Coal Strike Sparks National Tension in Oil and Labor
John L Lewis denounces President Wilson in a telegram to Secretary of Labor Wilson calling for broader action as coal miners threaten strike. Virginia and Colorado mobilize guard units amid calls for law and order. Indianapolis report notes political pressure and executive power concerns as miners push to curtail coal use nationwide.
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Indianapolis
Wilson
John L Lewis
United Mine Work
Labor
Miss Burgess to Direct the Chamber of Commerce
Miss Cletus Burgess, long time stenographer in the chamber of commerce office, will direct the affairs of the organization with President J. J. Farriss assisting after the resignation of secretary Wm. C. Massey. Massey departs tonight for Tennessee to enter publicity work. Burgess is deemed highly qualified and experienced in commercial affairs.
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Miss Burgess
C. OF C
Last Tribute Paid to W. P. Pickett in High Point
The funeral for W. P. Pickett who died in a Baltimore hospital was held at the Methodist Protestant church on North Main Street with Rev. George R. Brown officiating. Interment followed in Oakwood Cemetery. The service drew a large crowd, reflecting Pickett’s two years as city head and his long service to High Point. A long list of pallbearers and honoraries from local life attended, with numerous floral offerings signaling high esteem.
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Baltimore
Methodist Protestant Church
North Main Street
Pasor
George R. Brown
Oakwood Cemetery
High Point
Palmer Pushes Deportation Bill Amid Food Law Probes
Attorney General Palmer said the justice department will press prosecutions under the food and fuel control law as indictments for hoarding and profiteering are anticipated. He urged rapid passage of a House bill to deport alien anarchists and expose threats to the president, citing wartime internments at Camp Oglethorpe and Fort Douglas.
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Senate Immigration Committee
Camp Oglethorpe, Ga
Fort Douglas
Utah
New York Brewers Move to Challenge Volstead Act
In New York on October 30, brewers and restaurant men prepared a suit to restrain federal agents from enforcing the Volstead prohibition enforcement act as it applies to wartime prohibition. Similar suits will be filed in other states following a conference to decide to challenge the measure's constitutionality.
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New York
Highway tour postponed to spring for Central highway association
The Central highway association executive committee met in Greensboro and voted to postpone the planned highway tour from November to next May. They cited upcoming county road projects and expect Guilford and Davidson counties to advance hard surfaced routes, extending the road from Morehead City to the Tennessee line.
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Morehead City
Tennessee Line
Guilford
Davidson County
Government moves to secure coal supply and set price limits
Federal agencies act to assure coal for essential industries amid miners strike. Railroads may have coal seized for reserves. priorities for fuel distribution restored. push to establish maximum coal prices and punish hoarding. Cabinet plans include protecting miners willing to work and possible use of federal troops.
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The
Fuel Administration
Department of Justice
National Guard Mobilized in Colorado for Miner Protection
Colorado governor orders about 1200 National Guard to mobilize at Golden and Trinidad by Friday night to protect miners wishing to work. In Washington, Senate grants unanimous consent for immediate consideration of a resolution backing federal action to maintain law and order during the threatened coal strike.
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Denver
Colorado National Guard
National Guard
Golden
Trinidad
Washington
Senate
Thomas
Congress
West Virginia Officials Urged to Form Civic Committees
Charleston reports Governor Cornwell urged sheriffs mayors and other city leaders to form committees of spirited citizens to assist public officials during the coal strike set to begin at midnight tomorrow.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Cornwell
Army officers accused in Grant payroll graft at Camp Sherman
RE. G. Held, former payroll auditor for Columbus contractors B. W. McGrath and Son, testified before a congressional sub committee that government payrolls were padded and army officers in the quartermaster construction corps received liquor and valuables from contractors in the Camp Sherman construction graft investigation.
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Columbus
Quartermaster Construction Corps
RE. G. Held
B. W. McGrath
Prize bass story from New Bloomfield fisherman
Hank Orvin near New Bloomfield observed a three pound bass jump from Buffalo Creek into his basket while he fished. He says the bass chased a minnow which was later found in the bass's stomach after he cleaned it.
