Wool industry undercut by shoddy wool claims
Alex Walker, president of the National Sheep and Wool Bureau, told Wyoming Wool Growers that shoddy fabric sold as virgin wool deceives consumers and devastates wool growers. He warned that two thirds of so called all wool garments contain shoddy and urged tighter truth in fabrics legislation now before Congress.
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Wyoming
Alex Walker
National Sheep and Wool Bureau of
Chicago
Massachusetts
Middle West
Wyoming Wool Growers Association
Congress
Walker
Virgin wool debate fuels supply law push in textiles
An editorial argues that many garments labeled all wool are recycled fibers or shoddy. It notes wool’s repeated use in garments, the rise of virgin wool pricing by manufacturers, and the potential impact of a truth in fabric law on retailers and factories. It warns wool growers lack protection if shoddy fabrics flood markets.
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England
United States
Waitress Fined in Traffic Violation Case in New York
Sophie Houski, a waitress who testified to earning $12 a week salary and about $80 weekly in tips, was fined $2 after pleading guilty to violating traffic regulations while driving a $4,500 automobile in New York on January 16.
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New York
Sophie Houski
Sims Criticizes Navy Medal Policy Amid Controversy
Rear Admiral William S. Sims told a sub committee that morale in the Navy was broken by flawed award methods. He blamed Secretary Daniels for a lack of a clear policy guiding Knight medal decisions and urged withdrawal of certain regulations on publishing controversial articles. He noted injustices to officers and said withdrawal of all medals might end the unnecessary dispute.
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Washington
Daniels
William S. Sims
Sims
Knight Medal Board
Admiral Sims
Ile
Stecher Victor In Pesick Boat
In Omaha on January 16 Stecher beat Pesick in a two fall contest. Stecher won the first fall in 2 hours 5 minutes and the last in 7 minutes while Pesick won the second fall in 45 minutes.
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Omaha
Stecher
Pesick
Rotten Olives Claim Four Lives in New York Dinner
Mr and Mrs Paul Delbene and their two sons Dominick and Anthony died after eating spoiled olives at home in New York. Their daughter Lena remains hospitalized with injuries from the same incident.
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New York
Paul Delbene
Dominick
Anthony
Lena
Demand on Dutch for Ex Kaiser Extradition
Paris reports the supreme council approved a letter to the Dutch government demanding the extradition of the former German emperor. French circles expect Holland will refuse, citing that crimes against international morality are not covered by Dutch law or treaties. The council also approved a letter to Germany demanding delivery of war crimes suspects as provided in the peace treaty.
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Supreme Council
Kaiser
Holland
Paris
Hohenzollern
Germany
Newspapers in Winnipeg Suspend Publication Over Paper Shortage
Jan 16. Due to a shortage of news print paper the three daily newspapers in Winnipeg announced they would suspend publication tomorrow. The editors stated the editorial staff will unite to publish a one page bulletin.
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Winnipeg
Resignation Linked to Wyoming Penitentiary Escape
The resignation of M. BE. Pickett, deputy warder at the Wyoming penitentiary, was announced yesterday. Officials say Pickett's retirement followed the escape of three convicts on Wednesday, with one recaptured after a guard fired and another wounded before escaping with an unwounded companion's help.
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M. BE. Pickett
Wyoming Penitentiary
Pickett
Lodge to reply Wilson letter in New York dinner
A letter from Senator Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts replying to President Wilson's Jackson Day letter will be read at a dinner in the Astor Hotel Monday honoring Senators Hiram Johnson William Borah and James Reid. Lodge expected to outline his views on the peace treaty’s future.
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New York
Senator Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Wilson
Hotel Astor
United States
Hiram W. Johnson
California
William E. Borah
Idaho
James A. Reid
Missouri
Lodge
Flock of Reds Freed on Bail at Ellis Island
Forty two men and eight women arrested in raids on extremists were released on bail at Ellis Island. This brings total freed to 59 since Federal Knox announced immediate bail for radicals, regardless of their answers to immigration questions about support for violence against the government.
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New York
Ellis Island
Federal
Knox
Piez Denies Big Graft On Ships
Chicago January 16 Charles Piez former director general of the Emergency Fleet Corporation denied fraud allegations in the Pacific Coast shipyards. He said the claims were a canard and insisted no graft approached one billion dollars in any ships project.
