Union Leaders Brace for Impending Coal Walkout
AP reports March 29 that anthracite negotiators dismiss a quick settlement and expect a long fight over nineteen wage demands. UMW district president Kennedy calls for miracles to avert a strike on April 1 as Warriner of Lehigh Coal rejects British coal import fears. Illinois miners also vow to join the nationwide strike set for April 1 with no delay or state deal.
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New York
Anthracite Sub-Committee
Thomas J. Kennedy
United Mine Workers
America
Chicago
Illinois
Frank Farrington
Ilinois
State Operators Association
Sheriff Suffers Gun Battle With Prisoner In Fast Car
Winchester Virginia March 29 A tense chase ends in a crash after Sheriff Pantell tries to subdue William Stroker an overseas veteran and alleged robber The prisoner draws a concealed revolver as the car careens down a hill and crashes Stroker is knocked to the road while Pantell secures him with deputies rushing to the scene
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Winchester
Sherif Pantell
William Stroker
Montana
Julian Larrick
Stroker
Parnell
Larrick
Annell
Miss Miami Wreck Probe Underway After Five Die
Miami Airways received a Commerce Department inquiry requesting all information on the Miss Miami landing and the nearby fishing boat that ignored signals. Pilot Moore reported reading the boat’s name before it failed to help, as the craft drifted and capsized, resulting in five deaths.
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Miami
Fla
Miami Airways Corporation
Miss Miami
Navigation Bureau
Department of Commerce
Moore
Arrests for selling rum in Atlantic City
Three well known local saloonkeepers were arrested yesterday by United States deputy marshals for alleged rum selling. The men named are Dan Innelli of Innelli's Hotel opposite the Pennsylvania railroad station, Mike McLoughlin of Arkansas and Atlantic avenues, and Joseph Keeley of South Carolina and Baltic avenues. Prohibition forces vow to intensify actions against violators.
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Atlantic City
United States
Dan Innelli
Innelli
Pennsylvania Railroad Station
Mike McLoughlin
Arkansas
Atlantic Avenues
Joseph Keeley
South Carolina
Baltic
Indiana Hoosiers to tour Japan in spring baseball series
Bloomington March 29 Indiana University will send its baseball team to Japan for a two month spring tour. Thirteen players have signed passports to join the Hoosier squad that will meet Waseda University in Tokyo and other venues across the land of the cherry blossoms.
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Japan
Bloomington
Ind
Middle West
Indiana University Nine
Hoosier
Waseda University
Tokyo
Look Yourselves Over Men Is There Perfect Thirty Six In the House
Philadelphia March 29. Actress Amelia Bingham urges both genders to wear corsets. She advocates trimness and argues men should wear flexible corsets to avoid slouchiness.
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Philadelphia
Amelia Bingham
House Passes Army Appropriation Bill for Next Fiscal Year
The house passed the army appropriation bill without a roll call, allocating about 288 million dollars to cover military and non military War Department expenses for the coming fiscal year. In Quebec, the basilica of St Anne de Beaupre was destroyed by fire, though the statue and relics were saved. The senate adopted a resolution by Senator Dial ordering FTC investigation into the cotton price slump and exchange operations. In Chicago, automatic printing machines used in AP and commercial circuits may end radio transmission secrecy drawbacks, said Sterling Morton of the Morkrum company.
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Washington
House
War Department
Quebec
St. Anne de Beaupre
St. Anne
Federal Trade Commission
Dial
South Carolina
Senate
Chicago
Associated Press
Sterling Morton
Morkrum Company
Irish Republicans seek immediate halt to campaign in south
Dublin march 29 Republican members of the Dail Eireann adopted a resolution calling for an immediate suspension of the political campaign in southern Ireland to unite factions and press for an end to Catholic killings in Belfast.
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Dublin
Dail Eirrean
Southern
Ireland
Belfast
Caruso Memorial Foundation Plans Nationwide Benefit Concerts
The Caruso Memorial Foundation envisions an enduring tribute to the tenor’s life work. Committees nationwide organize benefit concerts to raise an endowment of 1 million dollars, applying the interest to foster American musical talent regardless of region or creed.
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Atlanta
Gays
South
Foundaion
Caruso
Sting
America
Rhode Island Girl Wins Golf Playoff at Pinehurst
Miss Glenna College of Metacomet club Providence Rhode Island won the north and south women's golf championship by defeating Mrs M J Scammel of Uniontown Pennsylvania 4 and 2 in the finals at Pinehurst on March 29.
