Ford's Nitrate Plan Faces Power Interests in Congress
Washington coverage says farmers led by the American Farm Bureau Federation will press Henry Ford to testify before a congressional committee about his handling of a run-down railroad line, rate reductions, and wage increases, while his Muscle Shoals nitrate offer fuels opposition from Wall Street power interests and prompts debate over government subsidies and railroad policy.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Henry Ford
Detroit
Congress
American Farm Bureau Federation
America
Ford
Mr. Ford
Muscle Shoals
Alabama
Detroit-Toledo and
Ironton
Commission On Agricultural Inquiry
Wall Street
New York
Niagara
Lars Worth
Tennessee
Kentucky
Interstate Commerce Committees
Special Agricultural Commission
Negro Named as Virginia Governor Candidate
John Mitchell Jr., president of a Richmond negro bank, was nominated for governor by the Lilly Black wing of the Republican party at its convention. A resolution called J B Pollard to coordinate with negro Republicans in other states to convene a national conference in Washington to oppose Lilly Whiteism and set future relations with the national GOP and Harding administration.
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Richmond
John Mitchell, Jr
Lilly
Republican Party
J. B .Pollard
Washington
National Republican Organization
Harding
Tunnels to Link Banks in Chicago Federal Reserve Area
Plans announced yesterday call for tunnels to connect downtown Chicago banks with the federal reserve bank. The first links will join Illinois Trust and Savings Merchants Loan and Trust and Corn Exchange National Bank, enabling bank messengers to move funds underground rather than through the streets.
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Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank
Illinois Trust and Savings
Merchants Loan and Trust
Corn Exchange National Bank
Surplus Corn to Be Fed on Farms in Iowa Outlook
Iowa farmers expect to hold and feed this year’s corn to hogs and cattle rather than sell it. Experts at Iowa State College estimate a 400 million bushel crop with prices near or above production costs, forecasting 8 to 10 dollars per hundred pounds from fed livestock and possible price declines to 25 to 30 cents by December.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
Farm Management Department
English Owners Cut American Rentals
Lincoln Illinois announcement says the Scully estate of England will abate 20 percent of this year’s cash rents on 210000 acres across Illinois Missouri Kansas and Nebraska. Thomas Scully manages Illinois and Nebraska lands while his father Fred oversees Missouri and Kansas. Abatement follows tenant uprisings earlier and failed legislative probes into absentee landlordism.
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Lincoln
Ill
Scully
England
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Trapp & Fox
Lagan County
Thomas Scully
Fred
Wage Rates Recommended by Massachusetts Board
Wage board of the Massachusetts Minimum Wage Commission provisionally approves rates for women and girls in confectionery and food prep. A public hearing is set for September 24. Provisional pay scales include 12 dollars weekly for 16+ with three months experience, 10 dollars for 16+ beginners, 9 dollars for under 16 with nine months experience, and 8 dollars for under 16.
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Boston
Mass
Massachusetts Minimum Wage Commission
West Virginia mining unrest and San Antonio flood headline spread
San Antonio faces a devastating flood after a cloudburst on early Saturday, with 40 confirmed dead and estimates that up to 250 lives may be lost. The disaster inundated two miles by half a mile of riverfront, wrecking homes and damaging property while relief efforts mobilize citywide. In Washington, investigators say West Virginia miners are not aliens and discuss federal control, state distrust, and calls for a joint commission to resolve mining conflicts and prevent future violence.
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San Antonio
Tex
River Avenue
West Side
Washington, D. C
West Virginia
Sons of the American Revolution
Lexington
Concord
United States
H. H. Bandholtz
Washington
General Bandholtz
Logan
Miers
Pennsylvania
Mine Workers of America
Untucked Spirit of Fairness in People Hearts
Editorial reflections on fairness and buried resolve urge readers to recall and practice equity in daily life. The author asserts a universal fairness instinct lies within each person, but warns it often lies dormant and needs awakening through action.
Back Debts of Farmer Fast Being Taken Up
Kinston reports hundreds of thousands of dollars in back debts from last fall's tobacco disaster will be taken up by farmers in the eastern weed belt this fall. Time merchants and planters say the sum may reach into the millions as profits from new crops and farm economy improve. Farmers have reduced fertilizer costs, worked longer hours, grown more corn and foodstuffs, cut luxuries, and expect better cotton and tobacco profits this year. Some will pay off last year's debts, but many will not dig out in a single season.
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Kinston
Tobacco Market Totals at Fairmont This Season
Fairmont reports tobacco sales of 6,470,321 pounds totaling 8965 815.68 dollars with an average of 13.84 per hundred. Last season’s figures were 6,941,576 pounds for 1 785 378.06 dollars and 25.72 per hundred. July sales reached 1 027 139 pounds for 84 061.17 dollars. August sales were 4 866 631 pounds for 776 363.44 dollars. The week of August 8 to 12 was the peak, with 1 330 560 pounds and 285 781.44 dollars. The biggest day was August 8, at 97 566.29 dollars from 65 297 pounds.
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Fairmont
Bridge collapse in Chester Drowns 26 to 30 watchers
At Chester river Third Street bridge a footpath collapsed during a rescue effort for a drowning boy. Between 26 and 30 people died or were crushed and over 20 injured among about 75 spectators including many women and children. The old bridge spanned 90 feet above the water.
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Chester
Third Street
Chester River
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