Troops Ordered to Aberdeen and Rocky Mount for Strike Duty
Governor Morrison ordered troops to Rocky Mount and Aberdeen to protect Atlantic Coast Line shops during the railway shopmen's strike. Adjutant General Metts dispatched 120th Infantry from Burlington and Battery A of Goldsboro with 20 Concord infantry to Aberdeen, amid disorder at Rocky Mount and Norfolk Western worker kidnapping incidents. The action follows a request from Atlantic Coast Line president Kinley and Mayor Page.
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Raleigh
Morrison
Rocky Mount
Aberdeen
Metts
120Th Infantry
Burlington
Wilson
117Th Field Artillery
Goldsboro
Concord Infantry
Rockingham
J. R. Kinigy
Atlantic Coast Line
Emerson
Kinley
Page
Norfolk and Western
Rail unions push for national adjustment board in strike stand
CHICAGO July 20 B M Jewell president of six federated shopcrafts predicts railroads will capitulate and settle the strike within two weeks. He says the strike grows stronger daily and rails will yield to a national board while denouncing railroad officials push for regional bodies as camouflage for the issue. The executive board of the striking unions will meet to reply to last night’s railroad statement.
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Chicago
B. M. Jewell
Federated Shopcrafts
Jewell
National Adjustment Board
Railroad Board
Fifteen Quit Work At Southern Coal Chute Strike
Fifteen men employed at the Southern coal chute quit work this morning in obedience to the strike call of the stationary firemen and oilers.
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Charlotte Charlotte
Southern Coal Chute
Educator Dr Edward Mims to Speak at Wesley Memorial
Dr Edward Mims Vanderbilt English professor will lecture at Wesley Memorial church Sunday morning on Militant Faith. Former UNC and Trinity College instructor recently lecturing at Winthrop summer school Rock Hill SC. Author of Sidney Lanier biography, he is welcomed by university and Trinity alumni.
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Edward Mims
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Sidney Lanier
University
Trinity
Mims
Rotarians Hear Idea From Agnes Scott Professor
Forty five Rotarians and about ten visitors from across the state met at the Sheraton for a social and business gathering. Professor W W Rankin of Agnes Scott College spoke on education for furniture manufacturing, urging North Carolina to train workers who can apply design and self to furniture. The club plans a joint meeting with Lexington and High Point next Tuesday as a committee studies Rankin’s suggestions for industrial training.
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Sheraton
States
Focals
Rotary
Rotary ‘Lab
Thomasville
High Point
Margaret Rankin
Lorence Blair
W W Rankin
Agnes Scott Coleg
Decatur
Rankin
Carolina
Rotary Club
Lexington
Train collision at Stephensville claims six lives
Buffalo dated July 20 reports a grade crossing collision at Stephensville where a Colorado registered automobile was struck by a train. Six persons were killed and one critically injured in the crash this afternoon.
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Buffalo
New York
Stephensville
Rail Strike Spurs Strain Across Industries
Chicago July 20 With peace prospects vanished the rail strike enters a test of power. Hooper of the railroad labor board says peace talks ended and direct talks between leaders and operators begin. Union chiefs demand restored seniority rights while railroad heads press for recognition of current workers’ seniority. Curtailment of transportation spreads, aided by coal shortages and equipment delays. 247 trains canceled in the west. Southwest lines hit hardest. Clerks claim up to 95 percent of 33 000 would join the strike, with wider walkouts likely.
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Chicago
Hooper
Railroad Labor Board
Ron
Stew Industries
Oal
West Virginia
Pacific
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Chedbipeake & Ship
Trikers
Southern Furniture Exposition News Signals Healthy Market
Today in High Point the Southern Furniture exposition drew strong interest as exhibitors report steady orders for lumber veneer and hardware. Despite a railroad strike, buyers remain active though South Carolina purchases lag due to boll weevil damage impacting prospects in the region. Exhibitors at the Sheraton and the exposition building work to present homespun displays and attractively arranged exhibits.
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High Point
South Carolina
Sheraton Hotel
Exposition Building
Retail food costs rise 1 percent in a month
Washington July 20 The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the average American family paid 1 percent more for 43 food items from May 15 to June 15 across 21 cities. Potatoes surged 20 percent while bananas rose 0.5 percent. Onion prices fell 18 percent and canned peas dropped 1 percent.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Lewis Threatens to Call Pumpmen From Idle Mines
The coal strike policy moves from Washington to the fields as governors respond to President Harding on reopening mines. John L. Lewis says miners will keep the strike to support collective bargaining, denying cooperation with strike-breakers and vowing not to work under military protection or with machine guns guarding idle pits.
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Lewis
Associated Press
Washington
Harding
White House
Morrison
North Carolina
Oime
John L. Lewis
Mr. Lewis
Peaches Show Turbulent Season in Sandhills Hamlet
In Hamlet North Carolina the Florida Carolina Fruit company harvests 12 000 crates from 65 acres of four year old trees with Belles and Elberta varieties moving this week and show events planned for July 25 including peach show exhibits and a orchard tour on July 26.
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Hamlet
Sandhills
Florida-Carolina Fruit Company
Elbertas
W. R. Land
Fluut Growers Association
Redskin
Carolinas Sandhills
Marston
Vila Vista
Sandhill Fruit Growers Association
Aberdeen
Consolidated Coal seeks protection to resume operations
The Consolidated Coal & Coke Co. owner of 400,000 tons of slack coal near New Straitsville Ohio sent an open letter to Governor Davis stating it wished to resume operations and requesting military protection for its workers. If denied the company would appeal to President Harding for federal troops.
