No Increases in City Wages Delayed to April Budget
City council reports no wage raises before April due to budget constraints. Milk ordinance enforcement will begin after Jan 1 with reports to follow. milk inspector cites cups shortage and delayed enforcement. Public health committee faces delays on watering troughs as donations lag. Streetcar case to be tried within 30 days. United Charities plans community census and targeted aid to lift families into permanent employment amid high prices. Christmas baskets may replace trees.
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TW. A. Moore
B. F. Hath
M. J. Morgan
Walter Matthews
N. A. Telty
Matthews
Committee On Public Health
J. W. Rickert
Burr A. Brown
Brown
A. H.coward
W. R. Law
United Charities
Commercial Club
Delaware County Charity Dilemma From 1815 Accounts
In Delaware County a United Charities inquiry into 1815 accounts shows total poor relief expenditures of 47 003.47 including soldiers relief and hospital care. The county farm surplus was 2 294.11, with 21 inmates costing about 210 each. Auditor Bunker notes about 260 aid recipients amid rising tax funds and ongoing poverty.
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Manchester
United Charities Committee
Delaware County
Davenport Silo
Glenwood
Council Bruce
C. H. Bunker
National forests record rise in receipts and investments
National Forest Administration reports a rise of over 340000 in receipts to more than 2800000 for the year. Timber receipts surpassed 1400000, grazing brought in 1200000, and water power rentals 100000. Graves notes current receipts cover about three quarters of protection and operations costs, with investments in roads reforestation and surveys pushing total expenses to around 6275000.
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Washington, D. C
Drc
National Forest Administration
Henry &. Graves
Forest Service
Wiich
Graves
America Urges Allies to Allow Envoy to Pass
Washington reports a third State Department note to Britain and France urging safe passage for Count Fernowski, Austria’s ambassador to the United States, asserting unrestricted diplomatic intercourse. With no replies yet, the envoy sails from Rotterdam on December 16, and allies may permit passage informally despite public notes.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Great Britain
France
Count Fernowski
United States
Austria
England
Rotterdam
Met
$5 Week Increase in Liability Law Sioux City News
An amendment to the workmen's compensation law is agreed between the Town Federation of Labor and the State Manufacturers' association. The maximum weekly payment to an insured employee rises from 30 to 15 dollars and the employers' liability period extends longer. Dr Shulenberger, specialist in chronic nervous diseases, Waterloo, Hotel Tilis, Saturday December 16. 190th visit.
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Sioux City
Town Federation of Labor
State Manufacturers’ Association
Shulenberger
Waterloo
Tilis
Christmas Money From War Affects Lines At Posts
Washington December 11. Women in mourning and men with solemn faces wait at post offices as foreign money orders go to war torn homes. Soldiers’ families, prisoners of war and others across the globe rely on the U S postal system for Christmas remittances while delivery to Russia and German territories faces disruption due to wartime conditions.
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Washington, D. C
United States
America
Old Falls
Bers
Postal Money Order Department
Santa Claus
England
France
Austria
Russia
Warsaw
Wer
New Orleans trade convention on postwar policies invited broad participation
A postwar foreign trade convention in New Orleans urged Americans in overseas commerce to join practical discussions on safeguarding U S foreign trade, cooperation in trade development, merchant marine and foreign investment. It invited boards of trade chambers of commerce and related bodies to appoint delegates to address competition after the war. A nearby want ad touts savings on a stylish winter coat and urging readers to cash checks.
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New Orleans
United States
Merce
Boards O Trade
Chambers of Commerce
Call Convention To Consider Problems of Foreign Trade
James A Farrell chairman of the national foreign trade council and United States Steel president issued the formal call for the fourth national foreign trade convention to be held in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania on January 26 27 28 1917. The call is based on the council s research into foreign trade problems since the last for-ment.
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New York
James A. Farrell
National Foreign Trade Council
United States Steel Corporation
Pittsburgh
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