Freight Congestion Sparks Interstate Hearing
Hearings before the Interstate Commerce Commission examined causes of seaboard freight backlogs tied to New York cargo and export traffic. Carriers propose reduced free storage time and higher demurrage, while shippers oppose tightening rules as ineffective. Discussions note coal stocks, limited track capacity, and the role of New Orleans and tidewater routes.
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Eastern Trunk Line
Interstate Commercce Commission
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Seaboard
New York Harbor
Howard Elliott
Board of
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
R. H. Large
Pennsylvania Railroad
Perth Amboy
N. J
Pennsylvania
A. F. Macks
United States Steel Products Company
United States Steel Corporation
Pittsburgh
Tidewater
Eliott
New Haven
Mack
R. S. Stubbs
Morgan Line
New Orleans
Happiest Prisoners Are Austrian Soldiers In Italian Camps
The AP correspondence describes 50,000 Austrian war prisoners in Italy living in castles and palaces, well fed and not required to work. They lament Europe’s war, envy work rights in France and Germany, and improve by learning English while awaiting home.
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Associated Press
Rome
Europe
Walter L. Lowrie
St. Paul’s
Young Men’s Christian Association
Italy
Lowrie
France
Germany
Aqualia
Frederick II
William of
Baia
Naples
Padulla
Caserta
Versailles
Total Chinese Army Strength Reported at 451500
Peking February 5 report shows China’s 451,500 troops before the Yunnan uprising. Chi li has 82000, Nwangtung 38800, Kiangsu 45000, Hunan 34600. Yunnan and Szechuen are described as recently active in the revolution with lower forces.
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Szechnen
Yunnan Province
Peking
Feng Kuo-chang
Nanking
Associated Press
Chi li
Nwangtung
Canton
Kiangsu
Shanghai
Yang-tse
Hunan
Chi-li
Yuan Shi-kai
Yunnan
Szechuen
French Copper Coin Use Expands Amid Shortage
In Paris on March 6 the penny and half penny circulate freely as copper coins from allied Britain fill a shortage. Senators resist English coppers while deputies accept them. Postcard vendors actively seek English coins for customers, selling a "Tommy" as usable change.
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Paris
France
Luxemburg
Tommy
Citrolax Ad Promises Quick Relief and Cleansing
An advertisement for Citrolax from Mann Drug Co claims fast relief for constipation sour stomach lazy liver and sluggish bowels. It says it stops headaches almost at once and provides thorough cleansing with no pain or nausea ensuring a cleansed sweet system.
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Mann Drug Co. Adv
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Gouge Brothers
Chicago
Conright
Gaye Brothers & Co
Venetia Smith
R. Plain
L. P.P
Clark Jewel
P. P
N.C. Public Serviceco
North State
Bell
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