Western Railroads Seek Vacating Order On Higher Pay Ruling
A committee of Western railroads will petition the U S railroad labor board to vacate its November 29 decision awarding about 6 percent wage increases to engineers and firemen on the Southern Pacific system. They argue the pay rise came under threat of transportation interruptions and would pressure Western lines to raise rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Roads
ADK Labor Board
P. Men
Chicago
Western Railroads
United States Railroad Labor Board
Southern Pacific
Transportation
Western Territory
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Ard
Southern Pacific Company
Senator Bursum Seeks Retirement and Compensation Bill
Senator Bursum of New Mexico says he will push a retirement and compensation bill for World War I emergency officers disabled in the line of duty. The annual cost is about $600,000 and benefits would apply only to those with at least 30 percent disability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bursum
New Mexico
Congress
Unsettled weather spans across four states
Weather digest shows Denver area unsettled with snow likely in New Mexico north and rain or snow in the south portion for Monday and Tuesday. Arizona reports snow in the north and rain in the south with little temperature change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
New Mexico
Arizona
Weather Summary for University Report December 23
Conditions for the past 24 hours show record high and low temperatures, mean temperature, and humidity levels. Precipitation, wind direction from the south, and a clear day character are noted with Santa Fe and Albuquerque time details for sunrise and sunset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Santa Fe
Albuquerae
Sunger
Mussolini Targets Electoral Reform in Surprise Plan
Premier Mussolini announced a bill to modify the electoral law, signaling possible general elections in March or April. The chamber and embassies buzzed as Giolitti and Orlando voiced support while Amendola led a cautious opposition, warning of revolutionary stakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tome
Dpress
Mussolini
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Chamber
Giolitti
Italy
Orlando
Bill
Giovanni Amendola
Amendola
Filippo Turati
Modigliani
Cesaro
Flapper bandit sentenced to prison in Greeley
Mrs Tucille Wilson alias Lucille La Vallette received a ten year sentence for her role in the December 16 holdup and robbery of Mr and Mrs W L Clark of Greeley. Her 18 year old husband Pp Wilson was jailed ten to twelve years and Samuel C Heron received ten to fifteen years for involvement. Tears marked the court scene as she kissed her husband goodbye and vowed to wait for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley
Colo
Tucille Wilson
Lucille la Vallette
Nell F. Graham
W. L. Clark
Clarks
P. Wilson
Samuel C. Heron
Sub-zero Midwest Thaws Amid Church Fire Rescue
Chicago reports a thaw after a brutal cold wave as railroad service and telegraph lines return to normal. A Fort Wayne fire caused $500,000 in damage while a church fire in St James Minnesota saved 75 children and killed a necro woman. Chicago logged 132 fires and six more deaths linked to the cold. Joseph W McIntosh becomes the new U S comptroller replacing Henry W Dawes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Williston
N. D
Duluth
Minn
Bismarck
Havre
Helena
Mont
Marquette
Escanaba
Mich
Middle West
Fort Wayne
Ind
St. James
Atreeta
Cleveland
Mississippi Valley
Southwest
St. Louis
San Francisco
Bloomington
Associated Press
First Snow in a Decade Falls in New Orleans
Snow flurries reported in New Orleans for a brief interval this afternoon and again tonight marking the first such event in ten years. Temperatures hovered near freezing with a gradual rise forecast for tomorrow. Damages noted were broken water pipes and thawed or frozen automobile radiators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Weather Bureau
Berlin High Girls Cut Each Other’s Hair After Permission Denial
In Berlin on December 21 high school girls in the downtown area lacked parental consent to bob their hair and turned to a novel prank. Police investigated after several girls brought home braids claimed to be cut by a Ripper. It soon emerged the girls had secretly snipped each other’s hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Cilh
Ripper
Nation spends heavily on toilet articles and cosmetics
Census Bureau figures show 1924 expenditures for toilet articles cosmetics and related preparations at 90.8 million dollars up from 67.8 million in 1921. Drugstore preparations including cosmetics patent medicines and compounds totaled 125.1 million dollars in 1925 versus 241.1 million in 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
Frisco Trains Delayed by Severe Storms
Frisco Meteor reached Tulsa 36 hours 45 minutes late after sleet and downed wires blocked Missouri rails. Train No. 7 followed late. another Meteor and No. 7 remained in Missouri while No. 463 was sought in Tulsa. Crews reported slippery rails and frequent stops to clear paths.
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Tulsa
St. Louis
Okla
Missouri
Frisco
Christmas tree candle ban issued by state fire marshal
Topeka Kansas December 31 The state fire marshal bans Christmas tree candles and cotton whiskers for Santa decorations. Electric lights only are advised for tree illumination and warnings extend to cotton decorations and draped displays near lamps. Fire Marshal Scott cites past fire deaths and urges strict precautionary rules.
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Topeka
Kans
Elmer E. Scott
Scott
Kansas
Winter Arrives in Adirondack Region With Record Cold
Winter officially begins in the Adirondacks with frigid readings across New York. Old Forge records 31 degrees below zero and Saranac Lake 28 below as heavy snowfall covers the area.
