Secretary Maddry Honored For Service At Baptist Convention
Raleigh December 1054 AP Following a business session and an address by Josiah William Bailey the Baptist State Convention presented Rev Charles E Maddry corresponding secretary of the State Vision Board with a watch chain and knife in appreciation of his services Maddry left a sick bed to attend the session as talks on missions continued and other business was considered with more addresses planned for tonight
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Raleigh
Josiah William Bailey
Biblical Recorder
Baptist State Convention
Charles E. Maddry
State Vision Board
Maddry
Rail freight rate proposal affects tobacco shipments
A proposed tariff would raise freight rates to Hampton Roads by five cents, making Norfolk News and Newport News shipments from Richmond less competitive. Originating sites defend higher costs while Chesapeake & Ohio Railway would absorb haul efficiency impacts. The change targets tobacco movements to the Hampton Roads region.
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Newport News
Norfolk
Merey Tobacco
Southern
Atlanta
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Basmond
Hampton Roads
Navy seaplane crash kills five in target practice
Five officers and enlisted men of the Battlefleet air squadron died when a twin-motor H-16 seaplane nose-dived into the ocean during target practice off San Diego. Three others were severely injured as investigators said loss of control caused the plunge.
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San Diego
Cal
Naval Aviation
North Carolina
North Island
Rockwell Field
Wilson Drug Company Displays Attractive Christmas Stock
The Wilson Drug Company shows a most attractive stock of Christmas merchandise with many special articles suited as gifts. The store presents a holiday appearance and remains a popular destination for Christmas shoppers this year.
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Wilson Drug Company
Gold Share Claim Sparks Economic Debate
A claim that America holds 50 percent of the world’s gold and 87 percent of it ironies the global economy. The statement prompts discussion on resource distribution and national wealth versus actual holdings.
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America
Germans Tip Street Car Men Returns
With Germany stabilizing its finances tipping street and bus conductors has returned. Passengers pay fares of 15 or 20 pfennigs and the worker is expected to share with the motorman. Street car and bus men receive 25 to 80 marks per month depending on service.
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Berlin
Germany
Powers Send Note Urging China to Honor Treaties
The foreign ministers who signed the Boxer peace protocol met in Pekin and drafted a note to the Chinese government urging strict observance of treaty obligations.
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Pekin
China
Coolidge Faces Hard Work in Patronage Battles
President Coolidge confronts intense patronage pressure as he begins his four year term. Delegations seek cabinet posts and federal jobs from judgeships to postmasters, with disputes among national and state leaders prompting appeals to the White House. Conflicts include North Carolina and Ohio judges, Chicago and New Orleans circuits, and immigration station issues between Pennsylvania and New Jersey senators.
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Washington
Dev
Coolidge
Cassize Nas
Harding
Wales
White House
Internal Revenue
Republican National
North Carolina
Ohio
Fess
Willis
Pepper
Pennsylvania
Edge
New Jersey
Camden River
Philadelphia
Jersey
Attack on Underwood Muscle Shoals Bill Sparks Senate Debate
In Washington the Underwood Muscle Shoals bill faced sharp Senate criticism led by Senator McKellar who warned it would hand Muscle Shoals to Alabama Power Company. Senator Norris pressed edits, Underwood accepted part of the Norris amendment. Debate opened with pledges to vote by week’s end.
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Washington
Senate
Alabama
McKellar
Tennesee
Muscle Shoals
Alabama Power Company
Norris
Senate Agriculture Committee
Underwood
Senator McKellar
Tennessee
Mexico to Decorate Vera Cruz Defenders in 1914
Mexico's chamber of deputies approved a new decoration named the Second North American Invasion to honor soldiers and sailors who defended Vera Cruz against the U S navy in 1914. Senate consideration follows as capitol newspapers condemn the civilian exclusion.
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Vera Cruz
U.S
Mexico City
United States Navy
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Capitol
Fletcher
Red Cross Honors Woodrow Wilson at Tomb Ceremony
Forty chapter delegates and board members of the African Red Cross attended services at Woodrow Wilsons tomb in Washington. A wreath was laid in memory of the former president and wartime head of the society after Jules Jusserand addressed the annual Red Cross meeting and praised Red Cross service to France in the World War.
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Washington
The
African Red Cross
Woodrow ‘Wilson
Red Cross
Jules Jusserand
United States
If He Thinks It Isn’t Art Unless It Is Nasty
A critic is defined as someone who deems art only when it is shocking or offensive. The remark frames criticism as a measure of artistry through provocative content.
