Carolinas Exposition urged to boost home products
Dr Joseph Hyde Pratt, director of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey, endorses the Mad en Carolinas Exposition in Charlotte September 12 to 24 as the best advertising for Carolinas made goods. He argues home buyers should favor state products over imports resold here under different names.
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Charlotte
Joseph Hyde Pratt
North Carolina
Carolinas
South Carolina
Tax bill revisions trimmed by Ways and Means
Washington reports the House Ways and Means committee approved over sixty changes to the Republican tax bill. A key amendment exempts charitable cremation donations up to four percent of net income and a tax investigation commission would study effects of tax exempt securities. In San Francisco efforts to recruit a million workers for anti tobacco education were announced by Miss Anni A. Gorton at the WCTU convention.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
San Francisco
Youth of America
Anni A. Gorton
Evansville, Ill
Woman Christian Temperance Union
Craft Shop Rules Approved in Chicago by Rail Board
The United States labor board approved seven shop craft rules tied to wage payments under the national agreement with the railroad administration. It directed that the railroad need not pay overtime for work deemed personally necessary on Sundays and holidays.
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Chicago
United Statailrond Labor Board
Worthie ‘Ailroad
Secret Protocol Aims to Speed Peace With Germany
A wartime note describes a brief protocol to precede formal peace talks with Germany, allowing immediate resumption of commercial relations and a presidential peace proclamation. The plan, kept secret in Washington, is to be a temporary arrangement guiding later treaties while preserving armistice terms. Greenville set to lose a baseball franchise amid the turmoil.
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Washington
Sénate
Germany
United States
Siveneille
S.C
Greenville
Senate
Forien Te
Housing plan set for large Charlotte exposition crowd
The Madedn Carolina Exposition housing committee anticipates 60 000 to 75 000 attendees over 18 days starting September 12. With about 160 exhibitors and many plant representatives, city hotels and boarding houses may be insufficient, prompting calls for local homes to offer rooms and beds with written details to A Var very at the Lance Packing ny.
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Charlotte
N. C
Sr. A. Varvery
Ft 8
Dutien
Hst
van Every
Lance Packing
Curzon Says Government Made Best Offer on Irish Talks
Lord Curzon told the House of Lords that the government had offered all possible concessions without compromising the safety of the realm sovereignty of the Crown or the dignity of the empire in the Irish negotiations.
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Curzon
London
Lord Curzon
Secreary For
House of Lords
Renm
League Court to be Organized as Permanent International Justice
Geneva reports confirm the permanent court of International Justice will be created. Spain and Huth plan to deposit their intentions to establish the court, bringing the number of ratifications closer to the required total. Constantinople notes a bolshevik influence and a $1,000,000 gold shipment arrived via the United States destroyer Overton for the Americas Trade Corporation.
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League Court
Geneva
Permanent Court of International Justice
League of Nations
Spain
Huth
Constantinople
United States
Overton
Bam
Americas Trade Corporation
British claim over high seas beyond three mile limit
Notice from the British government denies U S jurisdiction on the high seas beyond the three mile limit set by international law for years. Bryan suggested as delegate in a seizure matter near Montgomery Alabama. Moonshine village destroyed off Long Island coast with liquor, Bryan to request port designation. President Harding to appoint Mr Bryan to a commission on disarmament.
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Washington
United States
Bryan
Montgomery
Ala
Lome
Boon
Marshall
Willis Jennings Bryan
Savannah
Harding
Cam
Inter
National Conference On Disarmament
Montevideo Obtains 47.6 Million Loan Agreement
The government of Uruguay signs a loan contract with a syndicate of American banks led by National City Bank of New York for 47.6 million dollars. Treasury officials witnessed the signing.
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Montevideo
Goverment of
Uruguay
National City Bank of New York
Treasury
No Word Yet From Hardwick in Georgia Invasion Dispute
Governor Cooper had received no word from the governor of Georgia about an apology for the invasion of Georgia by a South Carolina mob more than a week ago, up to a late hour.
