Governor Morrison Defends Ports Plan in Tarboro Speech
In Tarboro and Rocky Mount areas Governor Morrison rebutted critics Judge George H. Brown Robert N. Page and Senator P H Williams over the state ports and terminals proposal. He argued water transport is cheaper than rail and promised broad East support while noting large crowd responses and visits by his wife Mrs Morrison to Louisburg and Oxford.
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Tarboro
Tar River Territory
Morrison
George H. Brown
Robert N. Page
P. H. Williams
Elizabeth City
North Carolina
Virginia
Washington
N. C
Norfolk
East
Polk
Rocky Mount
Great West
Great East
George
Recorder
Oxford
Louisburg
Dave McKinney
Frank Hancock, Jr
Mra
W. A. Hart
United States
Bob Age
Brown
Willams
Page
Williams
George Brown
Wilkies Owl Page
Interstate Commerce
Panama Canal
Associated Press
Sch
Cozy Dolan Plans Libel Suit Against Baseball Officials
Cozy Dolan former New York Giants coach banished for alleged bribery involvement with Jimmy OConnell will sue Baseball Commissioner Landis and league executives for at least 100000 dollars. He seeks restoration to good standing and his share of the World Series money along with libel damages.
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New York
Cozy Dolan
New York Giants
Jimmy O’connell
Landis
W. J. Fallon
Delan
Johnson and
Hydler
England Selects New Parliament
London October 28 The people of Great Britain will elect their third Parliament in two years tomorrow. No prominent politician predicts the exact shape of the new body. Most observers expect the Labor government to fall, while some Labor Rights remain confident of a mandate to stay in office.
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London
Great Britain
Cotton futures close steady with spot price noted
Spot cotton in New York remained quiet at 24.20 cents per pound for middling. Futures closed steady with December at 23.40, January 23.53, March 23.88, May 24.04, and July 28.72 cents.
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New York
Doestader Funeral Draws Hundreds in New York
Several hundred mourners gathered in New York to honor Lew Doestader a professional funny man at his funeral service. They stood outside his apartment then followed the hearse to All Angels Protestant Church where a rector led a simple service and the choir sang Lead Kindly Light.
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New York
Lew Doestader
All Angels Protestant Church
Unlucky U. S. Princess Loses Estates
News from Prague reports that the large forest estates of Prince Ferdinand have been confiscated under a newly enacted land reform law. The Prince married Nora Iselin of a wealthy New York family.
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Prague
Ferdinand
Nora Iselin
New York
Rival Artists Win Poster Prize Then Marry in Syracuse
In Syracuse New York two young artists Rollen F Thurlow and Helen V Palmer won and lost in a college poster contest at Syracuse University Spring Display Week. The two rivals who were secretly in love married today after years of shared art study and a rumored engagement.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Rollen F. Thurlow
College of Fine Arts
Syracuse University
Thurlow
Miss Palmer
Elizabeth City Votes For Development of Her Points
Elizabeth City backs municipally owned port terminals amid debate on North Carolina water transportation measures. The Independent notes a $30 000 bid on Pasquotank river land, arguing docks boost local trade and attract regional traffic away from towns with free wharves.
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Elizabeth City
Elizabeth
Raleigh
Pat H. Williams
North Carolina
Pasquotank
Independent
Bray
Ip A
Washington
Pat Williams
Eliza
Simmons denounces big interests in North Carolina rally
Senator K M Simmons in Kinston accuses the national Republican party of being dominated by big interests seeking special privileges and tax exemptions. He urges election of Davis and Chas W Bryan, contrasts Democratic platform with I M Meekins, and calls for government rededication to the people’s interests. He says Meekins won’t defend the party record under Russell and Coolidge.
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Kinston
K. M. Simmons
Davis
Chas. W. Bryan
Simmons
Republican Party
Democratic Party
A. W. McJean
I. M. Meekins
Russell
North Carolina
Meekins
Coolidge
J. W. Davis
Vanderbilt May Build Railroad Across Florida Everglades
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr plans a railroad from Miami to Fort Myers crossing the Florida Everglades. He announced the project while traveling to California and said funding is not yet secured. Six locomotives and equipment for construction are on the way to Florida by steamer.
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Miami
Fla
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Florida, Everglades
Fort Myers
Vanderbilt
California
Florida
Test Case Of Tax Publicity
Justice Department will present an appropriate case in court to secure a judicial construction of the income tax law. Attorney General Stone declined to indicate the procedure or which editor or publisher would be the defendant in the Taft case.
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Washington
Atrney General Stone
Taft
Debate on Republican campaign funds continues in Senate panel
The special senate committee resumed inquiry into Republican campaign funds with focus on Pennsylvania. Reports show contributions totaling around 3 million dollars with about 77100 in recent large gifts. Mellon confirms Pittsburgh area donors, while a Massachusetts letter prompts questions about contribution limits and law compliance.
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Washington
Senate
Pennsylvania
Butler
Lafollette
Mellon
Pittsburgh
Carraway
Massachusetts
Thomas W. White
Administration of Finance
Whiet
George Elliott
Brooklyne
Mass
State Committee
National Committee
Secretary Albert B Ball acted alone in two lease deals
In Los Angeles on October 28 AP reports that Albert B Ball, secretary of the interior, acted by himself without Edward C Finney first assistant secretary in making the Teapot Dome naval oil leases and the Elk Hill Pan American lease in a conspiracy to defraud Finney testified today.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Albert” B. “Ball
the Interior
Edward.c. Finney
The
Interior Department
Teapot Dome
Elk Hill
Cotton pickers claim new picking records in Albany
In Albany New York on October 28 6 year old J D Johnson picked 101 pounds of the new crop on the Johnson farm in one day. His brothers Howard 106 pounds and Douglas 104 pounds also set local totals. A neighboring black couple reportedly picked 503 pounds in a day while another tally showed 386 pounds for comparison.
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Albany
J. D. Johnson
Johnson
Here
Howard, Jr
Douglas
Commissioner's Views Not Distorted in Published Article
North Carolina editor Carl Goerch disputes an Interstate Commerce Commission antirepudiation charge by Edward E. Britton. Goerch recounts his interview with Eastman in Washington and defends the published material as accurate and unaltered.
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Interstate Commerce
Eastman
Edward E. Britton
Washington
Raleigh News
Observer
State Ship and Waterway Transportation Commission
Commission
Virginia
Middle West
North Carolina
The
News and Observer
Greensboro Daily New
Charlotte,Observer
Wilmington Star
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Carl Goerch
Chesapeak & Ohio
Norfolk & Western
Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley
Mr. Britton
Mr. Eastman
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