Tariff Proposal Aims to End Wheat Future Trading
A federal trade commission report says the president lacks power to shut out wheat imports without Leaver act authority to end future trading in wheat. The commission notes evidence links futures to lower prices but that current trading may not be serving. Congress may enact power legislation. Senator Simmons says the bill is a regular tariff measure, not an emergency. Democratic teachers oppose rushing the bill before holidays.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
House
Senate Democratic Committee
Simmons
North Carolina
Wage deal lets New Bern plant share profits with workers
New Bern Iron and Supply workers approve a plan to share profits with the plant’s operating costs while management accepts a ten percent salary cut. Over one hundred mechanics stand to benefit as the plant stays under current leadership.
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New Bern
N. C
Half of North Carolina cotton crop unsold officials say
North Carolina farmers face severe financial strain as estimates show about half of the 1920 cotton crop unsold and over twelve percent ungathered due to low prices. Frank Parker, head of the Crop Reporting Service, warns of a worst financial year yet with fertilizer orders down and uncertainty for 1921.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
North Carolina Co-operative Crop Reporting Service
Frank Parker
Crop Reporting Service
Piedmont
Parents Endorse School Movement in North Carolina
Resolutions endorsing a campaign for higher education in North Carolina were adopted by the Main Street and Elm Street Parent Teachers association. The group urges action to improve facilities, retain and train teachers, and asks the legislature to provide funds, with copies sent to representatives and papers for publication.
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North Carolina
Main Street
Elm Street
Parents- Teachers’ Association
Francis K Morris
A. M. Scales
Jr. EB. Latham
Association For Higher Education In
Parent Teachers’ Association
Parent-Teachers Association
Fire Bug Fires Big Losses In Fayette County
A Fayette County fire bug, active for two months, started a large barn plus two nearby houses. The barn burned for about 60 thousand dollars, the houses and contents saved with around 3 thousand dollars damage, and total regional losses exceed half a million dollars.
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Fayette City
Fayvette
Westmoreland
Large Docket in Court Over Gambling and Traffic Violations
Municipal court handled a busy session led by Judge O Arthur Kirkiman. Nine men, all accused of gambling, were convicted and fined 15 dollars plus costs. Twelve defendants faced traffic charges with half costs paid. One man, J H Went, ordered to pay 25 dollars monthly for wife support or face six months on the roads. Additional convictions included speeding and assault with a juvenile case sent to the juvenile court. A mass meeting planned to promote a January 18 school bond election for High Point township central high school with a focus on registration and a vigorous campaign.
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O. Arthur Kirkiman
Roy Alford
Gentry Owens
Jessie Gray
Walt Welborn
C. W. Woodard
LeRoy Hayes
Watson Reid
Thad Roberson
Fred Dickson
James Woods
Noah
R. L. Stewart
B. J. Connley
Thomas Helton
Allan Welborn
B. M. Smith
Kenny Wilson
LeRroy Fossitt
Negro
Will Black
J. L. Smeet
J. W. Byerly
Coy Hicks
Dr. Woodruff
J. H. Went
John Crawford
Mr. Crawford
Fred A. Libis
H. B. Campbell
Walter Bowers
Pat Johnson
Registration Opens For High Point Bond Election
Registration books for a January 18 special election to approve up to 660 000 in bonds for a central High Point township high school are open. Registrars will register voters at polling places Saturdays and at registrars homes during the week with challenge day on January 15. A registered voter who does not vote will be counted as opposing the bond.
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High Point Township
Guilford County Records 32 Marriage Licenses Issued
Last Saturday in Greensboro R H Wharton issued 32 marriage licenses the largest single day total in the county. Only four applicants were colored and six would be grooms unable to prove identity. The license bureau was described as the busiest place in the county courthouse temple of justice.
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Guilford County
Register of Deeds
R. H. Wharton
County Court House
Greensboro
Wharton
County Temple of Justice
Christmas carol area car service volunteers sought
The community Christmas tree committee in High Point requests ten volunteers to furnish automobiles for transporting singers to multiple city sections for carol singing on Friday night. Edith Moore and Willis Slane serve on the committee and volunteers should contact them.
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High Point
Edith Moore
Willis Slane
Secretary Wilson Makes Numerous Recommendations
Washington December 20. Secretary Wilson urges overseas machinery in cooperation with foreign governments to determine if aliens may be admitted to the United States before they break up their homes. He also calls for legislative action on Second Industrial Conference proposals and discusses immigration and expulsion of revolutionaries. He asserts sole authority to order arrest and expulsion of aliens despite immigration bureau actions.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
Bureau of Immigration
Reedsville Burn destroys tobacco warehouse and shops
A fire in Reedsville North Carolina early today destroyed the farmers tobacco warehouse and several small stores. Fire officials estimate the loss at about fifty thousand dollars and believe the blaze was incendiary in origin.
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Reedsville
N. C
State rests Shepherd case in Macon poisoning hearing
In Macon Georgia the state rested its preliminary hearing of four defendants in the Shepherd poisoning case. Defense motions for immediate release were overruled as no direct evidence had been introduced. Defense attorneys began presenting evidence after the judge overruled the motions.
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Macon
Shepherd
Fred B. Shepherd
Doorn Colony Grows as German Aristocrats Buy Dutch Manor Homes
In Doorn Netherlands the expanding German aristocracy buys old Dutch manors causing unease among locals. Former Emperor William resides there and is linked to the growth of a so called Potsdam branch office in Dutch satire. The German artist Margarita Koggy was ordered to paint scenes there.