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Hardwick
Greenville
Cooper
Georgia
South Carolina
Great Fire Destroys Ten Brooklyn Factory Buildings
A major fire in Brooklyn leveled ten factory buildings occupying a Williamsburgh block. Loss estimated around $1,000,000. Fire officials reported rapid spread and extensive damage to machinery and stock. Investigators began work to determine cause.
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New York
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Greeks Keep Turks Moving Smyrna Am war shifts near Tomb
Fragmented OCR reports a chaotic mix of Greek advances toward Smyrna and Turkish nationalist moves near St Helens Island, with mentions of London’s aging defenses and Napoleon’s tomb. Senate actions cut an expected federal road fund from 100 million to 75 million, reshaping next year’s construction budget and treasury power.
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Smyrna
Lees Knowlin Dill
Senate
Treasury
Ku Klux Klan Induction Ceremony Near Lake Zurich
In Chicago area, more than 2,000 participants joined the Ku Klux Klan during an initiation ceremony held six miles south of Lake Zurich. The event showcased a large turnout and highlighted the organization's activities in the region.
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Ku Klux Klan
Chicago
Order of the
Lake Zurich
Auction Sealed First Base Cotton Arrives from Allendale
A bid of 19 seats bought the season's first cotton base arriving in Charleston. The shipment, sent from Allendale, marks the opening of the new crop's market activity in the capital.
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Charleston
D. C
Allendale
Tax Revision Bill Passed Amid Party Line Vote
Washington reports the 1921 tax revision bill would cut about 85 million from the national tax burden by 1925, pushed by the House 274 to 125 with funds for road building totaling 75 million, a largely party line result. The Senate approved the road construction package, one third immediately available, while three Democrats supported and nine Republicans opposed. Vienna affair notes a British firm offering 400000 ready-made suits at one pound ten shillings each, drawing space amid political upheaval.
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Washington
House
Conure
Senate
Vienna
Lloyd George Endorses Japan in Divorce Publicity Row
In the House of Commons Prime Minister Lloyd George defends Japan amid a Publicity in Divorce Suits controversy. The imperial premiers conference in London and New York is noted as the backdrop, with remarks on a wartime alliance and the Supreme Court Justice lineup cited to support the stance.
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Lloyd George
Japan
London
House of Commons
Imperial Peemiers
New York
Mously
Jagan Bud
Supreme Court
Great Orive
Ninth District
First Bale of Sea Island Cotton Jailed in Savannah
Savannah reports the first bale of Atlantic City No 1 sea Island cotton sold. The schooner master Povomoke was arrested in Savannah on smuggling charges and jailed in Camden County. The item notes wireless experiments and other varied dispatches from the era.
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Sea Island
Savannah
Atlantic City
Camden
Daugherty Initiates Investigation Into Liquor Seizure
Attorney General Daugherty has begun an inquiry into the disposition of liquor seized by government offices. Wage reductions ranging from 10 to 25 percent were agreed by the wage board handling the dispute between union paper mill workers and 11 newsprint companies.
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Daugherty
Washington
New York
Board of Arbitrator
News Print
Child Labor Law Unconstitutional Ruling Declared
Federal government cannot collect ten percent for violations of law as a court overturns the child labor statute. The decision centers on constitutional limits and enforcement power, affecting penalties and jurisdiction in labor code cases.
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Ederal
State Laws Not a Tax Says Judge Boyd Ruling
Judge James B. Boyd held the federal child labor tax act unconstitutional in the Vivian Spinning Mills case, reaffirming state authority to regulate labor and impose penalties rather than a federal tax. He noted prior rulings and said state laws suffice to address the issue. A Verdun tablet ceremony by American Legion honored Verdun defenders with city officials present.
