Grand jury notes aggressive step in Spokane food drive
Federal seizures of 120000 pounds of poultry in Spokane mark an early legal move in the high cost of living crusade. District Attorney Garrecht says old poultry must be cleared from storage for spring stock, with hearings set for September 20 on writs of libel.
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Spokane
Rudkin
Grand Jury
Department of Justice
Garrecht
Hazelwood, Armour & Co
Butte
Mont
Henningsen Produce Company
Portland Ore
Henningsen Produ Cempany
Wmerelal Creamery Company
Fair Price Committee
Butte's Champion Bread Baker Visitor Earned Reward
Miss Helen Brissette aged 14 has earned a trip to the state fair for her prominence as the premier bread maker in Butte. Her achievement highlights youth talent in local baking and the community's support for young artisans.
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Helen Brissette
Butte
New York Funds for Pershing Welcome Parade
New York aldermen appropriated 100000 to cover homecoming festivities for Pershing and his parade. The division will parade next Wednesday with Pershing at the head on his charger Kidron. General McGlachlin will lead the First Division as the procession, expected to last five to six hours, passes a fixed point.
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New York
Board of Aldersh
Pershing
Kidron
Paris
London
Lind
McGlachlin
Italy Grants Women Suffrage in Parliament Vote
Rome September 4 The chamber of deputies adopted the bill granting Italian women the right to vote. The action marks a historic step for gender equality in Italy with women now enfranchised.
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Italy
Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Warning of US intervention in Mexico from Alvarado
In a blistering open letter to Carranza and Obregon, General Salvador Alvarado warns that US intervention in Mexico is imminent. He accuses the current regime of extreme liberal to despotic excess and cites a daily death toll of 100 in ongoing conflicts while highlighting widespread child hunger in Mexico City. He urges unity under a single party to pacify the country, reorganize the army, and resolve ongoing crises.
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Washington
United States
Salvador Alvarado
Carranza
Obregon
Gonzales
Mexico
Alvarado
Administration of Justice
State Department
Martha Brissette Wins Harrison School Baking Contest
Martha Brissette,14, captured first prize in a Harrison school baking contest and will travel to Helena for the state fair. Miss Brissette, modest and eager, is set to be chaperoned by Mrs. Scott Fries as the Bozeman college program to Americanize foreign homes proceeds with bread baking lessons led by Miss Teresa O'Donnell and teachers.
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Harrison School
Martha Brissette
Brissette
Jeantte Kelly
State College
Helena
Martha
Scott Fries
Bozeman
Teresa O'Donnell
Miss O'Donnell
Hi Fist
Butte
Belgium security promised by Britain and United States
A 5 line fragment notes that Belgium’s future security against German aggression is to be guaranteed by Great Britain and the United States, as reported by an Evening jeans on the Highest authority.
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Belgium
Great Britain
United States
Wilson Agrees To Seek Steel Strike Conference
President Wilson today replied to a telegram from Samuel Gompers and the AFL committee urging a conference between U S Steel and steel workers to avert a strike. The message notes the urgency as unions prepare for the International unions meeting to decide next steps in the dispute.
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Ouis
Seo Wilson
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of
Steel Workers
Washington
Wilson
U States Steel Corporation
American Federation of Labor
Committee of Steel Men
Sergeant York Rival in Bill Donnelly Reported Stand
Prisoner ing major Donnelly led a squad of six in a skirmish at a chateau. Snipers drove them to retreat then grenades were used to force surrender. The First Division under Donnelly recaptured the position and York’s actions earned praise. Pershing to parade the unit Wednesday.
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Donnelly
France
U States
Camp Mills
Pershing
Ith
Economic leadership reward of America under peace treaty
In a St Louis address President Wilson declares rejecting the Versailles pact would deal a deadly blow to the United States position in the commercial world.
