Shopmen Strike Hope Rises Ahead of Chicago Meeting
The ninety member railway shopcrafts policy committee is summoned to meet in Chicago Monday amid renewed talk of settling the strike. Some leaders hint at separate deals with 52 Class I roads, while executives deny peace overtures and say the strike may be broken. The gathering coincides with a judge’s hearing to make the Daugherty injunction permanent.
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Chicago
New York
Union Policy Committee
John Scott
B. M. Jewell
Ange
Wilkerson
Daugherty
The
American Legion
High Font
Greensboro
of the Legion Auxiliary
United States
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Men
North Carolina
Open Echo
Legion Organ
Auxiliary
Petition Against Order in Washington Supreme Court
A petition for an injunction was filed in the District of Columbia Supreme Court against US Attorney Peyton C. Gordon and US Marshal Edgar Snyder by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers led by James H. Noonan and Charles P. Ford. They seek to restrain enforcement of the blanket injunction issued to Attorney General Daugherty in Chicago last week, stating no unlawful acts occurred in relation to the shop men's strike before or after July 1.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
United States
Peyton C. Gordon
Edgar Snyder
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
James H. Noonan
Charles P. Ford
Gordon
Snyder
Daugherty
Chicago
Gaugherty Talks With Borah on Chicago Injunction
Attorney General Gaugherty conferred with Senator Borah chairman of the senate labor committee about the Chicago injunction. It was indicated the government would not press the permanent injunction hearing next Monday regarding the provision alleged to curb freedom of speech.
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Washington
Gaugherty
Senator Borah
Idaho
Senate Labor Committee
Chicago
Graham lodged in jail at Macon
Jacksonville Fla Sept 7 Mrs Garnett J Starr 19 and her sister Valera Lamar 15 long missing from Macon Ga were connected to a kidnapping arrest of H C Graham Detroit insurance adjuster The two sisters were in Fernandina yesterday and returned to Jacksonville as the sheriff's office announced today
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Jacksonville
Fla
Garnett J. Starr
Valera Lamar
Macon
H. C. Graham
Detroit
Fernandina
Gra ham held in Macon for suspected kidnapping name
H C C Graham was brought to Macon today and jailed on charges of kidnapping Mrs. J Garnett Starr 19 and her sister Valera Lamar 15 who vanished from home last Thursday. He says he knows nothing of their whereabouts and cannot account for his movements since then.
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Macon
J. Garnett Starr
Valera Lamar
H. CC. Graham
Micon
Rotary president returns from district meet in Charlotte
Dr. H. B. Hiatt, president of the local Rotary club, has returned from Charlotte where he attended a meeting of presidents of Rotary clubs of the 38th district.
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Rotary Meet
H. B. Hiatt
Rotary Club
Charlotte
Rotary Clubs
Samuel Gompers Backs Impeachment Moves Against Officials
Samuel Gompers pledged support for AF of L aimed at impeaching Attorney General Daugherty and Judge Wilkerson over rail injunctions. The telegram was received by the Central Trades Council in Atlantic City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Federation of Labor
Daugherty
Wilkerson
Chicago
Samuel Gompers
Atlanticity
Central Trades Council
Clover mill tragedy leaves family shattered by gunfire
In Clover S C elderly mill worker William Farris allegedly fired buckshot at the Taylor family after a dispute. Lela Taylor 16 Newton Taylor 12 died From wounds in Gastonia hospital. Miss Gertrude Taylor 13 mortally wounded. Farris hailed as Fighting Bill, held in York jail after inquest verdict pinned deaths to him.
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York
S. C
Gastonia
Lela Taylor
Newton Taylor
J. M. Taylor
Cléver
Wiliam
Farris
State Penitentiary
Columbia
Clover
Fighting Bill
Yaytor
Taylor
Clover Mills
Young Johnson
York County
Charlotte Interests
Atlantic Bank Names New High Point Board Directors
R B Terry was elected chairman of the board of the Atlantic Bank & Trust company. Co N Amos M J Wrenn J A Mizell from High Point join with Julius W Cone and J W Simpson of Greensboro on the new local board. The bank aims to serve High Point business and agricultural interests and organize a joint stock land bank with Simpson as president.
