National Debate on Coal Control Prompts Senate Reform Plan
Senators Calder and Edge threaten strict new regulation of the coal industry if prices are not cut by December 6 when Congress reconvenes. The railroads argue they transport more coal this year, urging conferences with operators and Interstate Commerce Commission to fix the coal situation. The commission lacks authority beyond railroads, which officials say are meeting their responsibilities.
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Maples for Vimy Ridge reshaping war scarred landscape
An overseas dispatch notes 200 young maples planted on what was Vimy Ridge to begin a Canadian memorial forest. The saplings are described as the only living trees in the former war zone, signaling a shift in landscape and artistic inspiration for a future forested scene contrasting with European views of trees and space.
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Canada
Holland
Belgium
Flanders
van Goyen
Ruugsdael
Rembrandt
Lombardy
Inness
Bananas Sign of Peace Draw Berlin Shoppers
A London Times correspondent reports Berlin crowds gather at a delicatessen window to view a banana display. The fruit, unseen in five years due to blockade, is celebrated as a symbol of peace and relief from wartime shortages.
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Friedrichstrasse
London Times
Berlin
Gasoline Grades For Aircraft And Their Uses
The article explains aviation gasoline differences from automobile fuel, noting lighter and more volatile properties for high altitude performance. It describes three grades: training, bombing, and fighting gas, with pink dyed fuel reserved for fighters to prevent misuse by inexperienced workers at aviation fields.
Holding Down a Profession in a Small Town
A high school graduate in an Indiana town chooses medicine and interns with the town’s popular doctor. One rainy day the doctor asks if he still wants to be a doctor. the youth replies that he will practice only on fair days, avoiding night calls.
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Indiana
Indianapolis News
Fishermen Tag Swordfish After Improvised Harpoon
Three South Portland fishermen Dr. George W C Studley Percy York and Captain William York spotted a swordfish while after groundfish. With a stove poker and boathook handle they improvised a harpoon and landed the big fish. They sold the swordfish in Portland for 80 dollars and the 1000 pounds of groundfish for 60 dollars.
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South Portland
George W C. Studley
Percy York
William York
Portland
Misdirected Wifely Solicitude
A humorous dialogue in which Mrs. Flatbush asks about suspenders given for a birthday while Mr. Flatbush explains a nail used as a button might cause rust, prompting a playful exchange about attire and practicality.
Red Cross and the Service Man
The American Red Cross pledges five duties to service members including support in Army occupations hospitals and with discharged men. It emphasizes staying with the Army of Occupation, hospital work, advising veterans, helping families, and aiding blinded veterans, urging renewed membership from November 11 to 25.
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American Red Cross
Army
Navy
Army of Occupation
Public Health Service
Red Cross
Red Cross Dollar And Its Local Use In Roll Call
The article explains that the $1 annual Red Cross member pays half to the local chapter for immediate needs such as a public health nurse or home hygiene lessons and the other half to the National headquarters for national and abroad relief. It highlights the impact on local conditions and the duty to support vulnerable children in war torn Europe, noting millions of war orphans and destitute parents.
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Red Cross
The
Washington
New England
Europe
Red Cross Seeks Donations to Boost Public Health Nurses
The Red Cross reports 1000 Public Health Nurses on duty nationwide with 106 in the New England Division. The organization urges contributions to expand staff, noting donor support could protect homes and save lives.
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Red Cross
United States
New England
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