Palmer declares coal strike ended by government victory
Washington reports Attorney General Palmer told a Senate subcommittee that termination of the soft coal strike was a government victory not a settlement. He said the government’s fight was won as miners and union officers complied with demands and returned to work under an injunction still in effect.
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Union
Sage Palmer
Washington
Palmer
Senate
Ike
Townsend
Repub
Michigan
Young anarchist says books sparked American menace tale
Thomas a 17 year old self confessed schoolboy anarchist awaiting deportation to Russia told AP that free books from the New York Public Library educated him and that such materials threaten American institutions. He described access at the 96th Street Lexington Avenue branch and said teachers fostered socialism before turning to anarchism. He expressed willingness to sacrifice himself for a cause and longs to be sent to a Russian commune.
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New York
Thomas
Russia
Iam
New York Public Library
Associated Press
Englis
96Th Street
Lexington Avene
Unitn “of Russian Workers’ Local
Or Nini-Novgorod
Rustim
Hls
Brooklyn
Luxury taxes and the income tax deductibility explained
Washington experts explain that luxury or excise taxes are not deductible from taxable income for income tax, but all other taxes including city, county, state, and federal taxes are deductible except the income tax itself and certain levies. Examples show how to tally deductions on purchases like rugs, hats, and clothing, emphasizing careful accounting to reduce tax liability.
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Washington, D. C
Sam
Abbeville Graded Schools Close for Holidays
The Graded Schools of Abbeville will close for the holidays today and reopen Monday, January 5, as teachers depart to visit homes. The Washington report notes Congress completed the Sweet bill extending war risk insurance to beneficiaries, with President approval expected.
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Abbeville
Washington
J. M. Daniel
Hhis
J. L. Dan
Iel
Newberry
Johnnie May
Congress
Preslaynch
Saluda
Julia Turner
Dent
van Drum
Mary Burton
Laurie
Lake Hart
Darlington
Mary Cornwell
Chester
Georgia Ott
Fort Mill
Annie Gantt
Winnsboro
Lois Jackson
Campobello
Susie Lowne
New Btooklyn
Rev H W Pratt Preaches Last Time As Abbeville Pastor
The Rev H Waddell Pratt preached his final sermon as Abbeville Presbyterian Church pastor as Mrs Pratt left for Washington for Christmas holidays with her family. A congregational meeting approved his pastoral resignation and Dr F E Harrison presided. Pratt will join Columbia Seminary as field secretary January 1 to raise funds for a state endowment.
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H. Waddell Pratt
Abbeville Presbyterian Church
F. EB. ‘Harrison
Amos B. Morse
G. Thomson
Pratt
Columbia Seminary
The
Presbyterian Church
Georgia
Golding
Abbeville
Christmas Tree Event at Baptist Church Tonight
Christmas tree program at the Baptist Church will start at 6 o clock this evening in the church basement. A charitable drawing backed by the Abbeville Sabbath School invites attendees to place their name on slips and exchange gifts at the tree, with absent children to receive presents. President Wilson appoints miners commission to study wages and conditions in the coal industry.
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Baptist Church
Baptist Sabbath School of
Abbeville
Dale Barksdale
Jim Stark
Longshore
Jim Cheatham
Phileon
Otto Bristow
U S Army Transport Sails Banished Radicals to Soviet Russia
The Buford Ark carried 249 anarchists and radicals banished from the United States for conspiring against the government. The ship departed from New York with chants of Long live the revolution in America and aimed for a northern port access to Soviet Russia. Coal transport data and regional load figures accompany the dispatch.
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New York
United States Army
Buford—Ark of the
America
Russia
Senate and House Adjust Conference Report on Insurance
Conference adjustments reduced debate as the Senate and House adopted the conference report. The measure allows converted insurance to be paid in a lump sum or in 36 equal installments.
