Railroads Win $1.5 Billion Revenue Increase Plan
The Interstate Commerce Commission grants railroads permission to raise revenues by about 1.5 billion dollars. Freight rates rise roughly a third, passenger fares by a fifth, and Pullman charges by half. Rates valid until March 1, 1922, with effect from five days’ notice if carriers implement before January 1 and aiming for September 1 when the government guarantee ends.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Uneg
Electric
Avery
Strnngly Backed Daily to Debut in Norfolk
Richmonds Van Charlee B. Cooke former president and owner of The Richmond Evening Journal and John Cooke with Harry Tucker of this city are identified with a new daily newspaper to appear in Norfolk within a short while.
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Strnngly Backed
Norfolk
Richmond
van Charlee B. Cooke
Richmond Evening Journal
John Cooke
Harry Tucker
Norfolk Tribune
Atlantic and Pacific fleets to merge next January
Washington reports the greatest concentration of sea power in U S history will come from the planned reorganization of the Atlantic and Pacific fleets on the Pacific coast. The changes are being prepared by naval operations and take effect next January.
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Washington
Pacific
Pacific Coast
Digger Indian 144 Years Watches Independence Day Fete
Domingo Jacinta, chief of a Digger Indian tribe, aged 144, attended an Independence Day celebration in California. He watched with interest as his daughter, granddaughter, and great grandson accompanied him on the government reservation site now his home.
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League Mountain
Calif
Domingo Jacinta
Recently Appointed Federal Judges Face Income Tax Ruling
Washington authorities contest a ruling that judges sworn in after the revised tax law are not required to pay income tax. Acting Attorney General Frierson notes only Judge E Y Webb in North Carolina would be liable under the decision, creating potential broad implications for several federal appointees.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Treasury Department
Frierson
North Carolina
E. Y. Webb
President Wilson Appeals to Striking Miners to Return Work
Washington. President Wilson through the United Mine Workers of America appealed to striking mine laborers in Illinois and Indiana to resume work. He said he could not recommend correcting wage inequalities until they return, but would invite the joint scale committee of operators and miners to meet to adjust any such issues once work resumes.
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Washington
Wilson
Tasted Mine Workers of America
Illinois
Indiana
Jos
U S Chamber Embraces Open Shop Platform
By a large referendum, the United States Chamber of Commerce adopts a platform on industrial relations declaring for open shop operation and holding labor organizations legally responsible for conduct of their agents.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Exorbitant Coal Prices Blamed on Speculators in Washington
The National Coal Association faulted speculators in a formal statement from Washington over rising coal prices. It noted April's average offered price at bituminous mines as 3.24 and argued the industry’s slender profit margin requires relief measures.
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Washington
National Coal Association Federal
Trade Commission
Publishers Protest Postal Rate Increases Across Nation
Brief filed with Charlotte South Carolina farmers challenge 40 percent express rate hikes on magazines and periodicals. Nationwide effort cites boll weevil pest control and peanut farming as unrelated but noted in context of shipping costs.
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Washington
Charlotte
South Carolina
Interstate Commerce Commiston
National Publishers’ Association
Peat
New York
Sherman L. Jeff
American Railway Express
Jorda
Mecklen Company
Burg County
South Carpent i
Jolina
Jeffords
Democratic National Campaign Funds Not Limited
Washington reports that funds for the democratic national campaign will be accepted in any amounts and sources will be scrutinized. George White, newly elected national chairman, rejected the idea of a $1,000 contribution cap as impractical and affirmed careful review of gifts to avoid burdens on the candidate. He named Governor Cos as the party leader emerging from the San Francisco convention.
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Washington
George White
Pancombe
White
Allies Set Bridgehead Armistice Limits on Poland
Britain and France have notified Warsaw they will not allow armistice terms that sacrifice Poland. Terms would bar partition or government changes under Soviet pressure and prevent Poland from serving as a bridgehead for Germany and Russia. Separately Soviet advances threaten Warsaw as Allied reports say forces move from Danzig and Lithuanian areas toward the Polish capital.
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Paris
Great Britain
France
Poland
Warsaw
London
Lloyd, George
Germany
Russia
Danzig
Kovno
Roumania
Three Railroads Secure Loans Totalling About 19 Million
Washington announces that the Interstate Commerce Commission approved three new railroad loans aggregating about 18.7 million dollars. The action backs major lines and shapes funding for rail operations and expansion plans across the system.
