Railroads seek to ease nationwide congestion with limited tools
Interstate Commerce Commission officials warned on May 18 that it will take months to restore normal freight flows. Priority orders may ease congestion at major terminals and pooling of equipment is proposed to move grain and coal. Inspectors are deployed nationwide to push plans to rail executives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Aishton
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
George P. Hampton
Farmers’ National Council
Car Service Commission
Central Western States
Northwest
Ces
Cleerland
Great Lakes
Inter- State Commerce Commission
George Hodges
American Pence Association
Tony
Hodges
Central West
United States Geological Survey
Will Schlagel questioned in murder of Fritz Ruckert
In Hoboken on May 18 police press to link William Schlagel known as Berlin Willie to the murder of Fritz Ernest Ruckert, wealthy White Metal Manufacturing Company vice president. Schlagel claims innocence due to a neck wound from handling pig iron in Youngstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoboken
N. J
William Schlagel
Fritz Ernest Ruckert
White Metal Manufacturing Company
Schlagel
Youngstown
Berlin
Willie
Labor union laws urged to curb strikes in New York
Stephen Mason of the National Association of Manufacturers urged strict legislation to penalize strike actions. Speaking at the organization’s annual convention in New York, he cited coal miners and the so called outlaw railroad strike as threats to industrial life. He called for industrial freedom and better employer employee relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stephen C. Mason
Pittsburg
National Association of Manufacturers
Mason
Red Men Attention on Degree Work Thursday Night
The Red Men call all members to be present Thursday night May 20 for degree work. Attendance requested by the lodge on May 18.
Price cuts spread as merchants seek relief from high costs
Washington May 18 price reductions by retailers nationwide are seen as proof the current boom era will end. Treasury aide Leffingwell cites two motives for discounts. Wanamaker and Brandeis figures frame the debate on price cutting and market conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph F. Couch
United
Perss
Washington
R. C. Leffingwell
United States
John Wanamaker
Wanamaker
George Brandeis
Omaha
Uniform Plan For State Price Regulation In Ohio
Columbus May 18 A uniform plan of cooperation and method of procedure to regulate and fix prices on food and other commodities across Ohio is being developed by John Pfeifer state fair price commissioner. He meets with district attorneys and their assistants from Ohio districts to gain cooperation and guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
John Pfeifer
Ohio
Pfeifer
12 000 Quarts Whiskey Seized by Prohibition Officers
Federal agents seized 12 000 quarts of whiskey at the Army Reserve Depot in Columbus. The whiskey, valued by bootleggers at 300 000 dollars, was en route from Frankfort Kentucky to Summit Hill Pennsylvania and transported by motor trucks from Delaware. Detention aims to determine compliance with federal transportation regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Army Reserve
Frankfort
Summit Hill
Delaware
Youth Guilty of Murder Charge in Akron
Leroy Dunlap 22 of Memphis alleged gang leader found guilty of murder in the first degree in common pleas court. He has been missing since Thursday. six men escaped from county jail. Trial, three days, halted until his capture. Dunlap and three others remain at large. The group is alleged to have killed Steve Bosses on January 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Leroy Dunlap
Memphis
Tenn
Common Pleas Court
Dunlap
Steve Bosses
United States to Observe Mexico Reconstruction Period
U S representatives at the Mexico City embassy will observe and report on Mexico's period of reconstruction. The embassy will not engage with the revolutionary regime, aiding the State Department in shaping a new Mexican policy. George T. Summerlin leads the mission. Morgenthau may be delayed until the situation stabilizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Bradford
United Press
Washington
United States
Mexico City
Republic
Mexico
State Department
George T. Summerlin
Henry Morgenthau
Senate
Forest fires sweep northern Wisconsin and Michigan
Fires raged through Iron County Wisconsin and Gogebic County Michigan endangering hundreds of cottages and timber valued at hundreds of thousands. Heavy rains may curb losses as wildlife fled the flames and homes in forests remained at risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurley
Wis
Wisconsin
Iron County
Gogebic County
Michigan
Delegates Chosen Uninstructed at Democratic Meet
Delegates were selected at large and in eight districts at the Colorado convention with no instruction given. In Spokane the Washington state convention resumed amid disputes over delegates at large and national committeemen, with platform adoption and contest of delegates noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Washington
