Railroads Back McAdoo Contract Plan for War Years
New York reports the acceptance by 82 railroads representing about 2 percent of U S mileage of the standard government rail contract proposed by Director General McAdoo. The committee chaired by Thomas DeWitt Cuyler urges ratification by stockholders, noting possible acquiescence by the remaining 18 percent. Two disputes were noted: liability for consequential damages under government control and a government guarantee of railroad stock dividends.
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New York
Sept
McAdoo
United States
Thomas DeWitt Cuyler
Patriotiss
Robert 8. Binkerd
Cuyler
Blnkerd
Garfield Park Sports and Events Summary
Garfield Park hosted a 70 yard dash won by Thomas Holt, a tennis match won by Rosedale, and a swings ball victory for Garfield Park girls. A baseball game with 88 pounds and another 100 pounds bet Garfield Park over Rosedale with Virginia Avenue also featuring in the day’s events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baware Pelehanty
Garfield Park
Thomas Holt
Rosedale
Garfield Parte
Virginia Avenue
Playgrounds Hold Meet at Garfield Park
Garfield Park playground hosted a field meet with teams from Terminal, Rosedale, Georgetown and Garfield Park. Franklin Jamison of Garfield Park won the midget race. 60 yard dash winners included J. Newmoan at 80 pounds and Wilbur Long at 100 pounds. 125 pound dash results were noted.
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Garfield Park
Terminal
Rosedale
Georgetown
Garfeld Park
Franklin Jamison
J. Newmoan
Wilbur Long
Bail Denied for Eleven L W. W. Officials
Chicago Sept 8 Attorney George Vanderveer announced he failed to obtain bail for eleven L W. W. officials recently convicted of conspiracy against the government. Judge Landis refused further stay of execution and the U S circuit court of appeals declined to admit bail. The 94 defendants will be sent to a Federal prison immediately.
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Chicago
George ¥. Vanderveer
State Today
L W. W
Landis
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Air Raids Cripple German Railways
A Zurich visitor to Germany reports rail way disruption from air attacks, wrecked military trains, and destroyed bridges. The Coblenz Namur line suffered especially, becoming useless for over a week during General Foch's assault, hindering German munitions and troop movements.
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London Times
Washington Pont
Public Ledger
Collalian Front
Zurich
Germany
Coblenz
Namur
vThia
Foch
Opera stars split as Galli Curci moves to Catskills villa
Mme Amelita Galli Curci and husband Luigi Curei part ways amid domestic strains. She accuses Curei and associates of wrongdoing after he served papers on her manager Charles L. Wagner and accompanist Homer Samuels. She seeks damages of 230,000.
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Mme
Amelita Galli-Curci
Luigi Curei
Villa
Pine Hilla
Catskills
Signor Curet
New York
Mme. Gayl-Curet
Charles’ L. Wagner
Homer
Samuels
Tiat
Dermands Demages
Convicted of Taking Bets in Police Court Case
Frank Buzzone who runs a barbershop at Pennsylvania Avenue and John Marshall Place was convicted yesterday in police court on a bookmaking charge. Judge Herdison presided as jurors debated two and a half hours. Buzzone faces possible two year penitentiary sentence with sentencing due today. He was among eight men arrested in a raid two weeks ago and the remaining seven defendants will be tried soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Buzzone
Pennsylvania Avenue
John Marshall Place
Herdison
Buzzone
Buzzoni
Government to Build Nitrate Plant in Toledo
The government takes over full construction of the $20,000,000 Toledo Air Nitrate plant, announced today by Walter Stewart, resident manager of the Air Nitrate Corp. The move assigns responsibility for the project’s completion to government authorities amid wartime industrial expansion.
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Toledo
Ohio
Toledoy Air
Walter’ Stewart
Tha
Alr
New York Front Construction Reassigned to Army Quarter Dept
A fragment notes that the original plan to build and operate the fort for the government in New York was replaced in the construction process by the army quarter department, indicating a shift of responsibility during the project.
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Ploration of
New York
Army Quarter Department
Navy Supplies Bureau Moves to New Navy Building
The Bureau of Supplies and Accounts at the Navy Department, led by Admiral Samuel McGowan, paymaster general, moved into the newly built Navy building at Seventeenth and West Potomac Park area. Moving began Thursday at 7:20 o clock and by sunset all divisions were under one roof including the Purchase Division which had relocated earlier from Sanda Court to Seventh and HB streets southwest.
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Bureau of Supplies Land Accounts
Navy Department
Samuel McGowan
the Navy
West Potomac Park
Oelock
Sanda Court
Wing feature noted in opening of bids for street project
A fragment cites a wing feature and space allocated for bid opening tied to a street project. It mentions preparations and provisions made for this connection. Names, dates, and places are unclear in the readable text, but the item points to a municipal bid process and architectural details.
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Teenth Street
Thestere
Answer Textile Co. Suit Denies Misrepresentation Claims
Russell and Gillis file answer in the Supreme Court of the District denying misrepresentation and antagonism charges by the United Textile Company. They object to the companys treasury stock practices involving Bohemains and Czecho slovaks in Cleveland in exchange for Liberty Bonds. Attorneys Hitt and Evans of Washington represent Russell and Gittins.
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Russell
Gillis
Arthur Russell
Lyle N
Gilling De~fendants
United Textile Company
Supreme Court of the District
Treasury
Cleveland
Ohio
Hitt and Evans
Washington
Russell and Gittins
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