West Virginia Truce Deadline Passes as Martial Law Readiness Grows
By noon today the federal government stood poised with martial law authority in five counties Kanawha Fayette Logan Boone and Mingo as Briggadier General Bandholtz prepared a report on the situation. Army planes trains and troops were ready to move at a moment's notice if needed.
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Washington
Harding
West Virginia
White House
War Department
Bandholtz
Army
Whitehouse
Camp Sherman
Camp Dix
Langley Field
Kanawha
Fayette
Logan, Boone and
Mingo
Harding says armed force remains necessary and urges arms reduction
President Harding told the War College that armed forces will always be needed though he hopes for reduced armaments. He pledged officers would not be forced into unwanted service and urged understanding at home and abroad. Weeks and General Pershing joined him with brief remarks.
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West Virginia
Harding
War College
Weeks
General Pershing
Army
Washington Dreadnought Launched as One of Nation’s Largest
The superdreadnaught Washington was launched at Gloucester yards Camden N J by New York Shipbuilding. It will be one of the four largest U S battleships with 130 officers and 1281 men, eight 16 inch rifles and fourteen 5 inch guns, powered by two turbine generations totaling 30018 hp and four 8 000 hp motors. The ship spans 624 feet in length with a 97 foot beam and 30 12 foot draft, aiming for 21 knots.
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Camden
N. J
Washington
United States Navy
Gloucester Yards
New York Shipbuilding Company
Carden
Arnold
Lake Champlain
Maryland
Colorado
West Virginia
Navy Department
North Carolinian in trouble over forged certificates
A 23 year old man claiming to be John D. Blue of Vass North Carolina was arrested in New York on grand larceny charges. He allegedly forged trade certificates to secure a 20 000 dollar deposit from National City Securities to obtain a 26 000 dollar loan and attempted to buy Sanford Milling Company. blue's activities involved Fisher Production and Planters Bank and Trust in Fremont North Carolina.
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New York
John D. Blue
Vass
N. C
Blue
Vass Milling Company
National City Securities Company
North Carolina
Sanford Milling Company
Sanford
Fisher Production Corporation
Thomas J. Hayes
National City Securities Corporation
Planters Bank and Trust Company
Fremont
Hanvlet
Water shortage spurs talk of Neuse river pipe line
Raleigh faces a worsening water crisis as daily use drops and city reservoirs fall. Citizens press for an emergency pipe line from the Neuse River fifteen miles away, while officials plan costs and feasibility before a meeting.
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Neuse River
Lake Raleigh
Neuse
T. B. Hidridge
North Carolina
John Bray
Livin
Noontime tension as West Virginia coal conflicts persist
By noon in Logan County crowds of armed men remained near Crooked Creek after a day of clashes and quiet in other areas. Authorities watched closely while President Harding warned of martial law if unlawful activity continued, targeting Kanawha Fayette Boone Logan and Mingo counties amid ongoing industrial strife.
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Logan
West
Logan County
Crooked Creek
Boone County
Spruce Hawk River
Harding
Trains Stopped on Coal River Branch by Armed Groups
At St. Albans West Virginia authorities halted all trains on the Coal River branch to Madison Jeffrey and other stops as armed bands collect in the area. The last train left yesterday and no mail is moving. Car travel is blocked with roads patrolled and autos halted.
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ST. Albans
West
Coal River
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Madison
Jeffrey
Army orders move regiments from Camp Dix and Camp Sherman
Secretary Weeks ordered the third regiment of infantry to be held in readiness at Camp Dix for possible service in the West Virginia coal fields. This would be the second regiment to leave Camp Dix, with the third departing from Camp Sherman, Ohio if mobilization proceeds.
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Washington
Weeks
Camp Dix
West Virginia
Camp Sherman
Ohio
Troops Mobilized West Virginia District by Rail
Eleven coaches and a baggage car provided by the Nortforx and Western were dispatched to Camp Sherman to transport troops. The cars were moved to the camp this morning and troops were ready to depart at a moment's notice.
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Chillicothe
Nortforx and Western
Sherman
West Virginia
Thirteen De Havilland Planes Ready for Service
Thirteen de Havilland airplanes from Langley Field lifted off at 11 AM today bound for federal service in the coal fields of southern West Virginia.
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Norfolk
de Haviland
Langley Field
West Virginia
Huntington Va. September 1 Former service men recruited
On September 1 in Huntington West Virginia about 150 former service men gathered to discuss postwar recruitment and reemployment programs. Leaders from local veterans groups urged participation in state sponsored job fairs and training workshops.
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Huntington, Weat
Ani
Ve Wats
Nine Year Old Lad Rides Train Car Prank to Capital
Nathaniel Ferguson aged nine arrived at Union Station Washington from Raleigh North Carolina locked in a baggage car. Railroad detectives found him after he explained he entered the car on a sidetrack while playing and fellow youths locked him in as a joke. He endured hunger and thirst but said he enjoyed the trip.
