Anthracite war scare and rail traffic crisis grip nation
President Wilson warns coal operators and miners against a strike and proposes a commission to settle disputes. Railroads, shippers, and the ICC report easing freight jams, while emergency orders centralize control of traffic. The government tracks tax collection, insurance payouts, and broad economic shifts amid a Kansas City and Northwest news roundup.
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Wilson
Joint Scale Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Commission
United Mine Workers of America
Wilkes-Barre
Indiana News roundup touches fuel shortages and local events
Richmond reports fuel for county institutions unavailable with no bids on 925 tons and potential open market purchases next winter. Muncie census shows 11,001 of 16,062 school age residents in city. shortages hinder growth. Washington briefs note Indiana National Guard stance on postwar provisions. Various Indiana towns report cattle sales, ordination slate, pay raises, accidents, birthdays, university support, and agricultural outlooks.
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Richmond
Wayne County
Muncie
Delaware County
Mundle
Washington, D. C
Adjt
Harry B. Smith
Indiana
National Guard
Guard
Anderson
A. E. Harlan
Madison County
Morris EB. Jones
Culver
Morris Wynn
Lucerne
Indianapolis
Otto A. Beyer
South Bend
Grand Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows of
George
Hershman
Crown Point
East Chicago
Terre Haute
William Wood Parsons
Indiana State Normal School
Lafayette
Tippecanoe County
Purdue University Union
University
Clyde E. Titus
Indiana Funeral Directors’ Association
Huntington
Huntington County
Clifford Funderburg
Gary
Ruth Harriet Windlad
Ephran Windlad
Fort Wayne
Evansville
Vanderburg County
Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associations
Newcastle
John C. Hardin
Greensboro
Rachel Chartfesworth
Indiana Woman's Association of Commerce
Emma May
Mia
Julia A. McAndrew
Vincennes
Mary Torrence
Ida C. Miller
Anna Steinmehl
Mies Snider
Danville
Arthur W. Collett
Logansport
National Soldiers’ Home
Col
Henry KE. Rives
Paris
Collett
Hampton Roads
Sullivan
Housewives League of
William Hopper
Star City
John McClure
William McClure
Clark County
Jeffersonville
F. G. Hughes
Komo
Indiana Grand Council of United Commercial Travelers
L. E., Karcher
Winamac
Frank Busch
Barl Frits
Medaryville
Columbia City
Whitley County
Elmer E. Heimbach
Freezone Corn Remedy Promises Painless Lift Off
Ad touts Freezone as a painless drop to stop corn pain and lift away hard corns, post corns, or between the toes with a tiny bottle sold by a druggist. It claims to be a Cincinnati genius discovery. In a contrast line a Pharaohs era note mentions women holding sacred offices and a proverb about wise men.
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Cincinnati
Fainting and Dizziness Reported in Local Notes
Fainting and dizzy spells are reported among residents in the Chan area. Sources describe episodes affecting several individuals including references to Vegetable Pa d and Li, with no further medical updates provided.
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Shippers
Internal Revenue
Treasury Department
House
War Insurance Bureau
George Miller
Francisco Villa
State Department
Chihuahua
Mex
Department of Commerce
Grover
Bergdoll
Philadelphia
Fort Jay
Maclay Hoyne
Chicago
North
Portland
Ore
C. M. Standifer Construction Corporation
Oregon
Yea
Alden St. John
Memphis, Tenn
Carl Cubler
Elgil
Ill
San Antonio
Tex
Delta
James Warner
People's Savings Bank
Dalrymple
American Legion
Fayette Owsley
Burkesville
Carl Cuhler
Elgin, I
Politica
Hiram Johnson
California
Wood
Lowden
Delaware
United States
Wolcott
Dover
Saulsbury
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
Red Wing
Minn
Godfrey Swanson
Huff Creek
Logan
W. Va.s 2
Thorpe Waddingham
Salt Lake City
E. L. Miller
Caliente
Nev
Salt Lake
Latimer
Utah
Robert F. Coontz
Military Order of Foreign Wars
New York
Frank Taylor
Seattle
Wash
Samuel Stering Palmer
Columbus, O
Presbyterian General Assembly
Broad Street Church
Columbus
William H. Gay
Berkey & Gay Furniture Company
Grand Raplida, Mich
Ninetic
Man
Winnipeg
Government Institute For Treatment of Tuberculosis
Indiana News
Lance
Paar
Caiteure
Velvet Touch
Oistment
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