Interstate Plan to Consolidate Major Railroads in 19 Systems
The Interstate Commerce Commission outlined tentative plans to merge all major U S railroads into 19 systems under a Transportation Act authorization. Hearings will follow, with professor William Z Ripley leading most of the draft system map including New York Central and Pennsylvania as potential anchors, plus several alternative groupings.
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Washington
Tha Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Hothce
Transportation Act
William Z. Ripley
Harvard University
Ita
Commission
New York Central
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chicago
Monongahela
New York Central System
Baltimore & Ohio
Reading
New York
New Bava & Hartford
Lehigh & Hudson River
Chicago & Erie
Delaware
Lackawenta & Western
Bessemer & Cake Erie
Wabash
Missouri
Lehigh Valley
Bt. Louis
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Pere Marquette
Ann Arbor
New Haven
Hartford
Boston & Maine
Bangor & Arnostook
Railroad consolidation notes list of lines and eliminations
Henry McMillan and family visited Wade Station where railroads including Delaware & Hudson Delaware LatKawanoa Western Buffalo Rochester Pittsburgh Chesapeake & Ohio Hicking Valley Virginian Norfolk & Western Toledo & Ohio Central Southern New Orleans Great Northern Alabama & Vicksburg Atlantic Coast Line Norfolk Southern Florida East Coast Mississippi Central Carolina Clinchfield Ohio Louisville & Nashville multiple lines are named. The commission noted Canadian subsidiaries like Minneapolis St Paul & Sault Ste Marie and Central Vermont were removed from consolidation and water carriers controlled by railroads were included.
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Henry McMillan
Wade
Delaware & Hudson
Delaware
Latkawanoa & Western
Buffalo
Rochester
Pittsburgh
Chesapeake & Qblo
Hocking Valley
Virginian
Norfolk & Western
Toledo & Ohio Central
Southern
New Orleans
Great Norther
Alabime & Vicksburg
Atlantic Coast Line
Norfolk Southern
Florida East Coast
Mississippi Central
Carolina
Clinchfield
Ohio
Louisville & Nashville
Titools Central Seaboard
Clinch
Etd
Union Pacific
Chicago & Northwestern
Wabash Lines
Missouri
Chicago
Burlington
Quincy
Northern Pacific
Spokane
Portland
Seattle
Milwwaukee & St. Paul
Great Northern
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Colorado & Southern
Denver & Big Grande
Western Pacific
Othr
Southern Pacific Company
St. Lous
San Francisco
St. Louis Southwestern
Chicago & Alton
Missouri, Kansas & Texan
San Antonio
Uvalde & Gulf
Chicago & Eastern Tiliote
Missouri Pacffc
Texas & Pacific
Gas Coast Lines
Compission
Minneapolis, St. Pawl & Sault Ste. Marie
Central Vermont
U S envoy Warren presents credentials to Emperor Hirohito
Tokyo September 27 Charles B Warren new U S ambassador to Japan presented his credentials at court The reception was unusually brilliant and referenced the forthcoming Far Eastern affairs conference and limitations on ornaments Warren was received by Crown Prince Hirohito due to the Mikado's illness
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Tokyo
Charles B. Warren
United States
Japan
Ile
Mikani
Warren
Hirohito
Heat Wave Hits Southern California with Record September Heat
In California on September 27, San Bernardino reached 108 degrees for the season, the warmest day. Los Angeles reported 80 degrees, the warmest September day since 1938, reflecting a rare late summer heat wave across the region.
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California
Los Angeles
Cal
San Bernardino
Physician Tells of Injury to Miss Rappe in Arbuckle Case
Dr. Arthur Beardslee testified in Roacoe Arbuckle’s police court examination that Virginia Rappe was in great pain after the Hotel St. Francis party on September 5. He said the bladder was ruptured and that the case was surgical, advising removal to a hospital as the manslaughter charge was continued until October 8.
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San Weondaca
Arthur Beardslee
Roacoe
Fatty) Arbuckle
Virginia Rappe
Arbuckle
Great Pole
Itoos
Fragmentary Testimony on Government Hearing Disclosed
A witness described violent vomiting and a rupture risk during testimony at a city hearing called by the mayor. The statement was offered in response to questions from Ar buckle’s counsel, with the record preserving the uncertain sequence of events.
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Ortgaster
Arbuckle
Bergdoll case forces accounting of her son’s estate
Court orders Mrs. Bergdoll to appear in federal court on October 11 to show cause why she should not account for all properties held for Grover C Bergdoll the draft evader. She seeks return of nearly one million dollars in assets seized by the custodian claiming they are hers as the evader’s assets.
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Philadelphia
Mramma C. Bergdoll
Dickinson
Grover C. Bergdon
Bergnoll
Bergdoll
Benton murder convict asks for death over hard labor
Aubrey Nanes twenty five convicted of murdering his wife in Benton Ark is sentenced to life in prison with hard labor. He objects to the sentence claiming twelve jurors erred and dramatically says he preferred death to hard labor while acknowledging the defense counsel and the judge.
