Train collision injures two near tunnel entrance
In a collision at the entrance to the Pennsylvania Railroad tunnel under the Hudson to Jersey City, two people were injured including Washington conductor W. D. Pierson who was pinned under a car. about 100 passengers were held captive for ninety minutes after an electric locomotive struck the side of a Washington-bound train.
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New York
Hudson
Jersey City
W. D. Pierson
Washington
Teachers Challenge Dialect in School Songs
New York high school music teachers form a committee to urge publishers remove Negro dialect from school texts. Dr. Frank R. Rix says pure English should be taught as foreign children struggle with dialect. proposed changes include Dixie lyrics and Star Spangled Banner wording.
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Associated Press
New York
Frank R. Rix
Dixie
Webber
Wilmington Guests and Visitors File Through City
Ladies and families from Houston Dallas Farmer sville Currie Lynchburg and other locales arrive or depart Wilmington for visits teaching positions and family gatherings. Several travelers plan weeks long stays in Currie Watha Magnolia Carolina Beach and Garland while others return home after visits with relatives and friends.
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Sarah C. Merritt
Magnolia
N. J. Parker
German Economic Association eyes postwar Latin American trade
Berlin reports the German Economic Association for South and Central America, formed Sept 1 1915, now has about 1200 members mostly German firms. Despite a quiescent postwar phase, it aims to restore German trade quickly with agents across Latin America and seeks to secure preferred positions for certain goods.
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Berlin
German Economic Association For
South and Central America
Associated Press
Amert
Local Officers Headed to Newport in Personal Travel
Capt. P. H. Uberroth of the coast guard cutter Seminole left for Newport R I to join his wife visiting there and will travel by automobile. Sergeant Ira Hines of Company A Engineer Troops Camp Glenn spends the weekend in the city. Capt. J. F. Russell returns from New York City after a few days on business. EF T Burton Esq returns from New York City after a week on business.
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P. H. Uberroth
Cost Guard
Seminole
Newport
R. I
Ira Hines
Company, A
Engineer Troops
Camp Glenn
City
J. F. Russells
New York City
EF. T. Burton, Esq
Prosecution Considered Against Labor Leaders
New York officials discuss possible conspiracy actions by Interborough against labor leaders amid sympathy walkout plans by 75,600 workers. IRT general counsel Quackenbush says evidence gathering could lead to an injunction to restrain strikers. President Shonts notes criminal charges not immediate, but staff study and prep for developments.
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New York
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Theodore P. Shonts
The
Interborough
State Dept Weighs British Order Affecting Trade With Norway
Washington reports the State Department is studying a new British order restricting trade to Norway Sweden Denmark and Holland. Officials doubt if it affects American goods already covered by letters of assurance via the Netherlands overseas trust. Embassy officials say no change will occur. A Sept 11 cablegram from Consul Skinner supports that American goods covered by assurance will not be stopped.
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Associated Press
Washington
State Department
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Holland
Netherlands Overseas Trust
London
Skinner
Massachusetts Studies Youth Labor Health Amid Cotton Mills
Massachusetts researchers report on the health and development of boys aged 14 to 18 employed in cotton mills. The study notes many are undersized or undeveloped for their ages, with some 15 and 16 year olds larger than peers, and highlights the impact of state regulations on employment, plus the need for further investigation into atmospheric effects and safety conditions.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Board of Labor and Industries
M. Victor Safford
U. S. Public Health Service
Public Health
South American Markets and War Time Trade Pressures
The passage discusses expected difficulty in regaining ground in South American markets during wartime. It notes American progress in winning trade, bank expansion, and transport growth, while warning that railways owned or controlled by British or French capital could discriminate against German goods. It warns of British capital advantages and calls for strong organization and production effort to meet the challenge.
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Ean
America
Infantile paralysis cases and deaths update
New York reports 41 new infantile paralysis cases and 15 deaths in the 24 hours to 10 a m. today. Federal figures for the week show 254 new cases versus 352 the prior week, signaling a slower week overall.
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Associated Press
New York
Trial testimony in Tompkins vs Yale breach suit
In Poughkeepsie 1915 case Miss Lucille Tompkins sues hotelkeeper Edward Yale for 50000 dollars alleging breach of promise. Emma Briggs testified seeing Tompkins with George Campbell in Campbell’s George Campbell house unit, including peeking through a door. Yale denied any engagement with Tompkins.
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Lucille Tompkins
Edward Yale
Stanfordville
Emma Briggs
Bangali
Tompkins
Lucille
George Campbell
Mr. Campbell
Miss Tompkins
Yale
Rochester Directory Adds Wives in Parentheses On Names
Rochester news notes the city directory will print husbands’ names followed by wives in parentheses, risking the era of singleness declarations. About 126,731 names will be included, with potential national spread as other cities adopt similar directories.
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Farmersville
Texas
Elizabeth LeGwin
Currie
Mary Couneil
Lake Waccamaw
Kenansville
J. A. Brown
Winter Park
E. L. Bridgers
Jonesboro
R. D. Bridgers
C. A. Bennett
Fort Caswell
Wilmington
Elias Richards
John T. French
Lynchburg, Va
Florence Wessell
Salem
Elizabeth College
Midred Moore
Atkinson
Allen Maull
Caneral Advertising and Development
Atlantic Coast Line
Grace Orr
Greensboro
State Normal College
J. C. Carroll
Watha
Carroll
L. M. Brown
Burgaw
Columbia, S. C
M. H. Brown
T. J. Herring
Mr. S. Merritt
R. W. Pottenger
Rocky Mount
Lennie Ward
Kk. W. Ward
P. Harriss
Vaughn
N. C
E. H. Sexton
Ss & Were
Marie Gaylor
J. R. Blanton
Alberta Blanton
Wallace
Carolina Beach
J. M
Cow Robbinson
Charlotte
Wilmington Hotel
J. D. GeBett
Bolton
Koh-i-noor
A. D. Brown
Quackbenbus
Toya
Sid
Belk-Williams Company
Poughkeepsie, N. Y
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Rochester
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Smiths
King George
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England
Western Front
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