Fatal Auto Crash Near Meigs Claims Porter Kin
A Ford touring overturned after striking a cow on a rural road near Meigs. Mr. Oseneck Porter 36 died instantly. several boys in the car were injured, with vertebrae snapping reported. The vehicle was driven by Mr. Gandy at low speed. help arrived, body moved to Herring Undertaking. Continued on page 8.
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Northern Methodists approve unification with Church South
Chicago May 11 Thirty seven spring conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church vote 38606 to 311 in favor of unification with the Methodist Episcopal Church South completing the vote in the Northern church. Only three South conferences have acted with two voting against the merger and one in favor.
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Methodist- Episcopal Church
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Methodist-Episcopal Church
Rum Row Battles Blockade Off New York In Fog
Reports say the dry navy blockade is breaking up rum row off New York as fog aids remaining liquor craft. Vanished ships head home or seek other coast marts. Some ships reach Chesapeake Bay entrance where Baltimore and Washington customers may obtain supply sources. Coast guard has not identified recent arrivals with previous activity off New York.
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der Yeandle
Von Hindenburg Arrives in Berlin For Inauguration
Field marshal Von Hindenburg arrived in Berlin on May 11 to be inaugurated President of Germany. The reception and drive to the Chancellor's Palace proceeded without a hitch amid heightened security. In Hanover, officials observed no formalities as he left for Berlin, with special precautions to prevent clashes between Nationalists and Communists.
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Field Marshal von Hindenburg
Funding French Debt Talks Continue Informally
Informal talks on the French debt settlement are ongoing. The State Department says Washington has not sent any formal communication to France, though intermittent conversations have occurred over time.
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France
Fataintea Press
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Trial of ex Governor Davis in Kansas bribery case begins
The trial of Jonathan S Davis former Governor of Kansas for conspiring with bank commissioner C Peterson to obtain a bribe for a pardon began today before Judge J A McClure. Proceedings indicate further action will occur later in the week.
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Two Die in Philippines Quake Toll Reported
Two women were killed and several injured by tremors in Baco, Occidental Negros, as aftershocks followed a recent earthquake. The report was contained in an official dispatch received by General Wood.
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RifFians Attack French in Morocco Escalates
Morocco May 11 reports say Riffian attacks on French forces in Morocco are growing stronger. French air power has been concentrated to curb the offensive and northern front groups have been reinforced with artillery. Paris May 11 war office sources suggest Marshal Lyautey may need 100000 men to quell Abd El Krim's revolt and finish pacification, with months expected to secure the tribes.
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Thousands to witness automobile races at Charlotte
Charlotte May 11 under an overcast sky thousands planned to watch the Confederate Memorial Day 250 mile race with thirteen drivers. They include Tommy Milton Earl Cooper Harry Harts and Jerry Wonderlich competing for prizes totaling twenty five thousand dollars.
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Charlotte
N. C
Tommy Milton
Earl Cooper
Harry Harts
Jerry Wonderlich
Memorial Day 250 Mile Speedway Race Opens in Charlotte
Charlotte hosts the Memorial Day 250 mile speedway with a $25,000 stake. Thirteen entrants met a 120 mph qualifying pace as crowds of up to 45,000 awaited the start. Favorite contenders include Tommy Milton and Earl Cooper with Benny Hill Doc Shadduc and Pete dePaolo among followers. Prizes range from $10,000 to $500 for top ten finishers.
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Charlotte Boards
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Benny Hill
Doc Shadduc
Pete dePaolo
Wagner
Fred Comer
Harry Hart
Leon Duray
Reggie Johnson
Bob McDonough
Jerry Wonderlich
Red Shafer
Frank Elliott
Portsmouth Players Fined for Playing Baseball on Sunday
Nine Portsmouth Va league players were fined five dollars and costs each by Justice of the Peace Duke for playing baseball on Sunday. Warrants charging them with violating state laws were issued, brought by friends wishing to test the laws.
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Portamouth
Justice of the Peace
Duke
Lascelles Suicide Inquest Finds Temporary Insanity
The Coroner's jury returns a verdict that Francis John Lascelles died by his own hand while temporarily insane. The find cites he was found dead at his Southampton home on Saturday.
