Business Brisk in Spite of Uncertainties
The article notes ongoing prosperity in the United States despite strikes in New York and broader labor tensions. It cites the Washington Industries Conference under the President, rising building activity, and high crop prices as factors supporting recovery, while warning wage demands and railway costs could threaten the upswing.
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United States
New York
Algo
Gorse
Collins
Farmers National Bank
Congressman Kreider Predicts Shoe Prices May Rise
Congressman A Kreider who also runs the A S S Kreider Co a shoe manufacturer says leather shortages from war demand keep prices high. He expects prices to hold or rise and notes increased hides and skins push feather and shoe costs higher.
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Kreider
A. S&s. Kreider Co
President's Recovery Limits Public Duties
The article notes President Wilson is recovering and may sign bills from Congress, signaling health progress. Physicians restrict public duties for now, so he will ease back into executive work, with patience required as labor and peace treaty matters await Senate action.
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Congress
U. S. Senate
Royal Belgian visit passes through Harrisburg on triumphal tour
Albert of Belgium and his party arrived in New York after a continental journey with a Friday stop in Harrisburg to inspect the State Capitol and praise its grandeur. The king toured Bethlehem Steel’s Steelton plant while rain kept the queen away. Crowds lined the streets as Gov. Sproul and Vance McCormick guided the royal party through Harrisburg.
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Albert
New York
Harrisburg
State
Steelton
Bethlehem Steel Co
Tlarrisburg
Gov. Sproul
Vance McCormick
Royal visit and labor crisis fill Washington pages
King and Queen of the Belgians and Crown Prince Leopold are welcomed in Washington with a ceremonial arrival at Union Station and official hospitality hosted by Vice President Marshall. President Wilson calls for recall of coal strike orders and urges restraint while planning a bipartisan inquiry.
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Leopold
Washington
Union Station
Marshall
Diplomatic Corps
Branbaucoune
Capitol
Treasury
Breckinridge Long
Wilson
Lansing
Mini
Ee Amerita
A. F. of L
American Federation of Labor
Capital and Labor
President presses for peaceful settlement of differences
The President urged greater efforts for a peaceful settlement of their differences after a very busy day. Despite fatigue his demeanor and energy were noted by observers and his physicians.
Postal Workers Get Retroactive Pay Increase Agreement
Senate and House Conferees approve a graduated pay raise for postal employees ranging from 100 to 200 dollars annually for general staff with smaller boosts for rural letter carriers. Increases are retroactive to July 1 and projected to cost the department about 38 thousand dollars.
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Senate
House
Representatives Greet King Albert in Capitol Visit
The House of Representatives extended a warm welcome to King Albert during his visit to the Capitol. It marks the first time a king has been accorded such honor in this city.
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House of Representatives
Albert
Radiant heat ready with a scratch of a match
Descriptive line notes a device or method that lights when needed by striking a match, emitting radiant heat as it warms during cool evenings and mornings.
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Strest Railways
Lancaster
Lancaster City
Lancaster Oh. Examiner
Bell
Independent 5
Mr. Wilson
Harrisberg
W. King Street
Lancaster, Pa
Jeger Store
Coats
Normandy
Styles
Biarritz
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco CO
Winston-Salem, N.C
Vital Washington News
By Raymond H. Leeraw
The
RECO
King Albert
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
PF. C
the Atlantic Refining Company
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Atlantic
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