Military and legal notes from September 21 1925
In this column air service scrutiny continues as Col Mitchell is relieved from active duty. Acting Secretary Davis defends subordinates while General Hinds labels it insubordination. The Raleigh police captain Jesse Wyatt's trial for Stephen Hell's death is delayed due to defense counsel illness. Another comment questions the Dayton case implications and Bryan-era retribution.
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Dudley Field Malone
Dayton
Bryan
Davis
Air Service
Hinds
Mitchell
Jesse Wyatt
Raleigh
Stephen Hell
Smithfield
Textile World sees revival in cotton goods markets
The Textile World notes renewed buying and shortages in delivery as cotton goods markets improve. Demand outpaces supply due to drought curtailing factory activity, trimming surplus and lifting prices. Manufacturers face a two sided drought impact as buyers grow anxious and seek faster deliveries.
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Charlotte Observer
Made in the Carolinas Show Opens in Charlotte
The Made in Carolina show at Charlotte marks the annual Carolina production exposition linking North and South Carolina. The event blends entertainment and education while highlighting industrial progress and regional ties in trade, rivers, and shared interests.
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Charlotte
Tate
Virginia
South Carolina
Carolinas
North Carolina
Jimison Out as a Student at Wake Forest
The college refuses matriculation to former minister Tom Jimison, a case tied to a campus whisky raid. He seeks registration at the state university, while Wake Forest notes no charges against him. The episode has given the college unwanted publicity from past notoriety.
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Wake Forest College
Wake Forest
Tom Jimison
Jimison
University of the State
Charlotte
Wrong Pedestrian Near President Sparks Fine
Baltimore businessman Mr. Smith, 56, drove eight miles an hour in Washington when a Secret Service guard pulled his car back. The driver was fined 35 dollars for reckless driving after claiming he stayed within a safe distance. The incident recalls Woodrow Wilson’s earlier close encounter with a guard and a golfer.
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Mr. Smith
Baltimore
Washington
United States
The Sheriff Who Knows Nobody
The sheriff said he did not recognize anyone in the mob. This stock line appears in many lynching reports across Southern states, reflecting the era's tension between law enforcement and mob action. The sheriff, noting his claimed intimacy with local residents, faced scrutiny over complicity and accountability.
Courageous sheriffs curb lynching by action
The piece argues that knowing neighbors reduces mobs and that identifiable officials who quietly confront mob action deter lynching. It asserts incognito mobs thrive when sheriffs lack recognition and that decisive, brave officers can shift public attitude and make lynching less popular.
Ideal Shoe Store Opens Its Doors
The Ideal Shoe store at the corner of Main and Washington streets opened Saturday for High Point customers under owner-manager H. L. Ridenhour. He said responses to Friday’s Enterprise ad were strong though stock and chairs arrived late due to freight delays. he expects full readiness by week’s end.
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Main
Washington Streets
High Point
H. L. Ridenhour
Mr. Ridenhour
Northern Lights In Fine Sunday Display
The Sempyrean aurora borealis lit the night sky across a wide area from Montana to northern Illinois. It appeared as luminescent bands from the zenith while telegraph wires carried the electrical disturbance, disrupting wire service across the country.
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Chicago
Montana
Illinois
Auto Collision on North Main Street Injures Woman
A white woman was injured when a Studebaker traveling east on North Main Street near Bain Avenue was hit by a Ford coupe at about 6 pm. The Studebaker had stopped for a traffic signal. The Ford driver suffered a minor glass cut. No names were obtained by police.
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Studebaker
North Main Street
Bain Avenue
Ford
Lee Collins Missing Father of Floyd Collins SIOUX CITY
Sioux City Iowa September 21 Police failed to locate Lee Collins father of Floyd Collins who died entombed in Sand Cave Kentucky last winter Collins disappeared after leaving the fair grounds where he had an exhibit He was said to carry a large sum of money and officials fear foul play.
