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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1919
Page
6
An excerpt records August Btc 14 shing reviewing a French party, decorating officers and soldiers. It notes this as his final public appearance prior to departure for Brest next Sunday.
George F. Haney president of the Atlanta Federation of Trades urged that a readjustment of conditions to reduce living costs is preferred to wage increases. He said shop crafts should aid President Wilson’s program and that unions might become vital instruments toward lowering the dollar’s purchasing power. He did not promise action and noted no formal meeting or strike vote had been decided.
A Pittsburg pastor sparks controversy by saying he would rather see women in public nude than dressed as they are. The remark follows broader debates on morality and public conduct. Meanwhile German musical circles expect American musicians to visit, hoping art relations with the United States will resume after tension.
The Agogna will battle the Steels in the City Championship at Poncey Labor Day at 8 30 p m. Goat Cochrane, back from injury, promises to hold his own after the first contest won by the Steels. Park er or Reynolds will pitch for the Steels with Brownie in the outfield. Reynolds gains fame in amateur sports and declined a Chattanooga offer. Mumford and Wally Smith join Agoras lineup. Vinson, Tame, and Walters also listed. Admission 200 for ladies and bleachers, 80c grandstand. Convalescent soldiers admitted free, many fans expected.
A 1919 New York discussion shows steel firm stand against organized labor. The document requests a conference to address hours, wages, working conditions and the right to collective bargaining. It notes a meeting set for August 26 and proposes a written submission to the council. A call to support W. O. Davis in the Seventh Ward election appears as a political aside.
Charlotte, N C August 27 Troops from several North Carolina towns patrolled the city all day after a conductors and motormen strike began August 10. There were six companies of troops and hundreds of citizen officers. One death, Will Hammond, and several wounded occurred at the car barn early Tuesday. officials warned that calm prevailed but tension persisted. A police protection offer to North Charlotte was declined by the utilities company which chose to abandon service to the mill settlement. Pittsburgh to use strike breakers to resume street car service guarded by deputies under US Marshal Short.
An old advertisement fragment touts a blood treatment promising rapid nourishment of the body. It mentions a “prescription” product containing mercury, opium, morphine or strychnine offered for sale at $1.80 per dose and to be mailed from a Memphis, Tennessee laboratory.
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