What's the Latest News of Matty and the Big Six
A collage of 1922 baseball chatter and humor blends with labor strike figures. The piece riffs on Matty and Big Six hurlers like Johnson Mays and Barnes, then shifts to a Pennsylvania coal strike costing operators and miners millions daily, with statewide stats and idle miners counted.
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Walter Johnson
Rubel
Marquard
Bob Shawkey
Dutch Reuther
Hoyt
Matty
Phil Douglas
Carl Mays
Short
Tal
Joe Bush
Jeff Barnes
Shocker
Big Six
Saranac
Clifford B. Connelley
Catalishioner
Abor and Industry
Tron
Pennsylvania
Ates
Ministers Voice Support for Southern Strike Conduct
The Salisbury Methodist Ministerial association urges Senator Overman and Congressman Doughton to pressure ending the U S Railway Labor Board. They praise Southern Railway workers for peaceful strikes at Spencer and urge government patience, while noting Ford and Rockefeller legacies and urging conciliatory settlement to avoid wider harm.
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Man Doughton
United States Railway Labor Board
Methodist Ministerial Association of
Salisbury
South
Shepmen
Spencer
Railroad Labor Board
Labor Board
Wealth Paths of Rockefeller and Ford Compared
The piece contrasts John D. Rockefeller and Henry Ford and their wealth building methods. It notes Rockefeller credits borrowing for wealth while Ford rejects borrowing and uses profits to expand capital. It mentions Edsel Ford buying minority stockholders for about 75 million in McClure's.
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John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Rockfeller
Ford
Bu Ford
John 9D
Henry Ford
Henry Pilining Tford
Ford Motor Co
Edsel Ford
Edsel
Lusitania Gold Treasure Hunt Faces Deep Sea Realities
A Philadelphia expedition seeks 7 million in gold and jewels from the Lusitania wreck using a new diving system. Naval experts doubt success due to 250 foot depths and wrecked compartments, current, and hull weakness, with the ship likely lying upright on the seabed.
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The
Charlotte News
Philadelphia
Honolulu
Fred Burner
Marine Ensneer
Pittsburgh Wrecking Concern
Surner
Burner
Explorerg
New Yorkers Rush Subways With Umbrellas In Rain
In New York on July 11 rain prompts crowds to dash for subway exits carrying umbrellas. The brisk scene shows locals securing dry transit while the weather turns wet, illustrating urban habit of preparing for post rainfall activities and daily commutes.
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New York
Wisconsin’s Mrs Hooper First Female Party Endorsed Senate Candidate
Oshkosh resident Mrs Ben C Hooper becomes Wisconsin’s first woman endorsed by a party for U S senator at the state Democratic conference. She would face La Follette or Ganfield in the September primaries and has long led suffrage efforts and the Wisconsin League of Women Voters.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Ben C. Hooper
Wisconsin
United States
U. S
Robert M. LaFollette
W. A. Ganfield
Repubblican Party
Hooper
Wisconsin League of Women Voters
National American Women's Suffrage Board
Winnespeak County
Iowa
Wilson
Myers
Speardiner
Liberty Loan
Council of Defense
Guardsmen Ordered Out From Danville Unit Heading for Nearby Posts
Danville Illinois July 10 guardsmen of Company D 130th infantry local machine gun unit will depart at 9 oclock over the Big Four railroad under sealed order likely bound for Bloomington or Clinton Illinois according to an officer.
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Danville
Ill
130Th Infantry
Bloomington
Clinton
Kannapolis Boy Killed by Train
Hoyle Beam, a 16 year old Kannapolis youth, died in Concord hospital after being struck by a Southern Iron train near Kannapolis. He reportedly stepped from a freight train onto No. 45 as it passed, suffering head injuries and multiple broken bones before equipment could help.
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Concord
Hoyle Beam
Kannapolis
Southern Iron
Stu
Southern Publishers Meet Honors Late Birmingham Publisher
The Southern Newspaper Publishers Association began in Asheville with Ray P. H. Barrett of the Birmingham Age-Herald mourned as the group opened. The gathering drew more than 109 newspaper men and owners from thirteen southern states to honor him after his sudden death.
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Asheville
Ray
W. Barrett
Birmingham Age-Herald
Birmingham
Southers
Dave This
Men Are Lucky If They Understand Women
A concise opinion notes that men enjoy luck in not fully grasping women, implying a humorous contrast between male certainty and female complexity. The piece uses light, tongue in cheek tone to comment on gender dynamics.
Gasoline War Rages in Greensboro Stations Lose Money
In Greensboro the so called gasoline war continues with dealers slashing prices. C M Bunker, the largest dispenser, claims some stations sell at two cents per gallon while others push prices to raise gross margins. he estimates a loss of about half a cent per gallon after costs.
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Greensboro
Sallon
Miners Killings Reported in New Geneva Coal Camp Incident
Untontown pa July 190. Striking miners killed or wounded last night on a coal company property at New Geneva after two deputy sheriffs on the tent colony site fired on them and returned the shots. Reports here say the deputies were crossing the property when fired upon and the two sides exchanged gunfire.
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New Geneva
Chain gang whips inmates after demand for guard reinstatement
In Danville Virginia on July 10 the city chain gang whipped eight inmates after they surrendered and returned to work. The punishment followed a demand for the reinstatement of Guard Harry Snead who was suspended over bond issues. Superintendent Frank Cousins oversaw the lash.
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Danville
Harry Snead
Frank Cousins
Emergency tariff on peanuts kept by Senate vote
Washington July 10 The Senate today continued emergency tariff rates of 3 cents per pound on unshelled peanuts and 4 cents per pound on shelled peanuts. The chamber rejected 52 to 13 committee amendments lowering the rates to three quarters of a cent and one and a half cents respectively.
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Washington
Senate
Hungry Russians Receive American Corn Against Famine
Two pictures show famine region villagers in Samara as they receive corn aid from Congress and private gifts. The American Relief Administration plans feed more than 3 million children and 5 million adults on corn, with 250,000 in soup lines, while medical teams combat epidemics and improve sanitation. Governor Goodrich of Indiana measures the first shipment as peasants grind and cook the corn using primitive methods.
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Russia
Congress
American Relief Administration
Samara
A. R. Avis
American Red Cross
Goodrich
Indiana
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