Congress Today Probes Harvey Speech in London
Representative Flood asks Secretary Hughes if Ambassador Harvey spoke for the United States or if statements were official. He cites quotes about the war in Europe being inconceivable and the purpose of sending soldiers to save the United States, not merely France Britain Italy or Belgium.
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Washington
Ambassador Harvey
London
Representative Flood
Virginia
Secretary of State
Hughes
Department
Flood
Harvey
United States
England
France
Great Britain
Italy
Belgium
United States of America
Police Slayer Sued for 25000 in North Carolina Incident
In Greensboro a suit filed in superior court seeks 25000 damages against Carl L. Talley alleging he killed Officer W. T. McCuiston during a May 4 attempt to arrest whiskey runners. The complaint accuses Talley and co-conspirators of illegal liquor trafficking and planning to kill officers to escape. A second count claims McCuiston was killed by Talley or an accomplice.
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Greensboro
S. S. Mitchell
W. T. McCuiston
Carl L. Talley
Leakesville
MecCuiston
Talley
McCuiston
Tom Robertson
Lewis Edwards
East Washington Street
North Carolina
Louis Edwards
Danville
Tom Me
Election Today in Six Irish Counties
SELMA IOWA May 24 Walter Oliver son of a wealthy farmer died after a 60 day self imposed fast. Oliver was a conscientious objector sent to the federal penitentiary for refusing to wear a uniform at Camp Dodge. He returned home, became a recluse and began fasting again praying for a blessing.
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Selma
Iowa
Walter Oliver
Oliver
Federal
Camp Dodge
Church to Launch Building Campaign
East Green Street Baptist Church will host a Wednesday evening meeting at 7 30 for a building campaign to fund a new church. Rev Lanier asks every member to attend the business conference and support the effort.
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East Green Street
Mr. Lanier
Escaped prisoner Kent Greer captured near Salisbury
Kent Greer the escaped prisoner from Danville Virginia was arrested near Salisbury today after a pursuit from High Point. He escaped from a road gang six years into a theft sentence and was taken without trouble at the Yadkin river toll bridge. He had been sighted in High Point last night and attempted flight on Greensboro road before police stopped him. Greer, with a companion in a Hudson touring car, was brought to Salisbury and jailed.
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Kent Greer
Salisbury
High Point
Krider
Kesler
Virginia
Danville
Yadkin River
Greer
Yeclock
Friddle
Underwood
Greensboro
Alexandria
Lucius Long
Jack Burrus
Mayflower RTO Sets Contract for Night Voyage to Winston-Salem
President Harding traveled aboard the Mayflower on May 24 as it left New York for Washington. The trip followed ceremonies in Hoboken honoring 5,000 fallen heroes on the 125th anniversary of the New York Commercial. J. Elwood Cox announced that within fifteen days a highway contract will be let to complete the High Point to Winston-Salem road, including 4.4 miles of Guilford county grading and full asphalt surfacing, tying Greensboro to the Triangle of Winston-Salem High Point and Greensboro.
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New York
Harding
Washington
Sandy Hook
Truitt
John F. Hylan
Narrows
Holboken
J. Elwood Cox
State Highway Commission
High Point
Winston-Salem
Cox
Guilford
Forsyth
State Commission
Highway Commission
Winston- Salem
Greensboro
Cuts in Rail Wages Near Half
Chicago May 24 The railway labor board will use 1920 wage rates as the basis for next week’s wage reductions. Tentative percentages show a 10 to 25 percent cut by class, clerical staff largely unchanged. An estimated annual slice of 350 to 400 million dollars. Nearly one hundred roads affected with uniform cuts by class.
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Chicago
Railway Labor Board
kEmployes
Funeral services for train victim Hayworth
Funeral services for Theodore Hayworth fifteen year old son of Mr and Mrs E E Hayworth will be held Wednesday at 3 PM in the Friends church Rev Samuel Hayworth will conduct the service The Sunday school class of the Friends church of which the deceased was a member will act as honorary pall bearers Active pall bearers include Joseph D Cox F M Waiters D H Parsons Samuel Anderson Henry White and Evan Cecil
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Theodore Hayworth
E. E. Hayworth
Thistle Street
Friends Church
Samuel Hayworth
Joseph D. Cox
F.M. Waiters
D. H. Parsons
Samuel Anderson
Henry White
Evan Cecil
Henry W Grady Honored On 71st Birthday in Atlanta
The 71st anniversary of Henry W Grady birth was observed in Atlanta with public school ceremonies and later activities at his monument honoring the orator and journalist who sought to heal Civil War wounds.
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Atlanta
Henry W. Grady
Judge to be presented season pass for all Pacific league parks
Tacoma May 24 Judge Kenshaw Mountain Landis high commissioner of baseball will receive an engraved season pass valid at all parks in the Pacific International Baseball league.
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Tacoma
Wash
Kenshaw Mountain Landis
Seison Nass
Pacific International Baseball League
Millions Enflen for Church Work in Southern Presbyterian Assembly
In St Louis on May 24 the Southern Presbyterian General Assembly debated a five year operating budget of 23 million dollars and a one year benevolence and missions target of 10.9 million. Lay leaders urged a 3 million missions campaign while a report proposed appointing deaconesses and addressing the role of women in church councils.
