Greatest Industrial Strike Looms in England Amid Grim Outlook
London April 14 The conference between Prime Minister Lloyd George and a triple alliance delegation ends with no progress toward settlement. Government shows no sign of new concessions and railway workers echo miners in threatening further action. The mood remains gloomier as talks fail to break the deadlock.
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London
Associated Press
Lloyd George
Anda
Triple Alliance
J. H. Thomas
National Union of Railway Men
Federation backs triple alliance to aid striking miners
The federation of general workers representing 1 500 000 people in over 100 industries outside the triple alliance voted to support the triple alliance in the miners strike.
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London
Associated Press
Federation of General Workers
Triple Alliance
Kiwanis Does Full Support For Legion Soldier Relief Program
About 500 Kiwanis clubs nationwide will back the American Legion relief plan for ex soldiers. The move was announced in Cleveland after an executive committee meeting and letters from Legion Commander Galbraith were read. The effort may be discussed at the June international Kiwanis convention.
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Cleveland
Kiwanis Clubs
American Legion
International Kiwanis Club
F. W. Galbraith
Legion
Deap
Clark
Kiwanis Organization
Harding
Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
Kiwanis Club
Dr A B Hawkins Dies At Raleigh
Raleigh April 14 Dr A B Hawkins age 96 longtime UNC alumnus and possibly oldest active bank director in the United States died at his home after six weeks illness He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1845 and served about thirty years on the Citizens National Bank board in Raleigh until his death
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Raleigh
A. B Hawkins
University of North Caroline
United States
Hawking
University of North Carolina
Citizen's National Bank
Canine hero Pup Goy halts Duluth streetcar threat
In Duluth Minnesota a Scotch Collie named Goy guards a street corner after its canine companion was killed by a streetcar. The dog jumps onto fast moving traffic and bites the trolley pole rope, pulling it from the wire and stopping the car. Officials say the animal likely will be shot.
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Duluth
Minn
Citizens Plan Entertainment for Greensboro Delegates
Preliminary plans emerged for entertaining 2 500 good roads enthusiasts from across the United States during their Greensboro convention visit to High Point Thursday afternoon The program aims to include a parade through main streets and a tour of the new exhibition building Officials expect to use 50 to 150 automobiles with Greensboro residents providing many more arrangements led by O E Mendenhall and a slate of committees.
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Greensboro Good Roads
High Point
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Gate City
Furniture City
O. E. Mendenhall
Creensboro
Guilford County
G. W. Clark
F. W. Tate
Robert Sechrest
Bascom Hoskins
S. R. Bivens
W. A. J. Idel
J. D. Cox
W. H. Plummer
John Welborn
J. Elwood Cox
E. M. Shipman
W. G. Shipman
J. J. Farris
Ruhr Basin Occupation Looms Over German Reparation Talks
In Paris April 14 the Echo de Paris reports Allied reparations fix Germany’s debt between 130.9 and 150 billion gold marks with final figures tied to unsettled questions. It warns that if Germany resists, France may draft two classes of recruits and occupy the Ruhr basin, Germany’s key coal and industrial region.
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Paris
Germany
Echo de Paris
France
Ruhr
Steamer Marquis Disabled Near Florida Coast
A British tank steamer Marquis sailing from New Orleans to Grangemouth ran aground with engine trouble near Lorgerhead Key off the southern Florida coast. A rescue tug from Key West was dispatched after the accident occurred shortly after midnight.
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New York
Marquis
New Orleans
Cgrengemouth
Lorgerhead Key
Florida
Secon
Key West
Plan to use allied debt to back cotton exports proposed
Washington reports a Georgia governor urged President Harding to have allied governments underwrite German bonds to pay for cotton exports and serve as security against the war debt. Harding showed interest but did not commit.
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Washington
United States
Harding
Eclect Hardwick
Georgia
House
Representative Frear
Wisconsin
Ways and Means Committee
Jules Bach
Meryer Rothschild
New York
Col
George Harvey
Great Britain
Myron T. Herrick
Ohio
France
Senate
Congress
John J. Esch
Interstate Commerce Commission
Farm Machinery Prices Ten Percent Lower
Chicago April 14 Inter national Harvester company cuts next year prices by ten percent on machines with steel as main material. The reduction follows United States Steel Corp price cut and will lower replacement costs for customers. earlier March 7 cuts ranged from ten to fifteen percent on iron and wood based machines.