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New Bloomfield
Hank Orvin
Buffalo Creek
Jail Boasts Rocking Chairs for Prisoners
Cincinnati reports Hamilton County’s jail features rocking chairs in the women’s recreation room of the new courthouse and jail complex. The $5 million structure houses both facilities and highlights this distinctive furnishing choice.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Hamilton County
Women’s Department
Rescue Effort Fails to Free 20 Miners at Amster dam Mine
Rescue workers battled gas and flames for hours, reaching 150 feet from the entombed miners before mine officials and state inspectors ordered them out at 6 a.m. after an explosion and new fire halted efforts. The men remained trapped as dawn broke.
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U. and O
Amsterdam
Envious Brother Slays In Bavarian Forest
Johann Jager, a farmer from Weissenbach Bavaria, killed his brother Sebastian with an axe after envying his brother's huge appetite. He dumped the body into a stream from a precipice and later confessed after reporting the disappearance. He received fifteen years of hard labor.
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Johann Jager
Weissenbach
Bavaria
Sebastian
Johann
Fanned Monument of Shikellimy Must Go
Harrisburg reports the Fort Agusta Chapter Daughters of America must move a monument to Shikellimy, ruler of the Susquehannna Valley, as a new state highway route is planned. The AG department says Indians must yield to civilization.
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Attorney General’s Department
Fort Agusta
Daughters of America
Sunbury
Shikellimy
All Records Shattered in New Orleans Cotton Sale
New Orleans on October 30 saw a landmark cotton sale as the first ginning from Pantherburn plantation owned by John M. Parker brought 75 cents a pound. The 50,600 bale lot weighed 500 pounds each, totaling about $360,000 with each bale valued at $450. The Mississippi plantation’s cotton, sold middling or better, is expected to average good middling.
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Pantherburn Plantation
John M. Parker
Mississippi
British Savings Banks See Unmatched War Era Rise
The controller of post office savings banks reports saving in Great Britain surged during the war to levels never before approached. This contrasts with ongoing calls for public economy and newspaper editorials warning against rising reckless spending.
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London
Post Office Savings Banks
Great Britain
State Legion Opens First North Carolina Convention
RALEIGH Oct 30 The first state convention of the North Carolina division of the American Legion convened here. Colonel Albert L. Cox and Governor Bickett were the principal speakers.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Division of the American Legion
Albert L. Cox
Bickett
Cotton market opens nervous and irregular in New York
The New York cotton market opens barely steady, down 6 to 18 points as active months slip 39 to 48 points. After the call a rally develops on covering with January advancing to 35.72, about 11 points higher, with 7600d buyers noted at the lower level.
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New York
Hyland Presses for Conference to End Longshore Strike
New York October 30 Mayor Hyland sought a meeting with shipping authorities after insurgent longshoremen in a 22,000 member faction signaled willingness to compromise on wages. They proposed 85 cents an hour 1.25 overtime and an eight hour day versus 70 cents base 1.10 overtime from the national adjustment commission.
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Longshoremen’s Union
National Adjustment Commission
Tokyo government ends first class rail cars nationwide
The government abolishes first class cars on all railroads except long distance trips. Officials lose gold braids and swords as part of a democratizing move. Newspapers say Prime Minister Hara sought a first class car to meet Baron Makino returning from Paris, but the railroad board refused.
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Tokio
Ife
Hara
Baron Makino
Paris
Ella Wheeler Wilcox Dead
New Haven report of the death of poet and author Ella Wheeler Wilcox at her Branford home after months of illness and a nervous collapse.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
New Haven
Brainord
Trial resumes in Charlotte police murder case
In Charlotte on October 30 the preliminary hearing of Chief Orr and 80 officers charged with murder for the car barn riots continued with only seven of up to 50 witnesses examined. The day featured testimony from R Q Barnes, a grocer and prosecution witness who said he would have opened fire sooner if in the officers’ place.
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Charlotte
Orr
R. Q. Barnes
Mother Sacrifice at Lake City Child Saved from Train
Mrs Frank Stanfield aged thirty five sacrificed her life to save her two year old child when a train struck her after she snatched the child from in front of the oncoming engine. The tragedy occurred near Lake City on Oct 30 as the mother shielded her child from death.
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Lake City
Frank Stanfield
Here
Cotton futures open steady with varied December to July bids
New York markets report cotton futures opening steady on October 30. Prices listed include December at 6.45 cents, January 35.25 cents, March 34.75 cents, May 34.77 cents, and July 33.45 cents per pound.
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