Railroad Rumbles May Relinquish Short R. R. Lines
Short lines in the Perry county area may be turned back to private ownership as valuation work continues. Inter state Commerce Commission clerks and officials from the Railroad Administration discuss disposition with President Wilson and aides. Freight rates on most U S railroads rose twenty five percent as McAdoo orders new charges to cover higher wages. Hearings on protests and potential minor changes to gates are planned as the industry adjusts under the new schedule.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Perry County
Weng
Penway
Harrisburg
Altoona
Washington
Railroad Administration
White House
Wilson
Walker D. Hines
John Barton Payne
Congress
United States
McAdoo
Friendship and Co operative Club Dance at Summerdale Park
Harrisburg notes say the Friendship and Co operative Club hosts its annual dance at Summerdale Park tonight with Griffins Drake as master of ceremonies and N W Smith of the Pennsylvania Railroad among visiting officials. The club’s monthly meeting is set for tomorrow night at Eagle's Hall, Sixth and Cumberland. General superintendent W H Keffer of the Reading Railway surveys daily and back time payments for railroad workers are moving toward August completion.
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Dance of the Friendship and Co-operative Club
Summerdale Park
Griffins Drake
N. W. Smith
Middle Division
The
Pennsylvania Railroad
Altoona
Harrisburg
Friendship and Co-operative Club
Summerdale
Eagle's Hall
Sixth
Cumberland Streets
John D. Long
W. H. Keffer
Reading Railway
Restaurants to Cut Beef From Menus For 30 Days
At a meeting of seventy restaurant proprietors yesterday afternoon it was decided beef will be tabooed in public eating places for thirty days. Regulations call for four beef meals a week, but the group has gone the Food Administration one better.
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Food Administration
New Express Company Elects George C Taylor
George C Taylor was elected president of the new American Railway Express Company which will soon control most express lines under a contract with W G McAdoo director general. Officers and a large slate of directors including B D Caldwell F P Small C S Spencer and J Horace Harding were named with an executive committee formed by Peabody Hemphill Harding Barret Caldwell and Taylor.
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New York
George ‘C. Taylor
New American Railway Express Company
United States
W. G. McAdoo
B. D. Caldwell
F. P. Small
C. S. Spencer
Alexander J. Hemphill
Charles D. Norton
Morton I. Plant
William M. Barret
John G. Milburn
J. Horace Harding
James 8. Alexander
Charles A. Peabody
Henry W. de Forest
Jacob H. Schiff
Messrs. Caldwell and Taylor
Messrs. Peabody
Hemphill, Harding, Barret
Caldwell and Taylor
Short Railroad Line Ready to Quit Business
Washington June 26 Word reached the Morgantown and Kingwood Railway of forty eight miles between Morgantown and Rowlsburg West Virginia suspending operations July 1 due to deficient earnings. Officials said no action would be taken to assure continuance until actual suspension. however the government would not tolerate a shutdown of a line serving coal mines deemed war necessities.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Morgantown
Kingwood
Rowlsburg
W. Va
Passengers Must Pay For Telephone Charges
Federal Railroad Administration policy shifts telegraph and telephone charges for Pullman reservations onto travelers. Previously borne by railroads, the cost now falls to passengers due to a recent ruling. The change, effective days ago, increases travel expenses for railroad passengers.
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Federal Railroad Administration
Pullman
Mount Union Inspector Triggers Paperboy Labor Protests
Hundreds in Mount Union and nearby towns protest a self styled labor inspector who barred newspaper boys from selling bundles at stations. He threatened fines up to 200 dollars for underage delivery and claimed to enforce the child labor law, prompting confusion over ages and legality as local youths and newspaper staff sought clarity.
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Mount Union
Ganisterhill
Allentown
Kistler
State Department of Labor and Industry
Pennsylvania Railroad
D. C. Bealman
Altoona Mirror
van B. Thomas
Hopewell
Bealman
Beers Hotel
Pittsburgh
Thomas
Huntingdon
Harrisburg
Thomas Yester
Pennsylvania
East Broad Top
Broad Top
Briggs News Agency
Briggs
Mr. Bealman
Raider in West Indies Sighting Reported by Mariners
Masters arriving from Central and South America report a fast armed German raider in West Indian waters. Described as a 270 foot cruiser type, 15 to 20 knots, possibly a submarine mother ship. British and American navies said to be alerted. Navy Department had no confirmation.
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Norfolk
West Indian
Central
South America
Atlantic
United States
Central America
Washington
Navy Department
Department
North Sea
Texas Ends Liquor Trade As Prohibition Goes Into Effect
Austin notes that the statewide prohibition law took effect at midnight. Saloon doors closed at 9:30 p.m. and will not reopen. The liquor business in Texas is abolished under the new law.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
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