Meat Packers Near Seizure in War Period
Senate Agricultural Committee hearings reveal plans for government operation of the big five packers during the war were dropped after a committee majority rejected the idea. Texas cattleman Sansom described discussions with federal regulators, noting division over taking over plants and criticizing high meat prices as profiteering.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate Agricultural Committee
Sansom
Agriculture Department
Kenyon
Kendrick
Federal Trade Commission
Agricultural Department
The
Food Administration
Tabor Department
Interstate , Commerce Commission
Tam
Labor Department
Trade Commission
Ransdall
Lousana
Huskies lend color as American soldiers depart Cambridge
Cambridge reports the departure of American soldier students from the university leaves a noticeable gap. W F Reddaway of Fitzwilliam Hall and Rev J P Whitney of Emmanuel College recall the cheerful presence they brought, noting they lent substantial color to campus life.
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Cambridge
England
Associated Press
Cambridge University
W. F. Reddaway
Fitenlam Hall
J. P. Whitney
Emmanuel College
John Harvard
Dr Jon C Ferguson Comments on Shantung Award
Dr Jon C Ferguson, an adviser on oriental affairs, joins senate committees as an expert on China matters. He says the Shantung award was a great injustice and notes his long standing reputation among Americans on Chinese affairs.
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Jon C. Ferguson
Senate
Ferguson
China
Fires in forests declared worst in thirty years
Washington dispatch reports Congress was urged to appropriate 2.5 million dollars for West coast forest fire fighting after 2 million already spent this year. Acting Secretary Marvin warned continued fires could overwhelm eastern Oregon, Washington, and the western mountain slope if rains do not come within 100 days.
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Washington
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Department
Marvin
Wesern
Oregon
Destruction and Costs Run Into Large Sums
Fire reports from 12 forests in district No 1 show 80 fires burned 140226 acres of merchantable timber and cost the government 800530.33 to fight them in ten days ending Aug 31. Idaho and Western Montana forests report high costs and areas burned, with Nez Perce St Joe Kaniksu Pend Oreille and Bitter Root among hardest hit. Willow Creek fire near Philipsburg remains most troublesome as crews push for containment.
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Nssoula
Idaho
Montana
Ave
Stotana
Kootenai
Blackfeet
Lolo
Missoula
Cabinet
Gallatin Forest
Tanger
Willow Creek
Missoula Forest
Philipsburg
Foresters and Timbermen Urged to Get Together
Bethlehem N H Sept 2 Charles Lathrope Pack president of the American Forestry association urged foresters and timberland owners to join on a cooperative fire protection plan as a first step toward a national forest policy The United States has only about a fourth of its original forest disappearing three times faster than it is replaced He urged collaboration between foresters lumbermen and timberland owners to agree on a practical workable forest policy.
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Bethlehem
N. 1
Charles Lathrope Pack
American Forestry Association
United States
Pack
New England
Pathetic Story Of A Russian Mother On The Front
Olga Semenova Petomtzeva a 22 year old captured Bolshevik who served as cook for a Canadian mess after being taken at Urosozero while wearing Red guard uniform. She cried over a baby's photograph from a scrapbook of cut magazines showing many babies as allied officers noted. Her husband fought with a Finnish regiment and escaped. she mourned her dead child.
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Lapland
Correice
Associated Press
Murmansk
Olga Semenova Petomtzeva
Red Guard
Petrograd
Urosozero
Petomtzeva Vrune
Ballot Tally Reports Relief Measure Approval
Precinct returns show 648 ballots in favor of the 150000 relief measure and 246 opposed, with 548 voting against the broader precinct outcome. The available counts indicate a strong support margin for the relief effort in the election returns.
Ravalli County approves $200000 for roads and bonds
Missoula dispatch says Ravalli County voters approve a $100000 road bond and a $200000 refunding bond. Hamilton supported the road issue and Missoula reports show an overwhelming majority in favor. The county wide vote reflected strong local support for good roads and county finances.
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Ravalli
Missoula
Hamilton
Hamill
Arar
London Tower Called Ancient Poetic Pile of Europe
Historic Tower of London described as ancient and poetic, a palace and prison with a long history from Roman fortress to royal palace. The piece notes its role in executions and imprisonments, its menagerie, and the ceremonial guard with keys and passwords tied to centuries of rule.
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Tower of London
William Hohenzollern
Europe
National
White Tower
London Tower
Middle Tower
Elizabeth
Mary
Bloody Tower
Westminster Abbey
French awards 10 seven Montanans named for valor
Spokane Wash Sept duet announced by Col KR Brambila in charge of recruiting. The military medal goes to Hans J. Treten Sand Creek and the croix with gilt star to Milan Dabney Butte John J. Sullivan Jordan Duncan MacRae Helena Ivan Bailey Shaw Carl J. Mater Glendive Eugene P Knoke Glasston Sweet Grass count infantry.
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Spokane
Wash
KR. M. Brambila
Hans J. Treten
Sand Creek
Font
Milan Dabney
Butte
John J. Sullivan
Jordan
Duncan MacRae
Helena
Ivan Bailey
Shaw
Missoula County Approves Major Bond Issues
With nearly complete returns Missoula County votes to bond 250000 for good roads and 100000 for a new county high school site and construction. An earlier school building fund is available. Mineral County backs a 40000 courthouse bond by about 195 votes.
