End of Long 67th Congress Marks Tariff and Soldier Bonus Actions
Washington notes the 67th Congress adjourned after a ten month session marked by passage of the permanent tariff revision and soldiers bonus acts. Key events included Newberry seating, Daugherty impeachment attempts, and broad legislation with over two billion dollars in appropriations.
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Washington
Harding
Harrison
Mississippi
Aldrich
Roosevelt
Smyrna
Congress
Senate
Federal Coal Commission
Coal Regulation and Distribution
Congressional
Newberry
Michigan
Rep
Keller
Minnesota
Daugherty
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Sutherland
Utah
Supreme Court
Clarke
Penrose and
Crow
Pennsylvania
William
Jenyon
Nat. Goldstein
St. Louis
Fred N. Tates Named President Of Central Carolina Development Group
Fred N. Tate of High Point was elected president of the Central Carolina Development association at a Salisbury meeting. The group urged restoration of Southern Railway passenger trains Nos. 21 and 22 through Salisbury and High Point and discussed a state publicity campaign to promote North Carolina. High Point was named the October meeting site, and members anticipated further steps to press railroad officials.
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Fred N. Tate
High Point
Central Carolina Development Associaton
Salisbury
Tate
Southern Railway
North Carolina
Piedmont
United States
Association to Wage Legal War With Tobacco Growers
Co op marketing turns to courts to enforce covenants with growers as suits for restraining orders and penalties circulate. Matlie A. Griffin faces potential suit, and clashes over free speech and enforcement signal a fierce fight in Martin and Pitt counties. Col. Watts returns to Raleigh boosting campaign energy as Bailey’s anti machine stance stirs discussion in Elizabeth City.
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Raleigh
Matlie
A. Griffin
Griffin
Wendell
Burgess and Joyner
C. C. Lyon
Co-Operative Association
Z. A. Harrell
Edgecombe
W. T. Jones
Nash
Frank A. Denicis
Fiarrell
Jones
Martin
Pitt Counties
Col
A. D. Watts
Morrison
Watts
Elizabeth City
W. O. Saunders
Pasquotank
J. W. Bailey
Saunders
Bailey
Moses
Aaron
Sean Bailey
Strikers Face Friction as Railroads Restore Shifts in South
Railroad officials move to normalize service as strikers and non union workers clash in Knoxville after strikers return to shops. Fourteen injured, guards deployed, and legal action promised. Elsewhere non union workers resist working with new replacements in Atlanta and other cities. France shifts focus to prevent national conflicts.
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Atlanta
South
Southern Railway
Knoxville
Tenn
Road
Macon
Seaboard and
Southern and Southern Railroad
New Legion Commander Attacks Harding on Bonus Veto
James A. Lockhart, newly elected state commander of the American Legion, criticized President Harding for vetoing the soldiers bonus bill in Charlotte. He said the measure aimed to aid the veteran who sacrificed financially in the war and to restore his footing for equality with nonwar participants.
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Legion
Harding
Charlotte
James A. Lockheart
American Legion
State chamber of commerce bill aims to advertise North Carolina
Senator Mendenhall drafts a bill to create a state chamber of commerce in Raleigh with annual state funding up to 100000 dollars, matching by private contributions. The group would run a statewide publicity campaign, attract new residents, and coordinate with existing civic bodies.
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Chamber of Commerce
O. EF. Mendenhall
General Assembly
North Carolina
State Chamber of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce
Boards of Trade
Raleigh
Missioner
Department
Mendenhall
Kiwanians
Civitans
Lions
Fares Slashed for American Legion National Convention
New Orleans set to host the American Legion national convention October 16 20 after railroads offer a one fare round trip. BH A Simmons chairs the transportation committee with official approval from Legion commander Han ford MacNicek. Officials expect about 106 000 visitors and note a 50 percent shipping board vessel discount for legionnaires.
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New Orleans
American Legion National
BH. A. Simmon
Legion
National Transportation Committee
Hanford MacNicek
American Legion
Barrett Unable To Appear For Trial In Labor Case
Salisbury dispatch reports two cases against James F. Barrett former president of the state federation of labor were postponed to October 3 due to Barrett’s absence He was in a sanatorium in Asheville and unable to attend the hearing He faces charges of assault and carrying concealed weapons.
