Profiteering Debated at National Dry Goods Meeting
Howard E. Figg assistant United States attorney general spoke at the ninth annual conversion of the National Dry Goods association stating profiteering is the least of six reasons for high costs. He warned several dry goods dealers of potential misconduct while addressing the industry gathering in New York on February 19.
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New York
Tulay
Howard E. Figg
United States
National Dry Goods Association
Profiteering Accusation Reflected in Guilty Belief
A fragment notes belief that profiteering warranted punishment and that all were guilty of profiteering, whether knowingly or not, with possible implications of setting a time for reckoning. The terse text presents a moral judgement rather than a documented event.
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Gui Ial
How Colds Are Contracted
Col ds are caused by bacteria in the air passages of healthy people. Chham Maints Day is advertised as a remedy to prevent or cure colds, with warnings that neglect leads to serious illnesses.
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Amiou
Bruce explains what ifs about Farmers Tractor case
Former Senator James E. Bruce of Cass County writes from Chicago to friends detailing his link to the Farmers Tractor Company probe led by Judge Landis. He describes an underwriting contract with Anderson & Co. of Chicago and reveals cash payments, stock issues, and suspicions raised by Landis about the deal’s integrity.
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James E. Bruce
Cass County
Chicago
Farmers’ Tractor Company
Clarence W. Bruce
Landis
Wee
Bruce
Aumantic
Anita
Mora
Gale
K. B. Anderson & Co
Anderson & Co
Farmers ‘Fractor
Anderson
Farmers Tractor Company
I Bs
Creston Man Found Dead in His Barn
Creston, Feb 19 Frank Petit a well known resident was found dead in the hayloft of his barn on South Park street about 4 o clock yesterday He had been in poor health and his wife searched the town and neighbors before confirming the tragedy in this local report.
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Creston
Frank Petit
South Park Street
Petit
Will Maxwell
State case against boy continues in Avoca
Avoca Iowa February 19 special report the state case against Perry Patrick charged with carrying concealed weapons and linked to the accidental killing of a playmate has been continued. The shooting occurred at Cargon several months ago with unclear details amid ongoing legal proceedings.
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Avoca
Perry Patrick
Cargon
Azo
Thie News Telegraph for the Pews When It’s News
A terse item echoes a phonetic newspaper quip about press duty to the public. It notes the paper’s mission to bring timely reports to readers and calls out the role of the press in delivering current events.
Vast reconstruction task looms after Versailles treaty
The Saturday Review calls the postwar burden vast and costly as 24 commissions are to be appointed to redraw borders and govern territories from the Saar Basin to Upper Silesia. It notes commissions for Germany France Poland and others, plus new offices like an International Labor Office and a permanent Court of International Justice. The piece questions how long this international governance will endure.
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London
Contt Sental
Europe
Saturday Review
Imesa
Sangee
Germany
Belgium
Saar
Saar Basin
Rhine
Czecha-Slovakia
Poland
Upper Silesia
Court of International Justice
Possiby
Dollar shrinkage cuts living standard and gold profits
Washington February 1919. The income of two thousand dollars now yields about three hundred seventy dollars in purchasing power due to currency inflation and gold price constraints. Lawrie of the American Mining Congress warns that rising credit and commodity prices have placed the nation on an artificial standard, forcing mine closures and revamping gold production costs. Cripple Creek and other camps suffer as production falls and exports exceed imports. Gold stock losses and shifts in global output accompany a collapse in real value, while demand shifts toward cheaper consumption.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Harold N. Lawrie
American Mining Congress
Lawrie
United States
Cripple Creek
Sost
Birth anniversaries run for notable World War I figures
General Sir Henry Sinclair Borne, a prominent Western Front commander, is celebrated on his 59th birthday. Major General William Crozier, US Army retired chief of ordnance, turns 66 in Carrollton, Ohio. Mexican war minister and presidential candidate Alvaro Obregon marks 40. George Sisler of the St Louis Browns celebrates 26. Also notes a social missive and local ads.
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Sir Henry Sinclair Borne
William Crozier
Carrollton
Ohio
Alvaro Obregon
Sonora
Dr H K Williams Dentist Ad in Fulton Building
An advertisement lists Dr H K Williams, dentist, located in the Fulton Building at Fifth and Chestnut Streets, describing the city as arid with a touch of humor. The fragmentary text appears from the News Telegraph.
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H. K. Williams
Jesse
Fulton Building
News-Telegraph
Chestnut Streets
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Jasz
Birl
Lydia
Eee Fall River
Mass
Eggers Bros
Pierce
Buffalo
M. Y
Piercy
C. Mang
Avenue A
Case County
Hollister
Rock Mountain
Loo's Drug Store
Wilkenmonument Works
Bruhm
Rosenburg
Marienbur
Ciig
Danube Commission
Tas al
England
George Sisler
St. Louis
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Grace
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Rocky Mountain
Lee’s
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Atlantic Town
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