Grand Jury Probes Food Profiteering Across State
Special grand jury investigations across Ohio counties will follow a capital conference on high food costs. Prosecutor Capelle and officials plan a broad inquiry from producer to consumer, with potential subpoenas for Hamilton County farmers and renewed scrutiny of sugar movements in railroad yards.
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Arthur McWilliams
Louis Capelle
John Sauér
Joh Galvin
R. B. Blume
Health Department
Capelle
Galvin
Hamilton County
Capette
Grand Jury
Ohio Prosecutors Plan Unified Action on High Food Costs
Ohio prosecutors from eighty eight counties meet with Attorney General John G. Price to craft a uniform plan of investigation into the high cost of living. They may call for action against profiteering and seek federal help if needed, with nationwide implications. A special grand jury wave is anticipated in the next ten days.
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Capelle
Louis Bell
Columbus
Ohio
John G. Price
John Sauer
Arthur McWilams
Freeman and
Kenyon Avenue
Henry Wuebhen
Big Four
Pearl and
Plum Streets
Cincinnati
House of Representatives
Congress
Federal Department of Justice
Price
Youngstown
St. Louis
Attorney General's Office
Convention of State Attorney Generals
Boston
Packers blame wheat price for rise in consumer costs
Cincinnati Packers' Association pledges full cooperation with local state and federal authorities in investigating high food prices at the Chamber of Commerce. Packers cite federal wheat price as the main artificial factor, oppose Kenyon and Kendrick bills, and say the bills would place packing under the Agriculture Secretary. Resolution to Senators Harding and Pomérene named.
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Cincinnati Packers’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
Kenyon
Kendrick
Secretary of Agriculture
Harding
Pomérene
Michael Ryan
Bar Beach Nymphs Banished From Soda Water Shops
New York reports Rockaway nymphs barred from beach and soda fountains for wearing scant swimwear. Merchants meet and refuse service. one piece swimsuits and bare legs draw sharp protests. Police refuse comment as crowds gather to view the controversy.
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New York
Rockaway
Fifth Avenue
Aptain McMahon
Waited Eighteen Years to Reach Gold Deposit
New York notices Mr and Mrs Perry Tiffany sailing with million dollars in mining gear and fifty workers on the steamer Prince Der Nederlander to secure a Moroni River gold deposit found eighteen years ago. The discovery location is inland about 200 miles, with concessions pursued in France and Holland for 100 miles along the river. Tiffany expects 150 more men awaiting in Guiana.
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New York
Perry Tiffany
Dutch Guiana
Prince der Nederlander
Tiffany
Moroni
France
Holland
Guiana
Churchill Defends Russian Policy In Commons
In London the War Secretary Win ston Churchill told the House of Commons the allied policy on Russia was essential in the war against Germany. He said the Archangel and Murmansk occupation halted German divisions moving to the western front and that Kolchak and Denikin's forces now engaged about 300,000 Bolsheviks while Kolchak kept retreating.
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London
House of Commons
Winston Spencer Churchill
Churchill
Germany
Archangel
Murmansk
Kolcchak
Denekine
Kolchak
Local man struck by car on Gilbert Avenue
Alfred Senderabert of 2134 Gilbert Avenue was hit by a vehicle driven and owned by Louis Armstrong in front of his home late last night. He suffered a broken right arm and multiple bruises and was transported to General Hospital.
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Alfred Senderabert
Gilbert Avenue
Louis Armstrong
Senderabert
General Hospital
Larrabee Street
4Itt Donelson
George €. Cook &,Son
Jessie Vinaca
A. Bartello
Cook
Son
Alcock
Black Belt
Moane mother ties and burns seven children
In Kimberly near Nelsonville Ohio seven children aged from 6 weeks to 10 years and their mother Mrs Tony Stravisar were found burned and asphyxiated in their home. The room had coal oil sprinkled and the family, destitute, faced removal to Athens County Home with the father missing since May.
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Nelsonville
Athens County
Tony Stravisar
Kimberly
Here
Senate to Open Hearings on Colombia Treaty Next Week
The Senate votes to break with secret-session tradition and hold open hearings on the Colombian convention. A payment of 25 million dollars to Colombia remains a disputed point amid talks of ratification and minor treaty changes.
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U. S. Senate
Wilson Sends Special Treaty To The Senate
President Wilson sent the France aid treaty to the Senate as a temporary emergency measure to protect France from a German attack. The message notes the Versailles pact will be considered alongside the French pledge and cites repayment of a debt France cannot fully repay. The Foreign Relations Committee received the document in open session without further discussion.
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Washington
France
Germany
Senate
Wilson
League of Nations
League
Great Britain
United States
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate of the
Versailles
Congress
Riots Strike Cook County Jail In Chicago Bloodshed
A major riot erupts at Cook County jail as 100 black prisoners overpower guards and clash with 600 to 700 white inmates. Fighting lasts an hour before suppression with clubs. several wounded and a lawyer narrowly trampled. Sheriff Peters vows preparedness for further attempts.
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Chicago
Cook County
Peters
U S Soldiers Brutality Allegations Hit Congress Inquiries
New York July 29 witnesses told a Congressional subcommittee about brutal treatment of American soldiers in French prison camps. They blamed high army officers including General Harts and Major General Strong, with colonels Grinstead and Maul named for oversight and orders.
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New York
W. W. Harts
Paris
Frederick Smith Strong
Fortieth Division
Edgar Grinstead
158Th Infantry
J. S. Maul
Field Artillery
Representative Johnson
Rival crowd clashes at riot scene as shootings erupt
A crowd of whites met a Sunday riot site and opened fire, causing a pitched battle as the wounded were taken to hospital. Officials remain unawed as outbreaks in the Black Belt are managed amid ongoing tension and emergency response.
Chicago in Riot Turmoil as Governor Overrides with Troops
Governor Lowden remained in conference as four Illinois regiments stood ready for duty amid race clashes in Chicago. By nightfall the death toll reached 27 with numerous injuries, as white and Black mobs clashed across the South and North Sides, police faced rioters, and a car-park battle near Thirty-fifth and State left patrols and ambulances swarming Provident Hospital.
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Chicago
Black Belt
Near North Side
Lowden
Milton Foreman
Abel Davis
Henry Allen
Henry J. Reilly
John W. Clinnin
Illinois
France
Joseph Sanborn
Springfield
Samuel Insull
State Council of Defense
Roger Sullivan
Provident Hospital
Frank Hoebek
Federal Collector of Internal Revenue
West Side
South Side
Englewood
Berger Odman
South Side Negro District
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