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America
St. Louis
Wilson
Versailles
U. S
Wilson defends League of Nations in St Louis address
President Wilson argued the United States must remain a key partner in world affairs and reject the idea the nation can stand alone. He warned that leaving the league would hurt world trade and raise taxes while threatening national defense and future war. The speech followed a chamber luncheon and a Coliseum address, with coverage noting interactions and a page continuation.
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ST. Louis
United States
Family of Nations
Wilson
League of Nations
Reed
Separation Commission
Germany
Speater
United
Chamber of Commerce
Coliseum
Washington University
Senators Clash Over Wilson Peace Treaty Proposals
Leaders from both parties debated the peace treaty and League of Nations on the senate floor and in planned stops. Republicans Borah Sherman McCumber and others pressed reservations and shifts, while Democrats urged caution in endorsing the president’s stance.
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Washington
Wilson
League of Nations
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Sherman
Illinois
Indianapolis
Columbus
McCumber
North Dakota
Foreign Relations Committee
Naters
Japan
Cor Sherman
International Labor ‘of Law
Sema Ber
Shantung Province
China
Committee
East
Middle West
Near Fature
Capitol
Johnson
California
Porah
McCormick
Chicago
Indianapollis
St. Louis
Kansas City
Reed
Missouri
Oho
Wadsworth
New York
Senate Chamber
Omester Men to Remain at Work
The Anaconda Copper Mining Company faces a stance from the Metal Trade council as Omester men vow to stay at work. A meeting last evening discussed the street near Asca and whether workers could return, with the union asserting resolve to stand by its position. Forest fires in Montana and Idaho have subsided after rains, improving conditions and keeping remaining blazes under control.
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Anaconda
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Manta
Metal Trade Council
Senain
Missoula
Sept. B
Montana
Idaho
Glenn A. Smith
Fanny
Redfield Quits as Commerce Secretary
William S. Redfield of Brooklyn, secretary of commerce since 1913, resigns from President Wilson's cabinet effective November 1. No official hint was given on his replacement.
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Washington
William €. Redfield
Brooklyn
Wilson
Coal Miners Arm To Enforce Demand Near Winifred Junction
About 1000 coal miners in Kanawha county coal fields are armed and camped near Winifred junction awaiting reinforcements for a march across the mountains to the Guyan coal fields. They aim to force operators to consent to unionization.
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Kanawha County
Winifred Junction
Guyan
Actors' Strike Off Playsmen Victors In Equity Victory
New York on September 6 reported the actors strike ending after four weeks. The settlement, described as a near complete victory for the Actors Equity association, led to the reopening of nearly 200 theaters across New York and other cities.
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New York
Actors
Actors’ Equity Association Eee
Cavell’s Betrayer Condemned to Death in Paris
Georges Gaston Quien was tried before a military court in Paris for treasonable dealings with the Germans and betraying Edith Cavell. He was found guilty and condemned to death, as reported from the court martial proceedings dated September 5.
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Cavell
Paris
Georges Gaston Quien
Edith Cavell
Refutation of Testimony on Waste in Spruce Admin
In Portland Oregon on September 5 Brigadier General Brice P Disque former head of the spruce production corporation faced cross examination by Representative Clarence F Lea of the congressional committee. He defended his division and the spruce logging and milling program in Washington and Oregon amid verbal battles and counter charges. Testimony aimed to rebut claims of waste extravagance and incompetency while detailing rail and lumber operations and their expected economic benefits.
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Portland
Ore
Brice P. Disque
Spruce Production Corporation
Clarence F. Lea
Congressional Committee of Inquiry
Washington
Orego
James Frear
General Diaque
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Food Committee
MIS Brissette
Queen OF Bakers
Gompers
United States Steel Corporation
Suena
Contrersy
York
Bill Donnelly
Redfield
Commerce Secrtary
Oaerman and
BORA
Oregon
Yaquina Bay
Toledo
Puget Sound
Lincoln Courty
Columa
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