Coal Strike Settlement Not Yet Assured
Washington reports government officials expressing satisfaction with progress toward solving a nationwide coal miners strike but warn that immediate relaxation of coal consumption restrictions is unlikely. Director General Hines and Federal Administrator Garfield say dislocation cannot be fixed instantly and urge continued fuel conservation as measures adjust.
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Washington
Garfield
Indianapolis
Hines
White House
Palmer
Town Council Meeting Buys Time on Current Bills
The City Council held its regular monthly session Tuesday night with the sole business determining payment of current bills. The session lasted about an hour before adjournment as residents planned to attend Mr. Verchot’s thriller at the Opera House and a movie afterward.
Capital gossip marks 1920 Republican race in Washington
Washington rumors swirl over 1920 campaign as national committee meets to set convention dates and discuss nominees. Indiana's Watson boom gains momentum while Chicago and St Louis vies for host city with Lowden favored. Hays proposes $1000 campaign limit with a dollar up slogan to rally party support.
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Washington
Chicago
St. Louis
Friends
Frank C. Lowden
Texas bound J C McLane joins family business trek
J C McLane, son of Mr and Mrs Foster McLane, travels to Cameron Texas to learn the wholesale trade from his uncle Robert McLane. He notes Texas is a large state but praises the Press and Banner as the best thing he has seen. Rev H W Pratt departs Thursday for Columbia to attend Chi san College trustees meeting.
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J. C. McLane
Foster McLane
Texas
Cameron
Robert McLane
J. C
H. W. Pratt
Columbia
Board of Trustees of
Chi& San College
Public Debate Between Two Literary Societies Dec 22
Public debate at the Opera House on Monday December 22 features Delphian Society members Mary Greene and Leroy Cox against Excelsior Society’s Ada Faulkner and Billy Long. Ten minute speeches without rebuttal, followed by a film. Proceeds go to the Playground Fund. tickets go on sale December 15 with prices for children and adults.
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United States
Opera House
Mary Greene
Leroy Cox
Delphian Society
Ada Faulkner
Billy Long
Excelsior Society
Parent-Teacher Association
Moonshine Trouble In County Line Incident Involving Three Men
Three Black men Jim Scuddy Pink Hamilton and Chas Roberts were arrested near county lines after authorities found moonshine and public safety items. Anderson County turned them over to Abbeville officials where they remain jailed. US authorities will handle liquor charges while county forces pursue sealed public safety item offenses.
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Jim Scuddy
Pink Hamilton
Chas
Roberts
Anderton
Anderson
Abbeville
United States
C.J. Bruce
Cann
Floods of Winter Sweep the South
Southern states face destructive winter floods with heavy property damage and loss of light in many towns. Tallapoosa dam spillover near Tallahassee triggers rapid river flooding while warnings target valley residents. Hattiesburg Mississippi reports rail closures and widespread flood damage as Paducah Kentucky endures heavy rain and plummeting temps.
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Montgomery
Ala
Tallapoosa
Tallahassee
Here
Alabama Power Company
Hattiesburg
Miss
Paduesh
Collision of Steamers Carmonia and Mary at Sea
Messages from the naval radio station report a collision between the British steamers Carmonia and Mary about 500 miles east of Halifax. Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Boston announces usual Sunday services will be held at 10 a m with Sunday School after. Mass on December 14.
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Boston
Naval
Carmonia
Halifax
St LO A. m
Abbeville to play off tie with Greenwood
Abbeville High School ready to clash with Greenwood High at the Fair Grounds Friday at 4 pm to settle supremacy. Abbeville won 26 to 0 in the first game, Greenwood took the second 12 to 1, making the series score tied.
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Abbeville
Greenwood
Abbeville High School
Greenwood’ High
Fair Grounds
Local S. A. L. Trains Taken Off This Week
Seaboard cuts train Nos 6 7 11 12 due to fuel shortages halting passenger service. Officials estimate about 200 000 train miles per day will be removed from schedules by week’s end saving roughly 15 000 tons of fuel daily. Further curtailment under study despite public disruption minimal.
