Coal Miners Accept Any Commission Decision on Strike
Washington date miners will accept any decision by the coal commission to settle the strike. John J. Lewis said miners’ representatives would assist the inquiry. Operators asked if the award would be final and binding and if retroactive wages could be set beyond the Lever Act. The commission adjourned to tomorrow as questions were submitted to clarify the situation.
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Henry Robinson
Thomas Brewster
Brewster
Debates over treaty resume with hopeful outlook
NALEIGH January 12 Churchill Grodley awaits execution in the electric chair next Friday after a 36 day respite to determine mental responsibility. An alienist found no evidence of current abnormality. Gov Bickett refused to commute the sentence despite public debate and the wife’s campaign to spare him. The case drew statewide attention due to letters Grodley wrote proclaiming innocence.
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Naleigh
Churchill Grodley
Smithfield
Johnston County
Bickett
Godiey
Godley
Homeward Move Under Way for Siberian Troops
The 8,000 American troops in Siberia will begin homeward movement soon after mid February. They will leave Japan to protect the Siberian railway until repatriation is complete. The American railway commission will depart before January ends as the troops are repatriated and the railway mission ends.
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Japan
Siberian Railway
Government manifesto calls strikers to resume work
Berlin January 12 The government issues an urgent manifesto urging railway workers to return to duty immediately. It warns the strike endangers 406000 war prisoners and their families on the home front. The document says special regulations will be proclaimed as needed.
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Berlin
Wilson to Consider Glass Replacement Soon
President Wilson summoned Secretary Glass to the White House for a conference where a successor to Mr. Glass would be discussed. Glass reportedly favors promoting Assistant Secretary Laifffingwell, with other officials urging his appointment.
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Washington
Wilson
Glass
White House
Laiffingwell
Laifffingwell
British Motor Makers Form $30 Million Amalgamation
London reports the creation of a $30,000,000 amalgamation of several manufacturers to standardize and mass produce cheap motor cars for the British market. The plan aims for annual output of 100,000 cars to emulate the scale of U.S. production.
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London
America
Ward Dies at Home in High Point
H R Ward prominent High Point resident dies at 4 20 pm at Willis street home. former superintendent of Tomlinson Chair Co. member of Junior Order and Green Street Baptist church. survived by widow two children Iris and Ray and brothers and sisters. funeral from home tomorrow at 2 39 pm conducted by Rev J E Lanier with interment in Oakwood cemetery. Baraca class pallbearers to assist.
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Ward
High Point
Willis Street
Tomlinson Chair Company
W. L. Ward
Iris
Ray
Robert Bowers
Thomasville
A. E. Newton
L. E. Edwards
G. C. Hussey
Hicks
Maude Ward
M. Hi. Ward
W. R. Ward
J. E. Lanier
Green Street
Hurch
Conference Again Probing Strikes in Wilson Plan Debate
President Wilson's second industrial conference reassembled today after a recess to consider suggestions for stabilizing the nation's response to a public request for constructive criticism of the conference's tentative plan. Some participants offered to appear in person and the private hearing program will be announced later.
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Washington
Wilson
Ignore Berger Advice Montint to Worcester Legion Members
American Legion members in Worcester Mass were urged to ignore Victor Berger. District Commander David J Nolan asked members and other citizens to stay away from Berger s scheduled appearance and avoid applause or hissing. He said Jika attendance would be limited to Berger s supporters and sentimentalists, and that silence would render him powerless.
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American Legion
Berger
Worchester
Mass
Victor Berger
Milwaukee Socialist
Worcester
Mander David J. Nolan
Legion
Reformers Gather for Reform Sessions in Washington
Washington January 12 reform groups opened their annual convention marking both the coming of a year without a saloon and the twenty fifth anniversary of the reform bureau. Leaders planned a strong push for world prohibition and a program including changes to divorce laws motion picture censorship and halting interstate spread of horse race odds.
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Washington
America
International Reform Bureau
British envoy departs for Berlin to reestablish ties
Lord Kilmunrock leaves London to serve as British diplomatic representative in Berlin. The move aims to restore England Germany relations with consuls appointed soon and Germany represented by a charge d affaires advancing to minister status.
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London
Lord Kilmarnock
England
Germany
Supreme Court Denies New Jersey Liquor Dealers Jurisdiction
The Supreme Court refused to allow New Jersey retail liquor dealers to file original proceedings challenging the national prohibition amendment. The court ruled it had no jurisdiction to test the constitutional validity or enjoin enforcement.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New Jersey
Water famine hits Virginia City and Norfolk
Norfolk fights water shortage with rail cars ships and artesian wells. City imposes five gallon per family daily ration and expands street sprinklers while cutting main pressures to prevent fires. Portsmouth assists by letting teams use hydrants and hauling water as harbor boats fill tanks. The drought stems from months of scant rainfall and long council debates.
