President's peace plan eyed as rail strike drags on
Chicago August 3. News from the rail strike shows strike leaders seeking presidential settlement terms and union recognition of their interpretation. Rail executives await Washington’s reply as negotiations yield no quick results while coal shipments stay essential to the Northeast. Hoover and other cabinet members see little immediate federal action. Embargoes shift to protect coal supplies, with lines serving non union areas under scrutiny for rapid settlement.
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Chicago
Ey Acciated
Washington
Hoover
New York
Harding
Ohio River
United States
Louisville and Nashville
Norfolk and Western
Southern Railway Opens Talks to End Shopmen Strike
Macon August 3 The Southern Railway moves toward ending the shopmen strike by signaling readiness to enter negotiations under President Harding proposals. Vice President H W Miller in charge of operations wired shop men nationwide and stated conference will be led by B M Jewell while B B S Clair of the shopmen's organization offered the only comment last night.
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Macon
Southern Railway
H. W. Miller
Harding
B. M. Jewell
B. B. S. Clair
Southerney
Last Hight
New Shopmen Demand Board Action On Rights
Ten thousand shopmen on the Santa Fe telegraphed the Labor Board to safeguard seniority and settlement rights earned during the strike. Only a few shopmen returned to work to preserve seniority as officials report. E J Mannion of St Louis urged heads of 12 railroad unions to oppose any move that could widen the strike.
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Wire Labor Board
Chicago
Labor Board
Savannah
Central of Georgia Railway
Hhat
Chicagos Aupunt
E. J. Manion
St. Louis
Sumter Girls Win Bread Contest At Albany Meet
Miss Bonnie Parkman reports Sumter Mitchell and Thomas counties sent three girls each to the district bread making contest at Albany high school. Sumter won first prize for corn meal muffins and high marks in bread and biscuit making, though Nettie Mae McLendon’s illness prevented full team participation. Georgia Lee DeLoach and Elizabeth Clark led Sumter with top scores, and the event promises to become an annual state meet in Athens next year.
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Bonnie Parkman
Sumter County
Albany
Albany High School
Sumter
Mitchell
Thomas
Athens
Etta Colclough
Bureau of Breads
Rosa McGehee
Macon
Lilla Forrest
Thomas County
Mortimer Schley
Mitchell County
Nettie Mae McLendon
Georgia Lee DeLoach
Elizabeth Clark
McLendon
Rotary Club
Blue Springs
Reed Leading in Missouri Race by Nine Thousand Votes
St Louis August 3. unofficial returns from most precincts show Senator James Reed ahead of Breckinridge Long by about 9 090 votes with 442 precincts left to report. As more precincts counted Reed’s edge narrowed to 7 561 as Long remained confident of success amid the tight senatorial race.
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ST. Louis
Associated Press
James Reed
Breckinriidge Long
Long
Reed
Reed Narrowing Lead As Late Returns Arrive
Senator James A. Reed leads Breckinridge Long for the Democratic nomination for U S senator by 7 744 votes after 508 of 5 848 precincts reported Reed 38 Long 174 494 The late rural returns cut Reed s edge to about 2 000 if the trend holds Republican race favors R R Brewster of Kansas City endorsed by the regular organization likely winning by 20 000 to 30 000 votes.
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ST. Louis
Associated Press
James A. Reed
Breckinridge Long
United States
Reed Poad
Long
Mr. Long
Chicago rail worker killed in Burnside assault
Chicago August 3. Robert Johnson, an Illinois Central shop employee at Burnside, was beaten to death this morning by four unidentified assailants who escaped. Witnesses said the men accosted him and urged him not to go to work before attacking him.
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Robert Johnson
Chicago
Illinois Central
Burnside
Johnson
Plan To Make Swamp A National Reservation
Waycross August 3 The Okefenokee National Reservation association was launched at an enthusiastic meeting of the committee from city organizations cooperating with the University club. The national association aims to have the Okefenokee made a national reservation with headquarters in Waycross and to begin organizing state associations across the union.
