Sugar Duty Reform Spurs German Beetroot Edge in Sugar Drive
London report summarizes Professor George Martineau of the University of London urging Britain to study Germany and the United States on sugar policy. He cites Germany’s root based duty stimulating high quality beets and rising extraction to 18 percent, America’s self sufficiency and increased production aiding sugar independence.
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London
George Martineau
Germany
Ita
France
United States
Saya
Martineau
America
Pulpwood Consumption and Wood Pulp Production Data 1917
The forest service reports total pulpwood consumption in the United States for 1917 at 5,596,802 cords, up from 1916 figures. Domestic pulp wood formed 45.48 percent, imported spruce 11.5 percent, and total wood pulp production reached 2,464,011 tons, with breakdowns: mechanical pulp 1,498,704, sulphite 1,468,296, soda 421,671, and sulphate 75,740 tons.
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Washington
United States
Forest Service
Sufferings of War Carry Into Peace Says German Ex-Chancellor
Dr George Michaelis former chancellor spoke in Benoecken mein that war suffering will extend into peacetime. He blamed German materialism for the war and warned that postwar life will include shortages, rationing, high prices, and government control of raw materials as debts constrain the economy.
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New York
Germany
George Michaelis
Benoeckenmein
Cologne
Michaelis
Hay King Heore Asmus Fransen of Rock River Wyoming
Hay king Heore Asmus Fransen of Rock River Wyoming travels to town to handle business. Known locally for managing extensive hay ranch holdings and large seasonal work.
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Heore
Asmus Fransen
Rock River
Wyo
Hail Storm Impacts Northern Colorado Farmlands
A May hail storm swept Gill Barnesville and surrounding districts in Colorado damaging alfalfa beets and crops. Reports from Gill Decker Ranch Barnesville J F English ranch and other towns note heavy rain and hail ranging from light to severe with some areas flooded. County Agent Knapp urged immediate alfalfa cutting to prevent blight harming future harvests.
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Greeley
Colo
Gill
Barnesville
Galeton
Disteleta
Hall
Gill and Decker Raheh
J. F. English
Gil
Ault
Ollie O'Farrell
Kersey
Platt
Peckham Station
Union Pacific
Mead
Erie
M. E. Knapp
Casper Court Handles Violators of Law
Around a dozen Americans including eleven men and one woman attended Judge Tubbs row-fall session in Casper Wyoming this morning. Six faced due familiarity with John Barleycorn. Five women answered here due to use of the sand.
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Casper
Wyo
Judge Tubbs’ Row
Women in Capers Case Leaves Town After Fines
A local incident reports a house at Northwestern yards used as a hotel. A woman was taken into custody for drunkenness and vagrancy. Offenders were fined seven dollars each. Patrons were offered three options: public work, finding jobs, or leaving town. They chose to depart, and the women likely will disappear from Capers.
Greeley Farmers Charge Swindle
GREELEY Colo May 31 Rowl and K Goddard head of the Denver office of the United States secret service in the Greeley district check potato buying activities of the Golinski company of Kansas City in cooperation with the United States food administration Farmers charged agents of Golinski with false representations about market price and their connection with the federal government as buyers for the army County Agent M B Knapp began an investigation in April and the matter was referred to the state food administrator Thos fd Stearns who asked the department of justice to aid in a thorough probe of government potato buyers in this district.
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Greeley
Colo
Rowland K. Goddard
Denver
United States Secret Service
Greeley District
Golinski Company
Kansas City
United States Food Administration
Golinkal Company
United States Army
Goddard
M. B. Knapp
Golinksi Company
Washington
Thos
Fd. Stearns
Department of Justice
Nebraska Hotel Company Eyes Thermopolis Investment
Thermopolis Wyoming May 31 R R Hendrix of the Nebraska Hotel company toured the town to evaluate hotel prospects. The firm operates inns in Lincoln Columbus Table Rock Franklin and Scotts Bluff Nebraska and is building a million dollar hotel in Lincoln. He plans another visit if conditions look favorable.
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Thermopolis
Wyo
KR. R. Hendrix
Nebraska Hotel Company
Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Columbus
Table Rock
Franklin and
Scotts Bluff
Glanrock
Hendriz
Julius Myers Condition Deteriorates In Denver Report
A Denver message says Julius A. Myers longtime Cheygaune pioneer and Colorado capital businessman is critically ill with pneumonia. Physicians express concern as friends here monitor his decline with solicitude.
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Denver
Julius A. Myers
Cheygaune
Colorado
Myers
Accident Victim Buried in Rock Springs Memorial
Rock Springs Wyoming May 21 funeral rites were held for J. H. Schrowler of Los Angeles California killed last week near Wumsuller when he was waved onto a Union Pacific train. Attempts to locate his brother in Monansa Colorado failed.
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Rock Springs
Wra
J. H. Schrowler
Los Angeles
Calif
Wumsuller
Union Pacific
Taving Leon
Monansa
Colo
Foley Kidney Pills Ad Promises Pain Relief
An old advertisement promotes Foley Kidney Pills for rheumatism and kidney or bladder issues. It claims rapid relief and urges readers to write testimonials, naming Mrs. Prank P. Wood and F. Da. Mor rill as endorsers.
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Foley
Prank P. Wood
F. da. Morrill
Malue
Men Go Mad In Boat With Baby
A British seafaring horror tale from wartime reports describes German submarine atrocities. Survivors recount boats sinking, exposure, loss of passengers including a baby, and crew driven to madness amid long drifts at sea. Details from two torpedoed steamers illustrate the ordeal.
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London
Havelock Wilson
Seamen's and Firemen's Union
Britain
Mercantile Service
Admiralty
Terrible Journey as Submarine Shells Steamer
A steamer was shelled by a submarine and stopped. Five crewmen were wounded as the ship’s boats were ordered away. Survivors, adrift for 28 hours, were picked up. A British steamer torpedoed with 43 dead and 160 survivors. 30 serious injuries. Seven women and four children killed. a family line perished. The submarine then fired on chief engineer’s boat after signaling a stop was ignored.
New Passport Bureau Opens in Paris for Americans
The American community in Paris gains a passport bureau at 68 rue Pierre Charron, uniting embassy and consulate work under Mr. Marriwether. The office processes about 100 applications daily for passports visas and emergency documents, allowing faster service for travelers.
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Paris
America
Pierre Charron
Department of State
Sharp
Thackara
Marriwether
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Greeley Farmers
Julius Myers
United Press
Sitill
Fireara
Ian
Knights of Maccabees
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Knights of Columbus Hall
D. P. Markey
Union Pacific Band and Drum Corps
A. J. Primeaux
H. J. Nyland
Cheyenne
Angel Food
Chenstein
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