Federal Troops Readied for West Virginia Coal Zone
In Williamson W V A two day battle between UMW sympathizers and opponents resumes near McCarr Kentucky and Glenn West Virginia. Secretary Weeks orders General Read to deploy federal troops into Mingo County if needed with discretion on numbers.
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West Virginia
Read
Mingo County
Williamson W. VA
United Mine Workers
Williamson District
McCarr
Glenn
W. Va
Sprigg
Wasshington
Fifth Corps
Weeks
War Department
Tug River Clash Resumes Fire Near Pikeville
Terrific firing from Kentucky and West Virginia sides of the Tug river continued after a 43 hour mock state of war. Reports from Pike county officers said several men were killed on the West Virginia side. Sheriff Sawyers called nearly 300 deputy sheriffs to report for duty along the Kentucky shore to restore control.
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Pikeville
Kentucky
West Virginia
Tug River
Pike County
Automobile crash injures driver at Kinston races
Benjamin Withers of Charlotte was seriously hurt when his car hit a fence during yesterday’s automobile races in Kinston. He suffered three broken ribs and a lung injury and remained in the hospital. doctors say he has a good chance to recover as spectators watched the spectacular spill and Withers walked before a surgeon arrived.
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Kinston
Benjamin Withers
Charlotte
Withers
Admiral Benson Sees U S Merchant Marine Future
London dispatch reports Admiral Benson chairman of the United States Shipping Board writes in Fairplay on the future of the American merchant marine. He notes Americas sea prominence after World War I and says the nation has spent about 4 billion dollars to secure a shipping place and will strive to retain independence amid a recovering world market. He predicts a revival and asserts America is now ship independent.
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Shipping Board
London
Admiral Benson
United States Shipping Board
Fairplay
America
Smiles Get Jobs in Mexico City Government Shakeup
President Obregon ordered cabinet officers to vet workers and discharge hundreds of young women employed for light duties and paid by the federal government. Some will be kept if they support parents or close relatives.
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Mexico City
Obregon
Charleston man proposes to 20 year old widow
In Charleston West Virginia on May 14 Maston Christian 81 proposed to a 20 year old girl who lived nearby. He had previously had six wives and is father to 23 children. His children and grandchildren are spread across many states.
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Charleston
W. Va
Maston Christian
Williams River
Christian
Oldest Fayetteville Observer Sold to Indiana Publisher
David B. Lindsay of Marion Indiana, former Marion Chronicle publisher, purchases the Fayetteville Observer from John A. Park and assumes management. Park had acquired the paper months ago from local stockholders and added plant improvements.
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Findiana
D. B. Lindsay
Fayetteville
N. C
David B. Lindsay
Marion
Indiana
Marion Chronicle
High Point Community Service to name Frederic A. Cummings local exec
Frederic A. Cummings is slated to become the local executive of High Point community service if the executive committee accepts board recommendations. Directors praised his work and attendance at last night’s meeting, which featured fundraising progress and plans to raise about 5900 more as memberships grow. Steve Clark offered office space and phone service for the project.
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Frederic A. Cummings
High Point Community Service
Cummings
Community Service
Mea
New York
National Organization
High Point
A. E. Tate
Walter Hargett
Steve Clark
A. F E. Tate
Willis H. Slane
W. L. Hargett
J. Allen Austin
J. Worth Bacon
S. R. Bivens
George R. Brown
G. W. Clark
R. T. Chappell
C. P. Coble
W. A. Copeland
Clara Cox
J. Elwood Cox
Joseph D. Cox
L. Davis
J. J. Farriss
E. W. Freeze
T. J. Gold
Frank Gurley
Walter L. Hargett
David Harris
Charles Hortel
W. C. Idol
W. A. J. Idol
Eli Ingram
W. C. Jones
Grover Kerr
Gurney King
B. W. Kirkman
Roy E. Leinbach
W. J. McAnally
I. T. Mann
W. M. Marr
C. BE. Mendenhall
J. Hol. Millis
C. CC. Muse
C. C
W. M. Carr
W. G. Shipman
W. L. Stamey
F. N. Tat
Pair Weather Is Forecast
Weather predictions for the week beginning Monday cover the South Atlantic and East Gulf states with generally fair skies and temperatures somewhat below normal. The outlook emphasizes mild conditions across coastal areas and cooler nights ahead.
