Efforts to Obtain Basis of Settlement Fails in Rail Strike
The Washington talks fail to sway railroad heads as union demands for seniority pensions and a board of adjustment resist. The 300000 shopmen's strike nears week three with rail service disruptions across states, National Guard troops deployed, and ballots planned for clerks and freight handlers.
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C. and O
Fresno
Cal
Worcester
Mass
Ohio
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Kansas
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Chicago and Northwestern
George A. Worrell
Frank Walters
E. F. Grable
Detroit
Grand Lodge
Harding Invites Rail Board Chief to Washington on Strike Talks
President Harding moves to new phase after Senate panel fails to win a basis for settlement in the rail strike. He invites Chairman Ben Hooper to Washington for full discussions as Eastern rail executives insist on seniority and pension rights and a national board of adjustment.
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Chicago
Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Ben W. Hooper
Railroad Labor Board
B. M. Jewell
American Federation of Labor
Associated Press
Harding
Ben Hooper
Hooper
Railway Labor Board
Cummins
Watson
Indiana
Kelloge
Minnesota
Senate Interstate Commercce Committee
Eastern Railroad
National Board of Adjustment
National Board
Sonnor Declares Traffic Avenues Shall Be Cleared
In Wilson five men and their Rocky Mount attorney Joe Ramsey appeared before U S District Judge H G Connor to answer contempt charges over alleged injunction violations protecting Atlantic Coast Line property and employees. Three were discharged. two must return in Wilmington July 26 as arguments on permanent injunction are heard.
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Wilmington
Connor
Judge Connor
Propaganda drive highlights High Point industrial image
Frank J. Sizemore secretary of the chamber of commerce has compiled a statistics table about High Point the Industrial City and printed 10 090 copies. He plans to distribute a nationwide information campaign to explain High Point. A batch of 10 000 leaflets has been released amid widespread inquiries from insurers banks and businesses nationwide.
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Frank J. Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
High Point
College laborers strike over wage cut at university
About forty workers at the university buildings walked out when wages were cut from 30 to 20 cents per hour. Many striking laborers were college students and university men, with the walkout occurring Thursday in Chapel Hill.
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Chapel Hill
Railway Telegraphers urged to donate one day’s pay
E. J. Manion president of the Order of Railway Telegraphers urged 86,000 members to donate one day’s pay to support striking railroad workers and coal miners. He said the union was first to act and expected at least $200,000, with 50 percent to miners and 50 percent to railroad men.
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ST. Louis
E. J. Manion
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Manion
Acton
Coast Line Shops at Rocky Mount Open Under Guard
Rocky Mount July 21 two companies of National Guard kept at a camp near the city ready to quell any disturbance while the Atlantic Coast Line reopened the Emerson shops. 100 special guards sworn in. 100 negro laborers returned to work. foremen who left may be recalled this afternoon.
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Rocky Mount
National
Braswell Park
State Geology Board Recommends Grandfather Mountain State Park
Special to The Enterprise Raleigh July 21. The state board of geology adopted a resolution urging the donation or purchase of Grandfather Mountain and surrounding county area for a state park. The survey director may negotiate with owners to place the area under administration to conserve forests and reforest with state appropriations.
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Raleigh
State Board of Geology
Grand Father Mountain
Geologic and Economic Survey
Stat
$350,000 School For Greene County Town
The contract for a new school building in Hookerton in Greene County has been let. The modern structure will cost about $60,000 and include an auditorium seating 500, though Hookerton’s population is smaller. The project implies an investment over $100 per capita.
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Kinston
Hookerton
Irene County
Paul Kitchin Recovering After Operation
Friends of A Paul Kitchin brother of Congressman Claude Kitchin report his steady improvement after a recent operation. His condition was serious at the time but he is now believed to be out of danger.
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Scotland Neck
A. Paul Kitchin
Claude Kitchin
Cotton Market Opens Steady Amid Liverpool Weakness
The New York cotton market opened fairly steady as Liverpool shown weakness before the session. Early trading saw a 6 to 10 point decline with local covering, while October to May futures posted slight dips around opening levels with October near 22.32 and December 22.27.
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New York
Liverpool
Reporter asserts Lenine dead after poison claim
Stockholm July 19 with Riga denial still in force a Svenska Dagbladet Riga correspondent wired that he had confirmed Lenine death by cyanide of potash confirming the poisoning report despite official Soviet embassy denial in Riga yesterday the correspondent insists on his information.
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Stockholm
Riga
Svenski Dagbladt
Lenine
Soviet
Russia
Vitriol Attacks Hit 500 Victims in Paris Crowds
Paris reports a wave of vitriol assaults with seven women targeted in a single day. Authorities note the total number of victims tops five hundred in recent weeks as fear grows among residents and bystanders in crowded areas.
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Vitrol
Paris
Free Band Concert Tonight In High Point
The Elks band will give a free outdoor concert tonight on the grounds near the high school. It starts at 8 o clock and lasts about ninety minutes with a potential series of further summer performances if demand remains high.
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High Point
Elks
Thelm Street School
Furniture Market Sees Busy Week and Plans Bigger Show
The July furniture show in High Point reports strong sales and improving conditions, with buyers from near and far placing orders as the market nears normalcy. Rail strikes hinder some attendees while courtesy at the market earns praise, and plans for a larger January show are already underway. The Southern Furniture Market board named Fred N. Tate chairman and selected a committee including M A Glazebrook A N Fox S H Tomlinson and S L Davis.
