FTC Recommends Prosecution of Farm Implement Firms
The Federal Trade Commission urged Congress to prosecute five farm implement manufacturers and dealers and to reopen anti trust actions against the International Harvester Company. It said 1916 to 1918 saw over 200 firms fix prices above rising costs with dealer local agreements that restrained trade.
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Washington
International Harvester Company
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
Senate
Amherst Emeritus Chemistry Professor Elijah Paddock Harris Dies
Elijah Paddock Harris emeritus professor of chemistry at Amherst College died in Warsaw New York. A Leroy, New York native, he graduated from Amherst in 1855 and taught at Beloit College before joining Amherst in 1868. He retired in 1907 and became emeritus on the Carnegie Foundation. Harris earned LL D from Victoria College in 1890 and published widely on chemistry.
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Amherst
Elijah Paddock Harris
Amherst College
Warsaw
N. Y
Leroy
Beloit College
Carnegie Foundation
Victoria College
Council Frowns on Municipal Coal Yard Proposal
Lawrence December meeting shows council likely to reject creating a municipal coal yard and allow the dyers and finishers union to withdraw its petition after a city tour to inspect potential sites. The panel weighed whether the city could aid the fuel crisis by selling coal.
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Lawrence
Dyers and Finishers Union
Swindle at Waldorf Lunch System Exposed
Chester A. Smith of Causeway street store led a conspiracy to defraud the Waldorf Lunch System Corp. with two accomplices George Bailey and Fred Ellis. Police say the scheme cost the company over $30,000 in two months as Inspector Laughlin and Franklin Detective Agency traced the operation, with additional arrests expected.
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Waldorf Lunch System Corporation
Chester A. Smith
Causeway Street
George Bailey
Henry Bailey
du Pont
Columbus Avenue
Fred Ellis
Emery
Warrenton Street
Joseph Laughlin
Franklin Detective Agency
Smith
Two Schemes Target Waldorf Lunchrooms By Suspect Trio
Detectives say the plan involved entering Waldorf lunchrooms to seize checks, using them to buy meals before returning for a second item and passing a smaller check. A second scheme saw suspects take a silver rebate check from Smith then leave with cutlery and later return with the silver to cash rebate checks.
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Smith
Senate Finance Committee Rules Out Tax Payment Postponement
Washington memo states postponement of the December 15 installment is impossible as the finance panel cites the need to raise 1.229 billion dollars by January 1 in addition to current tax receipts. Senators Smoot and Simmons agree there can be no delay and urge immediate guidance to the country.
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Senate
Finance Committee
McCumber
Smoot
Utah
Simmons
North Carolina
Four Armed Men Arrested After Stratford Truck Job
Stratford Conn Dec 10 Four men armed with revolvers including a Blackwell Island releasee were arrested after hijacking a truck driven by Lucino Farina of Waterbury and forcing the car to Stratford Centre. Suspects Charles Russo Frank Bacobacci Harry Rega and Anthony Paoluccio are charged with attempted bribery of police carrying concealed weapons and auto theft.
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Stratford, Conn
Blackwell’s Island Prison
Lucino Farina
Waterbury
Stratford Centre
Charles Russo
Blackwell Prison
Frank Bacobacci
Harry Rega
New York City
Anthony Paoluccio
New Brighton
N. Y
Mayor Walsworth Seeks Probe of Street Railway Trustees
Bay State Mayor Roscoe Walsworth of Revere files two bills via Rep Gratchfield to have the Legislature investigate Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company trustees over fares and service. The second measure requires a public hearing and Utilities Department approval before any fare or service changes take effect if appealed.
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Bay State
Roscoe Walsworth
Revere
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company
Gratchfield
Walsworth
Public Utilities Department
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