Praises Building Loan Associations During War Rates Kept
Senator Calder read a letter from Clinton James president of the Building and Loan Associations Council of the District of Columbia. He defends local associations saying no local DC group charged over 6 percent for 20 years while national outfits faced higher rates. James notes loans through associations were cheaper than other sources during and after the war and credits local DC groups with stable, low-cost borrowing.
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Calder
New York
Clinton James
Raling Associations Council
Distrct
Columbia
Nelson
Minnesota
James
District of Columbia
United States
Washington
Congress
Tighe Sentenced for Assault in Cleveland Arrest Case
New York Oct 14 Policeman Charles Tighe was sentenced to two to four years for assaulting a woman while making an arrest. Judge Cram called the sentence a warning to police that brutality will be punished. Also, Abraham Kaplan, 16, from Cleveland, received 20 years to life for the Mazura killing in January, after pleading guilty to murder in the second degree. Mazura, who planned to return to Russia, was killed by Kaplan and two accomplices who hoped to seize Mazura’s $2,000.
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Tighe
Cleveland
New York
Qet
Charles Tighe
Cram
General Sessions
Abraham Kaplan
Uth
Jacob Mazura
Kaplan
Mazura
Russia
Crisis over rail pay continues from first page
The presidents of Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Union Pacific and Great Northern aim to restore train service wages to pre rise levels, aligning with a labor board decision from July 192A. They propose a 10 percent reduction after reviewing multiple plans in a meeting of railway executives.
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First Pagh
E. Gorman
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Carl St. Gravy
Union Pacific
Ralph Budd
Great Northern
Association of Railway Executives
Railroad wage cuts and rate reductions proposed amid tense strike threats
Proposals for immediate freight rate cuts on agricultural commodities were announced as a 60 to 90 day test while railroads push to reduce wages to lower present rates. The plan met opposition from most roads, unions expressed dissatisfaction, and labor boards noted restored piece rate pay. The action aims to lower rates with concurrent wage reductions, seeking public relief as industrial activity slows and public mood sours.
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Labor Board
Herrin
Rairoads
United States
Former khedive Abbas Hilmi escapes in Constantinople
Abbas Hilmi former khedive of Egypt escapes from Constantinople despite British watchfulness. He had recently been denied a passport for travel to Europe. It is believed he plans to join the Turkish nationalist delegation now in Switzerland.
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Constantinople
Associated Press
Abbas Hilmi
Egypt
Europe
Switzerland
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Wilson
United States Railroad Labor Board
Vnaleigh Haberdasher
Pennsylvania Avenue
Khedive
Opposie Shoreham Hotel
Iington, D
America
Brandis
S. & M. Tire Co
14Th St. N.W
Franklin
Oakland
Cord Tires of
L St. N
THE
Munsey Trust Company
Munsey Building
Pa. Ave
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