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Old Forge
N. Y
Adirondack Mountains
Saranac Lake
France Aims to Curb War Spending and Tuberculosis Costs
Jules Jusserand, retiring French ambassador, tells a banquet that France seeks to reduce military outlays despite English comparisons. He notes heavy funding for tuberculosis control and housing for war‑displaced families living in trenches since 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
England
Jules Jusserand
United States
American Philosophical Society
Trans-Atlantic Society
Allance Francaise
France
New Traffic Records Set by U S Railroads
New York December 21 A forecast for 1925 predicts railroads will match or exceed the 1923 peak with greater exports and farm price gains. Eight new records were set in the past year including weekly car loadings and grain shipments, while net operating income was about 975 million dollars with lower gross revenue and tighter expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Committee On Public Relations
Eastern Railroads
Dawes
American Red Cross Ships Christmas Packages for Military
The American Red Cross prepared thousands of gift packages for disabled service members in government hospitals abroad to provide a home like Christmas. They also prepared 100000 gift packages for destitute children worldwide funded by five million schoolchildren. Packages for the military include pipes ravore playing cards stationery pens keys rings and crossword puzzles. They are en route to China Guam Hawaii Alaska Canal Zone Haiti Santo Domingo and the Virgin Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Red Cross
Red Cross
dJuntor Red Cross
China
Guam
Hawaii
Alaska
Canal Zone
Haiti
Santo Domingo
Virgin Islands
Casualty List in Car Plunge Eight Dead Seven Hurt
Miss May Morrisey of Stevens Point among eight dead after a Soo Line observation car plunged into the Chippewa River. The most seriously injured included M. L. Spencer, dean of the University of Washington journalism school, and Harry Jones of Sioux City. Official inquiries began as authorities investigated the switch mechanism and freezing conditions.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Associated Press
May Morrisey
Stevens Point
Chippewa River
Barbara Spencer
Marry Jones
Sioux City
Iowa
Charles M. Pardoe
Minneapolis
Florence Hicus
Pardoe
Kenneth J. Henderson
Moose Jaw
Sask
Canada
Richard W. Sharp
Toronto
Ont
John Dunne
New York City
M. L. Spencer
School of Journalism
University of Washington
Harry Jones
Spencer
Chippewa
Jones
Harold B. Stafford
Soo Line
Nepostta
Misa Lawson
John Lewis
Dayton Gonyea
Miss Lawson
Lawyers Settle Down Await Court Decision In Teapot Dome Case
In Cheyenne Wyoming attorneys await a Federal Judge T Kennedy ruling on a government motion for a continuance in the Teapot Dome naval oil lease annulment case. If denied the hearing advances January 6 with government witnesses sought on alleged Mammoth Oil dealings and liberty bonds linked to H B Fall.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
T. Blake Kennedy
Kennedy
Atlee Pomerene
Mammoth Oil Company
Osler
Continental Trading Company of
Toronto
AFL
Humphreys
Denver Oil
Albert B. Fall
Naval Oil Reserve
Mammoth Ol Company
Mammoth Company
Fall
Speculative Markets Buoyant as 1925 Outlook Brightens
The chief speculative markets stay buoyant with optimism in financial and business circles. Steel operations reach 80 percent of capacity, wages rise for coke workers in non union plants, and car loadings for the week ending December 6 run 968000, far above recent records. Wheat gains push May futures over 1.76, cotton holds range while ginnings near 12.8 million bales suggest a crop above 12 million. wage cuts again announced in New England mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
Great Lakes
Census Bureau
New England
Colorado Tax Commissioner Injured In Salina Car Crash
Celsus Pr. Link a member of the Colorado State Tax commission his wife and their twelve year old daughter Elizabeth were hospitalized in Salina Kansas after their car overturned last evening. The family was en route to visit Mrs Links parents fifteen miles north of Salina. Authorities say steering wheel failure caused the skid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
Kans
Celsus Pr. Link
Colorado State Tax Commission
Elizabeth
Mra. Link
Mra
Link
Mrea
E. RB. Toll
October rail traffic heaviest ever reported
Washington reports October freight traffic set a monthly record, aided by quick loading and unloading and faster moving of cars. The average freight car moved 30.7 miles daily, a historic high second only to October last year, with a large surplus of freighters and increased car repairs noted.
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Washington
Church Services Aboard Presidential Yacht
The Mayflower carrying President Coolidge Mrs Coolidge and family anchored off Haines Point Washington after a Potomac cruise from Quantico. A naval chaplain led Sunday services aboard the yacht with the President and crew joining the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Coolidge
Amherst College
Coolidge
Naval
Investments in Citizenship of City Now
The appeal urges quick funding to insure a first class Boy Scout council for Albuquerque. Donors are asked to invest today through local newspapers or banks as the total needed is not large but must be forthcoming immediately. The campaign notes Albuquerque is the largest southwest city without a first class council and urges immediate contribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
Widow seeks Christmas help for two children with Elks aid
A Albuquerque widow washerwoman asks for Christmas joy for two children and volunteers from the Elks and Shriners plan to deliver a tree, gifts, and a dinner. The Isiks Community Christmas Tree committee will locate the children, who will ride to the giver by car and return after the holiday. About 1,000 dollars received toward a 2,000 dollar tree fund, with stockings packed by Elks auxiliary volunteers at the club.
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ELKS
Santa Claus
The
Morning Journal
Elks and the Shriners
Albuquerque
N. M
City
Elks Club
Elks Lodge
Fifth Street
Gold Avenue
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Western Group
Western Lines
Interstate Commerce Commmission
Middle
Flapper Bandit
Lucile Wilson
Colorado
St. James, Minn
Burns
Joseph W. McIntosh
Treasury
Henry W. Dawes
McIntosh
NAVY
Jusse Rand
Teapot Dome
Aailagads
Optimists
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