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Chicago
United States Steel Corporation
International Harvester Company Today
Youths Held For Theft Stockings
Oscar Parmilee and Paul Pritchard two white youths were arrested in High Point by Officer Ed Mungo on charges of stealing hosiery worth more than 250 dollars from Elizabeth City hosiery mills where they had been employed. The Elizabeth City sheriff transported them back for trial after detaining them at a local mill where they had recently worked.
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Oscar Parmilee
Paul Pritchard
High Point
Ed Mungo
Elizabeth City
Parmlee
Pritchard
Cit
More Raw Cotton Used During March
Cotton manufacturers used 457 925 bales in March, the highest since last September, per the Census Bureau. Spindles active declined from February, with the peak in mills in cotton growing states. March consumption rose 20 552 bales from February, while total output fell by 353 582 bales.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Salvatore Romano Ends Far East Tax Tour
Salvatore Romano of the U S internal revenue department departed Shanghai for America in February after a Far East inspection tour focused on income tax matters. He is the first department agent to visit the Far East in an official capacity.
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Ticome Pax
China
Shanghai
Salvatore Romano
Internal Revenue Department
United States
America
Far East
Ile
France Seeks Satisfactory Yap Mandate Solution
The French government expresses a strong desire to find a satisfactory solution on the Yap mandate question. Premier Briand promises a high level discussion at the next supreme council meeting and asserts France will aid the American effort without conceding US rights.
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Washington
Paris
Briand
Supreme Council
United States
Japan
Pacific
Wilson
Lansing
Yap
State Department
Stamey Continues Campaign Across High Point
W L Stamey the first High Pointer to announce for mayor has been speaking nightly to large audiences across the city. He reviews two years on the city council and pledges to favor improvements in water and sewer, streets, cemeteries, free books, and an overall administration replacing poolrooms with a combined YMCA library and soldiers quarters. He reiterates no promises, favors the best men, and outlines upcoming speeches at stores across wards this week.
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W. L. Stamey
Slamey
Stamey
High Point
J. W. Kennedy
Third Ward
Elm Street
Second Ward
McLeod's and Wills
Skeen
Ring's
Willowbrook
Ward Streets
Mr. Stamey
Greer and Taylor's
Mallory Street
Fourth Ward
Houser
Tryon Street
Hedrick Addresses Large Audiences In High Point Mayoral Campaign
J W Hedrick spoke to two large audiences in High Point last night as part of his mayoral bid. He rejected claims of a meeting to pressure organized labor into endorsing his candidacy, saying he knew only one committee member and had no contact with others. He avoided naming opponents and was met with enthusiastic listening at each stop.
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J. W. Hedrick
High Point
Hedrick
Organized Labor
John Hedrick
Jaleigh
Allen J. Maxwell
State Tax Commission
General Assembly
Maxwell
Walter Clark
Tyree
George C. Tudor
Forsythe County
Finley
High Court
Clark
Bynum Tudor
Tudor
Winston- Salem
Bynum
Martin Goodman
James R. Collie
Bickett
Col
A. D. Watts
Collie
Morrison
Colonel Watts
Southern Power Company
State Corporation Commission
Telephone
Fas
Troop Withdrawal And Disarmament Proposed in Congress
A House resolution by Representative Fish of New York calls for immediate U S troop withdrawal from the Rhine and asks the President to pull out troops forthwith. Senator Borah of Idaho introduces a disarmament resolution authorizing the President to begin negotiations with Great Britain and Japan on naval reductions.
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Washington
United States
Rhine
Representative Fish
York
Congress
Borah
Idaho
Great Britain
Japan
Tate Spears Robinson Store
Fred N. Tate, candidate for mayor of High Point, spoke to a large audience at Robinson's store on East Green Street for about 45 minutes, defending his positions and denying a silk mill claim. He urged cleaning up the town and a clean square deal in employment, with further talks planned at McLeod's store and other local venues.