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Southampton
Eng
Francis John Lascelles
Rum Row Vessels Map Guides Coast Guard War on Rum
Washington reports the coast guard has laid out a vast map showing rum ships along the Atlantic coast as officials prepare for a long siege. Rear Admiral Bullard holds conferences on defeating rum runners amid expectations of tactic shifts and relocations between New Jersey and New York coasts.
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Bullard
New Jersey
New York
Coast Guard Ready to Press Summers Campaign Off New York
Washington May 11 The coast guard plans a summer push to break up the rum fleet off New York. Rear Admiral Billard says notable disintegration within a month would satisfy him as ships refuse to surrender until supplies run out. Some rum runners claim they will not quit, while officials expect fleet shifts and new ships to other points.
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Coast Guard
New York
Billard
Rum Row
Great Britain Will Not Interfere in Morocco Crisis
Foreign Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons that Britain will not meddle in the French Moroccan situation. He said Britain sympathizes with France but the affair is a purely domestic concern of France.
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How to Join the Hospital Corporation
Membership forms and applications with check should be sent to Dr J T Culpepper treasurer or Colonel J L Bevans director Membership costs 5.00 standard and 100.00 for life Contributions to the Free Bed Fund can follow the same route Schedule notes and fund options provided.
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J. L. Bevans
Berlin Welcomes President-elect Von Hindenburg
Berlin on May 11 saw a bright sky greeting the arrival of President-elect Von Hindenburg from Hanover this afternoon. Outside the calm scenes, socialists and communists planned counter demonstrations against the field marshal's head of the republic as protests gathered in radical quarters.
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Paris Joan of Arc Day Celebrations Spark Fights
Scores of black eyes and hundreds of sore bodies marked Joan of Arc day in Paris as police from the provinces dispersed Royalist and Catholic groups flouting a government parade limit of ten people per group. No serious injuries were reported.
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Joan OF Arc
Debt settlement talks between Washington and Paris continue
In Washington and Paris officials renew formal correspondence on debt questions. A flat denial was issued that any note on debt settlement had been sent to Paris, though the possibility of further talks remains open with Ambassador status unclear.
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Denlala Vn
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State Department
Supreme Court Rules Frick Life Policy Proceeds Not Taxable
The Supreme Court ruled that proceeds from life insurance policies totaling 474000 left by Henry C Frick for his widow and daughter are not subject to the federal estate tax under the 1918 revenue act. The decision was announced in Washington D C on May 11 by the Associated Press.
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Henry C. Frick
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Funeral of Lady Hogg in London Wednesday
London May 11 The funeral of Lady Hogg wife of Sir Douglas Hogg and formerly of Nashville Tennessee will be held Wednesday.
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London
Associated Prone
Sir Douglas Hogg
Nashville
Tennessee
Grand Jury to Hear Naval Oil Lease Cases
The grand jury for the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia was empanelled today to hear cases arising from naval oil leases. Witnesses are expected to appear tomorrow as the panel convenes for a second time.
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Associated Prenn
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
Sofia bombing leaders plead guilty in cathedral disaster
Dispatches from Sofia say that all principals charged with responsibility for the Sveti Kral cathedral bombing, which killed 160 people, have pleaded guilty except one defendant named Kopff.
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Vienna
Sofia
Sveti Kral
Kopff
Yukon Town Virtually Destroyed by Fire
Edmonton Alaska May 11 Radio advices report Mayo the Yukon territory's second largest town and key Stewart river point was nearly destroyed by a fire that began Saturday night.
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Edmonton
Alaska
Mayo
Yukon Territory
Stewart River
Advertising's ethical standard urged by Hoover in Houston
Secretary Herbert Hoover told the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World session in Houston that advertising must adopt a professional ethics code akin to law and medicine. He argued advertising should serve the nation's betterment, strengthen the home, secure employment, and elevate citizenship, moving beyond mere materialism toward constructive economic leadership.
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Secretary Hoover
Houston
Associated Press
Texas
Sen
Herbert Hoover
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
Advertising banners on automobiles barred in Washington
The director ruled that advertisements on cars may not tempt pedestrians to stop in the street to read. Displaying banners is considered an obstruction of traffic under the new traffic code.
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Weather for Georgia unsettled with showers likely
Unsettled conditions move through Georgia tonight and Tuesday with likely showers mainly in the northwest.
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