Amundsen Seeks Pole Flight For Scientific Gain
Captain Roald Amundsen explains his dangerous Arctic voyage aims to advance science. He plans a multi scientist expedition to study Arctic waters currents magnetic forces flora fauna natives ice movements and potential mineral wealth. He believes future polar flights will be possible and that exploration remains central to his life.
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Arctic
Antarctic
Roald Amundsen
Amundsen
Pole
New York
South Pole
Supreme Court rules newspapers may publish tax lists
Washington May 25. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that newspapers may publish official information Congress makes public for inspection without government hindrance. The decision involved income tax lists at Internal Revenue offices and noted the information is public property. The IRS planned broader public releases, but Commissioner Blair said copies could not be released before July 1.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Internal Revenue
Sutherland
Kansas City Journal-Post
Baltimore Post
Justice Southerland
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Last Body Recovered From Carolina Coal Mine
The official death toll from the Carolina Coal mine explosion near Sanford rose to 53 as the mine was cleared of bodies. Joe Hudson’s remains were found about 750 feet from his work and later identified as Hudson after a rapid postmortem procedure.
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Carolina
Coal Glen
Sanford
Carolina Coal Company
Bion H. Butler
United States Bureau of Mines
Joe Hudson
Hudson
Fosdick Accepts Pastorate at Rockefeller Church
Dr. Emerson Fosdick will lead Park Avenue Baptist Church known as the Rockefeller church starting fall 1926. The church may drop Baptist from its name and add a Presbyterian assistant pastor as Fosdick seeks inclusive membership and to retain his Union Theological Seminary chair.
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New York
Emerson Fosdick
Park Avenue
Rockefeller
Fosdick
Cornelius Woelkfin
First Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian General Assembly
Columbia University
Park Avenue Baptist Church
Baptist
King Breaks Rule Sending Men To Die
Sofia May 26 King Boris of Bulgaria, foe of capital punishment, confirmed death sentences for three men involved in the Sveti Kral cathedral bombing which killed 160. It is the first such sentence he has approved, asserting the plot justified the court martial. The move breaks his long held rule against sanctioning the death penalty and may influence future decisions on Bolshevik plotters aiming to destabilize his throne.
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Sofia
Boris
Bulgaria
Sveti Kral
Two Sisters Have Twins on the Same Day
Franklin Kentucky May 30 report from Dr W L Vickers the physician who attended births of twins to two sisters Mrs Coles Summers and Mrs Dillard Dawes both living near the city The twins of both families are boys and all mothers and babies are reported doing well
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Franklin
Kentucky
W. L. Vickers
Coles Summers
Dillard Dawes
Oppose High Salaries Paid to Officials
Guilford County Tobacco Cooperatives meeting denounces high salaries of association officials. John Groome leads calls for cheaper officials as B F White urges loyalty and economy. Guilford notes past loyalty with one contract breach and adopts resolutions to cut spending.
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Greensboro
Guilford County Tobacco Cooperatives
Tri-State Association
John Groome
B. F. White
Raleigh
Guilford
Inheritance Tax Paid on Mrs. Katherine Reynolds Johnson Estate
Raleigh reports first inheritance tax payment on Mrs. Katherine Reynolds Johnson estate from Winston-Salem. The state notes a large total tax between 400000 and 450000 with a later payment likely. the estate value is pending inventory. Estimates suggest U S revenue may collect 1250000 to 1500000 for the federal tax. Mrs Johnson was widow of tobacco man R J Reynolds prior to a second marriage.
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Johnson
Raleigh
State Department of Revenue
Katherine Reynolds Johnson
Winston-Salem
United States Department of Revenue
R. J. Reynolds
Figures That Burn Prompts North Carolina Growth Note
Wachovia's June issue highlights rising state indicators from 1900 to 1923 including population, values, manufacturing, bank deposits, highways and public schools. It contrasts this with South’s cotton money flowing west and lists farm-absence tallies across 20 held crops and livestock.
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Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
South
North Carolina
One Row of Tobacco Is Over 7 Miles Long
Dublin reported May 24 that J A Wolfe living near the city has a tobacco row seven and three quarters miles long. The hillside planting winds around terraces in a maze of turns yet remains continuous. M E Fagg county tobacco supervisor says it is the longest he has seen and the crop looks promising.
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Dublin
J. A. Wolfe
M. E. Fagg
Dennis Griffin released on bond in mutilation case
Dennis Griffin, sentenced to 30 years for the alleged mutilation of tobacco salesman Joseph Needleman, has been freed from the state prison on a $50,000 bond. Papers approved by the attorney general allowed the release. a prior attempt delayed his escape. His case will be reconsidered at the fall term of the supreme court.
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Raleigh
Henry Dennis Griffin
Joseph Needleman
Griffin
H. M. Stubbs
Williamston
Sunday Revival in Winston-Salem Ends With Massive Attendance
The Billy Sunday revival drew unprecedented crowds as 7,000 seated and thousands more filled streets. Hugh Chatham presented two checks totaling 32, $5,550 to Sunday, with negro and white donors alike pledging support. The vast turnout spurred church affiliations and a citywide Billy Sunday club, with ministers attending closing remarks tomorrow at noon.
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Winston-Salem
Tabernacle
Themeaway
Hugh Chatham
Chatham
Twin City
Evangelist
Billy Sunday Club
Sunday
Million-dollar deficit on the Leviathan ship
Washington reports a roughly 1 million dollar loss for last year from Leviathan operations. The Emergency Fleet Corporation says total losses for six ships in United States Lines rose to about 1.6 million dollars, with similar outlook for the coming year.
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Washington
Leviathan
United States
Leigh C. Palmer
Emergency Fleet Corporation
United States Lines
George Washington
America
Roosevelt
Harding
Republic
Palmer
Fleet Corporation
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Marguerite Mooers Marshall
Northwest Passage
North Pole
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DR. Fosdick
Bureau of Mines
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Alabama
Wachovia
Dennis Griffin
Bond
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