Exodus of Savannah Laborers Sparks Northern Recruitment
Savannah officials oppose Northern corporations recruiting black workers. Over 1000 laborers boarded two special trains, with more than 2500 negroes at the station. Northward agents seek higher wages amid wartime labor shortages. officials fear southern labor depletion and push stricter laws. Authors warn northern work in cold climates proves hard for Southern workers.
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Record
Baltimore
Southern Appalachian Good Roads Convention
The annual Southern Appalachian Good Roads Convention outlines federal aid for road construction, state maintenance obligations, and maintenance provisions. Key speakers include L W Page George P Coleman Robt James Henry G Shirley and C M Strahan. Governors Day and Kentucky Good Roads Association events are planned with about a thousand delegates expected from Kentucky.
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State Highway Commission of
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Appalachian
L. W. Page
U. S. Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering
U. S. Forest Service
George P. Coleman
American Association of State
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Kentucky
U. S. Office of Public Roads
Kentucky Good Roads Association
F E. D. Smith
Corde
Stall
D. H. Kinchetoe
Kentuccky
Charles P. Coady
John K. Shields
John W. Langley
Even Money Now Betting Shifts After Hughes Wilson News
Wall Street gamblers moved from two to one Hughes odds to five to seven as the New York World links Hughes saying Republicans face a hard fight with rising Wilson support. Jimmy OLeary, Chicago king of chance, now offers even money on Wilson and Hughes, reflecting a shift in public opinion across financial centers. The piece notes political betting as a gauge of opinion amid the Mexican crisis.
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Republican Party
Wilson
America
Edward McQuade
Supreme Court
Oyster Bay
Wall Street
Jimmy O’leary
Chicago
Jimmy
King of Chance
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