Judge Knox voids dry law provision on physician prescriptions
Federal Judge Knox ruled the Volstead act provision limiting physicians to prescribing no more than a pint of liquor per 10 days unconstitutional. He suggested the Harrison anti narcotic act similar limits on drug doses for addicts may also be invalid. The decision supports Dr. Samuel W. Lambert and the Association for the Protection of Constitutional Rights, while A United States Attorney plans to seek Supreme Court review and a stay.
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Knox
Ernest S. Bishop
First Blood
Association For the Protestation of Constitutional Rights
Samuel W. Lambert
College of Physicians
Columbia University
United States
Clark
United States Supreme Court
Dr. Lambert
Congress
State Prohibition Director
Internal Revenue Department
United States Attorney’s Office
Widow of General Stuart Dies in Virginia Home
Flora Cooke Stuart widow of Confederate cavalryman General J. E. B. Stuart dies at 88 at the home of her son in law R. Page Waller after a fall last Sunday. She helped found girls schools in Staunton and resided with Waller for 30 years. her surviving son is Captain J. E. B. Stuart in New York.
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Flora Stuart
J. E. B. Stuart
Phillips St. George Cook
R. Page Waller
America
Stuart
Thomas Dixon
Cooke
Fort Riley
Territory of
Kansas
E. V. Sumner
Fort Leavenworth
Virginia
Flora Cooke
Harper’s Ferry
Cune Cooke
Leavenworth
John Brown
Kansas Plains
United States Army
Washington
Confederacy
Richmond
Staunton
New York City
Willies Nose Becomes The Only One He Has
Willie argues with his mother after a fight. She says turn the other cheek. He quips the opponent hit him on the nose, and it’s the only one he has. The Logician.
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Willie
Best Route Chosen for Lost Provinces Rail Line Survey
Raleigh May 14 Engaging a group of engineers the lost Provinces railroad commission begins selecting the best route for a new line with a 10 million bond issue. Chief field engineer Frank T. Miller leads three corps of engineers as the commission surveys routes across northwestern counties.
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Raleigh
N. C
Railroad Commission
General Assembly
O. Max Gardner
Frank T. Miller
Greensboro
Corps of Engineers
Beneham Cameron
C. D. Bradham
Cameron
Tom Bowie
W. C. Heath
Bowie
Ashe
Lunsford Long
Miller
Brock Barkley
Charlotte Observer
Railroad Lease Offer Stirs North Carolina Railway Plan
Raleigh on May 14 reports a tentative lease and operation offer from a large railroad to a state owned line through the lost provinces. The two consulting engineers were named for route surveys and endorsements from notable Louisville figures including W. W. Davies, R. W. Bingham, and General Haldeman supported the project.
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Raleigh
Associated Press
North Carolina
W. W. Davies
R. W. Bingham
H. M. Flagler
Haldeman
United Confederate Veterans
Louisville
Last Link in 6500 Mile Banff Windermere Highway Opened
The Banff Windermere Highway in the Canadian Rockies nears completion with a 6500 mile circuit from California to Canada and back. The route covers Grand Canyon Park Yellowstone Glacier Shuswap areas and winds through Macleod Banff Calgary Sinclair Pass Vermilion Pass Fort Steele Elko and Pincher as it forms a rectangular loop. The circuit traverses scenic regions offering motorists a rewarding cross country trip.
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Banff-Windermere
Canadian Rockies
California
Canada
Grand Canon Park
Yellowstone National Park
Glacier Park
Shuswap Indian Reserve
Maceod
Alder
Banff
Windermere
Parkland
Isidnapore
Calgary
Bay
Sinclair Pass
Brisco
Stanford Ranges
Vermilion Pass
Fort Steele
Elko
Mitchel
Pincher
Macleod
Plans to shorten our flag for better proportion
A government committee approved reducing the standard flag length by 12.1 percent to achieve a 1.67 to 1 ratio, down from 1.90 to 1. Tests from the Arlington Amphitheatre flagpole guided the decision.