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Atlantic Bank & Trust Company
R. B. Terry
Mr. Terry
Co. N. Amos
M. J. Wrenn
J. A. Mizell
High Point
Julius W. Cone
J. W. Simpson
Greensboro
Simpson
Dalton Furniture Company
C. L. Amos
Amos Hosiery Millis Company
Amos Furniture Manufacturing Company
Amos
North State Telephone Company
Wrenn- Columbia Furniture Company
High Point Furniture Company
Cone
Gate City
North Carolina
Delegates Need More Cars for Tomorrow in High Point
Andrew Jackson post auto committee head B T Moore reports several High Point cars still needed to transport American Legion delegates tomorrow. Citizens promised rides but supply falls short. volunteers urged to provide vehicles to ensure adequate conveyance.
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American Legion
High Point
B. T. Moore
Andrew Jackson Post
Rail Executives Cite Higher Loadings Despite Strike
Rail executives reported total freight loadings across United States railroads for the week ending August 26 at 90,838 cars, up 34,619 from the prior week. Coal movements rose by 11,080 cars, up 29,071 from the week before as Hoover planned talks with anthracite operators in Philadelphia amid Senate debates on profiteering legislation.
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Washington
Association of Railway Executives
Hoover
Philadelphia
Senate
Local Doctor 8 Named Defendant in Damage Suit
Filing in Greensboro alleges Dr. H. W. McCain and others suffered $10,000 in actual damages and $5,000 in punitive damages after a collision blamed on B. C. Albertson. The suit, connected to an Ashboro Randolph county filing, recounts severe injuries including a broken nose, facial fractures, a fractured skull, broken ribs, spinal injury, and long-term disability. Attorneys T. W. Albertson and Brittin Brittin Brittin represent the plaintiffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clerk of Superior Court
Greensboro
H. W. McCain
B.C. Albertson
H. A. Cousins
Randolph
Albertson
Dr. McCain
B. C. Albertson
T. W. Albertson
High Point
Brittin
McAdoo Emerges as Prospective 1924 Presidential Candidate
William G. McAdoo former secretary of the treasury is a declared avowed candidate for the 1924 presidency. Colorado's William C. Lyons former Sergeant at Arms in three national conventions confirms McAdoo’s intent and asserts McAdoo will enter the California primaries unopposed with backing from San Francisco Democratic leaders Gavin McNair and Frank J. Hennessey.
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New York
William G. McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
William C. Lyons
Colorado
McAdoo
Los Angeles
Lyons
California
Gavin McNair
Frank J. Hennessey
Democratic Organization
San Francisco
Vardaman Defeat Conceded By Burch In Senate Contest
Jackson Mississippi September 7 Associated Press reports Judge Luther M. Burch, secretary of the committee backing James K. Vardaman, says returns indicate Hubert D. Stephens has likely won the Democratic nomination for senator by a small margin, probably under six thousand votes.
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Jackson, Miss
Associated Press
Luther M. Burch
James K. Vardaman
Hubert D. Stephens
Stephens
Former Alabama Governor Emmett Oweill Dies in Birmingham
Former Alabama governor Emmett Oweill died in Birmingham after several weeks of illness. He suffered a stroke in Battle Creek Michigan where he was receiving treatment six weeks ago. He partially recovered and was returned to his home in Birmingham.
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Birmingham
Ala
Emmett Oweill
Battle Creek
Mich
Express Co Official Plans Visit to Discuss Service
W F P Terrell superintendent of Southeastern Express Co replies to High Point chamber of commerce that he will try to visit High Point within 10 to 15 days to assess extending delivery limits and improving local service. He expresses cooperation and a simple sincere letter.
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Chamber of Commerce
Southeastern Express Company
W. F P. Terrell
Charlotte
High Point
Mr. Terrel
Suit to recover German patents planned in Delaware
Washington Sept 7 Attorney General Daugherty said a suit in equity against the Chemical Foundation to recover German patents sold by the government during the war will likely be filed in Wilmington Delaware in September.
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Washington
The
Chemical Foundation
Wimington
Del
Daugherty
Lieutenant Hinton Arrives in Port au Prince en Route to Rio
Lieut Walter Hinton reached Port au Prince in a seaplane at noon on the way from the United States to Rio de Janeiro, completing a leg of his daring transcontinental voyage.