Amundsen Plans Five Year Arctic Expedition
Nome Alaska Roald Amundsen the Norwegian explorer has arrived and will stay two weeks before steering his vessel into the Arctic Ocean for a five year expedition he announced.
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Nome
Alaska
Roald Amundsen
Arctic Ocean
Armed Highwaymen Steal 25 Barrels of Whiskey
Five armed highwaymen robbed a motor truck chauffeur near New Brunswick stealing 25 barrels of liquor bound for a New York concern from Philadelphia. The event disrupted the route and prompted police inquiries in the area.
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New Jersey
New Brunswick
New York
Philadelphi
New York Port Collector Named Labor Party Governor Candidate
Dudley Field Malone, commissioner of the port of New York, was chosen as the third Labor Party candidate for the New York gubernatorial race.
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Rmer
New York
Dudley Field Malone
Port
Southern Women Condemn Cox Over State Rights Hearing
A telegram from the Southern Women's League urges Governor Cox to grant a hearing on state rights and party honor rather than woman suffrage. The message denounces the Democratic platform for condemning southern women and appeals for fair consideration of southern women seeking no votes or offices.
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Nashville
Tenn
Cox
South
Southern Women's League
Democratic Party
Abandonment of Camp Zachary Taylor Announces Transfer
Washington announces Camp Zachary Taylor in Louisville Kentucky will be abandoned and the first division stationed there will be moved to Camp Dix New Jersey. The Interstate Commerce Commission suspends a section of the merchant marine act allowing preferential export rates by railroads.
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Washington
Camp Zachary Taylor
Louisville
War Department
Camp Dix
New Jersey
Interstate Commerce Commission
Los Angeles Officials Welcome Oklahoma Gasoline Train
The mayor of Los Angeles and officers of the Automobile Club of Southern California officially welcomed a railway train carrying 200000 gallons of gasoline from Oklahoma, amid local gasoline shortages.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Oklahoma
MP. Snyder
The
Automobile Club of
Soutern California
New York Historical Society Receives Washington Portrait
A rare oil portrait of George Washington on a marble slab has been deposited at the New York Historical Society by Tar rant Putnam, a lineal descendant of the owner, enriching the institution’s collection with a significant historic artifact.
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New York Historical Society
Washington
New York
George Washington
Tarrant Putnam
Ortiat
Turkish Peace Delegation Reaches Paris
The Turkish delegation arrived in Paris to sign the peace treaty and is staying at the Hotel Des Reservoirs in Versailles. The party moves on to finalize formalities.
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Paris
Hotel Des Reservoirs
Versailles
New England to Get 650000 Tons Coal a Month
Roanoke reports that the Norfolk and Western Chesapeake and Ohio and Virginian railways will ship 650000 tons of coal monthly to New England under an Interstate Commerce Commission priority order.
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New England
Roanoke
Norfolk & Western, Chesapeake & Ohio
Virginian Railways
Interstate Commerce Commission
Norfolk & Westerns
Suppression of Mexican Newspapers Ordered by President
Washington reports the Mexican government under President de la Huerta has ordered suppression of Kol vik newspapers and magazines in Mexico. The embassy advised measures to curb distribution and publication activity.
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Mexico
Washington
Kolvik
Haseen
de la Huerta
Wrong Body Is Sent To Sorrowing Mother At Knoxville
President Wilson faced a commission recommendation from the Interchurch World Movement to appoint a special inquiry into a steel matter. At a Knoxville home an opened coffin for Corporal Vaughn Underwood contained a soldier unknown in the area, not the son.
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Knoxville
Tennessee
Washington
Wilson
Interchurch World Movement
Tenn
BS. Underwood
Kodak
Vaughn Underwood
Profiteer Fined Two Million For False Declaration
In Geneva and Berne, Swiss officials fined promoter M. Jules Bloch after war profits. He declared only a portion for taxation and faced a record 16,600,000 frames, about two million dollars at current exchange rates.
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Geneva
Switzerland
M. Jules Bloch
Federal Commission
Berne
Gas supply may run out in 25 years in Pittsburg
Samuel Wyer of the U S Bureau of Mines warned at a natural gas conservation conference in Pittsburgh, held under the Pennsylvania Public Service Commission, that natural gas could be exhausted in about 26 years unless conservation measures are adopted.
