Miners Union Panel Weighs Aged Pension Plan
United Mine Workers committee reports on pensions for members aged 65 and older after 1923. It favors allowing seniors to subsist with funds rather than forced institutional care, estimating 7,000 eligible under a 25 cent monthly tax, building a $5 million fund over five years. The panel was appointed by President John P. White.
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Ica
International Typographical Union
Colorado Springs
Printing and Assistants’ Union
Rogersville
Tenn
National Soldiers’ Homes
John P. White
Indianapolis
Relief food and aid sent to Belgium and northern France
The Commission for Relief in Belgium reported 2.3 million tons of food valued at 227.5 million dollars have been shipped since the war began, plus about 5 million clothing articles. Allied subsidies total 185 million dollars, private gifts around 30 million, with the US contributing about 35 percent. One and a half million people in the restricted Unster territory received bread from the commission.
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London
Belgium
France
Commission For Relief
United States
British Empire
Unis
Football scores from various college matches
In Richmond UNC defeated Virginia 7 to 0. Nashville saw Sewanee beat Vanderbilt 6 to 0. Knoxville hosted Tennessee and Kentucky tied 0 to 0. Raleigh hosted Washington and Lee 21 over NC A and M, Birmingham saw Georgia 2 over Alabama 0. Atlanta had Georgia Tech 323 to Auburn 7. Roanoke VPI 1.23 and VM 1.14. Philadelphia Penn 23 over Cornell 3. Washington Georgetown defeated George Washington 47 to 7. New York Fordham 14 over Villanova 7. Baltimore Johns Hopkins 6 over Maryland State College 54. Lincoln Notre Dame 20 over Nebraska 0. Lawrence Kansas Missouri 13 over Kansas. Lexington Transylvania 13 over Louisville 9. Pittsburgh vs. Pittsburgh.
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Mate
Raleigh
N. C
Washington and Lee
North Carolina A
M. D
Birmingham
University of Georgia
University of Alabama
Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins
Maryland State College
Lincoln, Neb
Notre Dame
Nebraska
The Great Truth tuberculosis drama debuts nationwide
A new motion picture The Great Truth produced for the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis mixes drama with health education. The story follows David Brown and his nephew Paul, who battles tuberculosis and fights hereditary myths, ending with the revelation that TB is curable.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention
National Association For the Study
Plimpton Epic Pictures, Inc
New York
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
Red Cross
David Brown
Paul
David
Jane
Wright
June
Turn Swamp Lands Into Farms And Stock Ranges
A New York syndicate led by Mark W. Potter bought 45 000 acres of swamp land near Belhaven North Carolina from J L Roper Lumber A reclamation plan will convert the land to farms and stock ranges The deal was confirmed by J H Young president of Norfolk Southern railway who did not disclose the price
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New York
Mark W. Potter
Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad
Belhaven
N. C
John L. Roper Lumber Company
J. H. Young
Norfolk Southern Railway
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Committee of
United Mine Workers of America
The
Associated Press
Committee of the United Mine Workers of Amer
Richmond
University of North Carolina
University of Virginia
Nashville
Sewanee
Vanderbilt
Knoxville
Tennessee
Kentucky
Roanoke
V. P
V. M
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Cornell
Washington
Nova
Lawrence
Kan
Missouri
Kansas
Lexington, Ky
Transylvania
Eysity of Louisville
Pittsburgh
University of Pitts
Rutgers
Clemson
Q.den
Sydney
Amie
National Association
Bell-Ans
Norfolk, Va
Thacker
Cate Royal Tires
Chicago
Southern Bell Telepso
and Telegraph Company
Carolina & Yadkin River
R. R. Co
High Point
Thomasville
Gordontown
Denton Cee
Ar. Gigi. Rock
High Rock
Benton
Ford
Detroit
High Point Motor Company
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