Paper shortage threatens U S newspapers print size limits
Newsprint scarcity worsens as mills operate at peak yet fail to meet demand. Publishers agree to curb page size and limit dealer supplies to conserve stock. International Paper notes reserves dwindle while production stays at max. FTC hearing reveals disparities between large and small dailies over pricing and access.
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United States
Manhattan
Canada
International Paper Company
Federal Trade Commission
Frank P. Glass
American Publishers’ Association
J. H. Zerbey
Pottsville
Dodge
Glass
Public gifts of 160000 in Mrs Warren will probate
Boston august 7 public bequests totaling 160000 were named in the will of Mrs Rebecca Warren filed for probate The bequests include 10000 to the American Janitarian association and 55000 to the Meadville Theological Seminary Parish She died recently at age ninety seven
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Boston
American Janitarian Association
Meadrille (Pa.) Theological Seminary
Rebecca Warren
Curshed to Death by a Truck in Corry Pa
William J. Fletcher aged forty from Erle was killed near Union City when he attempted to board a moving car truck. He was unmarried.
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Corry
Wiliam J. Fletcher
Erle
Union City
Vote to Raise Income Tax Amended in Senate Finance
Washington Aux 7. Democratic members of the finance committee revise the house revenue bill by reducing income tax exemptions to 2000 for singles and 8000 for families. An amendment would tax an extra 1000 at 1 percent, replacing higher rates. The panel favored the change by a one vote margin amid lingering doubts.
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Washington, Aux
Senate
Simmons
Air Hose Death Not Compensable Under Employee Duty
Harrisburg Pa Aug 7 The workmen's compensation board sustains Referee Christley Pittsburgh that Francis Tomkoska widow of Francis Tomkoska a workman at Pressed Steel Car Co is not entitled to compensation for his death which occurred under peculiar circumstances Tomkoska waited to resume work when a fellow worker began to cool himself with an air hose used in running a reaming machine Tomkoska urged shoot me I have to cool off and the other man turned the hose on him injuring him fatally next day Compensation denied the board upheld the referee's decision.
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Harrisburg
Workmen's Compensation Board
Mackey
Chriatley
Pittsburgh
Francis Tomkoska
Pressed Steel Car Company
Tomkoska
District 1916 Election Judges and Clerks List
District ELECTION NOTICES for Hroderick County 1916 names and residences of Judges and Clerks of Election with party representation. Includes numerous districts, precincts, and appointments, plus notice of potential replacements if accepted.
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Hroderick County
Republican Party
Maryland
General Assembly of
Buckeyatown
Dintelet
Charles H. Monburg
J. Calvin Hoffman
Buckeystown
George C. Mercer
Thomas E. Edwards
Frederick
Charles Kreh
Geo. T. Schroeder
Dorney Riddlemoser
George M. Chambers
Benton H. Knodle
Richard Storm
Rudolph Neidhardt
Edward H. Jamies
Rogers
Quinn
J. W. Myara
Charles F. Shipley
Edward T. Baumgardner
William H. Lebbert
James M. Gilbert
Jease Lipscomb
Charles Speaks
Middletown
William H. Busnard
Foster C. Remsberg
Creagerstown
H. B. Ogle
Harry Miller
Emmitsburg
Clarence E. McCarren
John 8. Agnew
Enmitaburg
George W. Warthen
Edgar Stansberry
Catoctin
Wm. H. Fahrat
Adam B. Martin
Urbana
Hauvera
Marion F. Birely
Earl Eby
Wm. R. Fox
Sheridan Toms
Woodsboro
Jos. M. Young
Arthur Haugh
George Baxter Smith
Parma I. Feiser
Petersville
Edward W. Moore
Lloyd D. Roel
Key
Mt. Pleasant
Lafayette W. Carpenter
Wilbert E. Cronise
Jefferson
Frederick J. Stockman
Charles D. Corum
Mechanicatown
Howard Bussard
Maurice L. Rouzer
Mechanicstown
J. Howard Creager
Wittam
Wilhide
Charles Ford
George F. Grossnickle
Johnsville
Roy
Narp
George L. Petera
Woodville
Joseph Kreimer
William B. Horne
Singanore
Frank P. Brennesin
John D. Snndrey
Lewistown
E. D. Bowers
Jacob H. Baer
Tuscarora
E. Steiner Zimmerman
William MM. Moore
Burkittsville
Ira Beatty
Charles M. Huffer
Uallenger
Russell Hargett
Maurice H. Rhoderick
Braddock
William C. Smith
Charles L. Miss
Brunswick
Hugh E. Ogden
Roy Edmondson
W. W. Dean
Peter Nicodemus
Walkersville
Edgar W. Feaster
J. H. Stauffer
Turks Routed by British at Romanili Egypt
London reports a Turkish force of about 14,000 attacked British entrenchments at Romanili east of the Suez canal on August 4. The assault failed after a frontal push. a flank maneuver forced Turkish retreat into sand dunes. A counter attack by British and dominion forces captured four mountain guns and many machine guns, with over 2,500 prisoners taken including some Germans. Australian and New Zealand mounted troops distinguished themselves in the fighting.
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London
Romanil
Suez Canal
Dria
Egypt
War Office
New Zealand
Opium Laced Cigarettes Reported in Philadelphia
Aug 7 Philadelphia grand jury finds cigarettes saturated with opium solution or gum opium used for "hitting the pipe" sold in bright packages. Imported from Cuba, they imitate ordinary brands with Spanish favored names. Samples are being analyzed and results expected to create a sensation due to widespread distribution.
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Philadelphia
Grand Jury
Cuba
Kills Drunken Husband in Defense and Murder Charge
York Pa Aug 7 Mrs Charles C Diehl killed her husband in self defense during a drunken assault. She stabbed him in the left shoulder with a large knife severing the jugular vein. He died minutes later. Diehl, a pipe fitter with a police record for drunkenness, surrendered to authorities after the act. A murder charge was lodged.
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York
Charles C. Diehl
Diehl
Varnish Stain Ad Phrases Colory Cabinet Varnish
Local ad offers Jap-Enamel varnish stain labeled None better in cherry mahogany walnut dark oak and light oak finishes. Sold in 1 to 3 pint cans.
Rail wage dispute looms over nation’s railroads
The text reports a broad railroad wage dispute urging arbitration or war as train employes vote to empower leaders to threaten a nationwide shutdown to press for a 100 million dollar wage increase. It notes rail service in the public good and cites that 3 billion dollars of annual transport costs fund the system with 44 cents of every dollar paid to employees. It refers to 1915 payroll data for Eastern Railroads showing average wages across all workers.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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