North Carolina's New Industries Expanding Across State
A National Geographic excerpt traces North Carolina's shift from cotton to mills and transport, detailing Cape Hatteras bank ponies, Gaston and Charlotte textile hubs, Asheville’s highland growth, and Western handicrafts. It notes Gaston county mills, Asheville’s forestry, road bond gains, and Winston-Salem cigarette production machinery plus Winston-Salem tax impacts.
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Washington
North Carolina
Melville
Chater
National Geographic Society
Cape Hatteras Banks
Walter Raleigh
Rosin
Charlotte
Bir
Catawba
Yadkin
Gastonia
United States
Gaston County
Chimney Rock
Asheville
Ashe A
Biltmore
Ashéville
High Living Kills Deer After Month’s Fancy Diet
A buck deer on the Baxter farm near Horton, North Dakota, died after four weeks of pampered care. Rescued in a snowbank, the animal improved on hot buckwheat cakes, fudge, and bonbons but succumbed after a period of high living and exertion. Local visitors reportedly fed the deer, but the diet proved fatal.
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Hancock
Baxter Farm
Horton
Baxter
Emelie Gourd Praised as Leading Swiss Woman Activist
Geneva based Emelie Gourd is hailed as the most eminent Swiss woman for her leadership in the feminist movement. She edits the national feminist organ, led campaigns for universal suffrage, and has held key roles in Swiss and international women’s organizations.
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Emelie
Gourd
Geneva
Switzerland
Emilie Gourd
Miss Gourd
National Alliance of Swiss Feminist Societies
Weiner
Switzerand
Suffra
National Alliance of Swiss Women Societies
Geneva Association For Women Suffrage
International Alliance For Woman Suffrage
International Woman Suffrage Congress
League of Nations
Miss Gould
Outpet
Wets In House Use New York As Model
Washington reports a house committee draft mirrors New York beer liberalization aims and seeks to amend the Volstead act to permit nonintoxicating beverages, with four judiciary members drafting the bill. The effort, though unlikely to pass, aims to fuel debate as a broader prohibition renewal roils state politics. The senate will study President Coolidge’s federal enforcement order while California delays its roll out amid opposition.
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Washington
New York
Oneficts
House
House Judiciary Committee
Illinois
George DB. Brennan
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sargent
Congress
Conlidge
Cummins
Judiciary Committee
California
Ned al Greee
Prohibition
Nevada
W. W. Anderson
Arizona
Aes
Remodeled Haugen Bill Introduced in House
Washington reports Vice President Dawes favors equalization fee as a key price stabilization idea. A modified Haugen bill, cut to 100 million dollars and expanding price stabilization to a federal farm board, is sponsored by Representative Anthony. The timing of House action on farm relief remains uncertain as tariff protection debates continue.
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Washington
Dawes
House
Chareber
Vigorossy
Senate
Federal Farm Board
Anthony
Rep
Kan
Watson
Congress
Pope Receives Will Rogers in Audience at Vatican
Will Rogers, American comedian, was received in audience by Pope Pius. Rogers had recently arrived from London where he spoke with the Prince of Wales.
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Pope
Will Rogers
Tome
wWill Rogers
Pope Pius
Rogers
London
Printe of
Wales
MacSwiney Succeeds De Valera as Sinn Fein Leader
Mary MacSwiney has been elected president of the Sinn Fein executive council to succeed Eamon De Valera. The change places MacSwiney at the head of the party hierarchy in Dublin amid Ireland’s evolving political leadership.
Coal Association Reorganizes After FTC Desist Order
The Midwest Retail Coal association disbands in Kansas City amid a federal trade commission sense and desist order and immediately reorganizes as the Missouri Valley Retail Coal Merchants' association.
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Coal Association
Kansas City
Federal Trade Commission
Midwest Retail Coal Association
Missouri Valley Retail Coal Merchants’ Association
Remnants Of Ancient Florida Race Found In Broward
Remnants of a race thought to have existed in Florida 2000 years ago have been unearthed in Broward County, as archaeologists explore traces of ancient people and their possible connections to regional history.
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Florida
Tallahassee
Fla
Broward County
Wealth of U S assets in 1922 total 853 billion dollars
A federal trade commission report cites 1922 U S wealth at 853 billion dollars with a 72 percent rise since 1912 after adjusting for dollar value. It estimates national wealth by land, improvements, movables and real estate totals, with dwellings and personal goods comprising over a quarter.
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Washington
United States
Federal Trade Commission
Senate
Magna Charta Day Observance Urged by St Paul Native
J W Hamilton of St Paul now in England spearheads Magna Charta Day observances across English speaking lands. He founded and serves as secretary of the International Magna Charta Day association, dedicated to world peace and unity among seven nations led by the United States. President Coolidge endorses the movement as honorary US president. June 15 is named Magna Charta day to mark the common origin of liberties of the English speaking nations.
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Miss Gould
Switzerland
Miss Gourg
Geneva
J.T. Gourd
St. Paul
Ning
J. W. Hamilton
England
Hamilton
Runalmeéde
Coolidge
United States
Coolidze
Canada
Newfoundland
Great Britain and Ireland
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
40 Wives Not Him a Million Philadelphia Accused
Robert Whitman known as Lord Beaverbrook is held in Philadelphia accused of marrying two score or more women and swindling them out of jewelry valued at more than 1,000,000 dollars. The charges allege bigamy and fraud across multiple marriages and thefts.
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Philadelphia
Robert Whitman
Bandits Clip Woman's Hair in Monroe Robbery
Mrs Tessie Yentz thirty four was robbed on a Monroe road by two highwaymen who forced her to stop and then clipped her hair and stole forty dollars while she was driving home from Monroe.
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Monroe, Mich
Tessie Yentz
Monroe
Woolworth Building Rise Highlighted in Local Ad Copy
Mrs Frank M Casey of Mount Vernon New York touts Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as she claims it improved her health and appetite. The letter cites the Woolworth Building height and uses dramatic figures to emphasize the product’s value.
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Woolworth
New York
Cty
Lydia S. Pinkham
Wom Lyon
Massachusetts
Grevaland
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinktam
Lydia B. Pinkham
Frank M. Casey
South 11Th Ave
Mount Vernon
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Uncle Sam
D. B. Carson
John Madison
J. Maxim
A. A. Vanderlip
Little Republic
Gotham
Elizabeth Sutherland
Howard Sutherland
Eley Property
West Virginia
Stanley Raymond Harris
U. S
Lydia E. Pinkham
West Point
BAYER
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Oakland
Nebr
Anglo-American Drug Co
Foltom Stract
G. G. Green, Inc
Woodbury, N. J
Meador
Inden
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