Hooper Offers Plan to End Strike Amid Peace Efforts
Chicago July 13 The Railroad Labor Board chairman Ben W Hooper proposes a new plan to settle the rail strike while maintaining the Board's transportation act stance He notes optimism despite railroad executives refusing peace talks with B M Jewell The union leadership cites wage and act violations as triggers for the walkout and interruption to commerce and mail service by allegedly incompetent workers
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Chicago
B. M. Jewell
Ben W. Hooper
Railroad Labor Board
Hooper
Raleigh Mayor Urges Seaboard To Withdraw Strikebreakers
Raleigh mayor Eldridge cables Seaboard vice president Cahill urging withdrawal of 26 strikebreakers arrived to work in Seaboard Air Line shops. No disorder reported as he seeks peace and appeals to Senators Simmons and Overman. Union officials say these workers are first strikebreakers in the state.
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Raleigh
Seaboard Air Line
Eldridge
M. H. Cahill
United States
Simmons and Overman
Slump in Peace Outlook as Rail Talks Continue
In Chicago on July 13 railway peace efforts faltered after rail executives and union leaders avoided talks with strikers. Chairman Hooper met rail presidents privately while shopmen president B M Jewell kept a hopeful stance. A telegram to President Harding from Jewell and six international shop union presidents argued wages were too low and accused 94 roads of not following labor board orders in 104 cases.
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Jewell
Railways Department
Amo
Ram
Harding
Railway Perafts
Labor Board
Presidnt
Chicago
Hooper
Mrr
B. M. Jewell
Mr. Jewell
Railroad Blamed for Negligence in Park Tragedy
Bury Park New Jersey July 13 A jury found New York and Long Branch sad guilty of criminal negligence in the park tragedy that killed three newspaper workers last night. The verdict holds the railroad responsible for failing to safeguard tracks and provide adequate protection for patrons. A recurrence of the accident is likely if the railroad continues to use a sun platform to handle north and south bound traffic, risking more lives.
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Bury Park
N. J
New York and Long Branch
Postmaster Work Says 50 000 Motor Cars Will Carry the U S Mails
Postmaster General Work told President Harding that a government survey shows 50 000 motor vehicles could be mobilized within 24 hours to carry the U S mails if the railroad strike disrupts mail movement.
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U. S
Associated Press
Washington
Postmaster General
Work Today
Harding
United States
Moravian Church Leader to Attend World Conference
Dr J Kenneth Pfohl pastor of Home Moravian church sails from New York July 16 to join the Moravian Church of the World conference in Herrnhut Saxony August 11. He travels with Bishop Hamilton and Dr Paul DeSchweinitz as representatives of the southern province and world mission boards. The three week session will address postwar missionary law changes and future field plans with return set for September.
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Winston-Salem
J. Kenneth Prohi
Home Moravian Church
New York
General Conference
Moravian Church of the World
Herrnhut
Saxony
Southern Province of America
Pfohl
Bishop Hamilton
Paul DeSchweinitz
Moravian Missions
Europe
North
South America
General Mission Board of
The
Church
Reurn
Local Court Sentences Include Assault and Adultery Convictions
Clarence Holland colored man convicted of assault and fornication and adultery drawn two 69 day terms. Sallie Foster colored woman sentenced to 30 days in jail to be hired out to the county. Others paid costs for traffic violations and street obstruction. Burley Albertson case pending as state rests and defense begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Holland
Sallie Foster
C.*j. Morgan
E. H. Jones
H. J Hoover
C. H. Coxe
Frazier Piano Company
Eugene Green
Burley Albertson
Wellington Declares Sunday No Baseball and Golf Victory
In Wellington Kansas a public vote shows 955 oppose Sunday baseball while 855 back the ban. Sunday golf fans totaled 1104 in favor. The park board estimates suggest baseball would be barred on Sundays, with golf winning by 149 votes.
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Wellington
Kan
Park Board
Chicago Bishop Calls People Unpatriotic In Bell Trip Debate
Bishop Thomas B. Neely, 81, a retired Methodist clergyman, said Chicago residents are unruly and unpatriotic at a meeting in city hall to decide by popular vote whether the Liberty Bell should visit Chicago for a progress pageant.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Thomas B. Neely
Methodist Episcopal Church
Denison Union Leaders Meet Over Hazardous Trains
A joint afternoon conference of engineers firemen conductors and trainmen unions in Denison Texas was called to discuss halting trains entering the city. Union leaders cited reports of trains being badly disabled and dangerous to workers and passengers.