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ST. Louis
Southern Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Councils of the Church
Rickenbacker to Fly Across Country
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker announced plans to proceed with his cross country flight after repairing his plane in Los Angeles. He will depart for San Francisco this afternoon and continue to Washington with a stop in Omaha, Nebraska, at dawn Wednesday.
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Los Angeles
Cal
United States
Eddie Rickenbacker
San Francisco
Washington
Omaha
Neh
Des Moines Chosen For Next Presbyterian Assembly
In Winona Lake Indiana on May 24 Rev. Lewis Seymour Mudge of Warrenburg Pennsylvania was elected stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America in the 33rd general assembly. He will assume office April 1, 1922 after winning 777 of 822 votes. Des Moines was selected as the next assembly meeting site with Atlantic City the sole other candidate city.
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Winona Lake
Ind
Lewis Seymour Mudge
Warrishburg
Presbyterian Church
United States of America
General Assembly
Mudge
Des Moines
Town
Atlantic City
Campaign for a fund opens with bright prospects
The Y W C A campaign in High Point aims for $15,000 to expand and sustain its work. The inaugurating dinner drew women and many men, with speakers underscoring the association as essential to the community and highlighting plans for a larger cafeteria and stronger services for girls and women.
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High Point
Ines
James A. Clark
Blue Bird Band
Clara Cox
Edith Moore
Association
Arthur S. Lyon
Rotary Club
Lyon
Mayer Hedrick
Marian Hopper
T High Point
Fred N. Tate
Y. W
Pro-Leaguers urge association to curb armaments and war
The Pro-League Independents led by Prof Irving Fisher press Congress to join an effective international association to prevent war. They back disarmament, assert support for Harding administration if a viable plan emerges, and warn against hyphenated lobbies opposing national unity.
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Newhaven
Conn
Irving Fisher
Congress
Association of Nations
Hughes
League of Nations
Republican Party
Harding
International Council
Warrant Issued For Sid Hatfield In Coal War
Williamson W Va May 21 A warrant is issued for the arrest of Sid Hatfield former chief of police at Matewan He is charged with assaulting P J Smith superintendent of the Stone Mountain coal company The assault occurred during Matewan fighting amid miner evictions in May 1919 that sparked ongoing troubles.
Judge Mack Pushes Vote on Zionist Policies in Cleveland
Judge Julian W. Mack of Chicago, head of the Zionist Organization in America, leads a push at the June 5 Cleveland convention for a confidence vote on administration policies. He seeks a formal Palestine Foundation fund budget and monthly financial statements to ensure donor protection and fund allocation.
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New York
Julian W. Mack
Chicago
Zionist Organization In America
Cleveland
National Executive Organization
Mack
Palestine Foundation Fund
Judge Mack
Palestine Work
World Zionist Organization
Palestine
Word Zionist Organization
Zionist Organization In
America
United States
Chaim Weizmann
London
Buffalo
Weismann
Northern Ireland votes as 52-member Parliament election held
May 24 in Belfast and six counties Ant rim Armagh Down Fermanagh Londonderry and Tyrone plus Londonderry and Belfast boroughs begin polling for Northern Ireland Parliament members. Security tightness and closures mark election day with fears of disorder and authorities enforcing calm.
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Belfast
Ireland
Northern Ireland
Antrim
Armagh Down
Fermanaugh
Londonderry
Tyrone
June Offerings Absorbed Today In Cotton Market
New York May 24 The feature in the cotton market at the opening was the unexpected issuance of June notices set at 3800 bales. A firm took up twenty May notices yesterday and now more than that on June and other notices, indicating cotton arrived too late for May delivery. June opened down 21 points with other months mostly steady to mixed. offerings absorbed as June moved to 11.80 versus 12.36 for July. Cotton futures opened steady with July 12.30 October 15.08 December 12.48 January 13.57 March 13.92.
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New York
Jobless Men Seek Work and New Employment Bureaus
Raleigh May 24 Commission er of Labor and Printing M L Shipman notes a generally unsatisfactory labor picture. He urges full time employment bureaus in NC industrial centers. Raleigh and Rocky Mount already operate with Charlotte Greensboro likely by June 1 and Winston-Salem Asheville Wilmington may join. Bureaus placed 56 job seekers last week and counties expect further tax and school policy actions as state boards consider welfare and education appointments.
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Raleigh
M. L. Shipman
Shipman
Federal Employment Bureau
Virginia
North
South
Caroline
North Carolina
Rocky Mount
Charlotte
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Asheville
Wilmington
Commissioner of Revenue
State Department
State Equalizing Board
State Text Book Commission
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Board of Education
State Board of Charities
Joseph Daniels
W. L. Hutchins
Lexington
Methodist Church
Will Neal
Marion
Husband Indicted for Wife Murder in Florence
Lauderdale County grand jury indicts F. W. Seay husband of Myrtle Williams Seay for first degree murder in the death of Mrs. Seay whose mutilated body was found near Florence May 15. Trial set for June.
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Florence
Ala
Lauderdale County
Myrtle Williams Seay
F. W. Seay
Seay
Quiet Follows Riots in Alexandria Egypt
Quiet prevailed after curfew in Alexandria following violent protests. Officials report 2 Europeans killed and 46 natives dead with 191 wounded, noting the uprising appeared aimed more at Greeks than Europeans.
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Lexandria
Egypt
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