May Settle Coal Strike Within Week Says President Lewis
The policy committee of the United Mine Workers votes to negotiate a wage scale with Ohio western Indiana and Tilinolg operators for a joint conference aimed at breaking the soft coal strike. John W. Lewis predicts 75 percent of bituminous tonnage would sign and men return to work within a week. Settlement in anthracite regions may follow negotiations with miners and anthracite operators. Indiana and Illinois associations’ absence would not stop the process.
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Cleveland
Associated Press
United Mine Workers of America Today
Ohio
Western
Fornaco Tell
Indiana
Tilinolg
John W. Lewis
Lewis
Alabama coal operators break from fair price pact sparks federal meeting
Action of Alabama coal operators in breaking away from the voluntary fair price agreement leads to a special federal board meeting called by Secretary Hoover to discuss the situation, a matter viewed with apprehension.
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Washington
Alabama
Federal Board
Sec
Hoover
Ex-service Men Hold Hayworth Springs Picnic
Ex-service men of High Point enjoyed a large gathering at Hayworth Springs last night. More than 100 former dough boys attended a picnic supper and swam in the newly filled lake while 52 ripe watermelons disappeared. The event, under American Legion auspices, may become an annual affair following a Wesley Memorial Sunday school picnic earlier in the day.
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Hayworth Springs
Soldier Boys
Wesley Memorial Sunday School
Wesley Memorial
Unch
Pcnic
American Legion
Cotton and wheat loan approvals exceed with $17 million
Washington August 10 The senate war finance corporation approved applications from cotton and wheat associations totaling 17 million dollars. The Staple Cotton Growers' Cooperative of Mississippi was authorized for up to 7 million to help orderly marketing of cotton. Total advances to cooperative marketing groups for the coming season reach 104 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate War Finance Corporation
Vast Idle World Fleet Amid Global Shipping Slowdown
About 10,000,000 gross tons of ships lie idle in ports, one sixth of world tonnage. In the United States 4,500,000 tons are tied up, 40 percent of America’s total. Idle ships valued at $45 per ton total $450,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idie
New York
Shipping Circle
United States
Shipping Board
America
Hen Egg Hail Hits Bucyrus Area in Heavy Rain
A heavy rain storm near Bucyrus Ohio on August 9 produced hailstones as large as hen eggs. Hail fell south and east of town with enough trace to kill chickens. Some birds were brought to Bucyrus an hour later in tin pans still measuring two to three inches.
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Bucyrus
Ohio
Buyecrus
Bucyrug
Missouri Women Bolt Reed in Senatorial Campaign
Missouri women opposed to Senator James A. Reed announce they will bolt his bid for re election over Breckenridge Long’s renomination. They accuse Reed of deserting democratic ideals and betraying Woodrow Wilson while pledging not to follow his "furious democracy."
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Missouri
Reed
St, Louis
Association of Missouri Women
United States
James A. Reed
Breckenridge Long
Tony
Bolt” Reed
Sinn Reed
Ove “Holter
Association
Holter
Democratic Party
Woodtraw Wilson
Reen
President Harding faces delay in shopcrafts reply on seniority plan
Washington August 10 The railroad shopcrafts federation likely to respond to Harding this week with a formal answer on leaving seniority rights to the railroad labor board. Shopmen executives prepared a reply while awaiting guidance from a Friday general conference of labor groups. Managers head to New York Friday to draft a reply to the White House proposal as administration actions remain unclear if Congress will be asked to intervene.
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Washington
Harding
Railroad Shopcrafts Federation
Railroad Labor Board
B. M. Jewell
General Conference of Labor Organizations
New York
White House
Congress
City official to issue work permits for youths in High Point
Miss Branson Price, agent of the state child welfare commission, arrived in High Point to issue state certificates for working children aged 12 to 16. She will base at the chamber of commerce on South Main Street with office hours 8 30 to 12 36 daily and visit businesses in the afternoons to ensure compliance. Certificates must be secured at once or prosecutions will follow. She will stay three days.
Assassins O Sullivan and Dunn Hanged in England
London Aug 10 Joseph O Sullivan and Reginald Dunn were executed at Wadsworth prison for the June 22 assassination of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson. About 500 Irish onlookers sang hymns and prayed as the two men were pinioned and led to the scaffold, smiling at each other before death.
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London
Joseph O Sullivan
Reginald Dunn
Wadsworth
Henry Wilson
Henry Ford and a Flivver Get Stuck in Mud
Henry Ford, cruising near Clayton on a yacht, rode with George Gillick to Mae Irwin's farm in a Ford sedan. Rain made the road difficult and the car stuck in mud until a Fordson tractor arrived to pull it free. Ford then continued to Mae Irwin's farm.
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Watertown
N. Y
Henry Ford
Ford
Clayton
George Gillick
Mae Irwin
Mae Irwin Farm
Rotarians Back U. C. Ore at High Point Meet
High Point Rotary club approves a resolution supporting the chamber of commerce plan for safer railway crossings. Dr J T Burrus Fred N Tate R B Terry and J J Farris named to cooperate with chamber committee. C M Hauser speaks on banking as the group sings Kalamazoo song amid a lighthearted luncheon.
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Sheraton Hotel
High Point
Burrus
C. M. Hauser
Rotary
Hauser
Rotarians
Kalamazoo
High Point Rotarians
H. D. Hiatt
Negro Odd Fellows Convention Adjourns in High Point
The 40th annual session of district grand lodge No 7 of the G W O of O F adjourned to meet again next year in Raleigh. All former officers were re elected for another term. The convention praised High Point and aims to return. North Carolina membership is 27000, not 2700 as earlier reported.
