The Dollar Decline Highlighted In Arbitration Hearing
In Chicago the United States board of arbitration hears Burlington trainmen wage demands as statistician J W Ryan testifies on dollar buying power. He cites Bureau of Labor Statistics data showing food costs rising from 1902 to 1912, with 1912 food expenses reaching 4463 dollars annually, a 265 percent rise.
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Chicago
United States Board of Arbitrations
Burlington
J. W. Ryan
Washington, D. C
Federal Bureau of Labor Statistion
Ryan
Bulletin of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Confessions Teeeeeee of a Wife
A former couple’s domestic argument unfolds over mounting wedding bills and a $1000 gift. The narrator suspects her fiancé Dick, his mother, and shared finances threaten their love life and future, as she contemplates how to address money matters. To Be Continued Tomorrow.
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Mr. Waverly
Mary
Mrs. Waverly
Mollie
Selwyn
Richard
Margie
New York
Wilsons smile sealed in vault for future generations
In New York on December 22 a moving picture of President Wilson’s facial expressions is placed in an air tight water proof fire proof container and locked in the Modern Historical Record Association vaults inside the New York public library building. The plan calls for the record to be preserved for 100 years and revealed to entertain future generations of the 21st century.
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New York
Wilson
Modern Historical Record Association
New York Public Library
Prisoner Says Jail Soup Worse Than Death in Uniontown
Uniontown Pa December 22 Prisoner John Payne sentenced to hang for murder declares jail soup is worse than death He calls the prison meal the only blot on his existence and vows to endure rather than eat it
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Uniontown
John Payne
Payne
Food kills us New York Dee 22 quote on health
W T White Canadian minister of finance told insurance heads in New York that "Most persons dig their graves with their teeth" and urged more play and sleep with less food to aid the insurance business. He spoke as part of a health and welfare discussion.
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New York
Dee
W. T. White
Corporation Lawyer Plans Marriage To Sadie Gompers
George B. Gerau, self described plain corporation lawyer, announces his January wedding to Sadie Gompers daughter of AFL president Samuel Gompers. He cites experience in 14 states courts and argues labor and capital can unite as reform grows economic balance.
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San Francisco
George B. Gerau
Sadie Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
Corporation
Vialon
Best modern outside rooms at Stewart House ad
Advertisement for best modern outside rooms at Stewart House 86 West Stewart offering units priced from 25e to 50c.
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Stewart House
West Stewart
Pretty blonde mayor of town in Atlantic City
Atlantic City dispatch reports Bessie May Townsend a 21 year old blonde served as mayor for six hours while Mayor Riddle and all commissioners were out of town. The piece notes her usual role as controller and comments on the ease of ribbon selection versus husband procurement.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Bessie May Townsend
Riddle
Market Today Report on Western Avenue Open for Business
Jobbers on Western avenue opened for business with fresh ranch eggs quoted unchanged at 41 cents per dozen. Producers urged to keep poultry moving after Christmas as strong demand anticipated for New Year. Also lists prices for butter eggs poultry veal pork and various fruits and vegetables. The New York supreme court has 7,000 cases before it with a chance some litigants may see a decision in their lifetime.
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J. W. Godwin & Co
Yakima
White River
California
Perry Bros
Old Roosters
Teletan
New York Supreme Court
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