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Sulla
Missoula
Mineral County
Proposals Split on Fergus Bond Issues for Roads and School
Voters face four to one support for a £500000 road bond proposal while a $150000 school bond faces sharp west side opposition but carries with a substantial overall majority. Locals anticipate school bonds to win by about four hundred.
Cascade Bonds Victory Apparent in Great Falls Vote
Cascade county voters appear to approve a 500000 highway bond issue with a 765 majority in Great Falls and an 85 margin from nine outside precincts. The result is regarded as a certainty in favor of the project.
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Cascade
Great Falls
Cascade County
Yellowstone Road Bond Issue Vote Slips in Half Reported
Only about half of Yellowstone County precincts report in. Initial returns show 28 percent of the 47 precincts backing a $250,000 road bond, with 748 ballots favoring the measure.
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Yellowstone
Siaanyd. Pep. S
Yellowstone County
Gets it Peels Your Corns Right Off
An advertised corn remover promises instant relief by dissolving corns in seconds. The product, marketed under bold claims, is offered through Smith Drug Co and Parden Drug Co in Helena, with the claim to replace tapes bandages knives razors and other tools.
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Orid
Puller
Brag Gos
Smith Drug Co
Helena
Parden Drug Co
May establish ferry line links Ketchikan to Prince Rupert
Ketchikan Alaska may gain an international ferry route linking the southern city with Prince Rupert, Canada. The Grand Trunk Pacific railway, which serves Rupert, is weighing the ferry project as a cross border connection.
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Rrry
Ketchikan
Alaska
Prince Rupert
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Tidewater
Rupert
Constitution article voids peace terms and Bulgarian binding
An article states Bulgaria will bind itself to accept future decisions by the powers regarding Thrace and the Aegean. It notes the Aegean seaport Dedeagateh and the railway access to it are part of the peace arrangement, with occupation continuing in the Rhine provinces.
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Bulgaria
Thrace
Aegean Sea
Aegean
Colonel House to Resume Place on U S Delegation
Washington reports Colonel JM House in London working on League of Nations and set to resume duties with the American peace delegation after his current mission ends. State department announced his return to the United States was denied. Senate committee heard objections from Hungarian and Albanian sympathizers to dismemberment proposals under pending treaties. Debate over the Great Britain Persian treaty followed Russell's written protest suggestion as the only notable event in the controversy.
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House
U. S
Washington
JM. House
London
League of Nation
Paris
State Department
United States
Senate
Foreign Reions
Persia
Russell
No Bids For Spruce Assets In Portland Sale
Government spruce production properties attracted no bids at local headquarters as tenders closed. Col. C. P. Stearns, president of the spruce production corporation, said no bids were received and that a further policy will be announced in a few days amid a congressional investigation.
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Portland
Ore
Spruce Production Corporation
Col. C. P. Stearns
Old Spanish City Airla on a Hill and Itswide Streets
From Scribner's the account paints a narrow twist ing city with primitive pottery woven basketware and bold textiles. It details Santo Tomas Dominican cloisters Romanesque tombs Plaza de la Fruta Abranti palace and Concha Crese tower with tapestries. It notes massive walls and local people with ancient airs seen in El Rastro Sunday bustle and gypsy types in bright shawls and sashes among mules carts and donkeys.
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Scribner's
Santo Tomas
Plaza de la Fruta
el Rastro
Golden City
Singing a Factor in Moral Upright
Fragmented OCR text describes Bowes as a leader and mentions pacine feet and a claim that no man has wicked thoughts while inane Ra's why. It references officials, orders, and a detachment from a station near Chicago and San Frances, with vague military context and locations in a bleak, garbled style.
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Charlon Bowes
Bowes
Ranline
Watts End
Mive
Net
Rearnyin Ie
Wathingson
San Frances
Chicago
Senate measure to prevent railroad strike and force consolidation
The Cummins bill would allow voluntary carrier combinations for seven years and then permit compulsory consolidation under federal charter based on valuation. Senator Robinson argues public safety requires action to curb crippling strikes while preserving workers rights to quit. The measure seeks an orderly resolution to disputes, balancing labor, employers, and public interests amid imminent rail disruption.
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Cummins
Robinson
Seeds for Europe Seed Supply From Wisconsin
Madison Wis seed expert Assemblyman F N Graas of Sturgeon Bay says Wisconsin will supply a large portion of seeds to devastated European countries this year. He notes prewar Wisconsin seed merchants filled big orders from Europe and postwar business will focus on reforestation. Several hundred carloads of pine cones have been ordered from Northern Wisconsin dealers for white pine cedar hemlock and basswood.
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Euro Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Union
F. N. Graas
Sturgeor Bay
Graas
Burope
Reds rely on veteran Xayrisner for pennant push
The Reds may value veteran pitcher Xayrisner for possible entry into the league series. Having faced many Chicago Detroit and Cleveland players during Yankees years, he knows the opponents well and could guide Moran’s staff. He intends to assist even if not selected for the big series.
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Xayrisner
Reds
Pat Moran
Yankees
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
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