Word: pittston
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Like most of Reporter O'Malley's copy, his mock autobituary is fanciful. Born in Pittston, Pa., he belonged to a family far from obscure. Of his four brothers, all dead. Joseph, John and Austin were physicians. Brother Austin, eight years Professor of English Literature at Notre Dame University, gained fame as a scientist and oculist. Also he was a Latin scholar, conducted voluminous correspondence with Popes Leo XIII and Benedict XV. Brother William was a naval captain. Frank began work as a smalltown newspaper cartoonist in Pennsylvania, quit when a mine foreman whom he had caricatured fell...
...restore order brought tears and temporary blindness to the chief speaker at the second meeting, U. S. Senator James John ("Puddler Jim") Davis. The issue between conservative and insurgent United Miners: whether to strike generally or just locally. The conservatives won. Victory was hollow, however, for 15,000 Pittston miners involved then decided not to strike...
First step in last week's deal was segregation of the Van Sweringen-controlled Erie Railroad's coal properties to a new holding corporation, Pittston Co. Stock in the Pittston Co. will soon be offered to Erie stockholders, thus placing its control outside the railroad. But the Van Sweringens' promise to take up their pro rata share of stock and to underwrite any remaining shares, will assure identity of management. As one of its first moves, the new Pittston Co. proceeded to buy control of U. S. Distributing Corp., owner of Wyoming coal mines and also...
Most obvious of the advantages the deal will bring the Van Sweringens is that the Erie coal properties, never operating at full capacity because of lack of distribution facilities, will now have ample service. Another is that henceforth U. S. Trucking can deliver Erie shipments, for since Pittston and not the railroad controls it, the I. C. C. cannot consider itself outraged...