Interstate Commerce Commission directs coal car movements west of Mississippi
The ICC orders carriers west of the Mississippi to send empty open top coal cars to Eastern lines within twenty days from May 25 and require return of empties to owning lines. About 38 000 cars, 12 000 from Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, are affected. Declares reduced loading capacity and urges rapid release of loads within 24 hours to avoid further car days lost and recommends building next winter's supply early.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi River
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Prisoner Troops Pray Aboard Ship In Harsh Voyage
An A O H F officer recalls necro troops aboard a vessel facing dire conditions. They prayed openly, one bucking the Hindenburg line with a plea for divine aid as danger loomed. A private considers asking for his old job back amid the peril and high living costs persist in policy. The House passed the omnibus pension bill covering over 600 cases with senate amendments concurs.
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Bie Buck
House
All Things Come to Him Who Corporal
A fragmentary line shows dialogue with Corporal asking what is the matter while another character appears frightened. The readable text suggests a tense moment likely from a wartime or military narrative, portraying fear and confrontation.
Child Who Fears Parents Later Fears Them
A child who grows up fearing his parents tends to invoke fear in them in adulthood, as the dynamic shifts from authority to anxiety. The behavior patterns suggest long term emotional effects rooted in early family interaction and power imbalance.
Downfall to small pay robs broker of $38 thousand
Elias Tieman, 16, confessed embezzler of over $38,000 in Liberty bonds, was arrested after disappearing Sept. 15. He says low pay and easy access to securities led him to theft, blaming few morals around him and noting no woman in his life. Bonds recovered except $4,000.
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New York
Elias Tieman
Detroit
Steve Ostovich
Egypt
Tieran
Z. L. Prince Company
Palm Beach
Florida
Hall
Conference to Standardize Road Material Tests Across States
Highway testing engineers from most states met at the Bureau of Public Roads to develop standardized tests for road materials. The National Association of State Highway Officials will publish the standards, aiming for broad voluntary adoption to reduce cross state discrepancies in material acceptance.
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
National Association of State Highway Officials
Coyote Lassoed From Auto Near Majors Creek
Santa Cruz reports a coyote was lassoed from a car by Geary Imlay, city water department employee, returning from Majors Creek dam. He used a rope swung from the vehicle to seize the animal by the neck, then hauled it into the truck and confined it in the corporation yard.
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Auto
Santa Cruz
Cal
Geary Imlay
City Water Department
Majors Creek
Corporation
Must Wear Trousers Demonstration in New York
Miss Fanny Harley, a hotel guest, walks Fifth Avenue in a display declaring that for health a woman must wear trousers. She models a pair of white garments as onlookers observe the demonstration in the city.
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New York
Fanny Harley
Advantages of good roads in rural communities
Good roads promote self respect and social intercourse, extend access to churches and schools, help keep boys on the farm, and lower transport costs for farm products. They raise land values, indicate the area’s civilization level, and expand market reach for agricultural goods.
Good Roads and Driveways Emphasized for Farms
A well ordered farm requires well arranged roads and driveways around buildings. Private farm roads are as vital as public roads for marketing produce. A road from the farmer’s gate to the marketing place should match the quality of the gate to the barn path.
Federal road aid approved for Missouri projects
Forty nine federal aid road projects totaling 459.29 miles and an estimated $5,948,910 in construction costs have been approved by the federal bureau of roads. The state highway board announces the federal government will pay $2,606,975 with the state and counties covering the remainder.
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Bureau, of Roads
Federal Bureau of Roads
State Highway Board
Improved roads boost farmer yields on cereal lands
Improved roads enable farmers with rich but cereal-focused land to diversify to vegetables and fruits for canneries and city markets, increasing potential returns. The text argues that better transportation makes many crops viable beyond cereals and could raise regional prosperity.
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J ' i Athaen
Central Coal & Coke Co
Nashville Southern Lumberman
Corporal
Victor Rousseau
Wise Kid
Conference of Engineers
Meredith
Department of Agriculture
International Harvester Company
Antigone al Implements
F Company
Deering
McCormick
Mil Milwaukee
Titanian
the Harvester Company
Linn Implement Co
Sidney
Hahler Garage
Nebraska
Cols. Schwartz & Hite
Potter
Joe P. Schwartz
W.E. Shite
C. W. Johnson
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