Mek Kellar Charges Senate Postoffice Subcommittee With Partisanship
Senator McKellar of Tennessee in a minority report defends the Postoffice Department and Civil Service Commission. He accuses the Senate Post Office Subcommittee of partisan actions in blocking R. T. Wade's bid for Morehead City postmaster and criticizes the hearing process and witness selection as biased.
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Minority Report
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Civil Service Commission
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Morehead City
N.C
Cleveland L. Willis
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McKear
Burleson
Galloway
Cravens
Wachovia Bank and Trust annual meeting reports gains
The Wachovia Bank and Trust Company held its annual stockholders meeting at the Winston‑Salem home office. President Fries presented a positive year’s report and commented on world conditions, League of Nations prospects, and hoped for tempered radical measures to minimize disruption.
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Winston-Salem Journal
Wachovia Bank Nd Trust Company
F. {. Fries
Martial Law Proclaimed in Berlin After Reichstag Demonstrations
Berlin declares martial law as Gustave Noske is named commander for greater Berlin and Landenburg. A 40,000 strong crowd faced guards with machine guns outside the Reichstag after 10 killed and many wounded in clashes. The Reichstag held sessions despite the violence.
Sergeant Castle Opens All Camps to Recruits
Sergeant A Castle, local U S army recruiting officer, announced orders to accept recruits for training at any camp in the United States or abroad. Previously he could only sign men for certain camps, and he expects many applicants before he leaves for a new territory at month’s end.
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A. Castle
United States Army
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Uncle Sam
Castle
Mexican village destroyed today
Mexico City reports San Joaquim, a 3000 inhabitant village in Vera Cruz state, destroyed by an earthquake. No further details were provided.
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Mexico City
San Joaquim
Vera Cruz
Ladies Attend Culpepper Meetings in Lexington
Mrs J D Gordon and Mrs EF L Myers spend the day in Lexington and plan to attend the Culpepper meetings, joining local residents for the event.
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J. D. Gordon
EF. L. Myers
Lexington
Trade Commission Targets Armour for Unfair Practices
The Federal Trade Commission cites Armour and Company for unfair methods of competition and for acquiring control of Lookout Refining in Chattanooga Tennessee and Harris Tannery in Sylvia North Carolina. The actions, seen as violations of the Clayton Act and federal trade laws, aim to restrain interstate commerce in cotton seed oil and related refining and tanning operations.
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Armour and Company
Lookout Refining Company
Chattanooga
Tenn
Harris Tannery Company
Sylvia Tanner Company
Sylvia
N. C
North Carolina colleges back treaty referendum big majorities
Tabloid notes that University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Elon College Davidson State College Salem College and Trinity voted yesterday in a nationwide referendum in favor of President Wilson and the peace treaty and league of nations by large margins.
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Trinity
League of Nations
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League
North Carolina builds 119 miles of hard-surfaced roads
Raleigh report shows 119 miles of hard-surfaced roads under construction in the state as the highway commission details ongoing improvements. The effort highlights a growing infrastructure push across North Carolina.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Highway Commission
Greensboro Driver Faces Court for Reckless Driving
Greensboro January incident reports Andrew Schlosser losing control of his car which mounted a brick pile and struck two workmen on the sidewalk. County Agent S R Bivens pegs Guilford county hog cholera losses at 12000. Sheriff deputies seize a 65 gallon copper still in Sumner township.
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Andrew Schlosser
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S. R. Bivens
Guilford County
Sheriff's Office
Sumner Township
Crabbit prices rise as shoe leather costs hit gums
Greensboro report notes crabbits priced at 50 cents up from 10 cents years ago due to higher cost of shoe leather worn by boys traveling to the gums.
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Greensboro
Boone Trail figure Hampton Rich sued for abandonment
J Hampton Rich of Boone Trail fame and Paris peace conference attendee is sued by his wife Ina Rich for abandonment. She alleges he is in Alabama and has failed to support her and their four children.
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Winston-Salem
J Hampton Rich
Boone Trail Fame
Wilson
Paris
North Carolina
Ina Rich
Alabama
County home inmates thank county for support
Inmates at the county home in Concord convened a meeting and passed a resolution of thanks to the county residents for their support during the year just past.
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Concord
Sinking of Liner Affrique Believed to Claim 400 Lives
La Rochelle reports more than 400 missing after the Affrique wreck off Roche Boney Shoal in the Bay of Biscay. Only 57 survivors landed as night wore on and hope for others faded from the Sunday morning disaster. Sailors and French colonial troops are among the few who reached land.
