Railroads Propose 6 Percent Freight Increase
Eastern and central freight associations filed tens of thousands of tariffs with the Interstate Commerce Commission proposing a flat 6 percent rise in all freight rates. Coal and grain may be exempt in some cases. The rise will be suspended and a decision is unlikely before spring.
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Washington, D. C
Eastern and
Central Freight Associations
Interstate Commerce Commission
San Antonio
B. F. Looney
Texas
Austin
Gillette
Albert Steves
Gallagher
W. P. Lane
Commerce
Dillon, Thompson & Clay
New York
Continental and Commercial Trust & Savings Bank of Chicago
Brown
Chicago Bank
Chicago
Lambert
Eighth Ward Improvement Club Plans Mosquito Extermination Drive
An enthusiastic meeting at the McKinley Avenue Methodist Church formed committees to assist the city health department in exterminating mosquitoes. Regular meetings set for the second Monday each month. Committees will address Riverside Park school issues, ward interests in city council, drainage and oiling of gravel pits, and drainage of pools along rail lines. Dr W A King urged sanitation importance.
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Eighth Ward Improvement Club
City Health Department
McKinley Avenue Methodist Church
E. A. Skinner
William Laxner
R. M. Cresswell
Riverside Park
D. C. Hogan
W. A. Armstrong
F. A. Huck
Eighth Ward
H. W. Tremiett
William Ransom
W. C. Washington
J. E. Elgin
Louis Eilers
C. E. Smith
W. A. King
Citizens’ Auxiliary
Board of Health
Daniels Returns From Raleigh House-Warming At News and Observer Plant
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels arrives back from Raleigh after attending the house-warming for the rebuilt News and Observer plant, rebuilt after a January fire. Daniels hopes to focus on Navy duties without editorial worries. Confetti Masquerade Carnival headlines Exposition Park for October 25 to 28.
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Daniels
Washington, D. C
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Raleigh
N. C
Raleigh News and Observer
Navy Department
Exposition Park
Engagement Announced for Lottie Grunwaldt to Frank Kunz
Mr and Mrs Emil Grunwaldt announce the engagement of their daughter Lottie to Frank A Kunz of San Antonio The wedding is planned for the latter part of November.
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Emil Grunwaldt
Avenue A
Lottie
Frank A. Kunz
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