Officials pursue clues in cremation death case
Columbus authority says no clear cause yet in the death of Mrs Addie Sheatsley whose body was found in a home furnace. Prosecutor John R. King says chemist Long finds death likely before cremation with no carbon monoxide in blood. lungs show congestion suggesting suffocation or strangulation.
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Columbus, C
Addie Sheatsley
Sheatsley
John R. King
Sheastley
King
Long
Hermitage Barge Sinks Off Charleston Coast
The five masted steel barge Hermitage sank about 150 miles south of Charleston after listing and overturning in high seas. All crew were rescued by tug Baryton with no reported loss of life. The vessel sailed from Galveston November 12 carrying sulphur en route to a North Atlantic port.
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Savannah
Hermitage
Charleston
U.S. Coast Guard
Yamacraw
U. S. Shipping Board
Baryton
St. Augustine
Fla
Galveston
Three Die As Advertising Plane Crashes In Backyard
Three men were killed when a small advertising airplane fell into a backyard garden in the afternoon. An empty gasoline tank and engine failure are blamed for the crash.
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GREEN
Theatrical Man Is Shot In His Office
KR. E. Mack president of the Golden State Vaudeville Exchange was shot to death in his Los Angeles office today in the presence of five people. Z. R. Southern surrendered and admitted firing the shot. Southern’s wife, a stenographer for Mack, was in the room during the shooting.
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Los Angeles
Cal
KR. E. Mack
Golden State Vaudeville Exchange
Z. R. Southern
Southern
Mack
Steamer City of Montgomery Collides With Schooner
The steamer City of Montgomery of the Ocean Steamship Co. 22 miles southeast of Diamond Shoals lightship at 1 am collided with an unidentified schooner. The steamer reportedly has a large hole in its bow and the schooner is believed sunk.
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Norfolk
City of Montgomery
Ocean Steamship Company
Diamond Shoals
Tier Boi
Bishop Blake Not To Be Here Sunday
Bishop Edgar Blake, announced to preach at the First Methodist church Sunday morning, is detained in New York. He will preach on Sunday the 30th in Wilson. He is regarded as a leading church figure and should receive a hearing when he preaches there.
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Aupusakm
Edgar Blake
New York
Blake
Wilson
Jomys
Hams
Cotton futures close steady in New York market
New York spot cotton remains steady with Middling at 24.10 cents. Futures closed steady with December 23.61, January 23.88, March 24.30, May 24.60, and July 24.64 cents.
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New York
Seven Springs Scene Of Another Gun Battle
GOLDSBORO Nov. 22 Seven Springs was again the scene of gunfire as F G Hines superintendent of the county convict force was attacked by Ben F McArthur. McArthur visited the camps cursing occupants then returned armed with a double barrel shotgun and fired at Hines home in the camp. Hines defended himself and shot McArthur fracturing his fingers. McArthur was taken to a Gol dsboro hospital for treatment.
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Goldsboro
Springs
F. G. Hines
B. F. McCarter
Seven Springs
Ben F. McArthur
McArthur
Capt. Hines
Hines
oeArthur
Gol’sboro
Ham Ramsay Meeting Sparks Wilson Debate
A lengthy town discussion in Wilson centers on the Ham Ramsay revival and its effects. Residents debate temporary gains in church attendance and moral reform versus lasting impact, with readers invited to submit anonymous letters for publication.
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Cart Gopach
Ham-Saunders
Elizabeth City
Wilson
Pasquotank
Ham
Saunders
Mr. Ham
Julius Rosenwald
Elizabeth’ City
Morrison Proclaims Statewide Thanksgiving Day
Governor Cameron Morrison issued a proclamation calling on North Carolinians to observe the upcoming Thursday, November 27, as a day of thanks to God for the blessings bestowed on the commonwealth during the past year.
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Raleigh
Cameron Morrison
Commonwealth
New Machinery For Carolina Laundry
The Carolina Laundry installs a modern six roll flat work ironer driven by motor power and town heated, weighing about eleven tons. It can iron twelve sheets per minute, boosting capacity for linens and hotel use as part of an expanded plant. The equipment represents a significant investment in the laundry’s operations.
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Carolina Landry
Gotelt
Linensom
Apts
Sen
Chapin Sacks Corp Elects New Head In Washington
Chapin Sacks Corporation announces Edward 8 Perez Jr as president replacing the late A A Chapin. Other officers named are Herbert J Adair vice president Samuel Redman secretary and H W Shaw treasurer. Board includes Edwin C Brandenburg W A Church L Géekeler B C Graham and others with H R Swartsell remaining general manager.
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Chapin-Sacks Corporation
Washington, D. C
Edward 8." Perez, Jr
A. A. Chapin
Herbert J. Adair
Samuel ©. Redman
H. W. Shaw
Edwin C. Brandenburg
W. A
H. Hurch
L. Géekeler
B.C. Graham
Samypel
Subway Crew Forced to Stop at Passengers Stations
On Broadway line in New York a crew of 20 was forced by three passengers to take them to their respective stations, a sudden shift in control during service on November 22.
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New York
East region high school football semi finals slated
On November 22 the East region pitted Rockingham High and Wilmington High against each other while Spencer High faced Shelby High in Chapel Hill next Saturday for sectional honors. Winners meet December 6 at Chapel Hill to decide the state champion. Rockingham beat Durham 6 0 while Spencer beat High Point 400 and Shelby edged Charlotte 13 12.
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Balbion
Rockingh Wt
Wilmington High School
Spencer High Schol
Shelby High School
Chapel Hi
Chapel Hill
Willington
New Bern
Spencer
High Point
Shelby
Charlotte
Rockingham
Durham
Cooper Sentenced to Eight Years in Bank Case
Thomas E. Cooper, former bank president, convicted on four counts for violating state banking laws tied to Savings Bank failure in North Carolina. He faces eight years on the roads unless he pleads to remaining charges. Co-defendant Joseph C. Rourk was acquitted as Cooper bonds posted at $25,000 secured by North Carolina residents.
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Wilmington
N. Y
Savings Bank
Thomas E. Cooper
Ice Ae Maver
Nacibten
North Carolina
Cooper
Joseph C. Rourk
Supreme Court
Grady
Mr. Cooper
Rourk
Portuguese Aviator Feared Lost Over North Sea
Rotterdam reports a Portuguese flyer who crossed the Atlantic in 1922 is feared missing in the North Sea. The fate of the veteran aviator remains unknown as search efforts continue.
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Rotterdam
North Sea
Britain Demands Apology After Officer's Death
In Cario the British High Commissioner Lord Allenby presented Egypt’s Premier Zaghloul with a note demanding full satisfaction for the assassination of Major General Sir Lee Stack. The demand calls for a public apology, punishment of criminals, and compensation of 100,000 pounds, within 24 hours, though politics with Egypt would not be altered. The gesture was carried out with military escort and a resolute, formal tone.
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CARIO
Lee Stack
Lord Allenby
Egypt
Zagloul, Pasha
Great Britain
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Richmond
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