Regulation of meat packing faces hearings in Washington
Washington March 18 hearings on meat packing regulation draw broad support from producers farmers and a strong showing by corn belt meat producers association led by A A Sykes and A L Ames. Farm bureau federation and national farmers council back federal supervision with women’s groups rallying for action.
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D. C
Gilbert N. Haughen
Iowa
House Committee On Agriculture
Corn Belt Meat Producers’ Association
A. A. Sykes
Ida Grove
A. L. Ames
Traver
Mr. Sykes
Mr. Ames
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farmers and Stockraisers
Jr. Kk. Howard
Clemens
Farm Bureau Federation
J. W. Coverdale
Ames
Meredith
Sykes
Messrs
Howard
Coverdale
American National Live Shock Association
C. M. O'Donel
Nebraska Improved Breeders and Feeders’ Association
Charles Graff
Bancroft
Nebr
National Consumers’ League
National Farmers’ Council
Consumers’ League
League of Women Voters
Chicago
Congress
Senate Committee On Agriculture
House Committee
Haugen
House
Gibt
Senate
Poland Reunites with the Sea at Puck Ceremony
In Puck Poland marks its reunion with the Baltic as General Haller leads a Polish force to reclaim access to the sea. Thousands celebrate with flags in white and scarlet and a wedding-ring cast into the ocean as Poland eyes a future navy and free port at Danzig and Puck.
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Puck
Putzig
Poland
Baltic
Danzig
League of Nations
New Republic
Prussia
Russia
Austria
Haller
France
Pilsudski
Seven Seas
Great helium plant near Fort Worth anticipates military use
In Fort Worth Texas on March 18 a large helium plant nears completion to supply non inflammable gas for military balloons. Installation of machinery has begun and operation is expected by August 4 barring further congressional support. The plant cost about 85 million dollars and was built after World War I experiments by Army and Navy experts.
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Fort Worth
Tex
United States
Congress
Arm
Navy
Petrolia
Texas
Bogus Oath Denounced by K C National Chieftain
James A Flaherty supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus denounces the bogus fourth degree oath as a blasphemous misleader. He urges press and public to expose the oath and vows prosecutions against circulators. The order says it is not oath bound and has cooperated with non Catholics in examining its workings.
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Knights of Columbus
James A. Flaherty
Philadelphia
K. of G
United States
Canada
Flaherty
Albany
Providence
New York
Department of Justice
Knight of Columbus
Nantucket Braces After Harsh Winter and Icebound Supply War
Nantucket Mass March 18 isolated by 30 miles of ice and fuel shortages faced the hardest winter yet. influenza struck islanders amid storms that trapped a coal schooner and froze the fishing fleet for two months. A coast guard cutter finally broke through the ice and towed a coal laden schooner to Nantucket, easing the crisis.
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Nantucket
Mass
Long Island Sound
Coast Guard
Centenary of the First Passenger Railway Celebrated
In Yarm on Tees a dinner marked the 100th anniversary of the world’s first passenger railway. In 1820 eight men formed a company to build the Darlington to Stockton line, a 25 mile route engineered by George Stephenson. Construction took five years and the railway opened September 27, 1825 with 30 descendants of the original eight pioneers in attendance.
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Darlington
Eng
Yarmon Trees
Stockton
George Stephenson
No High Price of Meat Around Corner
Eskimo natives at Point Barrow in Nome report no meat shortage this winter as Arctic animals appear in abundance. In November locals killed thirteen polar bears and captured two whales. Catcher Gharrity and pitchers Shaw and Davenport refused to sign with Washington for the offered salary. Davenport recently joined from the Browns to the Senators.
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Alaska
Point Barrow
Gharrity
Shaw
Davenport
Washington
Browns
Senators
Maryland Battleship to be Launched Saturday
The United States will launch the battleship Maryland at Newport News Shipbuilding. The event will be attended by naval officers, Navy Department representatives, and Maryland state officials. Mrs. B. B. Lee will christen the ship, which measures over 600 feet long, 97 feet wide, with a 30 foot draft and about 32,000 tons displacement.
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Washington, D. C
Uncle Sam
Maryland
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Navy Department
B. B. Lee
Lee
United States
Blair Lee
City News In Brief From Cheyenne Visitors
Gillette guests M. G. Richmond and G. H. Gamble and many others from Cody Pine Bluffs Torrington Douglas Wheatland Rock River Laramie Burns Chugwater and nearby towns in Cheyenne. Notables include J. J. Mullings Kemmerer H. Mann Buffalo John W. Hay Rock Springs and Dwyer. Military notes mention eight 46 inch rifles and three similar battery ships planned by the Navy.
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Navy Department
Charcoal Fumes Kill Union Pacific Agent in Wyoming
In Green River Wyoming Frank Switzer a Union Pacific station agent died after being overcome by fumes from a charcoal stove in the railroad freight house refrigerator room. He had served ten years here and is survived by a widow and several children. In Grass Valley California fox farming near Lake Tahoe shows costly failure with two of three silver gray foxes escaping or killed. each pair reportedly cost about 3000 with pelts valued 600 to 1200.
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Wyo
Frank Switzer
Union Pacific
Grass Valley
Cal
Lake Tahoe
Sierras
British Columbia
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