Railroads Face April Deficit Beyond Guarantees
WashingtonJune 1 The Interstate Commerce Commission reports April net operating revenues of U S railroads under government control fell 41.1 million below the guaranteed return, adding to a yearly shortfall that could top a billion dollars. Director General Hines hints at possible rate hikes as heavy traffic from bumper crops looms, while expecting at least the standard return if traffic rises as forecast.
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Washington
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad Administration
Hines
St. Louis
Court Takes Recess in Williams Mfg Co v Insurance Case
The Williams Mfg Co et al v Insurance Co of North America trial paused yesterday morning. Plaintiffs are Porter Witters Harvey J W Redmond. defendants Dunnett Shields Conant. The case is sharply contested and may take time. Testimony not completed. adjourned at noon to reconvene Tuesday noon.
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Williams Mfg. Co
Et al. Ve
the Insurance Co
North America
Porter, Witters and Harvey
J. W. Redmond
Dunnett, Shields & Conant
Hearing at Peace Council for Irish Delegates Adopted
Washington June 7 The Borah resolution urging American Peace Delegates to seek a hearing before the Irish delegates at the Peace Conference was adopted by the Senate.
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Peace Council For Irish
Washington
Senate
Labor Crisis in France Threatens Cabinet Action
Paris reports show a chaotic French labor scene fueling an interior government crisis. The Clementel government plans immediate concessions to organized labor, including a general amnesty for political criminals and liberal arbitration rules, aiming to separate Bolshevist leaders from the masses and curb strikes through press channels.
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Paris
Clementeiu
Holshevikts
Drowned at Montpelier While Bathing In Worcester
June 7 in Worcester county Ransom Ran som aged 17 drowned at Puthanville after slipping from a rock into deep water. He with Homer Wilkins and Clifton Dodge went bathing none could swim. Ransom remained in water about 46 minutes before rescue attempts failed. He leaves a mother Mrs Belstone and several siblings in Plattsburg N Y.
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Montpeliir
Puthanville
Worcester
Homer Wilkins
Clifton Dodge
Ransom
Belstone
Plattsburg
Ships for Tra Trade to Latin America to Start in Nov
Chairman Edward N Hurley told the Second Pan American Commercial Conference that the United States plans a fast passenger and mail service to Latin America by November 1. The fleet will include ex German liners Mount Vernon Von Steuben and Agamemnon rebuilt for South American trade with speeds up to 23 4 knots, enabling New York to Rio de Janeiro in ten days and Buenos Aires in eleven. The aim is dense mail service three to four times weekly and regular American lines to compete with European routes.
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Washington
Edward N. Hurley
United States Shipping Board
Hurley
Shipping Board
North
South America
United States
Mount Vernon
Cecile
Latin America
New York
Buenos Aires
von Steuben
Rio de Janeiro
Congress
Canada’s Water Power and Its Economic Reach
Canada has extensive hydro power potential with plant sites near major commercial centers from Atlantic to Pacific. Most cities lie within economic transmission distance, except the central western prairies, and hydro power could meet generation demands for generations.
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Canada
Atlantic
Pacific
Central
Prairies
House committee bids favorably on daylight saving repeal
Washington June 7 The House Interstate Commerce Committee voted to report favorably on a bill to repeal the Daylight Saving Law. The measure would take effect the last Sunday in October and repeal current daylight saving time rules.
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Washington
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Blanton accuses labor unions of harboring anarchists
In a fiery House speech Representative Blanton of Texas denounces unions as harboring anarchists while warning Gompers to purge labor of lawlessness He cites May Day events in Washington and alleges threats against his family from anonymous correspondents urging action against unions.
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Washington
House of Representativs
Blanton
Texas
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Rena Mooney
Palmer
John L. Burnett
Immigration Committee
Mr. Blanton
United States
Congress
Fur Aworkers’ Union
Haman
Mind That Is Truly Free Quote by William Ellery Chanulag
A compact quotation frames liberty as the foremost duty of the self and the state, arguing that true freedom guards individuals from dependence and elevates a nation beyond worldly empires through self possession and restraint.
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William Ellery Chanulag
Indians Return From War Zone On Patricia
Texas and Oklahoma troops of the 36th Division led by Maj Gen William M Smith arrived aboard the transport Patricia and were welcomed by Gov J W A Robertson of Oklahoma. About 150 of 1000 Indians in the division returned on the Patricia with cowpunchers and ranchmen. Okla soldiers Turner and Sampler earned Congressional Medals for bravery near St Etienne last October. Commander Metcalf of the Patricia recounted a sea tale involving the destroyer O Brien in the Irish Sea. The St Louis carried army ambulance corps and French army personnel, and Private Albert Sidney Hartwell, decorated with multiple honors, was among the most distinguished. The St Louis also halted for a whale sighting leading to a brief overboard incident.
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Texas
Oklahoma
William 2. Smith
Patricia
J. W. A. Robertson
Pegram Whitworth
Seventy-first Infantry Brigade
142Nd Infantry
Harold L. Turner
Samuel H. Sampler
St. Etienne
Turner
Sampler
Samp Jer
M. K. Metcalf
O'Brien
Metcalf
Irish Sea
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Charles K. Berle
Army Medical Corps
Albert Sidney Hartwell
Forest Fire Near Waterbury Fire Threat Hit Slashed Timber
A June incident near Waterbury on the Last Block farm burned fifty acres of slash timber and nearly reached the house. State Forester W. G. Hastings Fire Warden Philip Shonjo and about sixty men fought the blaze, aided by village trucks. Manager J. B. Elderdge coordinated efforts as guards watched the site.
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Waterbury
W. G. Hastings
Philip Shonjo
J. B. Elderdge
Mr. Shonio
Montpelier
State Forester
Council of Four weighs change to German treaty terms
Paris reports show growing sentiment in the Council of Four to alter the German treaty terms though specifics are unclear. Von Brockdorff-Rantzau travels from Versailles to Berlin as German acceptance remains doubtful. Berlin hints at hope, while Italian claims to Eastern Adriatic cause unease. Paris presses for a quick allied reply and orders commissions to file their reports by Monday for an early presentation to German delegates.
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Paris
Council of Four
von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Versailles
Germany
Berlin
Adriatic
Orlando
Treaty copies sent to U.S. Senators and representatives
Paris reports Berlin is dispatching photographically reproduced copies of the Peace Treaty to every United States Senator and representative, signaling a full distribution of the document to key lawmakers.
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Paris
Berlin
United States
False Alarm Sparks City Fire Trucks On Prank Call
A morning false general alarm from the corner of Clif and Mt. Pleasant streets drew Chief Mardon and the chemical and hook and ladder trucks. No fire was found, and residents learned the incident likely stemmed from boys ringing the alarm for fun, though officials warned it is a serious offense.
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Clif
Mt. Pleasant
Marden
Dlatan
Mardon
Boy's Skull Fracture After Bat Struck at Park Game
Richard McWilliams, 14, Graniteville, is recovering after a bat slipped from a player’s hands and struck him during practice at Gateley’s Park. Doctors Avery and Hayes performed surgery removing bone fragments. He is listed as comfortable, with outcome uncertain for days.
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Richard
John McWilliams
Graniteville
Gateley’s Park
McWilliams Hoy
Ajogayduiod Yno Wiy Payong
The Settlement of Nymphs in Japan Village Women Lead
In a Japanese coast village near Shima the name translates to The Settlement of Nymphs. Women dominate local life with pent fishing as the chief industry while men stay at home to perform domestic work.
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Shima
Japan
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