Government Pays Out Over Twelve Billions by Oct 31
Washington Dec 17 More than 14 128 000 000 has been paid out by the treasurer up to October 31 on checks drawn by six government corporations and the railroad administration against accounts on deposit with the treasury per a report by Secretary Houston Nearly half the total came from the emergency fleet corporation with 5 964 981 878 paid out and 38 955 468 on hand The war finance corporation 2 997 204 687 paid with 371 809 620 balance The U S housing corporation 185 282 058 balance 2 959 446 The federal land banks 16 319 20 withdrawn 1 859 950 balance and the railroad administration 1 811 756 55 paid with 25 774 524 balance.
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Washington
United States
Railroad Administration
Treasury
Houston
Emergency Feet Corporation
Emergency Fleet Corporation
War Inancelor
U. S. Housing Corpora
Federal Land Banks
Governor Threatens Editor With Buckshot Over Paper Critique
In an open letter Issued today Florida Governor Sidney J Casts threatens to travel to West Palm Beach with a double barrel shotgun loaded with buckshot to settle with Joe L Earman publisher of the Palm Beach Post. He accuses Earman of tyranny arrogance and bossy rule after a Post article on Edgar Thompson’s reinstatement.
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Barman's
Edgar Thompson
Stites
West Palm Beach
Palm
New Haven Man Held On Bad Check Charges
Alexander Tully of West Haven is under arrest in Pittsfield on multiple bad check charges. He allegedly passed worthless checks in numerous Connecticut towns and other states. His hearing was continued to next Tuesday. In South Norwalk a man matching Tully’s description tried to pass a $71.50 check drawn on a Bridgeport bank at two local banks but fled when asked to identify himself. the check remains with police.
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New Haven
Conn
Alexander Tully
Springheld
Toolyoke
Westfield
Northampton
Toston
Great Barrington
Pittsfield
Maas
South
Norwalk
Tuly
Bridgeport
Fairfield County National Bank
City National Bank
Red Cross Articles Sold to France by Oversight
Secretary Baker stated that the American Red Cross is not responsible for Red Cross items seen in county inventories sold to France after the armistice. The articles were included by oversight in non inventoried army warehouse contents.
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RED Cross
France
Waslington
Baker
Bea Cross
Spartan Mills Cuts Wages Amid Tight Times
Spartan Mills in Spartanburg South Carolina announces a new 20 percent wage reduction effective next Monday, bringing total cuts to 30 percent in the last ninety days. About 1009 workers are affected as other local mills follow suit and workers accept cuts to avoid unemployment.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Spartan Mills
Spartan
Othors
Movements of Vessels Arrives at Ports
Arrivals include Patris from New York reaching Piraeus on November 28. Rio Janeiro reports Aeolus departing for New Callao on December 15, Santa Tecla bound for New York on December 17. Glusenpe Verdli sails from Genoa to Ta Touraine Havre and other entries list New York and Havre routes.
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Patris
New York
Rio Janeiro
Aeolus
Callao
Santa Tecla
Glusenpe’ Verdl
Genoa
Ta Touraine
Havre
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