Slowness to face facts fuels public utility critique
The argument condemns officials who push unverified rate claims, urging engineers and professionals to speak out. It cites governors, mayors, and newspapers resisting fact based scrutiny, warns that public utility regulation may face further reforms, and advocates cooperative rate inquiries to protect both utilities and the public.
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America
League of California Municipalities
W. E. Creed
Pacific Gas and Electric Co
Ring Worn by Queen Elizabeth Found in French Heirlooms
A ring once worn by Queen Elizabeth I was discovered among a French family's heirlooms at Auteuil. The English nobleman who gifted it three generations ago is linked to the present owners. The piece features five baroque pearls in a dreamlike graduated line, bound by internal metal thread, set in a gold half guard with a six centimeter interior circumference and eight centimeter exterior. The ring bears a Sixteenth Century English punch mark confirming authenticity.
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England
Auteuil
France
Elizabeth
No Mercy for Murderess in 1750 Ohio Execution
Christopher Gist recounts an early American punishment of a white woman held as a prisoner and wife of a French Mohawk chief. On Christmas Day 1750 she was executed by Indian peers after being condemned for homicide, felled with toma hawk blows, stabbed, scalped, and beheaded in the village.
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Christopher Gist
Ohio Country
Mary Harris
Deerfield
Mass
Buffalo population boom in North America observed
The Buffalo numbers in the United States rose about 800 percent over 12 years from 4 116 in 1908 to 3 393 by early 1920. Canada holds 5 080 head, likely boosting the continental total to over 9 000. The rise followed Canadian purchase of the Pablo herd in Montana amid low American interest.
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United States
Canada
Pablo
Montana
Michel Pablo
North American
Telephone bell in bath leads to puzzled jokes
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip has a family man recalling a bath time call and his odd replies. He says he played golf and spoke to a punctured tire, leaving readers to draw their own conclusions.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Courtroom Exchange Reveals Plan to Present Letters
In a dramatic exchange, the fair plaintiff's lawyer proposes introducing letters at a pivotal moment. Sly quips about ribbons and tear-stains appear among opposing counsel, as one lawyer confirms preparations. The dialogue hints at emotional evidence to come.
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Fair Plaintiff
Odd 1922 color names spark fashion editors
The Louisville Courier Journal notes 1922 fashion colors arrive with whimsical names like pimento red and oasis green. The Textile Color Card Association lists 66 silk shades 12 woolen 10 for shoes with browns rising in popularity including caramel bamboo raffia and copper browns branded Navajo Algonquin Mohawk.
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Textile
Do Not Understand Heroism
The London Express scoffs at postwar writers who attribute wartime actions to hysteria claiming men were merely high strung and women cried from excitement. These authors, missing war experience, seek to erase the idealism others saw, insisting their version is the real truth.
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London Express
Trading With China Shows Rising U S Exports
Trade with China grows with sharp value shifts. U S imports from Shanghai rose to 48.99 million in the first six months, up 15.31 million from last year. Silk shipments fell in pounds but rose in value from 2.89 million pounds at 11.72 million to 1.59 million pounds at 14.47 million.
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China
Shanghai
United States
High Cost of Friendship In Office Campaign Comments
A Birmingham Age-Herald quote cites a town philosopher who notes a political candidate faces more trouble from friends than foes. The joking remark suggests supporters press for favorable government appointments, while the candidate laments the burden of letters and telegrams from loyal backers who seek jobs on the government payroll.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
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