Eastern Railroad Employes Reply To Harding's Order
Chicago July 12 No definite reply to the shopmen strike settlement proposal was given by Chairman Hooper of the railroad labor board after a noon conference with railway executives They said they would notify Hooper of their answer later Hooper aimed to arrange a conference between executives and B M Jewell head of the strike and indicated the executives were disappointed by their attitude
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Chicago
Hooper
Railroad Labor Board
B. M. Jewell
Army Worm Strips Davidson County Forests
In Davidson County the army worm spreads through southern woods damaging foliage and reaching Fair Grove Church area near Thomasville. Reports note a dark stripe on ash colored bodies about 1 1 4 inches long, spinning webs and swinging from twigs. Many sections report widespread defoliation in days.
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J. D. Newton
Thomasville
Davidson County
Denton
Cil
Fair Grove Church
Zeb Crutchfield
Mayo Hospita
Rochester
Minn
J. S. Hardaway
First Baptist Church
Roxboro
W. L. Barrs
Welcome
Jim Green
Rudd Newsome
W. G. Hinkle
W. G. Fitzgerald
West Main Street
W. A. Blair
Winston-Salem
Ww. C. Grimes
Mitchell
Grimes
Robert H. Gordon
Conrad Hill Township
Gordon
Mayor Claims Innocence In Ku Klux Card Case
Maj. Allen denies authoring the Ku Klux card circulated in Wayne Duplin Pender Onslow counties before the July 1 primary. He states the cards were printed in Asheville for Rev. Arthur D Witt Abernethy and that the Klan did not authorize or know of the publication.
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Rale
Arthur Talmadge Abernethy
Allen
Berman
Charles L. Abernethy
Ku Klux
Maj. Allen
Ik Ku Klux
Wayne
Duplin
Pender
Onslow
New Bernian
Henry A. Tolson
Tolson
Asheville
N. C
Whiteside Printing Co
Arthur D Witt Talmadee Abernethy
Abernethy
Whiteside
Congress
Ku Klux Klan
George B. Freeman
A. A. T. Abernethy
Col. Freeman
Tri State Cotton Marketing Association
War Finance Corporation
Turingis
North Carolina
R. Er md Ze
Hooper Presents Plan to End Railroad Shopmen Strike
Chicago July 12. Chairman Ben W. Hooper of the U S railway board drew up a settlement plan after talks with shopmen leaders and submitted it to railway executives from four regions. Hooper hopes for quick agreement and said he would report to President Harding by telephone after receiving the shopmen’s response and executives’ counter proposal. The plan followed a brief talk between Harding and labor board member W L McNemimen, signaling presidential involvement.
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Chicago
Ben W. Hooper
United States Railway Board
Hooper
Harding
Presider
W. L. McNemimen
Railway Labor Board
Railroad strike continues as rail committee vows to press
NEW YORK July 12 President Harding's proclamation on the railroad shopcrafts strike prompted a public declaration by the strike conduct committee of the eastern railroads that they would continue the strike until a satisfactory settlement is reached even if every mail train in the district is canceled.
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Harding
New York
Eastern Railroads
Ticket Windows Closed In Portsmouth Strike Fallout
Portsmouth Ohio July 12 Due to the N and W strike Superintendent H C Weller of the Portsmouth division ordered the city ticket office closed Passenger Agent Cliff Connell and Assistant Passenger Agent R E V Perdue were sent to Kenyon where they will sell tickets in the N and W depot there When the clerks walked out at Kenova the depot was left without a selling force
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Portsmouth
N. and W
H. C. Weller
the Road
Cliff Connell
RE. V. Perdue
Kenyon
N. Ard W
Kenvoa
Southern Trains Delayed By Spartanburg Wreck
Southern Railway reports the southbound main track cleared at 5 AM after a freight train wreck near Spartanburg South Carolina last night. Northbound tracks expected to reopen this afternoon as Greenville workers cleared the line amid safety concerns.
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Southern
Charlotte
Southern Railway
Spartanburg
S. C
Southern Lines
Greenville
SL. C
Coal Passers Strike Halts Seaboard Locomotive Prep
In Richmond Virginia on July 12 six teen coal passers and transfer men left their jobs in the Seaboard Air Line locomotive shops to join a sympathy strike with road shopmen. Officials warn the walkout disrupts train preparation and could hinder railroad operations in the city.