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Arlington Amphitheatres
Marion Thomas Named U S Deputy Collector in Revenue Office
Marion Thomas of Mabel has been appointed U S Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue in this division. He took the oath and travels to Winston Salem to begin duties. Thomas is noted as a leading local businessman and public school teacher, with strong qualifications for the post.
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J. F. Robbins
U. S
Internal Revenue
Marion Thomas
Mabel
Winston-Salem
Thomas
Marion
African farmers machinery needs steel like a battle-ship
The National Institute of Progress Farming says South Africa’s climate and labor temperaments require durable American farm implements built to withstand rough use and the risk of laborers misusing or abandoning equipment. Oxen and furrow gangs complicate field work, while wage-earners’ finances and reliability are noted as concerns.
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South Africa
National Institute of Progress Farming
Institute
North Carolina preps new auto registration law
Secretary of State W N Everett outlines a forthcoming auto registration act effective October 1 1923. Joe Sawyer will study Michigan and Virginia methods to adapt for North Carolina with aims to cut theft, prove ownership, and require sale records and certificates. Summer rush for licenses begins June 1 to July 1.
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W. N. Everett
North Carolina General Assembly
Joe Sawyer
Michigan
Everett
Richmond
North Carolina
Road Meeting Seeks County Road Help for Townships
The Board of County Commissioners met Monday to handle road business and hear township delegates pressing road aid. The board supplemented $50,000 to townships without aid from the original bond issue, intending rapid countywide work.
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Board of County Commissioners
Laos
Town Sanitation Needs Tightening Before Health Officer Arrives
General sanitary conditions appear good with exceptions. Some issues remain that should not be tolerated and responsible parties must improve conditions before the State Health officer's upcoming visit.
Inference on Work Ethic and Chewing Gum Beliefs
A satirical remark questions racial stereotypes about colored workers performing better when singing and jokingly compares this to gum chewing enhancing stenographers. The quip critiques biased assumptions about productivity and behavior.
State to spend six million on highways next year
North Carolina anticipates about six million dollars for highway construction supervision next year from automobile and gasoline taxes, up from three point two million last year. J E Sawyer, motor supervisor, projects allocations of three million two hundred fifty thousand from autos, two million five hundred thousand from gasoline tax, and two hundred fifty thousand from new car registration fees.
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North Carolina
W. N. Everett
J. E. Sawyer
Sawyer
Everett
Raleigh Dispatch
Standard Oil of New York Earns 19 Million Net in 1922
The Standard Oil Company of New York reported net profits of 19,424,734 for 1922, up from 9,698,972 in 1921 and 39,405,631 in 1920. It boosted capitalization from 75,000,000 to 225,000,000 in 1921, issued a 200 percent stock dividend, and closed the year with a surplus of 106,909,469. Net asset appreciation was 79,179,345. In addition to a 150,000,000 capital stock distribution, the company paid cash dividends of 12,000,000.
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New York
Standard Oil Company
Death by own action shocks Johnson City man Parrott
Harry R. Parrott a longtime hardware and automobile businessman is reported to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Family found him upstairs with a bullet wound in the head near a revolver with one round spent. He died within a half hour as neighbors and kin arrived. Survived by wife two sons two daughters brother in Roanoke and sister in Bristol. No inquest has been held.
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Harry R. Parrott
Mr. Parrott
George Parrott
Roanoke
Sally Parrott
Bristol
Tenn
Johnson City
Cold wave and freeze threaten local fruit crop
Tuesday night a cold wave and light snow brought a hard freeze in Elk Park. The frost killed all exposed fruit and growth, dampening hopes as the fruit crop is a key local profit driver.
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Elk Park News
North Carolina Introduces New Auto Tags Ahead of June Rollout
North Carolina prepares 200000 new automobile plates to be sold as June marks the start of tagging. Five carloads sit in the state warehouse for the rollout, likely surpassing previous totals. Officials project auto-related licenses and taxes to exceed $6 million this year, with gasoline tax increases and rising car numbers doubling last year’s revenue. The funds aid early bond payments on the new $15 million construction program.
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North Carolina
W. N. Everett
Department of State
Everett
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Marian Thomas
African Farmers Machinery
Roger Babson
Chicago
Cleveland
National Editorial Bureau
Asbury Park
N. J
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