Rail unions to seek vote on wage cuts by Sept 1
Chicago July 6 sixteen railroad labor organizations including the Big Four Brotherhoods will ask members to vote by September 1 on accepting or rejecting the 12 percent wage cut that began July 1. Executives and 1,500 general chairmen say they cannot assume responsibility for the cut and consider abolishing overtime pay and revising schedules, warning reductions may harm workers.
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Chicago
Big Four Brotherhoods
Railroad
E. H Fitzgerald
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
Generil
Missouri and North Arkansas Railway
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
Railroad Labor Board
Receiver Named For Body of Man Killed in Wreck
A Georgia judge appointed S. B. Greenberg and B. I. Bond as special custodians of H. M. Emerson’s body after undertakers Donehoo and Bazemore refused to turn it over. The order aims to secure the widow’s rights amid a $10,000 claim for alleged wrongful withholding and the $60 embalming fee disputed between firms in this historic move.
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Atlanta
Greetberg & Bond
Bell
Little
Powell, Smith & Goldstein
Donehoo “& Bazemore
Greenberg & Bond
Emerson
Donehoo & Bazemores
Paul Donehoo
T. C. Baze More
Atcourt
S. B. Greenberg
B. I. Bort
Hom
Emernon
Mfe
Greenberg
Bond
George L. Bell
T. C. Bazemore
Done~hoo and Bazamore
Mr. Bazemore
Greenberg and Bond
Railroad
Brick Beefsteaks And A New Meat Shop On Peach Tree Street
Fifty years on are recalled with humor as James Terhune finishes a two story brick meat shop with basement on Peach Tree Street. A Live One on the Job notes city cemetery’s handsome appearance under John Connally a capable officer. Advice to Attorneys mentions lawyers debating about 1000 acres of old field lands near Lithonia with blackberry patches. Sheriff Harris reports a fire test on the way back from Decatur. Why Net Now suggests adding a divorce ground for city council members who return home at 3 am claiming council work.
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James Terhune
Peachtree Street
John Connally
Gextor
Lithonia
Thetlanta
And See the Kimball House in Atlanta
A promotional note extols the Kimball House hotel in Atlanta praising its new furnishings, ample table, fine music, convenient location, and healthy climate. It highlights growing visitor arrivals and urges spending the summer months in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Kimball House
Curtain Dropping On Mortal Duel Ends In Death
A deadly duel yesterday between J A Bancroft 60 of 127 McMillan St and W W Fenley 72 of 46 Curran St ended with Bancroft dead from three pistol wounds at the doorway. Fenley was dying at Grady Hospital after gunshots knife wounds and head injuries. Witness Wil Murdock recounts Bancroft forced entry and fired then Fenley fired back, pursuing Bancroft into the house and slashing him before Bancroft collapsed. The couple’s quarrel stemmed from a $200 debt and construction money disputes. neighbors note prior exchange of shots. Bancroft’s wife attended him as Fenley’s wife collapsed at the scene. Continued on Page 22 Col 4.
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J. A. Bancroft
McMillan Street
W W. Fenley
Curran Street
Fenley
Bancroft
Land
Wil Murdock
Murdock
Will Murdock
Grady Hospital
Lttle Hope
Bill
Soe
Fowley
Three Indicted For Operating Fake Film Scheme
New York police report indictments against Elliot L. Norton Anthony J. Drexel Jr Louis R. Jennings and Harry Brolaski for selling unauthorized stock in Standard Film Industries Inc The case stems from Harlem stock sales promising large returns with no dividends Norton a Harvard professor’s son served as secretary and attorney Drexel as vice president Jennings as president and Brolaski as general manager More than 200 Virginia sold shares valued at 359000 were reportedly sold at 3 to 350 each bringing in about 200000 Salesmen earned up to 40 percent commissions) no dividends paid Indictments cite stock overissuance laws and the film company’s unlisted stock The maximum penalty is seven years imprisonment or a 3000 fine or both
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New York
Elliot L. Norton
Anthony J. Drexel, Jr
Philadelphia
Louis R. Jennings
Harry Brolagh
Standard Film Industries, Inc
Norton
Charles Elliot Norton
Harvard University
Drexel
Jennings
Brolaski
New York State Industrial Commission
Swann
Harlem
Virginia
Europe
Chicago
St. Louis
Biolaski
Rotunda Beach
Cal
Film Corporation
Dawes Starts Up in the Attic To Save Money
Government workers respond to Charles G Dawes budget plan inviting ideas to cut costs and improve efficiency. Bureau chiefs and Walter F Brown collect suggestions, with a dedicated office fund for worker proposals. Dawes leans on internal ideas to trim furniture and equipment expenses as the budget task gains momentum.