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Benton, Ark
Aubrey Nanes
Prisen Ot
Nanes
Tom
Lloyd George replies to De Valera on peace talks
In Hinley Seeland Sept 80 Prime Minister Lloyd George issues a reply to Eamon De Valera stating Britain cannot enter a conference on the basis of current correspondence. He warns conference recognition of the Irish Republic would imply recognition of partition. Dublin notes hope for a successful conference but de Valera’s delegation continues to refuse recognition of a partition parliament, citing 100000 citizens.
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Gairloch
Seeland
Lloyd George
Eamon de Valera
Dupin
Follovrga
Inverness
Republic
Cormeapanden
Ireland
Lloyd. George
Dublin
Irish Bulletin
Winston Spencer- Churchill
Churchill
St. Ireland
Eamonn de Valera
Belfast
Parti’tion
Fatty Arbuckle freed on five thousand bail
Fatty Arbuckle, nicknamed Fatty, is released on own recognizance after a preliminary hearing fails to prove murder, with $5,000 bail posted. Judge Sylvain Darrow grants no trial for manslaughter, deeming evidence insufficient, Arbuckle leaves in a car with his lawyers.
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Bon
Francisco
Thacos
Fatty
Arbuckle
Virginia Rappe
Sylvain Darcartis
Ball
Two Shot In Belfast Riot Report
In Belfast a riot on Sunday left two men wounded in scattered shooting while East Belfast saw serious clashes. Crown troops held key locations as a proclamation banned gatherings of three or more in the Newtownards road area, echoing riot act powers.
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Belfget
Esateria
Crown
Riost
Newtownards Road
Belfast
Edward Plummer Fueled by Shipping Career and Service
Edward Plummer, longtime shipping advocate and secretary of the Atlantic Carry Association, built a career in U S maritime matters. He rose from seafaring beginnings to serve as a principal adviser on American shipping development and policy.
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Edward
Plummer
States
Shipping Board
Atlantic Carrie Resociation
President Opens Big Unemployment Conference
Washington September 26 President Harding opened the conference on unemployment with a focus on revival of the jobless era. He urged bold action and stressed will to restore work through a readjustment program and supportive policy to favor employment and economic revival.
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Woshington
Harding
Behal
Mi Atrong
Igh Oguripg
Double Hanging Attracts Large Crowd In Public Execution
A public execution on September 20 featured the hanging of Toggl e and Mortia for the murder of John Toggle. About 10,000 spectators attended as both men admitted guilt prior to the sentence. a letter from Toggle’s mother was read aloud.
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Creathew
Flas
Putnam Ponsal
Jake Mortia
John
Toggle
NABBED ON BRIBE CHARGE INCOME TAX OFFICER ARREST
Federal agents arrested IG Rickmeier of the income tax bureau and insurance broker Garrett Underwood on charges of attempted extortion seeking 100000 in bribes. A taxpayer from Duluth Minnesota aided the arrest by reporting the attempted fleece of 40000.
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Woathington
Bent
Rickmeier
Income Tax Bureau
Garrett’ Underwood
du' Loth
Minn
Great Gold Hoard Found Near Berlin by Captain Kida Case
A Berlin dispatch reports that twenty million marks in gold and silver, believed hidden by the legendary Captain Claus Stoertebecker, was located near the northern coast. The find, confirmed by the Neue Berliner Zeitung, expands lore surrounding the famed raider.
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Berlin
Germany
Kida
Claus Stoertebecker
Neue Berliner Zettng
Negotiations Over 25,000 Hungarians Prisoners
Riga reports talks between Moscow and Hungary on trading 25,000 Hungarian prisoners held since the Bela Kun era. In exchange for freeing 400 Hungarians jailed in Hungarian prisons under the old regime.
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Riga
Mozcovi Aoylek
Hungary
Bela Kuby
Budapest
Government Warns of Widespread Bootlegging Ring
A London report cites American and British officials alleging a highly organized bootlegging network smuggling liquor into the United States from the Bahamas on an unorganized scale. Internal Revenue Intelligence officials believe the ring is tightly run, with efforts to break it up led by an agent named Fey.
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eSott
Atlantic
Atte
Porter, 23, Dies on Lincoln Funeral Train Crew
Jerseyville Sept 28 The death of William Porter aged twenty three is reported. His body was buried here and is believed to mark the passing of a member of the Lincoln funeral train crew that bore the martyr president from Washington to Springfield. Porter was seventeen and the youngest crew member. He died at Jackson villa.
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Jerseyville
Willem & Porter
Pawenty-Three
Téet
Ligcoln
Marter
Washington
Sprinfield
Porter
Jacksonvilla
Political writer warns of inevitable world financial collapse
In the A Barlig newspaper, noted writer George Sermand argues global finance faces an inevitable crash. He claims international countermeasures divert gold from surplus areas to shortage zones, and proposes that a single joint Murpheen latency strike would be the sole remedy to the crisis.
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Eorge Sermand
Barlig
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Calle Jurora
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Hoechst Dye Works
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Earigin de Valera
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