Georgia Labor Federation forms state nonpartisan committee
Atlanta June 23. A state-wide nonpartisan labor committee was authorized by Georgia Federation of Labor and Georgia brotherhoods. It will present candidate records on labor issues after a report condemning Senator Hoke Smith and most Georgia congressmen on labor bills. Wise and Lankford supported. Brand’s stance unclear. Palmer and former Gov Brown were denounced. The panel will include farmer unions railroad brotherhoods and barbers.
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Atlanta
Georgia Labor
Georgia Federation of Labor
of Georgia Brotherhoods
American Federation of Labor
L. E. Sheppard
Order of Railway Conductors
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Congress
Wise
Lankford
Brand
Palmer
Brown
Federation
Farmers’ Unions
Railroad Brotherhoods
Barbers’ Organization
Doughboys' Mail Held Up in France
In Paris on June 23, investigators for the Y M C A found more than 100000 American parcel post packages lingering undelivered at French ports for months. Postmaster Owen A McGill of the Paris Y M C A said 40000 packages were located at Havre and nearly 100000 remained in sacks as they arrived from the United States.
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Paris
Otto Praeger
United States
Owen A. McGill
Large consignment packages at Brest Paris and Cherbourg
Packages found at Brest St Nazaire and Cherbourg with a large amount in the Paris customs house. The Y M C A has possession of over 2,000 packages after paying 10,000 francs in charges. They have been delivered or returned to the senders.
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United States
Brest
St Nazane
Cherbourg
Paris Custom House
McDowell Ten Year Anniversary Open House in Blountville
Dr and Mrs S R McDowell held an open house last Wednesday from 8 to 10:30 PM celebrating their tenth wedding anniversary. The home was decorated with summer roses and flowers. Grace Denny provided music. Mrs McDowell with Grace Denny and Mary Nelle Anderson served ice cream and home made cake. About one hundred guests attended the reception and the couple received tin and aluminum gifts.
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S. R. McDowell
Grace Denny
Local Guests Attend McDowell Reception In Bristol
Rev R T McDowell and family from Bristol attended a reception hosted by Dr and Mrs S R McDowell. Mrs Arnold and Miss Ruby McDowell joined, along with Pierce McDowell and Chambliss Pierce with Miss Mary Clarkson. James Kuhnert of Bristol visited friends. Capt L H Dunny’s illness remained unchanged. Rev W T Howison resumed duties last Sunday after three months recovering from a broken hip.
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R. T. McDowell
Arnold
Ruby
Irene McDowell
Pierce McDowell
Chambliss Pierce
Mary Clarkson
Bristol
S. R. McDowell
James Kuhnert
L. H. Dunny
W. T. Howison
Regular air service links Holland and England
London reports a regular air service to connect Holland with England starting soon. Planes depart Croydon thrice weekly for an aerodrome near Amsterdam, about 20 minutes away by road. An accompanying regular automobile transfer will run between the aerodrome and Amsterdam. The flight covers roughly 260 miles.
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London
Holland
England
Croydon
Amsterdam
Harding evasive on woman suffrage
Washington reports that a 21 member national Republican campaign executive committee led by Hays includes seven women. Harding declined to push federal suffrage timing, saying he would back ratification if a state official seeks his view. Suffragists pressed for action, hinting at third party support if the amendment stalls.
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Washington
National Republican Campaign
Hays
Harding
Coolidge
National Committee
Alice Paul
National Woman’s Party
Paul
Senate
Evi Five
Nation Organization
Harry Daugherty
Columbus
Nationals Committee
Packers to Fight Radical Element
Chicago June 23 Thomas E Wilson president of Wilson and Co packers and head of the Institute of American Packers urged all branches of the livestock industry to cooperate in stamping out radical and un American elements who have seized on proposed meat packing industry legislation to push nationalization. He said the fight centered on the Big Five packers and was an attack on producers commission men and smaller packing concerns. He traced the investigations to American cattle associations and warned the movement had become persecution rather than impartial inquiry.
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Chicago
Thomas E. Wilson
Wilson & Co. Packers
Institute of American Packers
National Livestock Exchange
American Cattle Associations
Wilson
Grange asserts farmers stay free of political coalitions
Washington June 24. C T Atkeson Washington representative of the National Grange issues a statement denying any farmer coalition with political groups or support for selfish class privilege or radicalism. He condemns labor groups and others for spreading the claim that farmers have joined a coalition, citing a declaration attributed to the Committee of 48.
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Washington
C. T. Atkeson
National Grange
Atkeson
Committee of 48
The
Grange
Farmer-Labor Coalitions Rejected by National Grange
The National Grange, the world's largest organization of producing farmers, definitively rejects uniting with or conferring with labor leaders for political cooperation. It disapproves of political agreements or cooperation with any class, group, or party and does not participate in partisan politics or related activities.
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National Grange
Japan to ship surplus peanuts to the United States
A cable from United States Consul Robert Frazer Jr in Kobe quotes Japan’s peanut crop as normal this year with about 800 tons of unshelled and 800 tons of shelled peanuts ready for export. The unshelled crop may yield 25,000 tons, and peanut oil stocks are near none with mills likely to produce 760 000 to 800 000 gallons by July.
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United States
Robert Frazer, Jr
Kobe
Japan
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Federation OF Labor
San Body
France
Westrola
Tonga
W. D. Armbrister & Co
Woman’s Party
Third Organization
Aetna Life Insurance Company
West View Park Addition
J. B. Nall
L. M. Neas
Kingsport
Nall & Neas Building
Kingsport, Tenn
Tommy Tinker
Tommy
Kingsport Hardware CO
Packers
Harris & Graves
U. S
New York
Hdwe. CO
Goodyear
Ford
Chevrolet
Dort
Maxwell
Olds
Peerless
Hup
Hudson
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