37000 Strikers Reject New York Garment Settlement
New York workers in the dress and shirtwaist belt rejected terms of a settlement that would send 27000 operatives back to work. Protests spread at mass meetings as unions and organizers push for broader action amid a nationwide garment strike affecting over 100000 workers. Riots erupted with confrontations between police, strikers, and strikebreakers as factions debated government scrutiny of profits and labor conditions.
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New York
Industrial Workers of the World
Ephraim Kaufman
Chicago
Chicago Arment
Bi& Garment
Unn
Bnation
Joseph S. Brimm
District Council of the Garment Workers In
Georgia Stone Causes a Strike
Chicago labor leaders predicted a spreading sympathy strike after 800 workers walked out, halting construction on two downtown buildings. The strike followed a dispute over Georgia stone handled by non AFL affiliated stone cutters and a contracting firm’s denial to cancel the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Georgia
American Federation of Labor
Brandt Goes West to Begin Life Anew
New York January 18 Brandt former valet to Mortimer J Schiff begun life anew after serving six of thirty years for burglary. Pardoned yesterday by Governor Sulzer he left for the west with United States Senator Nelson to stop first in Washington then Minnesota. Swedish society members at Pennsylvania Station wished him luck. Brandt warned not to discuss his case or make notoriety or the pardon could be revoked. Albany January 18 Brandt contributed to a closed incident by destroying a confessional letter to Nelson containing alleged slanderous statements which he retracted. Senator Nelson said Minnesota ex Governor Lind agreed to aid Brandt.
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New York
Mortimer I. Schiff
Foulke KE
Brandt
West
Avernor Sulzer
United States
Nelson
Minnesota
Washington
Mfe
Pennsylvania
Sulser
Albany
N. Y
Sulzer
Mrs Ruby Inez Jones Wins Fight For Child
In Birmingham on January 18 a circuit court judge ruled in favor of Mrs Ruby Inez Jones in the custody dispute over a 2 year old daughter amid ongoing divorce proceedings with Sid Jones. An appeal was noted and a restraint hearing for an older child was ordered. Also mentions unionists and garment workers’ strike prep in Chicago.
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Birmingham
Ala
Specia
Sid Jones
Fathy Inez Jones
Two Men Held on Murder Charge in North Carolina Case
Ike Ellis of Stockbridge Georgia and C. Duncan of Atlanta were arrested in Atlanta and will be returned to High Rock North Carolina to stand trial for the murder of 18 year old Rassey Butler. Butler died after a confrontation during a moonshine gathering near High Rock in western North Carolina last November.
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North Carolina
Atlanta
High Rock
N. C
Ike Ellis
Stockbridge
Ellis
ElNs
Enms
Colect
C. ¢. Duncan
Rassey Butler
Duncan Ami
North Carolin
Butler
Wills
Duncan
All Gambling Places Raided by Authorities
A January 18 investigation in Fast St. Louis culminated in raids on all alleged gambling venues with proprietors and operators arrested in Barnes. Prosecutor Webb plans a special grand jury to probe county moral conditions. Warranted figures include G. Wash Thompson, ex sheriff of St. Louis County and ex East St. Louis police chief, charged with permitting gambling in his saloon.
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St. Louis
Hobson to Deliver Memorial Address in West Point
Congressman Richard Pearson Hobson of Alabama has accepted an invitation from Mrs. Arthur Baker president of the Ladies Memorial Association to deliver the memorial address in West Point on April 26.
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Hobson
West Point
Chard Pearson Hobson
Alabama
Arthur Baker
Ladies’ Memorial Association
Georgia Tobacco and the Tariff
Henry J. Burton of Bainbridge Georgia told the house ways and means committee that the current duty on tobacco imports must stay to protect southwest Georgia farmers. He cited 14 000 acres around Bainbridge and Attapulgus and warned a tariff cut would harm a hazardous, unorganized farming sector that could smoke out domestic production.
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John Corrigan, Jr
Washington
Henry J. Burton
Bainbridge
House
Ways and Means
Georgia
Ways and Timeans Committee
Bainbridge and
Attapulgus
Polo Games Debate Hits House Over Army Horses
Washington January 18 An amendment to the army appropriation bill to bar the transport at government expense of army horses to polo games and races triggered a heated House debate and a near quorum adjournment. Burke Madden and others backed the amendment while Haye Mann and Kahn opposed it, arguing participation aids mount improvement. An amendment to restore the army canteen by Bartholdt was ruled out on a point of order.