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Piez
Chicago
Pacific
Charles Piez
Charles M. Schwab
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Plez
Woman to direct Coolidge's 6.07 nomination
Chicago January 16. Western headquarters for Calvin Coolidge's presidential campaign opened in Chicago led by Mrs Bennett formerly of the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington.
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Coolidge
Chicago
Calvin Coolidge
Massachusetts
Bennett
Rubblican
National Committee
Washington
Bolshevik Army Leads All Europe
An editorial roundup from London datelines on January 16 reports The Globe and Pall Mall Gazette warning of a growing Bolshevik threat. They assert the Bolshevik army is the strongest and most numerous in Europe and may spread beyond Russia. They urge wise, resolute statesmanship to confront the menace.
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London
Globe
Europe
Russia
Pall Mall Gazette
Asia
India
Dozen Die From Flu in Chicago Report
Chicago today reports twelve deaths from pneumonia and seven from influenza. Over 500 new influenza cases and 125 pneumonia cases were logged, reflecting a severe outbreak in the city.
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Chicago
Siberian Veterans Pass Through Cheyenne Headed Home
Large shipments of discharged American soldiers who served in Siberia have been moving through Cheyenne in recent days. They were discharged at the Presidio in San Francisco and were members of the national army, relieved earlier by regulars.
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Siberia
Cheyenne
Presidio
San Francisco
National Army
Denver Cleaning Rooming Houses Raid Report
Forty women were arrested in a sweeping raid by the police vice squad led by Sergeant Jeremiah Barry. The operation began early evening and lasted several hours, with many targets having fled before police arrival as word of the underground communication network spread through the district.
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Denver
Jeremiah Barry
Barry
Influenza Not Great Danger In Chicago Outbreak
Washington reports the influenza outbreak in Chicago should not alarm the public health service says steps have been taken to localize the disease. Although uncertainty remains, officials note the illness ran its course last year and millions are immune, with no major overseas outbreaks and 7 489 US cases in this outbreak.
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Washington
Chicago
Public Health Service
Health Service
United States
Brannigan Injured in Ring Clash with Fontana
Patsy Brannigan, who lost a ten round decision to Soldier Fontana before General Pershing at Fort Russell, was badly ruptured by a blow in the third round. General Poore arranged for surgery in a military hospital at Fort Russell or Fort Logan. Brannigan, who left for Denver yesterday, will be out of the ring for months.
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Patsy Brannigan
Soldier Fontana
General Pershing
Fort Russell
General Poore
Fort Logan
Brannigan
Denver
Billy Sunday Preaches Mock Funeral for John Barleycorn
In Norfolk crowd of over 10 000 attended as Billy Sunday led funeral rites for John Barleycorn. A 20 foot coffin arrived by special train from Milwaukee and pallbearers bore it to Sunday’s tabernacle amid scenes of mock mourning. Sunday proclaimed the spiritual warfare against alcohol ending with a stark farewell.
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Norfolk
Billy
John Barleycorn
Milwaukee
Tabernacle
John
Evangelist
God
Hell
League Council Organized in Paris Meeting
The first meeting of the League of Nations council was held in Paris. Leon Bourgeois elected chairman and Sir Eric Drummond general secretary. A commission to fix the Sarre valley boundaries was appointed. London chosen as next meeting place. Delegates from Great Britain France Brazil Spain Japan and Italy attended.
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Paris
Council of the
League of Nations
Leon Bourgeois
Eric Drummond
Sarre Valley
London
Great Britain
France
Brazil
Spain
Japan
Italy
No Nearer Agreement On Treaty
Washington dispatch reports a bi partisan Senate leaders committee failed to narrow gaps in the peace treaty dispute as Lodge Lenroot and Kellogg conferred on Democrats proposals. Talks continue privately as Borah Johnson and Hitchcock McKellar Kendrick Simmons discuss a path to agreement amid reservations on Article 40.
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Washington
Senate
Lodge
Massachusetts
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Kellogg
Minnesota
Borah
Idaho
Johnson
California
Kendrick
State Loses Big Oil Dispute Over Escrowed Royalties
The U S circuit court of appeals reversed a Wyoming district court ruling, siding with the United States over Wyoming in a land title dispute tied to oil royalties from Sec 49 Ty 46 Ny R98 W. An escrow balance of 1 333 055 40 was at stake, with potential 10 percent royalties to the state if title was won. The land originated from a government exchange for forest land and was deemed oil producing before title was granted. The government later sought to withdraw and substitute other lands on mineral land grounds.
