Wilson pushes rail regulation in final Congress address
President Wilson delivers a concise message urging swift action on Interstate Commerce Commission enlargement eight hour rail workday and public investigation of industrial disputes. He backs executive rail control in wartime and seeks passage of broader electoral and Porto Rico reforms while praising Congress's cooperative record.
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Congress
Wilson
The
Reid
Interstate Commerce Commission
House of Representatives
Senate
Interstate Commerce
United States
Cod Hk
Codiaussion
Commission
Pis
Porto Rico
Operation of Railways Shall Not Be Stopped
A historical discussion asserts that railways should not be halted by organized worker actions without a public inquiry. The text emphasizes preserving industrial momentum while resisting the idea of shutting down railway operations due to collective action.
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Bodisa
Regulate Expenditure of Election Money Debate
The speaker urges immediate passage of a bill to regulate campaign spending, arguing it would ease public concern. Though federal elections are two years away, fixing expenditures now allows frank study of current methods under clear circumstances and public observation.
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Porto Rico
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Old Orchard Club to Elect Officers at Regular Meeting
Members of the Old Orchard Club will elect officers at a regular meeting to be held in the club house on West Main street Wednesday evening.
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OLD Orchard Club
West Main Street
Old Fashioned Parmint Syrup Cough Remedy Ad
A vintage advertisement promotes Parmint double strength syrup as a quick acting home remedy for coughing and cold symptoms. It instructs dissolving 1 ounce Parmint in hot water with sugar, then taking one tablespoon four times daily to ease nostril congestion and breathing. The ad touts ease of preparation and low cost.
State Farmers Co operation Row Sparks Donnelly Law Debate
Roswell D. Cooper of the Dairymen's League told the Wicks committee that New York policy on farmer cooperation is inconsistent. He warned the Donnelly act could force dairy groups to close if applied to farmers and urged an amendment to keep dairy business viable. Cooper also said the Dairymen's League would accept supervision of Lavine activities by the state.
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International News Service
New York
Roswell D. Per
Dairymen’s League
Cooper
Wicks Legislaive
George Wy. Ward
Dairymen's League
Rural Markets Bureau
Washington
Osborne Snook Wedding At 97 Watkins Ave
A quiet wedding was held at Mr and Mrs Fred Osborne's home on Watkins avenue Saturday evening uniting Clarence Harold Osborne and Phoebe Snook formerly of Hackettstown New Jersey now living here. Rev W R Andrews of Poughkeepsie performed the ceremony. Attendants were Miss Emma Wells and Bumer Snook. Friends extend best wishes for a happy life.
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Osborne—Snook
Fred Osborne
Watkins Avenue
Clarence Harold Osborne
Phoebe Snook
Hackettstown
X. J
W. R. Andrews
Poughkeepsie
Emma Wells
Bumer Snook
Austrians Asked to Explain Chemung Sinkings Action
Secretary of State Lansing directed Ambassador Penfield in Vienna to seek an Austro Hungarian foreign office explanation for the sinking of the American steamer Chemung by an Austrian submarine off the Spanish coast on November 26. The move is preliminary to formal negotiations on the incident.
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International News Service
Washington
Secretary of State
Lansing Today
Penfield
Vienna
Foreign Office
Urgent Kidney Health Advice From A Popular Expert
A well known expert warns Americans are meat eaters whose blood runs with uric acid. He urges constant kidney vigilance to prevent weak eliminative systems. He promotes Jad Salts, a grape and lemon acid mix with lithia, as a safe, inexpensive daily aid to flush and protect kidneys.
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Rour
Noboy
Egg Stamping Rule Of Dillon Eyed In New York
New York December 5 Government orders by John J Dillon commissioner of the State Department of Foods and Markets required every refrigerated egg to bear the words cold storage in letters one inch high. Inspectors found much activity as dealers prepared stamps and applied them to eggs. Dillon noted about 80 percent complied. A state wide egg boycott was planned for 11:55 p m with proclamations by mayors in thirteen cities to cut costs of living amid rising egg prices and a push for further price reduction measures.
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New York
John J. Dillon
State Department of Foods and Markets
A! Wars
Dixon
Dilon
Dillon
Consioner Dillon i. Wl
Tbe
Sterdar
M. Perkins
Joseph Uarlican
Weirhis
Ures
W. Perkins
Mayror’Corneling F Burns
Troy
Wlp
Ocg
Hoycott
Builar
Schenectady
Utica
Home
Cortland
Binghamton
Hudson
White Plains
Gloversville
Little Falls
Johnstown
Oswego
Glens Fally
Middletown
Burns
Nice
George R. Lund
Scienec- 30S
John Purrox Mitchel
Samuel Carlson
Jamestwin
Walter Ro Stone
Syracuse
D W. Witbur
Poughkeepsie
Isazee R. Breen
Watertown
Edward Reed
Glens Fats
H. H. Edgerton
Roche
Market News Roundup From New York and Chicago
The Market New York report shows U S Steel Common dipping 4 percent to 124 and recouping losses while Fead ing gains 3 to 110 and Republic Iron and Steel rises 4 percent to 83. Other notes include Studebaker down 1 percent to 118, Maxwell Motors up 4 to 76, Kinnecott Copper at 5654, and mixed minor losses for Utah and Anaconda. In Chicago wheat edges up 1 percent, corn rises 1 to 14 lower, oats fall 1, and provisions trend higher. An exchange item features a humorous barber shop exchange about a car stop and a bride photo remark from a Kansas City feature.
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New York
U. S. Steel Common
Feading
Republic Iron and Steel
Butte and Superior
Columbia Gas
Studebaker
Maxwell Motors
Kinnecott Copper
Utah
Sant I Anaconda
December events listed for Carmel area community groups
A condensed schedule of upcoming December activities includes Carmel Church concert at Eagles Hall with Charles Harrison and others. dances at Builville Exngles Hall and Eagle Hall. a Hoffman Lodge reception at Masonic Temple. Girl and Boy Scout events. St Mary’s Guild Christmas sale. Hawaiian dance at Assembly Rooms. bazaar sewing circle at St John’s Lutheran Church. O and W Band dance. and a benefit event “Serving for the Heathen” at St Paul’s Church.
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Carmel Church
Charles Harrison
Lenfeite Tureli Mientley
Eagles Hall
Builville
Southland
St. Paul's Church
Hoffman Lodge
Masonic Temple
Exngles’ Hall
Hofman Lodge
St. Mary's Guild of Grace Church
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Lindenarenue
Eagle Hall
McWilliams
See How That Corn Gomes Gleat Of This Era
An odd advertisement extols a corn treatment claiming fast relief with a “modern corn wonder” device. The spoof text praises the product’s effectiveness, noting dramatic but nontechnical results and urging belief in its marvelous claims.
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Tuthill Studio
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