Cabinet Shakeups Hint at Coolidge Favorites
Reports say President Coolidge may form a cabinet of his own choosing with several members expected to retire. Secretary Hughes may leave law practice, while Mellon Moorer and Stone are seen as fixtures. Work hints at retirement. Wilbur could head a California federal judgeship. postmaster general stake linked to party chairman William Butler.
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Washington
Coolidge
Hughes
Mellon
Moorer
Stone
Work
Worth
Reich
Wilbur
Califo Viai
Post Office
Wm. Butler
Republican National Committee
Subscriptions Drive Boosts Mirror Workers Pay Plans
Workers in The Mirror circulation campaign pursue subscriptions with enthusiasm and awards. premium options include cash from completed sales or prizes such as a Ford. Some papers report on the method as increasingly popular. Meanwhile North Carolina amendments on salary raises and debt limits show mixed results as rural counties report.
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Mircor
Ford
Yourz
Swindell Trial Opens in Elizabeth City Court
The Swindell case moves to trial in Elizabeth City Court while J. D. Farrior faces sentencing after pleading guilty to deadly weapon charges in a related incident. Swindell testified denying misconduct with the girl taken for a ride, drawing local interest.
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Sinclair
Farrior
Suaverthip
Elizabeth
Mr. Farrior
Elizabeth City
Swindell
Swin
Cost to Run Nation May Fall Under Three Billion
Washington Nov 8 AP reports the 1926 fiscal year starting July 1 could require about 2.9 billion dollars in expenditures excluding the post office department. Budget officials continue shaping the 1926 budget for submission to Congress in the upcoming short session.
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Washington
Congress
Railway to start bus service linking Portland St Helena andruiner
Spokane Portland and Seattle Railway announces it will begin motor bus service connecting Portland Oregon St Helena and Ruiner The move marks the first Northwestern railway entry into the meter bus field and competition with rival stage companies as a significant awareness crossroad.
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Portland
Ore
Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Company
Beeeneral
Inder
St. Helena
Ruiner
Northwestern Railway
Runaway Rich Girl Found as Stable Boy in Akron
The 17 year old daughter of J Cline of Grafton West Virginia vanished on Labor Day. A girl dressed as a man, Mildred Cline, was identified by Akron police as the missing girl after posing in Ohio and West Virginia towns as a race track stable boy, truck driver and criminal. She broke down when confronted and asked officers to shield her mother from the situation.
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Akron
Ohio
J. (. Cline
Grafton
W. Va
Mildred Cline
West Virginia
Miss Cline
Armistice Day Observed Locally With Legion Event
The Robert B. Anderson Post of the American Legion plans an Armistice Day program at Wilson High School Auditorium on November 11 at 6:30 p m. An ex servicemen feed will precede the officers election and an UNC Law Faculty member will speak. Local businesses will display flags and support the observance.
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Robert B. Anderson
American Legion
Legion
Wilson Post
War Mathers
Wilson High School
Lodge Is Steadily Sinking
Cambridge Massachusetts November 8 The outlook for Senator Henry Cabot Lodge s recovery was declared less favorable by his attending physicians A bulletin issued tonight announced that he had failed since morning.
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Cambridge
Mass
Henry Cabot Lodge
Germans Shrink Car Seats as Transit Wins Grow
Berlin reports from transportation officials say older street cars once built for 20 passengers in longitudinal seating now comfortably accommodate at least 22. The trend shows a leaner transit line as cars improve and passenger space increases.
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Berlin
Bryan Lets Hopeful Note From Progressive Wing
W. J. Bryan issued a statement in Washington asserting the Democratic party remains the only hope of the Progressive element. He contrasted this with 1920 and urged consolation in Coolidge and Dawes, praising their character and promising the party will render the best service.
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Washington
W. J. Bryan
Coolidge
Dawes
Buglers to Call on City Streets for Observation Day
Captain James Dempsey of the local militia announces a day of observation with two guards stationed on the city’s outskirts. At 11 o clock Tuesday the bugle roll call will sound and citizens are urged to pause activity and listen.
