France and Britain Refer Upper Silesian Crisis to League
Paris reports France and Great Britain will refer the Upper Silesian question to the league of nations. Lloyd George and Briand announced the unanimous decision after a council meeting. The plan addresses a Poland Germany frontier dispute and follows earlier tensions involving Italy and Japan.
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Paris
France
Great Britain
League of Nations
Poland
Germany
Upper Silesia
Supreme Allied Council
England
Italy
Japan
League
Lloyd George
Briand
Supreme Council
Mr. Lloyd George
London
More Equality Urged By Speaker at Conference
Rev. James Myers of the Presbyterian church told the laymen's conference of the Methodist Episcopal church South at Lake Junaluska that the question is how the other 85 percent live. Myers, executive secretary at Dutchess Bleachery in Wappingers Falls, N Y, spoke on Religion and Industry.
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Lake Junaluska
James Myers
The
Presbyterian Church Today
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Jesus Christ
Mr. Myers
Call Issued for Tariff Congress in Greensboro
E P Wharton of the North Carolina Division of the Southern Tariff Association issued a call for a Southern Tariff Congress to meet in Greensboro on August 15 and 16 to debate tariff legislation from a Southern viewpoint. W C Jones was invited to attend as county commissioner.
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E. P. Wharton
North Carolina
Southern Tariff Association
Southern Tariff Congress
Greensboro
W. C. Jones
United States
Surgeon General Warns Pellagra Spreading Among Farmers
A federal health review cites Surgeon General H S Cummings insisting pellagra shows dangerous indications due to economic hardship among southern cotton farmers. The report notes penniless conditions force reliance on salt pork corn bread and molasses, risking pellagra after months of such diet.
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Washington
Public Health Service
H. S. Cummings
South
General Wood Freed to Consider Philippines Post
Secretary Weeks asked the University of Pennsylvania to release General Leonard Wood from his promise to become provost. Officials indicated they expect a favorable reply, allowing Wood to accept the governor generalship of the Philippines.
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Washington
Weeks
University of Pennsylvania
Leonard Wood
Oklahoma Mob Tar Feathers Railroad Clerk in El Reno
Masked men abducted L. P. Matthews a 20 year old railroad mail clerk from his home in El Reno Oklahoma blindfolded him drove him out of town and dumped him on the street with a coat of tar and feathers Matthews and others were arrested last Saturday on a misconduct charge
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EL Reno
Okla
L. P. Matthews
Matthews
Dodd Addresses Wilsonian Policies at Lake Junaluska
Dr William E Dodd of the University of Chicago spoke at Lake Junaluska on The Drift of American Life Today reviewing Wilsons foreign policy and the Paris peace talks. The laymen week conference of the M E Church South neared a close with talks by Worth M Tippy of New York and others. The summer Bible school opens August 14 for a week under the evangelism department.
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Lake Junaluska
William E. Dodd
University of
League of Nations
United States Senate
Department of Evangelism
Philadelphia Father Traces Daughter to Alabama Estate
After four decades apart, R S Allison of Philadelphia finds his daughter Deville Caroline in Birmingham Alabama and reveals he holds in trust a grandfatherly estate reported to exceed 200000 left in 1889. The search began in Moberly Missouri and moved through Palestine Texas Illinois before reaching Alabama. Allison learns he is grandfather to five children.
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Philadelphia
R. S. Allison
Deville Caroline
Birmingham
Ala
Moberly
Allison
Palestine
Texas
Illinois
Alabama
Mystery Ship Sighted Near Cape Hatteras
Coast guard officials in New York report a delayed sighting of a black hull mystery vessel described as twenty year old in rigging. The craft, carrying powerful boats and a crew of about thirty, was seen by the American steamer Lake Arland on June 24 about 100 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras.
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New York
Coast Guard
Virgin Islands
Cape Hatteras
Seven Hundred Homeless After Montreal Fire
A fire in Aylmer yesterday left one man dead and about 700 people homeless in Montreal Quebec with extensive property losses and emergency shelter being arranged.
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Montreal
Quebec
Aylmer
Tentative Tariff Plan Aims to Shield Dye Industry
Senate finance and ways and means committees reached a tentative agreement on a modified valuation plan for duties in the next tariff law. The conference favored preserving high rates to protect the dye industry and agreed to extend the dye embargo, with the Short-Term extension proposal adjusted to January 1.
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Washington
Senate Finance House
Ways and Means
House
Senate Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Longworth
Rabbit That Fought a Dog Found After Local Feud
In Kinston on August 12 a farmer John Andrews recounted a bizarre incident. His hound was bested by a lean backwoods rabbit that charged the dog and jumped into the hound’s face prompting a brief sunburst of chaos lasting about two minutes.
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Kinston
John Andrews
Andrews
Kade
December Cotton Slips 10 to 12 Points On Nervous Trade
Cotton futures opened steady but soon weakened as Liverpool improved and export demand cooled. Early session shows December slipping to about 13.55 amid selling from Wall Street linked houses, with October at 13.20 and January near 13.70 as traders liquidate over the past few days.
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New York
Liverpool
New
Wall Street
Parleys Delay Action on the Tax Revision
Washington August 12 conferences between Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee delayed progress on the tax revision. The Fordney tariff measure and American valuations provisions prompted the talks, interrupting work yesterday and casting doubt on completing the bill by tomorrow night.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Mrs Mildred Dillon Dies After Prolonged Illness
Mrs Mildred Dillon widow of the late T F Dillon died at her daughter Mrs W D Poor 106 Emery street this morning at 6 o clock following months of illness. Funeral at the home tonight at 7 then transport to Snyder Stokes county for interment. Survived only by her daughter Mrs Poor with whom she lived. age 73.