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Fred N. Tate
High Point
Robinson’s
East Green Street
Mr. Tate
Tate
Reich
McLeod's Store
Washington Street
First Ward
Townsend's
English Street
Elm Street
Elm and
Howell Street
Conference Names Lower Assessment Mebane For Meeting
The North Carolina Women's Home and Foreign Missionary societies close a three day session at First Methodist Protestant in High Point with plans to meet in Mebane next year. Officers elected included President Mrs George R Brown and secretary Mrs J M Millikin. The session reported strong mission work and a budget surplus, with 56 local members contributing to the fund.
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Mebane
North Carolina Women’s Home and Foreign Missionary Societies
George R. Brown
High Point
Harris Glascock
Greensboro
R. S. Troxler
Thomasville
Elec Stly
J. F. McCulloch
Creensboro
C Harris Glascock
W. C
J. M. Stone
Life and Memorial
S .R Harris
Henderson
Bible Women and Scholarships
C. M. Bates
Mrae A. R. Reitzel
W P. Pickett
H. J F. Fogleman
High Point Church
J. D. Williams
Royal Addresses Draw Big Crowd in City Campaign
Walter Royal, candidate for mayor, spoke to large crowds at Townsend’s and Kennedy’s stores last night. He urged a shared effort to govern and promised city improvements with citizen cooperation. He scheduled further talks at Shelton and Martin’s on Green Street and Capital Grocery on South Main.
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Townsend’s
Kennedy’s
Walter Royal
Townsend's
Kennedy
Royal
Shelton and Martin’s
Green Street
Capital Grocery Company
South Main
Vail Streets
Cotton futures edge lower amid weak Liverpool cables
The New York cotton market opened steady but slipped under pressure from weaker Liverpool cables and British labor tensions. May and July futures were down after an unsettled Wall Street session with May around 11.92 and July near 12.47 while opening quotes showed May 11.99 and July 12.54.
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New York
Liverpool
S&s
Wall Street
Chinese Strikers Win Wage Increase in Shanghai
In Shanghai on April 12, 300 female workers at Yuen Fong Silk Filnature ended a January strike after management granted a raise for a 12 hour day from 20 to 30 cents. Wages in Chinese plants are pegged to the Mexican dollar value.
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Shanghai
Yuen Fong
Former Warden John R Smith Dies at 84 in Goldsboro
John R Smith aged 84 former superintendent of the state prison under Governor Russell died in Goldsboro last night. He served in the prison administration during Governor Russell's tenure and was a prominent state official. His death marks the end of a long career in public service.
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Goldsboro
John R Smith
Sage
Russell
Eight Die From Texas Cyclone in Melissa Incident
A tornado struck Melissa Texas at 2 PM yesterday killing eight people, injuring five fatally and over 50 seriously. The storm leveled more than twenty buildings including churches, schools, stores, the post office, gin, interurban station and railway depot, with five victims identified as African American.
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Melissa
Texas
Speakers Guarded By State Troops
In Duluth Minnesota on April 14 fifty policemen and detectives and a tank corps detachment guarded a local hall as about five hundred people cheered speakers demanding the release of Eugene V Debs William Haywood and others labeled as political prisoners Authorities prepared for potential attempts to storm the meeting.
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Duluth
Minn
Tank Corps
Minnesota National Guard
Eugene V. Debs
William Haywood
Virginia Receives Founders Day Gifts for Centennial Endowment
President Alderman of the University of Virginia announced two founders day gifts totaling 75000 for the centennial endowment fund. A 50000 gift came from Thomas F. Ryan of New York and a 25000 donation from Mrs. Charles H. Sents of New York.
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Virginia
Charlottesville
Alderman
University of Virginia
Thomas F. Ryan
New York
Charles H. Sents
White Farm Hand Is Held Prisoner
In Rocky Mount a white farm hand about 35 named Jesse Nines was seized from Spring Hope to Nashville jail last night amid fear of mob violence. He was moved to an unknown safe location after authorities stated he was charged with assaulting the five year old daughter of a prominent farmer near Webbs Mill to Nashconn.
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Rocky Mount
Jesse Nines
Spring Hope
Nashville
Webbs Mill
Nashconn
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A. E. Tate
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L. R. Terry
E. W. Freeze
E. C. Doub
C. M. Hauser
Harry Raymond
J. F. Hayden
A. T. Wishart
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R. B. Terry
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W. D. Brocks
Ida
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