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Will
James Dempsey
Serosa
Mrs Florence Kling Harding Improves After Operation
MARION Ohio November 8 AP Mrs Florence Kling Harding widow of former President Harding underwent an operation this evening and physicians stated she had rallied well from the effects of the operation after several weeks of illness
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Marion
Ohio
Florence Kling Harding
Harding
Special stunt by children at Rotary meeting
The Wilson Rotary Club program committee booked Miss Cleo Winstead to have the children who performed a fine stunt at the high school present it at the Rotary meeting Monday night. The act won first prize last night and many remarks praised the talent. the meeting moved from Tuesday to Monday due to Armistice Day.
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Wilson Rotary Club
Cleo Winstead
Rotary
Grand Rapids Sheriff Faces Jail Overcrowding in Cold Weather
Sheriff William L. Smith of Grand Rapids Michigan reports jail crowding with 1171 prisoners, far exceeding the believed 90 capacity. Officials anticipate the number will rise with approaching cold weather as crews struggle to admit new inmates.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Wiliam L. Smith
Splendid Owens Tract Sale At Wilson Rocky Mount
The Atlantic Coast Realty Company's sale of the Owens tract on the Wilson Rocky Mount road drew wide attention and proved a big success. It was one of the best sales in Eastern Carolina with strong demand and an average price per acre. Purchasers included Lester Farmer G hike and M F Bry among others. About 300 persons attended the free barbecue that followed.
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Atlantic Coast — Realty Company
Owens
Wilson-Rocky Mount Road
Isi
Eastern
Carolina
Lester Farmer
G. Hike
M. F. Bryanti
Bulletproof Skull Saves Mountaineer in Barn Dance Chaos
In Manchester Pa a wild barn dance erupted when a group fired revolvers causing panic. A man named David Wyon, wearing a bulletproof forehead device, prevented serious harm as a stray bullet missed him and chaos ensued among the attendees.
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Manchester
David
Wyon
Blace
Whites
Leno
Wat
Pais
New Word Test Man's Sobriety In London Case
At D'erkenhwell London, Harry Faulkner, a commercial tax collector, was charged with driving a motor car while drunk. Dr Maughan administered the usual word test but Faulkner refused to repeat it, and the judge noted confusion over the test words.
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London
D'erkenhwell
Harry Faulkeir
Wis Schivaeid
Dave
Maughan
Faulkner
Rickett
Boy Arrested in Carl Death At Crest View
Ester Yon, 12, is jailed in Crest View on murder charges for shooting 14 year old Lavada Paulk after disputes between the children. His father Fred Yon, who disappeared with him, surrendered the boy citing threats from locals. The youth may stay jailed until the circuit court term or a special session may be called.
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Laurel Hill
Fla
Crest View
Hster Yon
Jster
Fred Yon
Little Lavada Paulk
Ester
Campbell
Swindell Testifies Denying Misconduct Charge
Joe Swindell took the stand in Elizabeth City on November 8 and denied any misconduct on June 18 involving a 16 year old girl. He admitted riding with Hawood Barclay and two girls, praising the girls as perfect ladies who behaved properly throughout the outing.
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Elizabeth City
WN. C
Joe Swindell
Swindell
Hawood Barclay
Funeral of Frances Fifer Stuns Patrol in Mishawaka
A funeral cortege in Mishawaka marked by four police patrols in respect transported Frances Fifer 22 who died while her husband Fred E. Fifer 22 faced charges of wife and child desertion. In City Court Fifer wept as he learned of her death. He cannot view the body or the 21 day old baby. The remaining child Katherine 4 is with her grandparents in Albany, Ind., as prosecutors pursue the case.
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South Bend
Ind
Mishawaka
Frances Fifer
Fred E. Fifer
Fifer
Katherine 4
Herrandparents
Benjamine Zehner
Albany
Governor Kitchen Improves, Scotland Neck Report Says
The condition of former Governor W. W. Kitchen was reported improved tonight after yesterday being described as very serious. Location Scotland Neck and date November 8 are indicated in the dispatch.
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Scotland Neck
W. W. Kitchen
Yester
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