Food habits in Europe shift as war alters meat demand
Economists from the Agricultural Extension Service at the University of Chicago report changed European meat consumption due to war. Fresh beef demand in Europe declines while hog products rise. Britain buys far less fresh beef but recovers canned beef and pork exports grow. Hog prices stay above prewar levels as beef weakens.
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Europe
Agritural Extension Service
Chio Ate University
England
Great Britain
America
Health clinics find defects in Elyria children
In Elyria on June 7 more than half of 274 youngsters examined in city clinics were underweight. Ninety nine cases showed defective tonsils, and green defects were found in all but two children.
Court Asked to Rule on the Value of Wine
Santa Rosa California June 7 The question of wine value under prohibition may be settled as recovery suits against Sonoma County for taxes on wine in vaults are prepared. About 3 000 000 gallons were taxed over three years from 1920 to 1922. Values ranged from twenty cents to thirty cents then one cent per gallon. Wine growers seek to recover taxes claiming prohibition reduced its value as property.
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Santa Rosa
Cal
Sonoma County
Dogs Threaten Lima Mail Carriers Warned by Officials
Lima Ohio postal officials warn dog owners after cases of mail men being bitten along routes. Superintendent George F. Winemiller notes dogs’ instinctive aversion to carriers and says mail service is paused if a dog is deemed vicious until the owner disposes of the animal.
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Ohio
International
Lima
George F. Winemiller
Winemiller
Man seeks injunction to buy liquor for cooking needs
Walter E. Koehler files equity action in Federal Court asking a mandatory injunction against Prohibition Director Day to grant a permit to purchase rum and brandy for household cooking. He contests a Treasury ruling that restricts liquor access for culinary use as discriminatory, noting manufacturers can buy liquor for their products.
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International News Service
New York
Walter E. Koehler
Equity
Federal Prohibition
Day
Treasury Department
Koehler
Free Staters in Peril as Ulsterites Cross Border
Ulsterites are reported to be crossing the border and making incursions into Free State territory amid a tense border situation. Micheal Collins confer with Free State leaders as the Dail faces a key London conference on the revised constitution.
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Dublin
Micheal Collins
Free State
Lloyd George
London
Criccieth
Arthur Griffith
Irish Free State
Rainbow Dresses For Cheyenne High School Grads
Cheyenne Wyoming June 7 The Cheyenne High School senior girls voted to replace the traditional white gowns with rainbow colored frocks for this year commence ment. Previous classes had worn white dresses as the standard.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Cheyenne High School
Kid Season Starting Martins Ferry
With school closed for summer the ice ball season begins in Martins Ferry. One mother reports half the days supply of ice and most flavoring extracts stolen, many on the porch floor. Another mother notes rouge used when strawberry flavor ran out.
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Martins Ferry
Union Men at Gamoo Road Iver Defeats
The report notes Union Men at Gamoo Road are defeated by Iver as a battle for existence is expected very shortly.
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Gamoo Road
Iver
Labor leaders brace for pivotal AFL convention in Washington
Organized labor faces a pivotal national convention June 12 in Washington. Leaders fear a railroad wage cut strike and react to the Supreme Court ruling permitting unions to sue for damages. The meeting will also map labor’s stance in upcoming elections and discuss the coal strike and West Virginia trials. Samuel Gompers is seen likely reelected president.
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Iy Chinnati
United States Supreme Court
American Federation of Labor
Washington
United States
Labor Federation
Samuel Gompers
West Virginia
Chicago Building Trades
Bucyrus Board Secures $315000 Insurance on New High School
The Bucyrus board of education approved a $315,000 insurance policy for the new high school building under construction at an estimated total cost exceeding $700,000, reported today.
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Bucyrus
Belief in China Women with Bobbed Hair to Become Men
The article notes a prevailing Chinese belief that women who wear bobbed hair will be transformed into men in the next world. It reflects gender norms and cultural superstitions surrounding appearance and gender roles.
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China
Coal Miners Pause in Shutdown Threat
In Pottsville Pennsylvania on June 7 the peace mood among anthracite coal operators shifted as the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company interviewed its 1,000 repair shopmen to gauge willingness to act as strike defences. A large order for cats was placed by a major business firm signaling preceding steps before any attempt to operate resumes.
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Pottsville
Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company
Colilertes
German Officers Will Direct the Red Navy
London June 17 soviet commissar of naval affairs ordered the Russian navy reorganized under the direction of German officers according to a Central News dispatch from Copenhagen citing Moscow to Berlingske Tidende.
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London
Soviet Comissar of Naval Affairs
Copenhagen
Moscow
Berlingske Tidende
Polish Cabinet Resigns in London Dispatches
June 7 dispatches report the Polish cabinet has resigned from office in London. The move comes amid political upheaval and uncertainty over the government’s next steps and leadership.
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Fidelity Building Loan and Savings Co
Columbus, Ohio
Peare
Narring
Warren H. Wheaton
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Organized Labor
Beasley
Red Navy
Bish
Athens
Carpenter
Glouster
Logan
Nelsonville
Fee Lee
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