Maryland follows Ohio lead profiteers to face prison
Cincinnati investigates food price extortion as state and federal authorities join sessions of the Hamilton County grand jury. Officials from Maryland and Ohio scrutinize cold storage, sugar and egg prices, car load shipments, and milk markets to root out profiteering.
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Maryland
Ohio
Bureau of Markets
The
Food Administration
Cincinnati
Sugar Equalization Board
Columbus
Thomas C. Gault
Dairy and Food
Arthur McWilliams
Grand Jury
Hamilton County
Grand
Alabama
Espy
Grand Jury Probes Milk Fat Jugglery and Prices
The grand jury convenes in Columbus to investigate milk and butter fat manipulation used to boost food prices. Gov Cox seeks inquiry through Attorney General Price, with subpoenas issued for health inspector Dr D P Blume. Ohio counts prepare for statewide probes led by Prosecutor Cappelle and Grand Jury Foreman John Sauer.
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Grand Jury
Price
Cox
Cleveland
Gox
D. P. Blume
Board of Health
Ohio
Columbus
Capelle
John Sauer
John Dugan
Hamilton County
Texican Seeks New York Bride Through Mayor Hylan
C L Akers of Ranger Texas a Texican by birth asks Mayor Hylan to connect him with a New York matrimonial bureau or suitable ladies for marriage. He claims oil wealth and readiness to support a wife and notes land history in his family. Address given as Box 323 Ranger Texas.
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New York
C. L. Akers
Ranger
Tex
Hylan
New York City
N. Y
Mr. Akers
Negro's Dozen Sons Return from Army at Home Talequah
TALEQUAH Ok July 27 Manny Bruner a seventy four year old Negro greets thirty three of his living children upon return of twelve of his sons from military service. Bruner fathered thirty three children with thirteen girls and twenty boys including five sets of twins. He was born in the old Indian Territory.
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Talequah
Manny
Bruner
Jim
James
Annie
Anna
Old
Indian Territory
Dancer Gertrude Hoffman Missing After 10 000 Lavaliere Display
New York July 27. Dancer Gertrude Hoffman has been missing since July 23 after leaving her husband Max Hoffman at Fifth Avenue location. He employed sleuths and private detectives to locate her after she entered a drug store and did not return within twenty minutes. She wore a lavaliere valued at about 10 000 dollars. Age 29, 5 feet 6 inches, auburn hair, blue eyes, weight 130 pounds.
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New York
Gertrude Hoffman
Max Hoffman
Lavalliere
Willard and Dempsey Fight Net In Tax Figures
New York figures show Willard netting 68 590 after government taxes on the 100 000 from his loss to Jack Dempsey. Dempsey received 23 970 of his 27 500 contract. Willard paid 7 840 normal tax and 23 570 surtax totaling 31 570. Dempsey paid 2 040 normal tax and 1 490 surtax.
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New York
Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
E. J. Lynch
Dempsey
Ambulance Too Small For World’s Fattest Man Dies
Jack Wilson, famed 650 pound exhibit, died in New York hospital from paralysis. He was moved by motor truck after an ambulance proved inadequate and had to be carried through the door on two bed mattresses. Body to be transported to Chicago for burial.
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New York
Jack”. Wilson
Wilson
Coney Island
Chicago
Whisky Price Sparks Jail Terms For Grayson Brothers
In Georgetown Kentucky John and George Grayson were among whisky sellers at a negro dance. George Grayson was fined 75 dollars and jailed 30 days. His brother George faced a 100 dollar fine and 50 days in jail.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Georgetown
John
George Grayson
George
Women gamblers flee in rain during Cedarhurst raid
Nearly forty handsomely gowned women rushed from a Cedarhurst residence after a raid on suspected gambling. Guards were overwhelmed as they fled through muddy fields despite heavy rainfall. The operation was conducted by the State Constabulary and a special police unit.
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Mineola
N.Y
Cedarhurst
State Constabulary
Air Service Officer Killed In Ellington Field Crash
Lieutenant Francis M. Bryan of Morencio Arizona was killed and Private Will Poncik of Holland Texas seriously injured when an Ellington Field aircraft crashed after dropping 4 000 feet and struck a tree then the ground.
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Houston
Tex
Francis M. Bryan
Morencio
Ariz
Will Poncik
Holland
Ellington Field
Robbers Blow Safe At Ohio Cities Gas Office
Robbers blew the safe in the Ohio Cities Gas Company office in Zanesville at an early hour and escaped with 300 dollars in cash. Checks totaling 1400 dollars were found in the yard outside the office, discarded by the robbers.
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Zanesville
Ohio Cities Gas Company
Redlegs sweep two from Pittsburg in protest era
The Reds took both games from Pittsburg 5 to 3 and 3 to 1 before a crowd of about 24 000 at Redlands Field. Max Carey threatened a protest after Groh scored from first on an infield hit. Attendance overwhelmed park as fans packed the area for opening day.
