Suspected motives loom in Means case in Union county
The Greensboro News reports political intrigue around Gaston Means possibly facing trial near Union county. Frank Armfield is accused of influencing jury selection to favor Means, with venue pressures in Cabarrus, Mecklenburg and Union counties. A full trial is anticipated late October, while other arrests fade from prospects.
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Tom Bost
Greensboro News
Armfield
Gaston Means
Maud King
Union County
Frank Armfield
Raleigh
Means
Mr. Bost
Salisbury
North Carolina
Rowan
Cabarrus
Mecklenburg
Union
Frank Armfeld
Cabarrus County
Andy Jackson
Salisburian
Bickett
Frank Dave Houston
Wilson
Toto
Cansler
Frank Osborne
Charlotte
Union of
Meklenburg
Heflin Charges to Be Investigated
Washington October 4 five representatives were appointed by the house to investigate statements that some members had acted suspiciously in connection with reports of the use of German money to influence congress. The committee held a gloomy meeting as it contemplates its lack of power to call witnesses and the likelihood it will report no action this late in the session. Advised of broader inquiry discussions Representative Heflin and two reporters may be heard. The panel is chaired by Barnhart Indiana with Venable Mississippi DeWalt Pennsylvania Longworth Ohio and Walsh Massachusetts as members.
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Heflin
Washington
House
Alabama
Congress
Clark
Stephens
Mississippi
Representative Barnhart
Indiana
Venable
DeWalt
Pennsylvania
Longworth
Ohio
Walsh
Massachusetts
Negroes Charged In St Louis Riot Murders Trial
Belleville Illinois October 3 testimony traced events leading to the July 2 murder of Detective Coppedege and Policeman Woolley in East St. Louis prompting the riot in which many blacks were killed. State counsel said thirteen Negroes in the crowd were accessories to the killings amid defense claims of a white raid and armed fear.
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Belleville
Coppedege
Woolley
East St. Louis
James A. Farmer
Birthday Benefit Planned For French Orphan Girl
The Girls' Guild of St. Paul Episcopal Church will host a birthday benefit at Mrs. C. C. Sikes home next Friday afternoon to raise funds for winter clothes for Mile. Henriette Berthou a French orphan from Bordeaux whose father a cabinet maker died after wartime illness. A letter from Henriette expresses gratitude and resolve to work to repay the benefactors.
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Sike
Girls’ Guild
St. Paul Episcopal Church
Madamoseille Henrietta Berthou
C.C. Sikes
Bordeaux
France
Bene Wetress
Arlas
W. J. Pratt
Pratt
Henriette Berthou
Cecile
Men Distract by Show, Not Church, Faith Corner Letter
Reader laments few men at church while autos fill a tent show. He rebukes Central Methodist members for attending secular entertainments on Sabbath, urges repentance and a holy life, evokes Enoch, and warns of judgment and eternal doom. Ends with plea for heed.
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Abernethy
Charlotte
Badin
Kingdom of Heaven
Central Methodist Church
Church
Enoch
God
W. A. Phifer
Haig's Off Renew We Has Begun Big Offensive Gains
British forces launched a daylight assault across eight miles of front from Tower Hamlets to Langemarck and quickly gained ground despite counterattacks. More than 3,000 German prisoners were taken as the main ridge near Ypres came under British control. Verdun artillery duels continue as Austro Italian fronts see fresh counterattacks. Russian front reports suggest a major battle near Jacobstadt with intense dueling. German attacks on Monte San Gabriele failed amid Italian artillery fire and French air raids on German targets.
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Marshal Haig
Flanders
Tower Hamlets
Langemarck
Therselves
Ypres
Ostend-Lille
Haig
Zonnebeke
Ostend
Zeebrugge
Poelcapelle
Meuse
Verdun
Jacobstadt
Riga
Dvinsk
Petrograd
Dvina River
Cadorna
Monte San Gabriele
Gorizia
Bar Wn
Pronkfort-on-the-Main
Rastattbaden
Physician and minister fatally shot near Russellville Arkansas
Russellville Arkansas October 5. Dr Tom Hughes prominent physician and surgeon and Rev T J Terry Methodist pastor were found six miles south of town both shot Hughes in the face and body with a shotgun Terry alive but mortally wounded from a .38 automatic pistol two shots to the lungs He refused to name a shooter and nodded yes to both questions about the tragedy The two had left town an hour earlier for Rockwood where they often went on hunting trips
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Russellville
Dr. Hughes
Hughes
Hecht
Rockwood
Villa Still Operating in Rosorio Capture Report
El Paso dispatch says Francisco Villa and a band swept from the Durango mountains last week and captured Rosorio, Durango, according to a worker for an American company there who reached El Paso today.