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Richmond
Seaboard Air Line
City Federation of Shopmen
Norfolk Dry Agent to Wed
Richmond notice reports Federal prohibition agent How ard PD. Bryant based in Norfolk obtained license to wed Louise Shepperson a divorced Richmond woman aged thirty six Bryant thirty nine is from Buchanan Virginia and plans marriage in Richmond
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Norfolk
Richmond
Howard PD
Bryant
Louise Shepperson
Buchanan
Elks To Spend Millions on New Lodge Homes Nationwide
Atlantic City July 12 Millions of dollars will be spent in the coming year by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks for building. Retiring Grand Exalted Ruler W W Mourvain reports assets of subordinate lodges at 58099234 and a plan to erect 31 new homes nationwide excluding the Elks National Memorial and administration building to be in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
W. W. Mourvain
Grand Lodge
Elks National Memorial and Administration
Chicago
Elkdom
Greensboro
County Hospital Board
Harry Barton
High Point
Barton
T. D. Kidner
W National Tuberculosis Association
Exposition Opens With Strong Sales and Optimism
The third Way of the Southern Furniture exposition opens with large early sales and a buoyant mood. New buyers and salesmen arrive, orders flow in, and many report bold purchases across medium and high grade furniture. Fred N. Tate leads arrangements as High Point extends hospitality to visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred N. Tate
High Pointer
Mr. Tate
High Point
Negro Sentenced 30 Days On Roads For Assault
George Ferguson a Negro received 30 days on the county roads after being found guilty of assault in municipal court he gave notice of appeal and posted bond set at 100 Charles Lanier was found guilty of carrying a concealed weapon and of drunkenness and disorderly conduct and fined ten dollars plus costs Earl Palmer was tried on assault with a deadly weapon and for being drunk and disorderly he was fined ten dollars plus costs for both offenses
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ferguson
Charles Lanier
Earl Palmer
Bullfighting Banned in Vichy Official Action Ends Spectacle
In Vichy France bullfights are prohibited as cruelty authorities press legal action. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals won a court ruling to stop exhibitions and fined organizers one franc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
France
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Strike at Crewe Station Ends in Death and Wounding
In Crewe Virginia a Norfolk and Western yard office clerk Russell Wiggins was killed and an unidentified man wounded when someone fired into a crowd of picketing clerks at 10:45 PM. The shooter is suspected to be a N and W detective guard, though unconfirmed. Authorities announced no arrests and guards numbered 25 to 30. The town and strike scene were calm the next day.
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Crewe
Russell Wiggins
Norfolk and Western Yard
Denison Clash Leaves Worker Wounded and Mobili
Beaten and shot during a dawn clash in Denison Texas a Missouri Oklahoma and Gulf employe J W Pike Sr was seriously wounded in the stomach and arm. A mob attacked 47 strikebreakers and four deputy marshals kidnapping sixteen and flogging them before dispersing as authorities sought to restore order.
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Denison
Texas
J. W Pike, Sr
Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad
Pike
United States
Missouri
Kansas
Red River
Colbert
Okla
Superintendent Kidnapped Near Danville
Fort Madison Iowa July 12 Jly Mason division superintendent of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe was kidnapped by four men and thrown from a car seven miles from Danville last night. His abductors were arrested today on a charge of kidnapping and released on bonds of 2000 dollars each. All of the men were striking shopmen.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
J’ly
Mason
Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe
Danville
Appeals for Troops in Texas Rail Work
A telegraphic request from J. E. Lancaster, receiver for the Texas and Pacific railway at Dallas, asks for forces to protect workers during the shopmen's strike. The message was received by the Texas governor's office and forwarded to him at Stephenville.
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Austin
Texas
J. E. Lancaster
Texas and Pacific Railway
Dallas
Stephenville
Improvement Noted in Cotton Market Today
New York reports a brighter outlook as European conditions look steadier. Early trading saw a slight dip in July but overall gains of 8 to 15 points driven by covering, Liverpool buying, and steady foreign exchange. July to March futures listed at 21.81, 21.95, 21.85, 21.55, and 21.43 respectively.