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Norfolk
Chicago Arrests Dozens in Citywide Crime Drive
Chicago reports more than 600 alleged criminals jailed in a two day police blitz. About a quarter had prior records. No holdups for a 36 hour period and 95 cars stolen. The January report notes high street robberies and several auto thefts during the drive.
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Chicago
Plan to scuttle German ships eyed by navy officers
Copenhagen January 12 officers of the German navy are considering a plan to scuttle warships not yet turned over to the allies. A Berlin message quotes a Berlin paper saying a high German officer informed readers of the plan.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Dick Miller Named Manager of High Point Team
Rumor says Dick Miller will manage the High Point club in the Preduroent league but officials deny the report and say Miller is coming to sign players for High Point. The Furniture Makers backers expect a strong squad this spring and anticipate city rivalry with Greensboro as strong as that between North Carolina cities.
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High Point Club
Preduroent Baseball League
Miler
Uet
Miller
High Point
Gate City
North Carolina
Guilford
Five Chicago Packers Plan to Limit Business Scope
Washington Jan 12 final terms of a pact by five large Chicago packing firms to confine their operations to meat packing and to eggs poultry and cheese dealers were to be finalized at a conference with the attorney general. The agreement bars the firms from other lines and Palmer would name the federal court for the decree.
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Washington
Chicago
Mine Blast Kills Foreman At Randolph Mine Near Williamson
The powder magazine at the Randolph mine in Williamson suburbs exploded injuring another worker and killing foreman James Childers. The blast caused heavy damage and the cause is not yet known.
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Williamson
W. Va
Randolph
James Childers
High Point Considers New Hotel On North Main Street
Plans for a modern hotel on North Main street proceed with committee work and architect consultation after Frank Wineskie's trip. The site beside Wesley Memorial Methodist church and a street cut between the church and F. M. Pickett residence are noted, with aims for a handsome up-to-date structure.
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North Main Street
Flo
High Point
North Carolina
Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
F. M. Pickett
Last Troops Are Home From Brest
The last contingent of Brest troops arrived in New York aboard the George Washington. The ship carried 237 officers, war workers and civilians and 615 troops. The vessel will be turned over to the Shipping Board and allocated to a steamship company.
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AIO
New York
Brest
George Washington
Shipping Board
Cotton futures rise on rumors of German disturbances
New York opened firm with Jan at 38 586, March 86.90, Oct 31 25. There was a rush to rebuy contracts sold Friday on rumors of political turmoil in Germany. Early trading showed 70 to 93 point gains, then price advances narrowed to 45 to 60 points as active buying and covering continued.
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New York
Germany
Kaiser Picture Scheme Foiled by White House Security
Washington January 12 secret service officers thwarted enterprising cameramen seeking to photograph President Wilson as they had earlier captured the Kaiser in his garden at Amerongen. The men hid in a wagon of hay driven toward the president on the lawn but were stopped before firing their cameras. They were released after the attempt failed.
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Washington
Wilson
Amerongen
White House
Lawn
Secret Service
Socialists Receive Funds for Defense in New York Assembly
Money to aid in the defense of five socialists suspended by the state assembly continued to flow into headquarters. Checks have arrived from both Democrats and Republicans. The socialists seek to retain Charles B. Hughes to plead their case before the assembly, with Samuel Seabury volunteering his services.
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New York
State Assembly
Charles B. Hughes
Assembly
Samuel Seabury
Funeral Held For Chester J. Ritchie In Salisbury
Misses Nola and Wilma Ritchie attend the funeral of their brother Chester J. Ritchie in Salisbury. He died Thursday after an illness of pleurisy. The service was Friday at 3:30 p.m. conducted by Rev G H L Lingle of Haven Lutheran Church with burial at Chestnut Hill Cemetery.
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Wilma
Ritchie
Salisbury
Chester J. Ritchie
G. H. L. Lingle
Haven Lutheran Church
Chestnut Hill Cemetery
Soviet Claim Huge Prisoner Capture on Southern Front
The Soviet government, in Moscow, asserted on January 12 that 25 000 prisoners were taken in operations on the southern front between December 31 and January 12. The release says 658 cannons 50 bomb throwers 756 machine guns and large quantities of supplies were also captured.
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