McAdoo Governs Railroads in Federal Control Rollup
Washington December 29 Following is the manpower track and equipment under Secretary McAdoo as head of the federal traffic control program. About 1.65 million employees are affected along with 7.3 million rail cars and extensive locomotive and freight equipment. The table outlines guaranteed operating income for railroads under government control based on prewar earnings with western reports still pending. Dances that delight, Dartender's Hall.
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Washington
D. C
Secretary of the Treasury
William GO
McAdoo
Sitwiti Terrator Cme
Freien
Loew Moures
Freigat
Toonsand
Mastalor
Western Railroads
Calves Deaths Hint at Black Leg Vaccination Steps
In Kemmerer Wyoming on December 29 a note warns of spring calf losses from black leg. It advises vaccinating early in September before dry feed, with revaccination in spring, and stresses disinfecting syringes to avoid spreading infection.
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Kemmerer
Wyo
Dee
Blackleg
Jackson
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Bolsheviks Alarmed by Mediation Peace Plan Proposal
Petrograd dispatch says German and Austrian delegates proposed Russia mediate a peace and, if talks fail, occupy strategic Russian points to pressure the Entente. Bolshevik leaders in Smolny report consternation while Leon Trotsky insists on preserving the front and sending garrison detachments to threatened points.
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London
Petrograd
The
Times
Drest-Litovsk
Germany
Austria
Russia
Leon Troteky
Bolsheviki
Five Italian and one British Tech soldier killed in air clash
Report states five Italian and one British Tech soldier died as British airmen shot down two enemy aircraft and anti aircraft fire accounted for three more. Austria says five machines were destroyed with four wounded. a young Austrian major was captured unwounded.
Barker Who Used to Shave Whittier Quits
Samuel A. Felch of Amesbury Massachusetts retires after more than sixty years as a barber. He shaved poet Whittier and cites safety razors costly towels and changing times as reasons. He quips about shaving history and a barnful of hair and razors used.
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Amesbury
Mass
Samuel A. Felch
Whittier
Burglar Strikes Douglas Stores Across City
Police and sheriff chase a elusive thief in Douglas Wyoming after a spate of overnight break ins. The Western Union office in Princess theater building saw a cash drawer pried open and about 20 dollars stolen. Douglas Mercantile reported over 500 dollars in clothing and goods taken. The Northwestern depot gum machines were cracked and emptied.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Princess Theater
B. M. Thomas
Northwestern
Russians Believe Better Judgment Can Beat Kaiser
John F. Stevens, head of the American railway mission to Russia, arrived at Nagasaki with a 32 member staff. He said he would aid Russia’s rail reorganization and denied returning to America, urging Allied help to shape future reforms and noting strength of the Maximalists in control.
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Associated Press
Tokio
John F. Stevens
Russia
Nagasaki
Lee
Vladivostok
Stevens
America
Thermopolis Enacts Midnight to Six Ordinance for Saloons
Thermopolis Wyoming city council passed an ordinance requiring saloons to close from midnight to 6 am on weekdays and 12 am to 6 am on weekends. Licenses must be tied to exact room measurements with no interconnecting doors and ongoing interior visibility. Violations risk license forfeiture on a first offense and revocation on a second. The council seeks county licensing under town limits terms.
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Thermopolis
Wyo
Money-Making Mail Card for Foley Remedies
A call to cut out a mail-in slip offer from Foley & Co for a trial package including Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. The pitch promises remedies for coughs colds rheumatism backache kidney and bladder ailments and constipation. Sold everywhere.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Allied planes damage report highlights enemy losses
Italian headquarters reports Austrian raid on Treviso ended in disaster as eleven Austrian aircraft were shot down while Allied planes suffered only light damage. Malian and British aviators praised for their performance.
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Italy
Treviso
U S Destroyers Capture Four German Submarines
A Boston seaman reports twelve American destroyers captured four German U boats off France while recharging on the surface. The crews mutinied after failing to find supplies, surrendering without a fight. A separate London report describes a German sub hit by a British coastbound steamer, observed by passengers, with direct confirmation of a hit.
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Boston
Case Against Diamond Coal Firm Dismissed
The case against Diamond Coal and Coke company was dismissed in court.
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Diamond Coal & Coke Company
Judge Dismisses Fraud Case Against Coal Company
Federal Judge John A. Riner dismissed government charges accusing a coal company of defrauding the government of coal lands via false entries. The ruling allows U S attorneys C L Rigdon and D J Howell to file an amended petition within ninety days and seek an accounting of funds from the last twenty years.
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John A. Riner
Coal Company
Express Car Burns and Engine Fails at Bosler
At Bosler Wyoming on December 29 the express car on passenger train No. 18 caught fire as it left the station and burned totally with no means to fight the blaze. The car carried Christmas merchandise and valuable goods. The locomotive also became disabled and was detached by a nearby engine. A wrecking crew cleared the debris after the incident.
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Laramie
Wyo
Bosler
Pottery firm prints food economy legends on small dinnerware
London December 29. A major pottery factory now produces small jugs plates sugar bowls and cups to urge food saving in England. The wares carry autographed legends by notable figures starting with Lloyd George stressing the need for economy in food.
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London
England
Lloyd George
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