Greek King Abdicates and Greek Turmoil Reported From Saloniki
London dispatches detail King Constantine’s abdication in favor of Crown Prince George and a power shift to Venizelos while fighting continues around Saloniki. Bulgaria declares war on Romania as Romanian advance advances into Hungary. Reports note suspicions and censorship around the events.
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Saloni
Salonik
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Biulgaria
Rumania
George
Laredonia
Hungary
Bucharest
Koveny
Kronstadt
Nulvaria
Weri Rumania
Sanski
Dispatc
Athens
Ile
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Seuilicant
Price
Larissa
Wilson proposes four constitutional amendments in North Carolina
Special to The Dispatch Raleigh Sept 1 legislative reference librarian W S Wilson sends to prominent Democrats and Republicans the four amendments on this fall ballot. He urges lawmakers and candidates to voice support as the North Carolina Press Association backs adoption. Amendments aim to curb local and private laws, expand statewide general laws, curb special charters, and create emergency judgeships to speed trials.
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General Assembly
Wilson
North Carolina Press Association
Governor grants eight week reprieve for two inmates
Asherville North Carolina September 1 Governor Craig halted the executions of Hardy Wiggins and Merritt Miller for eight weeks to allow time for a U S Supreme Court writ of error. Lawyers say juror bias deprived the pair of a fair trial and appeal the case from Graham County murder conviction.
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Associated Press
Asherville
N. C
Craig
Hardy Wiggins
Merritt
Miller
Raleigh
Supreme Court of the United States
Wiggins and Miller
Phillip Phillips
Graham County
Wiggins
Penitentiary
President Urges Strike Call Joins Efforts to End It
President urges workers to call off strikes, citing national interest and stability. Government officials push for talks with unions to avert disruption across industries and protect economic recovery.
President Kenly Jones Letter to Trainmen
President Kenly Jones urges swift action on passenger delays and meets with railway Brotherhood leader as Congress rushes eight hour day and wage regulation bills. Coast Line issues circular warning loyal workers of strike consequences and company protection.
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Kenly Jones
J. R. Kenly
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
Coast Line
Kenly
Wilmington
N. C
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Bills avert railway strike aims advance in Congress
Arrest and bail action filed by L B Pearce against J O Bowden over a 1914 land venture proceeds dispute. Preliminary hearing set for Friday at 3 30 PM. Separately Senate and House move to passage on eight hour day rail wage bills with no Canadian plan or government operation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Congress
A. B. Garretson
Railway Brotherhoods’ Committee
White House
Garretson
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
House
Brotherhood
L. B. Pearce
J. O. Bowden
Superior Court
Pearce
Bowden
Interstate Commerce Commission
Intersti Commerce Commission
Newlands
Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
la Follette
Hunting Murderer Sheriff Trails Suspect in Elizabethtown
Sheriff J M Clark of Bladen County spent hours Friday seeking Horace Fleming a Black man linked to the Thursday night shooting that killed David Whitted in Elizabethtown Both men worked for the government dam project and Fleming reportedly fired five times in a fracas Fleming had ties to Wilmington and was not found on trains or boats during the search
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J. M. Clark
Bladen County
Horace Fleming
David iWhitted
Elizabethtown
Government Dam
Fleming
Whitted
Wilmington
Moonlight Excursion on the Steamer Wilmington
The Dock Street Christian church Christian Endeavor Society plans a moonlight trip aboard the steamer Wilmington Friday night at 8 o clock. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited to attend.
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Christian Endeavor Society of the
Dock Street Christian Church
Wilmington
Cuba to Build Naval Academy at Mariel Near Havana
Havanna September 1 Cuban authorities announce a new naval academy to train cadets in seamanship and sea fighting. The facility will open next week at Mariel, using Rubens Palace as the main building. Cuba seeks U S navy instructors in submarine and artillery and plans to acquire submarines shortly.
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Cuba
Republic of Cuba
Naval Academy
New
Mariel
Havana
Rubens Palace
New York
United States Navy
Menocal
Wilson
More Cases But No Cause for Alarm
New York reports 60 new infantile paralysis cases in the 24 hours to 10 am today with 16 deaths, while officials stay confident the epidemic is waning compared with yesterday's 21 deaths.
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Associated Press
New York
No Action Taken On Bread Prices
At a called meeting Friday morning the Housewives' League decided that due to uncertain times no action would be taken on the loaf bread price raise from 5 to 6 cents. Members expressed confidence in bakers and hoped prices would return to normal soon. Routine business was completed with no other major subjects addressed.
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Housewives’ League
Charlotte Physician Guilty of Manslaughter
Dr. J. W. Sommers of Charlotte found guilty of manslaughter for performing an illegal operation on Miss Annie Jones of Greensboro. Her death occurred at a local hospital on June 26. The verdict carries a sentence of five to eight years in the penitentiary.
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Associated Press
Charlotte
N. C
J. W. Sommers
Annie Jones
Greensboro
NINE TIGERS CAPTURED IN CITY RAID
Officers made wholesale arrests Thursday night and Friday morning on warrants sworn by a single accuser. Nine blind tigers were taken in a raid led by H Mack Godwin plainclothesman D W Coleman and Constable J H Davis. Those arrested include Mamie Rouse French Lewis Hezekiah Pollock B Frank Jim Brown Coon Brown Jim Edwards Charles Robinson and Henry Carter all charged with selling intoxicants. The raids occurred across the city from about 10 pm to 4 am Friday.
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Justice Harriss
H. Mack Godwin
D. W. Coleman
J. H. Davis
Mamie Rouse
French Lewis
White
Hezekiah
Pollock
Storm off Yucatan Coast Moves Westward Today
Washington reports indicate a tropical disturbance in the Caribbean with moderate gale force winds in Florida and the southeastern gulf. The storm centers this morning off the east coast of Yucatan and is advancing westward.
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Florida
Gulf
Yucatan Channel
Yucatan
Lawyer Cyrus D Hogue Moves to Murchison Building
Cyrus D Hogue a noted Wilmington lawyer moves his office from the Citizens Bank building at Second and Princess streets to rooms 714 715 in the Murchison National Bank building. The new offices offer better facilities to serve clients.
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Murchison
Cyrus D. Hogue
Wilmington
Citizen’s Bank
Second and
Princess Streets
Murchison National
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