Tinkham Resolves To Force Vote On Negro Voter Rights
Washington May 7 Repressentative Tinkham Republican Massachusetts sparked a two hour uproar in the House over an immediate consideration resolution on negro voting rights in the South The measure defeated 285 to 46 after a point of order sustained by Speaker Gillett Mondell opposed immediate action citing potential disruption of prohibition enforcement Debate noted parallels to a 1901 measure and ended with rejection of the plan.
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Washington
Representative Tinkham
Massachusetts
House
South
Mondell
Tinkham
Gillett
Census Committee
United States
Gallivan
Representative Garrett
Tennessee
Mendell
Garrett
Mandel
Olmstead
Pennsylvania
Henderson
Bill to Defend Newspapers Against Slacker List Suits
Washington May 7 A bill by Rep Hill would direct the justice department to defend newspapers facing civil or related actions from publishing the authorized slacker lists issued by the war department and printed in the Congressional Record If a judge rules against a newspaper the government would cover the damages Hill says the government seeks wide publication of the list and should shield papers from suits
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Washington
Department of Justice
War Department
Congressional Record
Representative Hill
Republican
Maryland
Hill
United States
First Georgia peaches ship to New York from Macon
The first car load of peaches for the season departed the Middle Georgia belt heading to New York. Officials estimate the crop at about 7,000 cars for the season.
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Georgia
Macon
Georgiia
New York
Norfolk & Western Wage Reduction Talks End Without Agreement
Roanoke Va May 7 No agreement was reached yesterday on a proposed wage cut for Norfolk and Western railway workers after hours of talks. W J Jenks the railroads general manager cited changed conditions and lower living costs but said a reduction is warranted. Trainmen and conductors unions will respond tomorrow morning with their position from a workforce of over 25000 across the system.
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Roanoké
Norfolk & Western Railway
W. J. Jenks
Norfolk & Western
Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen
Order of
Ex-Governor Catts Not Yet Arrested
Sidney J. Catts former Florida governor faced a capias issued in Bradford County on a $700 bribe charge to influence a pardon for J. J. Coleman life-term inmate in 1918 for Deputy Sheriff Charles Scott murder. Bond set at $5000. Catts, active in Atlanta business with home in DeFuniak Springs, was reported in Alabama.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Capias
Sidney J. Catts
Florida
J. J. Coleman
Bay County
Charles
Scott
Catts
Bradford County Grand Jury
Long
Atlanta
DeFuniak Springs
Alabama
Fight resumes in Blair confirmation hearings today
Washington May 7 The Senate Finance Committee will resume hearings on David H Blair of Winston Salem NC nominated to be commissioner of internal revenue The nomination faced opposition from Senator Johnson who alleged violation of North Carolina primary law and said Blair’s relatives have tax claims pending before the bureau that would come before him if confirmed
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Washington
Johnson
California
Senate
David H. Blair
Winston-Salem
N. C
Internal Revenue
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Blair
Treasury
North Carolina
Internal Revenue Bureau
Death of Capt Albert C Danner Mobile Confederate Veteran
Capt Albert C Danner aged 78 prominent Mobile resident and Confederate veteran died suddenly late Thursday night He was born in Winchester Virginia and came to Mobile over fifty years ago The obituary notes his long service and standing in the community.
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Mobile
Ala
Albert C. Danner
Winchester
Smuggler Claims Jewels Aided Greek Queen Amidst Hard Times
New York May 7. Customs investigate alleged plan to bolster Queen Olga's fortunes by smuggling jewels into the United States. A pear shaped diamond and emerald brooch seized from Anatol J. Cambouhine who said he acted with General Michael Garshin to aid Olga. He served twenty days in jail. authorities doubt the queen’s involvement as European reports note her waning fortunes.
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New York
Olga
Greece
Constantine
United States
America
Albert D. Hoskinson
Brooklyn
Hoskinson
Anatol J. Cambouhine
Russia
Athens
Michael Garshin
Alexander
Wage dispute with seamen deferred to Monday
Washington May 7 Further conferences between seamen union representatives and Secretary Davis to settle the wage dispute in American shipping were deferred until Monday so union leaders can report terms to their organizations. The plan includes maintaining the eight hour day and three shifts with a wage reduction not deemed drastic. Union officials won t sign any plan solely reducing wages, while the Shipping Board chairmen stand firm against a wage scale compromise as Davis hopes to press working conditions discussions. Secretary Davis will tour Pittsburg Boston and Portland Me after brief talks today.
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Washington
Seamen’s Unions
Davis
Benson
Shipping Board
Shipping Board Vesels
Pittsburg
Boston
Portland
Meat Packers Open to Federal Oversight Plan
Thomas E. Wilson, president of the Institute of American Meat Packers, testified to a House committee that packers oppose the Norris McLaughlin bill but favor government supervision via the Agriculture Department with targeted changes. He urged designating the secretary of agriculture as regulator and warned against overbearing restrictions harming livestock producers and shippers.
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Washington
United States
Norris-Mc-Laughlin
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Thomas E. Wilson
Institute of American Meat Packers
House Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Haugen
House Agricultural Committee
Wilson
Chinese Eggs Spark New Tariff Debate Across Poultry Trade
Petaluma chamber of commerce warns of competition from powdered Chinese eggs. H A Kerrigan urges New York Mercantile Exchange members to back a tariff on imported eggs to defend American standards. He cites China shipped 5.5 million dollars of egg products last month and likens egg trade politics to log rolling.
