Attorney General to decide on spirits import rule confusion
Instructions to admit spirits produced abroad before October 3 were issued by the Treasury and recalled within hours. Lawrence Becker ruled the revenue law allowed entry if produced before the act, but Attorney General Gregory was asked to decide. The recall paused any broad import admissions and kept the food law prohibition in effect.
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WCMS
Washington
Treasury Department
Rowe
Food and Revenue
Lawrence Becker
Department of Justice
Becker
United States
West Indian Islands
Denmark
Porto Rico
Philippine Islands
Lecker
Gregory
New York
Stockings of Cattle Gauge Expansion on La Joya Grant
Grant County reports 1000 head of cattle stocked by J K Noe in the La Joya grant area. A second 1000 head is placed on pasture inside the enclosure. Two miles of four wire fencing erected and a deep well sunk.
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Grant County
Santa Fe
la Joya Grant
J. K. Noe
Weather Outlook for Denver and New Mexico
Denver forecast notes Tuesday fair but cold east portion with continued chill. Wednesday brings fair skies and warmer conditions in the east portion of the region.
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Denver
Colo
New Mexico
Weather Summary for the Local Area
A 24 hour weather summary reports a maximum temperature of 78 degrees and a minimum of 27 with a 51 degree range. At 6 pm the temperature was 47. An east wind and clear conditions are noted.
Medical leaders urged to teach self restraint to men
Secretary Daniels addressed the Clinical Congress in Chicago urging physicians to end prudery and confront venereal disease as a harm to national defense. He cited high sickness days from preventable diseases in the navy and army and pressed continence as the sole remedy taught by doctors in homes, schools, churches, and camps.
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Clinical Congress
Chicago
LEAR
Secretary Daniels
the Navy
Clinical Congress of Surgeons of North America
Daniels
Navy
Hecht
Vienna
Belgium
William Coler
Britain
Canada
Vimy Ridge
Somme
Lens
America
Commission’s plan to end copper strike announced
Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson announced a wage and production resumption plan for the Globe Miami copper mines. Workers may return within five days, with a wartime no strike rule. Committees will be elected by secret ballot from current employees, first election set for the last Saturday in December. Former workers and married men get preference for rehire, and interference with current workers is prohibited.
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Slobe
Ariz
William B. Wilson
Federal Industrial Commission
Globe-Miami
Mine agitators to be expelled says Farrington
Springfield Oct 22 Frank Farrington president of the Illinois Miners organization says letters and telegrams demanding expulsion of men who led stoppages have come into his office. He will file charges against disturbers and claims the strike for higher wages is largely resolved with most miners back to work. He cites leaders by name and says the majority will support expulsion.
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Gpactal
Springfield
Miners’ Organization
Frank Farrington
Illinois Miners’ Organization
Farrington
Honolulu Coal Prices Higher Than in States
Honolulu Hawaii February 22 coal is selling at 27 dollars per ton on open markets in the islands. Prices are higher in interior and on other islands due to cargo shortages and limited ocean freight space. Government price limits not yet lowering costs and oil shortages push coal use up mainly in industrial firms.
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Honolulu
T. H
Insular
Pacific
Russian Fleet Clears Riga Gulf and German Landings Grow
The report notes the Russian Gulf of Riga fleet escaping Moon Sound and guarding Wormso island entrance. German land forces reach the Esthenia coast and occupy part of the Werder peninsula. British and French offensives near Ypres make gains with heavy bombardment and limited resistance. Lloyd George warns no immediate peace terms.
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OV Morming Journal Special
Belgium
Ypres
Poelcapelle
Houtholst Forest
Aisne
Verdun
Macedonia
Gulf of Riga
Moon Sound
Wormso
Vesgula
Slava
Esthenia
Werder
London
David Lloyd George
Free Bridge Across Rio Grande Hailed in Juarez
Juarez plans a free concrete and steel bridge to El Paso replacing the wooden toll bridge. Francisco Villa once proposed a bridge but left for military duties. Mayor Melchor Herrera has revived the project with permissions expected from the Mexican government and cost shared equally by Juarez and El Paso.
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Shuanal Gpecia
Wieg
Juarez
Mex
el Paso
Francisco Villa
Melchor Herrera
Rio Grande
Budget of 16 Million Set by Methodist Episcopal Church
Atlantic City Oct 22 A war budget of 16 090 000 annually for five years was fixed by the Methodist Episcopal bishops during their semi annual session. The amount will be collected from communicants worldwide and placed in the hands of a special committee led by a bishop for administration. The bishops will also consider higher salaries for pastors.
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JOY Morning Journal
Atlantic City
N. J
Board of Bishops
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Collapse of Russia delays end of war
Lloyd George warned that no peace terms exist that would end the war without continuing struggle. He cited American entry, Russian collapse, and intensified submarine warfare as factors shaping a long, costly conflict and urged a lasting peace, while pledging to resist aerial warfare by Germany.
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Londo
Lloyd George
Germany
America
Nnid
Bonar Law
Great Britain
Mass Meeting Urges Liberty Bond Drive in Albuquerque
The president declares Wednesday October 24 Liberty day to spur national bond sales. Albuquerque citizens are urged to give blood and money for the war effort. A 4 PM program at Robinson Park will feature school children and talks from Four-minute men and local bands.
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United States
Albuquerque
Robinson Park
Menaul
Liberty bonds and American wealth in wartime debt
A Philadelphia Public Ledger piece explains Liberty bonds pay low taxes for the poor, match gold reserves, and compare U S debt to Britain France and Germany. It notes per person debt soon drops after bond sales, outlines easy exchange options, and cites past wartime debt repayments.
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United States
England
France
Germany
Bank of England
Bank of France
Bank of Germany
America
Derailment Dumps Military Supplies Along Union Pacific Route
A Union Pacific derailment between Green River and Rock Springs Wyoming today kills one unidentified man and wrecks twelve freight cars. Military supplies and commercial goods spill over the ground delaying eastbound trains to Salt Lake City. The heavy load carried foodstuffs for Pacific coast posts and the incident is described as one of the railroad's costliest in years.
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ORECA
Salt Lake City
Utah
Union Pacific
Green River
Rock Springs
Wyo
Pacific Coast
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