Commission's Report on Future of Roads and Railways
The Interstate Commerce Commission urges major reforms in railway operation and regulation regardless of whether private management or government ownership prevails. It calls for complete unified systems during war, limited postwar expansion, and coordinated inland waterways, outlining five policy alternatives and key questions on financing, governance, and federal state authority.
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Washington
Ratlo
Yaain
Mae
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fairroads
Commission
Opera
Opera Son
Aism
Congress
Iterstate Commerce Commission
McAdoo
Railroad Administration
George WW. Anderson
Winthrop
Daniels
Mar F. Clark
James
Harlan
Charles ©. McChord
Balthasar Te Afever
Henry C. Hall
Clyde B. Altchison
Robert W. Wooley
Earvinrs
Iszaea
Phic
Penmer Ae
Erestree
Rallwer
Health Board issues posters urging mask wearing citywide
The health board announces a citywide mask rule with red and black posters to be placed in public venues today. Special police and regular deputies will enforce the rule and remind the public of the requirement to wear masks.
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Persenski
City Forester Answers Queries On Tree Planting Rules
Fort Wayne city forester Adolph Jaenicke explains state and city ordinances regulate planting trees on the park strip between sidewalk and curb. He notes prior issues with poplars and catalpas and lists preferred species, plus permit details and nominal costs for approval.
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Adolph Jackicke
Fort Wayne
A. EB
Fe. Jnenicke
City Hall
Journal-Gazette
Juenicke
Ity Forester
Park Board
A. B
Indiana
Strents
Port Wayne
Hs Beer
United States
Catalpa
Spark Beard
Adolph Jaenicke
Vedder Il
The Dug Out Tail Tales and Odd Whimsy
This fragmentary piece blends absurd humor with playful mockery of modern life, mentioning masks and unfamiliar creatures. It jumbles scenes of strangers, a frightened woman, and a satirical jab at animal disease funding, then digresses into comic zoological lore and a bizarre travelogue style.
The Diary of Our Own Samuel Pepys Parody Night Out
A lively spoof of Pepys notes recalls a visit to BR. Stick's for a rabbit dinner and humorous miscommunications. The writer and companions joke over riddles while a scribe queries a hair dyed joke and a masked kiss tale from a south coven.
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Samuel Pepys
MecLuke
Sin City
BR. Stick's
Sage Tea and Sulphur Compound Hair Darkening Claim
An old advertisement promotes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a cheap, easy home remedy to restore natural hair color. It claims to darken faded gray hair evenly, with a simple nightly application using a soft brush and after a morning rinse the gray tones vanish. It notes the product is a cosmetic, not a disease cure.
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Wyeth
Anya
Wryeth
Crime in Britain Steadily Decreasing in Prison Populations
London reports show prison numbers in England and Wales dropped sharply from 1313-14 levels for indictable offenses and non indictable offenses. Convictions for drunkenness fell eighty three percent. Ten years ago 67,000 were sent to prison in a week. last year the number was 2,208. Full employment and drink restrictions linked to the trend.
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London
England and
Wales
WANTED Waitress at Anthony Hotel Main Dining Room
London December 5 medals or badges proposed for every English mother with a war son plus additional clasps for more sons to gain greater recognition. Washington December 5 war department lists officers and enlisted in German camps. B R Mohler Frankfort Ind listed as health improved and Roy A Mikel Beach Grove Ind reported wounded at Mutzhanpat.
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London
England
Washington
Night Messages Introduce Reduced Telegraph Rates
Manager J P Freeman of the Western Union announces a new night message service effective January 1. The tiered rates start at twenty cents minimum, twenty-five cents for short overnight messages, and reach fifty cents to one dollar for longer distances. The aim is to boost telegraphic use for short communications without the delays of mail transport and to support social and business correspondence, mirroring European practice. Separately, a London bulletin notes Belgian refugees in Haglan cared for as Germans drove them from home, with most men planning to return if possible and homes or settlements arranged.
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J. P. Freeman
Western Union Office
Kntowa
Ward
London
Dec
Thers Ars
Haglan
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Goodyear
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