Southern shopmen return to work as strike eases
News from Salisbury and Atlanta report a hopeful return of Southern railway shopmen to duty. About 50 000 workers are affected by the Warfield Willard Jewell agreement signed in Washington and the full quota of 500 on duty in Atlanta is expected by weekend. Non union recruiting is halted and violators risk rejection. Four hundred Seaboard Air Line strikers also resume work.
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Atlanta
Sant
Avith Southern Railway
Washington
South
Knoxville
GOW
Lenoir City
Tenn
Southern
H. W. Miller
Southern Railway System
Seaboard Air Line
Still Out At Charlotte Strike Keeps Southern Railway Yard Idle
Charlotte workers at the Southern railway shop refuse to return to work amid a hitch the union cites as unresolved. Secretary E L Barkley says a similar dispute affects 1700 Spencer yard shopmen, while he avoids specifics and notes efforts to settle and a possible quick resolution.
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Southern
Spencer
Charlotte
Southern Railway
E. L. Barkley
Foremen Return to Work at Spencer Shops After Agreement
Men in Southern railway shops at Spencer return to work after the Washington agreement signed yesterday. None of the shopmen have returned yet, and two held a noon meeting to plan the return.
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Spencer
Salisbury
Southern Railway
Washington
Twe
Dragged by Mule Ends in Teen Death
Concord man reports 16-year-old George Pharr son of Walter Pharr died after being thrown from a mule and dragged about two miles. His foot tangled in the harness and the animal continued until the boy was freed. funeral services were held nearby.
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Concord
George Pharr
Walter Pharr
Nrear
Davidson
Early advances in New York cotton market
In New York on September 19 a firmer Near Eastern situation and firm cables lift cotton futures at the open. Active months rise 12 to 19 points with steady starts: October 21.20, December 21.40, January 21.31, March 21.40, May 21.30.
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New York
Church Fire Over Organ Sparks Congregation Rift
Henderson Ky Sept 19 The Christian church at Border ly Union county fell into dispute over a newly installed organ after months of wrangling A smouldering pile remained in the church yard where the organ had been chopped and burned with coal oil A woman member is accused and court action will follow
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Henderson
Christian Church
Borderly
Union County
Little Girl Struck by Auto Near Fire Scene
Lucie Hussey, 9, of Grover Hussey, was hospitalized after being struck by a car in the city’s southwest, the driver fleeing. The vehicle was en route to a factory fire at P A Thomas Car Works. no arrest announced. Doctors reported injuries not serious. A separate note mentions a boy possibly fatally hurt in another crash, but details were unavailable.
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Lucie Hussey
Grover Hussey
P. A. Thomas Car Works
High Point Hospital
Elwood Hotel to Undergo Major Remodeling
J L Crouse of Greensboro begins a 32000 dollar remodeling project on the Elwood hotel. Plans include a new ground floor dining room, converted upper dining room, new heating and plumbing, white tiled bathrooms, and extensive interior redecorations. W H Plummer remains manager as the hotel is modernized.
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Elwood
J. L. Crouse
Greensboro
George T. Penny
T. F. Wrenn
W. H. Plummer
South
Ohio Wetl Bring Beer Into Election
Ohio voters will decide in November on a constitutional amendment to legalize light wines and beer. The state supreme court ordered the secretary of state to place the proposal on the ballot after a mandamus suit by backers of the amendment. opponents, the Anti-Saloon League, plan to appeal to the U S Supreme Court.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Supreme Court
Secretary of State
Prohibition
Anti-Saloon League
United States Supreme Court
Acvil Came From Heaven Sermon by Minister Bridges Prayer
Dr Bridges preaches at Wesley Memorial urging prayer as revival grows. Large congregations attend as the revival continues attracting community members and faith leaders.
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Acvil
Wesley Memorial
Harding to Send Message on Soldiers Bonus Bill
President Harding is expected to veto the soldiers bonus bill and will send a written message to the House of Representatives this afternoon. White House officials say a veto is likely as no message would be sent unless the measure would be rejected.
