Roads Made Cent on Dollar M'KeeN Declares
At the Southern Wholesale Grocer Association convention in Cincinnati Ohio Benjamin McKeen of St Louis vice president of the Pennsylvania Railroad described the railroads financial plight. He cited 1920 earnings as one cent left after expenses from each dollar and 1911 23.8 cents used to pay interest, noting coal purchases on the system reached 73 million in 1920. He warned against state bills raising railroad costs and stressed fair wages balanced for shipper investor and employee.
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Cancinnati, O
Southern Wholesale Grocer Association
Benjamin Mckeen
St. Louis
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mepneylvania
Mckeen
Public Library Borrowers Rise Amid Economic Slump
Bridgeport’s public library shows rising usage as fiscal year end figures project 740000 loans, up from 297190 three years ago. Librarian Henry Sanborn notes February loans at 76863 and May figures up 3962 amid unemployment, with fiction remains about seven percent of totals and more men reading newspapers.
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Bridgeport
Henry Mr. Sanborn
Milford Fire House Remodel Starts May 11
Mil ford fire house Eng No 1 begins front alterations by John Hulls crew to create separate entrances for engines and chemical unit. Fire board ordered the upgrades to ease clearing the building during alarms and remove delays from single doorway operations.
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Milford
Eng No. 1
John Hull
Bridgeport
Ander
Fire Board
Verdict for Shelton Frolley wreck victims
The jury in the superior court under Judge John F. Keeler rendered verdicts for Albert Shelton of Shelton and his son Antony against Connecticut Company after a trolley collision in Shelian in July 1918. Albert received 20 dollars and Antony 3200. they sued for 1.00 and 10,000 respectively. An motion to set verdicts will be heard later as the April jury was excused and a new jury took its place for the next case.
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John FE. Keeler Yestery
Srain
Albert An Montefalco
Shelto
Connecticut
Shelian
Albert
Antony
Cls. Hamilton
Uit
Former Chief Justice McGannon Faces Perjury Charge
Cleveland Ohio May former Municipal Court Chief Justice William H McGannon must go on trial next Monday on perjury charges arising from his involvement in trials over the Harald V Kagy murder. The decision followed a conference among Common Pleas Judge Florence Alien and County Prosecutor Edward C Stanton.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Muni Court
William H. McGannon
Monda
Harald v Kagy
Common Pleas
Florence
Idward C. Stanton
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