Feisal accepts French Syria mandate terms amid global notes
A dispatch from Egypt to London reports Emir Feisal, head of the Syrian state, has accepted French terms for a Syria mandate. Other items note Germany blocking troop movements to Poland, China peace terms via General Tuan, and the Zionist congress delaying to meet in Palestine by late 1921. The British-Russian armistice talks, Polish frontiers, and refugee issues are also discussed alongside railway wage increases and food price trends.
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Egypt
London
Emir Feisal
Syria
Germany
Poland
China
Tuan Chilui
Peking
Palestine
Great Britain
Baltic States
P. Eli Calles
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
John L. Chamberlain
U. S.A
Geneva
Red Cross
France
St. Quentine
New York
Allied powers to aid Poland hints at broad European war
Washington officials avoided formal comment on Allied plans to furnish military aid to Poland as unrest grows in Europe. Foreign observers note possible wider conflict. Meanwhile the Martens deportation hearing is postponed to July 28 to allow witnesses on alleged extra diplomatic activities.
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Poland
Chine
China
State Department
United States Legation
Pekng
Federa ‘Tions of Labor
American Federation of Labor
National Committee
Geological Survey
Pensylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Northwest
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ludwig C. A. Martens
United ‘States
Prohibition nominee Bryan chosen. Harding pledges peace
Prohibition party nominates William Jennings Bryan for president with Aaron S. Winkine as running mate. Harding accepts the Republican nomination vowing congressionally backed peace and a nation united through an association of nations while pledging to preserve sovereignty. Federal court challenge tests liquor prescription limits. insurers add liquor clauses to burglary policies. Ohio sees the largest whisky seizure to date at $26,000. California trade group withdraws charges against oil price controls. Memphis forms a shipping firm to counter interstate moves. Dems elect George H. White as national chair. Minnesota GOP clears Volstead ally for Congress. A Mississippi execution and railway workers’ nine hour day touch on broader unrest amid rising prices and potential strikes.
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Prohibition Party
Aaron S. Winkine
Germantown
Ohio
D. Leigh Colvin
New York City
Congress
Warren G. Harding
Federal District Court
Lang
California Automobile Trade Association
Department of Justice
Pacific Coast
Lincoln
Neb
Interstate Commerce Commission
Memphis
Tenn
George H. White
Marietta
Democratic National Committee
Rex
J. Kvale
Benson
Minnesota
A. J. Volstead
Benson, Minn
Albert Johnson
State Farm
Charles H. Ivy
Pittsboro
Miss
Love Bagwell
Santa Fe
Topeka
Kans
Chicago
Suffrage Efforts in Raleigh Face Uncertain Future
Reports from Raleigh indicate suffrage leaders from multiple states are in town for a special session drive but have revealed no plans and are keeping identities private. Observers suggest ratification may fail, while pro and anti factions prepare for a dramatic campaign with possible new push at the regular session. Also noted are North Carolina town population jumps and Wake Forest College funding news.
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Raleigh
National Equal Suffrage Association
Women’s Party
2000 Page Auto Directory Faces Publication Hurdles
The Secretary of State may seek a special legislative session to repeal the 1919 law mandating an annual auto directory as only one has been published. The issue centers on printing costs and legal requirements affecting North Carolina's automo directory output.
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Secretary of State
General Assebly
Sesson
Suit Over Camp Bragg Site Condemnation Suit Heard
Seven hundred fifty defendants named in a federal court condemnation action for 120451 acres in Cumberland and Hoke counties to acquire land for Camp Bragg artillery training center. War department pre empted land in 1918. commissioners named from both counties to determine fair values. They will meet August 5 to set just compensation for owners and government.
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Camp Bragg
United States
H. G. Connor
Cumberland
Hoke
United States Army
War Department
Sand Hills
Fayetteville
Hoke County
Cumberland County
Enrollment of 96 Pays North Carolina to Hampton Roads
Enrollment of 96 pays from North Carolina for the summer school naval training station at Hampton Roads Virginia is announced. The capitality sends eleven boys of the first to recruit the others coming from virtually all sections of the state.
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North Carolina
Hampton Roads
Virginia
Wild Cat Division to Hold Two Day Reunion in Columbia
North Carolina members of the 81st Wild Cat Division plan a September 20 reunion in Columbia South Carolina with an expected five thousand attendees. Imported suffrage workers have departed Washington for North Carolina as the suffrage issue heats up ahead of the next general assembly session.
