Food prices to drop within 90 days, predicts Ames
United Press reports assistant attorney general Ames forecast a 65 percent general price reduction from government action. He spoke after meeting governors and Palmer, noting reductions already seen in New York, Tennessee, Idaho, and a Chicago hog price drop.
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Ralph F. Couch
United Press
Washington
Judge Ames
Ames
Witthhold
Palmer
New York
Tennessee
Idaho
Chicago
Explosion on British warship Glowworm kills many
Archangel August 29 Twenty men killed and forty missing as ammunition barge explodes destroying the British monitor Glowworm. The blast devastates the vessel and highlights peril in the Arctic theater.
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Archangel
Collided at Sea Damages Freighters in Ambrose Channel
The Munaires a 3550 ton freighter of the Munson line was badly damaged in a daytime collision with the British freighter Hortensius in the Ambrose Channel near New York.
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New York
Munaires
Munson Steamship Line
Hortensius
Ambrose Channel
Marriage proposal or social note from Trimble area
E. J. Walker aged 25 railroad worker and Ruth Beebe aged 26 nurse both of Trimble. Edgar Thompson 23 miner of Jacksonville and Edyth North 16 of Poston. Rev Mills.
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E. J. Walker
Ruth Beebe
Trimble
Edgar Thompson
Jacksonville
Edyth North
Poston
Rev. Mills
Photographer Injured At Lostro Plant In Flash Fire
Local photographer T. Moore was badly burned on a hand when a flashlight mixture failed to explode at the Lostro plant today. He is adjusting to working with one hand while the other heals in bandages.
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Lostro
T. Moore
Moore
Third Division Troopers Parade in Athens En Route to Camps
Five hundred twenty Third Division soldiers marched through Athens for an hour as they rested from rail travel from Camp Merritt to Camp Pike Arkansas. They arrived in Brest August 13 after leaving Germany and Hoboken August 23. One trooper said seven coaches or 280 men may head to the border for service. A troop train of six coaches was set to arrive Friday at 5 40 P M with three cars bound for Camp Taylor and three for Camp Pike.
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Third Division
Athens
Camp Merritt
Camp Pike
Arkansas
Germany
Brest
Hoboken
Campaylor
Extravagance Cited as Cause of High Prices by Bank President
Francis L. Hine of the First National Bank of New York says extravagance largely drives current price levels. He argues prices will ease when money is less readily earned and spent, marking a rare departure for bank officials in public remarks.
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New York
Francis L. H. Hine
First National Bank of
Wall Street
United Press
Hine
First National Bank
Jealous Lover Trio Tied to Akron Railway Heist
Benjamin E. Monroe and Mrs May belle Gerst alias Watson alias ORourke were arrested in New York City in connection with the 5200000 Akron American Railway Express office robbery. $10000 found on Monroe and $7000 in jewelry with Gerst. Walter R ORourke, arrested in Denver, faces federal court in Cleveland. O rourke told detectives the trio split spoils and used a car bought with robbery proceeds.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Benjamin E. Monroe
Maybelle Gerst
Watson
O’rourke
New York City
American Railway Express Company
Akron
Monroe
Walter R. O’rourke
O'Rourke
Denver
East
Ferdinand Stengel Attacks Police Chief in Kenosha
In Kenosha Wisconsin Ferdinand Stengel charged Police Chief O Hare with vandalous metaphor claiming the jail is a cootie ranch He accused the jail of neglect and blamed the chief for conditions within the facility.
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Kenosha
Wis
Ferdinand Stengel
O.hare
O’hare
Palmer targets retail profiteers in new food bill plan
Attorney General Palmer announces lists of wholesale and retail dealers charging excessive profits, to be used for criminal action once Palmer's amendments to the Lever food control bill pass Congress. Expect wholesale arrests and stiff penalties, including up to $5,000 fines or jail. Fair price committees struggle without solid evidence.
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Washington
Palmer
Congress
Justice Department
Major Deles Dives 250 Feet For Parachute Test Near Statue of Liberty
British major Lord Deles plunged from an airplane at 250 feet to test his parachute named guardian angel and landed head first in the water near the Statue of Liberty.
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New York
Lord Deles
Statue of Liberty
State Loses Final Fight to Lower Prices in Toledo
In Toledo Ohio on August 29 a common pleas court jury acquitted Rock Island Butter Company and two agents, J Bailey and James Klotz, of violating the Valentine anti trust law. They were charged with conspiring to fix nut margarine prices and restrain sales below the set price. The jury deliberated thirty five minutes finding insufficient evidence.
