World war ash notes and political moves unfold
Telegrams from Budapest report Romanian troops plundering suburbs and killing civilians as they enter the city. Italy plots Fiume settlement with Tittoni. PERSHING arrives at Coblenz near August 20. Antwerp to base American Rhine contingent. Wilson pushes cost of living measures and new wartime reforms as nations negotiate postwar borders.
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Multiple international and domestic posts in early 1919 news
Wholesale grocers in San Antonio protest a government sugar shipment to Chicago. A bank cashier in Savanna faces arrest after a bank examiner inquiry. Oklahoma leaders push to curb living costs amid alleged profiteering. A dynamite blast injuries and death occur in Oklahoma. Streetcar service resumes then strikes again in Muskogee. The Prince of Wales sails from Canada aboard the Renown without ceremony while royal observers accompany him. Sinn Fein raids a Greenmore Ireland freight depot stealing rifles. France Belgium Italy discuss a European coal commission with Hoover. Pedilote of Hungary retires amid Entente non recognition. A Caproni plane crash near Vernon kills all fourteen aboard. Karl Renner named Austrian chancellor amid cabinet changes. Sebro-Croatian ministry resignation announced with few details. All American soldiers excepting unspecified remain.
Labor Leaders Warn of Radical Plumb Plan Create Political Backlash
House interstate commerce committee heard Warren S. Stone and Frank Morrison defend the Plumb plan for nationalizing railroads. They argued it would reduce living costs despite critics calling it too radical. Morrison warned of possible unrest and a general strike if Congress stalls, as food costs rise faster than wages. The hearing noted public ownership could influence next year’s party platforms.
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Washington
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Warren S. Stone
Locomotive Engineers’ Brotherhood
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Morrison
Wilson Tricked by Allies in League Negotiations
Secretary Lansing testified before the Senate foreign relations committee that the American plan for a League of Nations was not pressed at Versailles and may not exist in the President's possession. He noted the Shantung issue involved a secret Japanese deal and said the open door pledge was made without U S knowledge of that agreement. He also said Wilson asked Clemenceau to keep the commission minutes confidential.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Versailles
Wilson
Shantung
Lansing-Ishii
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China
Clemenceau
Commission On the
Public Gouging in Shoes Under FTC Report
The report by the Federal Trade Commission accuses packers of pyramiding shoe prices by raising hide costs. Tanners, manufacturers, and retailers are also faulted for exceptional profits and unusual margins, leading to high consumer prices.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Arkansas Slayer Declared Insane by Lunacy Commission
New Orleans report states Dr. F A Blanchard once of Little Rock Arkansas charged with killing his brother in law Dr. Albert L Peel has been declared insane by the court lunacy commission.
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Arkansas
New Orleans
F. A. Blanchard
Little Rock
Ark
Albert L. Peel
Bootlegging Scheme Found in Paso Sausage Trade
Lorenzo Hernandez devised a new bootlegging ploy involving sausages by crossing the border with liquor concealed in meat products. Inspectors tested the sausage batch and found alcohol present in the export path through Paso.
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Paso
Tex
Lorenzo Hernandez
Practical Poultry Preparation From USDA
United States Department of Agriculture offers detailed steps for slaughtering plucking drawing and dressed chicken cutting removing organs and packing a fowl for canning in a quart jar. Instructions cover cooling singeing washing removing the digestive tract wings feet and bones and arranging parts for storage with advisories about giblets and further bulletins.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Dame Genius
United States Department of Agriculture
Division of Publications
Eliminating Vermin From Poultry Flocks
United States Department of Agriculture reports a method to kill lice on poultry using sodium fluoride. Instructions cover pinch method dusting and dipping, with advised powder amounts and safety steps for handling birds. Commercial sodium fluoride is sold at drug stores for 30 to 60 cents per pound and can be prepared with road dust or flour as a diluent.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Cost estimates for treating fowls with sodium fluoride
The piece notes that sodium fluoride can treat 100 birds per pound and, using a 20 cent hourly labor rate and 40 cent per pound drug cost, estimates about 1.20 to treat 100 fowls by the pinch method. It warns against methods on very weak or young birds or in cold damp weather.
Ship Eggs by Parcel Post Demonstrates Mailability
The Office of Markets and Rural Organization tests egg shipping by parcel post by dispatching over 700 dozen eggs from various points under different packing methods. Results show no undue loss in cost or egg condition upon delivery to consumers.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Parcel Post
Office of Markets and Rural Organization
Production of Livestock Spurs Market Value Interest
Recent market values for meat animals renew interest in valuing livestock on farms of all sizes. The study of raising and disposing of crops to best advantage suggests more general and careful livestock production.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Poultry notes urge shade and hygiene for healthy chicks
Be sure the chicks have plenty of shade for best growth. Frequent disinfecting of coops and utensils helps prevent disease. Apply whitewash in coops and houses to reduce vermin and illness.
A Lady of Distinction Has Radiant Clear Skin
An advertisement proclaims that a refined woman uses perfume and Cuticura Soap with hot water to cleanse pores, then Dusting with Cuticura Talcum Powder to achieve clear sweet healthy skin.
Dibbs described as a fresh young talent in Chronicle
The San Francisco Chronicle notes that Dibbs is a fresh young talent and previews his promising start. The remark underscores perceived potential and a cautious optimism about his early career trajectory.
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Dibbs
San Francisco Chronicle
Red Cross Ball Blue recommended for home's many uses
Household guidance promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for cleaning in kitchens with towels linens sheets and pillowcases. It urges action now rather than waiting to see what happens and encourages taking hold to make things happen.
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Department of Housekeeping
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