Navy Appropriation Bill Passes With Record Totals
In rapid 80 minute session the Senate approved $464,801,000 in naval appropriations, far above the House's $24,500,000. Items include $25,000,000 for naval aviation, $1,000,000 for a new base on San Francisco Bay, and $375,000 for voluntary training expected to reach about 6,000 men annually. An amendment grants six months’ pay to dependents of duty-related deaths in peace or war. Hog Island shipyard to continue for seven tenders. $108,000,000 for new construction. total program near $3.661 million. Senate estimates $3.661,735,000 more needed to finish.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House
San Francisco Bay
Army
Great Lakes
Calder
New York
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Hog Island
Naval Affairs Committee
Sugar Price Talks Break Up In Washington Conference
Sugar refiners and the department of justice ended talks on sugar prices and supplies last Tuesday without issuing a statement. Senators Smoot and Representative Howard blamed speculation for high prices and urged action. Smoot urged buying the Cuban sugar crop and noted refiners paying as high as 19 1/2 cents per pound for raw Cuban sugar.
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Washington
D. C
Department of Justice
Senate
Smoot
Republian
Utah
Howard
Democrat
Oklahoma
Sugar Shortage Forces Hotels To Remove Bowls In Chicago
Sugar scarcity and high prices have led Chicago hotels and restaurants to remove sugar bowls from tables and offer granulated packets or two lumps with coffee only on request. Prices reach 80 cents per unit with limited purchases. large buyers claim contracts at 18 cents, but those agreements seem unreliable. Observers urge government to seize control and set sugar price under 20 cents.
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Chicago
Dispensers of Poison Freed in Chicago Trial
The first trial in a murder charge market by selling wood alcohol as a beverage ended without witnesses. In Judge Sabauths court Joseph Welkus saloon owner and Tony Kertz bartender faced the death of Frederick Boertz and six others from coroner cocktails sold at Welkus bar. Prosecutors blamed police for failing to produce witnesses.
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Chicago
Sabauth
Joseph Welkus
Tony Kertz
Frederick Boertz
Welkus
Mayor Announces Probe Into Overalls Price Rise in Oxden
Oxden Utah Mayor Frank Francis announced a city investigation into charges amid rising overall prices. Stores have raised prices due to a widespread movement for overall clubs.
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Oxden
Utah
Frank Francis
Beet sugar prices predicted to rise worldwide
Sugar refiners in Denver foresee higher prices due to a global shortage. In Denver and most of Colorado shoppers pay 15 cents per pound retail for beet sugar despite the forecasted price surge.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Navy to Put Battleships Nebraska Vermont and Georgia in Reserve
Rhode Island remarks refer to refitting plans at Mare Island California with states Vermont Nebraska and Georgia placed out of commission in the near future. No further details are clear in the fragment.
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Nebraska
Mare Island
Cal
United States
Vermont
Georgia
Commissio Mare
FARMER AND FAMILY SLAIN NEAR Turtle Lake North Dakota
Eight people are found dead at Jacob Wolf’s farm three miles north of Turtle Lake. Victims include Wolf, his wife, five daughters Bertha 13 Hdna 8 Mary 10 Lydia 5 Marthal 4, and hired man Jake Hofer 18. Baby Hmma 8 months survives with a severe cold. Authorities suspect hatchet murder with bodies hidden in cellar cow barn and hay. Wolf’s estate valued at 25 000 to 30 000. theft considered possible motive.
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Turtle Lake
N. D
Jacob Wolf
Here
Bertha
Hdna
Mary
Lydia
Marthal
Jake Hofer
Hmma
Wolf
Note of warning from Paris on Versailles execution
Paris dispatch states the council of premiers sent no note to Berlin demanding immediate Versailles execution. It asserts no note was issued threatening extended occupation if refused. The French foreign office says the allies will confer with Germany once principal treaty terms are fulfilled and remains determined to enforce the treaty.
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Paris
Council of Premiers
Berlin
Germany Faces Money Crisis Tightens Budget Proposals
Berlin officials report Germany faces a serious money crisis as Dr. Wirth, treasury minister, presents the next year’s budget before the national assembly. He denounces war profiteers, calls for an internal loan, and urges fixing Versailles treaty obligations.
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Germany
Berlin
National Assembly
Wirth
Stamp Price On Shoes Bill Introduced In Senate
Senator McNary of Oregon introduced a bill requiring manufacturers to stamp prices on every pair of shoes. He said the measure will let shoppers see a shoe’s actual cost to retailers and help prevent gouging amid a senate probe into shoe retailer profiteering.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Senator McNary
Oregon
Sennater
McNary
Bolshevik Propaganda Documents Found With Couriers
Documents alleged signed by Sylvia Pankhurst James Gordon and Clara Zelof promising aid to spread bolshevik propaganda were found with three communist couriers arrested in Letvia. The diplomats were advised by the State Department last week. The couriers, traveling by air from Koenigsberg to Bitebsk In soviet, were forced to land in Letvie.
