Republicans Use Fear Tactics in 1920 Campaign Profiteers Warned
Washington reports Democratic leaders allege Republican propaganda aims to mislead voters about the South and to warn of a return to slavery if Democrats win. The piece notes claims that labor loss from cotton migration would be reversed by enslavement, with emphasis on John W. Davis and Coolidge. It cites Senator Simmons and Chairman Butler assessing campaign tactics and tariff politics.
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Washington
South
Congress
House
Senate
John W. Davis
Indiana
Ilinois
Missouri
Maryland
Delaware
New York
Ohio
Davis
Coolidge
la Follette
Wheeler
Simmons
Butler
Nobby
Cal” Coolidge
White House
Curtis
Europe
Dawes
Senator Simmons
Mr. Coolidge
Harding
Negro voters threaten bolt if president dodges Klan issue
Washington reporters say negro organizations plan to instruct members to bolt the Republican ticket without a clear statement from President Coolidge on the Ku Klux Klan. The NAACP has repeatedly asked Coolidge for his position, and leaders warn silence implies tolerance of the Klan in the party. Davidson says inquiries will be revived to force a stance before next month.
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Washington
Coolidge
National Association For the Advancement of Colored, People
Maine
Ku Klux
Texas
Oklahoma
Shelhy J. Davidson
Colored Association
Robbers Enter Webb's Store in Hillsville Area Heist
The Webb store at Sidna Allen place on the main highway was broken into Monday night using a brace and bit to bore the lock. About $500 was stolen from the safe while merchandise remained. Bloodhounds traced a branch road to upper Snake Creek and led to an automobile left at the scene. Three North Carolina youths linked. one man held, two released. A $75 reward is offered as Sergeant Akers and county authorities pursue identities.
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Hillsville
L. Cassell Webb
Semones Brothers
Mr. Crockett
Pulaski County
Sidna Allen Place
Webb
Improvised Cannon Explosion Kills Man During Klan Celebration
Lumber City Georgia reported a fatal accident during a Ku Klux Klan celebration as Paul Bryant 26 of Hazelhurst attempted to fire an improvised iron pipe cannon. The device exploded blowing his head off. nearby lawyer John Rogers was knocked unconscious but recovered. Bryant had moved from Wilson North Carolina to work in tobacco farming.
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Lumber City
Paul Bryant
Hazelhurst
John Rogers
Bryant
Wilson
N. C
Suit Aims to Block Mrs Ferguson from Texas Governorship
Austin Sept 10 An injunc tion suit to prevent Miriam A Ferguson from becoming Texas governor was filed in the Lard district court by Charles M Dickson of San Antonio. The petition seeks to keep her name off the ballot arguing Ferguson cannot hold office and that a common law barred married women from executive or judicial roles. Dickson cites masculine gender in the constitution and notes the governor heads the militia. He is a law partner of Marshall Hicks who led the state Democratic convention.
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Austin
Tex
Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas
Lard
Charlies M. Dickson
San Antonio
Ferguson
Dickson
Marshall Hicks
Waco
Felix D. Robertson
Robertson
Teacher Strangles Her Infant at Little Cattaloochee
Mollie Teague a 25 year old school teacher is held on suspicion of strangling her newborn baby near Little Cattaloochee township in Haywood County. The infant was found in a cornfield. Messer testified Teague was in his home earlier that day while teaching nearby. She confessed according to sheriffs officers and remains under guard at the Messer home.
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Waynesville
Mollie Teague
Little Cattaloochee
Haywood
W. G. V. Messer
Little Cattaloochee Township
Messer
Corn
Living Costs Rise in Greensboro Prompt Local Inquiry
Greensboro officials at a Chamber of Commerce meeting ordered secretary CC M Ketchum to obtain price lists from other cities to compare with Greensboro. Directors cited visitors from Atlanta Hartford and Pittsburgh who found living costs higher here and left. A director reported a Detroit man who relocated then returned home after high prices.
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Greensboro
Chamber of Commerce
CC. M. Ketchum
H. R. Bush
Atlanta
Hartford
Conn
Pittsburgh
P. A. Hayes
Detroit
Los Angeles
United States
J. R. Decettinger
California
New Law Against Hogging the Road Enacted
The North Carolina General Assembly adopted an act amending the Consolidated Statutes to require motor vehicle operators to pass on the right and allow vehicles from behind to pass without obstruction. Violations are misdemeanors with fines up to fifty dollars or up to thirty days’ imprisonment.
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General Assembly of
North Carolina
Governor Morrison Plans Private Cold Storage Venture
Whiteville Sept. 12 Governor Morrison said upon leaving office he will organize a private company to operate cold storage plants for farm products. He cited water transport and port development, noting 5,000 barrels of potatoes wasted in Columbus County due to marketing gaps. The address highlighted storage needs and defense day.
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Whiteville
Morrison
Columbus County
Erie Canal
New York State
Joe Brown
Painter of His Masters Voice Dies in City
Francis Berraud, creator of the famous His Masters Voice tableau, died today. He conceived the image after his brother’s death when a fox terrier nosed around the gramophone. Initially refused by the Royal Academy, a local gramophone firm bought the photograph for advertising purposes for $500.
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Francis Berraud
British Royal Academy
Leopold and Loeb sentenced to life in Joliet prison
Chicago reports Judge John R. Caverly sentences Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb to life for murder and ninety nine years for kidnapping their 14 year old victim Bobby Franks. The case drew massive crowding and strong public reaction, with security tight around the courthouse.
Leopold and Loeb begin prison routine in Joliet
In Joliet Illinois Nathan Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb started their prison life with separate shop assignments at the Joliet Penitentiary They faced a monotone routine with a full workday including a noon meal They watched Monsieur Beaucaire at a morning show and then began chair and wicker work guarded by officials The warden doubts they will survive fifteen years given the life sentence and notes their high strung natures and the dull hardship likely to erode them over time
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Joliet
Nathan F. Leopold Jr
Richard Loeb
Robert Franks
Loeb
Leopold
Whitman
Monsieur Beaucaire
Fliers Jump to Safety as Plane Crashes in Flight
Washington Aug 28 two army airmen Lieutenant L L Koontz and Private White FE Goggin leaped in parachutes from a disabled army plane and landed safely at Bolling field during a practice flight. The plane went into a tail spin and nose dive before they evacuated. The aircraft was destroyed. Goggin jumped from about 1000 feet and Koontz from about 500 feet.
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Washington
L. L. Koontz
White FE. Goggin
Bolling Field
Coggin
Koontz
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John R. Caverly
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Clark Street
Dearborn Avenue
Ilinois Street
Caverly
Peter Hoffman
Nathan Leopold
Crowe
John Whitman
House of Correction
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