Corn Millers Endorse Federal License Plan In Washington
Corn millers and representatives of oats and corn product industries met with the food administrator in Washington. They agreed to the federal license plan, expressed willingness to margin profits reasonably, abolish future sales to curb speculation, and push for increased production.
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Washington
German Raiders Active in South Seas Reported
Washington reports two German commerce raiders manned by the Lee Adler crew are operating in the South Pacific after seven months of preying on American and allied shipping. The vessels, which stranded on Mopeha Island, were first launched August 21 and September 5, and their movements may explain recent raider sightings in the Pacific.
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Washington
Lee Adler
Mopeha I Island
South Pacific
South
Oceas
Navy Department
Tutuila
Samoa Islands
Hador Smith
C. Slade
Lee
Millions for Kaiser’s Head Splits Georgia Public Opinion
Georgia newspapers raise a million dollar reward for the Kaiser’s scalp. Locals including Captain Langford of Valdosta and A H Bland of Camp Wheeler subscribe, urging others to contribute. The drive, reported in Macon Telegraph and Savannah papers, mixes humor with serious patriotism as Americans seek to deter German aggressions. Also notes Navy officials’ cautious views on submarine war progress and convoy policy gains.
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Georgia
William Hohenzollern
Kaiser
Germany
Macon
Sevannah
A. F. Langford
Valdosta
A. H. Bland
118Th Field Artillery
Camp Wheeler
Langford
Bland
Ameris
Srevice
Saloons in Greater New York Close by Tax Burden
New York estimates say about 1000 saloons and liquor stores in Greater New York shut down due to combined federal and state taxes and rising costs. Many failed to reopen after a license fee of 1500 dollars became due, with exiles noting widespread closures.
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Ew York
Greater
New York
Nelson case in Wilson features insanity plea by defense
W C Nelson on trial in Wilson for the March murder of Tarboro policeman P R Riggan. Riggan, the chief of police, and other officers went to Nelson home to search for whiskey when Nelson shot Riggan and wounded the mayor and another officer in the ensuing confrontation.
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W. C. Nelson
P. R. Riggan
Tarboro
Wilson
Riggan
Nelson
I Nelson
Mason Attacks Heflin Over Draft Remarks On House Floor
Illinois Congressman Mason denounces Heflin in a privilege speech over alleged draft repeal claims. Mason insists records show no repeal bill and retracts his statements after Heflin admits error. Mason defends his honor and family pride amid a heated exchange as the House votes to keep his words. John St Weaver named rural carrier from Sins Badin gets a post and Bank of Badin charter for $50,000 with $25,000 subscribed.
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Ilinois
Heflin
Washington
House
Mason
Ulok
Kitchin
Almon
Alabama
United States
Clark
John St. Weaver
Badin
Bank of Badin
Capital
Christmas Packages for Soldiers Must Be Mailed by Nov 15
Postmaster General Burleson and Secretaries Baker and Daniels urge the public to send Christmas packages to American troops in Europe by November 15. Packages should be addressed clearly, bear sender details in the upper left corner, be securely packed, and include a postmaster certificate confirming no prohibited items. Postal rate is 12 cents per pound.
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Washington
Burleson
Baker and Daniels
Publc
Europe
France
Germans Claim About Pitt y Per Cent Too Large
London Oct 3 The total of all losses to world s shipping since Germany s unrestricted submarine warfare began is about two thirds of what the Germans claimed on September 1 They alleged an average of 900000 tons sunk monthly for seven months But the compiled totals show no month matched that level even in April and August losses were nearly half April figures
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London
Germany
Abbeville Editor Charged Over The Great Fizzle Article
Abbeville South Carolina editor W. P. Beard of The Scimitar weekly was indicted by a federal grand jury on three counts for alleged publication under the caption The Great Fizzle. The publication prompted the paper to be barred from the United States mails.
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Abbeville
Greenville
8. C
W. P. Beard
the Scimitar
United States
Maila
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