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Pinehurst
Mss
Glenna College
Metacomet Club
Providence
R. I
M. J. Scammel
Uniontown
Joffre Arrives in Victoria as Peace Envoy
Marshal Joffre of France arrives in Victoria with Mme Joffre and Samuel Hill of Seattle aboard the liner Silver State. They are guests in the Pacific Northwest with two military aides accompanying them.
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Joffre
Victoria Victoria
B. C
Marshal Joffre
France
Victoria
Far East
Silver State
Mme. Joffre
Samuel Hill
Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Noted Rifle Champion Philo Jacoby Dies at 85 in San Francisco
Philo Jacoby, famed rifle champion who won at the Philadelphia Centennial exposition and in Berlin in 1868, died in a San Francisco hospital after a year of illness. He was 85 and collected over 125 medals and trophies in rifle competition.
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San Francisco
Philo Jacoby
Berlin
Chicago Embraces 24 Hour Police Radio Network
Chicago adopts around the clock radio communication for the police, linking City Hall sending station with precincts. Nine fast cars in detective service carry full radio sets to respond to holdups and robberies. Chief Fitzmorris praises radio for future law enforcement.
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Chicago
Fitzmorris
Rickard Acquitted of Assault Charge in New York
George Tex Rickard sport promoter was acquitted of assault and abduction charges in New York Supreme Court. District Attorney Precora indicated he may not face three related indictments, noting the jury’s finding and needing to review the other cases before proceeding.
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New York
George
Tex) Rickard
Supreme Court
Precora
Richard
Sarah Sehoenfeld
American Golf Lures England’s Golfers
A London dispatch notes the ongoing shift of leading British golfers to the United States. The piece lists Hutchison, Barnes, and many others from Scottish nurseries and clubs as part of a "formidable" exodus, arguing players move to the lucrative American market amid a material age.
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London
United States
Hutchison and
Barnes
Wilfred Reid
Banstead Downs
James Hepburn
Home Park
Surbiton
Laurence Ayton
St. Andrews
Rye
Philip Taylor
Fulwell
J. Mason
Montrose
S. Cruikshank
Edinburgh
Ralph Smith
West Middlesex
Douglas Edgar
Newcastle
Charles Mayo
Burhill
Tom Vardon
Jersey
England bars German boxers from London bout
Laindon March 29. Two German boxers Kurt Prinzel middleweight champion and Richard Naujocks scheduled to appear in a London ring were refused permission by the home office under the alien restriction act of 1919. Authorities advised the men could not participate in bouts in England.
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Laindon
London
Home Office
Kurt Prinzel
Germany
Richard
Naujocks
England
Mrs Ed Mungo Visits Relatives in Randleman
Mrs. Ed Mungo is spending the day in Randleman as a guest of relatives.
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Ed. Mungo
Randleman
Seaplane Tragedy Claims Five Lives off Atlantic
Miami report details the Miss Miami flying boat disaster from Minami to Bimini. Pilot Robert Moore survived after three days at sea while three women and two men perished. Survivors describe attempts to pump water, a woman and a man jumping overboard, and a final struggle before rescue by the tanker William Green on the third night.
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Miami
Fla
Robert Moore
Minami
Bimin
Moore
Thea
August Bulte
Bulte
Operation May Be Necessary To Save Life Of One Siamese Twin
In Chicago on March 29 doctors say separation surgery hinges on one sister’s death. Josepha and Rosa Blazek lie in near unconscious states with jaundice. if Josepha dies Rosa could live only a few days, but consent to operate would not save both. Each sister has separate lungs and stomach.
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Chicago
Josepha
Rosa Blazek
Rosa
Blakestone
Banks Win Fight On Par Clearance In NC Supreme Case
Charlotte March 29 The North Carolina supreme court will hear the next stage of the par clearance controversy involving 275 North Carolina banks and the Richmond federal reserve bank. Judge Webb’s late decision upholds state law allowing banks to charge exchange rates and permanently enjoins the Richmond bank from exchanging drafts tendered by the plaintiff banks. The case is expected to reach the United States Supreme Court with no appeal yet filed.
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Charlotte
North Carolina Supreme Cour
North Carolina
Richmond Federal Reserve Bank
Webb
Richmond Bank
Supreme Court of the United States
North Carolina Supreme Court
Miss Ione Kitchin Dies at Washington D C
Miss Ione Kitchin 21 daughter of Representative Claude Witchin North Carolina died at the family home in Washington after a nine month illness. She had been a George Washington university student due to graduate in June. Funeral plans pending body to be sent to Scotland Neck North Carolina for interment.
