Dismissal of New Jersey Utility Board Shocks State
Governor Edwards ousts all five members of the New Jersey Board of Public Utility Commissioners for neglect and misconduct, naming three replacements and signaling two more. He cites biased practices, improper depreciation handling, rate manipulation, and favoritism toward subsidiary companies as core charges. The action follows months of hearings and pending court challenges.
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Trenton
New Jersey Board of Public Utility Commissioners
Edwards
James A. Hamill
Jersey City
Arthur A. Quinn
Perth Ambes
New Jersey Federation of Labor
Walter F. Whittemore
Newton
State Highway Commission
John W. Slocum
Long Branch
George F. Wright
Paterson
Harry L. Knight
Medford
Andrew Gaul, Jr
Ridgefield
Alfred S. March
New Brunswick
Board of Peliie Utility Commissioners
Senate
Uni
Hig
Utility Board
Gaul
Knight
Wright
Slocum
Hamill
Quinn
Whittemore
Frank
Jess
Tax Board
Assembly
Rero
Public Service Corporation
New Jersey
Public Service Electric Company
Public Service Railway Company
New York Telephone Company
Justice Swayze
Board of Public Utility Commissioners
Becherrds
Yellon
TTT
Supreme Court
Josiah Stryker
L. Edward Hermann
Richard V. Lindaburg
Willam L. Levis
George L. Record
Marshall van Winkle
Help the farmer and cut the tax aid
Secretary Meredith urges a square deal for farmers and capital in productive channels as bankers discuss tax revision and credit for agriculture. Cotton bankers back a mass meeting to address producer needs and consider a cotton export corporation. The Farmers National Council seeks Treasury certificates of indebtedness for bank loans to farmers.
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Meredith
Plac
Robert Maddox
Atlanta
Maddox
Warding
Federal Reserve Board
Trust Company
Lynn V. Dinkins
New Orleans
Dinkins
Washington
George P. Hampton
Farmers’ National Council
Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury
Five Picked for Ship Board Chairman Named
President Wilson plans to reappoint Admiral W. S. Benson as Shipping Board chairman and names four others Martin Gillen of Chicago Gavin Mc Nab of San Francisco Theodore Marburg of Baltimore and Frederick I. Thompson of Mobile to form a five member slate of the seven member board under the Jones act.
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Admiral Benson
Washington
Wilson
Shipping Board
W. S. Benson
Martin Gillen
Chicago
Gavin McNab
San Francisco
Theodore Marburg
Baltimore
Frederick I. Thompson
Mobile
Colby Reports Soviet Collapse Claim
Secretary of State Colby says the Bolshevik government is ceasing to exist in large areas of Russia as the middle classes lose patience with Soviet excesses and liberty loss, signaling a shift toward local governance.
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State Department
Lenine
Fall
Washington
Russia
Colby
Miss Elizabeth Kelly Revered Near East Relief Worker
Elizabeth Kelly, a Near East Relief worker based in Aintab Syria, is highlighted for her service in aiding refugees and supporting humanitarian efforts amid ongoing regional hardships.
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Aintab
Syria
Elizabeth Kelly
Cleveland
Mexico Predicted To Enter Unprecedented Prosperity
Washington reports Roberto Pesquiera confidential agent of Provisional President De La Huerta says Mexico tilled fields expanded mining and railroads operate vigorously. He urges U S aid to build cooperative contracts, praising peaceful reform and thrift with insurance growth and reform of petroleum laws as key steps.
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Washington
Mexico
Roberto Pesquiera
de la Huerta
United States
Senor Pesquiera
Senor Pesquierar
Irish Inquiry Vote Defeated in Commons
The Henderson motion for an independent Ireland inquiry was defeated 346 to 79 in Parliament, with Asquith and Lord Robert Cecil backing the push. Debate centered on reprisals and shock at violence, while Greenwood defended government policy as provoking rather than curbing Ireland unrest.
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London
Arthur Henderson
Laborite
Ireland
House of Commons
Asquith
Robert Cecil
T. P. Connor
England
League of Nations
J. H. Thomas
Greenwood
Hamar Greenwood
Anquithlans
America
Republic
Ulster
Labor
Henderson
Inspector Brady
Countes
Irish Republican Army
Scotland
Wales
Warrant issued for Penn freshman in murder case
Philadelphia reports a district attorney's office issued a warrant for William P Brines a University of Pennsylvania freshman charged with the murder of Dartmouth senior Elmer C Drewes. London dispatch notes Hunger and want but order in Petrograd as Wells arrives from Russia. Winnipeg notes British Columbia votes for government control of liquor. Chicago reports George Klatt a 21 year old mail carrier arrested for burning political matter mailed to others.
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Philadelphia
Elmer C. Drewes
Dartmouth
William P. Brines
University of Pennsylvania
District Attorney's Office
London
Petrograd
H. G. Wells
Russia
Winnepeg
British Columbia
Quor
Chicago
George Klatt
Public Naval Inquiry Into Haiti Marines Conduct
Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo announced the inquiry into American marines in Haiti will be public. The board has begun reviewing documents in the Navy Department and may not hear witnesses for about a week as it visits Island, Washington.
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Island
Washington
Haiti
Henry T. Mayo
Daniels
Mayo
Navy Department
Food Prices Fall In September Report
The Department of Labor bureau of labor statistics reports a 2 percent drop in retail food prices for September. Potatoes and sugar show sharp declines, with potatoes down about 22 percent, one of the largest reductions. Wholesalers run 3 percent higher than retailers.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Builder’s $25,000 graft tied to New York labor leaders
A Joint Legislative Committee hearing in City Hall details a graft system in New York building trades. Ephraim Levy testified he paid $25,000 to Robert Brindell to influence union leadership and resume work on a large Seventh Avenue project. George Backer admitted receiving the funds and passing them to unnamed “graft ers’ union” members, described as ex workingmen or walking delegates.
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New- Fork
Joint Legislative Committee
City Hall
New York City
Ephraim B. Levy
West Seventy-second Street
Thirtieth
Thirty-first Street
Seventh Avenue
Robert P. Brindell
Building Trades Council of New York
Brinderl
George Backer
Renal
Riverside Drive
Levy
Backer
Grafters’ Union
Matt
Jeff
Samuel Untermyer
Southern export finance corp launched by edge law
A 12 million dollar export finance corporation to handle Southern products like cotton was launched by Southern bankers. Army recruitment in Germany resumes November 1 with 200 infantry needed overseas. Rhine service is popular, filling vacancies in six days. US Shipping Board housing projects including Groton will be sold locally under appraisal. Admiral Knapp warns intervention in Haiti must continue for many years to keep gains.
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Germany
Rhine
Adjt
Harris
United States Shipping Board
Groton
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OLD Utility Board
Jersey
Frank Sommer
Public Service Railway
Newerney
Hudson
Delaware River
Camden
American Bankers’ Association
Ship Board
World News
Countess ‘du Juglart
New York
Consuelo Morgan
H. H. ‘Morgan
Belgium
Paris
Jean de Maupas du Juglart
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