North Carolina Eyes Child Labor Law and Tax Reform
Raleigh reports Commissioner M L Shipman calls for a federal aligned child labor statute and eight hour day for all workers. The state tax commission warns tax bills rose from 2.5 cents to 32 cents for public schools with total valuation surges. Proposals urge partial use of the school tax as an equalizing fund, county valuation reviews, and broader labor welfare measures.
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North Carolina
Tax Commission
Ralegh
M. L. Shipman
Department of Labor and Printing
Shipmen Thnks
General Assembly
Shipman
Th’s
Commonwealth
Furman Blackburn
American Export Corporation
Richard J. Manning
South Carolina
Raleigh
Export and Import Corporation
Europe
Manning
Corporation For
Man Aerprnethy
State Tax Commission
Commission
County Board of Appraisers
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Great Britain and Japan oppose naval disarmament plan
Senator Borah's resolution seeking a future reduction in naval building by the United States Great Britain and Japan was discussed by the Senate foreign relations committee with action deferred Secretary Daniels said President Wilson has not considered calling a world disarmament conference He warned that such a move would merely invite a new war as other nations would form an entente and Britain with Japan would outpace the United States in naval power
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Washington
Senator Borah
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Daniels
Wilson
Borah
Britain
Mr. Daniels
Navy
Fire destroys cabin on West Street in Moontown
A morning blaze on West Street in Moontown destroyed one wooden cabin occupied by Jim Broadway and threatened a neighboring home of Claude Hill. Firefighters from High Point arrived after an alarm from Normal College box 26, stopping further damage as authorities probe the fire's origin.
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West Street
Moontown
Jim Broadway
Claude Hill
Broadway
Normal College
High Point
Bill Aims to Stop Adulterated Whiskey Sales
Washington reports a new bill by Representative Ware of Pennsylvania to prevent adulteration of whiskey prescribed for medicinal use. The measure would ban manufacture and sale of liquor with less than 45 percent alcohol, citing illegal sales and harm to patients under the Volstead act.
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Washington
Ware
Pennsylvana
Wilson vetoes measure to restore war finance corp
Official reports say President Wilson decided to veto the plan to restore the War Finance Corporation. Earlier, disapproval of the measure was recommended to the president. Houston, Was.
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Washington
Wilson
War Finance Corporation
Houston
Lower Prices On Tickets to Theatres
New York reports a price cut in theatre tickets with top prices dropping from $3.00 to $2.50. Sam H. Herris, president of the producing managers association, notes the move follows similar actions in other cities and hopes other managers will follow suit.
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New York
Sam H. Herris
Producing Managers’ Association
Warris
Naval balloon lands three missing crew in Ontario voyage end
Three naval balloonists from the A6598 including Lieut Waller Hinton of Bell Harbor Lieut Steven Farrell of New York and Lieut Lewis Kloor of New Orleans were found and en route home after landing at Moose Factory Ontario on December 14 following a long search through northern New York and Canada. They reached Moose Factory after four days in the woods and were located by a telegraph relay to Rockaway.
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Rockaway
New York
Canada
Ontario
Moose Factory
Hudson Bay Company
A ‘E
Waller. Hinton
Bell Harbor
Alley
NC 4
Steven A. Farrell
Lewis A. Kloor
New Orleans
Ford Employes Seek Own Cars at Detroit Plant
A petition circulated among Ford Motor Company workers in Detroit asks to use the Highland Park plant for manufacturing cars for employees during the shutdown. Workers would pay for raw materials and return the plant in current condition. officials had not heard of the request as the plant remains closed after Christmas.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Highland Park
Cone Interests Cut Wages in North Carolina Mills
Greensboro Jan 3 The Cone interests cotton mills employing about three thousand workers announced a 25 percent wage reduction and cut store merchandise costs. Officials cited weak demand for the companys output as the reason for the reductions.