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Senate
House
OAL Operators Deny Agreeing to Strike Settlement Terms
Washington December 20. The executive committee of the Bituminous Coal Operators Association stated that operators did not agree to nor were they consulted about the settlement terms. The remarks coincide with President Wilson naming a commission of three to oversee the government plan to settle the soft coal strike.
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Buford
Forte Bn
Hamilton
Wadsworth
Stars and Stripes
Gheny
Pocshontas
Rilroad
Washington
Wilson
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Recruiting Duty Report from Abbeville Station
Park and Charles C. Clark representing Camp Gordon recruiting station visited Abbeville on Monday and Tuesday to post advertising and discuss vocational schools. They note illiterate applicants are accepted and sent to the recruit educational center at Camp Upton. They operate from Recruiting Substation Greenwend Post Office Building North Carolina.
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HS. Park
Charles C. Clark
Camp Gordon
Abbeville
Camp Upton
Greenwend
N. C
Democratic Senate Caucus Postponed to January 15
Washington report says the Democratic Senate caucus scheduled for tomorrow was postponed until January 15 after Senators Underwood and Hitchcock agreed to delay. Both are candidates for the Democratic leadership.
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Senate
Washington
Underwood
Hitchcock
Allen King Returns Home for Holidays Sing Duo
Allen King comes home from Charlotte for the holidays. He and Miss Fannie Stark sang a beautiful duet Sunday night at the Baptist church, drawing delight from their friends.
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Mr. Allen King
Charlotte
Baptist
Fannie Stark
Berger Wins Fight Over Republican Berger Wins Fight Over Republican
Victor L. Berger, Socialist, is re elected to Congress from Wisconsin’s Fifth District by 4 806 votes over fusion Republican Henry H Bodenstab. Berger total 24367 Bodenstab 19561 about 9000 voters abstained.
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Berger
Milwaukee
Wis
Victor L. Berger
Congress
Wisconsin
Henry H. Bodenstab
Bodenstab
Agnes Krentzer
Trinidad
Colo
W. P. Greene
Kreutzler
Colorado Agricultural College
Refusal to Seat Berger Stalls Wisconsin Seat
Governor Phillip announced that the Fifth Wisconsin district would not be represented in Congress until after the 1920 election. He criticized spending more money and claimed the socialist effort was a revolutionary act not a full victory. He blamed the capitalist class in Milwaukee and Wisconsin.
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Berger
House
Wisconsin
Phillip
Milwaukee
Socialist Party
Debate on Railroads Ownership at Opera House Tonight
High School debate at the Opera House features teams led by Miss Mary Greene and Leroy Cox against Miss Ada Faulkner and Billy Long over the resolution that the United States should own and control the railroads. Three songs by Miss Gwen Brie tow will be sung during the program.
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Opera House
United States
Debstere
Mary Greene
Leroy Cox
Ada Faulkner
Billy Long
Misa Gwen Brietow
Paris and Abbeville Face Glass Shortage and Repairs
A Paris dispatch reports a serious shortage of plate glass and window repairs in Paris and Abbeville. Shops repair broken windows with adhesive paper while teachers and others depart for home for holidays. A poster reads March 1818 and warns of bombardment.
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Paris
Ehell
Abbeville County Delegation Set for Monday Meeting
Abbeville County delegation to the State Legislature will meet at noon Monday January 5 in the Court House to discuss a county bond issue for good roads. Citizens interested in the matter are urged to attend.
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Abbeville County
Court House
Billion Dollar Cut in Federal Expenses Urged
Republican Leader Mondell urged a one billion dollar reduction in 1919 20 federal expenditures totaling nearly five billion dollars. He called for slashing to below four billion with economy as the watchword and said army civil service river and harbor and naval estimates should all be cut without hurting efficiency.
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Washington
Mondell
Congress
Christmas Entertainment at Community House Plans
A Christmas program at the Community House on Christmas Eve features tree lighting and exercises. Miss Boyd and Miss Ells May Trib will depart for their homes Christmas morning.
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Boyd
Mise Ells
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