Review of 1920 Railroad Efficiency and Growth
Cuyler, chair of the Railway Executives, outlines a record year for American railroads. He cites higher average ton miles per car, increased load per car, reduced unserviceable locomotives, and major car relocation to move farm produce and coal. The report highlights heavy spending on maintenance, plans for thousands of new cars and locomotives, and a belief that private operation serves the public interest without broad rate increases.
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New York
Jomnes
Stric
President Wilson Celebrates 64th Birthday at White House
President Wilson marked his 64th birthday in Washington with a family gathering. Daughters Miss Margaret Wilson and Mrs. William G. McAdoo attended, along with Dr. Axson, brother of the president’s first wife, as congratulatory messages poured in.
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Wilson
Washington, D. C
Margaret Wilson
William G. McAdoo
Dr. Axson
Christmas Seal Drive in Taylor County Tops Quota
Taylor County led the region in the tuberculosis campaign raising about 1100 dollars with hopes to exceed 1200 and even 1500. Mrs. James B. Moran oversees the drive, with 650 locally available after state and national shares. Efforts target hiring a part time nurse and teacher to advance health education in the county schools.
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Taylor County
the Sentinel
H. A. Abbott
Ikersniosts
Harrison
Clarksburg
Taylor
James B. Moran
aMran
A. Abbott
State Committee
Soldier Lied to Mother Honored in Deh
New York December 28 George Washington status aside a U S soldier who lied to comfort his mother now receives a posthumous Medaille Militaire for his courage in France He died November 11 1918 near Beaumont in the Argonne while leading a final assault his chest pierced by bullets His uncle a colonel retrieved the body and praise the brave private who died at his post while writing home about his hot billet and rifles.
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New York
George Washington
France
C. D
Beaumont
Argonne
Berlin
Sol
Soldier buried in France wins posthumous Medaille Militaire
The boy, linked to the Belrupt Sommedieue Ancemont sector Bel leau Wood Soissons Bacarach St Mihiel Champagne and the Argonne drive, earned a posthumous Medaille Militaire. He rests in France with comrades who answered the call, leaving the line with a final rallying exclamation.
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Belleau Wood
Soissons
St. Mihiel
Champagne
Argonne
Coal Price Gouging Triggers Massachusetts Coal Clubs
Massachusetts residents form coal clubs amid a coal shortage. State Fuel Administrator Maltman reports thousands buying cooperatively, with 500 Essex residents paying 22 to 24 a ton. Local dealers lack capacity, so buyers organize car and mine lot purchases. Some manufacturers resell coal at mine cost plus freight.
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Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
Maltman
Essex
Hultman
Hard coal mine industry takes progress jump
A. Gutheim of the American Railway Association told the American Economic Association that the bituminous mining industry has grown beyond current appetite. He warned railroad facilities can distribute coal if demand stays even, but struggle with weekly peaks and valleys. Regulation should also ensure balanced production, transport, and consumption for better conditions.
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A. Gutheim
American Railway Association
American Economic Association
Gutheim
Guthelm
Nivelle in St. Louis for two day visit
General Robert Nivelle, Verdun defender, arrived in St. Louis for a two day stay and commented that France’s finances were misunderstood here, asserting Paris could meet all its debts.
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T. Louis
Robert Nivelle
Verdun
France
Commodore Craven Dies Sudden at Annapolis Home
Commodore John Keclenton Craven, United States Navy retIred, died suddenly at his Annapolis home yesterday. He was sixty two years old. Craven served with distinction and lived in Maryland's capital city. His death leaves a gap in naval circles and the local community mourns the veteran officer.
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Annapolis
John Keclenton Craven
U. Soni
India faces gravest crisis amid unrest and high living costs
London dispatch reports India plagued by postwar unrest, strikes, and riots driven by the high cost of living. Bolshevik influence cited as limited, with Amritsar massacre lingering in public memory. government wartime controls and Montagu reforms stir debate among educated Indians about self-government and reform.
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London
India
Montagu
Stte
Amritsam
Ans the Indian
Whem
Dyer
Togfire
England
Vance
Delhi
Marking time as New York cops gird city for crime
New York Police Commissioner Enright announced a city wide security push placing every railroad, streetcar, ferry and highway entrance under guard and calling out 650 probationary officers for rapid training. Police seek to curb outlawry amid Eastman murder fallout while chasing leads on a woman called Lottie and a gang tied to a postwar whiskey ring. Four Bergen county robbers and a separate group in New York were arrested, confessing to numerous holdups aided by silencers and masks as local courts impose maximum terms.
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New York
Enright
Department
Lottie
Charles Ornes
Eastman
Gee
Jones
Big Jack Zellg
Hoxton
Red
Jack" McManus
Bowery
Kid” Twist
Coney Taland
Louis Poggi
Tanner
Smith
West Side
Rubber Shaw
Hoboken
Bergen County
John Huther
Hawthorne
N. J
Charles Larsen
Manhattan
Charles Carlough
Ridgewood
Larsen
Huther
Daniel Naughton
Jos Jesph Hughes
Pennsylvania Railroad Plans More Cuts Amid Slowdown
Philadelphia December 28 President Samuel Rea of the Pennsylvania Railroad System announced that prevailing business conditions will require further reductions in the number of employees, working expenses, and capital expenditures until the situation improves. The plan implies about a ten percent expense cut with unspecified layoff numbers.
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Philadelphia
Rea
Pennsylvania Railroad System
Pennsylvania Railroad Systems
Samuel Rea
Pennsylvania System
Pennsylvania
Business slump hits Kanawha in December fallout
Charleston Kanawha district mirrors national downturn as six mines close this week due to shrinking orders. About six hundred workers lose jobs, with further cancellations reported from numerous users of Kanawha coal in manufacturing centers. D Kennedy, secretary of the Kanawha Coal Operators association, cautions that more closures may follow amid weak business demand.
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Charleston
W. Va
Anawha
D. Kennedy
Kanawha Coal Operators Association
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Plater
Patant
Guthe
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Herbert Layton
Mt. Lake
Johnny Spanish
Court of General Sessions
Rosalski
William Karstein
John Bataglio
Joseph Port
Asa’ Gantn
Lower East Side
Hergen County
Kanawha
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