Shopmen Must Return to Work Says President
President Wilson orders railroad shopmen to return to work and require recognition of union authority before wage demands are considered. Acting AFL official Jewell urges resumption to avoid delaying settlements. responses from strikers are awaited as government hints at ignoring demands if work does not resume. In Columbus Ohio five thousand Pennsylvania and Norfolk & Western shopmen refuse to return until official direction is given by their internationals impacting freight and passenger service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph F. Couch
United Press
Washington
Wilson
Hines
Congress
B. M. Jewell
Railway Department
American Federation of Labor
Jewell
Railroad Administration
Rail Administration
Senator Sum
Columbus
Aug
Pennsylvania and
Norfolk & Western
Penna
Dairy Men Indicted in Ohio Co-Operative Milk Case
Seven members of the Ohio Co operative Milk Association were indicted by the grand jury in Cleveland on charges of violating the Valentine anti trust law. Indictment alleges a conspiracy to restrain trade and raise milk prices in Ohio. Names include Z A Kent J A Clark W B Richmond S A Hull B Q Kelner H W Ingersoll and Allen Mills. Ingersoll is the association attorney. Mills hails from Chagrin Falls with others from Medina Aurora LaGrange Painesville and Medina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio Co-operative Milk Association
Levine
Z. A. Kent
J. A. Clark
W. B. Richmond
S. A. Hull
Q. Kelner
H. W. Ingersoll
Allen Mills
Ohio
Battle of Fifth Avenue Halts New York Parade
Leathernecks and doughboys of the Second Division plan a major wartime parade down Fifth Avenue in New York. The unit, famed for its many battles, will be reviewed by Cabinet officers and city officials as more than 25 000 personnel pass in review amid crowds upon the famed street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fifth Avenue
John A. Lejeune
Barber survives two giant snakes attack in Ohio farm
On a rural farm near Crooksville, Ohio, barber C. M. King was bitten and squeezed by two seven to eight foot black snakes while blackberry picking. Friends pried the snakes loose and killed them, saving King's life after a desperate struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crooksville
Here
C. M. King
King
Universal military training outlined by War Department
The War Department's plan for universal training is described as peace conscription. Senator Hiram Johnson says the program would cost about one billion dollars annually. Chairman March notes the plan could be discarded if a defenseless system is desired. Other senators debate costs, training value, and long term preparedness implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Staff
Washington
War Departments
Hiram Johnson
California
Senate Military Affairs
Johnson
League of Nations
March
General Staff
War Department
Thomas
Colorado
New
Chamberlain
Sutherland
West Virginia
Commerce Secretary Predicts Eight Years of High Prices
Secretary of Commerce Redfield estimates eight years before general relief from wartime price levels. He cites worldwide high prices and suggests demand driven by war destruction and lost production undercuts profiteering. Federal Reserve official Miller agrees prices may endure up to ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redfield
A. C. Miller
Federal Reserve Board
Local stores noted for price declines in groceries
County investigator reports price drops on cucumbers and mango peppers at local stores with several items still marking high margins. Officials urge consumers to report overcharges and farmers to bring goods to market to help lower Athens area prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Athens
Bartels
Messenger
Judge orders sale of seized pork under Smith act in Columbus
Judge Robert P. Dunban in Common Pleas Court ordered C. C. Chamberlain to sell immediately 151,651 pounds of pork seized from Columbus Packing Company. It marks a first use of the Smith cold storage act to lower prices. Packers and creamery firms plan appeals while prosecutors say pork will be offered to Columbus consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Robert P. Dun
Common Pleas Court
C. C. Chamberlain
Columbus Packing Company
Duncan
Ohio
Dunban
Schlesinger
Chamberlain
President Wilson Urges Action on Cost of Living
Wilson asks Congress to curb profiteering and raise legal controls as prices rise. He cites criminal practices, limited wheat shipments, and sale of surplus goods to lower costs until peace arrives. He warns only makeshift measures exist before a true peace and stable supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Congress
America
United States
The
Atlanta Saving Its Food Against Strike
Atlanta on August 8 faced food shortages as labor leaders worked to return striking shop workers to work. City officials pursued conservation of limited supplies while Major Key’s order effectively commandeered the gasoline stock. The meeting of striking shop men planned to discuss President Wilson’s letter to Director General Hines stating no wage settlement until workers return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Wilson
Hines
Major Key
Brooklyn Woman Creates Doll From A Single Strip
A Brooklyn woman invents a doll formed from a single narrow fabric strip wound and sewn upon itself to fashion the body arms legs and dress. The device showcases textile ingenuity and simple assembly suitable for toy makers and crafters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Parcel post surplus army food sales begin soon nationwide
The post department announced plans to sell surplus army food to the public via parcel post. Buyers place written orders with local postmasters or carriers, pay for items and postage at order, and parcels are mailed from depots in reachable zones. Burleson has temporary authority to lift the weight limit to 126 pounds for single orders, with a five cent initial charge and reduced per pound rates. A newly devised ignition trouble device for cars will indicate sparking in each cylinder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Department
Burleson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Parcel Post
Profit margins in a typical grocery business article
The piece analyzes grocer profits, stock losses, and how to price items. It uses a $7,500 capital example and $60,000 annual sales, concluding that a 25 percent markup over cash price is needed to cover overhead and make a profit.
