General Increase in Rates Urged to Meet War Needs
Public utilities faced with higher wage costs and material prices urge rate increases to sustain street railways gas heat and power services crucial to wartime industry and citizen welfare. President Wilson and Secretary McAdoo express support for prompt local action to maintain maximum efficiency of utilities nationwide.
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New York Times
Washington
Sevral
Willam G. McAdoo
Treasury
Wilson
Publcbilliies
McAdoo
War Finance Corporation
Federal Railroad Administration
Raiway
Tent, Heat and Power Company
Adoo
Utilities May Be Given Aid to Interest Itself
President Wilson backs Federal Railroad Administration action to assist street railway water and power utilities facing financial strain. Secretary McAdoo reports to the president urging state and local authorities to respond to utility needs for war-time efficiency and national interest.
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Federal Railroad Administration
Paying His Way In Contempt At Rural Court
A rural court judge rules contempt against three young lawyers. An older attorney contributes ten dollars and delivers a taunting speech quoting nursery rhyme lines. The scene ends with additional taunts and a jibe about soldiers and the French.
unsure text about diet prompts medical advice
Fragmentary note urges seeking physician advice for uncertain foods and diet concerns. Mentions touring the world as a backdrop and emphasizes caution with health choices.
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Monteat
Pershing asks nine pair of shoes per year per man in France
Gen Pershing proposes 18 590 pairs of shoes for 25 000 men monthly to stock a reserve for troops in France. Current hand and due contracts require over a million additional shoes this year. The note mocks garden seed fines and includes patriotic poem and verses.
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Pershing
France
Genoa
Bax
Hide Prices Back Near Prewar Levels in Trade
A excerpted passage reports packer hides selling at about 36 to 40 percent below the prior year with little market activity until leather purchases and shipping facilities improve. The discussion notes overall weakness in country hide markets and seller behavior amid prewar price pressures.
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Charles Friend and Co
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