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Pittsburg
Samuel Wyer
United States Bureau of Mines
Hennsylvania Public Service Commission
Russians Drafted Into General Cantu Army Service
Reported in San Diego that a Russian colony near Guadadalapa on the road between Tijuana and Ensenada has been impressed into Governor Cantu’s army. They assist in transporting rifle and machine gun ammunition from Mexico City to Ensenada, ahead of expected landings by Mexican de facto government troops.
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San Diego
Calif
Guadadalapa
Tajuana
Engenada
California
Cantu
Mexicvali
Enzenada
Canta
French Officers Assigned to Polish Units as Advisors
French officers attached to the military mission have arrived and will serve as technical advisors to various Polish units. A large officers’ school was opened at Rembertoff near Warsaw. Newspapers contend the Soviets aim to invade Poland and threaten Warsaw, with Bolshevik forces seen as a direct threat.
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Warsaw
Rembertoff
Poland
Florida Corrupt Practices Act Declared Unconstitutional
West Palm Beach Florida Judge E B Donnell ruled the Florida corrupt practices law restricts publication of information affecting public office candidates unconstitutional. He stated the legislature cannot prohibit speech and press in this manner in the case before him.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Florda
E. B. Donnell
Donnell
Navy Build Up By Japan Not Necessarily Alarming
Tokio says Japan’s plan to strengthen its navy does not imply hostility toward any enemy. Navy Minister Tomosaburo Kato stated this to the diet, seeking to reassure observers about the intentions behind the fleet expansion.
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Tokio
Japan
Tomasaburo Kato
Miners Claim Operators Stole Thousands From Them
Kansas miners idle in protest over fines for refusing Saturday work. Detrict president Kane Alexander Howatt wired John L. Lewis that miners would use all their power to compel operators to return every dollar stolen from wages. Pittsburg Kansas involved.
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Pittsburg
Kane
Alexander Howatt
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Kansas
Eighteen Year Old Convict Executed at Sing Sing
Ossining N Y Elmira Hyatt an eighteen year old condemned slayer of a Rochester patrolman was executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison. He entered the death chamber to shouts of goodbye from inmates and replied goodbye boys as he walked to the chair becoming the youngest person ever put to death there.
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Ossining
N. Y
Elmira
Baron Confesses to Murder Involving Youth Electrocuted
Robert Baron of Brooklyn admits to a murder tied to Elmer Hyatt’s electrocution at Sing Sing. He allegedly confessed to police after Hyatt’s execution, but refused to sign the document once informed of the prior death. Baron's confession was typed, and he was taken to Bellevue for medico legal examination.
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Baron
New York
Robert Baron
Brooklyn
Bellevue Hospital
Batrelman O'Brien
Rochester
Elmer Hyatt
Sing Sing
Hyatt
European Trade Balance Slips Over $500 Million in Year
Washington report shows the United States ran a deficit of more than 500 million dollars with Europe for the just-ended fiscal year, while trade with South America yielded an unfavorable balance near 400 million. Exports to Europe reached about 4.64 billion and imports totaled about 1.18 billion versus last year.
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Washington
America
Europe
South America
President Wilson Sheds Sheep Business and Sells Prize Flock
Washington report notes President Wiron retires from sheep farming. The White Hons prize flock of 48 sheep used to keep lawns trim for three summers will be sold. Wool yields, donated to charity this year to the Salvation Army, recall 1818 output of 98 pounds sold by Red Cross countywide for over 52 thousand dollars.
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Washington
Wiron
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Capture of Haeglin by Villa in State Dept notice
The State Department reports urgent representations to the Mexican government after the kidnapping of American citizen Carl Haeglin by Francisco Villa. Mexican authorities have been asked through the American embassy in Mexico City to take all possible steps to secure the prisoner's release.
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Washington
State Department
Carl Haeglin
Francisco Villa
Mexico City
Southern Yacht Club Remembers Shamrock IV Owner in New Orleans
Southern Yacht Club of New Orleans honors the late Shamrock IV owner. Members recall the boat’s series showings sent to Sir Thomas Lipton and reflect on New Orleans history, including references to a Civil War era immigrant and mule car on Constance Street amid postwar cost of living challenges.
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Southern Yacht Club
New Orleans
Thomas Lipton
Constance Street
Carolina Women Speak at National Business Convention
At the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs annual convention in St. Paul speakers share successes by women in business and professions. Misa Julia Alexander of Charlotte spoke on my story insurance and Ruth Cobb of Columbia addressed public health.