Annual Masonic Lodge Banquet and Odd Fellows Meeting
Paramathia Lodge No 25 F and A M holds annual inspection and banquet at Temple this evening at 6 o'clock J A Palmer secretary J L Duncan worshipful master All Odd Fellows invited to assemble at 5 30 P M Wednesday May 19 to travel to Stewart and confer degrees G C Hall noble grand 5 182
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramathia Lodge No. 25
Temple
J. A. Palmer
J. L. Duncan
W. M
Odd Fellow’s Lodge
Stewart
G. C. Hall
N. G
Trapper Triumphs Over Wall of Flame in Adirondacks
Frank Lalone the Indian trapper fled 75 feet high flames reaching Thendara during a vast forest fire in the Mudhole Dam area. He says he’s the only person to survive this blaze as 1000 acres burned and six new fires were reported on the Adirondack west shore. Fire wardens and volunteers battle unchecked blazes near Old Forge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adirondacks
Old Forge
Nitrate program labeled misdirected effort by Republicans
The House War Department Expenditures Committee asserts the War Department spent 116.2 million dollars on nitrate plants that produced no nitrate before the armistice and blames Bernard M Baruch as the moving spirit. Republicans urge converting Muscle Shoals to fertilizer, salvaging Toledo and Cincinnati plants, and pursuing civil suits or settlements with the Air Nitrates Corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
House War Department Expenditures Committee
Bernard M. Baruch
Garrett
Tennessee
United States
Graham
Illinois
Air Nitrates Corporation
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Toledo
Cincinnati
Sheffield
Nicholas Longworth
Penrose Named as Behind Sims Navy Attack Charges
Senate testimony centers on Penrose as the possible directing force behind Admiral Sims charges against Navy conduct in wartime. Secretary Daniels says Penrose’s August 24 1918 speech framed the arguments, suggesting political influence in the dispute and noting Sims wrote to Captain Pratt during the controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Boise Penrose
Sims
Navy
Daniels
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Penrose
Senate
Secretary of the Navy
Admiral Sims
Penroseouisin Board
Pratt
Navy Department
Ohio Authorized to Organize an Entire National Guard Division
Columbus May 18 Ohio has been authorized to organize a full National Guard division. The work will take four or five years. Only two states have similar authorization. Ohio ranks third in gains over last year and sixth in total enlisted. The year ending June 30 1920 quota is about 4000 with over 2000 mustered in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
National Guard
Carranza Flees North as Villa Heads to Mexico City
May 18 report: ex president Venustiano Carranza fleeing northward with a small escort, last seen Sunday passing through Topela 90 miles south of Mexico City. Francisco Villa also moving toward Mexico City, with rebel reports favoring Obregon backers in Yucatan and Campeche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Venustiano Carranza
Francisco Villa
Mexico City
State Department
Carranza
Topela
Villa
Gonzales
Castro
Yucatan
Garcia
Sampeche
Proereso
Medina
Campeche
Obregon
Ohio farm labor shortage prompts protest to War Department
N. E Shaw secretary of the Ohio Department of Agriculture protests army and navy recruiting in rural Ohio. He cites a twelve percent farm labor shortfall and warns harvest could worsen. He asks that recruiting be confined to larger cities to reduce impact on farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
N. E Shaw
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Army
Navy
Ohio
Shaw
Remodel chair for condemned prisoner at Sing Sing
Ossning New York May 18 The death chair at Sing Sing prison is being remodeled to accommodate John Ngan a one legged inmate scheduled for execution June 14 The electrode has been applied to his right leg in the chair s twenty nine year use The wiring will be altered and the electrode moved to the left side as his right leg is wooden and a poor conductor of electricity
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossning
N. Y
Sing Sing
John Ngan
Egan
Lima Repeals Daylight Saving Measure
Lima city council voted 7 to 2 to repeal the daylight saving ordinance adopted two months earlier. City Solicitor Garling to draft legislation restoring Central Time by the next meeting. ordinance takes effect 30 days after passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Garling
Anil Strike Averted By Concessions
Chicago May 18 Belief grows that a railroad strike is averted as unions say wage hikes by railroads shift costs to the public via higher traffic rates. Leaders deem tense situation eased and expect the labor board to grant raises while railroads insist the public bears the cost. Demands total a quarter of a billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don E. Chamberlain
United Press
Chicago
Railroad Labor Board
Athens County Out of Gasoline Amid Strike
