States To Handle Coal Distribution By Fuel Committees
Washington July 29 Secretary Hoover announces that all producing coal mines will have first call on railroad coal cars once emergency fuel control machinery is organized. States will set prices to prevent resales and profiteering while the federal government ensures fair prices and supplies. A plan urges local fuel control bodies and coast bunkering changes to favor American coal. Provisions for Cuba and Canadian and Cuban coal imports are noted.
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Washington
Administration
Hoover
Federal Coal Distribution Committee
Commerce
Cuba
American Consul Escapes Captors in Cuba
Eugene Jova acting vice consul escaped from his captors after a morning skirmish in Sagua Cuba. He was wounded in the fight and local police chief says the bandits are surrounded. A messenger reported the escape from near Mogote Caves where the consul’s roadster was found. Jova reportedly used stones to defend himself against bullets.
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Sagua
la Grande
Santa Clara
Cuba
Associated Press
Eugene Jova
Java
Mogote Caves
Jova
Shop Chairman to Go to Washington
Salisbury July 29 One of the general chairmen of the Federated Shopcrafts of the Southern Railway leaves tonight for Washington to confer with officials of the Southern Several other chairmen pass through Salisbury en route to the capital No conference is officially announced but railroad circles expect a meeting with shopmen to be arranged by Henry W Miller vice president of the Southern
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Salisbury
M.iis
Federated Shopcrafts
The
Southern Railway
Washington
Southern
Henry W. Miller
Big Four Official Attacks Seniority
W A Worcester vice president of the Big Four system attacks granting seniority to striking shopmen. He says it would force railroad executives to favor new hires who filled vacancies since July 1 and would require removing the new men if seniority were awarded to the strikers.
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Cincinnati
W. A. Worcester
Big Four Railroad System
Charlotte Man Killed in Crash of German Plane
Berlin reports a German postal airplane crash near Boizenberg killed four people including American R. H. Murrill of Charlotte North Carolina. Murrill, Princeton graduate, was touring Europe with a party of Princeton students and was last heard from as he left Bremen two weeks earlier.
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Charlotte Man
Berlin
R. H. Murrill
Charlotte, N. C
Boizenberg
Hamburg
Yester
Charlotte
N. C
Ralph SS. Murrill
Germany
Hugts A. Murrill
Europe
Princeton
Bremen
Meeting May End Railroad Strike In Another Week
Chicago July 29 The railroad shopmen strike enters its fifth week with optimism for peace. Meetings are planned Tuesday by rail chiefs and workers to act on President Harding's settlement plan. A Railway Executives conference will meet Thursday in New York. Striker representatives will meet in Chicago in response to orders to 90 general chairmen. A meeting of stationary firemen and oilers leaders is set for Tuesday to discuss settlement. The plan reportedly covers all grievances except wages which go to the railway labor board for rehearing.
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Chicago
Harding
W. Dewitt Cuyler
New York
B. M. Jewell
National Agreement Executive Board
Railway Labor Board
Raleigh
Seaboard
Gonnor
Motive Power
Clark
Halifax Street
Afernoon
Carthage
Prmgnent
John Gork
A. D. Watts
Statesville
Col. Watts
North Carolina
F .M. Register
Department of Vital Statistics
Carolina
North Carlina
South Carolina
State Board of Elections
Ficer
Wilson
Charles Clove Bank
Newark
News and Observer
C. C. Daniels
Daniels
Vest
Josephm Daniels
Submarines All Reported Safe After Convoy
All twelve submarines traveling from Los Angeles to Hampton Roads under escort of the Beaver were accounted for at the submarine base. Two submarines are out of commission and being towed. initial reports of missing subs were retracted by the base commander.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Hampton Roads
California
Ashboro Woman Dies at Local Hospital
Mrs. S. E. Way of Ashboro died last night about 11 oclock at a local hospital. She was 42 and had been in ill health for some time. The funeral will be held at Pleasant Hill tomorrow with the hour yet to be announced.
