Packers Plan to Thwart Investigation Over Price Data
Packers coordinated to influence Congress and block a Borland resolution. They sought to hush opposition, push Bureau of Markets data, and steer inquiries toward economic phrases. Plans included friendly committee members and leveraging counsel to sway Washington.
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American National Liepstock Association
T. W. Tomlinson
Congress
Washington
R. C. McManus
Swift
Murdock
Bureau of Markets Com Mence
Bureau of Markets
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Heney
Borland
Doolittle
Wadsworth
New York
Swift and Company
W. H. Gates
Democratic State Committee
Colorado
Thompson
Kansas
Kansas City
Gates
EH. Dana Durand
University of Minnesota
Packers
Judiciary
Durand
Theost and Company
Gas and self destruction and other gas fatalities
A despondent man apparently killed himself by gas after his wife left him. Three other gas incidents occurred yesterday with illnesses and deaths reported. Charles Steinbache, 46, of Norwalk, was found dead. his wife also died later. Clifford Stoner, 40, was found in a boarding house and survived after hospital transfer. A note on British military funeral honors follows, detailing escort sizes, gun salutes, and mourning music for officers of various ranks.
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Johnson
Charles Steinbache
Norwalk
North
Washington Avenue
Bridgeport Hospital
Clifford Stoner
Lake Torpedo Boat Company
Seaview Avenue
Stoner
London Standard
Urge Wood to Be Sent to Front
Confidential testimony in a wartime session shows allied officials urging Major General Leonard Wood as American military representative abroad. Substantial concerns focus on coordination, with calls to replace Generals Crozier and Sharpe and to expand gun production to 25,000, not counting a third caliber for big guns.
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Liloyd George
Leonard Wood
W Pershing
Crozier
Ordnance
Sharpe
Pershing
France
Baker
Greble
O'Ryan
Wright
Thal
McCormick
W Lloyd-George
Kerr
Liloyd-George
Lloyd-George
United States
Senator Wadsworth
Mr. McCormick
Senate
House
London
Washington
Wadeworth
Senator Hitchcock
Biddle
General Wood
Marsh
Morrigan
Wood
Intention to Quiet Teutons Stirs Peace Talk
The article notes a split among officials over a possible concession by Lloyd George and President Wilson. Some see slim grounds for German acceptability, while others cite Wilson’s Congress address and warn that diplomacy will be misused to pressure with altered terms. There is little belief in the US yielding to Germany’s final peace proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd George
Wilson
Congress
Deate
United States
Witel No
Warfeld
Hadat- Bera
Souies
Unism
Chicago Corn Market Stalls Operations In January Position
New York dispatch reports corn prices holding firm after an early ease, with the Chicago Board of Trade suspending operations in the January position as a settlement price is sought by a committee. Weather remains favorable for movement but forecasts call for heavy snows and a cold wave. Interior receipts run higher, while hogs and provisions show bearish liquidation amid large arrivals.
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New York
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago
Cotton Quotation Notes on Private Wire Rates
Market brief reports on New York cotton quotations transmitted via the private wire of T J Watson. Prices for March May July and other months listed with small adjustments, indicating limited trading and price movement in the session.
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Chicago
T. S. Watson and Co
New York
T. J. Watson
RGR
T. L. Watson and Co
Corner Main
John Street
Bridgeport
Conn
New York Stock Exchange
Rails and Peace Talks Dominate Market Day
New York reports show German Chancellor’s remarks stirring peace speculation, with rails and railroad legislation driving trading as investors weigh concessions on Alsace Lorraine. Banks hold steady while surplus earnings and capital expenditures shape a stabilizing outlook amid a $900 million revolving fund.
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New York
Alsace-Lorraine
Storms and Cold Nullity Effects of Garfield Order
Doan's to morrow predicts recurring severe storms and extreme cold in the east slow freight embargoes used to ease congestion while war material and fuel shipments rise. Exemptions existed before the five day industrial shutdown. automotives and oil shares show gains. Dividends and stock activity center on United States Steel, Consolidated Gas, St. Paul, Bethlehem Steel, with Greens Cananea maintaining its $8 dividend amid reduced output.
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New York
Goodrich
Kelly- Springfield
Studebaker
Willys
General Motors
Durant
United States Steal Corporation
Consolidated Gas
St. Paul
Bethlehem Steel
Steel
Peace Talk Dominates Proceedings in Financial District
In New York on January 25, peace talk loomed large in banking circles while stocks firmed early and surged later on rails gains. The market reflected Friday optimism about Washington politics and war plans, with rail issues driving strength and foreign exchange showing only limited impact from peace rumors. Bond activity shifted with French municipal securities strengthening as average daily turnover reached 410,000 shares. Weekly bank clearings totaled 95,291,366,031.
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New York
Congress
Washington
London
France
United States Steel
Malin
WU & Bonds
Ioan
Remembering Fashion Past Styles That Mock Modern Trends
A nostalgic remark contrasts modern clothing with styles from forty years ago, noting the old restraint that waited for movement to reveal any garment’s contents. The speaker laments contemporary fashion while recalling earlier modest silhouettes and public perception.
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P. L. Crosby
Snow
Sujie
Ime
Aatua
Curtis Aero
Emerson Phon
T Corp
Steel Alloys
KOGO
jBeld Smith
United Ant
ABC Metals
Atlanta
Ledre
Best & Mont
KOT Bulte C
Butte-Detroit
ANU Caledonia
Boy Axch
Arizola
Gibson
Stewart Nir
Tonopah Helm
Tonopah
Ips Een
Live Financial
Atlantic-Gulfs
Navigation Holdings
Atlantic
Gill
West Indies
Iris
Ifa
Uniteck Jfruit
Stovlk
Mexican Navigation
Mexican Petroleum
May Department Stores
May Department
Tex
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Brooklyn Rapid ‘Transit
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve System
Click, Childs and Co
Financial District
Tno
At&t
Ts Ts Chi R 1 & Pac
Grigp Pr
Cri&p Pr
Chile
Chine
Chesa & Chio
Aly del Hudson
Dis Securities
Tmi Erie U
Erie
NB Goodrich Co
Il Central
Ad Inter Nickel
Inter
Kan City
Kenne Cap
Te & Nash
Lehigh Val
Maxwell Mot
Midvale Sui
Te Missouri Pac
Miami Cap
South Ry
Texas
Alco
Utah
West Mary Nk
U. S
Bonis
Tabarty
Liberty
Fairfield Ave
James Staples & CO
Bridgeport, Conn
Rational Bank Bank
John P. Keogh
Consolidated “Stock Exchange
P. O. Arcade
Geo
Lewis
Mer
Barnum
T.L. Watson &Co
John
Austin Company
Newfield Building
Astor House Building
Broadway
Barclay
L. D. Stauffer
BH. J. Phillips
K. A. Pritchard
Austin Standard
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Detroit
Indianapolis
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Main
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Main Street
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