Hoover to release plan on coal distribution during strike
Secretary Hoover expects a formal report from Attorney General Daugherty on legal aspects of the coal distribution and price maintenance plan. A central government coal committee would oversee local district committees with reps from the commerce, justice, interior and ICC departments, chaired by Hoover. A meeting with John L. Lewis and about 30 to 40 operators is planned in Scranton or New York to discuss resuming mining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Department of Commerce
Daugherty
Central Coal Committee
Commerce Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
Justice Department
Interior Department
Mr. Hoover
Ice Coal
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Scranton
New York
John F. Durkan
Harding
Rocky Mount Man Fatally Injured in Washington Yard Accident
E V Hunter of Rocky Mount North Carolina a baggage man on the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac train was killed in Washington terminal yards when a brake coupler failed the train halted and a sliding baggage car door closed trapping him He died a short time later in a hospital the accident occurred July 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
E. V. Hunter
Rocky Mount
N. C
Richmond
Redricksburg
Potomac
Washington Terminal
Hunter
Hooper Arrives to Discuss Rail Strike with Harding
Chairman Ben W. Hooper of the railroad labor board arrived in Washington in response to a White House summons and began talks with President Harding. He planned to present a survey of the rail strike situation and recent negotiations aimed at a settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ben W. Hooper
Railroad Labor Board
White House
Harding
Pottery Plant Planned in Grafton West End
Grafton plans a new pottery after State Senator George H. Bowers of Mannington purchased the old fair grounds property in the West End from the John T. McGraw estate. Bowers, a major stake in the pottery sector, foresees development.
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Plans Pottery
Grafton
W. Va
John T. McGraw
George H. Bowers
Mannington
Old Fair Grounds
West End
Bowers
Tobacco Plant Moved From Mayo Branch to Merge in N C
The Mayo branch of the American Tobacco Company, which produced five million pounds of plug tobacco at Richmond, has been moved to Reidsville, North Carolina, where it will merge with the F. R. Penn branch.
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Danville
Mayo
American Tobacco Company
Richmond
Reidsville
N. C
F. R. Penn
Petersburg Palace Theater and Lots Sold for 25325
The Palace theater and three lots at 109 111 North Sycamore Street were sold at auction for 25325. E G Temple of this city purchased the property which is under lease to the theater.
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Petersburg
Palace Theater
North
Sycamore Street
E. G. Temple
Airedale Rescues Woman From Window Intruder
Mrs M Dow awoke to a man peering through her bedroom window at 3 am in Nevada City. A stray Airedale dog leaped through the window to aid the distressed woman and returned with a large portion of trouser leg firmly clamped in its jaws.
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Boots Peeper
Nevada City
Cameron approves 50 thousand waterworks bonds vote
Citizens of Cameron West Virginia approved issuing 50000 dollars in bonds to fund waterworks improvements. The special election resulted in 599 votes for the bonds and 41 against.
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Cameron oVtes
Cameron
W. Va
Washington Hopes Ten Day Window To Try Harding Coal Plan
Officials move to give miners and operators ten days to two weeks to test President Harding's priority orders and price maintenance for coal. Hoover awaits Attorney General Daugherty opinion on legality while Durken plans talks with John L. Lewis to settle the anthracite strike. Virginia troops and Welsh coal demand frame a tense national scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harding
Coal fleet to boost American port imports this year
Thirty one British vessels have been chartered in the coal carrying fleet to deliver about 200000 tons to American ports. Vice President Small announced that the government could deploy roughly 300 ships of the shipping board now idle to operate, potentially adding 1000000 tons monthly in coal shipments upon availability.
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Small
The
Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Wales
England
Road reconstruction eyed for Hayworth Springs corridor
Property owners along the Hayworth Springs road urge early rebuilding as the highway commission designates three miles of hard surface road followed by a sand clay section to the Summer township line. Locals debate routing north or south of the Southern railroad tracks and await public input before action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayworth Springs Road
Highway Commission
Greensboro
Hayworth Springs
High Point
Sumner Township
Returns from Conference
Miss Gladys Foust has returned from Newton where she attended the missionary conference of the Re formed church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Foust
Newton
of the Reformed Church
Governor Allen Tests Kansas Industrial Law Over White Post
In Emporia Kansas Governor Henry J Allen confronts Editor William Allen White over a yellow placard showing support for striking railroad shopmen. A Topeka conference will decide if White will be arrested for display of the poster which the governor says violates the Kansas industrial relations act.
