Strange Negro Shot After Officer Duel on East Nash Street
Deputy sheriffs raided three large stills after a midnight pistol duel on East Nash Street. Officer Stallings was wounded in the hand but survived while the unknown assailant, said to be Leach, fell to his death following a running gunfight. A crowd gathered as reinforcements arrived and Stallings's recovery began.
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Stallings
East Nash Street
Swallings
Hamilton
Mr. Stallings
Columbia
Durham
Deputies Raid Three Stills In County
County deputies led by Weathersby Skinner Flowers and Lucas destroyed copper stills totaling 160 gallons in three raids. A 100 gallon still in White Oak swamp was found in operation with ten gallons of liquor nearby. Two 20 gallon outfits on Uzzell farm near Tom Hagan’s place showed signs of recent activity. Total raids under Sheriff Glover reach 146.
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Weathersby
Skinner
Flowers
Lucas
Saratoga Township
White Oak Swamp
Uzzell Farm
Tom Hagan
Gardner’s
Glover
Trustees To Consider Duke Offer At December Meeting
Trinity College trustees set a December 29 meeting at 11 o clock to discuss James B. Duke’s offer of several million dollars on condition the college name be changed to Duke University. The decision followed an executive committee session to schedule the full trustee meeting.
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Durham
N. C
Trinity College
Ity College
James B. Duke
Duke University
Muscle Shoals Bill Makes Headway In Senate
The Underwood Muscle Shoals bill cleared a key hurdle as an amendment to strike lease provisions was defeated 49 to 32. Senator Underwood predicted final passage soon and a disposition before Christmas.
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Washington
Underwood Muscle Shoals
Smith
South Carolina
Underwood
Possible wider probes eyed in federal prisons inquiry
Attorney General Stone hinted that the Atlanta Federal Prison investigation may extend to the federal Parole Board and possibly other facilities, though he refused to detail information and cautioned that he does not believe the case involves other federal prisons.
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Washington
Atlanta
Federal Parole Board
Stone
Ami
Extet
Bingham Wins Out in Congressional Race
Governor-elect Hiram Bingham Republican was elected United States Senator from Connecticut. He will fill the vacancy caused by the death of Frank Brandegee. Bingham defeated Democrat Hamilton Holton by more than 36,000 votes.
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New Havbein
Conn
Hiram Bingham
United
Bingham
Hamilton Holton
Cotton Tops in Farm Crop Valuation This Year
Washington reports the 1928 crop harvest valued at 9.48 million dollars by the Department of Agriculture. Prices rose over last year by 753 thousand dollars while total acreage shrank from 355.5 million to 355.2 million acres. Corn remains king with higher value despite 600 million fewer bushels. cotton ranks second with 1.49 billion dollars value and 13.153 million bales. tobacco valued at 256.356 million from 1.242 billion pounds.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Husband Charged With Murder in Alabama Wife Death
In Montgomery a Jefferson county grand jury indicted Dr George T Edwards husband of Annie Dudley Edwards for her death The body was exhumed Monday night and the viscera sent to Auburn College for examination, officials said tonight.
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Montgomery
Ala
Annie Dudley Edwards
George T.edwards
Jefferson County
Aubern College
New York Cotton Close Reflects Steady Market
Spot cotton remains steady in New York with Middling at 24.00. Futures closed steady as October 23.87, December 23.47, January 23.55, March 23.96, May 24.32, and July 24.47.
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New York
Old authors questioned for queer themes in graphic descriptions
A historical note discusses authors who explored queer subjects in their works. It remarks that when they presented graphic descriptions they did not aim for pornographic intent, signaling a scholarly or critical perspective on expressive boundaries.
Swain shoots man, then kills wife in Macon street incident
James E. Swain, once an auto rental business owner, fatally shot a man believed to be Joe Johnson on a downtown Macon street. He then went home and shot his wife. Deputies captured Swain as Mrs. Swain was en route to a hospital. he is jailed.
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Macon
James E. Swain
Joe Johnson
Swain
Trotsky Goes South on War Commotion
Moscow reported on December 15 that Leon Aretzky Soviet commissar for war departed for the south as declared by the public health commissar.
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Moscow
Leon Aretzky
The Mirror Celebrates Second Birthday and Growth
The Mirror marks two years since its December 7 1922 debut at its current location. The paper notes steady growth and unites supporters in Wilson North Carolina pledging continued improvement and standards as high as Wilson described as The Best Town in North Carolina.
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North Carolina
The
Mirror
Wilson
Christmas Service Echoes in Fremont High School
A Sunday Christmas carol service in Fremont High School Auditorium drew a large crowd. Miss Miriam Best directed the Cony Choral Club with Mrs Jarvis Hare Jones as accompanist and Grace Little on violin. The program featured high school chorus, a quartet and a lit by Miss Best on carol singing’s meaning.
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Fremont
N. C
Wilson Mirror
Wilson
Fremon
Miriam Best
Cony
Miss Best
Jarvis Hare Jones
Grace Little
Ruth Yelverton
Messrs
FE. L. Best
Paul Blalock
Yelverton
Best
J. A. Best
Bramham to Accept League Presidency
Bramham of Durham, President of the South Atlantic Association and the Piedmont League, said he intends to accept the presidency of the Virginia League, to which he was elected last week.
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Charlotte
N. C
W. G. Bramham
Durham
South Atlantic Association
Piedmont League
Virginia League
Penniless Woman Dies At One of Local Hotels
A penniless, ill woman from South Carolina registered at a local hotel in Washington after arriving recently. She grew weak and died in the early hours of the next day. her body was sent home to South Carolina. The hotel provided care, while authorities could not intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Wilson
Nulton Named Next Naval Academy Superintendent
Rear Admiral Louis M. Nulton was chosen by the Navy Department to succeed Rear Admiral Henry B. Wilson as superintendent of the Naval Academy at Annapolis when Wilson retires next February. Nulton currently commands Battleship Division No. 3 in Pacific waters.
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Washington
Louis M. Nulton
Navy Department
Henry B. Wilson
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Nultoh
Meet
Pacific
Boy Scout Council Secured in Greenville Drive
Greenville North Carolina December 16 Mr Guy V Smith says the Pamlico District Boy Scouts drive has raised a little over one thousand of the fifteen hundred dollars goal. He notes many citizens remain to be seen and expects the drive to top the target as the committee continues efforts this week.
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Greenville
N. C
Guy. V. Smith
Pamlicoict Council of
Boy Scouts
Permanent rate association formed by state railroad commissioners
The Southeastern Association of State Railroad Commissioners completed its permanent organization in Atlanta. A. J. Maxwell of the North Carolina Corporation Commission was elected president. The report also includes unrelated personal notes describing a woman’s final days and statements during a period of illness and intoxication.
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Atlanta
Southeastern Association of State Railroad Commissioners
A. J. Maxwell
North Carolina Corporation Commission
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Trotzky
Coolidge
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Nulton
BOY Scout Council
Pitt County Drive
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