Labor's remedy before Congress
Organized labor proposes a public ownership bill turning railroads over to the public operating officials and labor as a solution to the high cost of living. The Plumb plan is deemed radical by lawmakers while union leaders warn of possible general strikes if action stalls and threaten to push the issue into party platforms.
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Washington
Organized Labor
Congress
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Warren S. Stone
The
Brotherhood of Railway Locomotive Engineers
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
House Committee
Isbor
Morrison
Wilson Aims to Cut U S Living Costs via Food Law
Attorney General Palmer says the Justice Department will enforce the Lever food control act nationwide to curb hoarding and profiteering. He reports plans for possible new legislation and outlines steps after a three hour conference with President Wilson and eleven cabinet members.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Palmer
Wilson
Legal Department of Justice
Federal Trade
Colver
Treasury
Lettingwell
Hines
Food Administration
Baptists Detail South Carolina Campaign Fund Allocation
State leaders in Greenville outlined the Baptist 75 Million Campaign plan with a $5.5 million target. Missions receive about $2.425 million, education $2.39 million, and benevolence $685,000, plus specific city and ministerial allocations.
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South Carolina
Greenville
Palmetto
Nota
Ao Boeatal
Bill Hart
Klugh Brother Recovers Sufficient for Visit
Mr Klugh improved after two weeks in Columbia Hospital and plans a short visit to his sister Mrs Broom. Mrs Klugh and their two young sons have also been in Columbia during his illness.
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Tom Klugh
Columbia Hospital
Two Men Sent Up Year and a Day in Federal Court
Deputy U S Marshal Bruce and Shel Burts returned from federal court in Greenville Wednesday. J T Smith and B A Wideman were each sentenced to one year and a day and a $1000 fine for offenses tied to December 24 1918 on the Old Chamberlain Place. Jake Campbell was fined $300 for selling blockade liquor. Ed Rawlinson’s case was postponed to the Greenwood term in November. Dooley and Morris cases were continued until the November term after being found near the Southern depot with a small still in operation.
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United States
Bruce
Shel
Burts
Greenville
Jase
Atlanta
J. T. Smith
8. A. Wideman
Old Chamberlain Place
Jake Campbell
High Shoe Prices Draw FTC Rebuke in 1918 Report
The Federal Trade Commission states that high shoe prices are unjustified by economic conditions. The Chicago packers allegedly control the market while tanners manufacturers wholesalers and retailers reap unprecedented profits. The report urges strict antitrust enforcement stricter tanning rules and price disclosure to customers. It notes leather cost rose 9 to 20 cents per pound from 1914 to 1917 largely due to hides and outlines profit levels across tanning and shoe firms and retailers.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Chicago
Commission
Abbeville Street Paving Planned to Start by August 15
Mayor Mars announced arrangements with Southern Paving Construction to begin Abbeville street paving on August 15. Georgia Trust Co may sign bonds before use. contractors expect funding through October 1. Local work led by Mr. Moragne, with sewer connections urged for all properties.
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Mars
Southern Paving Construction Company
Abbeville
Georgia Trust Co
Atlanta
Moragne
County Superintendent Reports Abbeville School Enrollment and Salaries
County Superintendent W. J. Evans presented the annual Abbeville county schools report to the State Superintendent. It lists 1,409 white boy, 1,279 white girl, 1,912 black boy, 2,4645 black girl students total 4,076, with salaries of white teachers 34,411.80 and colored teachers 6,158.72, and yearly white school salaries 40,464.85 while colored schools total 6,296.02. There were 88 white teachers and 58 colored teachers.
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W. J. Evans
Abbeville
Abbeville Shopmen Walk Out On Monday
About thirty Sea board shopmen walked out Monday and only enough repair work is done to keep troop trains moving. Strikers aim to avoid delaying troop movements while freight trains run sporadically and passenger service remains a priority. Fe genta reportedly refuse to accept perishables and expect a lull in freight.