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Emporia
Kan
White
Allen
Ollow
Maxwell Examines Railroad Witnesses in NC Rate Hearing
Hearings in Atlanta before the interstate commerce commission cross examined railroad witnesses on proposed rate increases to North Carolina. Commissioner A J Maxwell pressed cross questions showing possible shipping from the west to Virginia and onward to North Carolina at lower rates, with shippers to present views next. North Carolina advocates reported support from shippers and traffic men like J L Graham and J T Ryan aiding scrutiny.
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Atlanta
Interstate Commerce Commission
North Carolina
A. J. Maxwell
B. G. Brown
Southern Railway
J. E. Oliphant
Central Freight Association
Maxwell
Virginia
Alberta
Raleigh
J. L. Graham
Winsdon-Salem
J. T. Ryan
High Point
Indiana Governor Calls Mine Parley in Indianapolis
Governor McCray invited representatives of Indiana miners and operators to a joint wage conference in Indianapolis next Tuesday to settle coal industry labor disputes. Arbitration of differences between miners and operators was suggested by the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Govegnor McCray
Idiana
Germany Accepts Allied Demands on Guarantees
Paris July 22 Germany formally accepts the allied committee demands on guarantees presented in Berlin last Tuesday. In a letter to the reparations commission Chancellor Wirth said Germany after deep deliberation decided to accept the condition for the moratorium duration which the government expected would be granted soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Germany
Allied Committee On Guarantees
Berlin
Wirth
Worms Invade Rowan County Forest Areas
Eastern Rowan reports an oak-destroying worm invasion spreading from Bringle's Ferry into the area. Trees are being ruined by the worms, while vegetation elsewhere remains unaffected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowan
Salisbury
Here
Bringle’s Ferry
July Furniture Show Ends With Record Southern Exposition
The July Southern Furniture Exposition in High Point closes amid record attendance and sales. Over 400 buyers registered, with Florida retailers notably active. A large order for 1 000 suites near $200 000 plus many smaller orders boosted results. The two week format and twice yearly shows are praised as a successful change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tis
High Point
Florida
Palmetto
Southland
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
England's Coal to be Shipped by Increased American Demand
London July 22 The Associated Press reports rising demand for ships to move coal to America. Freight runs 8 to 10 shillings per ton with some owners seeking 6 shillings 6 pence yet American Shipping Board steamers offer 7 shillings 6 pence. American demand causes tonnage scarcity in parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
America
United Kingdom
Lloyd's Shipping List
American Shipping Board
National Guard Units Deployed to Quiet Pennsylvania Coal Fields
More than 1,000 National Guard troops began patrols at dawn in southwest and western Pennsylvania coal fields to ensure order as mining resumes per President Harding's order and Governor Sproul's pledge of full protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
National
Pennsylvania
Harding
Sproul
Six Die in Head-On Collision in Missouri
Joplin Mo July 22 six persons were killed in a head-on collision of St Louis and San Francisco passenger trains No 2 and No 9 at Logan near Marionville Missouri this morning according to a railroad agent. Besides C H Ring engineer on train No 9 a man his wife and three children were killed.
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Joplin
St. Louis
San Francisco
Logan
Marionville
C. H. Ring
Slemp declines to run for Congress in Virginia
Colorado Springs July 22 Representative Bascom Slemp of Virginia's ninth district issues a definite statement declining the nomination offered by the assembly at Norton Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Col
Bascom Slemp
Virginia
Norton
Illinois Manufacturers urge special session on mining code
Chicago July 22 The Illinois Manufacturers association telegraphed Governor Len Small urging a special session to amend the state mining code to permit operation of mines and sent letters to every legislator seeking support for the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mdlinois Manufacturers Association
Len Small
Court Holds Guilty In Local Abandonment Case
R K Hayworth found guilty of abandonment and non support with judgment suspended on payment of 750 dollars to his wife Lillie and 15 dollars monthly for their child starting August 15. Hayworth appealed to Guilford Superior Court with a 500 dollar bond.
