International dispatches and civil unrest across Europe
Reports from Rome to London describe Persian negotiations with the Soviet, a French embassy flag incident, emigration from Germany to Brazil, and a German hangmen strike. London trades unions push for Irish action while Polish and Russian fronts reveal armistice tensions. US policy debates, cargo warnings, and naval movements frame a tense global scene.
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Rome
Haniel von Haimhausen
Herr Moll
Germany
Brazil
Hamburg
Meiningen
Ireland
Trades Union Congress
London
Miners’ Federation
John Stokes
Newport
County
Tipperary
Minsk
Moscow
Poland
Lloyd George
Leonid Krassin
Wm. T. Russell
Charleston
Benedict
Ladislas Grabski
Premfer
Warsaw
Spa
Alles
West Prussia
East Prussia
Kovel
Shipping boards reject bids for oil bar els
Washington officials say the shipping board will not accept any bids for 122,553.00 barrel oil for the merchant marine. Immigration officials in Washington report a heavy excess of arrivals over departures this past year. A land army of 100000 farm hands organized by the agriculture department moves northward across the western wheat belt. President Wilson expresses confidence in the enduring fraternal ties between the United States and France in a Bastille Day message to President Deschanel. The Brussels conference is postponed to September allowing possible American representation.
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Shipping Boards
United States
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Spain
Agricultural Department
Wilson
Deschanel
France
Earthquakes Shake Los Angeles As City Gears For Aftermath
A string of four strong earthquakes hit Los Angeles on July 16 at 10 10 am causing injuries across genders and ages and minor damages to aging buildings amid hot weather notions. Separate items note Texas martial law, Nuevo Laredo tension, a Chicago labor party nomination, and other scattered incidents.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Old Nes
Galveston
Texas
J. F. Wolters
Kansas
Nuevo Laredo
Laredo
Parley P. Christensen
Salt Lake City
Committee of Forty-Eight
Labor Party
Chicago
Christensen
Frank P. Meyer
Illinois Shoe Retailers’ Association
James S. Pinkard
Montgomery
Ala
Southern Women’s Rejection League
P. W. Clement
Vermont
Susan B. Anthony
Liberty Oil Company
New Orleans
Willis Graham
Greenville
Harold
Nome
Here
Hindenburs
Niagara
George C. Stephens
Bristol
England
John King
Durham N.C
Firsts in North Carolina Denim Mills of Greensb
A brief North Carolina item notes notable firsts linked to the Greensboro denim mill sector. The report highlights pioneering jobs and local industry milestones shaping the region’s textile history.
Largest Hosiery and Textile Centers Spark North Carolina Claims
In a sprawling report, North Carolina boasts multiple textile and manufacturing supremacy. Durham, Kannapolis, Greensboro, and High Point claim leading roles in hosiery, denim, towel making, furniture, and cotton mills while Badin, Gaston, and other counties host significant plants. The article notes national recognition of Southern cotton leaders in Charlotte, Governor Bickett’s actions on the Roxboro lynching case, and state tax commission timing.
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Naleigh
Greensboro
Wilcon
Kannapolis
Gaston
United States
Badin
America
High Point
New York
Stuart W. Cramer
Winston D. Adams
Charlotte
National Council of American Cotton Manufacturers
Cotton Manufacturing Associations
General Assembly
Bickett
Raleigh
State Tax Commission
Want Railroad Lease Broken Washington NC Bill Aims Inquiry
A North Carolina bill to be introduced next month seeks a special committee investigation of the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad lease. The aim is to break the lease and place the road under state control, alleging lessees violate lease provisions and that the line is diminishing in property, roadbed and equipment, posing a public welfare risk.
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Washington
North Carolina
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad
Mobile Baptist schools held statewide in July
The Baptist state board of missions directs many mobile schools across North Carolina July 19 23 28 to train leaders in 2198 local churches. Dr Walter N Johnson and Dr W R Cullom oversee with Miss Elizabeth Briggs WMA director Raleigh. Evangelism is the keynote and diplomas awarded after three years of attendance.
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North Carolina
Baptist State Board of Missions
Walter N. Johnson
Raleigh
S Teer
Cy Ot
W. R. Cullom
Elizabeth N. Briggs
Governor weighs parole bid for two highway robbers
Cor nel Butt, son-in-law of Archibald Butt, appeals for parole for his two brothers, serving ten and five years for highway robbery, as the Governor takes the case under consideration. Modern notes report state chamber invitations, passport activity, air mail plans, census estimates, and license tag shipments.
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Vyne
Cornel Butt
Archie Butt
Taft
Dorsey
Georgia
Allen Fain
Murphy
Wilson and Cox unite on league of nations in White House meeting
President Wilson and Ohio Governor Cox with Franklin D Roosevelt issued statements after a White House confab denying rifts over the league. They asserted unity on the race and pledged solid party and national backing for the cause and peace efforts.
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Washington
League of Nations
Wilson
Cox
Ohio
White House
San Francisco
Franklin D. Roosevelt
League
Ourposes
Youngest Son of Ex Kaiser Dies by Own Action in Potsdam
Prince Joachim of Hohenzollern, youngest son of former Emperor William, is reported to have committed death by his own hand in Potsdam. He is said to have faced financial difficulties and recently divorced.
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Potsdam
Berlin
Prince Joachim of
Mexico Recognized by Venezuela Says Foreign Office
Mexico City reports Venezuela has recognizing the new government of Mexico, according to the foreign office. This development follows recent political changes as Venezuela acknowledges the administration.
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Mexico
Venezuela
Mexico City
Foreign Office
Warrants Issued on 35 Coal Firms in West Virginia
Thirty five coal companies and their chief officers in southern West Virginia were named in warrants issued in connection with a government price investigation conducted over the past two weeks.
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West Virginia
Charleston
W Va
Georgia peach crop expected to fall far below forecasts
Washington reports Georgia peach production will be much smaller than earlier forecasts due to late season and defective fruit from faulty packing of refrigerator cars. The weekly market report from the bureau of markets also estimates North Carolina yield at 400 to 500 cars.
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Washington
Georgia
Bureau of Markets
North Carolina
Railroad Wage Scale Extended Ninety Days
Representatives of the Shipping Board, American Steamship Owners Association and the Lat in Engineers Benefit Association agreed at a conference in New York to extend the wage scale conditions for the Atlantic and Dal conte line for an additional period of ninety days. The extension was deemed necessary to address the insistence of shipping men and owners amid impending negotiations and to avoid delays while loans and evasion concerns were considered.
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York
The
Shipping Board
American Steamship Owners’ Association
Latin Engineers’ Benefit Association
Keen Maeniinn Simaevier
Turks Fail to Enforce Treaty Threat Enfolds Europe
London reports a blunt allied reply to Turkey's protest. If Turkey refuses to sign peace or cannot reestablish authority in Anatolia, the allies may reconsider the arrangement and may eject the Turks from Europe.
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Europe
London
Turkey
Anatolia
Harding Finishes Acceptance Speech Polishing
Marion Ohio Senator Harding completed the final polishing of his acceptance speech and prepared for a day of rest. He has spent a week intensely focused on the composition, remaining indoors most of the time and losing his outdoor tan and nerves from the strain.
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Harding
Marion
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