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Waycross
Okefenokee
University Club
Waycress
DeKalb Man May Oppose Judge Bell in Appeals Race
C W Smith of DeKalb, former judge, announces candidacy for the Court of Appeals seat. Judge Harper Hamilton of Rome contemplates a race, while incumbent Judge R C Bell has already entered. Entries close August 5.
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C. W. Smith
Dekalb
Bell
Atlanta
R. C. Bell
Court of Appeals
Hardwick
Harper Hamilton
Rome
Five Bales Cotton Sold in Valdosta
Valdosta reports five bales of new cotton brought to market this season with four sold at an average of 21 cents per pound. Only short cotton was offered as sea island acreage appears fair, and the boll weevil conditions are cited as the reason for expected fair yields.
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Valdosta
Sea Island
Cotton Arrives at Cor dele Warehouses With Prospects of Higher Yield
CORDELE August 3 Cotton is entering local warehouses regularly this week and within ten days business will be lively. The county eyes a handsome potential increase in yield as farmers anticipate stronger markets.
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Cordele
Severe Storm Damages Crops in Sumter County
A severe electrical storm damaged crops in Sumter County and struck the home of Mrs. Mary B. Clay on Taylor Street, knocking out phones and causing slight shocks to two children nearby. Firemen extinguished a small flames while temperatures rose from 75 to 85 degrees, and hail stones the size of eggs fell in areas around Americus, DeSoto, and Leslie.
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Mary B. Clay
Taylor Street
Clay
Americus
DeSoto
Leslie
Stribling May Fight Hanlon for Big Money Bout
Young Stribling, Georgia battler, agreed to meet Eddie Hanlon on a winner take all basis for a 350 guarantee or a 250 straight offer. He asks a neutral referee and notes a Labor Day window after three-fight slate. Legion mulls underwriting with 35 men at ten dollars each to promote the bout.
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Young Stribling
Heart of Georgia Battler
Eddie Hanlon
American Legion
Hanlon
Strib
The
Legion
Stribling
Avera
Knights of Pythias Meet in Waycross District Convention
Eleventh District Knights of Pythias will convene in Waycross on August 24 with R. F. Miligan of Wakefield as president and Fred Pfeiffer of Rathbone Lodge Brunswick as secretary. The local lodge prepares for a business session in the afternoon and evening degree work by Rathbone and Wakefield teams.
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Waycross
Knights of Pythias
R. F. Miligan
Wakefield
Fred Pfeiffer
Rathbone Lodge
Brunswick
France Ponders Rhine land Penalty Plan Before Poincare
Paris August 5. A separation of government and regime proposed by the Allies as part of penalties presented to Premier Poincare. The plan mirrors a French parliamentary opinion and is under consideration for possible adoption by the French government.
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Paris
Ed Preess
Gement
Gover
Ec Ll
Premier Poincare
Georgia House Repeals Tax Equalization Law
In Atlanta the house passed the repeal by 18 votes, 104 to 86, leaving the bill with just enough to pass. After roll call Representative Moye moved to reconsider, while Watkins moved to transmit to the senate, a two thirds voice carried. Upcoming bills include exemptions on re insurance premiums and consolidating annual state reports, with a note on potential senate inaction and gubernatorial veto if revenue targets fail.
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Atlanta
House
House of Representatives
Moye
Watkins
Senate
Perkins
Muscogee
Georgia
Beckham
Dougherty
McGarity
Pauling
Beck
Carroll
Herbert Clay
Clay
Anthor Tilibuster
Hardwick
Adams
Walton
Anderson
Baldwin
Bird
Taliaferro
County Court Dismisses Blocking $500 Georgia Good Roads Payment
Judge Z A Littlejohn dissolves the temporary injunction against county commissioners restraining further payments to the Georgia Good Roads association. He holds the county cannot lawfully appropriate county funds to aid a constitutional amendment for state road bonds. Plaintiffs sought return of the $500 already expended. court notes commissioners told the group no further payments would be made.
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Z. A. Littlejohn
Sumter Superior Court
Georgia Good Roads Association
Read Association
W. E. Mitchet al
N. A. Ray
H. D. Watts
Luw
General Assembly
Georgia
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