The county faces a fuel shortage with Standard Oil and major suppliers unable to confirm arrival dates. Athens Nelsonville Glouster and nearby towns lack gas while Lancaster holds a small reserve. The shift to a strike hampers farmers and businesses as private stocks become crucial and street traffic drops. Dobbin is reappearing in daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Standard Oil Company
Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster
Lancaster
Dobbin
Britain Moves to Restore Order in All Ireland
London dispatch reports General MacReady poised to restore order in Ireland with thousands of troops sent to the west and south. Londonberry braces for drastic measures as rioting between Unionists and Sinn Feiners continues. martial law discussed amid a feared state of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Ireland
Webb Miller
United Press
London
MacReady
Londonberry
Londonderry
Sinn
Fein
Dublin
Seks
House of Commons
Arnstein to Face Arraignment Over Wall Street Bond Plot
Jules W. Arnstein will be arraigned in general sessions court on two indictments accusing him of involvement in a 5 million dollar Wall Street bond theft. Saul Myers, attorney for the bond losses, will press for Arnstein to reveal his whereabouts since February 12. Arnstein spent his first night in custody at home as his wife Fannie Brice reportedly managed her performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jules W
Nicky) Arnstein
General Sessions
Wall Street
United States
Alexander Gilchrist
Saul Myers
Nicky
Fannie Brice
Huntington
S. 1
Republicans present platform reports to guide Chicago resolutions
The Republican advisory committee on platform and policies filed 20 reports after four months of sub committee work. Will H. Hays said the collection shows broad unity and will guide the resolutions committee at Chicago while remaining non binding. Akron, May 18. I Koch Clothing Co cut all prices by 20 percent and Akron stores may follow Wanamaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Republican Advisory Committee On
Executive Committee
Senator Lodge
Resolutions Committee
Chicago
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
Hays
Ogden Mills
Republican Party
Mays
Mills
Republican Convention
Ita Resolutions Committee
Akron
Koch Clothing Company
Whie
Wanamaker
Carranza Still Missing After Rebel Pursuit
Revolucionist cavalry press on around Oaxaca hunting hills for President Carranza. Despite earlier optimism with his escape into the hills, insurgents report no trace of him to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carranza
EL Paso
Tex
Oaxaca
Price Cuts Hit Northwest Millinery Chain
W A Strange of Strange and Warner announced today price reductions approaching 50 percent across the Northwest chain of millinery stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Mann
W. A. Strange
Strange and
Warner
Big Milliners
Northwest
Presbyterian talk set for mid week meeting
Dr Gard of the University department of education will speak at the mid week gathering Wednesday evening in the pastor's absence.
Primary OM in Vermont May 18 Frugal GOP ballot in Montpelier
In Montpelier Vermont on May 18 the presidential preference primary shows only General Leonard Wood and W William Grant Webster on the Republican ballot with no names on the Democratic ballot. Voters may write in any other candidate. Delegates including four at large will be chosen at the state convention held soon and are not bound by today’s results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpélier
Leonard Wood
W.william Grant Webster
GE Plans mass layoff in Lynn as orders cancelled
The General Electric Company announces that 1,500 to 2,000 employees will be laid off this week in Lynn due to production curtailment from order cancellations and non delivery delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Mass
General Electric Company
Light vote forecast in Pennsylvania primaries
Threatening weather and low interest expected to limit turnout in Pennsylvania primaries. Republican ballot lists Edward Randolph Wood while Democratic ballot names A Mitchel Palmer. Delegates at large include Penrose Sproul Knox Atterbury Babcock and others. Wood organization slate contests half the delegation with others tied to Sproul. Penrose unopposed for Senate. Bonniwell seeks Democratic committeeman slate and urges write in for McAdoo. Palmer’s committeeman candidate is Joseph Guffey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Edward Randolph Wood
Philadelphia
A. Mitchel Palmer
Leonard Wood
Wood
Boise Penrose
William Sproul
Penrose
Sproul
Senator Knox
William W. Atterbury
Edward V. Babcock
Charles J. Biddle
Percy Chandler
James Elverson Jra W. Vreeland Kendrick
Robert J. McGrath
Youth Pleads Guilty to Murder Charge in Akron
John O. Smith age 19 pleaded guilty in common pleas court to murder. Leroy Dunlap, escapee and gang leader linked to the killing of Steve Bosses, already convicted of murder in the first degree. Two other gang members face trial. Louis Neichter remains in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
John O. Smith
Common Pleas
Leroy Dunlap
Steve Bosses
Louis Neichter
Mberty
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