Railroad Officials Forecast Car Surplus After Shortage Lifts
Clyde B. Aitchison of the Interstate Commerce Commission told the National Association of Railway and Utilities Commissioners that the rail and water systems nearly halted during strikes and a surplus of equipment may follow. He warned against new construction until conditions normalize and the transport network runs at full capacity. James A. Perry of Georgia was elected president, with officers from Wisconsin Iowa New York and Washington.
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Washington
Clyde B. Aitchison
Inter-State Commerce Commission
National Association of Railway and Utilities Commissioners
Aitchison
James A. Perry
Georgia
D. Jackson
Wisconsin
Dwight N. Lewis
Towa
James B. Walker
Frank H. Funk
Illinois
Interstate Commerce Commission
Japanese attack kills twenty insurgents at Sungpin Tsun
Japanese forces launched an encircling assault on a village near Sungpin Tsun in the Chang Yen district killing twenty insurgents from Korean forces. The fighting destroyed one mission, one native school, and ten houses as Korean dispatches report.
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Tokio
Sungpin-Tsun
Chang- Yen
Whiskey Theft Case Triggers Federal Indictments In Chicago
Mike De Pike Heltier and saloon keeper Robert Perlman surrendered to federal authorities in Chicago facing indictments for whiskey theft and sale. Each held on 15 000 bonds as investigators pursue charges tied to a bootlegging scheme.
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Chicago
Mike de Pike’ Heltier
Aed Heager
Robert Perlman
Aunthoritien
Wife Wanted to Be Rid of Him
Mason City Iowa November 10 AP C H Wilson shot and wounded his wife in a rooming house quarrel with a lodger. Police say he confessed and said he planned to kill himself but a cramp in his finger stopped him. He said his wife told him she wanted to get rid of him.
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Mason City
C. H. Wilson
Reduction Fire Losses a Solution
Chicago architect Wharton Clay told a House Reconstruction Committee hearing that cutting fire losses can ease the U.S. housing shortage. He cited insured loss of 63 million dollars last year, enough to build 16 thousand homes, and noted only 20 thousand new houses were built. He urged stricter local building ordinances and safer construction practices to reduce fire vulnerabilities and save lives.
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Chicago
United States
Wharton Clay
House Committee On Reconstruction
Clay
Federal banks hold stance on livestock trade move
St. Louis reports William C. McMartin chairman of the eighth federal reserve district says forming a vote to advance livestock product movement between the U S and Europe is a commercial matter, not for the federal reserve banks to decide.
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St. Louis
United States
Europe
William C. McMartin
Eighth Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve
Switzerland Hikes International Postage Rates
Berne reports that following the postal union conference decision Switzerland raised international letter postage to forty centimes and international post cards to twenty centimes, reflecting higher rates in international mail services.
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Berne
Switzerland
International Conference of the Postal Union
Moonshiner Near Council Bluffs Found Operating In Corn Field
Omaha reports evidence of an illicit whiskey operation near Council Bluffs in a farmer's corn field. A still sat at the center of the field with cold mash inside and shelled corn scattered around after the farmer, J. Peary, discovered the loss during shucking.
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Omaha
Council Bluffs
J. Peary
Minors Split On Major League War Plan
Kansas City Nov 10 AP Minor league president M H Sexton said the National Association should not enter the major league war. August Herrmann and Clark Johnson spoke for rivals while Commissioner Johnson urged neutrality and a three member committee to meet with major league leaders to avert conflict.
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Kansas City
National Association of Minor Leagues
M. H. Sexton
August Herrmann
Cincinnati
Nationals
Toda
Ee B. . Johnson
American League
Dent Johnson
Sexton
J@hnson
Asers
Lasker
A. D. Lasker
Chicago
Navy Heroes to Receive Medals at Boston and Newport
The Boston navy yard announced awards for distinguished service in the war. Rear Admiral Herbe O Dunn received the Navy Cross for commanding the naval station at Ponta Delgada Azores. Eleven others, including Rear Admiral S S Robinson, were cited for their roles in the submarine force. Admiral Sims did not appear on the list and had earlier protested a similar honor for subordinates. Armistice Day honors also to thirteen officers and men at the New York navy yard.
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Robinson
Boston Yard
Newport
Navy War College Today
William 8. Simms
Tennessee
Aay
Sims
Navy Department
The
War College
Ashley H. Robertson
Admiral Sims
Torpedo Station
Naval Training Station
Naval Hospital
New York
America
New York Navy Yard
Norway Likes American Goods
A Commerce Department report notes American autos and trucks dominate Norwegian streets and that U S exports in agricultural machinery metal manufacture leather goods textiles and clothing rank highly and show a strong trade position.
