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Newspaper

Plainfield Messenger

Location

Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1921

Page

4

Messenger Printing Co. Publication Rates Advertised

The note lists pricing for Messenger Printing Co. publications with 3.50 per year in advance and less than one year at fifteen cents per month. No other details or dates are provided.

Government regulation of railroads sparks wage and price clash

The piece argues farmers face a 66 percent income drop and rail workers seek a 19 to 15 percent cut. It questions government supervision over business, alleging officials would set prices, wages, and take large profit shares while denying loss sharing.

Debate over war aims reveals split in administration

Democratic editors rebuke Ambassador Harvey for citing self defense as war motive while President Huching cites civilization and humanity. Critics say the administration tolerates differing views and that freedom of speech and the press has been restored in a government no longer run by one man.

Harvey United States Huching Tiarvey Reedom

Proverb Says McAdoo Misread Rail Revenue Woes

The article argues that McAdoo did not align expenditures with revenues during prosperity, causing railroads to falter. It compares government interference to water past the mill, noting high freight rates now burden sellers and buyers as commodity prices falter.

McAdoo

A Private Undertaking and Sinn Feiner Ammunition

Englishmen lament the finding of U S made ammunition with Sinn Feiners and compare to Civil War era munitions found in Confederate camps. The piece notes no international law prohibits private sale of arms to belligerents, and Ireland is not a belligerent, so selling munitions to Sinn Feiners remains legal.

United States England Alabama John Bull Warner Union Ireland Sinn

Andersons Transfer 507 Acres to Benjamin Anderson

Real estate transfer reports a sale by Eli I. Anderson and wife to Benjamin W. Anderson of 507 acres in Liberty and Guilford townships valued at 265 970 dollars.

Eli I. Anderson Benjamin W. Anderson Liberty Guilford Townships

Piano Recital by Baldock Pupils at Christian Church

Piano pupils of Miss Melen C Baldock performed creditably at a recital held Friday evening at Christian church. The event showcased youthful talent and disciplined playing.

Melen C. Baldock Christian Church

Wealth Concentration in U S Reaches Dynastic Levels

A sweeping study by Henry H. Klein highlights a new dynastic trend as roughly 200 individuals control about 15 trillion in American wealth, with John D. Rockefeller and the Rockefellers leading a group of families and estates including the Carnegies Vanderbilts Frick Morgans and others. The analysis notes oil rail and steel sectors as concentrated, and cites a Farmers National Council estimate that 2 percent of Americans own about 4.8 billion out of total wealth.

New York United States John LD. Rockefeller France Tobacco Trust Rockefeller Steel Trust Henry H. Klein New York City Dees Klein George P. Hampton Farmers’ National Council Mr. Hampton John D William Rockefeller Pratt Family Harkness Carnegies Weyerhaeuser Estate Vanderbilts Payne Whitney Family Frick Estate J. J. Hell Estate C.ceseseseeeees Hetty Green Estate Evelde Gould Estate Widener Pwlaettacac's George Farr Isaac Stevenson Kennedy-Todd Group Bage Estate Blair Estate Rogers Swift A. C. James Family Cleveland Dodge Eeesseaee Aeuee Mills Cee Ewes Ween Ee Cees Daniel Reid Baby Pbel Diay Rvlss P Bawlelebealds Morris Eeee Pullman Estate Searles William Leeds Princess Christopher Greece Alexander Smit Cochrane America Mme. Ganna Walska Mr. Klein

Merry sex war at Washington factory sparks union clash

The Plate Printers' union in the Bureau of Engraving and Quarinting accuses female assistants of hindering production and blaming paper money spoilage on them. Federal Employees' Union No. 105 defends the workers, noting most spoilage comes from fly wipes and breaks. Miss Gertrude McNally cites speedups harming quality. The dispute risks future friction between printers and assistants over efficiency.

Washington Uncle Sains Bureau of Engraving Bureau Federal Employees’ Union No. 105 Gertrude McNally Miss McNally

Woman Branded Near Wirksville After Refusing Food

Mrs John Carmichael a forty five year old farmer s wife living near Wirksville Bloomington Indiana was attacked and branded with a flat iron when she refused to give food to a tramp. Passersby heard her screams and a posse was formed. Bloodhounds tracked the Dixie Highway nine miles south of town but the trail went cold.

Bloomington Ind Wirksville John Carmichael Here

Sail under the Stars and Stripes merchants urge travel

Importers exporters and travelers promote ships designed for maximum comfort and safety under the Stars and Stripes. The message invites shipping or sailing anywhere in American vessels crafted for reliability and security.

Harding

Man Claims Fire Within After Drinking Alcohol

A man, Joseph Marcone of Wooster Ohio, rushed to a fire alarm box and cried that he had a fire inside him. Patrolman Winner notified the fire department and then took Marcone to the police station after the man asked firefighters to hose down his throat to extinguish the flames.

New York City

Belgium Reclaiming Its Soil Progress in 1920

Washington report from the American consul at Brussels says by the end of the first nine months of 1920 about 61,775 acres of war damaged soil had been put into cultivation out of roughly 148,260 acres surveyed for rehabilitation.

Belgium Washington Brussels

New Jersey Moves to Save Migratory Fish Coastwide

Experienced fishermen warn migratory fish supplies along the Atlantic coast are depleted by pollution and overfishing. New Jersey seeks federal regulation to protect spawning areas, curb nets, and halt pollution, as coastwide boards crumble and officials warn of species losses including menhaden and related edible fishes.

Seaboard States Newark N. J New Jersey New Jersey Fish and Game United States New Jersey League Atlantic Fisheries Board State Board of Fisheries Seaboard Connecticut Maryland

Plans law by divine rule

Yakima Washington Harcourt M Taylor, retiring Yakima Superior Court judge, will resume law practice applying Jesus teachings to legal service. He will not take cases to fight lawsuits or collect debts, instead helping clients avoid litigation or settle disputes with voluntary payments. He will trust in God for compensation and charge no fixed fee.

Yakima Wash Harcourt M. Taylor Yakima Superior Court Jesus Christ

Hawaii to Produce Alcohol Fuel for Local Use

Col. Howard Hathaway notes Hawaii could supply motor fuel for civilian and military needs within two years. Changes to internal revenue regs allow commercial production of denatured alcohol from molasses. A Maui plantation operates a small plant producing fuel for its own needs.

Honolulu T. H Territory of Hawaii Armgy Navy Howard Hathaway Internal Revenue Hathaway Maui

Prison Sentence for Baby Eleven Weeks Old

London records show Sir Forest Fulton sentencing a baby eleven weeks old in the Old Bailey case. The mother was found guilty of bigamy and asked what would happen to her newborn. The recorder replied the child may go with her and be none the worse for her detention.

London Eng Forest Fulton Old Bailey Ife

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