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Reds
Buccaneers
Western Avenue
Heydler
McGraw
Pittsburg
Max Carey
Groh
Giants
Redlands Field
Pat Moran
Riots erupt in Chicago negro district injuring many
A wave of riots on Chicago's South Side left one negro dead and several injured including a policeman and whites. The clashes began at the Twenty Ninth Street beach and spread to State Street with bullets and missiles. Police said the situation was under control tonight.
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Chicago
Twentyninth Street
State Street
Five-Column Berlin Expose On Abdication Of William II
Pan German papers publish a five column report detailing the November revolution, a 24 hour spa headquarters struggle to force abdication, and Prince Max of Baden allegedly directing the emperor to renounce. They claim treachery by Max and confirm the abdication was declared in Amsterdam, Holland on November 28.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Spa
William
Maximilian
Baden
Wolff Bureau
Prussia
Max
Holland
William Hohenzollern
Amerongen
Britain warned as Vp threatens to outrank her
London July 27 James Henry Thomas MP for Derby warned of England’s unstable domestic scene after an America trip He argued the United States stands strong and England must restore confidence by boosting production and employing every industry He condemned strikes and urged a clear government policy to avert bankruptcy fears and preserve commercial supremacy
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London
James Henry Thomas
Derby
England
Thomas
America
United States
Mr. Thomas
Belfast
Barnsley
Wilson to Fight Taft Points and Reservations For Safety
Washington July 27 Senate moves to pause peace treaty debate this week to debate the Colombian treaty while the House plans a five week recess from August 2 to September 8. President Wilson outlines reservations on Shantung and provides new information as talks with Tokyo continue. Leaders push war tax repeal, army expansion, and reconstruction measures with hearings on Mexican affairs and early votes on Pershing Marek Benson and Sims surplus food distribution.
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Washington
Senate
House
United States
Panama
America
Colombia
State Department
Foreign Relations Committee
Wilson
Shantung
Tokyo
Japan
Walsh
Montana
Thomas
Colorado
Gay
Louisiana
Paris
War Department
Pershing
Marek
Parents and two children killed in electric car crash
In North Olmstead near Cleveland an interurban struck a family of four. George W Potter 34 a florist Elsie Potter 24 and sons George W 2 and Donald 6 months all died the husband wife and eldest child died instantly the baby died en route to a hospital. The car burst into flames but bodies were hurled clear.
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Cleveland
North Olmstead
George W. Potter
Elsie Potter
George W
Donald
Searchers Fail To Find Body Of Drowned Sailor
Camp Sherman Ohio July 27 The body of Herman Supplier a sailor from the steamer Prince Eitel Frederick not recovered tonight He disappeared after walking into the Scioto River while returning to the stockade guards say the swift current prevented rescue Camp officials believe heat derangement may have affected him
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Camp Sherman
Herman Supplier
Prince Eitel Frederick
Scioto
Supplier
War fears in Tokyo over US China policy quoted
Viscount Ishii, ambassador to the United States, told Tokyo press leaders that while some feared war with the United States over China, such a war would be inconceivable and only cause losses for both nations. He said Americans want to develop China with Japan and urged Japan to persist with the racial equality proposal.
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Tokyo
Associated Press
Tokyo Press League Today
Kikujiro Ishii
United States
Japan
Ishii
China
Treasury to issue five month loan certificates starting August
Secretary Glass announced loan certificates of five months maturity at 4 percent interest will be issued twice monthly through year end to fund government needs. Net increase of 502,559,500 will be funded by short term notes. expected total receipts for 1919-20 are 6,535,000,000 with a gross debt projected around 26,516,506,160.
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Washington
Treasury
Glass
Open switch blamed for Fort Lee trolley collision
Fort Lee New Jersey July 27 forty people injured seventeen seriously after two Public Service Corporation trolley cars collided head on atop the Palisades near an amusement park. Open switch blamed. policeman Edward Schlutt among the injured. Hoboken report adds a second collision with a dozen injured and a brake failure.
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Fort Lee
N. J
Public Service Corporation
Palisades
Englewood Hospital
Edward Schlutt
Hoboken
Seacus
Homestead
Trolley car derailment leaves twenty injured in Waterbury
A trolley car jumped the track on West Main street in Waterbury and rolled over after a wheel snapped from the front track. The incident injured twenty people seriously and trapped Morris Green, 12, who survived only briefly. The motorman was arrested on charges of recklessly operating the car.
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Waterbury
Conn
West Main Street
Morris Green
Interpretations And Reservations Shake Senate Ratification Talks
President Wilson nears appeal to the people to urge Senate ratification of the peace treaty without delay. He has held numerous conferences, seeks to revise reservations, and warns that such changes could reopen Versailles. Debate centers on Article X and the Monroe Doctrine testing U S foreign policy unity with Japan awaiting clarification.
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Wilson
Congress
League
League of Nations
Ledge
Taft
Mr. Wilson
United States
American Congress
Executive Department
Senate
America
Hitchcock
Shantung
Japan
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Jack
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Sallee
Carey
Ed Roush
Rigler
Bob Newhall
Boston
Uures
Chicago Beach
Raiser
Alént
Britain
U. S
Borrom
Secretary of Treasury
Buick
David Lawrence
the Commercial Tribune
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