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Toledo. O
Common Pleas
Rock Island Butter Company
J. Bailey
James Klotz
Repatriation Costs Top $2.5 Million in Australia
Australia’s Repatriation Department reports spending over 2.5 million dollars in the last fiscal year to aid returned soldiers sailors and dependents. The program benefited nearly 90 000 people and marks the first annual review of the department.
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United Press
Melbourne
Commonwealth of Australia
Police clash as crowds riot over $5.50 army shoes
Police reserves struggled to control riotous crowds that broke a plate glass window in Brooklyn. The mobs sought army shoes priced at $5.50 a pair, prompting a tense confrontation and arrests.
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Brooklyn
Dogs Bite Spikes in City as Food Costs Rise
Cleveland police ponder a link between soaring food prices and a spate of 38 dog bites reported over four days. Authorities note the incidents occurred across multiple neighborhoods and urge pet owners to restrain animals and seek veterinary care for bites.
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Cleveland
Ohio State Fair Ends With Record Attendance
The 1919 Ohio State Fair closes after four days of record crowds with over 85 000 on Thursday and near 100 000 on Governor s day. Calls grow for a larger grandstand eight extra acres of auto parking a new poultry building and profits reinvested to expand next year s fair which could span two weeks.
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Columbus
Ohio
Fair
Chamber of Commerce
Fair Grounds
Tragedy Fallout: Tony Strazisar Committed to State Hospital
The article reports Tony Strazisar, husband of a Kimberley woman who burned her family to death, was committed to the Athens State Hospital after his arrest in West Virginia. He showed signs of mental instability, including delusions and hallucinations, while in jail. The case followed his wife’s non support action and the couple’s fatal end.
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Strazisar
Kimberly
Phillips
Tony Strazisar
Athens State Hospital
West Virginia
Chief Pearson
Nelsonville
Ohio
Grand Jury
Big Stone
Columbus Moves to Host 1920 Republican National Convention
Lt Governor Brown leads a Columbus push to bring the 1920 Republican convention to the city. Ohio influence is noted, and organizers propose using the Coliseum at the State Fair grounds as sufficient space for the gathering.
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Columbus
Ohio
Brown
State Fair Grounds
Ohio veteran seeks aid for illness from service in Italy
Gervas Russell of Buchtel, a former 332nd machine gun company member, contracted a mild illness from chill mountain air while in Italy. He reports exposure caused a medical condition and requests Red Cross assistance via Athens County chapter. Attorney Hughes will pursue medical aid as doctors cite illness from overseas service.
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Ohio
332Nd
Italy
Venetian
Alps
Gervas Russell
Buchtel
Athens County
Red Cross
Hughes
Ten Dollar Found Frees Man In Jail Case
In Wheeling West Virginia Sherman Farrell was jailed on drunkenness charges. He paid his way to freedom with a ten dollar bill he found in his cell.
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Wheeling
W. VA
Sherman Farrell
Reunion on September 4 at Athens County Fair Grounds
The Johnsons and Robinsons hold their annual reunion and picnic dinner on Thursday September 4 at the Athens County Fair Grounds.
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Johnson's and
Robinsons
Athens County Fair
Tomato buyers and sellers urged to connect by ad in Athens
A suggestion urges residents in Athens to use a 25 cent classified ad to link people with excess tomatoes to buyers seeking ripe produce at 75 cents a bushel. A word to the wise is sufficient.
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Athens
Gompers Seeks White House Talk on Labor Crisis
AFL President Samuel Gompers seeks a White House meeting with President Wilson to press for a 90-day labor truce and government action to curb rail and steel disputes. The steel giant United States Steel faces union pressure as factory leaders weigh broad strikes while railway tensions rise and public sentiment leans away from a conflict.
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United Press
Wshington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Wilson
Gompers
Steel Corporation
Elbert Gary
Gompears
Washington
Railway Employees Department
A. F. of L
Hines
A. E. of L
Wison
Pacific Coast
Warren 8. Stone
Brotherhood of Engineers
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
Ear of the Detective Leads to Eavesdropping Ruling
In New York Real Long Ear is defined legally as an elongated ear and used by a detective for eavesdropping. Judge Ten Byeck rules on the dicta phone interpretation and its implications for surveillance law.
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New York
Ten Byeck
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