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Dawes
Ralph H Turner
United News
Washington
Charles G. Dawes
Uncle Sam
Nps
Hell
Marla Dawes
Dawee
Walter F. Brown
Solicitor Defends Slan ders in Art Young Case Over Sums Paid
Aldine Chambers accuses solicitor John A Boykin of slander. Boykin answers via statement defending his conduct in the Art Young matter, noting $450 total cost to bring Young back to Fulton and that $400 was paid by the county with $50 covered by him. The exchange cites repeated letters to Judge Humphries Governor Dorsey and Governor Hardwick. Continued on page 12.
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John D Humphries
John A. Boykin
Aldine Chambers
Boykin
Art Young
Mr. Chambers
Chambers
Humphries
Young
Fulton
India
Fulton Superior Court
United States Grand Jury
Georgia
Utah
United States
Anne
Atlanta
Cotton Automobiles May Use Coal Dust Fuel
Chicago July 6 Roger W Babson statistician visiting Were says automobiles may run on a mix of cotton and coal dust. He cites gasoline price rises as the main factor in declining auto business and notes coal dust experiments are past the stage with lighter cars and new materials like a cotton formaldehyde glue composite under development.
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Chicago
Roger’ ‘W. Babson
Abolition of Fee System Bill Pulled by Senator Manson
The state senate session after a five day recess moved toward abolishing the county fee system and outlined plans to exchange governor Hardwick’s mansion property for a new one costing up to $100000. Committees, including a joint panel to notify the governor of a Wednesday address, were organized as President Clay set dates for examining measures.
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Hardwick
Assembly
State Senate
Senate
Clay
Thomas
Pope
Forty-Fourth
Manson
U S War Vessels Sent to Tampico
The cruiser Cleveland and gunboat Sacramento were ordered to Tampico Mexico to protect American interests amid rising unemployment and labor troubles tied to a new tax system. Sacramento should reach Tampico today from Galveston while Cleveland starts from Cristobal Canal Zone and may not reach before Thursday.
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Washington
Cleveland
Sacramento
Tampico
Mexico
Navy Department
Galveston
Cristobal
Canal Zone
T. F. Bryan
Smuts to mediate Irish peace in landmark visit
British ready to offer home rule concessions as General Smuts travels to Ireland to meet De Valera and Sir James Craig. He acts as minister plenipotentiary, seeking truce between Sinn Fein and crown forces at the start of a potential London conference. Rumor cites imminent talks and a possible Irish settlement.
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A. E. Johnson
United News
London
Ireland
Jan Smuts
Dublin
de Valera
Lloyd-George
Lee
Hamonn de Valera
James Craig
Solons 10 Hear Hardwick Today
Governor Thomas W Hardwick appears before the general assembly to deliver his first address on Georgia finances and retrenchment. He advocates a constitutional overhaul to tax certain properties for state purposes and suggests revenue proposals likely including an income tax and gross earnings taxation for corporations.
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Thomas W Hardwick
General Assembly
Georgia
McLendon Western and Atlantic
Hardwick
House
Senate
Cecil Neil
Dea
Martian unrest sparks guard in Fitzgerald with wounded engineer
Sheriff Dorming requests martial law as 300 troops and fifty deputies swarm Fitzgerald after riots between current and former Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic railway workers. Engineer W T Reid was shot five times and not expected to live. Two men jailed on shooting charge as tension flares and a patrol resumes amid reports of renewed hostilities.
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Fitzgerald
Dorming
H E Russell
Macon
J van Holt Nagh
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway
W T Reid
Engieer
Atlanta
Birmingham and Atlantic
E H Dorming
Hardwick
Nash
First Georgia Infantry
Cordele
Constitution
Reid
C. P. Gower
Georgian Terrace
W. W Croxton
Trafi
Birmingham
Atlantic
Mash
Croxton
Dorminy
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Decatur
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Britain
Erin
Solons
W. T. Reid
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Havre
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Cir
Memphis
Miami
Mobile
Montag Ry
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North Platte
Cly
Oklahoma
Phoeniz
Pittsburg
Raleigh
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Lake City
Shreveport
Elt
Pampa
Eldy
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