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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1919
Page
2
Attorney General Palmer says price declines are beginning in parts of the country but not yet strong enough to affect daily purchases. He urges the public to give the government time to reduce artificial inflation and notes progress with food-control amendments and limits on profiteers.
Testimony by Howard G Cosgrove Seattle attorney for the Emergency Fleet Corporation before a House committee on shipyard expenditures reveals graft in government shipbuilding in Washington. The Justice Department contemplates criminal proceedings as the inquiry proceeds.
Washington announced August 27 that the American government sent its reply to Mexico protesting the dispatch of U.S. troops into Mexican territory to pursue bandits who held two American aviators for ransom. Officials would not discuss the contents, saying they would likely be published in Mexico City.
In Washington Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin introduces a plan to unify the nation’s railroads into one privately owned system with guaranteed minimum earnings for workers and shared management by security holders, the public, and employees, plus provisions to share excess profits.
A minority report from the American Bar Association committee on military law states the shooting of Miss Edith Cavell by German forces was justified under the laws of civilised warfare, as made public August 27, provoking Allied indignation.
A Wednesday report attributes a $1 per hundredweight drop in hog prices and lower beef quotations at Chicago stockyards to several causes amid protests over high living costs. The note highlights public concern over rising prices and market responses to consumer pressure.
After weeks of uncertainty the president will leave Washington at once for a westward trip ending on the Pacific coast. Details hinge on arranging travel and security as planning continues.
An extended historical survey argues Geneva would suit a capital for a League of Nations, detailing its neutral Swiss status, scenic lakefront setting, and nearby estates at Genthod. It traces Geneva’s history from Burgundian and Holy Roman eras to Swiss Confederation neutrality and modern cultural attractions.
Washington warns striking Pacific coast trainmen to return to duty or face suspension and loss of jobs. Director General Hines and union chiefs issue hard line, saying service will be restored by Saturday morning and noncompliant workers will be replaced. Officials urge calm and adherence to contracts to avoid federal action.
Washington The threatened strike of 500000 workers that could paralyze railyards and hinder government efforts to lower living costs will not be sanctioned by the American Federation of Labor. An executive officer called the move a fatal vote take.
A dealer touts easy payments for a car while the buyer retorts that the phrase belongs to a lineup of overused pitches. The exchange highlights skepticism toward financing gimmicks and the stubbornness of buyers to trust such promises.
Report notes early printing by nuns in a convent at Mount Ripali in Italy. The item highlights the possible involvement of Dominican nuns in operating a press as far back as early times. Further details are unclear due to fragmentary text.
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