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Lieut. Hinton
Haiti
Port AU Prince
Associated Press
Lieut
Walter Hinton
U.S
Rio de Janeiro
Flying Parson Killed in Rutland Air Show Crash
Rutland Vermont September 7 Lieut Belvin W Maynard known as the flying parson was killed while flying at the Rutland fair. Lieut Charles Wood from Ti conderoga New York and Charles Mironnet a New York mechanic also died when the plane fell from about 3000 feet.
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Rutland
Vermont
Belvin W. Maynard
Charles Wood
Ticonderoga
New York
Charles Mironnet
Bank Robber Grady Ferguson Sentenced in Randolph Case
Grady Ferguson pleaded guilty in Randolph superior court Asheboro to a daylight bank robbery at the Bank of Randleman last May. Judge T B Finley sentenced him to three years in the state penitentiary after he offered no appeal. Officials call it Randolph county's boldest bank crime.
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Randolph Superior Court
Asheboro
Grady Ferguson
Bank of Randleman
State Penitentiary
T. B. Finley
Ferguson
Randolph County
New Orleans
North Carolina
High Point
Liberty
Penalty modified for Terrell after whisky judgments
Attorneys for E. T. Terrel moved to modify his sentence after a municipal court found him guilty on whisky charges. The penalty was changed to a $100 fine plus costs with a condition that good behavior may spare six months on county roads. Sela Clayborn and Cora Anderson were found guilty of disorderly conduct and fined plus costs. James Gother paid the costs for operating a vehicle without a state license tag.
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E. T. Terrel
Terrel
Sela Clayborn
Cora Anderson
James Gother
Opera Star Sues Over Booking Handle In Damages Suit
Madame Luella Melius seeks a federal injunction to stop George Daiber from handling Madame Ganna Walska’s bookings citing contract violation. Defendants include Mme Walska and Harold F. McCormick, Chicago harvest king, as husband. Damages amount not yet decided.
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New York
Luella Melius
Geo. Daiber
Ganna Walska
Daiber
Mme. Walska
Harold F. McCormick
Chicago Harvester King
Mme. Melius
Deny Conferences Over The Strike
Washington reports no conferences are in progress between strike leaders and railroad presidents and none have been held since last month’s New York gathering. J. P. Noonan, head of the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, says a Chicago policy committee meeting next week will shape a general strike policy and address the attorney general injunction.
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Washington
New York
J. P. Noonan
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Chicago
Rally Marks Start of Cotton Market
New York September 7 There was a rally at the opening of the cotton market with Liverpool firmer than due. Local brokers reported buying on the belief the market was in a firmer technical position. Trade buying appeared but southern selling caused irregularities as futures opened firm with October at 20.95 December 21.10 January 21.10 March 21.12 and May 21.08.
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New York
Liverpool
Doughton Campbell Tilt Signals District Eight Fight
Democratic strategy focuses on District Eight as Farmer Bob Coughton faces renewed pressure from Rowan and Stanly counties. The piece notes opposition in Rowan, fears of a labor party led by Rev. Tom P. Jimison, and the role of women in precincts and county chairs as the 1922 campaign centers on who supports roadwork and the next Speaker in Raleigh. It highlights Representative John G. Dawson’s unopposed bid and his alignment with state highway interests.
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Rallegh
Imperial Bailiwick
Lindsay Patterson
Chas. M. Stedman
Bob Coughton
J. Ike Campbell
Washington
Rowan County
Spencer
Rowan
Krider
tTrredell
Coughton
Stanly
Cabarrus
Dockike
Tom P. Jimison
Farmer Bob
Norwood
Raleigh
John G. Dawson
Lenoir County
Max Gardner
Dawson
Harry Grier
General Assembly
Lindsay C. Warren
W.N. Everett
Sumner Burgwyn
J. H. Matthews
North
Carolna
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Claude Johnson
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Mr. McAdoo
Vardaman
Burch
Alabama
Legion Auxiliary
C. OF C
Express CO
Terrell
Opera Star
Doughton
Campbell
Martin County
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