First Victim of Naval Aviation at Annapolis
Ensign William D. Billingsley died when a hydro aeroplane converted from a biplane plunged into Chesapeake Bay after a gust of wind. Lieutenant Towers clung to the wreck and survived with serious injuries after witnessing the fall from about 7 625 feet. Naval Academy officials reported late tonight that search vessels would resume at daylight.
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Annapolis
The
Naval Academy
William D. Billingsley
Chesake Bay
John A.owers
Navy
Ensign Billingsley
Lieutenant Towers
Clairborne
Billingsley
Towers
District Court in Washington Faces Gunfire Scare
In Washington on June 23, 18 year old Ray M Stewart opened fire inside the District Criminal Court after a probation denial. Shots narrowly missed Assistant U S District Attorneys Samuel Hawken Harvey Given and Officer Moffitt, sparking a chaotic scramble as Judge Wendell Stafford remained unharmed.
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Washington
District Criminal Court
Ray M. Stewart
Wendell RB
Stafford
Stewart
United States District
Samuel Hawken
Harvey Given
Moffitt
Justice Stafford
Hawken
Given
Pattem
Ni Jimh Ipemacet Hawken
Youth violence in court sparks t angle with clerk
Edwin Blaine a Department of Agriculture clerk who testified for the State grabbed the youth by the throat and threw him to the floor in a nearly emptied courtroom. Stewart fainted and was carried to a cell room beneath the court as witnesses watched. The incident stemmed from a cheap literature inspired hold up that resembled a dime novel.
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Edwin Blaine
Department of Agriculuure
Stewart
Tewart
Thousands Still Bury Money and Hide It in Stoves
United States Treasurer John Burke reports many Americans still hide money in ground or stoves for safety. He notes fall receipts of burned paper money found in stoves after fires and frost. about 2,000 cases yearly, mainly from northern areas, with warmer zones leading.
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United States
John Burke
West Virginna
Canada
Gienn's Announcement Schedule for Senator Race
Asheville June 24 Former governor Loberti said he will make a formal statement on his return to North Carolina about candidacy for the United States Senate. Jean indicated he will announce on September first and did not confirm plans to run against Senator Overman.
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Asheville
Pformner Trovernor Loberti
Prasad
North Carolina
United States
Jean
Althoug
Overman
The Difference It Made
A college man enters a private office seeking a loan or favor. The older businessman dismisses him at first but finally agrees after the young man pleads his case and reveals his intent. The scene ends with an unexpected blessing as Testy grants the request and offers the loan.
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New York Sun
Death in Niagara Whirlpool Claims Two Boys
Niagara Falls authorities report the deaths of Donald Roscoe aged 10 and Hubert Moore aged 9 of Tuffaro after a rope broke on their flat bottom boat. They drifted toward the whirlpool rapids as hundreds watched from banks and cars along the gorge route. Fire companies attempted rescue, but the boys disappeared in the swift current and were not recovered.
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Niagara
Falls
N. Y
Donald Roscoe
Hubert Moore
Tuffaro
Wits
Prescriptions Should Not Be Telephoned
A Norfolk doctor telephoned a prescription including mild chloride of mercury for a four year old. The druggist misread it as bichloride of mercury and dispensed two grains, a deadly error. The case prompts calls for laws banning telephone prescriptions and a safer medical practice.
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Bubletin State Board of Health
Norfolk
New Home of The News Office on Moore Street
The news office relocates to Moore Street number 10 ae east of the First National. The move consolidates operations and opens from a new site serving the local area with updated facilities.
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the News
Moore Street
First National
Changes in the State School Law
The state equalizing fund created to run schools six months is funded by five percent of the annual ad valorem tax on property. Counties must run four months and levy 15 cents per dollar and 45 cents per poll to receive funds. The fund pays teachers salaries up to 40 dollars for first grade, 30 for second, and 20 for third. Attendance officers will enforce compulsory education for ages 8 to 12, with fines and census duties. Committee terms are extended to three years for stability, with appointments on the first Monday in July.
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Supt
Roger
Concord Times
State Board of Education
County Board of Education
Board of Education
Stedman Denies Withdrawing Oliver for Reidsville Postmaster
Major Charles M. Stedman says he will not drop John T. Oliver’s name for Reidsville postmaster unless Oliver asks. He defends Oliver as loyal and qualified and cites friction with Senator Simmons over the appointment controversy.
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Washington
Charles M. Stedman
Daily News
John T. Oliver
Reidsville
Stedman
Oliver
Fifth District
Senator Simmons
Mr. Oliver
North Carolina
Hue John Oliver
Simmons
Burleson
Hgh
Post Office Department
Auto Crash in ialdsboro Wreck Leaves Nine Hurt
Nine persons were thrown from an automobile owned by John Borden near the city hall in ialdsboro North Carolina on June 24. Five people suffered serious injuries including broken ribs jaw and collar bone. Mary Borden sustained a broken jaw and lost teeth. Helen Creech aided two children in the chaos as the car plummeted and the driver faced no major charges.
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Ialdsboro
N. C
John Borden
City Hall
R. & Miller
D. R. Kornegay
Mary Borden
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Howe
B. L. Bro Gon
Kellar
Naval Academy Hospital
Philadelphia Dispatch
Medico-Chirurgical Hospital
John Michael
Allen
Gienn
Testy
Olen
Haw Singh
Helen Creech
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