Hines Outlines Plan to Control Grain Shipping
Washington May 31 Walker D Hines Director General of Railroads explains measures to manage 1919 wheat shipments as crop yields soar The permit system used last year helped avert railroad congestion and the grain handling facilities show a sevenfold flow compared with storage at peak times The Grain Corporation and Wheat Director will cooperate to restart permits and minimize friction amid vast grain movement until transport stabilizes
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Washington
Walker D. Hines
Railroads
Railroad Administration
Department of Agriculture
United States Food ‘Administration Grain Corporation
Grain Corporation
Australians Seek to Hold War Time Trade With United States
Australian advertising agents say war boosts trade with America but only if the U S imports more. The letter to American exporters notes Australian shortages have spurred local manufacturing and that U S firms should ship more to Australia during wartime. It emphasizes mutual interest in maintaining Australian orders despite higher costs.
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New York
Australia
America
Commonwealth
American Manufacturers’ Export Association
United States
Britain
Yosemite Lectures to Highlight Geology at National Park
The University of California will run a late June to July lecture series in Yosemite honoring Joseph Le Conte. Prof. Jepson starts with trees, then Bade on John Muir, Kroeber on Yosemite folklore, and Matthes on the valley origin and ice floods. The Le Conte Memorial Lectures may become an annual feature.
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New York
Joseph le Conte
University of California
Yosemite
W. L. Jepson
William Frederic Bade
John Muir
A. L. Kroeber
Francois ‘E. Matthes
United States Geological Survey
Yosemite Valley
Glacier Point
Seek Smallpox Cases inguise of Chicken Pox
State Health deputies will follow up monthly chickenpox reports to detect mismatches with individual case cards. Local officers must obtain these cards from physicians when new totals lack submitted histories. Investigations will target unusual adult clusters where chickenpox could mask smallpox, rare in adults.
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Columbus
State Department of Health
Purified City Water Reduces Typhoid in Ohio Cities
Ohio health officials report seventy typhoid cases prevented in five cities through early 1919 thanks to water purification and chlorination. East Liverpool and Zanesville show strong declines after purification, with Conneaut and Ashtabula reporting no cases so far this year, and Ironton expects a drop once purified water reaches mains.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Department of Health
East Liverpool
Zanesville
Springfield
Ashtabula
Conneaut
Health Department
Iranton
Ironton
Wireless forest fire alerts tested on Mt Hood and Idaho
Forest Service to trial wireless telephones on Mt Hood and in Clearwater Idaho as cheaper lookout links. Army Signal Corps will install four sets to test high ridge communication for early fire warnings. Air routes from Mather Field will cover northern and southern Eldorado regions with round trips of about 150 miles.
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Signal Corps of
Army
Forest Service
Mt. Hood
Forest Ranger Station
Clearwater Forest
Idaho
National
Mather Field
Sacramento
March Field
Riverside
Cal
Eldorado and Tahoe
Sierras
Placerville
Colfax
Nevada City
Strawberry Valley
Oroville
Eldorado
Stanislaus
New Industries Seek Tariff Protection After War Growth
War born industries seek tariff relief this special session. Tariff committees will decide if action is general or protective. Dye production and optical glass lead the demand as U S gains self sufficiency. German patents spread via Chemical Foundation threaten domestic makers.
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Senate
Tariff Commission
United States
Germany
Chemical Foundation
Congress
Fatty Jaeger Plans Birthday Blowout Ended by Revolver
Charles A Jaeger 12 of Richmond Hill faced a fatal turn as he took money for a party then used a revolver to kill himself after a scolding from his father. Police say the weapon was possessed without a permit. Family mourns as the gang of friends learns of the tragedy on his twelfth birthday.
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Fatty
Dad
New York
Charles A. Jaeger
Richmond Hill
Andrew Jaeger
Mr. Jaeger
Miss Louisa’ Jaeger
Amelia
Jaeger
No Poetry Jobs for a Faculty
New York story about John Armstrong Chaloner and his so called X faculty that writes prose in trance. He testifies to a claim of a conspiracy involving family and estates while denying belief in spiritualism.
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Chaloner
New York
John Armstrong Chaloner
X-faculty
A. N. Hand
George M. Curtiss
France
Germany
Hungary
Alsace- Lorraine
William H. Wherry
Hand
Bloomingdale
Winthrop Astor Chanler
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler
Arts Chanler Carey
Thombas T. Sherman
Mr. Wherry
Stop War Savings Certificate Profiteering Now
The Treasury Department moves to curb profiteers buying War Savings Certificates and Thrift Stamps at discounts and redeeming at face value. Postmasters will refuse to cash certificates presented by known buyers unless valid proof of original issuance is shown. Secretary Glass urges holders to keep or redeem through post offices and asks for strict enforcement to protect owners.
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Post Office
Secretary of the Treasury
Glass
Post Office Department
Treasury
Plans 10 Nations Debt From the War
The Ways and Means Committee in the House and the Senate Finance Committee will craft a plan to fund postwar debt from 1917. A sinking fund will be created to reduce the debt, with debates over long-term versus quicker repayment. Estimates place annual interest near 900 million, and tax policies will aim to minimize burden while raising needed funds.
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Congress
United States
Executive Department
Ways and Means
Senate
House
Detroit City Gas Company starts formal meter reader training
The United States Training Service reports that Detroit City Gas Company has systematized training for gas meter readers. The program will cover reading, trouble work, adjustments, and repairs, with separate training and post graduation follow up by an inspector to assess weaknesses and provide further instruction if needed.
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Detroit City Gas Company
United States Training Service
Department of Labor
Gregory to join new law firm in New York
Former United States Attorney General Thomas W. Gregory will join the new firm of Earle & Todd at 62 Cedar Street. He will begin active practice after a six month character inquiry by the Bar Association. Henry M. Earle leaves Hornblower Miller Garrison Potter to join G Carroll Todd.
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Will
New York
Thomas W. Gregory
United States
Yeserday
Earle & Todd
Cedar Street
Gregory
Bar Association
Henry M. Earle
Hornblower, Miller, Garrison & Potter
G. Carroll Todd
J. C. McReynelda
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Great Britain
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