Cotton Meeting Set for October In Raleigh During Fair Week
Raleigh September 23 A statewide cotton meeting is planned for October 21 in Raleigh during State Fair week with national speakers. The event aims to boost transportation and lower rail fares, drawing farmers and businesspeople from southeastern counties. Governor Bickett expected to include calls for new laws at a winter special session addressing open shop policies and labor disputes.
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Raleigh
Maxwell Gorman
Bickett
North Carolina
Charlotte
High Point
Badin
Steeve
Ladies Home Journal editor resigns in September report
In Ely, Pennsylvania, a notice states the editor of the Ladies Home Journal has resigned effective January 1. The brief item notes the change and date, reflecting a leadership shift at the publication.
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Adies Home Journal
DITOR
Ely
Ta, Pa
Late Journal
Advertising Men Favor League and Telegraphing Wilson
New Orleans delegates at the Advertising Clubs convention favored early peace and the League of Nations urging President Wilson and the Senate to ratify the treaty without amendment for the economic world. Champ Clark urged profit sharing and cooperation among capital labor and the consumer for fair play to all.
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League
Wilson
New Orleans
Advertising Clubs
Champ Clark
House
League of Nations
Senate
League of Wations
Three Men Arrested for Large Federal Reserve Theft
Chicago authorities report three men arrested and charged with stealing two hundred forty thousand dollars from the Federal Reserve Bank. The incident occurred Sept 23 with ongoing investigations into the heist and suspects in custody.
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Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank
Hammond
Ind
Reach Prohibition Vote Likely This Week
Washington reports Senate and House conferees expect to agree on the prohibition amendment today and a vote is anticipated this week. The milestone follows ongoing negotiations between chambers on the amendment’s language and ratification path.
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Washington
Senate
House Confrees
Manpower War Toll Reported by Washington
Washington reports official wartime casualties with 116 492 American deaths and 205 182 wounded as the nation tallies the human cost of war.
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Mnpower
Washington
United States
Old Hotel Property Bought by Wommack
Mr 8 T Wommack announces purchase from the Bowers estate of the brick hotel on Main and Tenth streets. The property will be renovated and opened as a hotel. Mr Taylor is expected to visit to decide leasing and operation of the hotel.
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Bowers
Oll Hotel
Main
Tenth Streets
Taylor
Japanese Minister Silent on Shantung Return
The Jiji Shimpo reports Forest Minister Uchida refused to make categorical statements on Shantung's return to China or predict outcomes tied to negotiations between Japan and China. The remarks were delivered to the Japanese Diplomatic Council in Tokyo on September 23.
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Tokio
Jiji Shimpo
Uchida
Shantung
China
Paris Food Prices Ease After Government Fix
Paris report notes price movement has cooled since government price fixing began. Some essential goods show reductions while overall inflation pressure eases in the capital.
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Paris
President Wilson to Speak in Mormon Tabernacle Parade
Salt Lake CitySept 23 A holiday was declared in honor of President Wilsons visit He is scheduled to speak in the Mormon Tabernacle and to take part in a parade accompanying the events with local celebrations planned
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Salt Lake City
Wilson
Mormon Tabernacle
Labor Fights Cummins Bill in Senate Hearing
Organized labor launched a campaign against the Cummins railroad bill with Glenn Plumb declaring before the Senate Commerce Committee that the proposal guarantees an industrial revolution.
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Washington
Organized Labor
Cummins
Glenn Plumb
Senate Commerce Committee
Food Prices Double in Six Years in the South
Department of Labor statistics show retail food prices in principal southern cities have nearly doubled over six years. It notes opposition to bolshevists and calls for political changes, with implied critique of wartime rhetoric.
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South
Washington
Department of Labor
Public reception to teachers Friday at graded school
Enthusiastic meeting at Mrs. A McDowell home plans a large informal public reception to Superintendent M A Huggins and the graded school faculty. Sub-committees will arrange details and provide refreshments for about three hundred guests this Friday from 9 to 11 p m. Parents guardians and patrons are invited to meet the staff and see the teachers in a social setting.
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Huggins
Berlin Spartacans Target City Gamblers
Berne reports that Spartacist propaganda expands via gambling clubs in Germany. Anarchist agents embed in gaming venues to lure financially ruined players into the movement, prompting government crackdowns and intensified prosecutions of gambling houses.
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Berne
Germany
Berlin
United States Protect Citizens in Mexico
The State Department note to President Carranza says the Mexican faction refusing to require waivers will not affect the US obligation to protect its citizens under international law. Americans will decide, in light of this, whether to comply with the waiver requirement.
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Washington
Mexico
United States
State Department
Carranza
Tampico
United
Steel Workers Claim Strike Success Across Sections
Steel workers report broad success across all sections of the strike. Officials cited solid participation and strong unity among members, with workers maintaining pickets and demonstrations in multiple locations.
Italian Foreign Minister Tittoni Resigns Amid Fiume Tensions
Rome reports Tittoni has resigned as Italian foreign minister due to the Fiume incident. Paris notes Em manual would be king of Italian Fiume if he asserts himself. The Labor Committee orders steel strike probe as unrest spreads in multiple cities with paramilitary patrols and rioting injuries.
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Rome
Tomasso Tittoni
Giornale D’italia
Paris
Dannunzio
Victoer
Manuel
Fiume
Pittsburgh
William Z. Foster
The
Steel Workers National Committee
Birmingham
Robber Steals $25,000 From Seattle Train Car
A masked bandit overpowered mail clerk Harry L. Mero on Northern Pacific passenger train No. 4 near Seattle. The thief seized $25,000 in currency plus other money from registered mail pouches and gagged the clerk before imprisoning him in the car. The robber is thought to have concealed himself in the car before departure.
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Seattle
Wash
Northern Pacific
Harry L. Mero
Bolshevik Strength Waning and Russian Offensive Plans
General Harmonius former chair of Russia's supply committee in London says Bolshevik power weakens as Petrograd threat grows. He aids Ambassador Bakhmeteff to secure Allied supplies for the All Russian Government. Siberian offensive planned with Denikin ready to push on Moscow, contingent on supplies.
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Washington
Petrograd
E. C. Harmonius
London
General Harmonius
Ambasador Bakhmeteff
Siberia
Denikin
Moscow
Harmonius
Senate Defers Action on Johnson Amendment
Washington. Senate Republican leaders defer action on Senator Johnson's amendment to the Peace Treaty seeking equal voting strength for the United States and England. Reading of the treaty text continues.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
United States
England
Telephone operators cut communications in Drumright riot
Oklahoma City reports a mob has cut Drumright off to press for city officials resignations amid a telephone operators strike. Rioting was indicated in the latest updates as workers walk out and control over lines is contested.
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Oklahoma City
Drumright
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