Flying car and world news mix in late century dispatch
A French aero car with folding wings demonstrated for land and air use. Ireland reports riots with 12 Catholics and 6 Protestants buried. Armament talks progress slowly as China studies autonomy. Briand may address army reductions. Watson denounces Ford in Newberry race. House approves tax revision in conference, adjourning likely.
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Rue
Seineet Oise
Parsons Wer
Royal Avenue
Belfast
Ireland
Far East
Briand
Thomas EF. Watson
Ford
Ford Newberry
United States Senate
David
Solomon
Abrhan
Jesus
House
Open Door and China Policy stir amid landmark congress actions
Pledges at disarmament talks warn of potential Prussian revival and rapid mobilization fears. Britain vows aid to France against invasion while China’s territorial integrity is upheld in a Pacific questions resolution. Congress ends special session with maternity and tax bills signed, rail rate debates ongoing, and War Finance aid to Georgia.
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Bris
France
Frenel
Germany
Russia
Halfour
Great Britain
Britain
China
Conference Committee On
Elihu Root
Congress
Harding
Capitol
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Stewart
Savannah
Prohibition
White House
Haynes
Hagen
Sessle
Ohio
Mississippi
War Finance Corporation
Georgia
Fragmented Mixed Message with Local Incidents
A jumble of brief notes reports a man named George Felt near Chattanooga involved in a safety incident, a fatal explosion at a West Virginia Utilities plant, a mangled sea tale near Longport, and various court, political, and crime items. Names include Fletch Felt, Morgan Town, and Fatty Arbuckle references. dates and places vary across Richmond, Memphis, Annapolis, Gulfport, and San Francisco.
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George Felt
Chattanooen
Tent
Mincinnati
Ohio
Glwen Suttton
Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia Utilities Company
Gar
Max Heiner
New York City
Longport
N. J
Anglesea
The
Christian Science Church
Heston
Richmond
Marshal Foch
Memphis
Tenn
Asa J Rountree
Memingham
Asa
Bankhead Highway Association
Tennesse
Mississippi
Arkansas
Phoenix
Ariz
Marshal Fach
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Thomas M. Price
Waco
Texas
Gulfport
Miss
Jackson
Zey Prevon
Zey Provost
Fatty Arbuckle
Virginia Rappe
San Francisco
Oliver Vandervort
Wilmington
Clinton County
Cuba
Misa Grace Halstead
Tme
Roscoe Arbuckle
Automobile Association
Detroit
Dam and power plant work eyed at Mountain Island site
An estimate predicts two years to complete the large dam and hydroelectric power plant at Mountain Island on the Catawba River. Construction includes 4 1/2 miles of track to Mt Holly for material movement and to connect with Piedmont Northern. Contracts awarded for grading roadbed and trestles amid ongoing supply shipments.
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Raleigh
Southern Power Company
Mountain Island
Catawba River
Mt. Holly
Piedmont, & Northern
Holton Comstruction Company
Marion
Reed & Lowe
Charlotte
Somimiter
Dutchman's Creek
Crosaties
Rils
Aestimates
State Education Officials Discuss Six Month Run Law
Dr EC Brooks state superintendent tells 100 county superintendents the law must run schools for six months as required by the constitution and statutes. Louisburg student Morton Jr. named best speller in Franklin County while Myrtle Fradley and Lillian Salling place second and third among 38 in the state spelling contest held here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EC. Brooks
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Association of County Superintendents
Louisburg
Wilson Bo Morton, Jr
Franklin County
North Carolina
Myrtle Fradley
West Gastonia
Gaston County
Lillian Salling
Hemmingway
Wilmington
Camp Bragg Litigation Ends With Decree Fixing Values
War Department land disputer at Camp Bragg near Fayetteville moves to final settlement as Judge Connor weighs final decree on compensation totaling 800 540 to 1 311 347 22 after appraisal board. North Carolina receives 348 000 from the War Finance Corporation for tobacco exports and banking aid to agricultural interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Bragg
War Department
Fayetteville
Hf. G. Connor
United States District Court
Board of Apprainers
North Carolina
War Finance Corporation
North Carolina Bank
Lightest Pardon Week Under Governor Morrison
Governor Morrison closed the lightest pardon week since his inauguration. He announced several executive clemencies and two paroles while delaying decisions in multiple cases. Charles A. Brady of Guilford was paroled after two years of a three year abortion sentence. Iredell County’s six months of a year for possessing whiskey were also paroled. The process emphasized the judge or solicitor recommendations, shrinking filings and quickening the pace of clemency.
