Big Coal Stock Prompts Lewis Move Speculation
A 70,000,000 ton soft coal stockpile stirs talk on whether John L. Lewis may order a mine shutdown to pressure operators in wage talks. Industry says cold weather, exports drop boosted stocks, with normal levels around 30,000,000 tons if conditions tighten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Herrin
United Mine Workers’ Welfare Fund
Internal Revenue Bureau
Truman
Army Prisoners Attack Guards at Milwaukee Barracks
Five men were held in solitary confinement at the U S disciplinary barracks after attacks on three guards. Maj. Perley Washburn suffered a fractured cheekbone and an enlisted guard was bruised in the morning clash, while a second guard sustained a broken nose in the afternoon. Prisoners were separated and two wounded were sent to Percy Jones hospital in Battle Creek Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
U. S
J. J. France
Associated Press
Perry Jones Hospital
Battle Creek
Mich
Col. France
Perley Washburn
Pfc
Joseph Gliniecki
Percy Jones Hospital
Maj
Washburn
Maj. Washburn
Chicago Victoria Hotel Fire Claims Six Lives
Chicago fire officials said a late notification delayed firefighting at the Victoria hotel blaze that killed six people and injured more than a dozen. Two hundred two guests slept as flames gutted the fifth floor amid alleged empty extinguishers and a standpipe during the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Michael J. Corrigan
Victoria
Loop
Corrigan
Hubbard
South Clark St
Loop District
Bessie Wilson
LaGrange
Ill
Editorial Writer Carlton Matson Dies at 58
Carlton K. Matson, 58, chief editorial writer of the Cleveland Press and longtime Scripps-Howard executive, died today of cancer in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Carlton K. Matson
The
Cleveland Press
Scripps- Howard Newspapers
Argentine Fraud Charge Against 14 Officials
Federal police in Buenos Aires charged 14 people including close advisers to President Juan D. Peron with defrauding the government of at least 11 million pesos. Judge Oscar Palma Baltran said the scheme involved a loan for a non existent Italian aluminum plant and that three Italians diverted 3.2 million pesos as bribes to Argentine officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Oscar Palma Baltran
Italy
Argentina
Italans
Measles Delay San Francisco Quarantine Halts Kenosha Family
A Kenosha family evacuated from Nanking during China's civil war was halted in San Francisco by a measles quarantine. Frances Werve, 4, contracted the disease. the mother and two children are quarantined at Fort Mason with Major Matt Werve reporting from the camp. The Werves described Nanking as panicky with dire shortages and are relieved to have left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
China
San Francisco
Matt Werve
Joseph M. Gaffney
11Th Ave
Frances
Fred
Korea
Fort Mason
Werve
Kenoshan
Charles Werve
5Th Ave
U. S
Major Werve
George Marshall
Kirsten Flagstad Trips Onstage At Carnegie Hall
Norwegian soprano Kirsten Flagstad, 53, fell on stage leaving the fourth group at Carnegie Hall. She quickly recovered and resumed the concert, returning for an ovation and finishing the program without apparent injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Kirsten Flagstad
Carnegie Hall
Electors Cast Ballots Today For President
Washington voters report the final tally: Truman 303 electoral votes after one Tennessee elector cast ballots for Thurmond and Wright. Dewey 189, Thurmond 39. Truman led with 24.1 million popular votes to 21.97 million for Dewey. Tennessee split its 12 electoral votes against the usual pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Tennessee
J. Strom Thurmond
Thomas E. Dewey
Thurmond
Mr. Truman
Dewey
Preston Parks
Somerville
Fielding Wright
President Truman to spend Christmas in Independence Missouri
President Truman will light the national Christmas tree from his Independence Missouri home on Christmas Eve and deliver his holiday speech from there. Secretary Charles G. Ross said the president plans to travel to Missouri by air may depart for Independence soon and stay four to five days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Independence
White House
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Missouri
Government Troops Expel Greek Reds From Karditsa Clash
Government forces repelled 2,500 to 3,000 Communist guerrillas in Karditsa, north central Greece, after a brief but violent engagement, the general staff spokesman said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Karditsa
Greece
Invasion Test for Rio Pact Fallout Sparks Spy Probe
Congressional investigators probe a 1930s typewriter tied to a Red spy ring. Whittaker Chambers testimony and a clash with the justice department frame a renewed push to uncover stolen government papers and tighten espionage laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congressional
House Un-American Activities Committee
Mundt
S.D
Whittaker Chambers
Robert E. Stripling
House Group
Supreme Court Rules Police Abuses Spark Major Rulings
The Supreme Court, by 6-3 and 5-4 votes, voided two Washington gambling convictions over illegal police entry and unlawful detention. It ordered hearings on Aveges burglary claims, clarified GI Bill protections for veterans, and upheld a damages award against John Kivo and Company for Fred Loeb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Elmer Aveges
