Former Mr. Airy Boy Sets Tiny-Writing World Record
Wesley Taylor, Duke student and North Carolina native, challenges Prof. Durso of Italy for miniature writing fame. He claims 600 words on a postage stamp surpasses Durso’s 11 000 words on a postcard, detailing the method and past records.
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Trinity College
Duke University
Columbia University
New York
Nicola Durso
Italy
Montenegro
Elena
Mr. Taylor
Abraham Lincoln
Columbia
Durso
Peter Bales
Library of Congress
Dr. J. W. Peacock Becomes California Government Hospital Chief Surgeon
Thomasville reports Dr. J W Peacock formerly of Cajon California and jailed in Davidson county for the slaying of Chief of Police J B Taylor has accepted a chief surgeon post at a government hospital in California. Peacock escaped confinement in the Raleigh penitentiary criminal insane department a year after trial.
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J. W. Peacock
Cajon Calif
Davidson County
Lexington
J. BE. Taylor
Criminal Insane Department
Penitentiary
Raleigh
California
Peacock
Many People Oppose National Park Home Removals
Senator Overman receives Virginia letters opposing government seizure of homes for a national park plan. A prominent Virginian notes about 15 000 people in the boundary could lose their homes and generations of residence. In Greene County the impact could reach 875 to 400 families on rich farming land, with mountain residents defending their towns.
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Washington
Senator Overman
North Carolina
Virginia
Greene County
Three Attorneys to Get $130000 in Leopold Loeb Case
Chicago bar association announces that Clarence H. Darrow and attorneys Benjamin C. Bachrach and Walter Bachrach have agreed to a total professional fee of 130000 for all services in the Loeb Leopold kidnapping and murder case. The board notes the fee reflects time labor responsibility and skill involved. No division or compromise details were released.
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Richard Loeb
Nathan F. Leopold, Jr
Robert Franks
Chicago Bar Association
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Nathan P. Leopold, Jr
Benjamin C. Bachrach
Walter Bachrach
Darrow
Bachrach Brothers
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Leopold
Corn Show and Judging Contest at Ne gro Farmers Congress
Greensboro January 7 Two major events at the Negro Farmers Congress in Greensboro are a corn show and a live stock judging contest. Negro farmers from across the state will send ten ears for the exhibition with premiums from two to ten dollars. A judging contest among farmers offers additional premiums and teaches seed quality and selection for larger yields and profits. Those needing board and lodging at A and T College should notify Secretary John D. Wray by January 17, 1925. no accommodation without later notice.
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Reidaville
Caswell
Yanceyville
Tobacco Growers Co-operative Association
Tri-State
James H. Wilson
Danville
P. W. Glidewell
Tobacco Association
Thomas Nerw
General Assembly
Caswell County
Greensboro
Negro Farmer's Congress
Piedmont
John D. Wray
A. and T. College
North Carolina
Dudley
Coolidge Urges Co operative Marketing Growth From Ground Up
President Coolidge told the National Council of Farmers Cooperative Marketing Association at the White House that cooperative marketing can stabilize agriculture but must start small and grow upward from soil level. He warned against top down schemes and urged farmers to contribute the lion’s share and train for cooperative thinking.
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America
Coolidge
National Council of Farmers’ Cooperative Marketing Association
White House
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Providence
United States Steel Corporation
Andrew Carnegie
Henderson Lad Dies From Hydrophobia
Henderson Jan 9 George Carroll Jr son of Mr and Mrs George Carroll of this city died this morning at the Sarah Elizabeth Hospital the third rabies death in a little over a year He was ten and had felt shoulder pains Tuesday evening before hydrophobia appeared He died after rapid onset and before death hinted at dog bite six months ago and a cat scratch three months ago
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Henderson
George Carroll, Jr
George Carroll
Sarah Elizabeth Hospital
California Ratifies Child Labor Amendment
Sacramento Calif Jan 9 The California senate and assembly approved the resolution ratifying the federal child labor amendment The senate vote 36 to 3 in favor and the assembly 69 to 9 in favor California becomes the second state to ratify following Arkansas last June
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Assembly of California
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Arkansas
Coolidge and Dawes Officially Elected
Washington reports Calvin Coolidge and Charles G. Dawes were elected president and vice president by the Electoral College. Electors from 48 states will certify the vote to the president of the senate and open it in a joint session on February 18. An appropriation of 12,500 dollars for electoral messengers is pending.
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Washington
Calvin Coolidge
Charles G. Dawes
Senate
House
Sapiro Sues Ford for Libel Targeting Agricultural Coops
Chicago reports Aaron Sapiro, lawyer for farm cooperative groups, sent a $1,000,000 libel demand to Henry Ford over Dearborn Independent articles linking Sapiro to a Jewish conspiracy. The suit, set for Detroit after 30 days if no retraction, names E G Leibold, W J Cameron, and Ford Motor Company.
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Aaron Sapiro
Farmers’ Co-Operative
Henry Ford
Ford
Sapiro
Michigan
Washington
Detroit
the Dearborn Independent
Julius Rosenwald
Otto Kahn
Bernard Baruch
Albert D. Lasker
E. Myer, Jr
Farmers of America
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Republic
America
United States
Russia
American Farm Bureau Federation
J. W. Coverdale
Walton Peteet
Texas
William Settle
Indiana
Frank C. Lowden
Ilinois
Growing of Pecans Grips Caldwell County Farmers
Lenoir North Carolina January 8 Caldwell county farmers show growing interest in pecan culture with fifty trees ordered by County Agent Rob erts for residents and plans for a second shipment. A bearing tree found in Lenoir disproves doubts about pecans in the Piedmont and mountain area and Roberts uses this to promote wider planting.
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Lenoir
Caldwell County
Roberts
North Carolina Casts Presidential Ballots
North Carolina formally cast 12 votes for John W. Davis and Charles W. Bryan for president and vice president. The state has two electors at large and one for each congressional district. Walter D. Siler of Pittsboro was chosen to deliver the certificate to Washington.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
John W. Davis
Charles W. Bryan
Walter D. Siler
Pittsboro
Washington
New York Allocates 2 Million for Snow Removal
Street Cleaning Commissioner Taylor received 2,000,000 from the Board of Estimates to cover snow clearing costs. Half funds current cleanup, while 1,000,000 is reserved for severe weather later in winter. Mayor Hylan praised the dispatch and urged trucks to fit chains to prevent congestion after future snowfalls.
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Board of Estimates
Hylan
Trucking Bureau
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