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O. F
Raleigh
Grand Lodge
High Point
North Carolina
Alleghany County
Rufus A. Doughton
Dan Terry
Doughton
Alleghany
Coughton
J. C. McBee
State Highway Commission
Shipman
Opening Is Steady On Cotton Market
New York August 10 Cotton futures opened steady with October at 20.12 December 20.15 January 20.05 and May 20.10. The market showed a small net gain as weak Liverpool cables and scattered southern selling weighed on lower grades. Wall Street buying was down while trade demand appeared broader.
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New York
Liverpool
Wall Street
Mail Carrier Attacked. Alleged Lynching Rumor Quelled
Jacksonville dispatch reports Sheriff Gurijanas of Onslow County says investigation finds no lynching of suspect M Blackledge in the attack on rural mail carrier Cy Jones. Jones died last night after four assaulted him while returning from his route. racial tensions linger but sheriff expects no further trouble. Jamaic a.
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Jacksonville
Gurijanas
Onslow County
M. Blackledge
Cy Jones
New Bern
Jones
New Hanover
Withington
Aouny
Swansboro
Funeral for L Augus tus Brown Draws Large Attendance
The funeral for L Augus tus Brown, a well known local citizen, was held Wednesday afternoon at the First Presbyterian church. The Jr O U A M council led the services at the grave, Rev Charles P Cobbe officiated, and interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery. Brown is survived by a widow, his mother, three daughters, two brothers and two sisters.
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L. Augustus Brown
First Presbyterian Church
Charles P. Cobbe
Brown
W W. Smith
Suit Filed for 75000 in Rail Injury Case
J W English of Ridge avenue sues Southern Railway and Yadkin Railway for 75000 over injuries from a Salisbury boards incident around July 14. He alleges being struck by a train, resulting in the loss of his right leg and part of his left foot.
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Winston-Salem
J. W. English
Ridge Avenue
Southern Railway Company
Yadkin Railway Company
Salisbury
Promoter floats Gibbons Dempsey title bout after Greb loss
After losing to Harry Greb, Tom Gibbons is offered a heavyweight bout with Jack Dempsey by a Philadelphia promoter. The move follows the controversial setback and signals big money potential for a high-profile engagement.
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Tom Gibbons
Harry Greb
Jack Dempsey
Philadelphia
Bishop Kilgo Still Reported Near Death
At 10 this morning Bishop John Kilgo’s condition remained unchanged at his home on Charlotte Avenue. Doctors say the end may be near as the famed religious leader lingers in illness.
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Kilgo
Charlotte, Ave
John
Publicity for Davidson Wan Tied to Forged Checks Case
A Knoxville fraud involves two $50 checks bearing J. W. Lambeth’s firm name that were cashed at First National Bank in Thomasville. The appears to be a polished forgery using Lambeth Furniture Co. letterhead and signatures. The case links to Ellis Profitt Co. of Knoxville and W. W. Rapp, assistant cashier, in a complex scheme. Meanwhile Missouri visitors, Sammy Kanoy and kin, join Alf Kanoy and Andrew Kanoy for a family reunion and extended Western visit.
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Thomasville
Knoxville
Tenn
J. W. Lambeth
First National Bank
Lambeth Furniture & Mercantile Co., Merchants and Manufacturers
Thomasvills
W. W. Rapp
M. Clark
Acet
Mary Clark
Ellis Profitt Co
Knoxville, Tenn
Rapp
First. National Bank
Ellis Proffitt Co
Lambeth
Lambeth Furniture Co
Sammy Kanoy
Missouri
Mr. Kanoy
Alf Kanoy
Andrew Kanoy
West
Mr. Kaney
Barter Arrangements Tale in International Loans
Geneva letter reports barter payments shaping recent loans. Romania borrows 45 million Swiss francs to buy railroad engines, paying with cereals and petroleum. Czechoslovakia uses Swiss goods paid with sugar, avoiding currency exchange value questions.
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London
The
Observer
Romania
Frances
Switzer Posible
Czechoslovakia
Six Sailors Feared Lost After Raleigh Wreck
Unofficial dispatches report that six to eleven crewmen may have perished when the British cruiser Raleigh went ashore in the Strait of Belle Isle. The Aranmore relayed that six men died as water flooded the Raleigh's engine room.
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Halifax
Raleigh
Strait of
Belle Isle
Aranmore
Democrats Name Rufus Doughton for Alleghany Seat
Raleigh reports Alleghany county Democrats nominate Rufus A. Doughton for the lower house with Dan Terry’s seat position noted. The article also covers road commissioner conflicts, a Raleigh night court proposal, and various state committee updates amid.local political maneuvering.
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Alleghany
Democrats
Rufus Douchton
William Hart and Wife Separate Reappears in New Ordens
In New Ordens on August 10 motion picture star William S Hart offered a single reply to questions about his signed statement claiming he and his wife separated three months earlier. The document spoke of a property settlement and ample support for their unborn child. Hart also released a private letter to Will Hays denying influence over any reconciliation attempt.
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William S. Hart
Will H. Hays
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America
Hays
Harts
Death toll in Chena now reaches 50 000
Peking Aug 10 The typhoon of Aug 2 at Swatow 250 miles northeast of Hong Kong has caused an estimated 50 000 deaths the American consul at Swatow reported to the American delegation here He added that 100 000 are homeless and relief workers are urgently needed.
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Peking
Swatow
Hong Kong
Homeley
Independent preacher may challenge Farmer Bob in primary fight
The article notes a preacher possibly running as an independent against Farmer Bob, with plans for a joint discussion. It suggests Parson Jimison could draw votes for the state, barring bishop assignments that might move him away from the eighth. Friday boxing bouts in Raleigh continue despite threats by city and county officials.
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Farmer Bob
Parson Jimison
Jimison
Raleigh
Harry Fales
Cole Miller
J. Bailey
Woods
Brown
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