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R. K. Hayworth
Royal
Lillie Hayworth
Hayworth
Guilford Superior Court
Bond
E. M. Conn
Auburn Parks
Dan Gray
C. P. Reeves
Leroy Hayes
High Point Lad Captures Hearts at S C Orphanage
Dallas Wright, six, formerly of High Point now at the Economy home in Kings Creek South Carolina, endears himself to staff and children. Superintendent J H Spaulding praises the boy in a letter to Rev C V Brooks after Dallas met Governor Harvey and jokingly aspires to wear white clothes and succeed the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Wright
High Point
Economy
Kings Creek
S. C
J. H. Spaulding
C. V. Brooks
West End Baptist Church
Dallas
Harvey
South Carolina
Railroads in the East to Form Company Unions
New men and retained workers would be beneficiaries as eastern railroads plan separate agreements with shops and crews. J F Loree says carriers in the region intend to form company names consisting of new employees and those who stay on. Lehigh Valley reports organizing its staff into a company union with favorable results, similar steps seen at Delaware and Hudson and Lackawanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Astern
J. F. Loree
Delaware & Hudson Railroad
Lehigh Valley
Line
Delaware & Hudsor
Lackawanna
Rail strike talks with labor board aim to avert walkout
President Harding conferred with Chairman Hooper of the railroad labor board for full information on clerks and union leaders. Chicago and Northwestern officials later met with labor board members as 7,300 employees faced a possible strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Hooper
Railroad Labor Board
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Michigan Central Maintains Wages After Deputy Agreement
Michigan Central workers secure a restoration of pre July 1 wages through an agreement with the road. Missouri state troops move to Macon as militia is deployed statewide for civil defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Central Maintenance of Waymen
Missouri
Macon
President Gompers Reaches Out to Striking Workers
President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor sent telegrams to the striking miners and shopmen pledging empathy and cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Labor Board Member Practices Talks on Rail Strike
W. Le. MeMenimen of the railway labor board visited Mooseheart ML to confer with Secretary of Labor Davis about the ongoing strike situation. The meeting aimed to urge resolution and restore normal freight flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. le. MeMenimen
Railway Labor Board
Mooseheart
Davis
Local Clerks Vote to Strike Over Wage Cut
Ninety eight percent of Southern railroad clerks in local offices voted to strike in protest of a wage cut ordered by the railway labor board. Ballots were sent to Chattanooga for tabulation and results expected Monday afternoon. The local union president was unavailable for comment. Seventeen workers impacted include 16 clerks and 25 freight handlers.
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Southern Railroad
Railway Labor Board
Chattanooga
Monglay
Hotel Maid Loses Suit Over Bulldog Bite
A Hastings jury found the Jefferson Hotel company not liable for damages in a case where Gracie Brooks, a hotel maid, sued for 1000 dollars after being bitten by a bulldog owned by Monte Stone, an automobile dealer and hotel guest.
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Richmond
The
Jefferson Hotel Company
Gracie Brooks
Monte Stone
Hastings Court
Mad dog killed after terrorizing Hampton school area
In Hampton Virginia on July 22 a mad dog bit or threatened children at a Jewish kindergarten on Locust and Main streets before Chief of Police Caton arrived and shot the animal, ending the scare. The dog had entered the kindergarten building when the chief reached the scene.
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Hampton
Locust
Main Streets
Caton
Akron Boys Cut Weeds To Help City Finances
Akron youths volunteer to cut weeds from lawns across the city due to financial strain that prevents city labor. The effort shows strong civic pride as future mayors and councilmen participate in the volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
Labour Attitude Pleasing to Governor Morrison
Raleigh dispatch notes Governor Morrison, backed by organized labor over state troop use in the strike, seeks a public debate with the opposing side. He cites Concord and other settlements, critiques executive deals, and notes local reactions including Mrs. Palmer Jerman’s anti suffrage stance and a tense political climate in North Carolina.
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O. J. Coffin
Raleigh
Morrison
Harding
Concord
North Carolina
Greensboro
Morning Daily of
J. W. Bailey
Jerman
State Committee
John C. McBee
Mitchell County
State Highway Commission
Rufe Doughton
General Assembly
Peterson
McBee
Mitchell
Coughton
Rufe
Highway Commission
Commission
Leesville
Durham
Vance County
Democrats
Bailey
Weather outlook forecasts showers in South Atlantic region
Washington forecast for the week beginning Monday predicts local showers and thunderstorms in the South Atlantic states with temperatures about normal. No signs of a disturbance in the West Indies are seen.
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Washington
South Atlantic
West Indies
Escapee Charles Law Returned to West Virginia Prison
Charles Law, who escaped from the state penitentiary in 1914 after a Middlebourne sentence of two years, was recaptured in Kentucky and brought back through there to serve the remaining term in the state prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisterville
W. Va
Charles Law
State Penitentiary
Middlebourne
Kentucky
State Prison
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Central Committee
Associated Press
Coal Strike News
United States
John F. Durken
Hazelton
Haworth Springs
William Allen White
Mporia
Meine Parley
Elks
Elks’ National Memorial Heaadquarters
Slemp
High Point Lad
S. C. Orphanage
ORM Company
Labour
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