Rail Workers Seek Over $1 Billion in Wages at Board Hearing
Railroad union chiefs told the Railroad Labor Board they demand wage increases totaling more than 1.1 million dollars annually for 2 million workers including strikers. Delegations calling themselves Railway Workers of America pressed for guarantees to send strikers back to work. The board heard protests from union officers while New Jersey and New York strikers warned they would stay away until assurances are granted.
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Shea
Railway Workers of America
W. N. Doak
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Edward McHugh
New Jersey
New York
Plan to lynch suspect blocked in Kentucky incident
Lucien Jenkins, 27, a Black man, and Keith Phillips, 15, white, faced kidnapping and assault charges in the case of 6 year old Willie Trimble. Jenkins was moved from Danville to Lexington to prevent a mob. The boy remains hospitalized with a fractured skull as Danville’s tension cooled.
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Lexington
Lucien Jenkins
Willie Trimble
Danville
Jenkins
Keith Phillips
Trimble
Delinquent Taxpayers Warned For Eleventh and Twelfth Districts
W P Flora in charge of the delinquent taxpayers list for the Eleventh and Twelfth districts warned residents to pay state and county taxes before May 1 to avoid penalties. He will staff the collection office at Deputy Court Clerk Shannon’s office on the second floor of the Square Drug Store building.
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W. P. Flora
Mr. Flora
Outlaw Strike Leader Grunau Jailed in Joliet Bond Refusal
John Grunau president of the outlaw Chicago Yardmen's Association was jailed in Joliet after refusing a 10000 bond on Lever act violations from last Thursday's arrests of 25 strike leaders. Additional warrants were issued for ten leaders as Read ing and Esty face new charges amid wage strike threats. traffic in Chicago edges toward normalcy.
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Chicago
John Grunau
Chicago Yardmen’s Association
Grunau
Unwa
Clyne
Harold E. Reading
Enginemen’s Association
DuPage County
Wheaton
George A. Worrell
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Worrell
The
Cincinnati
Eugene C. Esty
Grand Jury
Esty
Minneapolis
St. Paul
E. C. Simmons Dies at 79 in St. Louis
E C Simmons president of Simmons Hardware and a major stake holder in Grant Leather died Sunday in St Louis at nearly eighty. He planned a Kingsport visit this summer and remained active in business until shortly before his death, hailed as a world leading merchant who built his firm from a single shop to a global concern.
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E. C. Simmons
Simmons Hardware Company
Grant Leather Corporation
Kingsport
St. Louis
Mr. Simmons
Will Exhume A E F Soldiers In France
Under a France United States agreement, American soldiers in France may be exhumed and returned to the United States at the request of next of kin. The work will begin September 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Press
France
United States
Judge Evans Seeks Republican Governor Nomination in Tennessee
Chattanooga April 17 Judge Charles R Evans announces he will seek the Republican nomination for Tennessee governor at the August primary. A longtime law dean and former judge advocate general, Evans served in the Spanish American War and World War I era military roles and plans to file a nomination petition with the state primary election officials.
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Tennessee National Guard
Porto Rico
Sixth United States Infantry
Col. L. D. Tyson
Knoxville
Judge Evans
H. Clay Evans
State Board of
Republican Party
Kingsport to Install B P C E Lodge Today
Kingsport hosts the installation of Kingsport Lodge No. 1385 BPOE with Elks arriving by special train from Johnson City and two buses from Bristol. District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler W L Clark will install officers as 35 candidates are initiated. A banquet follows at the Roller building on Broad Street with over 150 attending.
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Kingsport
Johnson City
Bristol
Kingsport Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
W. L. Clark
Mutual Motors Plans Enlarge Building With Denim Support
New York reports a push by business leaders officials and actors to wear denim in support of the overalls and gingham movement. Mutual Motors will expand its Shelby street site purchasing two lots for 7000 and start building a one story brick addition to house sales and offices while the existing building becomes storage and repair space. Several hundred backers paraded and attended performances in overalls with clubs Rotary and Cheese involved.
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Hill
Mutual Motors
Rotary
Cheese Clubs
Cheese Club
Kingsport Plans Reassessment to Raise Bond Capacity for New Hotel
Kingsport officials open a reassessment of real and personal property to boost valuation above last year’s level. The move aims to allow $576,000 more in bonds for three new grammar schools and city improvements, while hotel development proceeds with a 50 room hostelry at Sullivan and Clay streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kidd
Kingsport
Move for New Trial for James Whetzel in Kingsport
Attorneys for James Whetzel of Kingsport filed a motion for a new trial after his murder conviction in the Kingsport Circuit Court for the death of his wife Lillie at the Kingsport Laundry on October 3. Judge Vines will hear the motion on May 17 as his team seeks a reduced life sentence claiming intoxication at the time. The defense is led by George A. Caldwell James R. Worley E K Bachman and George Barnes.
