Harding defends south pellagra probe as accurate reports rise
President Harding denied calling for a southern pellagra alarm and said official and private reports support a federal inquiry. He cited a Spartanburg Herald telegram urging continued health service investigation while Senator Dial rejected any contact about Pellagra and famine in the South.
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Washington
South
Harding
Representative Byrnes
South Carolina
Byrnes
Public Health Service
Charles O. Hearn
Spartanburg
Herald
Senator Dial
Dial
Foremost Negro Preacher Rev Charles T Walker Dies
Rev Charles T Walker a renowned African American pastor and writer is dead at his Augusta home. He served forty years as pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church and held leadership roles in national and state Baptist conventions. His church drew many visitors including Taft and Rockefeller.
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Augusta
Charles T. Walker
Walker
National Baptist Convention of the
United States
Georgia State Convention
Tabernacle Baptist Church of
Europe
Holy Land
William H. Taft
John D. Rockefeller
Reprieve Granted to Wife Killer Wanderer in Chicago
Chicago dispatch reports Carl Wanderer saved from hanging by a gubernatorial reprieve granted by Governor Small last night. The stay runs to September 30 and follows a plea from William R. McCauley of the Illinois American Legion claiming Wanderer may be insane.
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Chicago
Carl Wanderer
Small
Ernest Hodges
William R. McCauley
American Legion
McCauley
Wanderer
Governor Len Small Returns to Chicago to Focus on State Business
Governor Len Small arrived in Chicago to devote his time to state business and ignore ongoing matters including the indictment in Sangamon County. His attorneys, who had met with him, returned home and no resumption of talks is expected before next week.
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Chicago
Len Small
Sangamon County
Fifty three buyers register after Southern Furniture Exposition
The Southern Furniture Exposition building shows fifty three buyers registered in the local market since the expo closed recently. There is ongoing game business in the new furniture building maintaining active sales activity.
Buyers of Stai Farm Land Face Surrender Talks
Halifax county buyers of state farm land consider surrender of their claims if officials call it square. Legislators may be asked to craft relief, possibly returning all payments except the initial one, with the state reclaiming the land. The move follows land values shifting since 1919.
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Raleigh
Halifax County
Morrison
Halifax
Bette
Pigeon Delivers Message in Henderson Yard
A carrier pigeon landed in Mrs. J. Y. Landis yard in Henderson on July 29 carrying a message believed to be from an aviator. The owner removed the container with the message but the bird refused to depart.
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Henderson
J. Y. Landis
Prime Minister Denies Irish Policy Interview Fabrication
Lloyd George in the House of Commons reads a statement from King George denying the claimed US interview on Irish policy as a complete fabrication. Lord Northcliffe, head of the London Times, is not involved in the assertion.
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London
Associated Press
Lloyd George
House of Commons
King George
United States
Lord Nearthcliffe
London Times
Transfer Bid For Dr. Peacock To State Insane Hospitals
Dr. J W Peacock of Thomasville plans to press via attorneys and friends for transfer from the state penitentiary to a state hospital for the insane. Authorities note his medical skill could be valuable if transfer is legal. Dix Hill hospital officials say he would be welcomed if permitted by law.
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Peacock
Raleigh
J. W. Peacock
Thomasville
Taylor
Anderson
Hospital For the
Dix’s Hill
James S. Manning
Frank Nash Hag
Miners to Send UMWA Delegation into Martial Law District
One hundred United Mine Workers from Cabin Creek and Paint Creek will move to Mingo county while labor figure Mother Jones is expected to arrive. District 17 president C F Kenny says organizers will enter the strike zone to wind up personal business and asserts authorities may arrest or permit a larger mobilization.
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Charleston
W. VA
United Mine Workers of America
Cabin Creek
Paint Creek
Mingo County
C. F. Kenny
Jones
Kenny
Mingo Fields
C. H. Workman
Virginia Officer Shot by Negro Gang
Wakefield town sergeant Harry L. Harris was shot near the Wakefield station while trying to arrest five negro hoboes on a westbound freight train. Harris was likely fatally wounded. one of the gang was wounded when townsmen returned fire. Armed searchers comb the woods as posses hunt the suspects.
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Petersburg
Harry L. Harris
Wakefield
Harris
D. P. Purcell
Ivor
Hoover Plan to Employ Men Through Fall Road Projects
Secretary Hoover urged governors to let road construction contracts in the fall rather than spring to relieve unemployment. He said letters had been sent outlining the step, noting fall letting requires winter employment for crews and materials. A committee investigation supported the approach, already in effect in some states.