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Washington
Nathaniel Ferguson
Union Station
Raleigh
North Carolina
Cotton Reaches New Highs in New Orleans Market
The August 25 crop condition at 49.3 percent of normal prompted a forecast of 7,037,000 bales. states Virginia North Carolina and South Carolina show varied conditions and yields as prices surge.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
New Orleans
Meredith College Opening Postponed to Sept 14
Raleigh Sept 1 The Meredith College executive committee led by President C E Brewer postponed the college opening from Sept 7 to Sept 14 due to a threatened water famine in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
Meredith College
C. E. Brewer
Old Submarine to Become a Seaside Restaurant
Copenhagen reports a proposal to convert the German submarine U 20 into a seaside restaurant. U 20 sank Lusitania and was driven ashore off the west coast of Jutland.
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Copenhagen
Jutland
Irish answer sent to Lloyd George from Dublin cabinet
Dublin reports the Irish republican cabinet dispatched its reply to Prime Minister Lloyd George last evening. He is in Scotland when the communication was sent.
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Dublin
Lloyd George
Scotland
Air planes ordered to aid West Virginia coal fields
Secretary Weeks directed eighteen air planes be sent from Langley Field to West Virginia coal regions as a precautionary measure to support troops. President Harding and Weeks discussed the situation en route to the White House as Brig. Gen Bandholtz awaited word on returning armed workers per the noon deadline.
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Washington
West Virginia
War Department
Weeks
White House
Harding
War College
Mr. Weeks
Bandholtz
Blair Mountain conflict report reaches Governor's office
Reports from Logan county indicate renewed firing on Blair Mountain in Boone county. Brig. General H H Mandholtz of the War Department arrived in Charleston and visited Governor Morgan. Couriers near the Boone Logan border reported Whitesville mining town recruiting for armed bands around Jeffrey as transport lines are organized for movement over about 25 miles.
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Charleston
West Va
Morgan
Logan County
Blair Mountain
Boone County
H. H. Mandholtz
United States Army
War Department
Washington
Boone-Logan County
Whitesville
Boone-Raleigh County
Jeffrey
Funeral Held Today for Moses Hammond
The funeral for Moses Hammond of Randolph, who died Tuesday night at his sister's home in Clinton, was held this morning at 11 at Springfield church. Ministers Rev. Lewis McFarland and Rev. Dugan Cox and Miss Clara I. Cox officiated with pallbearers O. E. Wilson Eugene Horace Ragan W. T. Parker and J. E. Tomlinson assisting.
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Moses Hammond
Randolph
Clinton
Springfield Church
Lewis McFarland
Dugan Cox
Clara I. Cox
High Point
O. E. Wilson
Eugene T € Horace Ragan
W. T. Parker
J.E. Tomlinson
High Point Warns on Water Use as City Near Famine
City officials urge High Point residents to conserve water amid low Deep River flow and a near-empty reservoir. Manager R L Pickett says no alarm yet but warns against waste. no rain means future restrictions if drought worsens. Thermometer mid afternoon nears 100 degrees boosting thirst and business at soda fountains.
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High Point
R. L. Pickett
North Carolina
Cotton futures steady as market cools after surge
New York reports a calmer cotton market with weaker opening for October and firmer prices for later months. Liverpool sales reach 20 000 bales as the market opens steady with declines for near contracts and gains into next year. October at 16.00, December 16.33, January 16.30, March 16.52, May 16.62.
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New York
Liverpool
Globe Parlor 10 Builds New Frame Workshop
The Globe Parlor Furniture Co. begins a brick building project in the southern city area. The 60 by 100 foot structure will house a machine room as the firm plans to craft its own picture frames rather than buying them, enabling in house production from raw materials.
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Globe Parlor Furniture Company
Rotary Picnic Set For Tonight At Millis Farm
Readiness noted for Rotary picnic to be held tonight on Albian Millis farm near the city. Rotarians will be joined by wives and lady friends for an evening outing. They will leave Bish Point at 7 o'clock and expect to return late tonight.
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Rotary
Albian Millis
Rotarians
Bish Point
Italy Accepts Invitation to Washington Armament Conference
Italy formally accepts President Harding's invitation to join the Washington conference on international armaments reduction and Far Eastern questions. The acceptance completes invitations to France Great Britain China and Japan who have already accepted.
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Washington
Harding
France
Great Britain
China
Japan
Native Carolinian Dies in Boston
Adolph L. Fitzgerald of Kueka Nevada aged 18, dean of the supreme consistory of the 38rd degree in the Scottish Rite southern jurisdiction, died yesterday at his son’s Boston home. Born in North Carolina he served with the Confederate army throughout the war.
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Reno
Nev
Adolph L. Fitzgerald
Kueka
Supreme Consistory
Rita Masong
Boston
North Carolina
Elya
Inter State Grain Rates Set by I C C
Washington Sept 1 The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized a 5 5? cent grain rate from Missouri and Minnesota points westward to river and gulf ports across western districts. The ruling covers grain shipments between inland points and western river ports.
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Washington
Intersts Commerce Commission
Missouri
Gulf Porta
Veston
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