Striking rail shop workers threaten return to non union labor
Chicago July 15 Rail executives plan to reopen shops with non union workers after last night's failed conferences. Labor Board says peace moves paused amid union demands for restoration of seniority and privileges. Senate panel will review the transportation act as rail strike cuts mail service. Work announces use of motor trucks to move U S Mails between Bedford and Switz City Indiana amidst disrupted rail service. Toledo reports all depot staff on strike and calls for more clerks.
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Chicago
Railroad Labor Board
Labor Board
Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Cummins
United States
General Work
Bedford
Switz City
Indiana
Post Office Department
Toledo
Ohio
Senate Rejects Shoals Offers In Muscle Shoals Dispute
Washington July 15 The senate agriculture committee rejected Henry Ford s offer for the Muscle Shoals projects by a 9 to 7 vote. The Nor ris bill proposing government operation of the project was also defeated 9 to 0. Other offers from Alabama Power Ingstrom and Persons were likewise rejected as the panel did not record a consensus. Despite the adverse vote the Ford offer will be presented to the senate for final decision through minority reports.
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Washington
Henry
Ford
Senate
Sumter County Camp closes with exhibits and talks
The Sumter County Camp and Short Course wrapped up a three day session at A and M College. Board of Education members, County Superintendent E W Dupree, former superintendent E J McMath, and health officer Dr B F Bond attended a picnic lunch in the college dining room. Exhibits featured canned fruits and vegetables and breads. Talks included Col J E D Shipp on Thursday and Dr Bond on health Friday. Miss McGee of Macon and Miss Ola Sammons of Montezuma were on the program.
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Sumter County
A. and M. College
Col. J. E. D. Shipp
Dr. Bond
McGee
Macon
Ola Sammons
Montezuma
Big Choir to Sing at Central Church Again
Central Baptist church hosts another evening song service with a choir of forty and a male quartet performing Beautiful Isle and Somebody Knows as part of congregational hymns.
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Central Church
Central Baptist Church
Aggie Bill Presented by Sumter Delegation
A reported Senate introduction of a bill to appropriate 38000 for the Third district Aggie school debt was erroneous. The measure originates in the House, filed by Representatives Riley and Ines of Sumter, with Senator Collum assisting in the Senate.
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Aggie Bill
Sumter
Aggie
State Senate
Collum
Senate
Riley
Ines
Dawson Minister to Preach at Lee Street Church
Jose Griffin, pastor of the Dawson Methodist church, will fill than pulpit at the Lee Street Methodist church Sunday morning during Rev. Larrell's revival in Talbot county. Griffin is well known locally, a capable preacher, and should draw an augmented congregation.
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Dawson
Tory
Jose Griffin
Dawson Methodist Church
Lee Street Methodist Church
Larrell
Talbot County
Teo
Griffin
Fleeing Jews reported near Radin and Vilna
Telegraph Agency reports that armed mobs of Lithuanians surround Radin and nearby towns while Jews flee. The graphic dispatch notes hundreds of horsemen in the pursuit, with evacuations underway across the region as tensions escalate.
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Radin
Vilna
Me Aet Ter‘graphic Agency
Georgia Senate votes for luxury tax to fund Confederate pensions
Senator Golucke pushes a joint house senate drafting committee to propose a tax on luxuries in Georgia with revenue targeting Confederate pensions. Debate centers on taxing soft drinks and proposals to tax notes mortgages and amusement venues while opponents warn of bond issues to pay pensioners. the resolution moves to the house for concurrence and aims for an early report.
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Atlanta
Golucke
Senate
House
Georgia
Clay
Thomas
Boykin
Cone
Brown
Athens
Nix
Wohlwender
General Assembly
House Committee
Bond Issue for State Highways Favored by Committees
Atlanta July 15. A joint meeting of house and senate highway committees voted in favor of a bill for a $25,000,000 state highway bond issue. Rep Perryman of Talbot presented the plan to create a serviceable system linking county seats with paved roads only where counties supply extra pavement funds.
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Atlanta
House
Senate
Perryman
Talbot
Atlanta Elks to host 1923 Grand Lodge convention
Atlanta Elks jubilant over selection of Atlanta as the 1923 Grand Lodge meeting site after a surprise revelation from Atlantic City. The announcement followed a stiff contest with Boston and Saratoga, surprising many local members who traveled to attend the 1922 meeting.
