Miners Receive 86 Million Dollar Wage Increase
President Wilson approved the coal commission majority award for anthracite miners totaling about 85,000,000 dollars with retroactive pay since April 1, 1920. The plan fixes a maximum 52.5 cents per hour for the lowest paid workers and covers 175,000 miners, with about 18,000,000 in back pay. The President rejected the minority report and urged good faith in implementing the award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Anthracite Coal Commission
U S Steel Reports Record Second Quarter Earnings
United States Steel reports a significant rise in earnings for the second quarter with total clearings up by 43.16 million dollars from the prior quarter and June profits of 16.46 million dollars beating May by over three million and May beating April.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Georgia Woman Praises Ziron Tonic For Fatigue Relief
Mrs. J. W. Dysart of Cartersville says she suffered low energy and fatigue before using Ziron Iron Tonic. She reports improved strength and rest after trying the tonic and recommends it with a money back guarantee through local druggists.
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3. W. Dysart
Georgia
Cartersville
George Ayres Negro Convict Captured In Atlanta
George Ayres, a negro convict who escaped from the Butts county chain gang weeks ago, was captured in Atlanta Friday night by Sheriff W. F. Lavender and Policeman D. M. Thornton. He was brought to Jackson and turned over to the road gang. Ayres had 23 days left of a fifteen year sentence for burglary and three years credited for good behavior may be canceled by the Prison Commission.
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George Ayres
Butts County
Atlanta
W. F. Lavender
D. M. Thornton
Jackson
Road Gang
Ayres
Fulton County
Georgia Capitol Gardener Replaced by a Black Servant
Frank Grant, a longtime gardener and florist for the Georgia state capitol and governor’s mansion, claims Governor Dorsey replaced him with a black man from Fayette County named Rufus Bennett. Grant argues no savings occurred as Bennett needed an assistant and asserts bias against white workers.
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Dorsey
Gardner
Smith
Capitol
Brown
Slaton
Harris
Fayette County
Rufus Bennett
State of Georgia
Atlanta
Georgia
Frank Grant
Florist
Grant
State Capitol
T. E. Massengale
Collier's Capatone Promoted as Safe Liquid Aspirin
An advertisement touts Collier's Capatone liquid aspirin as safe for the heart. It claims no heart risk and urges purchase from druggists in 80 cent and 6 percent bottles, noting it bears the signature J Homer Collier.
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Collier
J. Homer Collier
George M Napier for Attorney General of Georgia
George M Napier of Dexalb County seeks the office of Attorney General. He cites experience as Solicitor General and broad law practice as preparation. Napier appeals to readers for vote and support, promising strong leadership and broad backing across Georgia.
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George M. Napier
Dexalb County
Georgia
No-To-Bac Tobacco Habit Aid Ad
No-To-Bac offers a tablet craving stop for tobacco users promising to end all desire. It claims quick results and a money back guarantee if cravings persist, and notes the makers are Cascarets owners ensuring reliability.
Plow Handles Reflects On Vacation In Henry County
The author details a leisure trip to Beersheba in Henry county for a Primitive Baptists gathering led by Dr. Akin and Dr. Baker. He notes good roads, packed crowds, good food, and fond memories of his wife’s family in old Henry county while praising Georgia agriculture and the boll weevil era.
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Towaliga Association of the
Old Primitive Baptists
Beersheba
Henry County
O. A. Andrews
Jackson
Jenkinsburg
Akin
Jokninsburg
Baker
Tennessee
Henry
Robert Sandifer
Old
Georgia
Rabun Gap
Glynn
Barnesville Jubilation Draws Huge Crowds for County Creation
In Barnesville Lamar county residents and visitors from across Georgia celebrated the passage of the Lamar county bill. About 5,000 attended a barbecue at Gordon Institute with speeches by H. H. Elders Zack Arnold John H. Adams J. J. Flynt and J. F. Redding.
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Lamar County
Barnesville
Georgia
Lamar
Monroe
Pike
Upson
Gordon Institute
Zebulon
Samar
H. H. Elders
Reidsville
Zack Arnold
Fort Gaines
John H. Adams
J. J. Flynt
Griffin
J. D. Smith
Gordon Auditorium
John F. Redding
Solicitor General Seeks Re-Election in Flint Circuit Primary
A candidate for re-election as Solicitor General of the Flint Circuit appeals to voters in advance of the Democratic Primary in September seeking support. The notice thanks the electorate for past favors and urges continued backing.
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Sixth
Sixth Congressional District
Georgia
Democratic Executive Committee
Flint
Circuit
Aes
M. OW
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Miller
Millers
Mither Tires
U. S
Patent Office
Jackson, GA
South
Talahassee
Capital City Dry Cleaning & Dye Works
Atlanta, Georgia
U. S. Steel Company
Weill
Ziron
Sais Gov. Dorset
State OF
Mathews Ave
Kirkwood, Ga
Plow
West Butts
Dr. Lang
Ellistown
Joe Carmichael
North Mulberry Street
South Oak Street
J. B. Guthrie Realty CO
Harkness Building
Jackson, Georgia
Masons
William J. Whitfield
College Park
F. M. Allen
S. P. Tyler
S. H. Thornton
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