National Travel Commission Proposed to Boost See America First
Portland report says Congress and the President may be asked to establish a permanent Federal National Tourist and Travel Commission. George Hutchin leads plans to compile data on U S resorts and climates to promote travel, with a memorial to Congress and a bill from Pacific Coast lawmakers. The effort aims to showcase American destinations to travelers who vacation abroad.
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Yng Prev
Portland
Ore
Congress
Wilson
George Hutchin
Festivals Association of the
Pacific Coast
Plana
Puvitié
Federal Commission
America First” Movement
Ieigen
United States
Railroads Agree to Withdraw Three Key Grievances
New York July 24 and reports from a bonfire meeting say the eastern railroads managers’ committee with Judge Chambers and government mediators agreed to drop three of the eight grievances sought in the arbitration. The proposed removals include pay basis for various carriers, abolishing monthly guarantees, and lower brakemen pay on certain trains. The move may ease tensions though unions want more drops.
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New York
Eastern Railroads
Will'am Lea Chambers
G. W. W. Hanger
Martin A. Knapp
Dutti Wuld
Four-masted vessel sinks after collision in fog off Nantucket
Boston reports a four master crashed into the freight er Bloterdyke four miles north of Nantucket in dense fog. All crew lost. The Sloterdyke under Captain Jacob Metz raced into Boston harbor with a gaping hole and flooding. The Holland Americanine ship had sailed from Boston to Philadelphia and Antwerp, then vanished into the fog before the collision.
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Boston
Bloterdyke
Nantucket Head
Slotérdyke
Jacob Metz
Boston Harbor
Antwerp
Keene
Gresham
Prosecute Bankers Is the Belief
Washington July 24 reports from two bank examiners Samuel Hann and Bhorly Smith show the books of the First Second National Bank of Pittsburg which failed three weeks ago will be reviewed this week and turned to the justice department for consideration. Authorities expect a grand jury inquiry into bank failures and potentially criminal liability for certain officers while prosecutions of others in the discrepancies of the bank statements remain undecided.
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Washington
Samuel Mf. Hann
Bhorly Smith
First Second National Bank of
Pittsburg
Secretary of the Treasury
Department of Justice
Thone
Eigen
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Jamieson
Howe
Kent Champion
Snyiking
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Nye
Syracuse
Gregory Boyle
Mike Depaise
Ore Wat Wight
Noer
Loulth
Byracuay
Suite
Dairy Farm
Loulay
Kinthaw
Renewndautrint School
Pierce
Buffalo
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo, N.Y
Eastman
Kodak
Kodaks
Eastman N. C
Durham’s Drug Store
Franklin Streets
N. Cohen
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