League of Nations live and the missing American chair
Paris November 12 Leon Bourgeois French representative on the League council discusses the Assembly in Geneva and the absence of America. He says the League is a living force striving to prevent war, foster cooperation, and win America’s return. He defends cautious approach to American demands and urges patience while stressing international solidarity.
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Paris
France
Leon Bourgeois
Council of the
League of Nations
Assembly of the League
Geneva
League
America
Council of the Nations
Mr. Bourgeois
Wilson
Harding
Germany
Brussels
John L. Roper Lumber closes New Bern plant
Officials announce the John L. Roper Lumber Company will shut its New Bern mill and lay off over 1 00 workers indefinitely. Logging crews cease operations as demand and lumber prices stay low, leaving the plant idle until market conditions improve.
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New Bern
John L. Roper Lumber Company
Coal Mines May Suspend From Lack of Orders
Roanoke Va Nov 8 In a report by Norfolk and Western officials coal operators in the Pocahontas field fear mines will close by year end due to lack of orders. The market is settling toward normal with high volatile and low grade coals in a very dull condition.
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Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway
Norfolk and Western
Pocahontas
West
New England
Great Lakes
Tidewater
Champ Clark Loses Missouri Seat To Hukriede
Complete unofficial figures show Champ Clark losing his Ninth Missouri district seat to T. W. Hukriede by 8 912 votes. Republicans claim Bland may be defeated by Ellis in the Fifth, while the Second District favors Rucker but Republicans expect a late-count change for Beazell.
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St. Louis
Missouri
Champ Clark
Couness
T. W. Hukriede
Bland
Ellis
Rucker
Republcans
Beazell
Gasoline Price Drop in Britain Cited by British Oil Firms
Washington reports British oil companies attribute the six cent a gallon cut in gasoline prices in Great Britain to prior over production in the United States. The adjustment follows a sharp August rise of fourteen cents a gallon, based on advice from the American Chamber of Commerce in London to the department of commerce.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
American Chamber of Commerce
London
Department of Commerce
Magellan the Four Hundredth Anniversary Remembrance
A concise historical reflection on Ferdinand Magellan as the first to prove global circumnavigation. It notes his voyage under Charles V, the Straits of Magellan, the Pacific crossing, mutinies and scurvy, and his death in Cebu while highlighting courage and resolve. The piece invites public tribute on the four hundredth anniversary.
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Ferdix
Magellan
Atlantic
Pacific
America
Columbus
Vasco de Gama
Charles V
Spain
Spice Islands
Orient
South America
Straits
Pacific Ocean
Guam
East Indies
Cebu
Phillippines
Seville
Guadalquiver
No Trace of Slayer of Democratic Registrar
Asheville officials report no trace or clue about Walt Buckner the man who shot and killed Joe Waycaster the Democratic registrar at Cane River precinct. Buckner son of former Madison county sheriff fled after the Wilsons store shooting and is still missing as authorities extend a mountain search.
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Asheville
Yancey County
Walt Buckner
Joe Waycaster
Cane River
Buckner
Madison County
Wilson
Yancey
Hunger Strikers Endure Ninetieth Day in Cork Jail
Reports from Cork jail describe the remaining nine hunger strikers as precarious on their ninetieth day. The group began with eleven. Michael Fitzgerald died October 17 and Joseph Murphy on October 25, soon after Lord Mayor MacSwiney’s death in Brixton.
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Cork
Irsh
Michael Fitzgerald
Joseph Murphy
MacSwiney
Brixton
Four-Year-Old Dies Trying to Save Baby Sister
Frederick Murphy four years old perished in a house fire in Marshall Texas while attempting to rescue his infant sister Mary Virginia seventeen months old. Firefighters found the siblings under a bed with the boy clinging to his sister.
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Marshall
Tex
Frederick Murphy
Mary Virginia
National vote seeks to crown a national tree Hickory featured
The American Forestry Association is tabulating a nationwide vote to choose a national tree with hickory highlighted. The article notes hickory’s history, range across the United States, and its nickname Old Hickory inspired by General Andrew Jackson. Readers are urged to send in votes.
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American Forestry Association
Washington
Washington, D. C
Andrew Jackson
United States
Rocky Mountains
Greenland
Tennessee
Mississippi
Arkansas
American Forestry Magazine
The
German Gun Gift Unveiled at Armistice Day Ceremony
Salisbury observes Armistice Day with the unveiling of a German gun donated by the French government. Captain Lombard of the French embassy spoke as Mayor Strachan accepted the weapon. Senator Overman recalled Verdun as the gun’s capture. School songs, choir, martial music, and veteran attendees marked the event.