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Washington
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Cotton Exports Financed by War Finance Corporation
The War Finance Corporation announced $2,000,000 in advances to aid cotton exports. Previously $1,600,000 had been authorized, including a $1,000,000 loan for shipments to foreign ports warehoused and distributed to Liverpool Havre Genoa Bremen and Kobe. Additional $1,000,000 covered exports from American interior points and ports for October to December to Liverpool Havre Trieste Genoa Venice and Bremen. Warehoused Bremen goods go to Czechoslovakia Austria Poland and Sweden with distribution to France Alsace Lorraine and Italian mills. A circular outlined application requirements to exporters seeking advances from American banks.
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Washington
War Finance Corporation
Liverpol
Havre
Genoa
Bremen
Kobe
Japan
Liverpool
Trieste
Venice
France
Czecho-Slovakia
Austria
Poland
Sweden
Four men held in Norfolk train wrecking plot near Fords Station
On May 14, James Jennings John Patterson Moses Wilson and Frederick Hill were arrested and jailed in Dunwoodie county charged with two attempts to derail Norfolk and Western trains near Fords Station. One train carrying Southern Baptist delegates to Chattanooga halted when an obstruction was spotted. The men allegedly confessed they aimed to derail the train to rob passengers.
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Richmond
James Jennings
John Patterson
Moses Wilson
Frederick Hill
Dunwoodie County
Fords
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Southern Baptist Convention
Chattanooga
Tenn
South Atlantic Intercollegiate Association picks Richmond for 1922 games
Washington May 14 The University of Richmond Va has been awarded the 1922 games of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Virginia Charlottesville won the bid last year. The meeting admitted William and Mary and invited Trinity and Davidson to join. Georgia Tech is expected to resign due to distance from the South Atlantic section.
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Washington
University of Richmond
South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
William and Mary College
Trinity
Davidson
Georgia Tech
South Atlantic
Princeton Seniors Maintain Beer Suits Despite Prohibition
Princeton University seniors continue to wear their distinctive “beer suits” despite Prohibition. The outfit includes white overalls a painter’s white coat and an engineer’s black visor cap. The left sleeve bears three black service chevrons each for six months of prohibition.
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Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
John Barleycorn
Survivor of Custer Massacre Dies in Sitka Alaska
George Gee a Chinese former army cook and one of the few Custer massacre survivors died in Sitka Alaska. The Sitka American Legion post held his funeral honoring his military service. Gee served twenty years as a navy cook and had lived in Alaska for several years. He said he escaped death when ordered to guard the command's baggage.
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Sitka
Alaska
George Gee
Jee
American Legion
Gee
Navy
Alaska Exhibit Proposal for National Mining Show
Governor Thomas Tiggs Jr. urged the Alaska legislature to send a territorial exhibit of mineral and agricultural products to the National Mining Exposition in Chicago, October 17 22, as recommended by the American Mining Congress and endorsed in Juneau in April.
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Alaska
Juneau
Chicago
American Mining Congress
Thomas Tiggs, Jr
Local performer laments missing watch after show
Duane Clark known as Hard luck Guy at an amateur show in Maysville Kentucky reports his watch was stolen from the dressing room after returning backstage. The incident adds to his reputation for misfortune as he continues performing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maysysille
Duane Clark
Baptists See Growth Across Southern Conference
The 66th Southern Baptist convention in Chattanooga reports 173,595 baptisms, 5,199,005 members, 967 district associations, 27,444 local branches, 20,420 Sunday schools with 1,996,610 pupils, and church property valued at 97.7 million dollars. Receipts total 3.66 million for foreign missions, with overall contributions reaching 34.88 million. The Baptist Sunday School Board posts a record 1.1 million in receipts, funds rural training, and awards 12,081 diplomas to teachers.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Southern Baptist Convention
South
Department of Survey
Convention
Baptist Sunday School Board
Baptist Young People’s Union
Seventene
Cotton market shows small gains from Japanese buying
New York on May 14 reports steady to firm openings as shorts cover and Japanese interests add purchases. Early quotes span May at 12.30, July 12.80, October 13.35, December 13.66, January 13.89, with changes mostly 1 point up to 3 points down.
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New York
Sinn Fein Leader Griffith Escaped From Mountjoy
In Dublin on May 14 an armored car raid by Irish Republicans freed Arthur Griffith, founder of Sinn Fein, from Mountjoy prison. The raiders overpowered guards at the governor’s office and began to escape, but a guard’s shot caused a retreat. They abandoned the armored car nearby after fleeing into the night.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Arthur Griffith
Sinn Fein
Mountjoy
Griffith
High Point Postal Workers Armed With Revolvers
High Point post office employees were issued Colt automatic pistols holsters belts and ammunition to guard the mails against robbers. Officials in Washington ordered the armament after a rise in robberies. Night workers are instructed to be cautious and to defend Uncle Sam’s property if needed.