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Washington, D. C
Sylvia Pankhurst
James Gordon
Clara Zelof
Letvia
State Department
Koenigsberg
Bitebsk Insoviet
Russia
Letvie
Bank Cashier Vanishes in Omaha Mystery
A million wide search is under way for D. Gib Franklin cashier of the Bank of Hamburg Ja who vanished after checking out at the Henshaw hotel in Omaha Neb ten days ago. Friends and relatives offer no motive beyond possible foul play.
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Omaha
Neb
Gib" Franklin
Bank of Hamburg
Henshaw Hotel
Hiss
Complaint Against Cliothiers in Syracuse Indicted for Profiteering
In Syracuse New York Weed's Inn and Bing Hampton clothiers were indicted on profiteering charges. One count relies on testimony by a 1k. crazy millionaire who claimed paying $60 for an adult item priced at $382.50.
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Cliothiers
Syracuse
N. Y
Bing Champton Clothiers
Millonaire
Tragic blast at Des Moines gas plant claims lives
An explosion in the engine room of the Des Moines city gas plant killed two men, left two missing, and injured five others. The blast shook buildings across the city and prompted searches and investigations.
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Des Moines
Ta—wo
Des Moines City
Wilson Signs Paper Bill To Ease Printing Shortage
Washington D C President Wilson signs a bill designed to remove the print paper shortage by making print paper under eight cents free of duty for two years. The measure aims to boost wartime publishing and reduce costs for newspapers and printers.
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Wilson
Washington, D. C
Convicted Optician Charged in Slackers Aid Conspiracy
Los Angeles figure known as Callfi-Dr. rank Towenstein an optician was convicted of conspiring to aid others in evading the de facto revenue scheme and surrendered. The case highlights local enforcement actions against evasion attempts tied to aid networks.
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Los Angeles
Rank Tr" Towenstein
Wen
Care of Brakes Prevents Wear and Noise
The article urges automobile owners to maintain brake and control linkages, noting lack of lubrication and unequal adjustments cause noise and wear. It explains the system, brake bands, exterior adjustments, and the importance of even linkages, plus a test method to check for unequal wheel locking at low speed.
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Hoyelly
Speed Pedal Device With Sawtooth Engagement For Low Gear
A Popular Mechanics note describes a sheet steel upgrade for a car’s low speed pedal. A 1/4 inch plate with ears acts as a pivot, a second long plate with teeth engages a lip on the dash to lock low gear. Upward knee movement engages, pressing below pivot disengages.
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AVTOMOBILE HINTS Aimed at car care basics
A readable note on car maintenance urges owners to wash their own cars with spray brushes, clean exhaust systems yearly, and check for air leaks as common misfire causes. It mentions proper rims and starting aids as winter tips, reflecting a period editorial voice.
Navy Preparedness Debate Shapes U S War Planning
Washington officials warn a disastrous world war remains possible and push for immediate action. Secretary Josephus Daniels defends preparedness while stressing a global arms race and the need for San Francisco and Pigot Sound naval bases. Sir Britain leads naval tonnage with 2.65 million tons, U S at 1.16 million, France 0.63, Japan 0.58.
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United States
Washington
Japan
Josephus
Dapless
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
California
Piget Sound
San Francisco
Ae Naval Affairs Committee
Besor
Ain
Navy Department
Great Britain
Ashington
Yankee flyer seeks Riga with Lettish flag in war
Major Joseph C. Stehlin, a Brooklyn aviator who has served in four armies, travels from Warsaw to enlist with Letts in Riga. A former life guard at Sheepshead Bay, he fought in France with the French flying corps winning two citations and later served as a lieutenant in the American air forces. He has flown over France, Belgium, Spain, Russia, Poland, Lithuania, and the United States and hopes to serve with Letvia at Riga.
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Brooklyn
Riga
Stehlin
Dvinsk
Sheepshead Bay
New York Police
New York
Tord
Warsaw
Joseph C. Stehlin
A.ce
Poland
France
Belgium
Spain
Russia
Lithuania
United States
Letvia An
Letts
Radical Preventives of Depopulation for France
The article reports on radical depopulation proposals in France. It cites Professor Carnot proposing a voluntary maternity corps where women choose fathers, with state support and children raised by the state. Married women resist, saying it would disrupt morals. Other ideas include a maternity card granting support and state care, and proposals for polygamy as a solution.
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Rance
Carnot
Academy of Medicine
Odette Dulac
Collette Wily
United States Mounted Service Cup Endurance Test Details
Public release outlines the 1920 endurance race for horses over 800 miles from Fort Ethan Allen Vermont to Camp Devens Massachusetts. The winner earns a leg on the Mounted Service Cup after three victories, plus the Arabian Horse Club medal, first prize money, and a blue ribbon. Event runs October 11 to 16, with sponsors Arabian Horse Society, National Steeplechase and Hunt Club, and Morgan Horse Club, approved by the War and Agriculture Departments.
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Fort Ethan Allen
Camp Devens
Mays
Arabian Horse Society
National Steeplechase and Hunt Club
Morgan Horse Club
War Department
Agricultural Départment
Ati Mulate
United States
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