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Washington
Hoover
Cotton Futures Rally Amid Weather and Trades
New York July 29. The cotton market opened unchanged to 1 point lower with New Orleans and foreign selling. later it declined 4 to 7 points. October 11.88 and December 12.36. Rallies of 7 to 8 points on Liverpool buying and crop report concerns. Futures opened quiet but steady with October 11.95, December 12.40, January 12.39, March 12.73.
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New York
New Orleans
Liverpool
Mrs Rike Hosts Summer Picnic With Friends
Mrs J S Rike of Dalton Street entertained Thursday evenings with a picnic at Hayworth Springs. A small group of intimate friends joined in a delightful summer outing, part of High Point social circles this season.
Exports to Europe Fall as South America Trade Rises
U S exports to Europe declined by nearly 1.5 million dollars while exports to South America rose by more than 30 million during the fiscal year ended June 30, according to commerce department figures. June showed sharp declines in both regions from the previous year.
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U.S
Europe
Washington
South America
Commerce Department
United States Rejects Partial Parley on Armaments Talks
Washington indicated the United States would reject any suggestion for a separate parley with invited powers in the conference on armament limitation and Far Eastern questions. Officials said preliminary meetings would risk harming the main conference and be a courtesy to non invited powers.
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Washington
United States
Hughes
Soth
Soft Toned Bell Sought by Church in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati July 29 a court injunction blocks Holy Angels church from ringing bells early as residents led by Albert Klippendorf and other Grandin Road neighbors urge quieter tones. Bell makers test large bells and agree to cast two or three quieter bells about one third the weight, lined with copper alloy to deaden sound, ready in ten days.
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Cincinnati
Albert Klippendorf
Grandin Road
Holy Angels Church
Simon Ross
Eugene Davis
Architects Group To Plan Buildings In Los Angeles
Thirty three leading southern California architects formed the Allied Architect's Association of Los Angeles to ensure careful planning designing and construction of public buildings in the area. The group pledges best architectural quality at the least cost to the public with services offered to public officials. Each project will be designed under the supervision of the most qualified member and will be reviewed by all members before completion.
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Los Angeles
Cal
River traffic may regain prestige on Mississippi route
Chicago reports a New Orleans arrival of seventy five carloads of freight, including books, signaling a revival of river traffic on the Mississippi. Rivermen foresee completion of the Chicago drainage canal within five years linking Lake Michigan to the Mississippi for the largest inland barges.
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Chicago
America
Mississippi
New Orleans
Chicago Drainage
Lake Michigan
Fef. H. Maloney
Mississippi Warrior Barge Line
Bounty Drives Eagle Slaughter Debate in Alaska
New York reports protest by T Gilbert Pearson president of the National Association of Audubon Societies against Alaska bounties paid on more than 1,000 eagles. He urges halt to hunting until scientific study and court review, noting varying views of Governor Riggs and environmental impact claims.
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New York
Alaska
T. Gilbert Pearson
National Association of Audubon Societies
Pearson
Uch
Riggs
France Struggles to Stay Ahead as America Advances
France faces pressure to close the gap with the United States as rapid developments challenge its lead while discussions over modest bathing attire reflect broader cultural tensions.
Idle labor and machinery waste losses in metal trades
New York July 29 idle men and machinery are causing a loss of nearly as billion dollars a year in the metal trades industry. A report by the American Engineering Council cites labor instability unemployment and faulty management as main waste sources. The average waste from avoidable labor turnover is about 100 million dollars. Modern employment methods studying why men quit are urged.
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New York
Committee On
American Engineering Council
United States
Bomb explosions disrupt St Johns Eve in Lisbon
Three enormous dynamite bombs exploded in Lisbon during St Johns Eve outside printing offices where workers are on strike. The first blast caused panic in Bairro Alto and ceilings to collapse as smoke suffocated streets. A second blast injured no one, the third wounded three nearby. Police arrests followed but no solid suspect identified. A judge at the tribunal of Public Safety also faced an attempted shooting with no injuries.
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Lisbon
St. Johns
Rua Dos Corrieiros
Svice
Tribunal of Public Safety
Ford on Railroads and the D T I Railroad Cure
Henry Ford outlines a plan to rescue railroads by cutting rates and boosting wages. He says the D T I railroad became profitable by eliminating waste and keeping workers busy. He argues for private management, lighter rolling stock, and serving the public over Wall Street manipulation.
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Henry Ford
America
West Virginia Mountains
H. S. Firestone
Thomas A. Edison
Ford
Wall Street
Kord
Everzebody
Chinese laborers win wage increase in Canton
Employers in Canton raise mechanics wages by twenty to fifty percent to avert a threatened general strike by power plant railroad shipping and factory workers. The victory marks a major labor win in China as guild workers seek further increases.
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Canton
China
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