Borglum's Memorial Project Delayed by Heirs' Suit
Atlanta May 19 The suit by Mrs. Robert V. Roper of Newport against fellow heirs halts plans for Elim Borglum's Stone Mountain Memorial. An injunction blocks carving on the granite mountain while court action determines authority and property handling. Plans had anticipated a 2000 by 6 foot sculpture over eight years at a cost around two million dollars.
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Writers Row on Plan to Organize Authors Union
New York May 19. The Authors League of America debates affiliating with the American Federation of Labor as pro union writers push for a referendum. Leaders include Thompson Buchanan Rex Beach Walter Eaton and Ellis Parker Butler with Winston Churchill president Theodore Roosevelt vice president.
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Ellis Parker Butler
Brander Matthews
Walter P. Eaton
Thompson Buchanan
Rex Beach
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Winston Churchill
League
Theodore Roosevelt
City Club
George Creel
George Barr McCutcheon
Louis Sherwin
Leroy Scott
Frederic C. Howe
Amer Federation of Labor
Buchanan
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Authors’ League
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Authors' League debates union drive for writers
A report argues for a federation of authors to press for collective bargaining in publishing and moving pictures. It notes unionization could force publishers and producers to negotiate with writers, while lawmakers would heed copyright reform. Some older authors oppose unions, fearing loss of independence.
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Lieberum Estate Inventoried At Over Six Thousand
An inventory filed in probate court lists William Lieberum's estate at 36021.24 with most value in his share of Lieberum & Son Undertakers at 1338.90. The estate includes cash, jewelry, furniture, a Main street homestead valued at 4000, and an East End building lot of 350. It notes transfers of property to Mrs. Lieberum before death.
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Board of Education
Charles W. Held
Louis Hilzinger
Lieberum
Willam Lieberum & Son
Main Street
East End
Diamonds Watches Jewelry and Fine Gifts On Sale
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Three Women Rescued From Immurement in Brooklyn Flat
An elderly woman and her two daughters aged 21 and 22 were found confined in a dark two year seclusion at 166 Stuyvesant Avenue Brooklyn. They had not seen sunlight and were removed to Kings County Hospital for observation where doctors suspect mental effects from long isolation.
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Frances
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Elsie Merrill
Ralph Peterson
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Peterson
Bushwick Hospital
James Green
James Brown
Kings County Institution
Rotterdam poises to rival Bremen in postwar cotton trade
Rotterdam gains momentum to host a new cotton exchange and market after the war, backed by the Twente Chambers of Commerce. The plan envisions Rotterdam handling up to 800000 bales yearly, supported by Holland spinning mills and rail links to Belgium and western Germany, signaling a major shift in European cotton logistics.
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Germany
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