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New York
Liverpool
North Carolina Postmasters Hold Convention Opens
The North Carolina branch of the National League of Postmasters opens its annual convention in Raleigh with welcome addresses and committee appointments. A radio address by Postmaster General Work from Washington is featured tonight as sessions continue through tomorrow.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
National League of Postmasters
Washington
Man Kills Prohibition Agent Foe In Federal Raid
In Belleville Illinois on Tuesday John Rinneberg 54 resisted a raid by prohibition agents armed with a search warrant. He was shot and killed. Charles F Short chief prohibition officer was wounded and Leslie Farmer deputy prohibition agent was wounded. The raiders recovered a still and a quantity of mash from the basement after the shootout.
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Belleville, Fil
John Rinneberg
Charles F. Short
Prohibition
East St. Louis
Rinneberg
Leslie Farmer
Secret Service Probes Norfolk Murder Case
Five federal agents work in Norfolk Newport News and Camp Eustis to solve the murder of Rose Brady of Brooklyn. They suspect the same hand killed Sergt. F H Crouse and possibly another woman near Newport News. Russell A Van Arsdale, Camp Eustis employee, is under arrest after a hand wound police say came from a snake bite. investigators note teeth marks and a fought struggle.
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Norfolk
Federal
Secret Service
Newport News
Camp Eustis
Rose Brady
Brooklyn
Rose
Sergt
F. H. Crouse
Russell A. van Arsdale
Brady
De Valera Arrives Safely in Dublin Amid Move
Dublin dispatch reports Eamon de Valera republican leader in Dublin visiting Suffolk Street offices. Free State authorities reportedly will not interfere with his movement.
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de Valera
Dublin
Belfast
Eamon de Valera
Suffolk Street
Free State
The Hague Conference Ends In Turmoil Over Russian Property
The Hague July 12 The morning session on Russian affairs collapsed after two hours of debate. Non Russian delegates pressed Maxim Lichenoff and associate about restoration of foreign property nationalized by the Soviet regime and the rebuilding timeline for Russia. No decision reached as Genoa dispute persists.
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the Hague
Commission On
Phillip Lloyd Greame
Great Britain
Commission On Property
Maxim Lichenoff
Russia
Genoa
Hague
Germans seek moratorium on reparations payments
German representatives to the reparations commission filed a formal note asking a moratorium on reparations for the rest of the year. The note said 32,000,000 gold marks due on Saturday could be paid if pressed, but recommended waiving it. It did not specify a two year extension but urged a public, complete relief plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Reparations Commission
Germany
Retail Jewelers Of State In Session At Durham
James M. Fox of Rocky Mount was re elected president of the North Carolina Retail Jewelers association in Durham. A J Holmes of Lumberton was elected eastern vice president and R H Leonard of Mount Airy central vice president. A H Hawkins of Hendersonville was western vice president. W G Frasier of Durham was re elected secretary treasurer. The convention, in session since yesterday, will adjourn tonight.
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Durham
James M. Fox
Rocky Mount
North Carolina Retail Jewelers’ Association
A. J. Holmes
Lumberton
R. H Leonard
Mount Airy
A. H Hawkins
Hendersonville
W. G. Frasier
Reward Offered for Herrin Mob Leaders
Attorney General Edward J Brundage of Illinois announced a reward of 1444 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those who carried out murder and assault tied to the Williamson county coal miners strike in Herrin.
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Chicago
Edward J. Brundage
Olinois
Williamson County
Large Russian famine loot details reported by Isvestia
Reports from fifty states and federated republics indicate substantial church treasures were seized for famine relief. Isvestia figures show 744 pounds of gold 628635 pounds of silver 33700 diamonds and emeralds 120 pounds of pearls tallies include gold pieces and 773 trinkets weighing 980 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Moscow
Isvestia
Knocks Out Wife in Atlanta Court Room Hearing
In Atlanta municipal court, Allen Dobbs struck his wife, Mrs. Dobbs, in the face while seated together. She was knocked down and briefly unconscious. the court placed Dobbs under a peace bond amid his claim that dope influenced his actions and he wished he had struck harder.
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Atlanta
Allen Dobbs
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W. Clerk
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