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Denison
Texas
Joirnt
Baltimore and Ohio Cuts Trains Amid Strike Conditions
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad announced a temporary curtailment of passenger service on the Chicago division due to unresolved shopmen strike conditions at Garrett Indiana and Willard Ohio. The move stems from a failure to secure assurances protecting employees lives and company property.
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B. and C
Baltimore
Garrett
Ind
Willard
Ohio
Chicago
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Marshals Asked to Provide Deputies for Shopmen Strike
United States Marshal Clarence Smither received a request from Norfolk and Western railway officials for ten or twelve deputy marshals to work during the shopmen and clerical workers strikes, but federal authorities did not know where the deputies would be assigned.
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Norfolk, Va
United States
Clarence Smither
Norfolk and Western Railway
Judge refuses injunction in Mississippi Central strike case
Federal Judge G R Holmes denies a petition by the Mississippi Central Railroad seeking an injunction against striking shop men who interfered with company property in Hattiesburg Mississippi on July 13.
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Battiesburg, Miss
G. R. Holmes Todefy
Mississippi Central Railroad
May Move U S Troops
Washington July 13 orders may be issued at the war department today for moving troops to localities where disorders have occurred in connection with the railroad strike. Secretary Weeks indicated at one o clock as he left the White House that a definite announcement would be made at 3 p m today whether troop movement orders would be issued.
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U. S
Washington
War Department
Weeks
White House
Six Die In Kansas City Rail Wreck On Confused Orders
Six people were killed and forty eight injured when Missouri Pacific flyer No. 11 collided head on with a local freight train near Kansas City last night due to confused orders. Two white men and four unidentified black passengers died as the toll rose this morning.
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Kansas City
McKinley Presidential Chair Donated to Memorial Relic Room
In Niles Ohio the office chair used by President McKinley at the White House was placed in the relic room of the McKinley Memorial. The chair was donated by George B Cortelyou former private secretary to the martyred president. A letter from Cortelyou accompanying the chair will be framed and preserved at the memorial.
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Niles
Ohio
McKinley
White House
McKinley Memorial
George B. Cortelyou
Mr. Cortelyou
Statesville Bank Cashier Charged With Shortage
Statesville July 13 A national bank examiner found a shortage in the accounts of Cashier John W Guy Sr of about 850000 covering years. Directors moved to protect depositors and the bank operates with President R A Cooper as cashier. The comptroller report showed total resources near 954233.68. No arrests have been made.
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Statesville
First National Bank of
John W. Guy, Sr
R. A. Cooper
Prohibition Called Civic Asset by Commerce Officials
Officials from major city chambers say prohibition boosts economies and thrift. Minneapolis secretary James S. Cady cites thrift and city welfare gains while Springfield Missouri and Springfield Massachusetts reps note reduced liquor access and more savings. Rockford Illinois, Concord New Hampshire leaders echo economic benefits, fewer poor with charity aid, and repurposed liquor buildings for other business use.
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Planston
Chambers of Commerce
Union Signal
National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
James S. Cady
Minneapolis Association
Vance C. Criss
Springfield, Mo
Nelson Marsham
Springfield
Mass
O. McLeish
Rockford
Camp Grant
E. W. Porter
Concord, N. H
Shells as souvenirs trigger deadly blast in Watertown
Police hunt for artillery shells kept as war souvenirs after a three inch shell exploded on a rear porch killing eight children during a heat wave. The dud, found on Pine Plains range during wartime practice, may have been struck by a croquet mallet, officials say.
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Watertown
N. Y
104Th Field Artillery
Pine, Plains Range
Edward G. Woraman
June births exceed deaths in Salisbury and Rowan county
In Salisbury and Rowan county for June there were 62 births and 22 deaths reported. The birth total more than doubled the death count, reflecting a notable month in local vital statistics.
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Salisbury
Rowan
Southern Furniture Exposition Sees Strong Sales Pace
The Southern Furniture Exposition reports continued sales activity as doors opened this morning with optimistic industry sentiment. Buyers from large chain jobbers show faith in future conditions while medium and high quality furniture move. exhibitor meeting at Sheraton hotel next Tuesday will set the date for the next show. The exposition runs for two weeks and officials call it among the most successful yet.