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Seaboard
Freigt
Fe Genta
Negro Steale $275 Mule Boy Rael Fisher Missing
A negro boy named Rael Fisher rode off on a mule valued at $275 from R. W. Davenport on the Lewis A. Jackson place. Fisher is described as the son of a crazy negro woman found near town. Miss Annie Grier, visiting Abbeville, plans to travel to Atlanta to visit Major and Mrs. John Rhett after leaving Spartanburg.
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Rael Fisher
R. W. Davenport
Mr. Davenport
Lewis A. Jackson Place
Annie Grier
Mary Quarles Link
Spartanburg
Atlanta
John Rhett
Rhett
Miss Grier
Major Rhett
Camp Gorden
Abbeville
Co-Operative Mercantile Co to Open in Days
The Co-Operative Mercantile Co will be ready for business within the next two weeks. Remodeling of the interior is progressing and a full stock of goods is expected to arrive soon. The former Dargan-King Co store space is large and will become one of the citys most attractive shops after renovation.
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Co-Operative Mercantile Co
Dargan-King Co
Price crisis seen as ongoing risk to national economy
Washington August 6. Congress and President Wilson face a grave economic crisis with railroad brotherhood demands for government takeover stirring fears of Soviet style management. Bipartisan cooperation is urged to avoid radical, labor, and liberal challenges amid high living costs and monopolistic profits.
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Washington
National Capitol
Congress
Wilson
America
Republican Congress
Haskell and Smith Plan Two-Week Visit to Tate's Spring
Mr. L. C. Haskell and Mr. J. Allen Smith Jr. depart Saturday for a two week trip to Tate's Spring. They expect to return in good spirits and as lively as they were a century ago.
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L. C. Haskell
J. Allen Smith, Jr
Tate
Industrial property terms explained by U S official
Beckenridge Long outlines how the peace treaty restores prewar industrial property rights for Americans. Revalidation possible for German held rights missing taxes or formal steps. War period withholding waivers extend two years, patent and trademark filings allowed, wartime licensing recognized, and U S defense needs preserve control over rights.
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Washington
Beckenridge Long
Mr. Long
Germany
United States
Government Help for U. S. Returned Soldiers
The Red Cross Home Service aids disabled veterans in obtaining free education through government programs. In Georgia's Tech in Atlanta over 200 veterans pursue specialized courses, with many learning basic literacy. Red Cross offices and field representatives provide firsthand information to applicants across the division.
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Uncle Sam
Home Service Department
the Red Cross
Georgia School of Technology
Atlanta
Red Gross Office
Red Cross
A New Man in Town
The stork delivered a boy to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kennedy and on Wednesday August 16 the child was named Paul Sr. He immediately began to make his presence felt around the house.
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Stork
Paul Kennedy
Paul, Sr
Homecoming of Lieutenant Fair After Year Overseas
Lieutenant Fair returns home after a year of overseas service. He visited the city this week to see friends. He previously studied at Grenoble University and speaks of a wonderful military experience.
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Fair
Grenoble
Visiting The Old Home and Confederate Marker Plans
Mrs. Bradley Reese traveled to her Mississippi home for a month with her mother and her bright children. Mr. P. A. Butler of Butler Marble Works in Greenville visited to plan a marker for the Burt mansion site, commemorating the last meeting of the Confederate Cabinet now owned by J. B. Stark.
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Bradley Reese
Mississippi
P. A. Butler
Butler Marble Works
Greenville
Burt
J. 8. Stark
Bridge Club Tea at Mrs George Tyaney’s Home
The Bride e lak Mrs George tyaney will entertain the Bridge Club this afternoon at her home over Main Street at half past five o'clock.
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George Tyaney
Bridge Club
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Grain Corporation
C. W. Ames
Julious H.barnes
United States Grain Corporation
Governor Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Glass
Victor Murdock
Houston
City Hall
Kalsomined
Mr. Klugh
J. K. Durst
Winona
Greenwood Rams
Prank Welch
Co-Operative Mercantile Company
Tater
France
Chads
New York
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