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Morrison
H. B. Futrell
Wayne County
Goldsboro
Futrell
Wilson County
Charles A. Brady
Guilford County
Shaw
Brower
J. F. Johnson
Iredell County
Hayden Clement
Law Enforcement Call Aims to Mobilize Presbyterian Groups
North Carolina Anti Saloon League superintendent RL Davis urges pastors church officials and Sunday school teachers to send delegates to a December Washington DC law enforcement convention. The event promises speakers facts and a push to purge liquor sellers from communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RL. Davis
North Carolina AntiSaloon League
Washington
Washington, D.C
American Legion Minnesota Commander VanDyke’s Remarkable Record
Dr A A VanDyke of Minneapolis newly elected commander of the Minnesota Department of the American Legion has a notable history as soldier citizen and Legionnaire. He is credited with helping find jobs for 1800 ex-servicemen and served in multiple public roles including welfare commissioner and advocate for the Soldiers Bonus Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
A. A. VanDyke
Minneapolis
Minn
American Legion
Disabled Veterans Benefit Push Stirs Government Reform
General Ted Tape leads a drive by the American Legion and Charles Forbes to reform veteran affairs. The plan replaces red tape with direct support, appoints Forbes to head veterans affairs, and aims to restore disabled men to work through training and careful compensation rules.
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Ted ‘Tape
Montedana
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Charles St. Forbes
Bite Rea
Fortes
Kovernment
Mr. Forbes
Veterans Insteru
Ufter
Mr. Fontes
Cure for unemployment urged by labor and merchants
James J. Davis writes in the American Legion Weekly that wage earners should drop excessive demands, merchants reduce profits, and landlords lower rents so mill activity, housing, schools, factories, and stores can restart and workers can earn a living wage. The Legion steamer American Legion returns to New York after a successful New York to Rio run, greeted by Legion crews and South American well wishes along the river.
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The
American Legion Weekly
James J. Davis
Secretary of
Labor
Legion
New York
Rio de Janiero
American Legion
Platte River
Montevideo
Buenos Ayres
South American Legionnaires
A Great Light and a Naval Training Moment
A sailor questions a young recruit about weights and train times in a nautical vignette. The gob bluffs about shell weight and, after a pause, a bright realization dawns. The piece captures humor aboard a ship with a naval flavor.
American Officer Rescues Woman At France Bridge Fall
George A. Dunagin a lieutenant in the Halson service of the United States army leaped after a submerged woman who fell 70 feet from a bridge amid fleeing civilians in war torn France. He saved her then and later received the French Medal of Honor and the Congressional Lifesaving Medal. Dunagin now heads the Shreveport substation of the U S Veterans Bureau in Port and London and was assigned by the American Legion to assist General Dawe. His career spans service in fourteen European countries and a prior injury during machine gun service.
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France
Hesitatio
George A. Dunngin
Halson
United States Army
Dunagin
Shreveport la
United States Veteran's Bureau
Porls
London
American Legion
Generl Dawe
Laurel
Ml&s
Mssissipp A. & M. College
Veterans settle on government land colony in Scott county
A group of sixteen World War I veterans from Tulsa Oklahoma, members of Jon Caron post, plan to establish a farm colony in Scott County. They will settle on government land, with an estimated 100 service men from Tulsa expected to join within seven months, focusing on clearing timber, siding, hunting and trapping.
