Railroads to seek bids on steel rails amid price clashes
New York May 9 Walker D. Hines director general of railroads said the railroad administration will immediately request competitive bids for 200000 tons of steel rails. He noted conferences with steel interests failed to produce price reductions and outlined a plan to buy on a competitive basis as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Walker D. Hines
Railroads
Railroad Administration
Redfield
Peek
Industrial Board
Railroad Administration Repre-Crtatve
Henry B. Spencer
TC. Powell
Railroad
Railread
Messrs
Spencer and
Powell
Berlin Press Condemns New Peace Treaty
Berlin papers condemn the peace terms as brutal and unstatesmanlike in Theodor Wolff’s Tagebuch and The Bourse Courier notes the concessions are extensive. Berlin stock exchange plans to close for three days amid the peace talk, as Germany leans toward a war commercial treaty with Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hnrlin
Berlin
Theodor Wolff
Tagebhitt
Wilson
Bourse Courier
Close Stock Exchange
Lundun
Berlin Stock Exchange Committee
Exchange Telegraph Company
Jrussia
Award Service Cross To 27 In U S Force
War Department announces awards of the service cross to 27 members of the American Expeditionary Force. Five decorations are posthumous. Names include Vartain Darl from Chicago and Sergeant Louis D. Winter from Hutchinson Kansas among recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Wasteengton
War Department
Vartain
Tames
Granville Ave
Chicago
Louis D. Winter
Hutchinson
Kans
Absent Solons Vote On Omnibus Salary Bill Passage
May 9 JMEPFERSON CITY The omnium omnibus salary bill, boosting state capitol clerks pay, passed the house by a bare majority amid alleged voting irregularities and heavy clerical lobbying from Hackmann and Sullivan aides. The roll call mixed returns with absent members noted as present by dubious voice votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jmepferson
O'Fallon
Dyott
cPalon
Sapp
Boone County
Sapps
Representative Carpenters Desk
Carpenter
Carpendter
Evans
Uierk
Mone
Representative Cave
Hackman
Sullivan
Lremocrat
Queene Stephens
Hackmanny
Capitol
James O'Connor
Larry H. Powers
Plussell Helman
Sullivans Office
Horace Ciay
Hackmannn
Hackmann
Stephens
Personal notices and home equipment ads in Quincy
A collection of short personnel notes and local ads from Quincy. Mentions Charles Sparks traveling from Columbus to Quincy after attending his sister Mary Flagg's funeral in Hutchinson Kansas. Updates on Delaplain, Rooney, Ost, Miller, Meador, Potts, Dobbs and others. Promotes portable gas and electric room heaters from Quincy Gas Electric Heating Co with price references and display mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Sparks
Columbus
Quincy
Hutchinson
Kansas
Mary Flagg
Quincy Gas, Electric & Heating Co
Delaplain
Pittsfield
Halbach-Schroeder Co
Elmer Rooney
Jennie Rooney
North Fourth Street
Camp Grant
France
Garretts
U.S. Slouse
South Twelfth Street
Keokuk
John Miller
Ewing, Mo
St. Mary Hospital
Knox
Majestic
Ira N. Calkins
California
Ed Wood
Boston
Wood-Noil Orchestra
J. F. Lafler
State Bank
L. G. Ost
St. Loo
Ferry
B. B
Maine Street
C. Mitchell
Augusta
Chapman
Frank Meador
Chicago
Quincy Friends
Potts
Cleveland
Debora Dobbs
Vermeant Street
Blessing Hospital
J. G. Follansbee
W. T. Duker
G. L. Shade
J. J. Moriarty
Oklahoma City
Forrest Knipe
Carl B. Berter
B. TH. Berter
Washington
Kocums
Heintz
Sixth
Vermont
Liquor Men Prepare Protests Against Wilson Prohibition
National Liquor Dealers absorption in Atlantic City adopts a plan to protest President Wilson over the July 2 prohibition order. Officials argue 2,000,000 workers could lose jobs and 65,000 liquor dealers face injustice, with 54,000,000 gallons of stock worth taxes at stake. F A Bollen cites constitutional delays and possible court action as states delay ratification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Wilson
National Liquor Dealers’ Association
F. A. Bollen
New York
Bollen
Secretary of State
Funerals in Buenos Aires Move on Foot as Undertaker Strike
May workers in Buenos Aires join an undertakers strike halting carriage funerals. Processions must proceed on foot, with pallbearers seen laboring to carry caskets on street corners amid the stoppage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
May
Wisconsin Assembly kills prohibition bill with amendments
Madison Wis May 4 The Wisconsin assembly has killed the assembly state affairs committee s prohibition enforcement bill Amendments providing for 2 per cent beer and for a referendum on the bill at the next general election in 1920 were adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Leigh Breer
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Assembly
Assembly State Affairs Committee
Russia Needs Educational Touch to Aid Salvation
Kansas City May 9 Dean William Kletcher Russell of the College of Education at University of Town says Russia must have honest, earnest leaders who learn the country’s needs. He recommends sending two or three educational experts to share information, and bringing twenty Siberian students to America yearly at about 56000 dollars annually to expose them to American institutions, aiming to foster democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Russia
William Kletcher Russell
College of Education
University of Town
Dean Russell
National Congress of Mothers and
Parent-Teacher Associations
Siberia
America
Jean Tussell
Ruissia
Tribesmen Cross Afghan Indian Border With Help
Afghan tribesmen crossed the border into India aided by Afghan regular troops and occupied positions on the Indian side. British forces took military precautions and issued a note to the Amir. Reports say the new Amir may threaten the northwest frontier and Khyber Pass, the main northern Indian pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
May
Indian Foreign Office
Khyber Pass
India
Copy Of Treaty Sent To Berlin Right Away
A courier left Versailles late last night carrying the copy of the peace terms given to the German delegates. The German delegation worked through the night on detailed reports and speeches, while German headquarters reported no morning meetings with the inter allied commissions on food and finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Associated Press
Versailles
Count von Brockdorff
Ball Stars Auction Autographed Baseballs in Wall Street Sale
New York May 9 Base balls sold for a million apiece in Wall Street as Christy Matthewson Arthur Fletcher and Larry Doyle of the New York Giants toured the street to auction off autographed horsehide balls aiding the Victory loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
Christy” Matthewson
Arthur Fletcher
Larry Doyle
New York Giants
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Hines
United States Steel Corporation
Midvale Steel Company
Heard
St. Laws
Solons
Missouri
Rantzau
Ball Stars
Just
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