Freight Rate Reforms Sought as Railroads Struggle
The Interstate Commerce Commission faces pressure to revise freight rates as railroads near insolvency. Eastern executives seek restoration of the 1921 rate structure to restore solvency, while limiting price shocks. A broad restructuring is urged to align rail, truck, bus, and ship transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Commission
Eastern Railroad
Regulatory Commission
Individu
Not Yet Summer Garb Sparks Reform in Men’s Attire
A transient critique notes men cling to heavy grandfatherly clothes despite heat and new fashion. Cobb advocates lighter fabrics and brighter smocks while urging bolder style choices. The piece lampoons current garb and urges reform in cut weight and color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cat Fle
Cobb
New York Fashion Scene and Broadway Oddities Noted
A fragmented description of New York fashion and theater culture references. Mentions Madison and Park Avenues, Rialto, arcades, and various named figures, mixed with vivid, stylistic observations of clothing and street life on a bustling city backdrop. The piece reads like a kaleidoscopic street portrait with many garbled names and interiors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
Whey Firth
Madison
Park
Stong
Jann
Raymond
Recollections of Youth and Postwar Attitudes in an Old Town
The narrator recalls adolescent relics and social changes from a bygone era, noting vanished fashions, the rise of a gluttonous era, and a quirky boyish charm. He describes finds from an old trunk, including monogrammed items, a jeweled watch charm, and a celluloid flower, then reflects on public concerts, dating rituals, and a promenade past Carnegie mansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Listen World! A Self Help Piece by Elsie Robinson
A 1931 King Features Syndicate piece explores the idea of self deception in claiming to be exceptional while fearing life and others. It argues most people share similar insecurities, urging quiet courage and action over excuses, warning that many pretend to be different to dodge ordinary rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eversonr
King Mgn., Inc
Candor Fades in Publicity Battle Over Utilities
Long article details a public relations clash as Atlanta Gas Light faced rate hike talk. City intervention, a $1500 fee, and a bid to hire Municipal Utilities Rate Association draw scrutiny. An injunction blocks payments, then Dr. John Bauer addresses the public on radio, followed by pressure to present the utility side. The saga ends with an abrupt cancellation of further public discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bainbridge Colby
TNT
Muel
Federal Trade Commission
Atlanta Gas Light Company
Georgia Public Service Commission
Atlanta
Municipal Utilities Association of Georgia
Rate Association of Georgia
Smith
City of
Municipal Utilities Rate Association
City Council of
John Bauer
St. Lawrence Power Development Commission
Munnicipal Utilities Rate Association
Dr. Bauer
Southern Cities Public Service Co
Central Public Service Corporation
The
Central Public Service Company
Relief From Burdens Of Past Up to Youth
Northamiton Bay 27 The Editor of the Light Home of the younger generation argues youths should bear past obligations tied to war era conditions. He says inheriting scholarship and inventions from past ages cannot be repudiated and reconstruction requires a hard and honorable process. Calvin Coolidge copyright McClure Newspaper Byod. This is a daily article series for The Light in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northamiton
Bay 27
The
Light
Calvin Coolidge
McClure
Coolidge
San Antonio
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mahomet
Transporta
Sparta
George
Oartney Cooper
Fay
Bey
Greenwich Gaillage
Eeloy Indy
Nw Reekier
Lism
Pearbym
Tae
Joe
Teler Arco
Auverss
Ark
Howard Brubaker
Lee Callabon
Ge Innit
Maller
Ansten Carnegie
Hollywood
McNaught Ayad
Elsie Robinson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!