Norfolk and Western clerks strike sanctioned by Brotherhood
Cincinnati dispatch reports 1400 Norfolk and Western railway clerks, freight handlers, express and station employees authorized by Grand President E. H. Fitzgerald to leave work at 10 AM local time. The walkout aims to pressure on wage and working conditions, with reports of disrupted ticket offices and several clerks quitting at twin cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Norfolk and Western
E. H. Fitzgerald
I. D. Memby
Fitzgerald
Brotherhood of
Railway Clerks
Brotherhood
Roanoke
Rail Strike Expands as Troops Fire On Night Disorders
The Associated Press reports rising unrest as trains slow, more troops mobilize in Illinois and Kansas for strike duty. Clerks at Norfolk and Western vote to strike, with guards protecting rail property in Bloomington and Clinton Illinois Parsons Kansas and New Franklin Missouri. U.S. marshals guard mails in southeastern lines and Burlington shops at Aurora thrust into a tense standoff. Injunctions curb picketing across many rail centers.
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Chicago
Norfolk and Western
Bloomington
Clinton
Ill
Parsons
Kan
New Franklin
United States
Burlington
Aurora
Clerks Not Yet Striking At Norfolk and Western Office
Roanoke Virginia July 11 no N and W clerks joined a planned walkout as of 10 30 am according to the railway president’s office. No information on effects at other locations was available.
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Roanoke
The
Norfolk and Western
Fitzgerald
Clerks Union
Norfolk and Western clerks strike at Kenova over wage cuts
Sixty Norfolk and Western clerks at Kenova near Huntington strike at 10 this morning protesting wage reductions and vacancies. The pamphlet warned windows are closed and desks left. The Chesapeake and Ohio line in Huntington warned workers to return or be replaced, with Haranhan stating old seniority would be kept if they return.
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Huntington
W. Va
Norfolk and Western
Kenova
Here
Aif
Jauntington
Chesapeake
Ohio
Wwene
Bee ~Haranhan
New
Haranhan
Strikers Plan Mass Meeting to Demand Troop Removal
In Bloomington Illinois on July 11 strikers and other union members plan a mass meeting this afternoon to adopt resolutions demanding that troops be removed. They intend to march on city hall to present the demand to Mayor Jones amid threats that he could be run out of town if he does not act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ill
Jones
Four Arrests Made in Federal Injunction Case
New Orleans police today took into custody four individuals, including two women, for violating the federal injunction against interfering with train operations. The four are charged with assault on a maid employed by the Pullman company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Bisng
Pullman Company
Locomotives Sent Back After Work Stoppage
Richmond July 11. Three locomotives were sent to the Richmond branch of the American Locomotive Works for repairs last week but were returned to the railroad after shopmen in the engine plant refused to work on them. H. H. White, secretary of the city federation of shop crafts, made the statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
American Locomotive Works
H. H. White
City Federation of Shop Crafts
Signalmen Will Not Strike Soon In Rail Talks
Chicago July 11 The Brotherhood of Railway Signalmen will not strike for the present after a conference between the union's executive council and the railway labor board B W Helt president said the men will pursue railroad issues separately and seek help from the US Railway Labor Board if no understanding is reached
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Brotherhood of Railway Signalmen
B .W. Helt
Executive Council
Union
Railway Labor Board
Captain Williamson Dies After 27 Years on Georgia Railroad
Harlem Ga July 11 Captain John Williamson a conductor on the Georgia railroad for 27 years died yesterday at the home of his sister in Harlem He formerly lived in Macon and ran between Camak and Macon
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Capt. Williamson
Harlem
John Williamson
Georgia Railroad
Camak
Macon
Ida Willingham
Pitcher Walker Hits Twentieth Home Run of Season
Philadelphia on July 1—Pilie Walker, Athletic's left fielder, connected for his twentieth homer of the season as the team played. The report notes Walker's power and the team's performance in the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titte
Philadelphia
Pilie Walker
Athletic
Sheriff complains as troops fire on houses in Bloomington
Springfield July 11 Sheriff Jacob Morrison of Lane county reports to Adjutant General C E Black at 11 20 am that state troops sent to safeguard Chicago and Alton shops and workers in Bloomington are firing at houses.