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Washington
Jone Kitchin
Claude Witchin
North Carolina
Miss Witchin
George Washington University
Scotland Neck
N. C
Skating Rink Planned in El Paso Church Bas ement
EL PASO Tex March 29 Rev Henry Van Valkenburgh pastor of First Methodist church announced he has completed arrangements to open a skating rink in the church basement to offset the dancing craze. It will be a community proposition and no charge will be made.
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EL Paso
Tex
Henry van Valkenburgh
First Methodist Church
Miss Bessie Hawthorne Guest of Mrs Crowder
Miss Bessie Hawthorne of Richmond Virginia is the guest of Mrs M J Crowder at the Crowder residence on Steele Street.
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Bessie Hawthorne
Richmond, Va
M. J. Crowder
Crowder
Steele Street
Libel suit against Fayetteville publishers goes to jury
In Fayetteville on March 29 the defense in a $100000 libel suit by former mayor Henry E. Williams against Park Publishing and Cary B. Taylor was blocked from splitting the case. Judge Connor ruled the Park Publishing corp liable for employee acts. Jury arguments began with four hours per side. five plaintiffs and four defendants prepared. The case stems from 1920 Observer articles about Williams’ mayoralty.
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Fayetteville
Henry E. Williams
Park Publishing Company
Cary B. Taylor
New York Cotton Shows An Advance
The cotton market opened steady with a 2 point net advance amid Liverpool steadiness and unfavorable eastern belt conditions. May reached 16.88, July 17.24, with futures values for May 17.78 and July 17.18 among others as traders absorbed offerings from southern sellers and Liverpool linked houses.
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New York
Liverpool
New Orleans
Funeral for Samuel Mendenhall Held at Deep River Friends Church
Funeral services for Samuel H. Mendenhall were held at the Deep River Friends church with Rev. Samuel L. Haworth officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. The service drew many mourners from High Point Guilford College and nearby areas.
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S. H. Mendenhall
Deep River Friends Church
Samuel L Haworth
High Point
Mount Etna Erupts Prompting Rapid Evacuations
Mount Etna in violent eruption with lava streams from all sides. Villagers on the mountain side flee their homes as several earthquakes shake Palermo and Messina Provinces over the past days.
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London
Mount Etna
Rome
Palermo
Messina
Shots Fired In Crowd Of Strikers At Maryland Yard
In Hagerstown Maryland a striker was shot in the leg during railroad yard disorder following a labor walkout. Police magistrate to hear the case as strikers and officers dispute who fired 18 to 25 shots into a crowd including women and children. Railroad officers deny calling for troops.
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Hagerstown
Maryland
Bomb Thrown Into Church Meeting in Green Bay
A small bomb was hurled into Union Congregational church in Green Bay as about five hundred listeners gathered to hear William E. Pussyfoot Johnson. F. C. Walker seized the device and carried it toward an exit, where it exploded in his hands. He was only slightly burned. Johnson spoke at a different church. one woman fainted and a general panic followed the blast.
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Green Bay
Wis
Union Congregational Church
William E. (Pussyfoot) Johnson
F. ¢. Walker
Johnson
Lloyd George to Introduce Genoa Conference Vote
Prime Minister Lloyd George will introduce a resolution in the House of Commons next Monday seeking a vote of confidence. Austin Chamberlain announced the resolution, stating the government will support measures approved by the Cannes supreme council as the Genoa conference basis.
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London
Lloyd George
Genoa
House of Commons
Austin Chamberlain
Ashboro Visitor Stays With Mrs Craver at Colonial Drive
Mrs. A. R. Burkhead of Ashboro visits sister Mrs. E. F. Craver in a new Colonial Drive bungalow during a brief stay.
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A. R. Burkhead
Ashboro
E. F. Craver
Colonial Drive
Summer school enrollment to rise in North Carolina
North Carolina educators plan expanded summer teacher training with hopes of higher attendance for whites and blacks. Last year 11 673 total in state and out of state programs. white attendees led with 3 053 enrollments and 91.8 percent passing. Governors and inspectors vow crackdown on fake license plates across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Department of Education
North Carolina
State Department
A. T. Allen
Gays
Military rule debate halts in Ireland convention
Dublin March 29 revolting republicans hold a convention debating a move to declare a military dictatorship but defer action. A dispatch cites a Beggara Bush barracks statement claiming the plan sought to overthrow all governments opposing a republic.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Republican
Ond
On Star
Beggara Bush
Ireland
London Lockout Called by Engineers Union Leaders
The engineer employers' federation posted notices locking out 47 unions plus the amalgamated engineers union. The action takes effect in one week and will affect about 100000 additional workers in London and surrounding areas.
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London
Amesociated Press
Engineer Employers’ Federation Today
Amalgamated Engineers Union
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