Washington cures traffic crisis tightens rail control
The Interstate Commerce Commission issued emergency orders in Washington to centralize railroad control, suspending normal freight rules as traffic strains grow. Exports and imports fell sharply in March to April, while labor and price data show rising costs. President Wilson signed a broad pay raise and appointed John Barton Payne as railroad administrator director general.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Commission
Department of Commerce
President Wilson
John Barton Payne
Secretary of the Interior
Railroad Administration
Western style bank raid and loot shocks Delta main street
Six bandits shot up Delta Ohio main street injuring James Warner and a baker. They raided the People’n Savings Bank stealing about 12000 in cash and Liberty bonds before escaping. In related news, milk wagon drivers at a New York mass meeting voted to return to work. Major Dalrymple and agents uncover a major liquor law evasion conspiracy in Chicago.
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Delta
James Warner, & Baker
People’n Savings Bank
New York
Chicago
Dalrymple
Indiana Mines Regulate Licenses to U S Citizens
Indiana and Jackson County briefs report new opening rules for hoisting engineers and bosses licenses limited to American born or naturalized citizens. Mine wash houses must meet modern sanitary standards as part of the regulation.
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Indianapolis
Ncenses
Carry Littlejohn
State Legal Department
State Industrial Board
United States
Seymour
Jackson County
Terre Haute
Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association
Clinton
Anderson
Madison
Heary
Delaware
Randolph
Muncie
Delaine
Madison County
Elkhart
Pearl P. McClelland
Clyde Johnson
Indiana Traction
Gary
Miller Beach
Coney Island
Indiana
Paul B. Haynes
Indiana Public Service Commission
Hoosier
Greencastle
Fhe
DePauw
DePauw University At
Bureau of Industry
Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
Dueschberg Automobile and
County Recorder
Greenfield
Hancock County
Laporte
Evansville
Branaville
Seventy to a House Warsaw Population Density
Warsaw ranks as one of the world’s densest cities with about 70 residents per building due to fixed imperial limits and military restrictions. A census contrasts this with London where buildings house seven or eight people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
St. Joseph County
Chamber of Commerce
Jeffersonville
Segis Erica
Othol H. Wathen
L. H. Russell
Purdue
Indiana
Warsaw
W. E. Tharp
United States Department of Agriculture
Kosciusko County
Purdue University
Department of Agriculture
Kousciusko
Indianapolis
Evansville
A. B. Anderson
United States
Herbert Males
Vandenburg
Edgar Schmitt
Harry C. Moore
Marion
Knights Templars of
Henri T. Conde
Raper
Eugene Water
Muncie
George A. NeWwe
New Albany
Greenfield
Hancock County
Monte Carlo
New Philadelphia
Marion County
Oine
John Mulvihill
Charien Night
Ora Myers
Department
The
Indiana G. A. R
Bloomington
Anderson
Madison County
Hartford City
Lowell
Delaware County
London
Tattoo Craze In London After Armistice War Fever
London tattoo artists report a surge of clients after the armistice with soldiers bearing battle names inked on arms. One veteran shows a long work listing battles from the war’s start in 1914 and a Thames court appearance features a hand covered in tattooed butterflies and stars.
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London
Thames Court
Stara
Atc
Enthusastic Encore Calls for More Music at Evening Show
Enthusiastic audience pleads for an encore after a pianist finishes. Mrs Gabbiegh announces plans, while Mrs Noodle expresses eagerness to hear more from the performer.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Houston
Treasury
Forgey
House
Ways and Means Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
House Republicans
Army
Navy
Marine Corps, Coastguard and Geodetic Survey
Wilson
Palmer
Railway and Public Service Commissions
Interstate Commission
American Legion
Fayette Owsley
Burkenville
New York State
Smith
Albany
Ottumwa
Omaha
Neb
Stanley A. Sweet
International Association of Garment Manufacturers
Association
St. Louia
Haverhill, Mass
Alabama
Birmingham
Venustiano Carranza
Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Progreso
Richmond Virginian
Richmond (Va
Evening Journal
Virginian
Michigan
Grand Rapids
League of Nations
State
Democratic Convention
Atlanta
Samuel Sterling Palmer
Columbus
Presbyterian General Assembly
Philadelphia
Broad Street Church
William H. Gay
Berkey & Gay Furniture Company
Grand Rapids, Mich
Edgar Dean Crumpacker
Valparaiso
Ind
William D'Alton Mano
Town Topics
Smart Set
Morristown, N. J
Lev P. Morton
Etlersoe
N. Y
France
Paris
Polotzk
Moscow
Russia
Great Britain
England
Bantry
West Cork
Ireland
Caceres
Berves
Spain
Madrid
West Otholes
Aris
Eurance
George W. Dempster
N.P
Doan
Ae Seillkene
Caine
Mdas
Nrammer
Owensberg
Usy
U., Indianape
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