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St. Paul
Seasions
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Misa Julia Alexander
Charlotte
N. C
Ruth Cobb
Columbia
3. C
Experts Prepare Schedules Rate Sheets For All Territories
Washington reports rate experts are drafting blanket rate schedules to raise transportation costs on a percentage basis. Passenger fares likely take effect August 20 with increased Pullman charges and excess baggage rates starting August 26. Freight rates advance simultaneous with passenger changes. printed tariffs for all territories and commodities will follow once details are completed.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Costa Rica Government Recognized by United States
Washington announces recognition of Costa Rica's new government by the United States at the State Department.
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Costa Rica
Washington
United States
State Department
Ninth Marquis of Queensbury Dies in Johannesburg
Percy Shotto Douglas ninth Marquis of Queensbury is dead here in Johannesburg Union of South Africa an official announcement states the death occurred in the city and notes his title.
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Marquis of Queensbury
Johannesburg
South Africa
Union of South Africa
Percy Shotto Douglas
Queensbury
Army Director of Finance Nolan Disappears Under Scrutiny
Chicago reports Lt. James Donald Nolan, director of finance at the central department of the United States army, has mysteriously disappeared. Auditors reviewing his accounts found a discrepancy totaling $4,000, an announc...
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Army
Nolan
Chicago
James Donald Nolan
Central Department
United States Army
Democrats and Republicans to Debate League at Winona Lake
Washington Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, a key administration ally in the senate treaty fight, has been chosen by Governor Cox to represent the Democrats in a joint league of nations debate at Winona Lake Indiana on August 8.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Cox
League of Nations
Winona Lake
Ind
Romania Orders Reds to Withdraw Within Three Days
Vienna-Rumania has served an ultimatum upon Soviet Russia, demanding the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Romanian territory within three days. If Russia fails to comply, Romania will declare general mobilization. The Belgrave dispatch notes the ultimatum and Romania’s threatened escalation.
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Vienna
Russia
Societe
Belgrave
Romania
Fears Grow Irish Situation Could Explode Into Conflict
Dublin reports rising fear that the Irish situation may become a general conflagration at any moment. Officials say civil law south of the Boyne is effectively gone, replaced by republican courts in control.
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Dublin
Boyne River
Disappointing Georgia Population Report Released
Census Bureau announced Georgia 1920 population at 2,893,601 with one enumeration district missing. Ten years earlier the population was 2,609,121, a growth rate of 10.9 percent the smallest in state history.
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Washington
Georgia
Former Indiana governor Hanly dies in collision
Former Indiana governor and 1919 prohibition presidential candidate Frank Hanly was killed near Kilgore Ohio when his auto collided with a Pennsylvania freight train. Dr and Mrs C M Baker of Kilgore also died. All three suffered fractured skulls and crushed bodies and did not regain consciousness.
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Hanly
Indiana
Quiet Prevails in Adrianople amid Greek Occupation
Athens reports Adrianople is quiet as Greek troops police the city. Turkish elements appear stunned or resigned to the change. Many residents prepare to depart as civil administration is restored and telegraph links to the outside world resume.
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Adrianople
Athens
Federation of Labor Seeks General Amnesty for Political Prisoners
Washington reports the American Federation of Labor plans to press for general amnesty for political prisoners. Attorney General Palmer is to receive a delegation led by Samuel Gompers to present the amnesty resolution adopted at the Montreal labor convention. Officials say a conference will be arranged.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Palmer
Samuel Gompers
Montreal
Durham Bages Its Militia Backing in Gunfire Inquiry
Durham Mayor Newsom seeks governor’s backing for a full investigation into the Graham jail shooting. He praises the Durham machine gun company, pledges support, and asks if counsel arrangements are in place.
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Durham
Newsom
Bickett
Graham
Marion B. Fowler
North Carolina
Graham Affair Inquiry In Graham Duram Controversy
A commission will settle the dispute over the provocation that led National Guard men to fire from the jail while guard ing three Black suspects accused of assaulting a white woman. The governor will announce the commissioners only after they accept.
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Graham
Aliegh
Cith Gona
Durham Machine Gun Company
National Gard
Revaluation Tax Boosts Caldwell County Value
Caldwell county’s board of appraisers completed revaluation, raising total property value from 6 million in 1919 to about 19.96 million with real estate 17.51 million and personal property 4.46 million. Land acres added exceed 30,000, taxes may fall. one notable seller, W. J. Palmer, displays peaches and plums, forecasting large profits.
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Lenoir
Caldwell County
Juye
Caldwell
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