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Seaboard
Abbeville County Memorial Hospital Needs Funds
The Abbeville County Memorial Hospital urgently needs funds as building work advances and existing contributions run out. Local leaders urge immediate public support to avoid delays or failure, stressing the hospital as a memorial to heroic young men who sacrificed for liberty and the county’s future welfare.
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Abbeville County Memorial Hospital
Abbeville County
Conference backs military pact among Baltic and nearby states
Delegations from Estonia Latvia Lithuania Poland Ukraine and White Russia at Dorpat endorse a military and political convention to defend independence. Reported from Koyno and relayed to London tonight.
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London
Associated Press
Esthenia
Letvia
Lithuania
Poland
Ukraina
White Russia
Dorpat
Koyno
Wilson's Stance on Peace Pact Delays Ratification
Washington dispatch reports confusion over President Wilson's refusal to initiate compromise and to allow Senator Hitchcock to negotiate with Republicans. With the treaty opponents uncompromising, the question remains whether Wilson will accept reservations. A key resolution for unqualified approval failed, leaving prospects for ratification uncertain.
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Washington
League of Nations and Peace Treaty
Wilson
League
J. Hitchcock
Senate
Coal Miners End Strike Plan Approved by Wilson
Washington reports no coal use relaxations after the strike ends. President Wilson is advised and a plan is accepted by the General Committee of the United Mine Workers to return to work with a 14 percent wage increase. A three person panel will study a new wage basis within sixty days.
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Wilson
Wileya
Alist
Apa
Sengee
Palmer
Indianapolis
Mrr
Ind
Workers of America
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
The
United States
Abbeville Braces For Freeze As West Cold Wave Arrives
The weather bureau predicts lows down to 27 degrees or lower by Friday in Abbeville. Residents are urged to prevent frozen pipes and protect cars, with perishable goods guarded. Temperatures plummeted to 20 to 23 below zero east of the Rockies and near 20 below in southern Nebraska and Colorado.
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Abbeville
Weather Bureau
Rockies
Nebraska
Colorado
Panhandle
Texas
Oklahoma
Municipal election in Charleston elects John P Grace mayor
Charleston voters conclude a quiet election as John P Grace wins the mayoralty with 1468 votes, while 1475 ballots go to rival candidates for other posts. All officials ran unopposed and formal inaugural ceremonies are set after the canvass.
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Charleston
John P. Grace
Grace
Leland] Moore
J. Ross Hanahan
Tard of Public Works
Mr. Grace
John Rhett
John Wohltmann
Board of Election Commissioners
J. P. Deveaux
I (Ta
S. Riges
Mrs Harris Returns to Abbe After Long Absence
Mrs W A Harris arrives in Abbe on Friday with her month old daughter Mary Salome Bookman visiting for a while. Harris has been away and returns in greatly improved health.
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W. A. Harris
Abbe
Mary Salome
Daugiter
Miss Ellis to Spend Holidays, Return in Spring
Miss Lelia Ellis, milliner for Haddon Wilson Co., leaves today for Wilmington North Carolina to spend Christmas. She will remain there through March before returning to Haddon Wilson for the spring season.
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Lelia Ellis
Haddon-Wilson Co
Wilmington
N.C
Miss Ellis
Haddon- Wilson
Government estimates 1919 cotton crop at 11.3 million bales
Government estimate released at 2 PM Thursday places the 1919 cotton crop at 11,300,000 bales, a rise of 600,000 bales from prior projections. New York market jumped then fell 172 points, with January close at 35.30.
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New York
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Railroad Administration
Leonard Wood
Ilinoia
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Warren G. Harding
Miles Poindexter
Hiram W. Johnson
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James E. Watson
Indiana
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Watson
Cotto
Dee
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
David and Goliath
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Hitchcock
Home Again
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