Congress to Tackle Rail Merger Plans and Regulation
Washington reports Congress will scrutinize proposed railroad consolidations under the interstate commerce plan. Senate and House committees will amend the transportation act, with hearings to probe mergers involving Van Sweringen interests Morgan railroad banks and major carriers like Pennsylvania New York Central and Baltimore and Ohio. Western senators vow to block execution.
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Scrippe-Howard Newspaper Alliance
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Commission
House
Senate Interstate Commerce Committees
Hoover
Senate
Couzens
Michigan
Interstate Commerce Committee
van Sweringen
Morgan
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Burlington
Missouri Pacific
Wabash
Baltimore & Ohio
Western
Northern Pacific
Controversy Over Northern Lines Sparks Senate Debate
Senator Wheeler calls the unified Great Northern system a calamity for Montana. Senator Pittman accuses the commission of neglecting the West and opposes the proposed groupings. Hearings may focus on southern and western injustices and demand regrouping before granting the commission blanket authority.
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Great Northern
Far Northwest
Wheeler
Montana
Pittman
Nevada
Exposure Kills Mother Infant Lost in Storm
A mother Mrs. Frank Markham and her baby died from exposure during an Alabama blizzard after four days wandering toward their mountain cabin. Two other children, Minnie 14 and Pearl 7, were hospitalized after seeking shelter in their mother’s outer garments and reaching home later.
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United Press
Huntsville
Ala
Alabama
Frank Markham
Minnie
Pearl
Extradition Approved for Four From Angola Holdup Suspects
Governor Harry G. Leslie sanctioned extradition papers from Illinois for George Miller Rose Miller Eli Georgevich and Bessie Effron arrested in Angola Indiana for a Chicago holdup and robbery. Papers go to the Angola sheriff to transfer custody to Chicago authorities.
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Harry G. Leslie
Ilinois
Angola
Ind
Chicago
George and
Rose Miller
Eli Georgevich
Bessie Effron
Inexperienced Worker Fears Charity Due to Age Claim
Beaumont Texas December 27. W M Kearnes says his boss releases him from every new job when age leaks out and that he is driven to seek charity. He insists he is not old only 101 and claims birth on a ship crossing the Atlantic in 1828 with a life spent largely in Texas near Waco McLennan County and travel to many ports.
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United Press
Beaumont
Tex
W. M. Kearnes
Kearnes
Texas
McLennan County
Waco
Kearres
Wallace to Speak at National Entomology Meeting
State Entomologist Frank Wallace will present a paper at the American Association for the Advancement of Science entomology sectional meeting in Des Moines starting Monday. Wallace, president of the entomological section, will discuss Fundamental Qualifications of Regulating Employes and urge emphasis on personality patience perseverance and broad biological training. Paul Ulman will attend. State Forester Ralph Wilcox and assistant Joseph Kaylor will also attend with foresters group.
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Frank Wallace
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Des Moines
Wallace
Paul T. Ulman
Ralph Wilcox
Joseph Kaylor
Society of American Foresters
100th Birthday to Be Observed for Nancy M Snyder
Chicago born Nancy M Snyder who was in Washington the night Lincoln was shot will mark her 100th birthday this Saturday at her daughter’s home in Chicago. The milestone honors a centenarian with deep ties to national history.
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Chicago
Nancy M. Snyder
Washington
President Lincoln
Willebrandt Seeks Federal Bench in California
Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt may become the first woman named to a federal judgeship. The vacancy arose after Judge E J Henning’s resignation in the southern California district, with Willebrandt recently moving to Washington yet claiming residence there. Conservative groups urge the resignation of Judge Paul J McCormick amid debates on law enforcement integrity.
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Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance
Washington
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
E. J. Henning
California
Dent
Senate
Department of Justice
Willebrandt
Paul J. McCormick
President
Law Enforcement Commission
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U. S
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Eid
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Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Co
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