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Atlanta
Elks
Atlantic City
Grand Lodge of Elks
Boston
Mass
Saratoga
New York
New Jersey
Grand Lodge
Crisp backs Ford proposal at Kiwanis luncheon
Congressman Charles R. Crisp, home from Washington, praised the Ford offer for Muscle Shoals at a Kiwanis luncheon. He argued it would boost national prosperity, keep the plant ready for nitrates, and provide affordable fertilizer while a public committee could verify costs. The club formed a committee to study Souther Field disposal and invited Sherrod Horne to a river fish fry next Thursday.
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Chas. R. Crisp
Washington
Kiwanis Club
Ford
Muscle Shoals
South
Canada
Crisp
Congress
W. T. Lane
Souther
Mr. Lane
John W. Shiver
J. W. Harris
W. M. Humber
Sherrod Horne
Special C M E Service At Colored Church
A special service will be held at the colored M E church Sunday with public invitation. Special music from the Junior choir and Epworth League chorus. The pastor will speak on It Is Vain to Serve God from Matthew 3 14.
Hardwick Committee Fires Its Opening Gun
Atlanta July 15 The committee in charge of Governor Hardwick s campaign led by Arthur Lucas issues a temperate statement urging support for a second term. It cites fiscal restraint, balanced budgets, and strong law and order achievements claiming Hardwick saved the treasury, reduced appropriations, and upheld Georgia s finances and leadership.
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Atlanta
Hardwick
Arthur Lucas
Georgia
Treasury
Grable May Issue Strike Order For Brotherhood of Maintenance
William Parker of the Eastern Chairmen warned that E F Grable president of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way employees could issue a strike order at any hour. The statement came as tensions rose over labor contract terms affecting railway workers in New York on July 15.
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New York
E. F. Grable
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes
William Parker
Association of Eastern Chaiman
Man shot during Carbondale strike incident in Scranton area
In Scranton near Carbondale, a man named Joseph Walker was shot and slightly injured while returning home amid shopmen’s strike tensions. A new worker stationed at the Delaware and Hudson foundry was accused of firing. A subsequent crowd trying to storm the state armory to seize guns was dispersed by police an hour later.
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Scranton
Carbondale
Joseph Walker
Delaware & Hudson Railroad
State Armory
Strike breakers imported to Waycross A C L shops
In Waycross on July 15 a total of 100 to 150 strike breakers were brought to the A C L shops in the past day. Authorities refuse to reveal the work or details about personnel, and entry to the shops is barred. Rail officials offered no statements beyond saying service aims to improve and will continue.
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Waycross
Rail
Local Officials and Districts Names List Summary
A fragmented OCR list shows names of individuals across Eleventh and Twelfth Districts including Franklin, Washington, Clark, Jefferson, Carswell, Forrester, Lewis, Knight, Lawson, Kelley, Tucker, Irwin, Crawley, Smith, Strickland, Pierce, Laurens, Patterson, Goode, Mannheim, and Dodge. The snippet appears to catalog district representatives or attendees with scattered place names and initials.
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Franklin
Washington
Clark
Jefferson
D. Clark
Earl
Laurens
T. A. Patterson
Merry
Eli Goode
Pulaski
Mannheim
Hal Dodge
Max L
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John N. Holder
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A. A. Lawrence
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Chas. L. Bartlett
W. L. Grayson
E. M. Lokey
J. A. Brannen
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E. K. Overstreet
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Mel Price
Long
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H. M. Blount
A. S. Anderson
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T. E. Phillips
Tift
W. A. Covington
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J. R. Pottle
Dougherty
Hugh McIntyre
T. S. Hawes
H. D. Trawick
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J. E. Carter
Stewart
M. J. Youmans
Terrell
J. J. Bull
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J. H. Mays
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R. L. Tipton
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B. S. Miller
J. D. Massey
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J. Paul Jones
A. D. Jones
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Frank P. Longley
Troup
W. W. Banks
Sheppard Bryan
Marion Smith
T. R. Whitley
Douglas
T. R. Massey
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Claude Smith
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Fred J. Paxon
Emmett Quinn
Roland Ellis
Wallace Miller
L. J. Kilburn
Bibb
Hardy Ogletree
Butts
E. L. Reagan
C. D. Jordan
Monticello
John Graham
H. P. Meiklehan
Floyd
R. A. McWhorter
Chattooga
E. E. Lindsey
John Mitchell
Dalton
C. M. Milam
Bartow
Gordon M. Gann
Cobb
James E. Rosser
Walker
Henry C. Tuck
Clarke
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Morgan
John S. Callaway
Greene
James F. Shebane
Oglethorpe
W. J. Hailey
Hart
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