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Columbus
Consolidated Coal & Coke Co
New Straitsville
Davis
Harding
Ford offer for Muscle Shoals condemned by Norris report
A senate committee report chaired by Norris denounces Henry Ford's bid to purchase and lease Muscle Shoals government projects as a gift to a private corporation. It details alleged financial advantages to Ford’s plan, asserts no guaranteed fertilizer or electricity benefits, and warns the long term lease would yield vast profits to the private entity. The report also backs a Nebraska financed government ownership approach as the preferred solution.
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Washington
Senate
Norris
Senate Agricultural Committee
Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
Alabama
Nebraska
Ford
Page
McNary
Keyes
Gooding
Norbeck
Harrold
McKinley
Kendrick
United States
Congress
Treasury
Consid
Alquno Biq
Suez
Clerks Walk Off At Chesapeake Ohio Office Strike In Richmond
In Richmond Virginia at ten this morning union clerks from the Chesapeake and Ohio railway left their posts in the local general offices. Officials claimed many stayed at work while union leaders said the walkout was nearly complete. The protesting clerks marched to City Hall in an orderly display involving several women among the strikers. The local offices employ about 900 clerks.
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Richmond
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Road
Refuse To Join Strike At Chesapeake And Ohio
In Newport News and Norfolk, about 250 clerks and freight handlers did not strike after a stormy meeting. Workers backed by local union leaders decided to stay on the job, citing concern for salaries and employment.
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Newport News
Chesapeake and Ohio
Norfolk
Walkout by 300 C&O clerks and truckers in Huntington
Three hundred clerks and freight truckers on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad walked out at 10 o'clock this morning in Huntington West Virginia. The action began as a labor walkout with no stated resolution. Local officials reported disruption to freight handling and service remains affected through the day.
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Huntington
W. Va
Chesapeake & Ohio
Twenty Quit at Lynchburg Freight Yard
Twenty of twenty three freight house clerks and three yard clerks resigned this morning in Lynchburg Virginia as reported from the local rail yard.
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Lynchburg
Remain on the Job as Chesapeake & Ohio Clerks Stay
In Staunton Virginia on July 20 all Chesapeake and Ohio clerks remained at work. One clerk said he believed none of the clerks planned to strike. The report notes workers continued duties amid ongoing labor tension.
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Richmond
Staunton
The
Chesapeake & Ohio
Troops Ordered to Stay in Waycross During Shopmen Strike
In Waycross Georgia July 20 Governor Hardwick ordered three companies from St Simons Island to remain in Waycross following shop men's strike unrest. Mayor Cowart and Sheriff Sweat urged keeping troops stationed there until disorder potential is eliminated. Disruptions have eased since their arrival.
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Waycross
Cowart
Sweat
Hardwick
St Simons Island
D‘sord Rs
Col. Russell
St. Simons
Cotton Market Sees Activity After Irregular Opening
New York August mid-July reports show cotton prices closing higher as weather reports in eastern and western belts outrun demand. October moved to around 22.50, rallying 14 points. futures opened steady at 22.30 for October and 22.20, 21.88, 21.74 for the other contracts amid slow demand and tight supply.
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New York
Fire damages Furman Science Hall in Greenville
Fire at Furman University Science Hall in Greenville yesterday caused extensive damage, estimated at about 40000 dollars. The blaze, of unknown origin, nearly gutted the hall and disrupted campus activities.
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Furman
Greenville
8. C
Science Hall
Furman University
Yesterda
Railroads Injunctions Stir Publicity Fight Across States
In Raleigh on July 20 Judge Henry Connor’s injunctions against the Sea Board and Atlantic Coast Line spark widespread publicity. Officials claim the orders deter interference with employees, while newspapers display placards and warnings in public spaces. The ruling targets threats, boycotts, and violence to deter workers from defying railroad employers in interstate commerce and mail transport.
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O. J. Coffin
Raleigh
Henry
Connor
Seaboard
Atlantic Coast Line
United States
Wade Ture
Victims
Texas
John D. Rockefeller
Wade
Internal Revenue
Kissom
W. M. Hendren
Winston-Salem
Londons Sale Opens Big Opening Day
London's clothing store starts its first sale in five years with a full building and stock on sale at greatly reduced prices. The store carries men’s and women’s lines and expects to sell most goods within the week as bargains attract buyers.
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London
Boy on Bicycle Hit by Auto on North Main
James Simeson, son of Mr and Mrs J M Simeson, was struck while riding a bicycle on North Main Street by a car driven by A M Rankin Jr. He was knocked from the bike and shaken but not seriously hurt, according to reports.
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James Simeson
J. M. Simeson
North Main Street
A. M. Rankin, Jr
Young Simeson
Mrs Clara Phillips Pleads Not Guilty in Meadows Murder
In Los Angeles on July 20 Mrs Clara Phillips indicted for the murder of Mrs Albert Meadows last week pleaded not guilty. Her superior court trial was set for September 18 after the defense requested more time while the judge granted two months for preparation.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Clara Phillips
Albert Meadows
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Jewels
Joseph Simonini
Mary Cochett
W. W. Rankin
Labor Board
Strike Center
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