Atlanta shop craftsmen continue strike despite grand lodge calls
About 2,000 striking shopsmen in Atlanta reject their grand lodge and international officers' push for a return to work pending a forthcoming strike ballot. They pledge to stay out until their demand for higher pay is granted by the railroad administration. The local press committee notes officers will wait for a formal call from the national organization.
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Atlanta
Grand Lodge
Allied
Train shop strike spreads across railroads
Rail workers across divisions report mass walkouts with 36 000 men out in the east of the Mississippi and south of the Potomac. Train service remains near normal at some terminals but sagging in others as crews protest wage demands from 63 to 80 cents per hour and 45 to 60 cents for helpers. Union leaders warn of possible delays as engine repair crews stay idle and electrified stations go dark at Atlanta and other terminals.
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Union
Union Station
Waa
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Atlanta
Ac Brand
Mississippi
Potomac Rivers
Maion
Temple ‘of Labor
Key
Tha
Ne Teton
Memphia
Kankateee
Wabash
Fatem
Andiana
Bell Line
Indiana
Indianapolis
Americus
Mekters
Seaboard
Railroad ‘Company
Speaboard
Mi Thayer
Savannah
Rail Tie-Up Predicted by Union Leaders
Union leaders warn a rail tie-up could cripple industry within eight days to two weeks as strikes spread from Gary and Chicago to northern Indiana. Mills and factories risk closure for ore and coal shortages while the executive committee negotiates with the railroad administration amid dispersed support and growing messages from workers.
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Gary
Indiana
Chicago
Mila
Hawver
Washington
Irishmen Attack British Barracks in East Clare
A group of twenty to thirty men attacked the Bradford police barracks in East Clare Ireland this morning. A briak fire lasted over an hour with police returning fire. Constable O'Sullivan was lightly wounded.
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London
Bradford
Clare
Ireland
Ennis
O'Sullivan
Interurban Crash Hurts Over Forty In California
More than two score people were injured, many seriously, when two Peninsula railway interurban cars collided head on nine miles from San Jose California. One car carried passengers bound for Congress Springs, a resort.
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San ‘Jose
Cal
Peninsula Railway
Congress Springs
Strikers Clash as Swiss Cities Face Disarray
Reported strikes disrupt Basel and Zurich with halted tramways and threatened electric services. Leaders are said to be youths aged 18 to 20, as military encircles banks and factories amid rising unrest.
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Li Hing
Basle
Blackmon Defends Man Charged With Slaying
In Anniston Alabama August 3 Congressman Fred L Blackmon will join Attorney P F Wharton to defend former Deputy Marshal B Blake of Fort Payne in the trial next week. Blake is charged with killing a conscientious objector in DeKalb county last year. Blackmon expects to return from Washington Sunday and may have government plans regarding Camp McClellan to train troops.
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Anniston
Ala
Spe. Dial
Fred ‘L. Black
P. F. Wharton
B.' Blake
Fort Payne
Blake
DeKalb ‘County
Blackmion
Washington
Rcal
McClellan
Autoist Charged With Drunk Driving in Atlanta
A 47 year old horseshoer from Douglasville Ga named Moody drove a brand new automobile through Atlanta streets. Police say he collided with two cars before safety. A pint of whiskey was found on Moody at the station. He is held on 1000 bond facing charges of reckless driving drunk and disorderly operating while intoxicated and violation of the state prohibition law. Officer Womack made the arrest.
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Moody
Douglasville
Atlanta
Forsyth
Mitchell
Oricer Womack
Germans seek embargo lift to ship potash to America
Reports say German trusts press for removing the potash embargo to start shipments to the United States immediately. American farmers largely ignored by wartime markets, with potash prices and costs outlined. investigators note only a few cents per acre extra if German product is used, and stock at 50,000 tons was nearly out before the armistice.
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Potas Planta
Thia
Atlanta Terminal Mortgage Series Issue Offered
Harri Forbes & Co and Clar Dodges & Co offer two new issues totaling 2,200,000 for the Atlanta Terminal Company Series A first mortgage bonds due August 1, 1959. Coupon and registered bonds are interchangeable in denominations of 1,000 5,000 and 10,000 dollars, secured by a direct first mortgage on the company’s entire property. Par price and interest details given.
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Atlanta Termine
City Primary Candidates Qualify By Noon Rules
Final day to file municipal primary entrance fees and candidacy. J M Hollowell linked as potential challenger to H Goodhart for alderman in the first ward. Dr Dan Sare urged to run in the second ward. City executive committee to meet Tuesday at noon in council chamber to discuss key primary roaters.
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J.M. Hollowell
H. Goodhart
Dan
North Russia Front See Bolshevik Gains and Allied Doubts
Wireless reports say Onega town and surrounding front were bombarded and captured by Bolshevik forces with unclear British involvement. Archangel regime seeks Allied recognition as Nicholas Tchaikovsky urges a clear policy to aid morale and recruitment while warning against damaging withdrawals.
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Yadon
Onega
Archangel
William
Tronsides
London
Onéga
Aew
Quena
Nicholas Tschaikovsky
North Russian Provisional Govern
North
Russia
Tachaikovsky
Tchhaikovsky
Sieman and Halske
Germany
Denekine
Bolshevik Era Report Difficulties Mentioned
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss Bolsheviks and a period of low ebb with limited timeframes and uncertain production patterns. The text references two months and a downturn in output, highlighting a tense political-economic situation without specific dates or places.
Vats Blown Up At Cotton Mill And Pasture
An Alabama report says two ore vats were destroyed by dynamite in a county last night. One vat at the Sreamion cotton mill and another in Stewart pasture near Piedmont were completely wrecked by unknown parties during Friday night. The remaining vat district was left unusable.
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Atmniston
Ala
Bath
Stewart
Piedmont
Lexington Overseas Man En Route Home
Journal item notes a Lexington man en route home from France where he served with the army of occupation in Germany. Identified as the son of Phil Davis, representative of Oglethorpe in the Georgia legislature, the report places the traveler in Washington on military travel.
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J. H. Benton
Washington
Bri
Army
Phil
Davis
Lexington
Avers
United
Bunter
France
Army of Occupation
Germany
Phil. Davis
Oglethorpe
Georgia
Negro Killed in Fall at Mechanic Street Plant
Sunday morning at a local plant on Mechanic street, Flim Burstot, a 40s black employee living at 114 Elliott street, was instantly killed. Lucius Gorman, another black worker, also employed there, was working with Burstot when the accident occurred as Burstot fell from a damaged pipe area after a ladder broke, plunging Bursto to death near the pit top.
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Cit. Ory
Mechanic Street
Curly
Flim Burstot
Elliott Street
Lucius Gorman
Bursto Dea
One Price Dental Offices Offer Low Prices and Comfort
Advertises the One Price Dental Offices in Atlanta at 104% Whitehall with expert dentists and a pleasant atmosphere. Claims modern equipment, minimal pain, no extra charges, and a rest room for patient comfort.
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South
Whitehall
Mitchall
Atlanta
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