Social upheaval urged over rising food prices
Witnesses at a relief committee hearing including Str Anderson and Prof Vernon Kellogg of Stanford urged federal action to fix maximum food prices, seize hoarded stock and empower the Agriculture Department to uncover storage, arguing current laws fail to check exploitation and price speculation. The panel also discussed coal prices and market manipulation amid calls for government control of prices.
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America
Str. Anderson
Vernon Kellog
Stanford University
Anderson
New York
Chicago
Grand
Uelay
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Lever
Busin Hess
Sire Anderson
Hello Japan and Lash at local Broadway vaudeville show
At the Broadway today a children's matinee previews Hello Japan a lively comic operetta starring Jack Claire and Vi ent Erne with a beauty chorus. William Schilling Co presents The Lash a dramatic playlet. D'Amour and Douglas offer balancing tests and a new Pantagescope film Pearl of the Army plus Empresscope news. Aimed at families, the program promises fun and entertainment for all.
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Japan
Jack Claire
William Schilling & Co
D'Amour
Douglas
Pendleton Round-Up at Peoples Theater Today
Pendleton crowds will see two high class vaudeville acts at the Peoples Theater today with Bund up as the attraction. Tomorrow Fatty Arbuckle in LA Reckless Romeo and Lupin crook play plus Miss Turton the contralto singer appear.
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Pendleton, Bund-Up
People's Theater
Fatty Arbuckle
Lupin
Miss the Turton
Special Matinee for Children at Empress
A big children's matinee is set for this afternoon at the Empress starting at 2 o'clock. The program features the much-talked-of Fashion Shop novelty act and six additional vaudeville features, including the eighth act.
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Empress
American Red Cross Sends First France Hospital Unit
London May 18 The first of six fully organized hospital units sent by the American Red Cross arrived in England. About 300 personnel including 20 army doctors 60 nurses and 200 attaches will carry the U S flag to battlefields of France. After a brief stay they go to the continent to run a base hospital behind the British front for 600 patients. Sir Alfred Keogh announced six units totaling about 1 500 persons.
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London
American Red Cross
France
England
Army
United States
Continent
Alfred Keogh
Associated Press
America
Italians Take 6432 Austro-Hungarian Prisoners
Rome reports 6 432 Austro-Hungarian soldiers captured by Italian forces on the Julian front. The official statement notes Italian forces repulsed Austrian efforts from Tolmino to the sea and at Vodice and south of Grazigna as they advanced new positions.
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Rome
London
Julian Front
Tolmino
Vodice
Grazigna
Idaho Board Names Enoch A. Bryan Education Commissioner
Bolsa Idaho May 18 Dr Enoch A Bryan longtime president of Washington State College accepts the Idaho state commissionership of education He will succeed Dr E O Sisson who has resigned and was offered the post by the state board of education yesterday
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Idaho
Bolsa
Enoch A. Bryan
Washington State College
State Commissionership of Education of
State Board of Education
Bryan
E. O. Sisson
Notice of Trustee Role in Patent Assignment
A. G. Liebmann declares no connection with Wigholes Rail Chair Company as director for over a year and severed ties by mutual consent on Feb 25. He will act as trustee in trust under the patent assignment until further notice, dated Butte May 16, 1817.
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Wigholes Rail Chair Company
A. G. Liebmann
Butte
Enrollments Under New Draft Cards Rules Outlined
The article details how the draft registration will operate for men aged 21 to 31 with clerks and building owners offering free services. Felons are ineligible while misdemeanants may register. Native Americans and citizens or those declaring intent may serve as registrars. Absentees must report. lists will be published five days after registration. The mayor and board will forward results to the governor, then to Washington.
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Butte
Registration Board
Montana
Washington
Butte Native George W. Bolman Enlists in Navy
Butte native George W. Bolman now in Salt Lake has enlisted in the navy mechanical department. He was born July 4, about 27 years ago near the Colorado smelter where his father Robert Bolman was master mechanic. The family moved to Salt Lake after the works closed, where he has resided since. Also reported in Butte yesterday is the death of Patt R. Sullivan in Miami Arizona. The body will be brought to Butte for burial with nephew Frank Dolan accompanying. Sullivan is survived by two brothers Michael and Edward, two sisters Mary A. Sullivan and Mrs. John F. Dolan, and sister-in-law Nellie Sullivan, all of Butte.
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George W. Bolman
Butte
Salt Lake
Navy
George Bolman
Colorado
Robert Bolman
Patt R. Sullivan
Miami
Ariz
Frank Dolan
Sullivan
Michael
Edward
Mary A. Sullivan
John F. Dolan
Nellie Sullivan
Mail Clerk Resigns After 18 Years of Service
Slo mer E. Elwell, a longtime North West railway mail clerk with Montana supervision, has resigned. R. C. Knox, supervisor of the division, is handling the search for a successor.
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Slomer E. Elwell
North- West
Montana Mails
Federal
R. C. Knox
Mail Service
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