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New York
Petaluma
California
United States
China
H. A. Kerrigan
Chamber of Commerce
Paul Revere
New York Mercantile Exchange
Congress
Kerrigan
Jersey
Washington
America
Confucius
Budget Bill Heads to Conference with Budget Bureau Change
The house passed the budget bill with senate changes and sent it to conference. A key provision makes the budget bureau an independent agency rather than an adjunct of the treasury department, aiming for early agreement on amendments.
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Washington
House
Senate
Budget Bureau
Treasury Department
Minnesota launches 160 million Good Roads project
Minnesota begins a sweeping program to improve highways linking major towns and the 10,000 lakes. The plan funds 1,000 maintenance workers, five mile patrols, and special gangs to prep gravel roads ahead of paving across a 7,000 mile system.
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Associated Press
St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Charles M. Babcock
Highway Department
Babcock
Woman Refuses Jury Service In Odd Case
Mrs Sadely D Wrigley of East Orange New Jersey faced a jury summons in district court on May 7 saying she could not be a juror because she knew nothing about the case and had home duties. The matter ended when counsel announced the case had settled and jurors would not be needed.
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East Orange
N. J
Sadely D. Wrigley
Dovat
Harding gratified with trade parley at banquet
President Harding expressed gratification with the work of the National Foreign Trade Council at its annual banquet in Cleveland. Senator Walter E Edge spoke on foreign trade urging practical legislation and the creation of the Foreign Trade Financing Corporation with 100 million dollars capitalization to extend credit to foreign buyers and boost American production.
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Cleveland
Harding
National Foreign Trade Council
Walter E. Edge
New Jersey
Edge
Foreign Trade Financing Corporation
Irish unrest report from Dublin castle summary
Dublin reports thirty six attacks on crown forces with 28 casualties including one fatal. Twelve attacks on police barricades, three Sinn Fein civilian murders. Forty two mail raids, 48 arrests for outrages, 125 internment orders totaling 2693 internees, 135 released.
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Dublin
Ireland
Dublin Castle
Sinn Fein
Derby Crowd Sets Attendance Record in Louisville
Thousands arrived by train, boat and car for the Kentucky Derby in Louisville. Clear weather and a fast track heightened excitement as spectators aimed to secure inner seating in what appeared to be the largest Derby crowd in the event’s history.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Prewetts Says He Shot Baird to Save Himself
Shelbyville reports R L Prewetts a retired mailer charged with the murder of Judge Sam K Baird an attorney for Prewetts wife in a divorce action testified he shot Baird to save himself from an alleged attack. He said Baird threatened to throw him from his own house when they discussed property division. The killing occurred January 8.
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Associated Press
Shelbyville
R. L. Prewetts
Mailer
Sam K. Baird
Prewetts
Baird
Italians and Poles clash in Upper Silesia fights
Fighting between Italian and Polish forces at Rybnik and Gross Strehlitz continued with increasing danger to allied troops. Italian losses reached about thirty killed and seventy wounded while Polish attacks were repelled. Reinforcements flowed in as Germans seized Oberglogau and the supreme council delayed plebiscite decisions to ease Polish tensions.
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Associated Press
Oppein
Upper Silesia
Rybnik
Press
Gross Strehlitz
Interallied
Oberglogau
Interallied Commission
London
Supreme Council
Admitting Money Paid to Influence Tennessee Lawmakers
O. G. Sprouse of Springfield testified before a senate investigating committee that he paid Walter Rawls to influence Kemper and Ben Rawls or other Robertson officials to back Lon McFarland for secretary of state. Robertson county funds also funded efforts to defeat the anti-fee bill. Sprouse defended the $100 payment as expense money and denied plans to share funds with Kemper or Rawls.
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Nashville
Springfield
Senate
Walter Rawls
Robertson County
Kemper
Ben Rawls
Lon McFarland
County Register
Th Xtr
Asembly Woodwards
Register of County
H. C. True
Springsfield
Woodward
Jett
H. J. Head
Gen
McCain
Senator Kemper
Representative Rawls
Sprouse
Mr. Rawls
Tom Rawls
Allies Rub It In as U S Agrees to Allied Council Invites
Washington May 7. The administration accepts the allied supreme council decision to send American representatives to the allied councils. Senator Harrison of Mississippi argues the invitation shows the allies are rubbing it in a gesture to a deserting American government. Senator Stanley of Kentucky questions Burr’s status while commending Ambassador Harvey. Harrison thanks him for visualizing the situation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Allied Supreme Council
Senate
Harison
Mississippi
New
London
Bainbridge Colby
Harvey
Stanley
Kentucky
Aaron Burr
Harrison
Atlantic Deeper Waterways convention dates set
The Atlantic Deeper Waterways association fixed the convention dates for Savannah Georgia. The gathering will be held in Savannah Navy from May 15 to 18.
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Savannah
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association
Savannah Navy
Senate approves loan of tents for Georgia veterans reunion
Washington May 7 The war department loan of tents for the Georgia Confederate veterans reunion at Albany was favorably reported by the Senate military committee today.
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Washington
War Department
Sloan
Georgia Confederate Veterans
Albany
Senate Military Committee
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A. C. Danner
Meat Packers
Senator Lodge
Solons
U.S
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