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Lee Collins
Sioux City
Iowa
Floyd Collins
Sand Cace
Collins
Fair Grounds
Shot to Death Near Rock Hill Farm Tuesday
Charlie Rollins a middle aged farmer was found dead of shotgun wounds at his home near Rock Hill today A gun lay by his side AP report notes the fatal shooting occurred on September 21 and police are investigating the case with no immediate suspects named
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Rock Hill
Charlie Rollins
Lynch of Milledgeville inmate shocks Macon
The Macon News reports Willie Dixon, an African American inmate at the Milledgeville state insane sanitarium, escaped last night and was lynched after allegedly killing Miss Amy Oxford.
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Macon
Macon News Today
Willie Dixon
Southern Exposition planned for September 1926
William G. Serrine of Greenville and S. E. Boney of Raleigh and Columbia discuss the 1926 Southern Exposition to showcase North Carolina resources and promote southern securities. The plan includes state committees, exhibits across industries, and city participation with a focus on industrial prosperity and regional displays.
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William G. Serrine
Greenville
S. C
S.E. Boney
Raleigh
Columbia
North Carolina
New York
High Point
Massachusetts
Ohio
Connecticut
South
New England
E. Baney
Gov
McLean
Asheville
Serrine
Naval Inquiry Opens On Shenandoah Wreck
A naval court of inquiry meets at Lakehurst New Jersey to determine the causes of the Shenandoah disaster. Witnesses include survivors residents of Ohio and former army air service officials. The independent inquiry, led by Rear Admiral Hilary J. Jones, will hear witnesses from Washington and Texas as the investigation proceeds.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Naval Court of Inquiry
Air Service
Washington
Coolidge
William Mitchell
Couf Ox
Army Air Service
Army
Navy
Air
Col. Mitchell
Texas
Shenandoah
Naval
Ohio
Hilary J. Jones
Navy General Board
Lewis B. McBridge
Construction Corps
John H. Powers
Paul Foley
Ralph C. Pennoyer
Murder Charge Placed Against These Two
Waukegan Illinois September 21 A murder charge has been filed against two suspects in a case that widened county attention. Authorities did not release their names pending further processing. Police continue investigations and expect additional details at a press briefing later today.
Holt family faces murder charges over Fox Lake shooting
Arthur Holt and his daughter Clara Harey of Chicago were charged with murder in the death of Mrs. Arthur Holt at the family's Fox Lake summer home. Albert Harey was arrested. Holt and Harey claim suicide by Mrs. Holt after a quarrel, but prosecutors cite a skull wound as not self-inflicted.
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Arthur Holt
Clara Harey
Chicago
Albert Harey
Holt
Fox Lake
A. V. Smith
Will Davis Paroled by Governor in North Carolina
Will Davis, serving 12 to 20 years for second degree murder, was paroled by Governor McLean on recommendation of pardon commissioner H Hoyle Sink. New evidence and duties as a federal court witness prompted clemency. parolee under Cumberland County Sheriff H H McGeachy supervision and subject to revocation.
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Raleigh
Will, Davis
McLean
Cumberland County
Supreme Court
H. Hoyle Sink
H. H. McGeachy
Inquiry Into Air Department Conditions Broken Down
The inquiry focuses on air service conditions and economy with emphasis on expanding aircraft research and personnel as finances permit. Recommendations urge relaxed purchases under safeguards, build a reserve of pilots, clarify army navy coast defense missions, pass the permanent housing bill, and create a civil air navigation bureau under commerce.
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Davis
Department
Air Service
Lassiter Board
Army
Navy
War Department
Bureau of Civil Air Navigation
Department of Commerce
Air defense probe opens with Davis as first witness
Washington gun. The president's special air board begins hearings at 10 30 am to probe national air defense amid controversy and criticism. Acting Secretary of War Davis testifies first after urging the board's creation following charges by Colonel William Mitchell and a long inquiry sparked by a House commission.
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Army
Wilburn
Davis
Army Air Service
Patrick
John L. Hines
Andrigadier
Hugh Drum
Congress
Mitchell
House Aircraft Committee
Weeks
Air Service
Navy
Washington
Special Air Board
William Mitchell
Army Air Chief
Mitchellci
House
Dwight
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