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A digest from Western Newspaper Union News Service highlighting an army canal proposal study, Rio Grande projects costing 1.015 million, Nevada ratification of the federal suffrage amendment, Yosemite tourism projections, a fatal Salt Lake car crash, mass mailings estimated at 30 million-plus copies, and various U.S. military, fiscal, and railway developments plus remarks by officials on ink and debt trends.
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United States Army
Puget Sound
Grays Harbor
Army
Rio Grande
el Paso
Nevada
Reno
Senate
Assembly
Yosemite Valley
California
National Park
Melvina Clark
Salt Lake
Clark
European notes on travel and debt payments across nations
Reports indicate Spain may defer a 450 million peseta French debt for a year while several Nordic and continental states refuse to resume trade with soviet Russia until debts are paid or guaranteed. The piece also notes aviation plans, rail freight raises, a fatal train crash near Dijon, and various U S and Latin American economic and public notices.
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Madrid
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Holland
Soviet Russia
Russia
Perrignyn Sur L’ognon
Dijon
France
Canada
Welland Steel Foundries
St. Catharines
Mike Ennis
Manila
P. L
Date Set for Rail Strike
The strike is scheduled for February 17 with railroad workers set to walk off the job. Organizers and unions confirmed the date as a coordinated action across multiple rail companies.
United Brotherhood calls nationwide strike over wages
Detroit February 10 The United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees and Railway Shop Laborers orders 300 000 members to strike at 7 am February 17. Allan E Barker says funds will not stop the walkout despite possible federal injunction. The wage dispute seeks uniform coast to coast rates and predated talks with the Railroad Administration.
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Detroit
United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Allan E. Barker
Brotherhood
Barker
Federal Railroad Administration
Mr. Barker
Wilson
Former Emperor Charles Not Financially Strained Official Note Says
A Vienna semi official note denies reports of financial embarrassment for former Emperor Charles. It states he holds several million kronen plus jewels of himself and former Empress Zita. The note denies government withholding private jewels until he repays gems taken to Switzerland. It calls for restoration of jewels belonging to the Hapsburg family to the state.
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Vienna
Charles
Zita
Switzerland
Hapsburg
Mother Kills Daughter in Despondent Moment
Mrs. Emily Favre a young widow was found beside her 12 year old daughter Margaret shot dead in her New York apartment. Police say she fired to kill herself but lost courage and later confessed to homicide attributing the act to financial worries that unsettled her mind.
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New York
Emily Favre
Margaret
Readjust Coal Prices Sought By Operators
Washington reports protests by many bituminous coal operators over losses under fixed prices and wage hikes for miners. The coal strike settlement commission orders a special committee to gather data on readjusting prices across all fields.
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Washington
Coal Strike Settlement Commission
Chows Hold Fast in Wartime Tales of Hunger and Humor
In a reminiscence from the American Legion Weekly, James E. Durst recalls how food defined life in combat zones from France to the trenches. He notes hurried mess lines, hungry soldiers, and clever tricks to secure meals, with stories of chow lines, packed kits, and brave cooks under fire.
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United States Army
Chow
James E. Durst
American Legion Weekly
Jerry
Fox Hole
Army
Navy
Clarence
Brazilian Cannabis Peril Warned By Dr Blair
Dr Blair of Harrisburg warns Brazil faces cannabis menace and warns the drug can be imported here unless guarded. He argues smokers become imbeciles over time and urges reform of narcotics laws and enforcement. He also condemns corrupt physicians and urges substituting heroin medical use with alternatives.
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Brazil
T. S. Blair
Harrisburg
Journal of Industrial Hygiene
Blair
Evolution of clothing from wool to trousers in historical attire
Sir Walter Scott notes that early garments included wool, leather, and velvet layers with a shirt reserved for nobility. The waistcoat breeches and trousers followed as fashion evolved. The overcoat replaced the medieval coat cloak and remained rare until the seventeenth century, with uncertain dates.
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Walter Scott
Ivanhoe
Women Sell Jewelry Fashions Spark Big Auction Haul
Report notes wealthy women collecting and selling rare stones for excitement rather than need. Mrs Jack Gilliatt, ex widow of the Marquis of Anglesey, sent old jewels to auction, yielding a five figure sum. She then bought a quaint estate and pursues a chicken farming fad.
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Jack Gilliatt
Marquis of
Anglesey
Japan Records Four Vessels Over 1000 GRT in Trade
On August 1, Japan operated four ships above 1000 gross register tons in coast and ocean trade, reflecting a compact fleet size for its maritime commerce.
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Japan
Metal markets Colorado settlement prices brief
Bar silver 1.34 percent, copper 18 19 cents per pound, lead $8.00, spelter $9.31, tungsten per unit $6.50 to $12.00.
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Colorado
Eastern live stock market reports from Chicago
Hog classes list bulk top and prices for heavy and light categories. Cattle details cover beef steers, butcher cattle, cows, veal calves, and feeder stock with price ranges. Sheep and lambs show weights and quality tiers with quoted values.
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Chicago
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Western Newspaper Union News Service
Smoot
Utah
United States
Big Bend
Texas
Earl Burgess
New
Los Angeles Speedway
Beverly Hills
Burgess
Edward Hertwick
Fresno
Calif
Rockefeller Foundation
University of California
W. F. Toomey
Secretary of the Treasury
Houston
Baker
War Department
House Military Committee
Spain
Matin
United States Shipping Board
Steel Mills
Territory
Hawaii
Kalanianaole
Henry Edward Clement
Boston Evening Transcript
Concord
Washington and Virginia
Dam Loring
Institute of American Meat Packers
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
Horace V. Winchell
Institute
Herbert C. Hoover
Hoover
R. S. Roberson
Porter M. Brindley
Alabama
Hartzelle
Ala
Falkville
Pine Bluffs
Ark
University of Arizona
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque
Venetian Oil Company
Winfield
Kansas
Hope
Eddy County
New Mexico
Clayton
N. M
Cecil Sellars
Twelfth Aero Squadron
George Usher
Jerome
Arizona
Frank la Rue
Phoenix
Arizona National Guard
158Th Infantry
Yuma Mesa
Washington, D. C
Samuel Pandolfo
Pan Motor Company
Indianapolis
United States District Court
Pandolfo
Arizona Bankers’ Association
Dona Ana
Flagstaff
Yumamesa
Florence
Thomas Maddock
Southwest News
Denver
Eges
Case Coun
Colo
Lima
H. H
South Park
Metal Markets
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