Young Woman Attempts Life by Two Routes at New Marshfield
Grace Hewitt 20 daughter of Lafe Hewitt near New Marshfield lies in critical condition after taking bichloride of mercury and slashing both wrists with a razor following dinner. Doctors say recovery possible but uncertain for two weeks. mental strain from a sick sister reportedly contributed. The family is prominent in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Marshfield
Grace Hewitt
Lafe Hewitt
Near Here
Miss Hewitt
Here
Former officer held on bribery charges in Akron
George Ferguson, a former deputy under Sheriff Pat Hutchinson, was held on $2000 bond on charges of soliciting and accepting bribes. He and another man are alleged to have raided a poker game, obtaining $16 by promising not to make arrests. Ferguson is bound over to the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
George Ferguson
Pat Hutchinson
Ferguson
Ohio state employees push to form union for bargaining
Forrest Wilson, secretary of the State Public Employees League of Ohio, announced that league officials would convene a mass meeting of all state employees early next week to unify into a single state organization and advocate collective bargaining rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Forrest Wilson
State Public Employees League
Ohio
League
Wheat production forecast shows heavy losses on drought
The crops bureau forecast total wheat production for August 1 at 940 million bushels year over year, with spring wheat at 225 million and winter wheat at 715 million, down from July 1 projections. Drought and adverse conditions lower yields across spring, winter, and other crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Food Supply in Danger Impacts Boston Milk Ice Rail
Boston officials report an immediate freight embargo on the New Haven railroad threatens the city’s milk and ice supply, which arrive almost entirely by rail. The embargo was issued today and could disrupt daily food distribution across Greater Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
New Haven Railroad
Greater
Sugar to Athens Ohio to relieve sugar shortage
A car load of government sugar offered to Ohio by the Louisiana sugar committee will go to Athens and vicinity. Governor Cox announced. Athens Mayor E C Woodworth said Athens and Athens county have had no sugar for 30 days and a car distributed among Athens Nelsonville and Glouster would ease the shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
Ohio
Louisiana Sugar Committee
Athens
Cox
E. C. Woodworth
Athens County
Nelsonville
Glouster
Freight embargo looming on New Haven Railroad
New York August 8 officials say a freight embargo is practically inevitable due to the shopmen strike. One hundred two passenger trains have been discontinued and dining car and parlor car service have also been halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Haven Railroad
Milk boycott urged to curb price hikes by Ohio club leader
Mrs. Charles D. Cussins secretary of the Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs calls for a milk boycott limiting purchases to infants and invalids at prices above twelve cents a quarter. She urges national club women to act to end profiteering, citing butter storage and price contrasts as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Charles D. Cussins
Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs
Prentis E. Rood
Toledo
The
Federating
Officials Fill Rail Strikes Gap In Chicago Area
In Chicago Illinois on August 8 district superintendents trainmasters road foremen and general agents replaced striking shop workers to move food and perishable freight and run limited passenger service. R H Alshton reported no distress yet but warned a complete tie up could come if the workers do not return. Twenty passenger trains were halted on the Chicago and North Western Railway Milwaukee and Wisconsin divisions with many suburban runs cancelled. He said shipments already face indefinite delay though only isolated points show real embargo effects so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
R. H. Alshton
Chicago & Northwestern
Milwaukee and
Wisconsin
Aishton
Western Yeggs Rob Jewelry Store of $100,000
In San Francisco on August 8 two armed men robbed the Morgan Jewelry Company store just after opening, forcing clerks to the floor and seizing the window display case. Believed to have a waiting car outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Morgan Jewelry Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
House
Senate Committee
Brotherhood
Wall Street
Conference On Railroad Control
Plumb
Milk Association
Coolville
Nation League
BY Raymond Clapper
LOGAL
Wilson ON
Living
Vrnr
Tee
Sraeet Peesy
Waterloo
Central West
Frisco
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!