Freight-Rate Cut Debate Roils Coal Regions
The interstate commerce commission refused to extend emergency rail freight surcharges, a move that the railroads say cuts revenue by millions while coal interests claim consumers gain. The National Coal Association argues reductions benefit buyers with producers facing only tougher competition, and conservation remains key as some mines close. Railroads warn the decision could reduce freight volume and hurt service, though efficiency gains and lower passenger fares are noted. The industry seeks fair rate differentials between southern fields and central regions.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
The
Register
Gulf
New River
National Coal Association
Beckley
1GC
Irkes
New England
Hamilton's Big Pay
The national chairmen who served both parties without pay may be the only ones who grasp that John Hamilton will earn 25000 a year as Republican leader. He faces liquidating a nearly one million dollar deficit, financing future campaigns, and building anti administration sentiment for 1936 while the administration gains popularity and works toward peace and reform.
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Hamilton
John Hamilton
Congress
Hamilton Faces Tough Path After Chicago Confidence Vote
The piece argues Hamilton will receive less support from incumbent congressmen than predecessors. It portrays Alf Landon as a lingering obstacle, likening him to a defeated but still potent figure. Hamilton’s youth, enthusiasm, and campaign lessons shape a challenging four years ahead.
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Hamilton
Chicago
Congress
Hfe
Alf Landon
Landon
Herbert Hoover
Arthur Brisbane The Man Who Defined Modern Editorials
Arthur Brisbane achieved colossal influence as Hearst’s hired editor. His daily Today column circulated in over 200 newspapers and 1200 weeklies, reaching tens of millions of readers. He authored vivid, succinct editorials from a mobile office on trains and planes, earning fame for clarity and impact.
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Arthur Brisbane
Brisbane
Hearst
Ile
Cognoscente
World
Love and Spinach Theory Of Spring Romance
A Seattle physician argues that diet drives springtime romance not weather, claiming improved fruit and vegetable intake lifts mood and heart rate. He notes birds and animals do not inherently feast better in spring, suggesting spinach and tomatoes influence attraction while dismissing romantic notions.
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Seattle
Davy Windsor
Press Commentary on Three Years of Repeal
Three years after repeal the arguments persist on both sides of the liquor issue. The consensus holds repeal was wiser overall as crime linked to bootlegging and racketeering has diminished. Repeal is not a cure and opinions differ on its effect, while public temperance education influenced prior consumption.
Christmas Eve thoughts and Beckley anecdotes
A reflective Christmas column from Beckley sketches holiday scenes and memories. It recalls radio host Arthur Bris bane’s death, a boxing bout gifted by Santa, a snowy street fight memory, a bargain-hunting depot incident, and local banter about 1936 fading as 1937 nears. The piece mixes humor with small portraits of neighbors, including Miss Betty Corley and a pocketbook-smart street vendor.
Washington Daybook: Debates Over A Stronger Neutrality Act
Washington Daybook discusses a potential early filibuster by the Nye Clark Bone group over a stronger neutrality act. It notes Jan 3 lapses of the reconstruction finance corporation and Jan 30 currency devaluation powers, with Clark pushing for drastic neutrality laws despite Senate opposition from Borah and Johnson. The piece reflects on foreign policy pressures and trade protections amid uncertain congressional start.
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Preston Grover Washington
Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Mark
Borah
Johnson
Hull
Buenos Aires
United States
Lines Building By TVA Stopped
The TVA faces a temporary injunction from building new transmission lines or serving new power customers except in restricted rural cases. Judge John J. Gore ordered the halt, with 19 power companies posting a $100,000 bond within ten days to secure the order becoming effective December 12, 1926.
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Associated Press
Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
U.S
John J. Gore
Tennessee Valley
Nashville
TVA
Iddle
Tennessee
James Lawrence Fly
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
When Night Descends in New Yorks West Side Tales
Edgar Calmer's second novel traces the Dogan family on a single tenement block near 10th Avenue. From heat to hunger, murder to love, the book follows Ray and Bud as they glimpse scarce hope in a night of vice and longing. Ray finds a nurse and love. Bud encounters a communist, gaining purpose.
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Edgar Calmer
Mr. Calmer
New York
West Side
10Th Avenue
Grace
Tom
Carpenter
Ray
Bud
Wings Yor Sally ends with a perilous abduction scene
Sally Warren confronts Giles Benton after overhearing his confrontation with Mr. Morris over McDonald’s innocence. Benton lures Sally to a private location for a quiet talk and abruptly drives her to a remote lodge with Mrs. Picard, forcing her toward a coercive move as tension mounts. Sally clings to hope of exposing the frame before harm occurs.
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Philip Page
Warrenton
Sally Warren
Mary Morris
Philip
Giles Benton
Morris
McDonald
Sally
Oey
Mrs. Picard
Mr. Morris
Mr. Morels
Giles
Benton
Mr. Benton
Miss Warren
Giles Venton
Hillcrest
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Ibug Dust
Harold M. Riffe
Santa Claus
New York City
Beckley Hotel
Charley George
Mr. George
Kanawha
Mair
Stamford
Betty Corley
Eanerence Corley
Crawford Street
Luoky
Union Bis Depot
George
Carl Sandburg
Mr. Sandburg
West Virginia
Washington
Clark
Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Assoiates
Sshe
Paris Conservatory
Bailey Wolfe
Gatty
Giles Benson
iHnterest
Morris House
Morrises
Dennison
Hillcrest Road
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