Speculators Blamed For Car Shortage
Washington officials and railroad executives met to curb abuses of the reconsignment privilege blamed for freight car shortages. Investigators say speculators in foods and essentials withdraw cars from normal use by reconsigning them to different destinations, keeping cars in transit and acting as warehouses. Thousands of cars remain unavailable for legitimate industry use.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
King's Daughters Musical Program Planned for Friday
John Steele leads an evening of singing and dancing with Lena Mason Barsley Louis Fenton and Fart Colby. Dancer Lillian Hartigan will perform in a Lady Duff Gordon gown. Proceeds fund King's Daughters charity work for the city's poor.
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John Steele
Stratfield
King’s Daughters of the Sunshine Society
Steele
Lena Mason Barsley
Louis Fenton
Fart Colby
Lillian Hartigan
Supreme Court backs jitney driver victory in Norwalk case
The Ohio Supreme Court found no error in a common pleas ruling favoring jitney owner Frederick Scheidler of Norwalk who was fined 40 dollars for violating a Norwalk ordinance. The decision could impact city controls on jitney operations and related statutes.
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Supreme Court
Common Pleas Court
Frederick Scheidler
Norwalk
Samuel A. Purdy
Stanley Watts
Union Metallic Cartridge Co
Watts
Sidney Watts
Westport
French Extend Moratorium to First of April
Paris December 20 decree extends the moratorium for three months from January 1. A note from the commerce minister says 1.34 billion francs remain unpaid of 4.48 billion francs of paper benefiting from the moratorium, held by the Bank of France in August 1914.
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Paris
Official
Minister of Commerce
Bank of France
Tragic Moroto Death Triggering Inquiry
Mrs Moroto dies after a fire in a Washington avenue home with coal gas and stale food blamed by Medical Examiner Dr Garrick. Coroner Phelan will investigate after authorities report on the death and the infant and husband illness.
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Moroto
Garlick
Supt. Gordon
Charities Department
Housatonic Avenue
Gordon
Washington Avenue
Phelan
Garrick
Jealousy Cited In Remonstrance On Liquor License Transfer
Supporters of Larry Andy's liquor license transfer to Catherine street and Harral avenue blame professional jealousy for a remonstrance filed with the county commissioners. Rocco Paternoux, a remonstrance signer, has a brother running a saloon on George street. A hearing on the remonstrance is set for December 27.
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Larry Andy
Catherine Street
Harral Avenue
Rocco Paternoux
George Street
Rocco
Wheat Prices Unsteady On Lloyd George Speech
The Chicago wheat market opened nervous on Lloyd George's speech. May delivery moved from $1.64 to $1.65 last session and traded as low as $1.62 in early trading, while July slid to $1.36, down about 2 cents.
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Chicago
Lloyd George
Real Estate Boom Spurs Land Sales on Stratford East End
East End Stratford and East Bridgeport see over a million dollars in new buildings in the last year. Smith Comstock Co. buys 425 by 130 foot tract along the railroad and Stratford Avenue beyond Bruce Avenue, adjoining Mrs. James Sexton’s property. Large warehouses and a 14 car spur will be built to ease freight for Stratford and Bridgeport markets.
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East Bridgeport
Stratford
Stratford Avenue
Smith- Comstock Co
Bruce Avenue
James Sexton
Sexton Stone Yard
David E. Smith
Smith-Comstock Co
Water Street
Bridgeport
Schools Close Early for Yuletide Travel Time
Schools will close at 1 PM Friday to allow out of town teachers to head home for the Yuletide season. The half session is timed to make up for days lost earlier in the year, easing travel for staff returning home.
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Yuletide Sea
Dorsen S
Prompt to Catch Up After Infantile Paralysis Eruption
During the infantile paralysis epidemic a late opening occurred and a concerted effort is underway to catch up on backloged work. Officials note the disruption and plan extended hours to restore normal operations and service levels.
Local Couple Welcomes Son Alfred Elliott Oviatt
This morning Mr and Mrs Alfred Elliott Oviatt welcomed a son to their home at 3085 Main street Mrs Oviatt was formerly Miss Norine Kennelly Mr Oviatt is with the Non Pareil Roof and Covering Co of this city.
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Alfred Elliott Oviatt
Main Street
Oviatt
Norine Kennelly
Park Theatre Strike Talks Aim to Save Tonight's Play
Conference talks between stage hands and Park theatre management continue to resolve the strike issues. Both sides hope for an agreement that will permit the scheduled play to be presented tonight.
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Park Theatre
Canal Coaling Plant Sets Speed Record at Panama Canal
Ancon Panama, Dec 20. The new Atlantic terminal coaling plant delivered 420 tons of coal to a ship in 24 minutes using one of four leading towers. The single conveyor ran at 1 042 tons per hour while the plant is built to 2 000 tons per hour and could speed to 3 400 tons per hour in emergencies.
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Ancon
C. Z
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Brief notes from the era report multiple local and national items
The roundup covers ship company incorporations in Albany, a Senate radio regulation bill, an $83,717 estate, confirmation of Wm F Rolfe as U S attorney for Wisconsin, a Madison Avenue collision injuring two, corporate director resignations, Newark fire losses, a police dismissal leading to arrest for grand larceny, Salem factory blazes with $200,000 damage, campaign debt collection quips, Dardanelles lesson joke, unemployment comments, a Bruceville gas explosion with fatalities and injuries, and Caddo Oil & Refining Co incorporation in Louisiana with $10,000,000 capital plus notes on Maximillian von Grebe and Hawaii defense airplanes.
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