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Harding
Washington
House of Representatives
White House
Congress
House
Lackawanna Steel to Merge with Bethlehem
Stockholders of Lackawanna Steel approved the merger terms with Bethlehem Steel Corporation yesterday in Buffalo. The vote was unanimous as part of the deal to combine the local plant with Bethlehem, signaling imminent integration of operations and assets.
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Lackawanna
Buffalo
Lackawanna Steel Company
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Heavy tobacco sale opens with million-pound market
Winston Salem reporters note that at dawn on September 19 warehousemen estimated about 1 060 600 pounds of leaf tobacco on the market for the opening today and anticipate selling 650 000 pounds.
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Winston — Winston-Salem
Jenkins Held In Greensboro Jar In Default of Bond
Jenkins, a Winston-Salem merchant, was jailed in Greensboro in default of a 5000 bond on statutory charges after a woman named Mrs C E Webb said she and her husband were abducted by masked men from an automobile. The case links to Roanoke Virginia and Winston Salem with a planned kidnapping plot and possible Ku Klux Klan involvement. Jenkins denies all charges and says he was in Yadkin county and Winston Salem. He and Mrs Webb will face municipal court tomorrow.
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Jenkins
Greensboro
C. E. Webb
Winston-Salem
Winston
H. O. Nash
Jenkiins
Yadkin County
J. ©. Gold
Pillery
Hmself
Ku Klux Klan
Raleigh
Ku Klux
Taylorsville
Baker- Thompson Lumber Company
Charles E. Webb
Thomas Car Works Destroyed By Fire Here Last Night
Fire at P. A. Thomas Car Works west of the city on the Southern tracks caused about 225 000 in losses. Origin undetermined though blamed on the woodworking shop. Insurance men to assess Friday. plant may reopen depending on results. Workmen had just left at 5 30. flames found shortly before 6.
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Thomas Car Works
P. A. Thomas Car Works
Southern Railroad
P. A. Thomas
Thomas
New Orleans
PRENGH OPPOSED TO WAR ON TURKS
Report from Constantinople states Mustapha Kemal Pasha granted permission for allied powers to send vessels to Smyrna to evacuate Christian refugees. Turkish nationalists may conscript men aged 15 to 45. Reign of terror continues with casualties among Christians as French troops clash with Turkish irregulars. Americans and Greeks die from exposure and hunger. Ten thousand Italians and twelve thousand French evacuated. food runs out and horse flesh is consumed.
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Constantinople
Smyrna
Mustapha Kamal Pasha
U.s
Greece
France backs pacific policy in near east and Dardanelles withdrawal
The French cabinet unanimously approved Premier Poincaré's pacific policy in the near east and ordered withdrawal of all French troops from Asia Minor to the French side of the Dardanelles. It opposed hostile actions in the Greek Turkish settlement and urged diplomacy.
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Associated Press
Paris
Pacific
Poincaire
Near East
Asia Minor
Guerrard Granted Reduced Bond in Embezzlement Case
Former Ku Klux Klan king Kleagle W V Guerrard was released on 3000 bond from custody until September 28. Prosecutors will challenge his habeas corpus, contending the warrant is defective and no crime is alleged. J W Batley and Juda Lyon are involved in the proceedings.
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Raleigh
King Kleagle
W. V. Guerrard
Ku Klux Klan
Guerrard
Juda Lyon
Therisoner
J. W. Batley
Danville Military Institute Opens Under Presbyterian Auspices
Danville Military Institute in Danville Virginia will open under Presbyterian auspices on Wednesday morning with formal exercises. Col. W. M. Kemper serves as superintendent of the college.
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Militeres
Owen
Danville
Danville Military Institute
Presbyterian
W. M. Kemper
Bethlehem Steel and Lackawanna Steel Ratify Merger Plan
Newark New Jersey February reported Bethlehem Steel Corp stockholders ratified the proposed merger with Lackawanna Steel Co creating a major steel combine.
