Publishers seek adequate newsprint supplies at fair prices
Washington reports publishers from major dailies urged the federal trade commission to oversee production and ensure affordable newsprint. They warned distribution plans could backfire, urging increased production and avoidance of price-gouging while committees meet with manufacturers and brokers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Trade Commission
United States
American News Publishers’ Association
Larg
Department of Justice
New York
The
Commission
F. P. Glass
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Newlands Calls for Extra Session on Railroads
Senator Newlands, head of the interstate commerce panel and the railroad inquiry committee, says if Congress cannot pass railroad bills this session they should be taken up at an extra session. He also states the committee will seek an extension of its mandate until January 1, 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Newlands
State Interstate Commerce Committee
Joint Congressional Committee
Congress
Nevada
Premier Improving Says London Report
London dispatch reports David Lloyd George showing improvement but not yet receiving visitors. The imperial staff chief spent Friday afternoon handling urgent business.
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London
David Lloyd George
Imperial General Staff
The Quinine That Does Not Affect Bead
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine as a tonic and laxative remedy that causes no nervousness or ringing in the head. It asserts there is only one Bromo Quinine and features FEW. GROVE'S signature on the box with a 25 cent price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
Rezinol
Baltimore
Guarantees and reparations loom in German peace proposals
London dispatch reports Arthur Henderson warns Germany’s terms must include lasting guarantees and reparations for Belgium France Serbia and Poland. He notes Germany’s past stance and cautions that an armistice only for breathing space would invite steadfast opposition from Britain and its allies.
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Germany
Austria
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Berlin
Belgium
France
Serbia
Romania
Switzerland
Russia
Poland
Lithuania
London
Steel Smelters’ Association
Arthur Henderson
British War Council
Henderson
Frick Coke Plants Boost Wages by Ten Percent
In Connellsville Pennsylvania notices posted at H C Frick Coke company plants announce a ten percent wage increase affecting about 40 000 workers. This marks the third raise for coke workers this year across the region.
Robbers Overpower Cashier at Toleston Bank
Four armed robbers overpowered the First State bank cashier at Toleston near Gary Indiana and escaped with almost $1000. Posses of citizens and Gary police hunted the woods nearby, believing the bandits were surrounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
First State Bank
Tolleston
Here
Christmas Savings Club Promoted by Quincy Banks
A jumble of local notices highlights Christmas Savings club offers from The Ricker National Bank State Savings Loan and Trust and Broadway branches. Citizens urged to join, save weekly, and enjoy Christmas funds next year. Local residents Mrs Mamie McLaughlin Mrs Mayme Hoskins and others mentioned with holiday events and visits.
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Conklin
Figgen
R. H. McLaren
Canada
William Fleer
South Eleventh Street
St. Louis
Eastman Kodaks
Figgen’'s
W. L. Bush
Bush Temple of Music
Chicago
Martha Washington
H. W. Swart
Kansas City
Kans
Quincy
Figgen's
Herman Halle
State Street
Mollie Summers
Gem City Business College
Colorado Springs
Colo
State Strect Bank
Mayme Hoskins
Plainville
State Savings, Loan & Trust Company
Roadway Branch Bank
South Side Branch Bank
Christmas Savings Club
Herman Wolf
Business College
New Orleans
Mr. Wolf
Mendota
Ill
Tinker Toys Special
Harley Powell
Keokuk and Western Railroad
Centerville
Luther Chambers
Camp Point
Blessing Hospital
W. H. Liggett
Camp Pont
Samuel Adair
States Savings, Loan & Trust Company
Broadway
South Side
Quinc
Eastman .Kodaks
Figgen’s
Ralph Reid
Versailles Stat Bank
Bryc
Ricker National Bank
C. E. Boyd
Chestnut
Miller & Arthur Drug
Todate
W. F. Kirtley
Levee Vice District in Chicago Flourishes
Chicago detectives report the levee vice district thrives with false fronts mirrors buzzers and secret passages. Investigators say vice flourishes behind unique vices as testimony proceeds in the trial of Police Captain Joseph Smith accused of laxity toward vice world denizens.
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Chicago
Joseph Smith
Victoria Cross awarded to Lieutenant Commander Bernard Freyburg
London dispatch reports King George VI conferred the Victoria Cross on Lieutenant Commander Bernard Freyburg. Freyburg, 27, led the naval battalion that captured Beaucourt north of the Ancre on November 1, after service on Gallipoli.
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London
Georg
Bernard Ceci Freyburg
Freyburg
Beaucourt
Nort
Ancre
France
Gallopoli
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BRESS
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Rance
ND Bordeaux
Qlyonis
Awizerlands
Corsica
Sardania
Mediterranean
Denmark
Venice
Rome
Sweden
Baltic Sea
Lika
Lembere
Tpinske
Frank Thale
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Quincey
Illinois State Bank
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