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Springfield
Jacob Morrison
Lane County
C. E. Black
Chicago and Alton
Bloomington
Buyers Pleased With Variety Of Wares Displayed
The furniture exposition in High Point opens with a crowded mammoth building teeming with manufacturers salesmen and buyers. Registrations exceed prior show records as new styles and models draw interest. Hotels are full and social events planned to enhance the market experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mammoth Exposition
Fred N. Tate
Tate
Steadier Tone Shifts Cotton Market After Sharp Decline
New York July 11 The cotton market steadies after yesterday's drop as Liverpool cables improve and forex steadiness boosts sentiment on European affairs. Buying support grows on expectations of unsettled southwest weather with futures opening higher by 10 to 12 points. Prices start July 21.88 October 21.90 December 21.73 January 21.40 March 21.30.
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New York
Liverpool
Judge Fails to Appear at Robeson Superior Court Opening
Several hundred residents gathered in Lumberton for the opening of Robeson superior court to hear criminal case trials but Judge Bond of Edenton did not appear. Court opened at 3 p.m. and adjourned to Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. per Sheriff Lewis.
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Lumberton
Robeson Superior Court
Bond
Edenton
Lewis
Funeral Held For Railroad Engineer W. W. Briggs
Funeral services for Engineer W. W. Briggs killed when his engine turned over at Rockford were conducted at Cherry street home by Dr. John Foster of First Presbyterian. Interment followed at an unspecified cemetery as mourners gathered yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
W. W. Briggs
Rockford
Cherry Street
John Foster
First Presbyterian Church
Heavy Firing Reported at Chicago and Alton Shops
Bloomington Indiana July 11 state guardsmen and snipers clashed as troops seized control of the Chicago and Alton shops. Two shooters hid in a gulley fired at a sentry before 3 a.m. three hundred rounds from automatic rifles rattled the area. No soldiers wounded. Two more troop companies expected. non union workers to be escorted to work with military escort.
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Bloomington
Inn
Chicago and Alton
Othes
Hue Shop
Chicago
Three Shots Fired at Chicago and Alton Shops
Springfield July 11 Col Albert L Culbertson in command of state troops at Bloomington reports to General Black that only three shots were fired at the Chicago and Alton shops in Bloomington the morning.
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Springfield
Albert L. Culbertson
Bloomington
Black
Chicago and Alton
Guards Guard Rockyard, Water Main in Topeka Area
Two hundred members of the Kansas National Guard arrived at Herrington to protect the Rockyard shops and the water main supplying the pumping station to the shops.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Kansas Nmational Guard
Herrington
Rockyard Shops
Clerks Strike Spreads on Norfolk and Western
At 10 this morning thirty five of forty two clerks at the Norfolk and Western quit, joining striking shopmen at other points on the system, according to road officials.
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Winson Winston-Salem
Norfolk and Western
Fifty-Four Wabash Trains Canceled at Danville
Danville Illinois officials announced that fifty four Wabash trains have been taken off the line. Six trains will still enter Danville. The curtailment is blamed on coal shortages from Kentucky, not a strike.