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Bay of Biscay
Dempsey Denied Draft Dodger Allegations By Manager
Los Angeles report quotes Jack Kearns denying claims that Jack Dempsey was a draft dodger or slacker. He cites Dempsey classification shifts, shipyard work, and charity fundraising of about 100000 dollars as proof of service and merit. He says Dempsey paid expenses and served without pay while supporting war efforts.
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Los Angeles
Jack Dempsey
Jack Kearns
Dempsey
Kearns
Census Taker to Visit High Point Tonight
C F Lowe of Winston-Salem district census supervision will visit High Point tonight to arrange local census taking. Delays due to enumerator shortages postponed start of the government census, now expected to begin next week with population likely around 20 000 as observers note substantial city growth in recent years.
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Winston-Salem
High Point
Smith Home at Jamestown Burns
The Jamestown residence of Joseph Smith was almost completely destroyed by a noon fire. High Point fire department rushed to the scene and battled the blaze.
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Jamestown
Joseph Smith
High Point
Cowan Nominated Collector for Wilmington District
James H. Cowan of Wilmington North Carolina was nominated to be collector of customs district No 15 with headquarters in Wilmington. The nomination centers on appointment to lead customs operations in the district based in the port city.
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Washington
James H. Cowan
Wilmington
N. C
Hale Dozen Gases In Court Today
In municipal court today L L Ford and Dr J W McAnally faced an affray charge. Ford was acquitted while McAnally paid costs. Clarence Holland was found guilty of assault and fined 25 dollars plus costs. H S Fletcher faced two charges including carrying a concealed weapon and assault. fined 50 dollars and costs on the first, judgment suspended on the second after costs. Hiram Payne was convicted of larceny with costs suspended. Arthur Deatheridge was guilty of selling cigarettes to a minor and fined 19 dollars plus costs.
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H. S. Fletcher
Kirkman
Hiram Payne
Arthur Deatheridge
Cotton Fire Destroys 75 to 80 Bales at Mayden
A blaze at Mayden, Hickory County, last night consumed 75 to 80 bales of cotton owned by W. B. Murray, cotton gin proprietor. The fire began in the passenger depot and caused about 100000 dollars in losses, partly insured.
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W. B. Murray
Mayden
Fire Attacks Union Furniture Boiler Room
Fire department dispatched at 6 last night to tackle a small blaze in the boiler room of Union Furniture on Malory Street. Little action was required after the alarm came from box 45 at the Hamilton and Malory corner.
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Hamilton
Old Malory
National railway clerks and workers sign retroactive agreement
Director General Hines announces a national contract covering rules and working conditions with the brotherhood of railway and steamship clerks freight handlers express and station employees. The pact effective from January 1 remains in force under federal control and provides time and a half for overtime after eight hours and one day of rest weekly where feasible.
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Washington
Hines
Davis urges abolition of Virginia prohibition department
Virginia Governor Davis urged the abolition of the state department of prohibition in his opening message to the legislature. He argued Virginia alone maintains a separate department whose operatives he said provoke resentment among other law officers and lead to lax enforcement.
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Jacob Jones
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Virginia
Prohibition Department
Fire destroys Hughes dwelling in Deep River area
Randleman January 14. Fire late yesterday afternoon swept a dwelling owned by the Deep River Mills company and occupied by John Hughes. Hughes lost virtually all his furniture, reportedly uninsured, while the building itself was insured.
Ashes used to craft statuettes for Great Dead
London January 14. Dr P P G Dubash proposes cremation ashes of great men be turned into tiny statuettes for display in national museums. He argues every nation would gain a Westminster Abbey like hall of fame through this method.
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National Museum of
G. Dubash
Westminster Abbey
Cotton Consumption Figures From December Reports
Washington dispatch notes December 1915 cotton consumption at 511,585 bales of lint and 25,050 bales of linters, while December 1918 totals were 472,908 bales of lint and 10,185 bales of linters as announced by the census bureau.
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Census Bureau
Beach Nominated Chief of Army Engineers
Washington nomination of Colonel Lansing H. Beach as chief of army engineers announced. Mount Hope report: Major Summars 16 left home December 28 for church and has not been heard from since.
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Lansing H. Beach
Army Engineers
Mount Hope
Miners Press Wage and Hour Demands Before Coal Commission
Miners urged wage increases and shorter hours before the president's coal commission addressing the strike. Ohio district president Dolin Moore cited a 60 percent demand due to irregular work, while John J. Lewis of Mine Workers reiterated the push for a guaranteed 30 to 40 hour weekly minimum and clarified public misperceptions about opposition to 30 hours.
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