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Salisbury
Red Cross Division Letter Praises Fair Exhibits
A note from Mrs. A. H. McManus to the Surry County Unit in Mount Airy N C thanks for clippings about a fair exhibit on child care. The letter extols the Right and Wrong ways of caring for children and praises the division for field work reports and demonstrations.
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A. H. McManus
Surry County
Mount Airy
N. C
Farmers urged to aid crops as towns mobilize summer labor
Across the nation cities mobilize volunteers to assist farmers with cultivation and harvests. Ohio, Massachusetts, Michigan and New York programs recruit workers from colleges and industries, while editors warn that fair profits and improved rural living conditions are essential to prevent future trouble.
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Ohio City
Colgate University
New York
Michigan
Massachusetts
Boston Chamber of Commerce
New England
Rochester Times-Union
Los Angeles
Literary Digest
Road Fire Destroys Auto On Unpacked Straw Road
Ed Becker, a Nebraska rancher from the Middle Loop country, hired a lawyer to challenge a county over burning roads. He drove his $2,500 car onto unpacked straw on a sandhill road after rain, flames spread as straw ignited, and the vehicle burned in about ten minutes. The county refuses to pay, claiming Becker should have known better.
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Sargent
Ed Becker
Middle Loop Country
Sandhill
Nebraska
Becker
Republican Party Spent 3,316,000 in National Campaign
In French Lick Indiana on November 11 Fred W. Upham treasurer of the Republican national committee announced the national campaign cost 3,316,000 with a reported deficit of 1,350,000.
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Republican Party
French Lick
Ind
Fred W. Upham
Republian National Committee
For a Disordered Stomach Presses to Restore Function
When the stomach fails to perform its functions the bowels become deranged and the liver and kidneys congested. The key is to restore stomach and liver health, and Chamberlain's Tablets are presented as excellent for this purpose. Give them a trial. They only evet a quar-
Origin of Dixie nickname tied to New Orleans bank notes
A historical note outlines how the term Dixie arose from French and English ten dollar notes issued by Citizens Bank of Louisiana in New Orleans in 1833, the word dix on the back and later adoption across the South, with the 1859 song Dixie Land embedding the nickname in popular usage.
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Citizens Bank of Louisiana
New Orleans
South
Mississippi
Texas
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Dixie
Gulf Coast
Dixie Land
Daniel Decatur Emmett
Bryants
Land
Dixies
Albert Pike
United States
Cotton
Grand Canyon Dialogue Reveals Awe and Government Hint
A travel dialogue at the Grand Canyon features a guide and traveler discussing the canyon depths. The traveler remarks on the immense effort to carve the abyss while pondering a government connection, revealing a moment of curiosity and mystery.
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Grand Canyon
County to Auction County Beds at December Sale
County Commissioners announce a public auction in front of the courthouse on the first Monday in December at 12 noon for all county beds and related furniture except jurors beds stored in the courthouse. Notice dated November 4 1920 and signed by Henry Wolfe Clerk to the Board.
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Court House
Henry Wolfe
Auction of Buskirk Rutledge Lumber engine in Mount Airy NC
By authority in a deed of trust registered in Surry County the trustee will sell cash to the highest bidder at Mount Airy and Eastern Railway terminal Mount Airy NC on December 7 1920 at 2 PM a 36 inch by 20 ton locomotive shop number 1517 Buskirk Rutledge Lumber Company Cincinnati Ohio to satisfy a debt of 5775 plus interest and costs.
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Surry County
W. R. Cornelius
Mount Airy and Eastern Railway
Mount Airvy
North Carolina
Buskirk-Rutledge Lumber Company
Cincinnati
Ohio
William Graves
Police Officer Endorses RE-CU-MA For Rheumatism Relief
Mr. M. C. Torbeville of Columbia says his mother suffered long with rheumatism then improved after using RE-CU-MA. He notes a four day guarantee, price at $1.20 plus tax, and availability at Mount Airy Drug Co and other drug stores.
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Columbia
Re-Cu-Ma
M. C. Torbeville
Haskell Avenue
South Carolina
State House
Mount Airy Drug Co
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American National Red Cross Southern
Atlanta, Ga
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