Brotherhoods Propose Peace in Rail Strike Talks
New York, Aug 19. Five railroad brotherhoods mediating the nationwide shopmen strike offer a practical peace plan. Road executives consider it. terms unclear. Reported aims include restoring strikers with seniority and pension rights and respecting new men, with a plan to manage excess crews during peak season and a yearly weed-out process. A nine-member committee met, with 148 roads to vote next Tuesday and mediation set for next Wednesday.
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New York
Fiver Great Railroad Brotherhoods
Brotherhood
Association of Railway Executives
Reverend R O Grier Preaches in Presbyterian Church
Dr. R O Grier of Due West preached at the Presbyterian church yesterday morning and evening to large congregations. He was accompanied by E B Grier. They were entertained at the home of C A Haigler on North Main Street.
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R. O Grier
Due West
Presbyterian Church
E. B Grier
City
C. A. Haigler
North Main Street
Charles A Haigler Home Visit Surprises Family
Charles A Haigler Jr surprised his home people Saturday night by walking in for a visit. He is now with the Atlanta Gas and Power Company and has just finished a radio which he brought along and will install for the pleasure of his home people.
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Charles A. Asigler, Jr
Atlanta Gas and Power Company
Silent response to president’s address sparks party debate
Washington observers note Democratic leaders, including Senator Underwood, refrain from full judgment as sections of the message may become law. Hoover backed plan for a national agency to price and distribute coal, while fears grow of government control amid looming winter needs and possible investigations into the coal industry.
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Washington
Herrin
Ill
Congress
Underwood
Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Big Game Wednesday In Abbeville Showdown
Anderson travels to Abbeville for a postponed matchup that could decide the league title as the top two teams enter with only a half game separating them. Fans are urged to save fifty cents for grandstand admission.
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Anderson
Abbeville
Last day to pay taxes announced
August 21 is the final date to pay taxes before collections proceed. Taxes not paid by the deadline will be turned over to Sheriff McLane on September 1 for enforcement. Residents with unpaid taxes are urged to note the date.
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McLane
War Department ready for emergency rail strikes
Washington Aug 20 the war department is rechecking enlisted soldiers railroad experience as part of broader preparedness. Officials aim to place all pertinent data before the president at once if federal troops are needed for coal or rail strikes. No requests from government have been received yet.
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Washington
War Department
Army
Department
Weeks
Ex-Sheriffs Promote New Road for Sufferers
Ex-sheriffs Burts and Ashley visited Abbeville to back a six mile road from the Anderson county line toward Ware Shoals to aid hail victims in Anderson Abbeville and Greenwood counties. Farmers will work with teams hands and implements and receive a reasonable price.
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ER. M. Burts
Joe M. Ashley
Anderson
Abbeville
Greenwood
Ware Shoals
Senate Postpones Bonus Bill as Election Pressure Grows
Washington voters see a setback for the former soldiers bonus as a senate majority delays action until Wednesday. The White House signals may determine whether a veto occurs and if passage remains possible after the election. several prominent Southern senators oppose the measure.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Underwood
Alabama
Dial and Smuth
South ' Carolina
Glass
Virginia
Williams
Summer School Concludes with Final Examinations
The three week summer school at the graded school ends this Friday with examinations for attendees and all pupils with conditions. If needed, additional exams will be Saturday. Pupils wishing to take these exams should notify Mr. Fulp so questions can be prepared in advance.
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Fulp
Largest log raft voyage aided by Navy mine sweepers
A 200 foot log raft, the largest ever built, completed its sea voyage from the Columbia River to San Diego with help from two U S Navy Mine Sweepers. It broke loose twice and threatened to ashore and break up while carrying a million shingles half a million lath and 100000 feet of telegraph poles used as a barge.
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Columbia River
San Diego
Cal
Federal action urged to fix Ohio coal prices
Washington officials pressed Gov. H L Davis to adopt voluntary measures to protect the public from rising coal costs. Spreading from Ohio to Kentucky and West Virginia, federal officials expected voluntary fair prices around 4.50 a ton, with plans for a federal coal purchasing agency modeled on the wartime grain corporation to stabilize interstate coal prices.
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Davis
Ohio
Washington
H. L. Davis
Hoover
Commerce
West Virginia
Kentucky
Spencer
E. F. Morgan
Congress
Harding
Coal Purchasing Agency
United States Grain Corporation
Hair on Fire from Curling Iron Fatal to Mrs McGill
Long Beach New York August 19 Mrs dzetta McGill youthful wife of the Lido golf club groundkeeper died after her hair caught fire from a faulty curling iron wire. Her husband smothered the flames with blankets and she died soon after admission to a hospital.
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Long Beach
N. Y
Dzetta McGill
Lido Golf Club
I'vy
Senate Passes Take Measure
Washington reports the Senate approved the Fordney McCumber tariff act amid sharp debate over basis for rates and a presidential power to adjust duties. Critics warn it concentrates taxing power in one man while Republicans fear its political fallout in upcoming elections.
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Washington
Senate
Tariff Commission
Underwood
Congress
Walsh
Montana
Harding
County Campaign Meetings Around Towns This Week
County campaign meetings are slated for Donalds on Thursday August 24 Due West on Friday August 25 and Abbeville Court House on Saturday August 26. Local party officials urge residents to attend and hear campaign speakers.
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Donalds
Due West
Abbeville Court House
World traveler reports French battlefields visit
Julius M. Visanska of Charleston writes from Lyon, France describing visits to Reims and Soissons battle sites and brief incidents near Chateau Thierry. He notes a drunken man fined, a $5 fine for a street offense, and a hitching a team on a public street.
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Julius M. Visanski
Charleston
Lyon
France
Visanska
Reimes
Soissons
Chateau Thierry
Chateau Mayor
Heat Wave Ends as Ten Die in Chicago
Chicago reports the heat wave broken after two days of extreme temperatures around 78 degrees. Ten residents died in the city as a result of the heat, according to the weather bureau.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Cotton Market Record High At 28 Cents On Local Market
The day saw the highest offered price for cotton reach 28 cents on the local market. Futures closed with the market activity noted alongside the spot quotation.
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R. C. Grier
Charles A. Haigler
Suffersram County
Enate
Fordney
Ways and Means Committee
Mayor's Court
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