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Danville
Ill
Wabash Railroad
Kentucky
Section Men Quit in Denison Protest Wage Cut
About one hundred Pennsylvania railroad section men quit work in Denison Ohio this morning in protest of a five percent wage reduction ordered by the company effective today. The men gathered in the yard and declined assignments while signaling possible further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennison, O
Pennssylvania Railroad
Dempsey Says He Will Meet Anyone In Title Fight
Jack Dempsey arrived in Saranac Lake to inspect Bloomingdale training quarters and reiterated he will meet any challenger for the world heavyweight championship. He named Brennan Willard or Gerb as possible next foe and discussed Willard’s chances and a potential comeback. He planned to establish training there if quarters satisfy him and to base all his fights in the Adirondacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saranac Lake
N. Y
Bloomingdale
Jack Dempsey
New York
Brennan
Willard
Gerb
Nempsey
Jess
Dempsey
Plot 10 Restore Kaiser To Power
New York July 11 Germany wants to bring the Kaiser back to power says Henry Buckner president of the Bronx borough after study in Europe. He reports widespread private discontent with the current government as Europeans seek a monarchial restoration to end postwar hardship.
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Kaiser
New York
Germany
Henry Buckner
Bronx
France
England
Europe
Stcds
Raine
Georgia Governor Demands End to Ku Klux Masks
Georgia Governor Thomas W Hardwick declares he will push laws banning mask wear by Ku Klux Klan members if they do not drop the mask from their paraphernalia He states no room for invisible government in the state and warns against masked orders from any location including Kimball House Klan Palace or the U S Capitol and believes Georgians will not stand for it
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Thos. W. Hardwick
Georgia
Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan
General Assembly
W. W. Rainey
Columbus
Kimball House
United States Capitol
Washington
Hardwick
Moratorium Favored on Germany Cash Payments
Paris reports a moratorium on Germany’s cash payments for the rest of the year seems likely after a conference between the chairman of the war debts commission and the full reparations commission. The session was convened in formal form with all members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Germany
Annel
Ge War Debts Commission
Miners and Employers Study Harding Offer
Leaders of the United Mine Workers and mine operators weighed President Harding’s arbitration proposal on suspending union fields operations. Government officials expected a decision by Saturday as both sides showed unease with terms. the union planned to defer to its general policy committee while employers’ committees remained in session in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Mine Workers Union
Harding
Non Union Operators Called For Coal Price Review
Washington July 11 Secretary Hoover said representatives of non union coal operators will be called together by week’s end to discuss actions toward smaller operators selling coal above the voluntary maximum price recently set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Artful Union: Helen Szukalski Gives Wealth to Create
Mrs Helen Walker Szukalski renounces a Chicago mansion to marry sculptor Stanislau Szukalski. She moves into his bachelor studio in New York turning it into a honeymoon workshop. She praises her husband as her inspiration and credits him for elevating her art.
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New York
Helen Walker Szukaski
Chicago
Stanislau
Szukalski
Helen
Stan
New School of Sculpture
Two Men Fined in Court for Assault
John S. Robbins and Irvin Robbins were tried in municipal court for assault on Joe Davis and found guilty. Robbins was fined 10 dollars and costs while Rob bins faced 25 dollars and costs. Joe Davis was found not guilty of breach of peace and the assault charge against him was not pressed. Other docket items include Howard Thomas and M. B. Idol paying speeding costs and Robert Alford's reckless driving case not pressed.