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S. E. Way
Ashboro
Pleasant Hill
Senate approves wool cloth duty amendment amid tight vote
Washington July 29. The senate passed by 26 to 24 the committee amendment imposing duties on woolen cloth for men suitings. Seven Republicans opposed the amendment and three Democrats supported it.
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Washington
Senate
Hays finds no horrors of Hollywood after study
Will Hays president of the Motion Picture Producers association says Hollywood has no horrors after a studio survey in Los Angeles. He cites talk as the only bad influence and urges removing falsehoods about the industry while stressing duties to youth and morals. Jesse L. Lasky recounts a European study trip on Hollywood’s world center status.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Will H. Hays
Motion Picture Producers’ Association
Motion Picture
Hollywood
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
Hays
Jesse L. Lasky
Europe
Lasky
High Point Firemen Return After Convention Triumph
High Point firemen returned from Morehead City where the 1923 convention was held and announced plans to bring the 1924 convention to the Furniture City. Chief Horne and his men were praised for wins and speed events, boosting city pride and state reputation.
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High Point
Durham
Morehead City
Furniture City
Horney
A. H. Beeman
Mizell to head Atlantic Bank & Trust Co. branch in High Point
J A Mizell formerly of the Bank of Robersonville has arrived in High Point to be cashier of the Atlantic Bank and Trust Co. branch. A L Caldwell from Rock Hill is named assistant cashier. Other officers and directors will be elected soon at the bank.
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J. A. Mizell
Bank of
Robersonville
N. C
High Point
Atlantic Bank & Trust Co
Mizell
A. L. Caldwell
Rock Hill
S. C
Mrs J Is Royal Heads to New York Visit
Mrs J Is Royal leaves today for Pittsburg to join Miss Grace Crocfelter and Miss Lena Guy and together travel to New York for a visit.
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J. Is. Royal
Pittsburg
Penn
Grace Crocfelter
Lena Guy
New York
Raleigh Postman Held In Death Of Wife
Norman Holderfield a Raleigh special delivery man is jailed awaiting a coroner inquest into his wife’s death from a bullet wound. Neighbor Charley Johnson says they heard a quarrel and a pistol shot around 10 PM, the wife found unconscious with the pistol away from her body. The couple wed last Christmas.
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Raleigh
Norman
Hold Rfield
Holderfield
Charley Johnson
Johnson
Holderfields
Miners Get $2.50 Daily Raise in Kentucky-Tennessee Field
In Knoxville on July 29 a wage agreement raised pay by $2.50 a day for 5,000 miners across 25 operations in the Kentucky Tennessee coal field. The deal was negotiated at Cincinnati yesterday between the United Mine Workers district No. 19 and the Tennessee Kentucky Coal Operators Association.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Kentucky-Tennessee
Cincinnati
Tennessee-Kentucky Coal Operators Association
United Mine Workers
Negro man injured by timber on railroad work site
Thomas Farbee, a Black laborer, was struck on the head by a steel beam while unloading material for the Commercial National Bank building at the Carolia and Yadkin River railroad station. He received six stitches at Guilford General Hospital after being treated by Dr. T. M. Stanton.
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Thomas Farbee
Carolia & Yadkin River
Farbee
J. W. Sechrest & Son
Guilford General Hospital
T. M. Stanton
Commercial National Bank
Dorothy Eberhart Visits Welborn Grandparents
Little Miss Dorothy Eberhart of Thomasville spends the weekend with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Jot L. Welborn.
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Dorothy Eberhart
Thomasville
Mrs
Jot L. Welborn
Sherrill Elected Head of North State Press Body
North Carolina Press association closed its annual meeting in Shelby with John B. Sherrill of Concord re elected president and Miss Beatrice Cobb of Morganton secretary. The new executive committee includes R. T. Wade Santford Martin J J Farriss A W Burch and Henry B L Warner. The mid winter meeting was awarded to High Point after votes and speeches. Delegates reported a very enjoyable gathering with strong social and business elements.