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Newark, N. J
Sant
Stnckholders
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Syrian Arrested for Assault on 12-Year-Old Girl
James Ezzard a Syrian was arrested and jailed after a warrant issued by the girl Mary Byerly led Chief Blackwelder to dispatch officers to a cafe scene in the southern part of the city. He faces an assault on a female charge and is to be tried in the morning.
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James Ezzard
Mary Byerly
Frank Byerly
Park Street
Ezzard
Blackwelder
Wedd
Rape Case Bound Over In Guilford Municipal Court
Two cases heard in municipal court included Roosevelt Underwood charged with rape and Willie Bennett charged with forging a $15 check. Probable cause found. Underwood bound over to Guilford County Superior Court in $500 bond. Bennett also bound over in $500 bond. James Essand trial for assault on a minor set for tomorrow morning.
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Roosevelt Underwood
Highland Mill
Highland Cotton Mill
Underwood
Guilford County
Willie Bennett
James Essand
Virginia League meeting moved to Norfolk
Richmond club officials announced a special meeting of Virginia league club owners has been transferred to Norfolk. The gathering, originally planned for Rocky Mount North Carolina, will discuss the future of the Rocky Mount and Wilson clubs.
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Richmond
Rocky Mount
N. C
Norfolk
Wilson
National Bank Call From Comptroller
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for the condition of all national banks as of close of business Friday September 14, to be reported by banks.
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National Bank
Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Jackson Mourns Deaths of Miners Who Died Bravely
A brief note from Jackson laments the loss of miners who perished bravely amid a pit disaster. It honors their sacrifice and the suffering of those trapped, reflecting the community’s sorrow.
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Jackson
Worst Mine Disaster Records California History
Jackson California mourns as 47 miners die in the Argonaut mine after a fire on August 27 28 47 entombed men showed calm in death and the mayhem behind bulkheads a note read gas bad officials say lives ended within five hours of entombment. freeway Troops of news more items follow including Klansman inquiries in Greensboro and Taylorville and plans for Pershing visit at North Carolina State Fair all amid ongoing legal actions against tobacco growers and orphanage meetings.
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Jackson
Cal
Associated Press
Mother Lode
Argonaut
California
Byron O. Pickerd
Federal Bureau of Mines
Pickard
Taylorsville
Greensboro
John J. Pershing
General Pershing
Edith Vanderbilt
American Legion
Co-operative Tobacco Growers’ Association
Aaron Sapiro
North Carolina Orphan Association
First Baptist Church
A. &. Barnes
Methodist
Raleigh
W. J. Smith
Thompson
Charlotte
E. C. Brooks
Charles , Wood
Winstondalem
M. Kl. Kesler
Thomasville
Edith Thomas
Klan Welcomes Probe of Affair at Taylorsville
Pershing at the fair features a distinguished soldier as guest of the state fair in Raleigh. The Taylorsville affair prompts a formal probe welcomed by the Klan.
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KLAN
Taylorsville
Raleigh
Summers Leads Sheriff to Skeleton in Woods
Frank Summers, who confessed to the February killing of Manning Ford in Robeson county, guided officials to a woods skeleton with a crushed skull. He claims self defense, saying Ford struck him with a club and Summers struck back with an axe. Summers will be tried at the November term of Robeson county criminal court.
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Lumberton
Frank Summers
Augusta
Manning Ford
Robeson County
Robeson County Criminal Court
McLeod Summers
Ford
Miss Jeannette Towers Killed in Modoc Wreck Near Augusta
Miss Jeannette Towers of St Petersburg Fla died in a car wreck at Modoc near Augusta as the auto carrying her mother sister and D H Wright all of St Petersburg tried to pass a wagon on a narrow highway. The party was en route from the area last night.
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Augusta
Jeannette Towers
St. Petersborg
Fla
Modoc
D. C
D. H. Wright
St. Petersburg
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John
Luther Bridgers
Wesley Memorial Church
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Jésus
Christ
Gainsville
Nashville
Prengh
Peccaren
Cafe
Co-operative
Pershing
Summers
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