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High Point Post Office
Uncle Sam
High Point
Ofice
Pot Office
J. J. Farriss
Post Office
Washington
Department
North Carolina Challenges Volstead Act Section 35
A wave of NC suits targets the Volstead Act section 35 with injunctions against Collector J W Bailey. Citizens contend levies for liquor violations violate due process as criminal cases not decided first. About 15 suits before Judge Boyd in Greensboro seek to halt tax-like penalties and seizures.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
J. W. Bailey
Internal Revenue
United States
Bailey
Boyd
Greensboro
Asheville
Fires menaced Ocala forest in suspected arson
Federal and state authorities opened an inquiry into fires that burned about 60 000 acres of the Ocala national forest and 40 000 acres of neighboring private land. The blazes began a week ago Sunday and burned out yesterday leaving charred timber and numerous dead animals.
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Ocala. Fla
Ocala National Forest Reserve
France Opposes German Invasion of Upper Silesia
Premier Briand stated in Paris that France is unalterably opposed to military operations in Upper Silesia. He warned that German troops entering the region would trigger Polish intervention and likely war, with France unable to remain neutral.
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Paris
France
Upper Silesia
Briand
Foreign Office
Lloyd George
Commerce as Life Blood of Nation Faces Court Tests
Washington observers say Section 8 paragraph 3 of the Constitution has spawned most litigation. Supreme Court scrutiny focuses on interstate commerce reach, with cases over rail rates, ICC powers, labor acts, and prohibitions.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Marshall
Annapolis
Maryland
Virginia
Delaware
Philadelphia
Hamilton
Supreme Court
Peterson
Commerce Section
Wisconsin
New York
Texas
Commission
Employers’ Liability Act
Tornado injures seven in Wilson County
A tornado struck near Contenear Creek at the Hi ram Walston farm injuring seven people, one seriously, as a fierce storm toppled a house and leveled outhouses and fences across Wilson County. Crops are expected to suffer little damage.
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Wilson, N.C
Hiram Walston
Contenear Creek
Wilson County
Mary White Dies After Horse Fall In Emporia
Miss Mary White aged 16 daughter of William Allen White publisher of the Emporia Gazette died from injuries after falling from a horse last Tuesday. She passed away yesterday in Emporia Kansas.
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Miss White
Emporia
Kay
Mary White
William Allen White
Emporia Gazette
Estimations Hint Cotton Acreage Reduction
Governor Morrison adds to mind por capture of police slayer as estimates show cotton acreage will be reduced nationwide this season reflecting ongoing agricultural adjustments and policing concerns.
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Morrison
North Carolina cotton acreage seen drop by twenty eight percent
A Raleigh report from the North Carolina cooperative crop reporting service estimates cotton acreage will fall about 28 percent this year though figures are preliminary since reporters work without pay. Director Parker expects more accurate data from a May 25 survey and notes early figures were higher than reality.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Parker
Canada
State Insurance Department
United States
Pacific Coast
Ambassador Hotel
Los Angeles
Morrison
Rembroke
M. H. Biddle
Wm. Lowry
R. H. Livingston
J. A. McCormick
A. M. Breece
Wild
Stacey W. Wade
State Department of Insurance
Insurance Department
Texas
Blue Sky
Carl Talley
Greensboro
W. T. McCuiston
Medals Presented to Poor in Camp Bennett Ceremony
Colonel Paul B. Malone Captain J C Green Jr Corporal John F Clark and Terrell W Hill will receive the Distinguished Service Cross from Brigadier General W H Gordon at 3 36 this afternoon on the 9th infantry parade grounds at Camp Benning in Columbus Georgia.
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Poor
Columbus
Paul B. Malone
J. C. Green, Jr
John F. Clark
Terrell W. Hill
Infantry
W. H. Gordon
Thea 9Th Infantry
Camp Bening
Oldest Man Claim From Constantinople A 150 Year Kurd
In Constantinople a 150 year old Kurd named World s Chrest Mian says he is the world s oldest man. He has not worked for eight decades and lives on a pension granted by the Turkish government.
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Constantinople
May To Torah
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Dal Uea
D. A Stanton
A. EK. Tate
Jos. D. Cox
W. Freeze
H. A. Millis
War Finance Board
Europe
Northie Carolina Colleges
Baptist Church
Sain
Silesia
Commons
Crop Reporting Service
Man Abernethy
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