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Salisbury
James F. Barrett
State Federation of Labor
Li Re
Barrett
Child Labor Amendment Proposed in Congress
Washington report says Representative Graham of Illinois introduced a resolution seeking a constitutional amendment granting Congress power to regulate child labor across states. The move aims to empower federal oversight over labor practices affecting minors.
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Washington
Congress
Graham
Sermon on Baptism of the Spirit At Wesley Memorial
Dr. Luther Bridgers preached at Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal church on Baptism of the Spirit and consecration as the church’s real needs. He cited sin and hell themes to stress the soul’s senses after death and conscience as torment, with tonight’s subject Morality Without Christ expected.
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Luther Bridgrs
Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
Evangelist
Bridgers
Hell
Earth
Christ
Dr. Bridgers
Traveling Men Lose Complaint Against Pullman Fare Increase
Chief Examiner Quirk of the Interstate Commerce Commission recommended dismissal of the National Traveling Men's Association complaint challenging a 20 percent Pullman fare increase effective May 1, 1920. The report found the higher rates were not unreasonable despite claims they raised gross revenue by about $13,000,000.
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Washington
Quirk
Interstate Commerce Commission Today
National Traveling Men’s Association
Turbulent Near East Scene Hints at Possible Dardanelles Conference
Reports from London describe a cautious mood over the Dardanelles crisis with slight hope for a conference. Turkish nationalist forces pose continued risk to British positions while Allied negotiations advance for Angora participation. In London, Lloyd George talks with labor leaders show divisions over sharing conference minutes.
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Associated Press
London
Dardanelles
Allid
Angora
Pell
Frensa
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Lader
Lloyd George
Llnyd George
Pepene
French aim to avert war with Turkey over Chanak crisis
Paris reports the French government will curb hostilities with Turkey and seek to prevent war with Britain after Britain refused to withdraw forces from Chanak across the Dardanelles. Franklin Bouillon to Cypru? seeks to mediate amid tensions.
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Associated Press
Paris
Chanak
England
Turkey
Franklin Boullon
Turkish Nationalists Seize Eziny and Key Dardanelles Position
Turkish nationalist forces captured Eziny and threatened Kum Kalesi, a pivotal position along the straits. Naval experts say the move could block British fleet access from Malta and curb Allied addvances. The stakes involve former French and Italian holdings and heavy Turkish batteries commanding the straits.
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Ey Associated Press
Constantinople
Eziny
Darnelle
Kum Kalesi
Thieern Sde
Straits
Komavists
Dardanelles
Malta
Greece vows to defend Thrace as essential peace condition
Athens states Greece will never permit Turks to invade Thrace, insisting its retention as part of Greece is an essential preliminary condition to any peace conference. The foreign office made the declaration to the Associated Press.
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Peae Press
Athens
Greece
Thrace
Associated Press
Greek Foreign Office
Greensboro Negroes Engage in Shooting
In Greensboro on September 2t nesanter day, Jess Albright is dead, Arthur C. Claps is believed fairly wounded, and Willie Green is painfully injured after a triangular sheeting match in the eastern city section. Claps and Green are in a focal hospital under guard, Ester Albright, wife of the den man, is in city jail. The involved persons are Negroes.
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Greensboro
Jess Albright
Arthur C. Claps
Wilie Green
Claps
Green
Ester Albright
Ueeracs
Young White Boy Sent to Relatives in Virginia
Clarence Johns, a young white boy from Trinity, was brought before Juvenile Judge Ha aa on a charge of breaking into a city tavern office last Monday noon and stealing $214. After trial the youth, reported as 18 by one source and 16 by another, was ordered to be sent to relatives in Virginia.
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Clarence Johns
Trinity
Virginia
Johnson
President signs gas regulation and profiteering bills
Wallulington reports that on September 92 President signed into law the gas distribution and profiteering regulation bills and the FTC act commission measures.
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Wallulington
Flording
Ftact Commission
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