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Tula
Okla
Scott County
Tuloa
War Worker Aids Jobless Ex Service Men in New York
Miss Ellerbe Wood is remembered by many ex service men for her wartime aid to Doughboys and postwar welfare work. She led a troupe that supported soldiers overseas and volunteered in New York readings during film showings to benefit jobless veterans through American Legion welfare programs.
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Ellerbe Wood
Erayen
New York
Edward Everett Hale
American Legion
Training aliens for citizenship by Great Falls American Legion
The Americanization committee of the Great Falls Montana post of the American Legion trained 87 aliens for naturalization, with 37 admitted to citizenship. A second group of 100 foreigners is in training. They receive instruction twice weekly and are tested in preliminary activities to assess eligibility.
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Americanization Committee of
Great Falls
Mont
American Legion
Legion Committee
Many Graves are Unmarked in the Nation’s Overseas Cemeteries
The American Legion reports thousands of American graves abroad remain unmarked due to a lack of government slave markers and Congress failing to fund their purchase. The Legion legislative committee will ask Congress to allocate funds to place markers on every grave as required by law.
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Congress
American Legion
Washington
Legion
Legislave
The End of Paul's Journey in Rome Lesson
Paul arrives in Rome after a voyage and Melita shipwreck, meeting Christians from Rome. He preaches to soldiers and houses with permission, sharing the gospel amid confinement while explaining the Messianic Kingdom and presenting a long, scripture grounded defense to Jews.
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Rome
Paul
Melita
Haus
Aleexandria
Castor
Pollux
Syracuse
Muteos
Appil Forum
Corinth
Jesus
Sunday Reflection on Self Preservation and Eucharist
Francis Paget argues that quiet Sunday reflection sustains self preservation and purpose. He emphasizes recognizing God’s presence through prayer worship and the Holy Eucharist as the means to deepen remembrance and guide daily life.
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Francis Paget
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Detalia
Uister
District 14
United Mine Workers of America
Pittsburg
Kans
United States Railroad Board
Stephen Smith
Mosaic Inn
Mowes
Piedmont
Mount Holly
Eclal
Irvin B. Tucker
Columbus County
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Senate
Noah J Grimes
Coaleemee
Chester A. Hinton
Pomona
Herman F. Lassiter
Seaboard
Albert A. Jaretan
Richards
William £. Linney
Wilkesboro
Westmoreland
J. H. Nance
Statesville
Tennessee Hospital
United States Ax Service
Senator Overman
Overman
Forbes
P. Assembly
Monclarken
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Bui
Hendersonville
Bonus
Clarus
Norfolk
Virginia
Portsmouth
Virginia Elite
Wooten
Gunn
Frank Wooten
Jack Gunn
United States
J. W. Cobly
Greenville
8. C
A. D. Watts
B. R. Lacy
James R Young
A We Me- Lean
James Sprunt
Presbyterans of
Barnum Springs Orphanage
Conn
D. G. Conn
State Department of Agriculture
Firet Bapsiat
Jonathan Bennett
Yancey County
Bennett
F. U
North Carolna Farmers Union
Wooodoa
R. W H. Stone
Guilford
J. M. Templeton
Wake
H. Q. Alexander
Folk Lore Society
North Carolina Folk-Lore Society
B. V. Howell
Mise Maude Minish
Frederick H. Kovh
Enie
Bits
Vanbirke
Bernie
St. Panl
Alexarlin
Ming
al Wise
Mane Fron
Vniversity
New Jersey
Inetraetor
Veterans’ Bureau
Secretary of Labor
Legion Weekly
Sid
Mariner
American Legion Webkiy
Legion Man
Legionaire
Oklahoma
Montana Post
Grigga
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Metita
Streweher
Pondheain Publius
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