Governor Gooding Pushes Utilities Board For Idaho
Governor elect Brady plans to urge a public utilities law over a straight railroad commission. Attorney A A Frazer briefed the governor and noted support from the Commercial club and South Idaho league for a railroad commission, while urging a utilities board to curb rail rate power and protect ordinary citizens from railroad influence. Gooding warned that railroads dominate in many communities and deprive common citizens of hearings, citing Harriman roads and Oregon Short Line as monopolized examples.
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Ida
Brady
Polke Business
Gooding
A. A. Frazer
Commercial Club
South Idaho League
Harriman Roads
Oregon
Venezuela’s Castro Maintains Composure Amid Caracas Uprising
Berlin reports President Castro of Venezuela remains calm despite warnings of unrest in Caracas. Dispatches said crowds burned statues and attacked buildings, with several deaths, though Castro dismissed the reports as unlikely.
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Berlin
Castro
Venezuela
Caracas
Rockefeller Thinks He Is Slandered
New York news reports John D. Rockefeller Jr. accused Star Company president Carvalho of criminal libel. Carvalho was arrested and arraigned in police court. On attorney request he was paroled to his lawyer until December 26. The complaint alleges an article in the New York American dated December 16 sought to injure Rockefeller’s good name.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Carvalho
Star Company, Publishers
Wm. R. Hearst
New York America
Hearst Publications
Carrvalho
Rockefeller
New York American
Chicago
American Institute of Architects wraps up 1942 convention
The American Institute of Architects concluded its forty second annual convention by electing officers and adopting resolutions calling for the creation of a national gallery. The meeting closed with plans announced for Saturday December 16 when local stores would stay open late.
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Washington
American Institute of Architects
Supreme Court coal cases may not indict violations
Denver December 17 The United States Supreme Court decision in the Colorado coal land cases is said to be less injurious to defendants than press reports suggested. Judge Lewis will determine indictment sufficiency while the government appeals, and defense attorneys aim to have the indictments quashed.
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Denver
United States Supreme Court
Colorado
Coa
West
John M. Waldron
Lewis
High Court
Waldron
Supreme Court
Land Office
Pags J
Mass meeting to discuss county division in Cody
Indications point to the January 4 gathering in Cody to discuss creating a new county. A name for the proposed county will be chosen and a petition to the legislature is expected, signaling a large turnout in Northern Wyoming.
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Cody
Wyo
Wyoming
Cornish Dialect Lore and Endearing Localisms
A note on Cornish speech and its quaint terms, detailing endearments like my deat and sonny, local words such as cricket chores and dawd y, and a humorous anecdote about a boy at dinner causing a burnt pudding incident provoking churchgoers.
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Cornwall
New England
America
Alfred
Maori Legends and Maoris Traditions from Chicago News
The article reviews Maori legends and domestic life in New Zealand culture. It describes a gentle maiden, a daughter of the heavens, and themes of love, bloodshed, and ascent to the skies. It notes elder women performing most cooking, with younger women having leisure.
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New Zealand
Chicago News
Date Sets a Payment Window in January Remark
A Wisconsin merchant recalls a Swedish clerk reading promises from Yim Yonsov Olesen and Bill Pack. The clerk reports Yim Yonsov and Yim Olesen promise payment when selling hogs or grain, while Bill Pack says payment in January on a bitterly cold day. The tale reflects cautious optimism about delayed payments.
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Wisconsin
Yim Yonsov
Yim Olesen
Bill Pack
Harper's Weekly
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