Shoe Dealers Aid Committee to Curb Profiteers
A national vigilance committee to police the retail shoe business and aid the justice department in reducing shoe costs will be offered to the government by the National Shoe Manufacturers association. The resolutions committee approved unanimously a spirit of cooperation, though few members urged resisting government efforts. Chairman H. A. Rosenbach said requests to go on record against cost-cutting were limited. The committee had not finalized its proposal to the DOJ.
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County Officials Debate License Refunds in Hartford
Hartford January meeting of county commissioners discussed refunding liquor license money for dealers unable to use licenses due to war time and national prohibition. Lawyers advised refunds only to dealers who surrendered licenses before expiry, a view the body felt unfair to Hartford and New Britain dealers. Licenses outside Hartford and New Britain expired November 1. no new licenses were issued amid wartime prohibition questions.
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Teachers Handicapped by Low Wages in Chicago
Chicago survey shows a 40 percent rise in teachers leaving the profession over three years. It notes lifelong earnings lag behind skilled trades. a teacher would need to live to 70 to equal a plumber’s earnings by 40, and teach until 58 to match pattern makers, electricians, or pressmen at 40.
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Chicago
Fear Thee Berlin Riots Spread To Vienna
London dispatches report fears Berlin unrest could spread across Germany and reach Vienna via Communists. The agitators may portray those killed as martyrs to radicalism to inflame the masses. Vienna is viewed as fertile ground for further agitation amid existing tensions.
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Flu epidemic grows in Chicago with 280 new cases
Chicago health department reports 280 new flu cases today with sixteen deaths and two additional pneumonia cases. A light snowfall blankets streets and prompts a warning to avoid wet cold feet as officials urge precautions.
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King of Kurdistan Starts Bolshevik Revolt
Geneva report says Enver Pasha, newly proclaimed king of Kurdistan, has started a Bolshevik uprising in Turkestan, Afghanistan and Balochistan, directing forces against British prestige in India. The telegram cites widespread followers and notes it is the first monarch backed Bolshevik movement on record.
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