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Washington
Norway
Department of Commerce
Nels A. Bengston
United States
Officials to Strike as Government Refuses Salary Hikes
Madrid reports El Sol stating that officials across several departments will strike today after the government decision to refuse salary increases. The move follows a government stance that salary boosts are not approved.
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Madrid
el Sol
Congressmen Put On Big Party
Washington report says Representative Garrett of Tennessee spent the night in a precinct station and appeared in police court to answer charges of operating an automobile while under the influence of liquor. A collision involving Olive M. Seidfeld caused a fracture of her hip.
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Washington
Garrett
Tennessee
Olive M. Seidfeld
Undesirable Aliens Arrive in New York For Deportation
Sixty one undesirables traveling in two special trains guarded by immigration officers arrived from Chicago and other regions to Island for deportation. One fugitive, P Mozaris, escaped last June and was recaptured in Kalamazoo and held for further examination by immigration and labor authorities.
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New York
Chicago
Far West
P. Mozaris
Immier
Kalamazoo
Wall Street
Ithuania
Lab
Department of Are
Ground pieces under a train near Fairfield
Police report a man identified as G F Baker from Twin Falls Idaho leaped under a train near a Fairfield hotel last night and was ground to bits. A lodge card in his grip linked him to Baker of Twin Falls. he was about 30, with prior injuries and a reported Oregon accident last fall.
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Oakland
Cal
G. F. Baker
Idaho
Fairfield
Hotel
Twin Falls
Ida
Sisting
Wife Atd Daughters
San Jose
Calif
Elks Lodge
Oregon
Baker
Investigations Cite Padded Payrolls and Supply Thefts
Washington reports to the House Shipping Board panel accuse payroll padding and wholesale thefts of ship supplies by firms repairing government vessels. The officials are shown to have conflicts of interest and inflated prices up to 50 percent over wholesale costs.
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Washington
Shipping Board
House Committee On Shipping Board
A. M. Fisher
J. F. Richardson
Republican
Massachusetts
Shipping Board “Fleet Corporation
Four Killed and Nine Hurt By Explosion on Tanker El Mundo
Explosion in the engine room of the Southern Pacific freighter El Mundo at Pier 51 Hudson River killed four and injured nine. The 10,000 ton tanker, en route between New York and Galveston, had about 46 crew aboard. Flames spread to a second tank, a tug helped, and officials reported three missing and six injured at 3:45 to 3:55 PM.
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New York
Southern Pacific
el Mundo
Pier 51
Hudson River
Southern Pacific Company
Here
Galveston
Ding
Baby rattles become athletic apparatus per Michigan boxing panel
Lansing reports the Michigan state boxing commission ruled baby rattles as athletic equipment. Chair Tom Biggers noted the decision, linking to a fund from boxing bouts used to distribute athletic goods to schools for orphans and abandoned children at Coldwater. The requisition marked the first to involve such equipment.
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Lansing
Mich
Michi State Boxing Commission
Tom Biggers
Montgome
Coldwater
Subways at Three Points Proposed Near McCammon Idaho
Chamber of Commerce backs subway study for rail crossings near McCammon and stockyards north of town. Estimated costs total 950,000 with one third funded by railroad, one third by government, and county to cover the rest. County officials discuss timing and legislative action while awaiting state aid.
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Chamber of Commerce
Sicha
Havenor
Board of County Commissioners
Federal Road Department
McCammon
Lyman Fargo
Sam Smith
Smith
Mr. Fargo
Fargo
Chas. Bassett
Legislative Committee of the
Chamber of
Peace in sight in baseball war says Garry Herrmann
Garry Herrmann representing the National League told minor league owners in Kansas City that peace is near and an informal meeting of all sixteen club owners would be held in Chicago Friday. He read a telegram signaling the gathering and noted that five owners loyal to President Johnson refused to attend last week’s Chicago talks.
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Kansas City
Garry Herrmann
National Association of Minor Loan
Chicago
Nai Langes
Frierrmann Gestapo
Almarioa League
Johnson
Herrmann
Heydler
Clark Griffith
Washington Americans
Charles Ebbetts
Brooklyn Nationals
Barney Dreyfus
Pittsburg Nationals
Herremann
American League
G. W. Miller
National League
Maeien
Ornate Plunge Baths To Be Privately Maintained
Graeco Roman baths in the United States Senate, installed eight years ago and unused, are being cleared of cobwebs and will reopen with steam plunge shower and electricity under a private funding plan. Senate members will be assessed per use to cover costs.
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Washington
United States Senate
Hower
Bers
Senate
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United States Bureau of Shipping
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