World News Briefs From The South And Beyond
A roundup of international and domestic items notes Germany denouncing France over troops in Germany, Bolshevik and Polish clashes, and Greek political shifts. Reports from Tokio say Chang Te residents flee amid bandit activity. Russia’s foreign investment policy under Soviet rule is outlined. Paris holds a Thanksgiving sale for a national loan, and a robberies case involving Ruth Sweetser surfaces. Crown Prince Charles of Roumania engaged to Princess Helene of Greece. Wilson tipped for Nobel Peace Prize. Thanksgiving observed with offices closed. army signals discuss cable and antenna experiments. Senator Knox seeks early peace with Germany. Cincinnati brewers summoned for permit reviews under prohibition enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reichstag
France
Germany
Doctor Zapf
German People’s Party
Podwologzyska
Constantine
Greece
England
Italy
Tokio
Seoul
Korea
Chang-Te
Manchuria
Keizan
Russia
Committee On Foreign Relations
Chamber of Deputies
London
Paris
Ruth Sweetser
League of Nations
Geneva
Charles of
Roumania
Helene
Wilson
Baler
Victory Hall Association
Victory Hall
New York
Washington
Army Signal Corps
George O. Squiers
Baker
Knox Pennsylvania
Congress
Harding
Cincinatti Brewing Companies
Prohibition
Kramer
Stitt Becomes Surgeon General as Navy Reorganizes
Rear Admiral Edward Rhodes Stitt, head of the naval medical school, is named surgeon general of the navy succeeding Rear Admiral W. C. Bristed who retires. Stitt aided during the president’s illness and a new social welfare department is proposed by Senator Kenyon. Falls, accidents, and Irish developments are noted in this wide review of events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Rhodes Stitt
Naval Medical School
Navy
W. C. Braisted
Stitt
Department of Social Welfare
Kenyon
Iowa
Harding
United States
Agriculture Department
Representative Mondell
Wyoming
House
Congress
State Department
Great Britain
Department
Ireland
Commission of One Hundred
Turkeys and law clash in early 20th century notes
A mix of local crime, politics, and social events is reported. Incidents include a Montgomery police ruling about a man with a turkey and corn liquor, the Alabama supreme court duty of drivers to pedestrians, a Pulitzer trophy in aviation, and a Kansas tragedy of a youth killed by a revolving gun. Also noted are a Nebraska or Missouri political figure and a janitors’ strike in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
National Association For Hebrew Education
Pittsburg
Roy Miner
Meridian
Miss
Lewis Morris
Miner
Alabama Supreme Court
Autorio
C. C. Mosley
Mineola
N.Y
New York City
Terrence MacSwiney
Cork
Ireland
Union Club
Fifth Avenue
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Alice Robertson
Muskogee
Okla
Kansas City
Chicago
James H. Butchard
Wichita
Kans
Kansas
Iowa
Charles 9S. Barrett
National Farmers’ Union
Hich
Samuel. S. Soott
Charles J. Backer
St. Louis
Frank
Floyd Kirby
Blue Branch Creek
Gaffney
Roy Henderson
Hemdorenn
Seminole County
Legatee Refuses Million Dollar Legacy in Moral Protest
Charles Garland of Boston renounces a million-dollar inheritance from his father James A. Garland. He cites a failing monetary system that starves the many while the few prosper, calling it blind to the hungry and naked. Copper coins vanish from Spanish cities as circulation drops over 50 percent, with Bank of Spain noting possible speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buzzards Bay
Mass
Charles Garland
James A. Garland
Boston
Young Garland
Madrid
Spain
el Liberal
Bank of Spain
Georgia Seeks Back Taxes on Shepard Estate
Macon legislators demand $176,000 in back taxes on the Alfred Shepard estate for 23 years. The action targets state tax officials and stems from unpaid assessments tied to the late Alfred Shepard, father of Fred D. Shepard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Macon
Alfred Shepard
Fred D. Shepard
Americans Reported as Gunmen in Londonderry Clash
London. American gunmen are said to have appeared in Londonderry Ireland. Earlier reports noted mercenaries in Dublin and other Irish cities. Londonderry military authorities are taking precautions against possible assassinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Londonderry
Ireland
Dublin
Federal troops guard Mingo mine districts in strike
Federal troops arrived in Williamston West Virginia at Governor Cornwell's request and were posted at key points across Mingo county where miners have been on strike since July. Colonel Herman Hall led the forces and reported the situation under control with no disorders observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamston
W. Va
Mingo County
Cornwell
Herman Hall
Egypt cotton prices rise after armistice surge
Extravagant speculation following the armistice pushed Egyptian cotton prices in 1919 to about 30 percent above normal, per a crisis statement issued by the Egyptian government. Irish clergy protest Ireland unrest. Italian lawmakers receive protest led by Cardinal Logue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Ireland
Cardinal Logue
Armagh
Firebugs foiled near London lumberyard by police
London report says half a dozen men preparing to set fire to a large lumberyard in the Finsbury district north of London Bridge were surprised by a policeman and fled. Other dispatches note Latin American ministers being received by President Wilson and a surge in U.S. cotton exports, with October 1920 totals up from October 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Finsbury
London Bridge
Wilson
Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Bell Honored With Freedom of Edinburgh
Alexander Graham Bell, Edinburgh native and inventor of the telephone, received the freedom of the city in a ceremony held today in Edinburgh, Scotland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Bell
Edinburgh
Scotland
Alexander Graham Bell
Fifteen Cadets Killed in Ambush Near Kilmichael
In Macroom County Cork Ireland an ambush by 70 to 100 men near Kilmichael killed fifteen auxiliary police cadets and mortally wounded one cadet. Another cadet is missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macroom
County Cork
Ireland
Auxilary Police
Kilmichael
Here
Johnson Has New Quarters Move to New York This January
Greensboro reports Allen F. Johnson vice president of Consolidated Textile Corp announces headquarters move to New York around January 1. F L Branson to supervise southern division as the Knight mills acquisition makes the firm the nation's largest spindle owner with 751000 spindles and 18873 looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Allen F. Johnson
Consolidated Textile Corporation
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Texas
B. B. and
R. Knight
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New York
F. L. Branson
Knight Concern
Consolidated Textile Corpporation
America
Clara Price
T. 5. Price
Harris
Stokesdale
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rexall Store
C Greene
Creensboro, N. C
Matton
Failline
Eastman’ Kodak
Matton Drug Company
North Main St
the News OF the South
Southland
Legatee
Garland
Johnson
Salisbury
McCanless
Spratt
Asheboro
James Hinshaw
Randleman
Hoffman
Hinshaw Wa
Hinshaw
Charlotte
Talbot W. Adams
Jefferson
Adams
Jefferson Recorder
Wadesboro Ansonian
Kinston
Sam Taylor
Neuse River
Durham
Durham Hosiery Mills
Asheville
Carolina Creamery
Henderson
The
First Baptist Church
Robert Lassiter
Chamber of Commerce
T. F. Moffett
Southern Gas and Improvement Company
Burlington
J. W. Harrell
Harrell
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Ory
Pierce
Buffalo
Blic
Dr .Pierce
Carter L
Dr. King
Dr.King
Algia
Ers
Ws Ieee
Gilbert Bros. & CO
Baltimore
Eatonic
C. O. Frapper
Grocert
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!