Indictments allege cold storage record violations
Two indictments in Hamilton County accuse The Merchants Ice and Cold Storage Co. and The New Fisheries Co. of hoarding and selling food past storage limits. They detail missing records for fish receipts and multiple withdrawals from cold storage between 1918 and 1919, with fines up to 1000 and potential jail time on second offenses.
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Hamilton County
John A. Caldwell
Common Pleas Court
Cincinnati
The
Merchants’ Ice and Cold Storage Company
New Fisheries Company
Freeman, Kenyon
Barr Street
Merchants’ Ice and Cold Storage Co
Charles H. Hess
Edward J. Babbitt
John F. Ankenbauer
Charles B. Erhart
James J. Hart
Harry Levy
Emanuel Levy
Sidney Weil
Arthur MacWilliams
Dairy and Food
MacWilliams
Louis Capelle
Capelle
Cepelle
Washington
Frank X. Krug
Cincinnati Ice Manufacturing and Cold Storage Company
Leo J. Blum
Butchers’ Packing Company
Bond
Palmer says anti hoarding drive showing results in price drops
Washington Aug 20 Attorney General Palmer reported evidence that the government effort to cut living costs is bearing fruit a Maryland vegetable packer said prices in many lines are easing as the Justice Department seeks criminal prosecutions of hoarders and profiteers. He added that restoring supply and reducing demand through savings can lower costs but enforcement will be needed to curb illicit profiteering.
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C. B. Ames
Palmer
Food Administration
Ames
Mr. Cappele
Mr. Capelle
Washington
Maryland
Department of Justice
Congress
Immigration halted for two years proposed by House committee
Washington August 20 A bill by Chairman Johnson to suspend all immigration for two years and deport aliens who withdrew first papers to avoid military service would require annual registration until citizenship. Exceptions allow limited family requests and skilled labor under existing law. Penalties include five years imprisonment and a $1000 fine followed by deportation.
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Washington
Johnson
House Immigration Committee
United States
Moran's Reds Rout Braves in Boston Opener
Moran's rampant Reds defeated the Boston Braves 10 to 3 as Ruether dominated with strong support from Wingo and Roush. Cincinnati leads the pennant race while New York won games against St. Louis reducing the gap. Boeckel faces suspension affecting Boston lineup.
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Moran
Rampant Reds
New York
Bill
Ibune
Mass
Reds
Braves
Giants
Cardinals
Cincinnati
Strike turmoil spreads to Hammond as troops mobilized
Aug 20 dispatches report ten companies of State troops ordered to Hammond Indiana to confront a Stand ard Steel Car Company walkout with authorities fearing further disorders. Earlier, Youngstown Ohio announced 98 percent of steel workers favored a nationwide strike.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Hammond
Standard Steel Car Company
Goodrich
Cavalry Presses On Border Pursuit From Dawn to Night
Airplane delivers message of continued pursuit across the border as dawn finds cavalry in action. Presidio consul says Carranza agrees to cooperate in the search for hidden outlaws on the trail for 36 hours.
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Presidio
Carranza
Troops Press In Mexico After Long Canyon Pursuit
American forces push through rugged Ojinaga district in pursuit of bandits who held two lieutenants. In flight from the storm, the troops slept in canyons after a long day of tracking, with rail rifles ready and field wireless kept active.
Heavy rush for army food as postage and tax are cut
Government surplus army food sales surged after a postwar price cut removed the high parcel post charge and war tax. Postmaster Clore reported $800 in cash for 125 direct orders and many more at substations, with Cincinnati allotment requisition reaching $1,800 for bacon, beans, rice, and other items. Supplies of baked beans cherries and soup ran out late in the day.
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Clore
Cincinnati
Jacob Pittner
Scott
High Wage Reports for Shoemakers Spark Inquiry
Boston Aug 20 county grand jury investigated shoe costs and heard of earnings of 120 a week for some shoemakers. Many workers earned 60 weekly, average around 40, and boys earned 30. A manufacturer held shoes at 5 50, yet a store 400 yards away marked them at 12.
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Boston
Truman Thompson Dies After Farmyard Shooting
Word came from Cincinnati of the death of Truman Thompson at Young, Ohio. He was shot after a quarrel with a farm hand. Thompson was well known in Sayler Park, where he had lived for years after marrying Ella Leedom.
Serb Massacres Reported Near Lake Scutari
News agency dispatches from Rome describe severe fighting between Montenegrins and Serbians near Lake Scutari. Serbians were evacuating former Montenegro and massacred Carnizza region inhabitants, burning houses and driving people toward Beria to intern them.
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Montenegro
Carnizza
Beria
Sonora Troops Ready to Keep Bandits Quiet
Colonel Jose Dominguez said General Calles planned no troop deployment to Sonora now. He noted border districts reported peaceful conditions and federal forces are adequate to guard against possible bandit raids.
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Agua Prieta
Sonora
Mexico
Jose Dominguez
E. P. Cales
Dominguez
Calles
Treaty's Publicities Fight Faces Last Hurdles
The first open move for a compromise in the League of Nations fight proposes interpretative reservations kept apart from ratification. Republicans oppose lifting reservations into the ratification. Senator Pittman presents a compromise identical to four Republican reservations and calls it Senate understanding.
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League of Nations
Pittman
Nevada
Foreign Relations Committee
Wilson faces Senate panel on peace treaty ratification
President Wilson, in a dramatic Washington hearing before seventeen members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, outlined his views on ratifying the peace treaty with qualifying clauses. He argued that allowing other nations to reopen negotiations could restart debate at Paris, shaping America's fortunes and world peace.
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Wilson
Japan Grants Korea Home Rule with Civil Admin Reform
Tokyo issues imperial rescript promising local self government for Korea and equal rights for Koreans. Military rule ends, civilian police takes over, village and town government by popular suffrage to follow. Baron Saito becomes Governor General, succeeding Marshal Hasegawa. Midgamo to head Interior. Orders issued in Tokyo, details relayed by Premier to Washington.
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Korea
Tokyo
Japan
Baron Saito
Marshal Hasegawa
Midgamo
Kato
Yamagata
Hara
Withdrawal of Troops Urged in Message to Mexican Envoy
Mexican Consul at Presidio Texas urged Ambassador Bonillas to obtain a War Department order for withdrawal of American forces in Mexico. The plea followed reports that Mexican federal troops were pursuing bandits holding two American aviators for ransom. No withdrawal order had been issued, and authorities noted cross border pursuit aimed at capturing bandits. The embassy also reported Mexican police captured a bandit group implicated in attacks on American sailors and oil launches, with investigations into related murders and robberies ongoing.
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Cosme Bengoehea
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Royce
Southern Department Aerial Service
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Mexico
Flying Corps
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Villa
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Jesus Renteria
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Tampico
Texas Oil Company
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Trans- Continental Company
Valles
San Luis Potosia
Peter Catron
Tuxpam
Penn-Mexican Company
Mexico Defiant As Americans Cross Border
Aug 20 The Mexican government reports American troops crossed the border. El Universal demands Mexico hear its voice before outrage and offers to defend the country while English sections are halted. El Heraldo deems the crossing grave and unpermitted. Federation of Syndicate Workers in the Federal District pledges support to the government.
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el Heraldo
Federation of Syndicate Workers of the Federal District
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