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Sheraton Hotel
High Point
Bloodhounds Called In At Raleigh College Assault Case
Bloodhounds are en route from Roanoke Virginia to aid Raleigh police in locating a man who entered a State College summer school room and attempted a criminal assault on a young woman and room mate. A fingerprint on the window sill is the key clue as the intruder escaped through a window. The race of the suspect could not be determined from the women.
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Raleigh
Roanoke
State College Summer School
Russian conference nears end on private property talks
The Dutch press reports that the Russian sub commission on private property at the conference on Russian affairs unanimously adopted a resolution stating that continuing meetings with the Russian commission would serve no useful purpose given yesterday's views on restitution of foreign property in Russia.
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the Hague
Conference On Russian Affairs
Russia
North Carolina postmasters elect officers in Raleigh
The North Carolina league of postmasters adjourned after electing officers. R. C G. Chandley of Greensboro was chosen president and O. R. York of High Point was elected third vice president. The next convention details were referred to the executive committee.
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Raleigh
North Carolina League of Postmasters
R. C G. Chandley
Greensboro
O. R. York
High Point
Ward freed on bail in unusual self defense murder case
Walter Ward, millionaire Laker and self confessed slayer of Clarence Peters, was released on $56,000 bail after a Chester County indictment for first degree murder. Justice Seeger noted lack of external evidence and suggested self defense if Ward’s account is true, Ward left jail pale and drooping, embraced by his wife and mother in law before driving to New Rochelle.
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White Plains
N. Y
Walter Ss. Ward
Laker
Clarence Peters
Kensico Reservoir
Westchester County Grand Jury
Justice Seeger
Ward
Strikebreakers attacked by autos in Oroville
In Oroville California July 13 a mob of about 75 strike breakers and guards were injured many seriously and one fatally when they charged the Western Pacific roundhouse in automobiles. The attackers fired about fifty shots but aimed at windows. Four guards were missing and believed kidnapped. The injured were clubbed and treated in hospitals. trainmaster Tom Wilkinson suffered a possible skull fracture.
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Oroville
Cal
Western Pacific Round House
Roundhouse
Tom Wilkinson
Light advance at opening of cotton market
New York July 13 cotton opened steady with an advance of 2 points on September, then generally 2 to 6 points lower as cables disappointed and the weather map looked favorable. Early trading showed steadier foreign exchange and reports of Liverpool buying, with futures for October at 22.27 and 22.23, December 22.15, January 21.85, March 21.78.
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New York
Foreign Exchange
Liverpoo
Trains Run On Schedule After Freight Wreck Near Spartanburg
Officials report trains are operating on schedule on the Southern railway main line ten miles south of Spartanburg despite a wreck that damaged one track and halted through freight traffic.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Southern Railway
Selma Union Station row pits Coast Line against Southern
Wake County grand jury reports new bills against Hightower Massey in the Central Bank case. The state electricity and bank cases touch on Navy’s banking law changes as Railroads face station construction costs. Women voters mark gains in Van county and Wake while Seaboard and Southern keep trains on schedule amid strikes. Postmaster General Work speech fails to transmit by radio in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
Corporation Commission
Atlantic Coast Line
Southern
Union
Selma
Coast Line
Old
North Carolna Railroad
Southern Railway System
Commission
Mare
Highower
Massey
Wake County Grand Jury
Lyon
R. G. Allen
J. H. Hightower
H. T. Massey
Central Bank and
Trust Company
Allen
Hightower
North Carolina
George T. Puchan
Register of Deeds
van County
County Board of Elections
State Board of Elections
General Assembly
Caswell County
Cleveland
Wake
Seaboard
House of Representatives
Dr. Work
Gc. D. Blisworth
Washington
Sheraton Dance Set At Hotel With O Henry Orchestra
Attention is directed to the Sheraton dance to be held tomorrow night at the hotel. Tal Henry's O Henry orchestra will furnish the music for the occasion. Dancing starts at 9 o'clock and continues until after midnight. Many furniture show visitors will attend.
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Tal Henry
O. Henry
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Kenneth Proh
Statesville Bank
National Bank Examiner
Chambers of Chambers of Commerce
John D.’s
John D. Rockefeller
Irytown
Pocantico Hills
ROADS
Atlantic Coach Line
Work Cn
Ases of
Hicktower and
Vlassey
O. J. Coffin
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