Interstate Commission Orders New York Rates Align With Interstate Tariffs
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that New York railroads must set intra state passenger and baggage rates to match higher interstate schedules. Similar cases are pending in many states, with annual earnings of carriers in the commonwealth about 12 million dollars below potential levels under unified rates.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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New York Public Service Commission
Congress
Urden
State of
Graft payments spotlight Brindell as extortion suspect
New York November 13 state that the joint legislative committee probing the building trust heard further graft claims against Robert P. Brindell president of the building trades council. A grand jury widened its indictment adding extortion charges after Brindell pleaded not guilty to amended counts. Witnesses testified to large payments including 25000 and 5000 sums cited for labor activity and threats to call strikes.
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New York
Joint Legislative Committee
Building Trust
Robert P. Brindell
Building Trades Council
Brindell
Louis J. Cohen
Big Parmene
Copper Aea Tons Facing Starvation In Alaska District
Hundreds of Indians in the upper Copper river district of Alaska face starvation due to failure of the salmon fishery. Paul Schwartz, returning from Alaska, told a commission in Seattle examining demands from Juneau and Cordova for restrictions on upper river salmon fishing.
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Copper
Alaska
Paul Schwartz
Juneau
Cordova
Union Man and Officer Die in Duels Near Sands
In Williamson West Virginia area on November 18 Private Ernest L Rippley of the state police and union organizer William Hatfeld killed each other in a pistol duel at Sands about 25 miles east of the city according to Captain Mrockus trooper on duty during the coal strike region. State police report a later November 12 gun fight in Mingo county coal strike region killed a trooper Ernst L Ripley and a union leader Hatneld with troopers sent to relieve federal troops who had been deployed earlier.
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Jackson Arnold
Ernst L. Ripley
Huntington
Hatneld
United States
John J. Cornwell
Athens Quiet Amid Shooting as Parliament Reopens
Athens reports a quiet scene with scattered gunfire as Parliament is set to convene next Thursday. Queen Olga will take the oath of regent, Britain denies a 400 million drachma credit guarantee, and Venizelists resume office while former officers and civil servants are reinstated. General Nider may lead the army. Serbs could seize Salonika if Balkan balance shifts.
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Associated Press
Olga
Fegent
Great Britain
Rhallis
Constantine
Venizelists
Nider
Balkan
Salonika
Montana Residents Pay Hefty Federal Income Taxes in 1917
Montana residents contributed large sums to the U S Treasury under the federal income tax. Figures show total individual income taxes collected reached 4 464 dollars while reported incomes approached 81 207 002 dollars for the year. The data reflect a significant rise from prior years due to broader taxation of smaller incomes. Public release from internal revenue highlights year to year comparisons and total taxpayers taxed.
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Nox
Montana
Federal Treasury
Internal Revenue
Settlement talks on flotation process differences at congress
In Denver on November 18, the American mining congress decided to seek an amicable settlement between miners and Minerals Separation North American, holder of flotation process patents. A committee will meet Minerals Separation officials in New York to pursue an accord. Loring of San Francisco was elected president of the congress.
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American Mining Congress
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New York
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San Francisco
Americans Notified to Leave Mines in Coahuila District
Striking Mexican coal miners seized the Mont Clara district of Coahuila and notified AML Americans to depart the area. Reports reaching the U S consular office at Nuevo Laredo say no Americans have been harmed, but an exodus is underway as the uneasy situation continues.
Great Britain and Spain to send troops to Vilna
Geneva dispatch reports that Great Britain and Spain will send military contingents to Vilna to maintain order during the popular consultation. The French and Italian governments reportedly agreed to dispatch contingents as well. The assembly of the League of Nations announced the plan, noting the term plebiscite used in connection with troop dispatch.
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Associated Press
Great Britain
Spain
Vilna
League of Nations
Zeugouski
Viina
Iis
England weighs renewed talks with Russia amid Bolshevik threat
Premier Lloyd George told parliament Britain would resume trade negotiations with Russia after the Wrangel anticholuhevist collapse. Britain seeks to counter Bolshevik propaganda and secure concrete commercial arrangements with Russia while pursuing broader relations.
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Lloyd George
Russia
Great Britain
Ings
Taxable income in 1918 rises despite loss of millionaires
Washington reports 1918 taxable income totaling 15.92 billion dollars, up from 13.70 billion in 1917, even after 74 wealthier earners vanished. Personal returns numbered 4,425,114 with total tax of 1.1279 billion dollars. average tax per person 254.85 dollars, and largest single tax bracket 50 000 to 100 000 yielding 142.448 million.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Incvenue
President-elect Harding sails to canal zone for vacation
New Orleans report says President-elect Harding asked the American people for sober thinking and faith in the Republic during wartime reconstruction. He spoke before sailing for a three weeks vacation voyage to the canal zone, signaling a measured approach amid national challenges.
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New Orleans
Republic
Harding
Canal Zone
Civil Protests End Under British Rule in Thurles Testimony
Dennis Morgan, Thurles Town Council chairman, testifies his home was riddled with bullets and he was arrested and deported to England without charges. He and 200 Irish Republican leaders went on hunger strike. Priests report civilians killed as armed men attacked houses after the killing of a constabulary sergeant. Witnesses describe shootings and midnight raids by the constabulary. Civil processes and Irish independence efforts are said to be curtailed under military rule.
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Albert Hirskowitz
Brindell
George Atwell
Atacca
AfountJoy Prison
Dublin
Kevin Barry
Daughters of Erin
International
Dennis Morgan
Thurles
England
London
O'Donaghue
Constabulary
Cork
Central News
Morgan
Goldiery
Minister Must Stand Trial For Shooting Case
Toronto reports that Attorney General Raney announced JL will stand trial for the shooting in Sandwich. A coroner's jury found the minister acted in self defense, but the decision orders a legal trial despite the jury's conclusion.
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Toronto
Raney
Sandwich
Helena unofficial returns show measures pass boxing bill approved
Unofficial election returns from November 2 indicate that the three school measures and the boxing bill passed by majorities while seven other measures failed. Dixon defeats Wheeler by about 36 000 to 40 000 votes in preliminary tallies with around 100 precincts missing. The state canvassing board will begin official counting in December as several counties have not yet reported.
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Helena
Dixon
Wheeler
C. T. Stewart
Former Marine Corporal Lang Charged in Haitian Killings
In Port au Prince Hait Nov 18 additional evidence linked former Marine corporal Lang to murdering Haitian prisoners during marine operations in Hinche. Key witness TouissIANT testified Lang summoned a prisoner in 1918 and shot him at ten paces as he walked away. Adolph Bourget also testified Lang fired on prisoners at close range, asserting he witnessed the killings.
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Hait
Associated Press
Freeman Lang
Marine Corps
Naval Court of Inquiry
Hitt
Meratus Touissiant
Lang
Touissiant
Tom Buked
Adolph Bourget
Hinche
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Father English
Whitehall
Limerick
Ireland
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Ughool
Kaiser
Haiti
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