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High Point
Home Sweet Home
Charlie Long
Southern Furniture Market Association
Fred N. Tate
M. A. Glazebrook
White Furniture Company
Mebane
N. C
A. N. Fox
Southern
Atlanta, Ga
H. Tomlinson
Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Company
Democratic Senator Candidate Fears Klan Threats
Robert L. Young of St. Louis, seeking the Democratic nomination for the U S Senate, said a Ku Klux Klan message demanded removal of his ad in the Jewish Record Hebrew newspaper. His letter, released by attorney Fred Weissman, cites fear of tar and feathers and a claim the Jew is after the almighty dollar.
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ST. Louis
Robert L. Young
United States
Ku Klux Klan
Jewish Record
Fred Weissman
Young
Cohen Named State Commander At Legion Convention
Rodney T. Cohen of Augusta was elected state commander of the American Legion at its fourth annual convention in Waycross. Delegates returned with the news after the sessions ended yesterday.
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Cohen
Augusta
Rodney
American Legion
Waycross
Officials say over half the clerks quit on strike
Richmond officials of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway report that about 900 clerks walked out yesterday after a strike order. In divisions canvassed, 1 063 clerks quit, indicating more than 50 percent of the 3 000 employed on the line have left their posts.
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Richmond
Chesapeake and Oqonia Railway
North Carolina Real Estate Association to Meet in Asheville
Special to The Enterprise reports the North Carolina Real Estate Association the state’s youngest group will convene in Asheville with David White first president expecting large attendance from across the state and Ashville drawn as the gathering site.
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Greensboro
North Carolina Real Estate Association
North Carolina
Ashville
David White
Charlottes bid for two conventions in 1923
Charlotte officials announce that the North Carolina Press association and the North Carolina Real Estate board will be invited to hold their 1923 conventions in the city. A new million dollar hotel will be completed by then with ample facilities and entertainment planned.
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Charlotte
North Carolina Press Association
The
North Carolina Real Estate Board
Men Swamped with Applications as Strikers Replaced
Durham July 21 with thirteen new men at the Norfolk & Western freight depot officials say they are flooded with job applications to fill the strikerelated vacancies.
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Durham
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Married Only Northwestern Plans Married Dormitory
Northwestern University officials report many married couples attend school and announce a $900000 dormitory to house only married students.
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Chicafo
Northwestern University
Hooper Leaves Chicago for Washington on Rail Board Dispatch
Chairman Ben W. Hooper of the United States railway labor board departed Chicago today aboard the Broadway Limited for Washington in response to a summons from President Harding.
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Hooper
Chicago
Ben W. Hooper
United State Railway Labor Board
Broadway Limited
Washington
Harding
END of Peru and Chile Differences Agreement Signed
The Peru Chile arbitration pact to settle Tecna Hiriea disputes was signed by plenipotentiaries after a marathon session from 3 a m to 11 46 p m The signing was praised by Secretary Hughes as a clear victory for international negotiation and avoidance of war through honorable agreed settlements.
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Washington
Chile
Peru
Hughes
Statesville Man Seriously Injured in Train Collision
Clarence L. Moore, operator of an oil truck, was struck by passenger train No. 36 at a crossing near Statesville station. He suffered a compound skull fracture, probable internal injuries, and multiple bruises and is in a hospital.
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Statesville
Clarence L. Moore
Moonshiners Suspected in Belfast Fire
Special to The Enterprise reports a fire at the home of B. T. Starling near Belfast four miles north of Goldsboro. Authorities believe moonshiners targeted Starling over reports he had identified them as operating locally.
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Goldsboro
B. T. Starling
Belfast
Here
Russian proposal to be considered today at The Hague
Delegates at The Hague will meet at 4 50 pm to discuss a Russian proposal on settling foreign debts and confiscation of property. It suggests direct negotiations between Russia and foreign bond holders and property holders without intermediary mediation.
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the Hague
Mayor Refuses Order to Remove Strike Posters
Kansas City Arkansas July 21 Mayor George H McIntosh a former engineer told F E Harvey governor Allen's representative that he would not issue orders to remove posters supporting the strike in store display windows.
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Kansas City
Ark
George H. MclIntosh
FE. C. Harvery
Allen
Elwood Hotel Reports 6284 Meals Since Show Opening
The Elwood hotel announced it has served 6 284 meals since Monday July 10 the opening day of the furniture exposition. Hosts have filled to capacity as furniture men from across the country arrive for the Southern Furniture exposition. Hotels statewide report full houses during the show.
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He Elwood
Itas
Laboring Men in Raleigh Back Governor Views on Strike
Seaboard and Coast Line say only about 16 percent of strike personnel are active while Norfolk Southern and Southern railways stay on partial service. Labor unions split locally backing Governor Morrison and opposing him, with Judge Connor hearings and a large Raleigh turnout.
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Raleigh
Seaboard and
Coast Line
Norfolk Southern
Southern Railways
Seaboard
Als
Salisbury
Spencer Force Wieh
Seaboard Trankyy
Virginia
Hamlet
Monroe
Atlanta
Fairfax Harrison
Road
Southern
Coast Line and
Big Southern
Rocky Mount
Union Herald
Morrison
Jim Barrett
State Federation of Labor
Barrett
Connor
State Highway Commission
Duplin
Willing to Confer With Shopmen Patched Statement
President W. J. Harahan of the Chesapeake and Ohio says the company is always willing to meet with shopmen representatives, but has not received a conference request yet. The remark was noted at a gathering of the executive committee of shopcrafts members led by L. L. Ce of the federation.
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Richmond Oa
W. J Harahan
Chesapeake and Ohio
L. L. Ce
Federation
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Paul Kitchen
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Dublin
Free State
de Valera
Missouri
Senate
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