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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1920
Page
10
An 1910s report describes Ley Telephone Exchange handling 17,897 gallons daily and peak loads from 8 to 9 AM. It details operator counts, busy periods, and efficiency at the switchboard with 17 operators and 10 toll operators on toll calls. It notes 17 young women at the board, working silently and efficiently with no casual talk.
Report from Santiago notes general abundance and low prices for essentials in Chile compared with other nations. Citizens face rising cost of living as global inflation spreads, with foreign goods pricey and domestic products climbing. Some easing reported in northern areas and coal fields.
The report notes a death and arbitration of worker demands, with a steady active market. Demand for British and American goods for winter remains strong while foreign products like sugar, print-vapor, and rice grow scarce and prices rise due to transport limits to storage centers.
Weld county undertakers have returned home from the Colorado Funeral Directors association convention at Dates Park. Attendees included Fred Allnutt B W Coon Roy Sattley of Greeley and A E Reyburn of Eaton. A E Howe of Boulder was selected president with A L Springer of Alamosa vice president W T Hollowell of Fort Collins second vice president and William Tippett of Boulder secretary treasurer. The Stanley hotel hosted the session from Tuesday through Friday with Fred Allnutt serving as association president in 1918.
A cloudburst crest of the North Fork river flooded Plainview and reached Pierce, flooding streets and parts of the town. Flour mill workers rode to work by boat as towns guard against flood damage. Local officials in Aaseelee and Norfolk coordinate response to rising waters. Honolulu chamber of commerce declines to protest higher passenger rates to the mainland and will not petition the U.S. Shipping Board.
The air service of the military department at Hawaii honored Lieutenant Frank Luke the American ace for whom Luke Field on Oahu was named with a brief program. Major Sam Wheeler spoke, among others, during the ceremony held at Luke Field.
The piece describes a demanding event at Luke Field featuring Major John Curry and department officials. It mentions wrestling and boxing bouts, an inspection of shops and hangars, and squadron maneuvers in the aerial area.
Vienna authorities report universities and technical institutes teetering on collapse as 1918 grants fail to cover costs amid a sinking crown and rising prices. The Metrological Institute and other colleges show debt for old materials and unpaid scientific publications.
The article notes drastic price increases for lab gear and chemicals, with cocaine and other items cited as stark examples. It highlights how enrollment shrank as costs rose, and how essential equipment, from plasma to machinery, became virtually unaffordable, forcing many technical schools to halt studies.
Mrs Diifson School Board selects Hourketta Lilla as director to replace Maggie Davenport who resigned and moved to Pasadena California. Davenport left the district for Pasadena.
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