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Charlotte
Henry BL. Warner
Lexington
Ileigh Point
J. F. Hurley
Salisbury
High Point
J. J. Farriss
J. P. Rawley
W. L. Stamey
A. W. Burch
Six Year Sentence for Theft of Auto
Danville Virginia July 29 C A Frazier local transfer car driver was convicted of stealing an automobile belonging to W W Kincaid in Charlotte North Carolina last December and sentenced to six years in the penitentiary This was the first of five indictments against the accused and police recovered nearly a score of stolen cars mostly from near Charlotte W M Snead indicted on nine counts remains to be tried
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Danville
C. A. Frazier
W.W. Kincaid
Charlotte
N. C
Frazier
W. M. Snead
Alleged check flasher arrested in High Point
H A Daniels white man was arrested here yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Gray on a charge of passing worthless checks. The warrant arose from Robeson county authorities where the prisoner formerly lived. He was taken back to Lumberton today by two Robeson deputies.
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H. A. Daniels
White
Gray
Daniels
Robeson County
Lumberton
High Point
Justice Clark Out of Danger After Auto Accident
RALEIGH July 29 An x ray examination of Justice Walter Clark's injuries from Thursday's auto accident showed no concussion or serious injury. Physicians tending Justice Clark said he was well on the way to recovery.
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Justice Clark
Raleigh
Walter Clark
Clark
Carraway Charges Spark Senate Tariff Debate
Senator Carraway of Arkansas proposed a Senate judiciary committee inquiry into charges that senators have financial interests in tariff rates and emergency tariff passage. Senator Gooding of Idaho challenged Carraway over rice duties, while Carraway denied any financial ties and called the accusation a lie.
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Washington
Carraway
Arkansas
Judiciary Committee
Senate
New York Herald
Senator Gooding
Idaho
Republican Agriculture Tariff’ Bloc
T P A Picnic Plans Set at Dunlap Springs
The T P A of Winston-Salem Greensboro and High Point will hold a joint picnic at Dunlap Springs on August 5 at 2 pm with about 1800 members in three cities. A baseball game between Winston-Salem and Greensboro posts, races, contests, and a supper at 6 pm are planned. attendance may exceed 600 for the event expected to attract 1600 or more.
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Winston-Salem
Greensboro
High Point
Dunlap Springs
North Carolina
Greenscro
Doss Receives Twelve Year Sentence For Murder
Walter Doss is convicted in Campbell County Virginia circuit court of the murder of Otto Linfors near Lynchburg. He receives a twelve year term after confessing to striking Linfors with a revolver butt during a drunken fight. Linfors body found June 13 and identified June 24. Doss formerly lived in Beckfield West Virginia.
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Lynchburg
Walter Doss
Campbell
Otto H. L. Linfors
Crewe
Doss
Linfors
Doss Lved
Buefield
W. Va
Two City Court Cases Decide Fates for Liquor Sale and Reckless Driving
Fred Suits was convicted in municipal court for having liquor for sale and fined 50 dollars plus costs after a chase with Officers Stout and Noah. F. W. Baker was acquitted on a reckless driving charge in the same session.
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Fred Suits
Suits
Stout
Noah
F. W. Baker
North Carolina news and figures show mixed progress
Coastal and Raleigh items report slight shifts in Sea board yard conditions after a strikers appeal, Chief Justice Clark recovers from a car wreck, and Col. Watts takes a vacation. North Carolina vital stats warn of infant and death trends with a call for recounts, while local notices cover burials and civic meetings.
St Pauls Tarnished by Time Faces Large Repair Bill
The St Pauls church in London faces decay requiring repair and reconstruction work. Estimates show a need to spend up to £100,000 to save the building, with financiers urged to fund the substantial restoration.
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London
Christer Wren
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Rere
Ashbboro
White House
Edward McLean
Washington, D. C
Will Hays
Chief Horney
J. A. Mizel
Atlantic Bank
Postoffice Employe
Kentucky
Sherrill
North State
Concord
Shelby
Caraway
Gooding
T. P
Judge Clark
O. J. Coffin
St. Paul’s
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