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James Whetzel
Kingsport
Circuit Court
Lillie
Blountville
Vines
Whetzel
George A. Caldwell
James R. Worley
E. K. Bachman
Bristol
George Barnes
May Form Overall Club Here Friday Night
Kingsport residents are urged to attend a meeting at City Hall at 7 30 Friday night called by C J Kesner and C H Moore to form an Overall Club. They plan to wear overalls until clothing prices drop and seek to enroll members. The effort has not yet gained traction locally.
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Kingsport
C. J. Kesner
C. H. Moore
City Hall
Mr. Kesner
Kilby Urges Deportation Of de Valera
Gov. Thomas E. Kilby said in a letter published by the Birmingham Post that he would order deportation if Eamon de Valera led the state department. He criticized Sinn Fein propaganda and its US activity, calling it disfavorably received by Washington and noting misunderstandings with England.
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Montgomery
Ala
Thomas E. Kilby
Birmingham
American Legion
Eamon de Valera
State Department
de Valera
Sinn Fein
Washington
United States
England
Circus Galaxy Comes to Town Thursday
Rhoda Royal's circus arrives with three rings and a cast of acrobats, horses, elephants, clowns, and a Wild West display. Pink lemonade signals a justice department campaign against Reds as tents go up west of Shelby and Market streets for two shows at 2 and 8 p m and an open air exhibition at 1 and 7 p m.
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Rhoda Royal’s
Department of Justice
Shelby
Market Streets
Snubs Lady Astor Over American Birth Question
London April 16 Lady Astor faced a rebuke at a house of commons committee on women’s franchise when Sir Frederick Banbury claimed women did not want to sit in parliament. She retorted English women did. He said her motion was obstruction to the bill.
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London
Lady Astor
House of Commons Committee On
Frederick Banbury
Sir Frederick
Astor
House of Commons
Toledo Clothiers Face Denim Shortage and Rising Prices
Toledo merchants warned of a denim shortage with a price spike as apparel makers report an overall famine in supply. A large clothier quoted $3.10 per pair but warned prices will rise to higher levels once current stock runs out.
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Toledo, O
Toledo
Trade Board Would Cut Out Middlemen
The Federal Trade Commission reports that middlemen should be eliminated through improved market facilities in major cities to lower food costs. It notes wage declines since 1913, food accounting for 38.2 percent of household income, and urges government supervision of food industries and production.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Kingsport Band Funds Aim for 1000 Instrument Purchase
The Kingsport Concert Band seeks 1000 to buy instruments. donations near 860 with hours to go. The sixteen member group, led by A. W. Gustwick, plans to provide free music for schools and public events and keep instruments in donor trust if the band disbands.
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Kingsport
City Hall
Guy Devault
A. W. Gustwick
Kingsport Brick Corporation
Kingsport Stores
Grant Leather Corporation
Mead Fibre Company
Kingsport Hosiery Mills
J. Fred Johnson
First National Bank
Bank of Kingsport
R. Y. Grant
J. H. Thickens
Kingsport Lodge of Elks
J. F. White
Kingsport Grocery Company
Bank and Trust Company
Kingsport Times
R. S. Arrants
Birmingham Ledger Sold to Birmingham News Company
Birmingham Ledger, an afternoon and Sunday morning paper, will publish its last issue tomorrow after sale to the Birmingham News Company. The Ledger has been a daily Birmingham paper for 24 years and the transaction was described as satisfactory to both parties.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Ledger
Birmingham News Company
Ledger
Lews and Ledger
St Louis Barriers Teachers From Joining Unions
The St Louis Board of Education bans teachers from joining unions and requires high school staff to withdraw from the American Federation of Labor affiliated groups or face dismissal. A resolution bars employment for union members and enforces immediate dismissal for new memberships.
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St. Louis
Board of Education
Central Trades and Labor Union
American Federation of Labor
Department of Instruction
7 and 8 Cent Pieces Proposed in Senate
Senator Frelinghuysen of New Jersey introduced a bill proposing 7 and 8 cent coinage to ease street car fares and petty taxes. The measure, aimed at reducing pennies and change delays, was referred to the banking committee.
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Washington
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Senator Frelinghuysen
Banking Committee
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Brotherhood
United
Railroad Labor Board
Timothy Shea
Brotherhood of Railway Firemen
Outlaw Strike Head
Joliet
Evans
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Charles R. Evans
B. P. C. E. Lodge
Elks
Manhattan
Jacob Luft
Getsol
Mutual Motors Company
Terday
K. B. Kenner
Shelby Street
W. B. Hill
Courage
Market
Main
Dan J. Hamilton
T. J. Palmer
Frank L. Cloud
Kingsport Improvement Corpo
Telry
Sullivan and
Clay
Sullivan
Clay Streets
Col. Evarts Tracy
Col. Tracy
United States Army
Missouri State Capitol
Corning Glass Works
Wurster Construction Company
Joe Strauss
Broad Street
Goodwin Furniture Company
William Roller
Vavalides
Deport DE
Alabama
Agi
Circus ’N
Senate
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