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Boyd
Greensboro
N. Cy
James B. Boyd
Vivian Spinning Mills
Cherrville
N. C
J. W. Bailey
Internal Revenue
Supreme Court of the United State Regulation of Labor
Verdun
France
American Legion
New State Horses Out of London Ceremonial Use
The famous six cream ponies once part of London’s ceremonial state pegentry will not appear again drawing the royal coach through the streets. Inbreeding has reduced the stock too small for ceremonial duties.
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London
Austrian Labor Unions Grow After War Record
Austrian labor unions have multiplied since the war. In Vienna the republic now lists about 940,000 union members, up from 259,1 in 1914. Women members total 223,000, reflecting broad participation across the workforce.
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Vienna
Austria
Republic
Baltic Union Efforts Push Finland Toward Membership
Riga Latvia reports ongoing efforts to induce Finland to join the Baltic Union. The union is described as accomplished, with conventions and a fourfold alliance solidifying in Riga and surrounding regions of Latvia and Lithuania.
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Baltic Union For Protection
Riga
Latvia
Finland
Baltc Union
Rethonia
Lithuunia
Export Bill Passed by House in Washington
The house passed a bill to authorize a billion dollars through the war finance corporation to stimulate exportation of agricultural products, following a senate amendment process. The vote and exact terms reflect ongoing wartime financial measures and trade support.
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House
Washington
Senate
War Finance Corporaon
Sweden Population Figure Reported at End of 1920
Central statistics office preliminary figures place Sweden total population at just over 6.5 million by year end 1920. Mexico City moves toward formal federal district status by September 1 with official backing. El Paso youth Bennett Boyd 18 was ambushed and killed in Mexico on August 18 per El Paso father’s messages. Turkish victory claims say Greeks retreat along the Sakarya front.
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Sweden
Stockhurm
Central Statistical Burden
el Paso
Bennett Boyd
Mexico
Constantinople
Sakarna River
Greeks Reach Sakaria River After Four Days of Fight
In Smyrna Greek forces report reach of the Sakaria River west bank with the right wing past the river. Turkish left wing captures include 170 officers and 4,000 men along with 400 Marines for Canal Zone. In Philadelphia a 400-man militia unit sails to Panama for duty as works on monuments to American expeditionary forces are unveiled by American Legion delegates in France. In Statesboro Georgia a roaster auto seized carrying 360 quarts of red liquor with driver identified as R L Herndon of St Louis en route to Macon.
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Sakaria
Smyrna
Se’ 1
Sakaria River
Canal Zone
Philadelphia
U. S
Pennsylvania
Panama
Furey
Franc Lorraine
American Legion
France
Legion
Georgia
American Legation Denies Favoring China Control
The Peking legation issues a press statement, following Washington instructions, denying that the American government favors international control of China. The denial clearly rejects claims of any policy shift toward such control.
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Peking
Washington
China
Governor Morrison speech at Concord on labor strike
Governor Morrison addressed a large Concord crowd at the graded school grounds outlining his stance on the strike and the use of state troops. He defended free contract, rights of organized and unorganized labor, and urged respect for order while moving troops from the county. He warned against coercing contracts and urged public calm and lawful action.
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Concord
Morrison
Barret
Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Asheville
North Carolina
Cabarrus
cMlcers
Sheriff Cochrane
Mecklenburg
Cochrane
Morricon on the Employee declares rights for labor in North Carolina
Morricon urges North Carolinians to avoid prejudice against labor groups and to respect workers exercising their liberty. He states organized labor defends principles of importance and rights, and that how labor uses its liberty is a citizen’s matter.
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Morricon
North Carolina
Organized Labor
Growth Rush Hits Hickory With 100 New Homes
Sidewalk and street work surge as Hickory adds between 115 and 125 homes this year amid rapid growth. Banks and loan associations limit speed of expansion while a dozen business houses may start with the Eleventh avenue development. A $175,000 street contract nears completion and a 1,200 seat municipal building awaits.
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Hickory
Eleventh Avenue
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