Heaviest Vote in History Expected Today
Raleigh reports port terminal measure may spur a mountain railway link from Mount Airy to West Virginia. George L Carter a major investor would fund the route if the ports bill passes and the C F Y V line gains new ownership. Surveys have mapped three routes to Mount Airy.
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George L. Carter
Raleigh
Mount Airy
Virginia
North Carolina
Port Terminal
G. K. Snow
Snow
W-Bolen
Hillsville
Vai
State interest in section over the port measure
Raleigh November 3 AP activity focuses on the port terminal bill and the upcoming vote. No leader offers a reliable estimate for presidential support or the port measure. Attention also centers on congressional races in the 7th 5th 6th and 10th districts as voters prepare to cast ballots from 6:45 to 5:15. Registration across the state is unusually heavy.
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Raleigh
J. W. Davis
Calvin Coolidge
Robert M. LaFol Tette
North Carolin
Wuld
Man Killed by Switch Engine in South Rocky Mount
November 3 report from Rocky Mount says a man was killed Friday night when struck by a switch engine at the Atlantic Coast Line yard in South Rocky Mount. The incident occurred near a cattle shed and the victim’s identity was not released.
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Rocky Mount
E Man
Benntlil
Srk
Rocky Atlantic Coast
Mount
Union Miners Dynamite Mines in Internal Fight
In Redtown Athens Ohio the Novea Mines 24 and 68 owned by Middle States Coal Company and run by cooperative union miners were dynamited today. Mine 68 will reopen soon but tipples at number 21 burned with heavy loss. Investigations follow after reports of controversy over mine operation.
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Athens
Ohio
Novea Mines
Middle States Coal Compaay
Redtown
Frances Hodgson Burnett Buried at Manhasset in Bryant’s Grave
Frances Hodgson Burnett was buried this afternoon in a grave near William Cullen Bryant as crowds of writers artists and publishers paid tribute to her memory in Manhasset Long Island on November 3.
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Manhasset
Long Island
William Cullen Bryant
Frances Hodgson Burhet
Writirs
Arists
Publish
Anti Trust Indictments Handed Against Oil Firms
A Danville Virginia grand jury returned true bills of indictment against Standard Oil of New Jersey Texas Company the Red Oil Company and the Gulf Refining Company charging violation of the new anti trust statute after a thorough inquiry at Corporation Court in Danville.
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Danville
Corporation Court of Danvile
Standard Oil of New Jersey
Texas Company
Red Oil Company
Gulf Refiining Company
Eleven Die In A R Accident At Lee's Crossing
Eleven people were killed and four injured when a bus collided with a Chesapeake & Ohio train at Lee's Crossing near Hampton Virginia. The bus was demolished and several bodies were severely mangled in the crash reports from Newport News dated November 3.
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Chesapeak & Ohio Railroad
Newport News
Chesapeake & Ohio
Lee's Crossing
Hampton
Libertine warned to watch his step in Snow Hill notice
Snow Hill weekly warns of a married man preying on a girl near womanhood. The paper threatens to inform the girl's parents if the man does not desist, calling him a libertine and urging caution.
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Snow Hill
Jails Prohi Offender Targets County Roads
Tarboro reports Jorge Hardi son of the Edgecombe Recorder's Court grows a menace to prohibition law violators. At each county session he sends offenders to the roads to render service to the county for their misconduct, increasing county road labor duties.
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Tarboro
Jorge Hardison
Edgecombe Recorder's Court
Debutante Warns of Serious Rite Beyond Lodge Joining
A debutante describes a ritual she terms marticid as more serious than joining a lodge, signaling heightened commitments.
Seven Prizes Awarded During Visitors Week at Carolina Laundry
National Visitors Week at the Carolina Laundry drew 1136 visitors as 25 awards were given to local organizations registering 100 or more ladies. Recipients include Methodist Philathea Class Baptist Philathea Class Lucama Philathea Class Five Points Presbyterian Church Business and Professional Women's Club George Hackney Society Christian Church.
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Carolina Laundry
Bishop
Mthodist
Baptist Philathea
Lucama Philathea
Five Points Presbyterian Church
George Hackney Society
Christian Church
Democratic Speaker Is Targeted By Western Front Violence
In Troy New York on November 3 James Dwyer Democratic congress candidate faced gunfire and broken windows as he spoke near Boyentonville twelve miles away Officials reported four men in Ku Klux Klan regalia fled the scene Col Ransom Gillette State Senator candidate alleged Klan threats and the county office opened an inquiry
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Troy
N. Y
James Dwyer
Congress
Boyentonville
Ransom Gillette
This Town Seeks First Presidential Vote Count
Somerset Vermont Island town plans to announce its presidential vote first tomorrow. Eight voters including four women and four men will vote at 6 am with a provisional tally anticipated. Previous results show Harding 25 and Cox 6 in the last election.
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Somerset
John Taylor
Representative
Coolidge
Harding
Cox
Davis Concluding Appeal Broadcast From New York
John W. Davis closed his campaign with a radio address heard nationwide though delivered to a small audience. He urged Americans to judge government honesty and whether officials should remain in office following Washington scandals revealed in the past year.
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New York
John W. Davis
United States
Davis
Washington
Final figures in slush fund query reported
Washington reports show Republicans raising 3 742 000.00 and Democrats totaling 617 311.97 in campaign funds up to late October. LaFollette Wheeler line reported 245 000 by October 10. Borah said no further statements before the election and that today’s figures speak for themselves.
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Washington
Senate
LaFollette- Wheeler
John M. Nelson
Republican National
Borah
Mrs Florence Kling Harding Reported Improving
Marion Ohio November Florence Kling Harding wife of the late president has shown some improvement tonight after several weeks of kidney trouble though complications persist in her condition and she remains under medical care.
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Marion
Florence Kling Harding
Generational Aging Seen in a Wry Observation
A columnist notes that the first reliable sign of aging is acknowledging the rising generation may be going to the dogs, reflecting a humorous view on aging and intergenerational change.
Wilson Mirror Election Returns Evening at Seven
The Wilson Mirror invites readers to attend a news night at 7 o clock to receive full national and state returns via Associated Press leased wire radio and telephone. It promises the most complete returns of the day.
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Wilson Mirror
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Associated Press
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