Hines Outlines Civil Service Goals and Rail Policy
Interview with Mr. Walker D. Hines upon his appointment as Director General stresses fidelity to public interest and a square deal for railroad owners and users. He pledges cooperation with railroad staff to ensure efficient, affordable transportation for 109 million Americans and calls for mutual understanding among all stakeholders. The piece also notes a split Supreme Court stance on the Reed bone dry amendment and Kentucky court’s intra state ruling.
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Bemeee Che Sissen Hie
Mer. Hines
Izbor
Supreme Court of the United States
Court of Appeals of Kentuck
Supreme
Court's Opinion on Wet Center Voting Practices
The court argues the better view is to allow wet centers to mark the expressed will of the people, even partially, as votes dry up. It asserts the higher aim is to reflect the electorate’s intent in the face of limited choices.
Birth Announcement for Edwin T. Lawrence Family
On December 24 a son was born to Mrs. Edwin T. Lawrence at their home in Meston Idaho. The baby, who is unnamed here, is known locally as Teddy and the family resides in this city.
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Edwin T. Lawrence
Meston
Idaho
Teddy
Made Him Think of Home on a French March Rest
A U S Doughboy rests in France during a ten minute pause on the march. A small boy climbs onto his knee and kisses his cheek, drawing chuckles from a mule skinner and others. The boy explains he is a family man, prompting a lighthearted exchange.
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Regetains Retiyes
France
Soldiers Rations Costly Compared With Spanish War
General Smith of the quartermaster's department reports that feeding an American soldier now costs about 32 cents per day, nearly three times the 12.81 cents daily ration in 1898. The fixed standard ration has risen steadily in recent years. Saturday Night Special notes increasing borrowing as trouble grows.
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Smith
Quartermaster’s Department
City Youth Encounters Mysterious Ground Mood and Lake Bed
A city youth questions a native about a so called low mood covering acres. The man explains it is a lake bed formed when a picnic waste caused fish to drink water after consuming anchovy, leading to salt thirst and water loss.
Panama Canal Ready for Business Despite War Disruption
The piece notes San Diego California and Pacific coast cities recall that postwar Panama canal activity has lagged. It argues the war cut short early commerce on the canal and drew ships away to other uses, yet the canal remains ready for business.
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San Diego
Cal
Panama Canal
Protest over freedom of the seas echoing beach charge dispute
A dialogue shows Mrs. Torkins and Charley debating freedom of the seas during a protest. She recalls being charged 50 cents to bathe at the beach last summer, arguing no one should rope off the ocean for a fee.
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Charley
Housing Problems and Ghosts in Washington
A humorous quip about haunted houses in Washington contrasts with a landlord unable to gain possession. The exchange suggests housing scarcity or renter frustration in a light, witty tone.
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Washington
United States Sells 200 Motor Trucks for Near East Relief
Report outlines US aid through the American Committee for Relief in the Near East. It details turning over fifteen Army hospitals in France and two hundred in the Near East, plus medical supplies from France. It cites famine, transport shortages, and disease across Armenia Syria Persia and the Caucasus and urges a January drive of thirty million dollars to save millions.
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United States
American Committee For Relief In the
Near East
The
Armenian and Syrian Relief Committee
France
Persia
Armenia
Syria
Russian
Caucasus
Associated Press
Salonika
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MR. Walker D. Hines
New
Winders
Nited States
Usphal
R. G. Kern
J. O. Green Pierce Winn
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