tent to hear Rev. Jim Green of the North Carolina conference Methodist Episcopal Church. Chairs could not accommodate all, with High Pointers urged to supply seating. The evangelist preached repentance, with sunrise prayer, Thursday dinner hosted for local ministers, and a Monday night service planned for High Point negro churches with their own choir and ushers.
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Willowbrook
West Greene Streets
Jim Green
North Carolina
L. B. Abernethy
Wesley Memorial Church
Green
High Point
Mr. Green
James A. Clarke
C. P Coble
W. A. Lambeth
George R. Brown
J. EB. Lanier
C. V. Brooks
Funeral for Ferdinando Gray Held at Union Cross Church
The funeral for Ferdinando Gray son of Mr and Mrs M A Gray of Randolph Street was held yesterday at noon at Union Cross church Yadkin county Rev George Adams officiated. He died last week at the Naval hospital in New York.
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Ferdinando Gray
M. A. Gray
Randolph Street
Naval Hospital
New York
Union Cross Church
Yadkin County
George Adams
Odd Fellows Meet Opens with Delegates in Toronto
The sovereign grand lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows opens in Toronto with delegates from every state and provincial chapters in attendance.
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Odd Fellows
Toronto
Otoheign Grand Lodge of the Independs Order of Odd Fallows
Canpadg Id
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National Unity Council
U.S. State Department
Simms
Glass
Man In Old Clothes
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Thos Roti
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St. Mary's
Rector
Tredell
Roscoe Arbuckle
Charles F. Brennan
Frank Dominguez
Hazim Bey
Wm. L. Johnson
Frisco
U.S
Hh. Johnson
Still Hunts
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