Railroad Labor Board Replaced by Industry Mediation System
President Coolidge signed the Watson-Parker railway labor bill creating a self governed industry mediation structure. A five member presidential appointee mediation board replaces the old six year railway labor board and may order arbitration or an emergency board if conciliation fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Watson-Parker
Coolidge
Railroad Labor Board
Board of Mediation
Mediation Board
Senate
Association of
Railway Executives
Standard Railway
Four Brotherhoods
American Farm Bureau Federation
News Notes From Utahs Fertile Uintah Basin Outlook Bright
Reports show a two week lead in season across the Uintah basin with early irrigation underway. Orchards thrive, crops look promising, while Cedar City agrarian leaders push Navajo lake reservoir talks with the Utah Water Storage commission.
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Myton
Uintah Basin
Salt Lake City
Navajo Lake
Utah Water Storage Commission
George NM. Bacon
Cedar City
Bacon
U S Gains In World Trade In 1925 Balance
The Department of Commerce reports a 1925 international trade balance showing US transactions near 6.8 billion, up about 1.1 billion from 1923, with foreign investment rising to about 10.4 billion and the overall balance reflecting both visible and invisible trade factors.
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Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Hoover
Blow Aimed At Land Surveys In Utah And Beyond
Representative Cramton of Michigan urges repeal of the public land survey funding law to accelerate surveys. Utah Representative Colton disputes repeal, noting Utah lent 100000 dollars toward surveys, 90000 refunded, 16000 remaining, and warns delays if the law is not kept open.
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Washington
Crafton
Michigan
Congress
Utah
Cramton
Public Lands Committee
Colton
Views Differ At Rail Rate Hearing
Conflicting views on a 5 percent freight rate increase were heard before the Interstate Commerce Commission. Carriers and securities holders urged rate relief while western state officials questioned carrier profitability citing earnings and dividend records for the Burlington and Santa Fe as context.
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Washington
West
Northwest
Interstate Commerce Commission
Securite
John E. Benton
National Association of Railroad and Utilities Commissions
Burlington
Santa Fe
Government urges careful spraying to protect bees
Agriculture officials warn that common orchard sprays used during blossom time kill many bees. They advise timing spraying after most blossoms have fallen to avoid harming pollinators and safeguard fruit yields.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Broadway Revival Brings Mrs Thomas Lunten Back
Mrs. Thomas Lunten, once beloved American actress at eighty three, returns to Broadway in the revival of The Two Orphans in New York City. Mrs Whiffen sells a Roanoke farm to retire but cannot resist returning to the stage.
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Thomas Lunten
Sears
New York City
Whiffen
Roanoke
Coin Toss Decides Burnside Township Treasurer
In Burnside township near Imlay City Michigan a seven candidate field narrowed to John Riley and Dolph McNary. After an April election tally and a recount that reduced McNary’s votes, the two agreed to a coin toss. Riley won twice and became treasurer.
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John Riley
Dolph McNary
Riley
McNary
Colp
Brroside Township
Polar balloon expedition of 1897 braved polar skies
New York report recalls Prof Salomon August Andree and two Swedes who launched a giant silk balloon from Spitzbergen on July 11 1897 aiming for the pole. They carried bottles and carrier pigeons and reportedly vanished. some relics surfaced years later but no conclusive trace remains.
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New York
Pole
Salomon August Andree
Eivil
Nils Strindberg
Knut Hjalmar Ferdinand Fraegkel
Andree
Spitzbergen
North America
Polar Ice Cap
Trondbjem
Norway
North Cape
Dane's Island
Spitzberzen
Sweerenburg Sound
Cartier
Professor Andree
King Charles Island
Andree Polar
Vardee
Sweden
Arctic
Reipdeer Lake
Prince
Christian Leder
Sandless glass discovered at Corbell University chemistry lab
Ithaca New York researchers report sandless glass made by substituting germanium dioxide for sand in glassmaking. Professor L Mr Dennis heads the chemistry department and notes preliminary results show unusual refractive properties while ongoing work seeks medicinal potential and broader uses.
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Ithaca, N. Y
Corbell University
L. Mr. Dennis
Department of Chemistry
Oault
Dennis
Cornell
Persian shah enjoys mustard, not bon vivant image
Arthur Upham Pope, Persia commissioner to the Philadelphia exposition, says the new shah of Persia likes mustard but is not the bon vivant he has been painted as.
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New York
Campbell Town Sets Church Attendance Record
Campbell Missouri reports a parish milestone with ninety five percent of its 1801 residents attending services last Sunday. The claim highlights the town’s strong churchgoing habit and community engagement.
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Campbell, Mo
Silent Role Lasts Fifteen Years in Mission Play
In Los Angeles Frank Cuellar a longtime Mission Play performer has spoken no lines for fifteen years. The native Californian has remained a silent patriarch beside director John Steven Sie Groarty. He cherishes his part and shows no desire to change.
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Los Angeles
Cal
San Gabriel
Ile
Frank Cuellar
Jobn Steven Sie Groarty
California
Chef Draws Notables of France to Lake Geneva Chalet
Ala Briand of France and 31 Quinontes de Leon visit Chalet Rosse seven miles from Geneva on Lake Leman for lunches. Latanchy, former Chalet Russe chef, served at the Spanish embassy in St Petersburg amid ties to Marquis Camposagrade. Briand notes the chef learned Parisian cooking and Moscow dinner honor for Alexander III coronation.
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Geneva
al. Briand
France
Quinontes de Leon
Council of
League of Nations
Has Conscience Enriches Father Knickerbocker
A New York citizen redeems two $1,000 bills through priestly mediation, increasing Father Knickerbocker’s wealth by 2000 pounds in a testament to public virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Knickerbocker
Oklahoma dairy woman finds vitality with Lydia Pinkham's remedy
In a rural Oklahoma dairy, Mrs. Cora Short recounts relief from fatigue and blue mood after seven bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports weight gain from 115 to 135 pounds and renewed energy for housework and cattle care.
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Oklahoma
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Cora Short
Oklahoma City
Okla
Rirs
Short
Ara
Lydia EL Pinkham
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Frank Andrews
Salt Lake
Davis County
Cedarview Irrigation Company
Duchesne County
John Starr
Cedarview
A. J. May
A. E. Perkins
Geogie H. Short
Bell Milling Company
Bell
Montezuma
Cola
May
Perkins
Interior Department
Sinnott
Department
Nevada
Mountain Dell Dam
Board of City Commissioners
Selvester Q. Cannon
Leaaer
Harry C. Jessen
Utah Wool Marketing Association
J. A. Hooper
Columbia Steel Corporation
Fronton
Provo
Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company
Eureka
Tintic District
Timtic Standard
Chief Consolidated
American Smelting and Refining
Bingham Mines
Mammoth
Plutus
Iron King
Colorado
Yankie
Millard County
J. H. Manderfield
U. S
Blow
Port Huron
Mich
Burnside Township
Imlay City
Powder River
Arvada
Wyo
Curbona
Lake Hotel
Elma
Wash
Siberia
Manchuria
Happy Woman
Lydia E. Pivkar
Chesebrough Big
Company
State St
Usten
KOFL
Hse
Wakefield Mass
Switzerland
Doan
Orson
Center St
Ids
Eph- Tiam
Uteh
Footer-hMubumn Co
Mig
Chens
Bafial
N.Y
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