President Fights Over Railroad Rate Change Policy
A crucial clash looms as President Wilson backs a proposal to empower a new board to set mandatory wage and rate changes for railroads, potentially sidelining the Interstate Commerce Commission. Congress debates expanding or restricting I C C powers amid looming rail repair and reconstruction measures.
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House Committees On Interstate Commerce
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House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
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House Committee On Interstate Commerce
Discipline in Paris Prison Stirs Army Controversy
Field Clerk Strohl alleges brutal treatment by guards in Paris prisons, including forced labor, sleep deprivation, and assault. Investigations show provocation cited, with Brig. Gen. Harts endorsing strict discipline as necessary amid misconduct by many officers in Paris.
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Paris
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Hart G. Strohl
Mattoon
Ill
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St. Anne
Durance Vile
States
Siegel
New York
Brown
Marine Corps
Boothe
Chelles
Cheles
Smith
Prison Farm No. 2
Maj
Noble
Stroh
Lynn Adams
H. P. Luce
Government ownership of railroads blocked by Congress
Strong urging by railroad brotherhood representatives and a President who seems receptive contrasts with congressional opposition. Committees and majorities in both houses show overwhelming sentiment against government ownership of public utilities and the transcontinental railroad system. Viewpoints suggest approval would only come from a small congressional minority if presented squarely.
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Virginia Obituary and Suffrage Conference in August
Bristol mourns Mrs Busan E Davis 68 with funeral at home led by Rev J C Orr. Survived by husband W W Davis and three sons one daughter. Nearby Rev W G Woolford 78 dies at Blountville leaving wife and one brother. Mrs Jane R Rael 90 dies at Gunnings Danville. пром August 3 Virginia suffrage leaders led by Elizabeth Langhorne Lewin arrive to press for state party action before August 13 legislature meets.
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Busan E. Davis
J. C. Orr
W. W. Davis
W. G. Woolford
Blountville
Jane R. Rael
Gunnings
Danville
Elizabeth Langhorne Lewin
Equst Suffrage League of Virginia
Virginia
Roger A. James
Inflation Fight Splits Republicans over High Living Costs
Washington split into two schools of thought as inflation and high living costs dominate congressional debate. Republicans push deflating currency, attack middlemen profits, and resist railroad wage demands amid fears of rising prices from transportation costs and war-era policies.
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Myers
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Department of Agriculture
Nying
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Food Administration
Herbert Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Bolisheviki
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