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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1921
Page
1
Dispatches from multiple nations report on major developments in politics, economy, and society. Key figures and organizations are named, with regions and dates indicated, providing a compact snapshot of worldwide events as gathered by the service.
Distilled notes from seven days of events report the Anclo Irish Peace conference opening with a hopeful mood. Delegates stepped from railway carriages to a raucous reception as Britain and the United States discuss entry of British subjects and reparations talks proceed.
Testimony before a committee on the Ku Klee Klan described a coterie of organizers with various titles and a large membership body. The war and merchant marine topics dominated talks with President Harding’s cabinet discussing carrier rehab and potential policy shifts. The War Finance Corporation announced twelve month bank advances in the Southeast via Atlanta with renewal options. House appropriations committee plans to delay big supply bills to avoid armament debate and possible changes to military funding.
Five white workers died when a brick wall of an old dwelling under razing collapsed in Lynchburg Virginia. The incident prompted a coroner’s inquiry and the inquiry attributed the deaths to accident due to lack of power precautions. A handbag with $6000 in certified checks was later found undisturbed in a Nashville depot couch following a Memphis arrival.
London authorities planned elaborate police precautions for a massive unemployed demonstration aimed at reaching Prime Minister Lloyd George. Officers stationed along key routes near Downing Street and the Mall protected Sinn Fein sympathizers en route to a cabinet conference, with no attempt by police to block or disrupt their march.
Unclear notes suggest a potential cabinet resignation tied to a contentious lease and apportionment decisions. Reported leaks mention press reaction and official confirmation, with speculation on publication controls and betting odds affecting public access. The garbled text references a telecommunication transmission and newspaper dissemination related to horse racing odds and other contests of strength.
On the fifth anniversary of marriage Mrs Selma filed for divorce from Robert Sculley citing separation and deprivation after a five year union. Sculley reportedly earns about 4000 dollars annually and provided only a bed and table to the household while the wife received no substantial support or fare.
Foreword to the annual report on building and loan associations notes that in only three states has the rise in the number of associations matched our state over the past decade. The observation highlights the rapid expansion within the local sector and underscores the state’s development in cooperative housing finance.
Seaboard Air Line Railway stocks and bonds showed unusually active trading in New York, with notable movement on the stock exchange as investors reacted to market activity.
A Holston conference resolution endorsing the pro method of electing bishops was adopted in Morristown Tennessee. Another resolution opposing unity of the two Methodist bodies was defeated and a substitute favoring unification at the proper time was adopted. Washington police and Virginia authorities seek $200000 worth of wines and liquors stolen from Joseph Lotter’s country home near Washington. A first biennial textile products show opens in Greenville Delaware to boost manufacturers. Mass meetings in New York Chicago and San Francisco are set to feature President Harding address on Arlington National Cemetery soldiers with giant amplifiers.
A post office inspector alleges the Ku Klux Klan has collected about 1.448 million dollars in funds. The report outlines the organization’s financial status and enforcement concerns, noting the scale of money allegedly gathered and the need for scrutiny by authorities.
Washington hearing on the Ku Klux Klan reveals conflicting testimony on leadership and funds. Post Office Inspector Williamson cites about 1.25 million in disbursements and 126,000 members, while other figures push higher. Claims about a Norfolk police chief member and rifles for trouble surface amid questions of use of funds.
President Harding weighs the troubled fortunes of the U S merchant fleet in a broad cabinet discussion. A Lasker shipping board report on the Jones act and treaty abrogation is under consideration, but no firm policy decision has emerged. The issue intertwines with rail preferences and broader international trade questions.
A Morristown Tennessee conference of the Methodists adopted a resolution favoring unification of two groups and set plans for leadership, with Rev. J. Stend Ddl D. la to head the delegation to the general conference in May. A separate action approved a measure concerning superannuated ministers and a project to launch a center, while police and Virginia authorities cooperate on recovering stolen liquors from a Gene home as detectives investigate the theft.
A verdict of murder in the first degree with mitigating circumstances was returned recently in the case of Fred Jones and Virgil Renochord for the killing of A. J. Worham deputy sheriff who was shot and killed near Jellico.
A coroner's jury in Lynchburg Virginia found five workmen died in an accident caused by inadequate precautions as a wall was being razed by the city. The verdict did not assign blame to any party. The report notes unemployment as a broader British concern facing Lloyd George’s cabinet amid a Downing Street conference on arms and Far East issues.
The Senate approved the canal tolls exemption for American vessels passing through the Panama Canal by a 47 to 37 vote. Debate revealed a split in party ranks with 12 Democrats backing the bill and 17 Republicans opposing it. discussion included substitutes rejected without roll call.
George R. Isiston of Birmingham Alabama withdrew an offer for the private operation of the alloys and water power projects near Ty a Shoals Alabama as Secretary Weeks noted no reasons beyond protecting the public. Florida Officers fail Georgia Man Jacksonville bound over in Bruns wick for a bank robbery two years ago. J B Goodbred, 40, held in jail after months in the Maxwell district. Walls Collapse Kills Five Injured Two Lynchburg Va A brick wall at Fifth and Church collapsed during a demolition, killing five white men and injuring two others.
A parade incident injured forty five people, five of them seriously, just before the American Legion march. There were no fatalities reported.
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