Western Pennsylvania
Aveges
John Kivo and Company
New York City
Fred Loeb
Pan American Airways To Buy Out AOA Line
Pan American World Airways announces a planned merger to acquire American Overseas Airlines in exchange for Pan American stock. The deal places AOA assets under Pan American, with American Airlines owning a major stake. The merger awaits CAB and stockholder approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pan American Airways
AOA Line
New York
U.P
Pan American World Airways
American Overseas Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
AOA
Pan American
American Airlines
United States
Europe
Trans- World Airline
TWA
Howard Hughes
Aviation safety eyes record low deaths this year
Washington reports that barring a bad crash in three weeks, American aviation may post one of its safest years. Domestic trunk lines aim for 1.4 passenger fatalities per 100 million passenger miles, down from 3.2 in 1947, with a low of 1.2 in 1939 and 1946. International airlines target one death per 10 million passenger miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Aviation
International Airlines
Army imposes curfew in Colombia after Chiquinquira ambush
In Bogota the army declares curfew and deploys patrols in Chiquinquira following an ambush that left six dead and fifteen wounded. A military mayor is appointed to govern the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Colombia
Bogota
Chiquinquira
Hiss resigns post as peace group head amid hold
New York reports Carnegie Endowment for International Peace chief Hiss submitted his resignation but trustees tabled it. He received a three month leave of absence while decisions on his future are deferred. The timeline follows a sequence of related industry and transit notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alger Hiss
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace Today
Maryland group seeks McCarthur for president in Wisconsin vote
A last minute plea from a Maryland group urged Wisconsin electors to back General Douglas MacArthur. The Wisconsin Democrats met in Madison and cast their electoral votes for President Truman as planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Senate
Congress
Madison
Wis
U.P
Maryland
Douglas McCarthur
Wisconsin
Capitol
Costa Rica Seeks Rio Pact Help After Invasion
Costa Rica appealed under the Rio Pact for inter American help after an invasion by forces linked to Nicaragua. Officials said 200 to 1,000 attackers overran La Cruz and Bay of Silinas, martial law was declared, and five Communists were captured. The ministers will decide by tomorrow afternoon whether to convene an emergency session and actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
San Jose
Panama Canal
Bay of Silinas
Pacific
la Cruz
Central American Republic
Daniel Oduber
Communist Party
Anastasio Somoza
Council of the Organization of American States
State beverage tax division raids Wausau Hurley entertainment spots
The Wisconsin beverage tax division raided gambling venues in Wausau and Hurley over the weekend, seizing roulette wheels dice tables and slots. Harry Dunn and Archie Haight faced charges of possessing gambling equipment and were arraigned in county court with a December 20 preliminary hearing date and $500 bond each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
State Beverage Tax Division
Wausau
Hurley
D. H. Prichard
Prichard
Harry Dunn
Rib Mountain
Archie C. Haight
R.F.D
Club Fiesta
Dunn
Haight
Frank P. Regner
Arrests End Ti reign of terror in Tarlton Tenn
Seven men were arrested in a hooded night rider and arson probe in Tarlton Tennessee. Sheriff Jim Meeks said the headway ends months of fear, noting the suspects were not tied to the Ku Klux Klan. Deputy State Fire Marshall Kirk Weir cited indications the terror is over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarlton
Tenn
Jim Meeks
Ku Klux Klan
Kirk Weir
Meeks
Asst. Dist. Atty
A. F. Sloan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jose Figueres
NEA Telephoto
William Leonard
Rusk County
Tony
St. Mary's Hospital
Ladysmith
U. S. Highway 8
Lester Lamoureux
Patricia Cornelissen
Edith Edmonds
Marjorie Edmonds
Calvin Canon
Sheldon
Peter Sybers
Lamoureux
Cannon
Richard Theesfield
del Schultz
Leonard
Frank Poole
Stanley Pennycook
Janesville
Pennycook
Highway 51
Merrill Thomas Hickock
Eau Claire
North Lake Drive
Reuben Dunnington
Beetown
Grant County
Dunnington
Wallace Henrichs
Otto Dahl
Sanders Davis
Rudolph Taylor
William James Keane
Eugene Oyler
Allan McCullough
Richard W. Cline
Xenia, O
Richard I. Alwen
Austin, Minn
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Keane
Kenosha
Concert
Rio
Rep. Nixon
Cal
Justice Department
State Department
Russia
Holifield
Nixon
Madame Chiang
Mme
Chiang Kai-Shek
Blair House
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Harry S. Truman
Guam
Navy
22Nd Army Hospital
Ruth Farnsworth
Miss Farnsworth
Sterling McGinnis
L. B. Farnsworth
Hiss
Petrillo
Afl-American Federation of Musicians
James C. Petrillo
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Southern Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!