Rail Brotherhoods accuse railroads of corruption and land grabs
The Associated Press reports that Glenn B. Plumb told the House Interstate Commerce Committee that major railroads cheated the public by plundering private lands and issuing massive stock bonuses to Morgan Rockefeller and Gould interests. Labor leaders warned government operation needs testing while the committee weighs public ownership versus security holder plans.
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Rockéfeler
Gould
House Committee
Congress
Misch
Plumb
A. B. Garretson
The
Order of Railway Conductors
Coluiery
Brotherhoods
Infantry Outposts Halt Cattle Rustling at Border
United States infantry outposts set at five mile intervals along the Nogales border have nearly stopped cattle stealing from the Mexican side. Posts on high ridges bear machine guns and Browning rifles while black infantrymen patrol. Mexican officials cooperate, order removal of wood camps five miles back to curb smuggling and promise to return cattle found on Mexican soil.
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Nogales
Zane Child Sponsors Mare Island Destroyer Launch
Marjorie Zane 4 year old granddaughter of Gov Stephen s sponsors the destroyer Zane at Mare Island navy yard. The vessel slid into the water and a second destroyer Litchfield followed half an hour later. A recently patented waterproof lunch basket folds flat for carrying when empty.
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Vallejo
Cal
Marjorie Zane
Ford libel trial closes as arguments end
A.P. dispatch from Mount Clemens Michigan notes closing arguments in Henry Ford libel case. Plaintiff’s senior counsel Lacking and defense attorney Stevenson presented and disputed wartime affiliations and media rhetoric. Judge Tuck to draft jury instructions as Thursday delivers final stance to jurors.
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Mount Clemens
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Kago Daily Tribe
Henry Forsuit
Alfre Row
Tuck
Bett G. Stevenson
Lacking
Stevenson
Ford
Tribuna
Lucking
Chet
United States
Emma Goldman
Goldman
Wirieh
Foodstuffs to be sold at cost from St Louis arsenal
Forty seven carloads of government foodstuffs arrived at the St Louis arsenal with about 500 more expected to follow for distribution in Missouri Kansas and Arkansas. The sale will start Monday.
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ST. Louis
Arsenal
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Wilsons Phone Girl and Notable visitors in Twin Falls War era notes
A compilation of brief notes from Twin Falls reports: Bea trick Francfort returns to the United States after serving as Wilsons telephone operative in Paris. Elsie Strayer visits Twin Falls for shopping. the Kline sisters depart for Lava Hot Springs. John Green receives trout from Rocky Bar. marriage licenses issued to Mariam Beath and Mary Kinder. Misses Hill plan church concerts and a visit to Murtaugh. local plumbing and water main work advances. discharge papers filed by Logan and Eden.
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Twin Falls
Elsie Strayer
Kimberly
Williamins
Fred Walcholtz
Murtaugh
J. WW. Cash
Katherine
Ruby Kline
Merrill
Lava Hot Springs
Harris
Kansas
Mary B. Kinder
Elsie O. Hill
Kansas City
Twin Falls Social News Highlights Local Travel and Visits
Local residents and visitors move through Twin Falls with business trips, brief shopping trips, and social calls. Notables include the wedding of Miss Muzo Field and Ruben Austin and guests from Boise Hailey and Buhl.
Wind Burial Ground for Ancient Dwarfs Alleged near Grand Canyon
Prescott Aug. 12 That toe Squaw Creek west 14 miles east of Grand Canyon was the burial ground of an ancient tribe of dwarfs, says HH Loomis prospector who recently uncovered nineteen skeletons there. A cupful of turquoise and fragments of pottery were found in old graves, some sent to the University of Arizona and the rest to the Smithsonian. All bones belong to a diminutive race, Loomis claims.
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Prescott
Art
Toe Squaw Creek
Grand Canyon
University of Arizona
Smithsonian Institute
Loomis
Apricot Prices Skyrocket in Southern California
In Los Angeles on August 12 a ton fetches one hundred dollars and five cents per pound, lifting the regional crop value to over 76 million dollars this season. Demand from canners worldwide outstrips supply, driven by postwar foreign demand, a shift from prewar $20 per ton highs when fruit was abundant and growers faced losses.
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Los Angeles
Cal
California
Montana Legislature Scene of Stealing of Roll Case
Helena Mont Aug 12 The room of the journal clerk of the Montana House of representatives was entered Monday night after the session adjourned Missing documents include the roll call on appeal from the decision of the chair taken during the fight over the 5 000 000 bood issue measure to provide relief for drought stricken farmers An increase in parasitical diseases among English poultry and game birds has been attributed to dust distribution by automobiles.
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Helena
Mont
Montana House of Representatives
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Lotta Montgomery
Salt Lake City
Harry Alton
Ketchum
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Shoshone
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American Falls
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Soda Springs
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