UNC Caps 1925 Eleven With Captain Herman McIver
Herman McIver, three year center of the University of North Carolina football team, was elected captain of the 1925 eleven. In other wires August Belmont, financier and notable sportsman, died in New York. A coast guard station would be established near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, under a bill by Representative Lyon of NC.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
Herman McIver
University of North Carolina
Lagerstedt Chosen Trinity Captain for 1925 Team
Edward W. Lagerstedt of Brockton Massachusetts, a three year Trinity star backfield player, was elected captain of the 1925 Trinity football team in Durham North Carolina.
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Durham
N C
Edward W. Lagerstedt
Brockton
Mass
Trinity
German cabinet to resign in coming days
The German cabinet met in Berlin and decided to resign. The exact resignation date will be set by agreement between Chancellor Marx and President Ebert.
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Berlin
Marx
Ebert
Churchill Speech Triggers Unease Over Payments
Washington reports an uneasy reaction to a Churchill statement attributed to Winston Churchill as British Chancellor of the Exchequer. It suggested proportional payments to creditors during a potential settlement with France, prompting Treasury surprise and concerns Britain might delay talks. Officials doubted the accuracy of the quote.
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Washington
Winston Camehill
Nxcchequer
United States
Treasury
France
Great Britain
Europe
German Glass Industry Keeps Alive By Making Beer Glasses
Breslau December 10 The manufacture of beer glasses has sustained the German glass industry amid cash shortages in other industries. Domestic demand drives production while manufacturers expect export trade to pick up after pending trade treaties are settled.
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Breslau
Tokio Regaining Its Pets
Tokio regains status as fifth city by a police census. After the 1921 earthquake Tokio lost a quarter of its population and fell behind Berlin. The census puts the current population at 1,917,000, up 390,000 since the quake but 260,000 below pre disaster levels.
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Tokio
Berlin
Speechless Dinner Stuns New Orleans Women’s Group
In New Orleans the YWCA banquet for 200 members of the Women’s Christian Society became a shock when it turned into a misnamed “speax” affair. The educational department closed with six members dancing “There Was an Old Man,” disrupting the planned program.
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New. Orleans
The
Women’s Christian Society
Educational Department
England Debates Reparation Payments and Debt
In London on December 10, Parliament revisited the Zinovieth letter and interallied debts. Prime Minister Tidwin noted the cabinet sub committee found the letter authentic. Churchill argued for careful wording and emphasized Britain’s war burdens while urging simultaneous payments to Great Britain as part of any debt settlement.
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London
House of Commons
England
Tidwin
John Simon
Great
United States
France
Churchill
Atlantic
Great Britain
Mr. Churchill
Ritchie Urges Change in Major Parties at NY Dinner
Governor Albert Ritchie of Maryland urged at the Southern Society of New York dinner that Republicans and Democrats rekindle beliefs that once vitalized them and again divide on principle. He said traditional differences have disappeared, noting there are only two real issues, tariff and states rights.
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New York
Albert Ritchie
Maryland
Southern Society of New York
Ritchie
Wilson County Medical Society Elects New Officers
The Wilson County Medical Society held its regular monthly meeting at the Cherry Hotel grill room to elect officers. New officers chosen unanimously were President Dr Eric Bell Wilson, Vice-President Dr EB McCleese Elm City, Secretary Treasurer Dr C L Swindle Wilson, and Censor Dr EB L Strickland Wilson for a three year term. Dr L Jack Smith spoke on the Schick test and toxin antitoxin use in schools. The society thanked retiring President Dr P P Lane and retiring Secretary Dr G Eric Bell for their service.
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The
Wilson County Medical Society
Eric Bell
Wilson
EB. ©. McCleese
Elm City
C. L. Swindell
EB. L. Strickland
Schick
P. P. Lane
G. Eric Bell
Ex Justice Mahlon Pitney Dies at 66 in Washington
Former Supreme Court Justice Mahlon Pitney died in Washington early today at age 66. He passed away in the hours shortly after midnight.
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Justice Pitney
Washington
Mahlon Pitney
Supreme Court
Government tax crackdown leaves blinds drawn at dusk
A cryptic remark laments government tax strikes as a symbol of suppression. The speaker argues taxes erode freedoms and imply government overreach, calling for transparency and relief from fiscal oppression.
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Texas
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Wrightsville
Coast Guard
Lished
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Representative Lyon
Chacellor
Dr. Bell
Medical Society
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