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John S. Robbins
Irvin Robbins
Joe Davis
Howard Thomas
M. B. Idol
Robert Alford
Probe Insurance Companies In Tokyo June 6
The department of commerce orders a thorough probe into Japanese life insurance firms. Many have risen after new laws barred foreign companies. Allegations say several lack assets and dodge beneficiary claims when payouts are due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Department of Commerce
Japan
Heflin Attacks Harding Over Harvard Degree Aid Claim
Senator Heflin of Alabama charged in the senate that Harvard awarded W P G Harding a doctor of laws degree at the June commencement to aid Wall Street’s bid for his reappointment as governor. He attacked the federal reserve board and its director amid the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
W. P. G. Harding
Heflin
Alabama
Senate
Harvard University
Harding
Wall Street
Meusel Hits Ninth Home Run in Season for Mets
Irish Meusel of New York hit his ninth homer of the season in the fourth inning against Pittsburgh yesterday afternoon with no runners on base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meusel
Pittsburgh
New York
Dover Resigns Amid Capitol Controversy
Information from treasury officials said Elmer Dover of Tacoma Washington assistant secretary in charge of customs submitted his resignation effective July 15. Mellon was at a cabinet meeting when the note arrived and Dover hoped to stay 60 to 90 days longer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capitol
Treasury
Elmer Dover
Tacoma
Wash
the Treasury
Customs
Blair-Dover
Mellon
Dover
Sand clay road contract awarded for 15 miles
J Elwood Cox announced a county project awarding a sand clay road from Deep River church toward Mendenhall tanyard to Winston Salem road and north to Sandy Ride and Colfax. Built by T D and Herbert Cox who are building the Friendship road, the route will connect High Point with the county, providing two direct links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Elwood Cox
Deep River Church
Mendenhall Tanyard
Winston Salem Road
Sandy Ride Church
Colfax
Cox
T. D
Herbert Cox
High Point
Suspected Slayer Dies in City Jail in Newport News
Russel A. Vanarsdale charged with murdering Miss Rose Brady at Camp Eustis was found dead in his Newport News city jail cell this morning. Physicians were undecided if death was heart failure or poisoning. an autopsy was planned, with the coroner not yet indicating next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Russel A. Vanarsdale
Rose Brady
Camp Eustis
Vanarsdale
Railroad Guards Attacked by Band of Twelve
In Milwaukee two Chicago and Northwestern railroad guards were attacked by a gang of twelve armed men with stones and clubs. The guards were found semi conscious as motorcycle police and an ambulance arrived. Another disturbance last night left one man injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee, Wis
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
George Lawrence
Chicago and Northwestern Special Police
Poincaire to Talk with Lloyd George
Premier Foincaire of France will likely be invited to London immediately for talks with Prime Minister Lloyd George on reparations issues shaped by current German conditions, according to official circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Foincaire
France
Lloyd George
Germany
Italian Mayor Held for Making Hazardous Devices
Rome July 11. The mayor of Lentini Sicily was arrested on a charge of manufacturing hazardous devices. He blew up the courthouse in a serious incident. Police say numerous devices were found in his home and allege they were made for socialist municipal council members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Lentini
Sicily
French Pullout Complete from Upper Silesia
Paris reports the evacuation of Upper Silesia by French troops. The foreign office announced today that the territory has been cleared and left under other authorities or forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silesia
Paris
Upper Silesia
Foreign Office
Cotton Growers Name Manager to Direct Sales
Raleigh July 11 announcement that C B Howard of Atlanta was chosen sales manager for North Carolina Georgia and Alabama marketing associations represents 800600 bales at a meeting with 60 000 growers. Plans to handle 350000 bales pledged by North Carolina growers follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Cotton Growers’ Cooperative Marketing Association
C. B. Howard
Atlanta
North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama Marketing Association
Howard
North Carolina Association
W. H. Austin
de. B. W. Kilgore
Blue Sky
Stacey Wade
Wade
Denire
Fc Adivine
Br. Wade
State ‘Board of Electiong
North Dakota
Eas
J. A. Kitchen
M. L.shipman
Shipman
Federal Employment Bureau
Augusta Citizen Ordered to Leave
A local man identified as a member of a trades federation was arrested in Augusta Georgia on charges related to kidnapping. Reports allege the suspect, a relative of D. H. Atkine, coerced a singer into an autumn afternoon incident, with authorities continuing to investigate the alleged coercion and forced actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
M. Atkins
D. H. Atkine
Pepe Dent
Federation of Trades
Eta
Singer
Caroline Ae
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Doanoke
Winston
Twin-City
Illinois
Associated Press
BOR Railroad
Hele Heckman
Oklahome
June
June Caprice
Harry Millarde
Poincaire
Cotton Growers
State Association
C. J. Coffin
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