Coal Operators Oppose Mines Price Figure At Pennsylvania Fuel Meeting
Philadelphia August meeting of the Pennsylvania fuel commission heard coal operators resist fixing a basic price at the mines. Governor Sproul warned the public service commission would control car distribution to curb unfair tactics. Operators urged adherence to existing contracts and to curb profiteering brokers. The commission ordered priority coal shipments within the state to households and utilities, with Harrisburg as headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Fuel Commission
Sproul
Pubiic Service Commission
Fuel Commission
Public Service Commission
W. D. B. Alney
Service Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Harrisburg
Ainey
Kilgo obituary and Alsace expulsions in brief
Bishop John C Kilgo of the Southern Methodist Episcopal Church dies in Charlotte after a heart attack. Former Trinity College president and Bishop, he served twelve years before retirement at the last general conference. Alsace announces 500 expulsions under French retaliation measures, requiring them to cross the frontier before Saturday evening.
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John C. Kilgo
Charlotte
N. C
Blishey
John Carlisle Kilgo
Southern Methodist Episcopal Church
Trinity College
Durham
Alsace
Strasburg
Alsace-Loraine
Germany
Reading It an Strike at Tamaqua Shops
Eighty five percent of machinists and boiler makers at Philadelphia and Reading railway Tamaqua shops protest July wage reduction. Their posts are filled by workers from Philadelphia amid a strike atmosphere in Tamaqua Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
Philadelphia and
Reading
Tamaqua
Padelphia
Dickens Dodging Fame and a Frightful One Night Stand
Stanley T Williams dissects Dickens private life in North American Review as New Jersey leads state competitions with quirky requests. A St Louis reader quotes Job, a southern woman seeks an infant tomb epitaph and autograph lines to an expiring frog while a reader in Syracuse notes the book’s rough reception and private moments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tica
Syracuse
Stanley T. Williams
North American Review
St. Louis
Dickens
South
Leo Hunter
New Jersey
Harding Urges Flexible Tariff Plan To Reform Rates
President Harding urged Congress to make the tariff commission the agency for investigating and recommending tariff changes. In talks at the White House with Senators, he argued elasticity is essential due to shifting world conditions and described a flexible plan as constructive. The debate included opposition from some Republicans and proposals to limit presidential power and base rates on production costs.
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Senate
Commission
Washington
Harding
McCumber
Finance Committee
Tariff Commission
White House
Oddie
Nevada
Republican Agricultural Tariff Bloc
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Lenroot
de Vries
Court of Customs Appeals
Townsend
Michigan
Bursum
New Mexico
Republican Agricultural-Tariff Bloc
Nevier
Sterling
North Dakota
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Underwood
Alabama
Iie
Liniment Killings Prompt Midwest Prohibition Warning
Charles A Gregory federal prohibition director for Chicago tells a conference of prohibition officers from Michigan, Nicois, Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin that liniment used as near beer to “kick” is responsible for rising deaths across the Midwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liniment
Hood Kills
Detroit
Middle West
Charles A Gregory
Chicago
Michigan
Nicois
Ohio
Indiana
Wisconsin
Too Many Powder Puffs In Scranton Factory Row
Thomas Irving won an injunction restraining Linder Brothers factory girls from throwing abandoned powder puffs and cigarette stubs onto his lawn near his home in Scranton Pennsylvania. He sought removal of the littering as a daily problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Thomas Irving
Linder Brothers
Irving
Western rail strike halts Santa Fe trains across west
San Francisco August 12 officials faced a system wide standstill as Santa Fe workers from four brotherhoods walked out to protest armed guards and equipment conditions. Crews deserted several trains including the California Limited, stranding passengers in Arizona and southeastern California. A San Bernardino locomotive was removed from a turntable pit as talks continued without a settlement.
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San Francisco
Santa Fe
Big Four Brotherhoods
Brotherhoods
California Limited
Arizona
California
San Bernardino
Cal
Los Angeles
Needles
Barstow
Bakersfield
I. L. Hibbard
Santa Fe Coast Lines
Joint
Association of Engineers and
Brotherhood
Santa Fe Trains Stall in Desert Tie-Up
Santa Fe trains stalled at desert points after trainmen refused to proceed leaving about 2500 passengers involved in the stoppage. The incident occurred near Los Angeles on August 12 as crews protested actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Desert
Los Angeles
Desert Points
Hayes Birthday Coinage Authorized at Mint
The director of the mint is authorized to coin one hundred thousand 50 cent pieces to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of President Rutherford B. Hayes.
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Mint
Rutherford B. Hayes
Lost Wife Worth Question Stirs Hackensack Jury
A husband sued for $50,000 alleging alienation of his wife’s affections. A jury of five women in Hackensack New Jersey awarded 6 cents in damages. The verdict sparks reflections on the relativity of a wife’s value and humor about henpecked husbands.
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Hackensack
N. J
Packing Stock Butter Wanted at 220 West Pratt St Baltimore
Stricker Bros Inc advertises butter buying at 26 cents per pound with no minimum quantity deliveries accepted until further notice. Express, truck, or parcel post options available for prompt shipments to Baltimore location.
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West Pratt St
Baltimore
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Dorothy Darnit
Charles McManus
JEL Board
Wea
Gerd Roo
Ixcelsio
Meiz
Hagerstown, Md
the Central Chemical Company
Frederick, Md
Baltimore, Md
Gettysburg, Pa
Harrisonburg, Va
Mt. Jackson, Va
United States
Allentown
Howard Breiner
Nazareth
C. M. Koontz
Ruloff
Breiner
Deart
Dr. Koontz
Frederick
Roy W. Poole
Best Building
Atlas Cement
East Patriots St
Stricker Bros, Inc
Tilghman’s Meat Market
South Market Street
Buckingham
Central Trust
Moberly’s
East
Patrick Street
Helfenstein & Urner
Pape
Phive
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