Churches Controlled by Mill Owners
A clergyman and a labor leader at a Southern Textile conference in New York said churches in North Carolina's textile regions are owned and controlled by mill owners. They argued churches foster prejudice and limit union progress, with pastors risking jobs if workers gain wage increases. The event was at the Russell Sage Foundation, hosted by the Congregational Education Society.
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New York
South
B. Spofford
Episcopal
Church League For Industrial Democracy
North Carolina
Thomas F. McMahon
United Textile Workers of America
Russell Sage Foundation
Congregational Education Society
Parker the Claims Expert Dies After Lingering Illness
Edwin B. Parker, a long time Texas lawyer and prominent claims arbiter in postwar settlements, died after a lingering illness. Born 1868 in Missouri, he studied at the University of Texas, served as umpire for the mixed claims commission, and was later sole arbiter for German claims. He was honored with the Legion of Honor and other decorations. He is survived by his widow Katherine Blunt Parker.
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Washington
Edwin B. Parker
United States
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Shelby County
Missouri
United States Liquidation Commission
France
Legion of Honor
Poland
Belgium
Italy
Mixed Claims Commission
Parker
Congress
Katherine Blunt Parker
James G. Blunt
Women Tells Prohibition Could Split Nation at Meeting
Mrs J A Bloodworth of Fort Worth told the State Convention of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union in Corpus Christi that women will follow their consciences and could split the solid South and North in elections if pressed to desert prohibition. The convention endorsed legislation making buyers liable for liquor and launched a cigarette campaign.
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Associated Press
Corpus Christi
Texas
Solid South
Solid North
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
J. A. Bloodworth
Fort Worth
Cold Means Nothing to Race Enthusiast
A race enthusiast shrugs off cold weather citing a plain white tab compound that helps them stay active while driving in open weather. The piece emphasizes how some athletes ignore sickness with a simple remedy.
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Biltmore
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Dallas
University of Missouri
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