Price of Tonnage Must Be Reduced, Says Dickie
Alexander J. Dickie of the Pacific Marine Review argues that taxpayers must bear a $4 billion loss to fund a viable American merchant marine. He says tonnage prices must be cut from the Shipping Board, criticizes current sale prices, and urges a bottom-up start after wartime overinvestment and high construction costs.
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J. F. Richardson
San Francisco
United States
Shipping Board
Isays
Alexander J. Dickie
Pacific Marine
Prod
Pacific Coast
Dickie
Ring Board
Oldest suit in U S district court ends after 15 years
Boston June 24 Memories of the days of long ago when the music of Sweet By and By became familiar were recalled as a settlement was reached in the long running suit by Mrs Joan Webster widow of the author against Oliver Ditson and others The expected settlement was about 50000 The case involved a 1865 contract with Lyon Healy taken over after a big fire and included many lawyers and witnesses who have since died The judge complimented counsel for settling a case long on the docket
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Boston
Federal
United States District Court
America
Joseph P. Webster
Elkhorn, Wister
Joan Webster
Olver Ditson
Anderson
Webster
Lyon & Healy Company
Chicago
Allen
Thomas I. Walsh
H. W. Packer
Ren New Nee Eee
Dickie
Seven Women Involved In Cleveland Kaber Murder Mystery
Cleveland reports detail seven women tied to the Kaber murder case. Narratives describe confessions, alleged plots, and roles from bluebeard-like schemes to staged burglaries as investigators unravel two years of mystery surrounding Dan Kaber’s death and the related indictments.
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Cleveland
Kaber
Raber
Dan Kaber
Silver Returns as Silver Prices Fall in France
In Paris on June 24 the gradual return of silver coins to circulation is noted as the price of silver declines, making old pieces less scarce though still rare as they reappear in change.
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Paris
France
Young Girl Predicted Death In Delirium
In Syracuse on June 24 Margaret Marie Mors aged 12 suffered inflammatory rheumatism in delirium and prophesied her own death three days ahead saying Monday Tuesday Wednesday she would die that day. She died on Wednesday as predicted.
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Syracuse
Margaret Marie Mors
Old Fashioned War Path to Be Part of Celebration
A miniature old-fashioned War Path will feature at Seattle’s Fourth of July American Legion celebration. Levitt-Brown-Huggins will supply attractions rides and paraphernalia bringing up to 76 carloads for the event. The shows open downtown a week early on Fourth and Lenora with Legion funds supporting Independence Day expenses and hoped for a surplus.
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American Legion
Exposition Grounds
Levitt-Brown-Huggins
Seattle
Levitt
Fourth
Lenora
Legion
Two Wives Befriend Their One Husband in France
Paris report states Louis Doc mergue a French bigamist confessed he was driven by patriotism to raise the rate in his beloved France. He led a double life in towns twenty miles apart and was released after his wives pleaded he was the best husband.
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Paris
Louis Docmergue
France
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New York
Peter S. Christenson
Lakewood
Ohio
Dan. Kaber
Mrs. Kaber
Mary Brickel
Miss Marian McArdle
Emma Colavito
Mary J. Wade
Margaret Christenson
Ethel Berman
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Star
Washington
Seattle Star
New York Ave
Washington, D. C
Mr. IV Dollar
Westlake
Pine
OLD Shop Fourth and Union
Mr IV
Carl Ralph Hall
East
Elliott
Icast
Stewans
Helfi
Gust Hardware
Sixth Avenue
Pike Street
Coliseum Theatre
Eveready Safety Razors
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