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Washington
Burke
South Dakota
Madden
Illinois
Haye
Virginia
Mann
Kahn
California
Bartholdt
Missouri
Panama Canal Guard Requires 25000 Troops
Washington January 18 Colonel Goethals told the house naval affairs committee that a garrison of 25000 men will be necessary to guard the Panama canal. He warned that with only 8000 planned by Congress the canal could not be held if the United States lost sea control. He praised Marine security in the zone and urged a larger force, noting the need to guard locks and both ends.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Goethals
House Naval Affairs Committee
Congress
United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Hobson
Alabama
Real estate man’s dog missing sparks big Atlanta claim
J. HK. Ewing, noted Atlanta real estate man, reports his large white pointer named Jack has been stolen last Sunday. He offers a $10 reward, or $100 with proof to convict the thief, hoping to recover the dog and later announce a major real estate deal under his sign.
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J. HK. Ewing
Mr. Ewing
Jack
Ewing
Atlanta
Eight Hour Day Change Set for March in Postal Service
The nation moves to eight working hours for postal employees starting March 4. In Atlanta, Postmaster H L McKee and staff are drafting new carrier routes to fit the shorter day. More carriers may be needed to cover expanding routes, with potential service to Oakhurst and Kirkwood suburbs. The city’s growing area complicates the readjustment.
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Atlanta
H. L. McKee
Oakhurst
Kirkwood
McKee
W H Martin Injured In Auto Accident
News from Atlanta reports W H Martin of Sheffield Alabama formerly with King Hardware seriously injured in a Saturday auto crash. His touring car was struck amidships by a box car at a railroad crossing and dragged seventy five feet with a leg crushed below the knee. Martin, manager of King Stove and Range in Sheffield, was hospitalized with unknown additional injuries.
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Atlanta
W. H. Martin
Sheffield
Ala
King Hardware Company
J. M. Martin
Edward L. Winn
Martin
Mr. Martin
King Stove and Range Company
Gates and Huffstetler buy Calhoun News
The Calhoun News plant is purchased by Gates and Huffstetler and publication will resume at once. Gates, from Etowah Tennessee, is an experienced newspaper man and Huffstetler, formerly editor in Murrey County, has been involved with a local paper.
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Calhoun, Ge
Calhoun News
Messrs. Gates and Huffstetler
Calhoun Times
Gordon County
Gates
Etowah, Tenn
Huffstetler
Murrey County
Trains at Standstill as Bangor and Aroostook Strike
Bangor Maine January 18. All 160 locomotive engineers and firemen employed on the Bangor and Aroostook railroad struck for higher wages. Passenger service was maintained in part, with trains manned by men from outside the state. Freight service, mainly handling print paper, was at a standstill.
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Bangor
Bangor and
Aroostook
Pas
Are You Subject to Constipation
An old fashioned remedy ad promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative for all ages. It claims to help chronic constipation without harsh purgatives, with endorsements from families and guarantees results or money back. Free samples offered by writing to Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello.
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G. B. Pruitt
Berea
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St. Monticello
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Ruby Inez Jones
C. C. Duncan
Decatur County
Gates and Huffstetler Purchase
G. B. Pruiyt
Home, Sweet Home
State Mutual Life Insurance Company
Arkansas
Florida
Policyitolders Eee Ee Ser
H. W. Buttolph
Georgia Insurance Department
Iog
Mutuat
American Life Companies
State Mutual
OHH
W. Maddox
Thompson Hiles
E.D. Walter
Treasures A
Wadsworth
John W. Waddox
Rome
Home
D. Walter, T.x
Georgia Bankers’ Association
National Bank of Brunswick
Fourth M National Bank of
Jacksonville, Fla
FE. Kelley
Cherokee National Bank of
A. Glover
Exchartige National Bank of Rome
Anchor Thick Mills
Rome. Ga
Simpson Grocery Co
H. Nixon
Nixon & Wright, Cotton Factors
Augusta
G. W. Lowden
Savannah
Ee, H. Mason
Brunswick, Ga
A.C. Wadsworth
State Mutual Life Insurance Co
Rome, Ga
Vreaaurer of
City of Norfolk
Insurance Department of Virginia
City of Home
Bridgeport
Denison
Texas
Rome, Georgia
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