Uruguay Revolutionaries Return as New Constitution Sparks Hope
Thousands of Blanco party exiles in Brazil may return to Uruguay after the November 25 referendum approved the new federal constitution. Leaders claim 12,000 rebels on the Brazilian frontier anticipate representation via the secret ballot, hoping it ends their long exclusion from power. In Davidson county a bank launches a baby savings plan promising a silver dollar for every white male born in 1918, backing monthly birth and death record sharing with authorities.
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Montevidéo
Uruguay
Blanco Party
Brazil
Uruguayana
Rio Grande Do Sul
Chievh
Davidson County
First National Bank of
Lexington
Dermot. Shemwell
J. B. Foy
Davidson
H. H. Hedrick
Carner
J. R. Gordon
State Board of Health
Bureau of Vital Statisfics
Gordon
Hedrick
British Lose Two Torpedo Boat Destroyers in Gale
British report two torpedo boat destroyers wrecked in a violent gale and a Y storm last Saturday night. The vessels ran aground off Scotch mist with all hands lost except one survivor.
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London
Greensboro Cotton Merchants Face Potential Disaster
Greensboro cotton merchants warned that Southern Railway plans to remove the city from its concentration list may cut their in transit milling and warehousing privileges. Current freight arrangements allow cath to ship and reship with no stop-over charge, a benefit at risk if the plan proceeds.
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Greensboro
Dan
Raiway
Record gains show American athletics rewriting marks
New York aging to report the Amateur Athletic Union charts show wide improvements across sprints middle and long distances and field events since the 1880s. The 0 yard dash 220 dash half mile mile and five mile records have all been lowered multiple times with standout names such as Kraenzlein Bak er Long Myers Goulding and Ahearn among those cited.
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Amateur Athletic Union
A. A.U
Wendell Baker
Maxey Long
Lon Myers
W. George
Tommy Comneff
John Paul Jones
Norman Tabet
H. J. Williams
R. Simpson
A. C. Kraenzlein
Cinders
Murray
George Goulding
W. B. Page
Eddie Beeson
Mike Sweeney
George Hiorine
Malcolm Ford
Meyer Brimstein
Dan Ahearn
New York Theater Managers Request Tuesday Closure Rejected
President Wilson refused a delegation of New York theatrical managers seeking Tuesday theater closures for the next 10 weeks. George M. Cohen, spokesman for the group, announced the decision after they left the White House.
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Washington
Wilson
New York
George M. Cohen
White House
Miners Reject Blame for Fuel Shortage
At a miners convention in Indianapolis on January 18 the resolution committee urged non concurrence with a proposal for a federal investigation into complaints that union members stood idle in mines. Union leaders argued no credible complaints exist and blamed the coal famine on workers while defending loyalty to the government.
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Wilson
Garfield
Henry Johnson Sentenced for Merchandise Theft
Greensboro report states Henry Johnson was found guilty in police court of stealing several articles from former employers Stockard and Wimbish. He received six months on the streets, gave notice of appeal, and bond of $200. He could not post the bond and was returned to jail.
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Greensboro
Henry Johnson
Stockard and Wimbish
South Carolina Mill Men Back Garfield Order
W. W. Montgomery, president of the South Carolina Cotton Manufacturers' Association, said all mills in the state would comply today with the Garfield order pending five days of operation. He added no need for the order but mills would obey. An executive committee meeting was called for today in Greenville to discuss the situation.
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Montgomery
Association
Greenville
S. C
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