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North Carolina
Columbia
S. C
Washington
General Assembly
Machine Guns Scatter Mob at Alamance Jail
A masked mob stormed the Alamance county jail housing three black defendants charged with assault on a white woman. Captain Marion B. Fowler of the Durham machine gun company claimed a man was killed and two wounded, while denying that a reason existed for the shooting. The mob reportedly fired first and guards returned fire with machine guns and sidearms.
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Alamance County
Marion B. Fowler
Durham Machine Gun Company
Fowler
North Carolina Counties Census Totals Released
North Carolina counties show varied gains and losses in the census figures with Catawba 33839 up 5921 or 21.2 percent and Camden 5382 down 258 or 4.6 percent. Other counties list increases such as Davidson 35201 up 5197 and Hertford 16275 up 3225, while Chowan declines by 654. Col Watts remains out of politics but eyes Democratic party gain and Governor Cox support. Antisuffrage leaders plan a task force ahead of August legislative session to push the Susan B Anthony amendment. Charlotte Rowe may visit NC to aid anti-suffrage efforts.
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Washington
North Carolina
Catawba
Clay
Currituck
Bertie
Davidson
Gates
Haywood
Hertford
Person
Rutherford
Stokes
Camden
Lincoln
Chowan
Pasquotank
Davie
Col. Watts
Watts
Charlotte
Frank A. Hampton
Cox
Charlotte Rowe
Rejection League
National Anti Suffrage Association
Miss Rowe
the Patriot
Tax receipts and excess profits soar in war debt era
Washington reports record tax collections for the year ending June 30, with total at 5.41 billion and income plus excess profits taxes near 3.945 billion. Officials note about 30 million exceeds estimates and revenue substantially surpasses 1918 and 1919. Southern states collectively contribute nearly 70 million in tax receipts across several states, including Louisiana and Georgia, amid wide regional totals.
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Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
General Pershing to Visit Brazil Soon Reports Say
Reports from government circles indicate General Pershing will visit Brazil in the near future. The potential trip aligns with U S diplomatic and military outreach in South America.
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General Pershing
Brazil
Rio Janeiro
Indiana Coal Field Paralyzed by Laborers Strike
The Indiana coal field is partly paralyzed by an unauthorized strike of day laborers following a similar action in the Illinois field. Fifty mines near Terre Haute are idle.
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Indiana
Terre Hauts
Ind
Illinois
Terre Haute
Mutilated Woman’s Body Identified in Detroit Case
Detroit police identify the mutilated body shipped to New York as Mrs. E Leroy formerly Miss Katherine Jackson of Starkville Mississippi. The case involves a Detroit to New York shipment and confirms the victim’s identity.
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New York
Detroit
Mich
E. Leroy
Katherine Jackson
Starkville
Mis
Sevres Chosen as Site for Turkish Treaty Signing
Paris Sevres four miles northwest of Versailles was selected for the signing of the projected Turkish peace treaty after a search for a dignified historic name similar to Versailles Paris Grand Trianon and Montaine Bleau.
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Sevres
Paris
Versailles
Grand Trianon
Montaine Bleau
Poor Health of Lloyd George Sparks Unease
Paris reports the health of Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain is causing serious uneasiness. London dispatch says physicians ordered immediate and absolute rest for him.
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Lloyd George
Paris
Great Britain
London
Suffrage Fight Revival in Tennessee Stalled by Constitution
Foster V. Brown former attorney general of Puerto Rico and prominent suffrage advocate argues Tennessee cannot ratify the Anthony amendment without a people vote. He contends action by the legislature would violate oaths of members and seeks to revive interest at the coming special session.
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Tennessee
Foster V. Brown
Puerto Rico
South
Mr. Brown
Irish Situation More Alarming Than Any Time in Sixty Years
Sir Horace Plunkett, founder of the Irish dominion league, told a Newcastle audience Ireland’s situation is more gravely alarming than in sixty years. English and Irish newspapers across political lines echoed the distress in the speeches observed.
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London
Horace Plunkett
Irish Dominion League
Newcastle
Ireland
England
Government of Letvia Orders All Foreigners to Leave
Berlin based report claims premier Karl Ullman ordered all foreigners to exit Letvia. The unexpected decree will impact neutrals and entente nationals involved in business. Few Germans reportedly live in Latvia as the peace treaty with Germany awaits ratification. An English torpedo flotilla has reached Riga.
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Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Karl Ullman
Letvia
Latvia
Eace
Germany
Hts
Riga
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T. W. Bickett
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W. W. Kitchen
Bickett
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Carl C. Taylor
University of Missouri
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Iowa
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Forest City
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Paul W. Gay
Forest City, N.C
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Forest Cify Loan & Insurance Co
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Alexander New
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