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Greensboro
Cone
Union Carpenters Say High Point Workers Not Members
Officials of the local carpenters union affiliated with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America announced that High Point carpenters who last week volunteered to accept wage reductions were not union members. The union noted that carpenters have their own pay scale.
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Carpenters’ Union
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
High Point Carpenters
Local Tailor Shop Rebrands to Liberty Tailors
James N Wright, manager of the Quality Tailors shop, announced the local store would change its name to Liberty Tailors to align with other branches. The company now operates four Liberty Tailors locations in Baltimore High Point Greensboro and the new headquarters in Wrightsville.
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James N. Wright
Quality Tailors
Liberty Tailors
Wright
Baltimore
High Point
Greensboro
Senate Overrides Wilson Veto On War Finance Measure
Senate votes 53 to 5 to override President Wilson on the war finance corporation revival. Wilson criticizes the plan, arguing government credits would mislead, that postwar credits should not resume, and cites Brussels conference views opposing government credits.
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Washington
Wilson
War Finance Corporation
Houston
Senate
House
Gronna
Thi
Congress
Tam
Brussels
Florida Courts Upheld by U S Supreme Court
Washington January 3 The Supreme Court sustained Florida court rulings that the Emergency Corporations are not federal agencies but a corporate body in the Strang case. James H Strang of Duval ship outfitting company along with S C Thomas and Le Roy Walter faced indictments for acting as government agents in contracts with firms in which they had interests. The lower court had quashed the indictment.
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Washington
Florida
Supreme Court
James H. Strang
Duval Ship Outfitting Company
Strang
S. C. Thomas
LeRoy Walter
Belgian miners top pre war coal output in October
In Brussels, January 3, Belgian miners produced 1,956,580 tons of coal in October, surpassing pre war output.
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Elgian
Brussels
Belgium
Candy from the Sky for High Point Ladies
An aviator Neese Willard and a High Point citizen dropped two candy filled parachutes over the city at about noon, each marked with Old Glory and addressed to local ladies. Officials said it was the first time High Point residents received candy delivered from an airplane.
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Blying
Neese Willard
High Point
Te Furniture City
New York Man Wins as Mrs Woodrow Wilson Attends White House Wedding
Mrs Woodrow Wilson, wife of the president, appears at the wedding of Miles Marjore Brown and Benjamin King in Washington. The Wilson daughters attend with Mrs Wilson as maid of honor. Miss Brown is keeper of the first White House wedding of the Wilson era. her father and Mrs Wilson are cousins.
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Woodrow Wilson
Miles Marjore Brown
Benjami King
New York
Brown
Washington
Wilson
Miss Brown
White House
Jessie Wilson
Francis B. Sayre
Opening of 1921 High Point city schools and Park Street building
After two weeks of vacation High Point schools begin the 1921 term with eager pupils despite limited facilities. Park Street school, built at city cost, will be ready by February and will ease crowding as officials foresee a modern central high school and expanded facilities for colored students transforming local education. Superintendent Marr calls this the second epoch since 1896.
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High Point School
Park Street
W. M. Marr
High Point
Hve
North Carlina
Man Convicted for Violating North Carolina School Law
Jess Ingram, white, was found guilty in municipal court of violating the compulsory school law for failing to send his son Karlie to school. He was ordered to post a $50 bond for the 1921 term to be paid to the school fund if he fails to comply. Mrs. Ingram was deemed responsible for the violation. last year a similar offense led to conviction.
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North Carolina
Jess Ingram
High Point
Ingram
Karlie Ingram
Commercial National Bank Declares Yet Another Dividend
The Commercial National Bank mailed six percent semi annual dividend checks on the capital stack this Saturday marking its 59th consecutive dividend declaration. Officials note the bank has persisted through panics and uncertain conditions since its inception.
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Commcial National Bank
Tseal
Commercial National Bank
Coggins Visits Sister in High Point on Sunday
George H. Coggins of Lexington spent Sunday in High Point with his sister Mrs J A Halmes of Lind say street.
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George H. Coggins
Lexington
High Point
J. A. Halmes
Lindsay Street
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