Coal Trust Prices Hit Consumers as Wages Rise
The Tribune reports a Bureau of Labor inquiry shows higher coal prices after wage increases for mine workers, with railroads and coal companies profiting. It says consumers pay a permanent 6.28 cents per ton excess and outlines how discounts were suspended to boost revenue. The study, requested by Congress, cites profits for coal firms and calls for action to address the burden on households.
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House of Representatives
Coal Trust
Morning News Fragment Shows Scattered Local Items
A jumble of dated items and notices from a morning paper includes references to church funds, a civil suit, rail flood notes, a theater coroner, babies treated by a doctor, jurors, graves, a Wagner committee, Dayton and other regional items, with various political and civic mentions and scattered quotes.
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Wenef Fund
Deserts Park Town Circus
Bermuda Caves
Klots Suire
Friedmann Tager
Good Samaritan
Wagner Committee
Ear graft after hotel bite described in fragment
Fragmentary newspaper item notes Marenae Natan Hulbert had an ear bitten off in Owego. Dr Redding sterilized and grafted the ear back with thirty stitches. Miscellaneous notices mention obituaries, sports, and financial items amidst scattered phrases.
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Binghamton, N.Y
Marenae Natan Hulbert
Owego
Dr. Redding
Novellette era telegraph from Churchill plotter in Santa Barbara
A garbled telegram recounts a scheme involving Woodrow Wilton, Mason President Ornish N HE, and Winston Churchill’s home. It mentions Charehill Property agents KL Roberts and related duties for a two story brick structure near the Connecticut River Valley with executive offices, a tempe court, and boating opportunities along the river.
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Reen Mountains
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Connectiqut
Cornell Hen Champion Lays 25 Times Her Weight in Eggs
Ithaca March 8 The Cornell College of Agriculture reports Cornell Supre the pennant holder in egg laying among all colleges. The hen weighed about 6 pounds and laid eggs totaling 25 times her body weight over three years tying for first with a rival hen.
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Cornell Collexe of Agriculture
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Janes Tice
Poultry Department
Bathing Pays at Plantfor Welfare and Comfort
Harrison Brothers plant offers every employed man 18 cents per bath as a welfare incentive. Each bath occurs in a specially equipped bath complex with no strings attached. After bathing, workers receive a check. cashable on payday. The plan was proposed to Ta Prat Lins Patterson, a former University of Pennsylvania football player and cornetist, who the company has enlisted to oversee worker welfare.
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Marekal
Weatrh
Cormfort
Harrison Lrathers
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Patterson
Br Patterson
University of Pennslvania
Well Thumbed Boy Lost In The City
Henry Brown of Nord East 18th Street found a small boy dressed in a dark blue overcoat gray trousers and a white shirt at ISSth Street and Willis Avenue yesterday afternoon. The child, crying and twirling his thumbs, was taken to the station where Lt Powell ordered a search for identifying clues. Only a toy plate and a paper box of ammunition were found on the boy. If anyone recognizes him or has information contact the Alex arenas police station.
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Henry Brown
Nord East 18Th Street
Issth Street
Willis Avenue
Brown
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Albert Street
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Sycamore
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Deen
Capital Hose Worthless After Capitol Fire
Abang reports hose connected to standpipes in the State Capitol failed under pressure during a blaze at Marel jin. Installed by W. H. Armstrong Company of Albany under a $25,000 contract, the hose proved unusable as firefighters faced fumes from rubbish near the eastern approach. Armstrong was killed last summer in an auto accident. Fire started from defective electric wires. damage was significant and doors sealed fumes from a main section of the Capitol.
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W. H. Armstrong Company
Albany
Armstrong
Capitol
Ohio Flood Devastation Spurs Dispatch of Aid and Death Toll
The lower Ohio flood endangers Cairo and Louisville as it nears levee tops while Dayton and Columbus brace for pestilence from animal carcasses. Estimates of deaths range 225 to 600, with Hamilton at up to 80 dead. Gov Cox imposes martial law over the county amid whiskey-law incidents. Red Cross nears $500,000. Lipton gifts will be declined by the governor. Telegraphed rescues and War Department relief rush supplies to embattled towns.
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Louisville
Dayton
Columbus
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Rifle Port
Red Cross Relief Fund
Thomas Lipton
Cleveland
Roosevelt
San Francisco
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Fathers’ and Mothers’ Club
Boston
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Pittsburgh
United States War Department
Cincinnati
Dayton Flood Residents Return to Tents After Disaster
Dayton residents began to live in tents as water receded from downtown streets. Two inhabitants surveyed the extent of damage to neighbors and the city, while continuing efforts to cleanse and recover after the disaster. Continued on third page, first column.
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Dayton Looters Shot After Curfew as Riots Ease
Police say seventeen looters were killed by guards in Dayton as curfews and martial law spread through the city. Reports describe executions and shootings of suspected looters, with guards enforcing nightly curfews and staging patrols near damaged storefronts and flooded districts. Local officials confirm 1400 guards on duty and note civilians largely sheltering indoors while relief workers coordinate aid.
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Ohio River Flood Threat Near Huntington and Caine
Rising river waters sweep areas along the Ohio with homes washed away and famine fears. Governor Dunne warns of levee breaches as residents flee to higher ground. National Guard mobilizes after talks with Mayor Parsons amid refugees streaming toward Caine. Desperate telegraph links struggle to report cut lines as authorities brace for multiple possible breaches.
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Calne
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Daniel Moriarty
Chicago
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Wec de Caine
Parsons
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Morgan's Illness Worsens. No Food For Five Days
Cable reports from Rome state JP Morgan Sr's condition worsened as illness prevents feeding for days, weakening him severely. JP Morgan Jr notes doctors are concerned by the rising weakness and inability to swallow liquids amid a clouded prognosis.
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Rome
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Morgan Suffering From Nervous Breakdown In Frat Week Crisis
A Rome dispatch reports Margot and May Morgan in critical condition amid nervous breakdowns. Dr. Allen Starr and Prof Dixon defend rest and cautious care as Morgan weakens, refusing nourishment and facing rapid weight loss while doctors debate relocation to London.
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