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Doorn
Holland
Dee
William
Potsdam
Margarita Koggy
Clara Barton Smith to face Ardmore murder charges
Clara Barton Smith, sought in Ardmore Oklahoma for the murder of Jake L. Hamon, will surrender and face trial. Her parents in El Paso Texas confirmed she intends to submit to court proceedings, with her attorneys arranging her appearance in Carter County.
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EL Paso
Tex
J. L. Smith
Clara Smith
Ardmore
Okla
Jake L. Hannon
Smith
Chihauhau
Paso
Dex
Debfa
J. B. Stewart
American Vice Ecounsul In Jaurex
Clara Barton Smith
Jake IL
Hamon
Carter County
Cotton Opens Steady Decline In Opening Trade
In New York the cotton market began barely steady with a 17 to 27 point drop as Liverpool weakness and aLondon branch suspension unsettled sentiment. Early offerings hovered around 14.90 for January and 14.85 for March with later trades near 15.00 to 15.20 for nearby futures.
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New York
Liverpool
London
Southern
Nugent Confirmed for Federal Trade Commission Seat
Washington December 20. The Senate confirmed Senator Nugent of Idaho to fill a vacancy on the federal trade commission. Nugent’s term as Idaho senator expires March 3, 1921.
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Nugent
Federal
Washington
Idaho
Federal Trade Commission
Senate
Wilson
Early Christmas Service Planned at First Reformed Church
A 6 o'clock Saturday morning service will be held at the First Reformed Church announced by Rev. Roy E. Leinbach. The early service has been a church custom for several years and the public is invited to attend.
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First Reformed Church
Roy E. Leinbach
Building boom in the Carolinas resurges amid lumber prices
Greenville South Carolina reports a revival of construction activity after wartime restrictions and high lumber costs. Builders say the regional boom is fueled by lumber firms based in Asheville and Greenville, with reports confirming a broader national return to normal but Carolinas remaining tightly linked to local suppliers.
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Greenville
S. C
Carolinas
United States
East
Asheville
Smith Held on Federal Charge
H. D. Smith, white, was held for federal court after a preliminary hearing before U. S. Commissioner W. G. Brown on distilling liquor. Probable cause found, bond set at 300 dollars. Revenue Officers Johnson and White and Deputy Sheriffs Wagner and Martin testified for the government. Smith did not testify. He was arrested during a raid on a still near Archdale conducted weeks earlier.
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H. D. Smith
White
United States
W. G. Brown
Johnson
J. E. Wagner
W. D. Martin
Smith
Archdale
Mills Observe Christmas in Greenville Textile Industry
In Greenville workers prepare for Christmas by mill closures and short holidays. Several cotton mills will suspend operations Christmas Eve and remain closed a week to ten days while others take three to four days off. It is customary to close annually for machinery overhaul.
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Greenville
D. C
Suspect shoots brother in Towaco incident
Morristown New Jersey December report says Fred Bryan shot at a suspicious man outside his mother's cottage at Towaco. In the ensuing struggle Bryan fired and seriously wounded his brother Archibald Bryan who collapsed on the sidewalk.
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Morristown
N. J
Fred Bryan
Towaco
Here
Bryan
Archibald Bryan
Wage Cut Announced Today in New York Clothing Trade
A wage reduction averaging thirty percent under the union scale in effect since 1919 was announced today by the clothing manufacturers' association. The cut applies to all establishments represented in their organization.
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New York
Clothing Manufacturers’ Association
New 1921 Baseball Contracts Ban Independent Play
New contracts for ball players to be issued in 1921 include a clause prohibiting independent or barnstorming play outside organized leagues. The clause aims to restrict players from engaging in unauthorized exhibition games without team approval, enforcing loyalty to clubs and leagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curb Barnstormers
New York
Chicagoans Ask For Cheaper Meat
Russell J. Poole, secretary of the fair play committee, urged city authorities to set daily fair meat prices using wholesale Chicago stockyard prices as the base. He claimed meat dealers enjoy wartime profit levels and could cut prices by twenty percent while maintaining profits. C H Frye, a Seattle packer, noted retail meat prices in the east and middle west are higher than on the Pacific coast.
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Chicago
Russell J. Poole
Fair Play Committee of Citizens
Brown
Poole
C. H. Frye
Seattle
Wash
East
Middle West
Pacific Coast
Ku Klux Klan to Expand National Organization
Atlanta December report from Imperial Wizard Col. William J. Simmons states plans to enlarge Klan structure nationwide. He notes dozens of letters from officials and prominent citizens calling for branch Klans in many states, with aims to establish the Ku Klux Klan in every city and town.
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Atlanta
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
William J. Simmons
Imperial Wizard
The
Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan
Colonel Simmons
Imperial Wizard Daily
East
Middle West
Pacific Slope
America
Col. Simmons
Washington
St. Louis
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Chicago
Denver
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Frop
Deer season totals report Massachusetts killings rise
The state recorded 973 deer killed this season out of a total censed population of 938000. The data show a rough kill percentage near one in nine hundred.
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Massachusetts
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Braaer
WINK
Plant
Federal Prohibition Commission
John F. Cramer
Lutheran Ministers’ Association of
Cramer
Max Abernethy
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Kirkman
Central
Township
Chamber of Commerce
Sue
C. F. Tomlinson
W. C. Jones
C. Dunbar
Eva Blair
John B. Blair
Ss. L. Davis
J. J. Farriss
S. R. Givens
Reformed Church
Carolina
Citizens Committee
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