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Mildred Dillon
T. F. Dillon
W. D. Poor
Emery Street
Snyder
Stokes County
Revenue agent Vanderford to retire after 36 years of service
Salisbury August 12 T H Vanderford revenue agent for North Carolina will retire from active service September 1 He remains in civil service and has been in government service 36 years since appointment as prohibition enforcement officer weeks ago he held the post under R H Kohless
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Salisbury
T. H., Vanderford
North Carolina
Vanderford
R. H. Kohless
Will Geraldine Farrar Unlock Door in New York Home
Gossiping columns speculate on a real life split between Geraldine Farrar and Lou Tellegen. The piece describes a rumored separation and a symbolic locked door, hinting at future revelations in their ongoing drama.
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New York
Geraldine Farrar
Lou Tellegen
Miss Farrar
Geraldine
Lou
Sarah Earnhardt
Long Beach
Preacher Slayer Held in January Slaying in Birmingham
Edward R. Stevenson, a barber and itinerant preacher, is held in Jefferson County jail after shooting and killing Rev. James E. Coyle, dean of North Alabama and St. Paul’s pastor, on St. Paul’s rectory porch. Stevenson, inside earshot from the church, offers little comment and admits the act saying he was provoked by a marriage objection.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson County
Edward R. Stevenson
James FE. Coyle
North Alabama
St. Pauls Church
Stevens
Stevenson
Ruth
Stevensan
Cayte
St. Paul’s Rectory
Turin Bank Failure Rocks Turin Market
Milan August 12 A major bank in Turin the Kkuster bank failed yesterday with liabilities totaling 48 000 000 lire.
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Turin
Milan
Kkuster
Elks Band to Present Friday Night Concert
The Elks Band will give its regular Friday night concert at the North Main street band stand this evening at 8 o'clock. A good crowd is expected after last week's successful show. The program includes March Aristo, Waltzes Mighty Lak a Rose, Moonlight, Peggy ONeal, American Independence, and Sweet Dreams with dances and novelty pieces.
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Elks Band
North Main Street
Hall
Lak
Nevin
King
Laurens
Conrad
Waltz
Peggy O'Neal
Pease
Sweeley
Kiefer
Dixie
Midnight street curfew issued in Uniontown
Uniontown mayor William H. Smart issues an order making it illegal to be on the streets after midnight without explanation. violators will be arrested and fined five dollars at morning police hearings.
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Uniontown
William H. Smart
Police Believe They Are Glue Priest Death Case A Precedent
Nash County judges ruling on school funding prompts guidance for all 100 North Carolina counties. The decision requires county commissioners to levy a sufficient six month school tax under the constitutional mandate. In San Francisco police seek two people tied to the grave of Catholic priest Patrick Heflin as detective William Hightower faces scrutiny.
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Raleigh
Stacey Wade
Blue Sky
Wade
Insurance Department
North Carolina
Nash County
George W. Conner
Boards of Education
Board of Education
Conner
State Department of Education
San Francisco
Patrick Heflin
Dolly Mason
William A. Hightower
Hightower
Hall of Justice
Franklin Foote
Locke Mills No 1 resumes work amid general textile strike
In Concord on August 12 mill No 1 of the Locke mills reopened after months idle. Over 100 former strikers returned to work as thousands of textile workers remain out seeking better wages. The scene was orderly with no violence reported at the gates.
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Concord
Locke Mills
Harding Named Two Presidencies At Once
Washington August 12 1921 President Harding was formally notified that he had been elected to the Presidency of the American Red Cross a role usually held by a national leader and vacated by former President Wilson after his resignation.
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Washington
Harding
American Red Cross
Wilson
South to lead next step in race question says Atlanta official
Rev W W Alexander secretary of the Commission on Inter racial Cooperation spoke at the Laymen's Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South in Lake Junaluska N C Aug 12 predicting the South will take leadership in interracial readjustment The speaker noted Negro leaders seek protection housing and opportunity to develop as citizens and praised southern whites for interest in Negro welfare while urging restraint and cooperation
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Lake Junalaska
N. C
South
W. W. Alexander
Atlanta
Commission On Inter-Racial Co-operation
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Alexander
America
Scoutmasters Meet Saturday For Kiwanian Picnic Arrangements
Scoutmasters are asked to gather at The Enterprise TM office Saturday evening with O. A. Kirkman president of the local council to determine troop numbers and the most convenient date for a Kiwanian Boy Scout picnic next week. The Kiwanians plan a big Camp Kiwanian picnic to entertain the Scouts.
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Enterprise
O. A. Kirkman
Camp
Kiwanian
Important Question Answered by Mr Davis
In reply to a newspaper request for a three hundred word fate Tibor can best et together Secretary Davis wires today Three hundred words te ye mans The best way for capitel and tibor to get together is te ver together
Remington Plant Cuts Pay At Bridgeport UMC Site
Bridgeport, Conn. A ten percent pay reduction is announced at the Remington U. M. C. plant. More than 2,760 employees are affected in a move that follows a similar cut disclosed months earlier.
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Remington
Bridgeport
Conn
Remington U. M. C
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Intrest
United States Tariff Commission
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Cummings
Gen. Wood
Univerisity
Oklahoma
DR. Dodd
Tellegen
Handsome
Pries
OOD
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Junalaska
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