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United States Circuit Court of Appeals
United States District Court
Wyoming
United States
United States Supreme Court
Kimball Defeats Fort Russell In Narrow 26 16 Loss
The Fort Russell basketball team fell to Kimball High School by 26 to 16 last night. At halftime Kimball led 9 to 8. Fort Russell will return home today.
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Fort Russell
Kimball High School
Kimball
Turks and Huns Near Alliance Reported Near Saloniki
A Greek telegram from Saloniki reports Turkish authorities at Marzifous in Anatolia have received word that a new alliance between Germany and Turkey is about to be concluded.
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Saloniki
Marzifous
Anatolia
Germany
Turkey
Legion Favors Military Plan For 18 to 20 Year Olds
Thomas W. Miller of Delaware, chairman of the American Legion national legislative committee, urged four months of military training for all boys aged 18 to 20 in a senate bill before the house military committee in Washington on January 16.
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Washington
Senate
House Military Committee
Thomas W. Miller
Delaware
National Legislative Committee of the American Legion
Holden Elected President of Two Western Railroads
Hale Holden, director of the general western region of the railroad administration, advised the railroad administration of his election as president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and the Colorado and Southern railroads.
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Washington
Hale Holden
The
Railroad Administration
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Colorado & Southern
Supreme Council OKs Relief Exchange With Allies
The supreme council approves reciprocal exchanges to ease interior Russia with medicines clothing grains and other needed goods in return for grain flax and other surplus items. The plan preserves allied policy toward the soviet government and designates co operative bodies to receive supplies for distribution.
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Paris
Supreme Council
Russia
Washington
Tiger Withdraws From Candidacy in Paris
Premier Célenceau formally withdraws from the presidency race by letter to Leon Bourgeois. He states he withdraws the candidacy and will refuse the mandate if allies still secure a majority of votes.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Leon Bourgeois
Republic
Bennett's Paper to Retain Name
Frank A. Munsey, owner of the New York Herald and the Evening Telegram, declares the Herald's name will remain immortal. He notes the world wide interest in the newspaper's future as he discusses his early observations after buying the papers.
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New York
Frank A. Munsey
New York Herald
Evening Telegram Today
Herald
Tabor Calls Off His Confession
Walter Tabor repudiated his Kalamazoo confession claiming he was led to believe he spoke to an attorney for his mother Mrs. Sarah H H Tabor. Joseph C G Virgo of South Bend Indiana was released from custody after being held on murder then manslaughter charges. Mrs. Tabor remains the sole person charged with complicity in Maude Virgo Tabor's death and is set for trial later this month.
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Lawton, Mich
Sarah Hh.tabor
Walter Tabor
Kalamazoo
Maude ‘Tabor Virgo
Joseph CG. Virgo
South
Bend
Indiana
Nation Day As Federal Amend In Effect
Washington January 17 Nation wide prohibition by constitutional amendment becomes effective at midnight as the department of justice and bureau of internal revenue brace for enforcement. Secretary Glass approves regulations for agents and John Kramer says nearly 4500 staff are ready. About 300 work under state officers while others operate like revenue agents wartime. The treasury allocates 2 million dollars until July 11. Regulations are among the largest treasury documents describing enforcement of the Volstead Act.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Glass
Kramer
Wkrainer
Internal Revenue
Krame
Mar. Kramer
Treasury Department
Chicago Takes Change Quietly
John Barleycorn dies in Chicago as Prohibition begins at midnight. Uncle Sam acts as undertaker and guards the cemetery while few mourners attend the wake. Thieves steal about $100000 worth of liquor from freight cars as temperance groups celebrate.
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Ghigago
John Barleycorn
Chicago
Uncle Sam
Will
Pennsylvania
Prohibition Shifts Chicago Saloons to New Ventures
Alderman Michael Kenna known as Hinky Dink may turn his saloon into a confectionery store Righeimers becomes a drug store and other former liquor hubs are converted into lunch rooms Stillson’s already serves coffee over the bar The change signals a wave of retail pivots in landmark venues.
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Michael Kenna
Hinky Dink
Righeimer
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Tennessee
Simmons
North Carolina
Legion
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Tabor
John ¥. Kramer
Special Corps
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John Barlyecorn
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