Milk Strike Paralyzes New York Dairy Supply
The State Dairymen's League cut NYC milk to 30 percent, forcing western and Canadian imports amid shortages. Distributors rush to bring in supplies as hospitals prioritize sick children. Upstate violence, crossroad pickets, and charges of conspiracy mark the dispute, with officials claiming farmers will lose if the strike endures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
State Dairymen's League
New York City
Canada
Loron Horton
Sheffield Farms-Slawson Decker Company
Dairymen's League
Woodbury
John J. Dillon
State Department of Foods and Markets
Dillen
Pawling
Dutchess County
Dillon
New Jersey
Wage Rise in Chicago Cuts Weekly Hours to Forty-Eight
The Whole Sale Clothiers' Association announced a voluntary change effective December 1 reducing the workweek to forty eight hours with time and a half for overtime. The move affects about 30,000 garment workers and is estimated to cost over 1,000,000 dollars. Weekly wages stay at the level of fifty hours, and piecework pay will rise accordingly. This marks the second hourly cut this year, following an April reduction from 52 to 50 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Whole Sale Clothiers’ Association
J. L. Abt
Mail payment plan to take effect November first
The space basis for compensating railroads for mail transport will begin November 1 for about 90 percent of service, with the Interstate Commerce Commission to decide if the arrangement becomes permanent. Ten percent, the closed pouch service, will retain the current weight basis and be handled in locked sacks in baggage cars by railroad agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Office Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
Three Die In Train Collision At Overpeck Crossing
Three occupants of a car were killed and four people seriously hurt when the auto was struck by a train on the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton road at Overpeck Crossing five miles north of Hamilton Ohio. The dead are John Mapler Henry Logan and Lillian Denny. Injured were Warren Hale Mary Denny Henry Denny and Zola Graves.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton
Overpeck Crossing
Here
John Mapler
Henry Logan
Lillian Denny
Warren Hale
Mary Denny
Henry Denny
Zola Graves
Insurance war in election in Pennsylvania
Insurance firms and labor leaders clash over the next Legislature with a $25 million stake in compensation business. Workers seek to place all casualty insurance under the State Insurance Fund as part of labor's electoral push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Siems Carey Plans 1500 Mile China Railroad Route
American interests arrange a 60 million dollar loan to China for railroad construction. Siems Carey Railway & Canal Company negotiates with W. F. Carey handling the project. An initial 500 thousand dollar fund funds investigations and surveys as the American International Corporation oversees line location and contractor arrangements. The plan targets 1500 miles plus an option for another 1500 miles, expanding China’s rail network from about 6000 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slems-Carey Co
Washington
China
Peking
Dispatches
Oriental Republic
W. F. Carey
Siems Carey Railway & Canal Company
American International Corporation
Siems Carey Company
U-Boat Warfare Fear Roars From German Chancellor Speech
U.S. State Department officials view Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg’s Reichstag remarks as hinting at a renewed unrestricted U boat campaign against the Allies and Britain. The envoy cited harsh lines urging use of every weapon to defeat the enemy, echoing earlier Tirpitz notes. Lord Cecil said Europe seeks peace but Germany desires a truce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Reichstax
Germany
Great Britain
England
Gerard
von Tirpitz
Two Die and Many Injured in Cleveland Street Crash
In Cleveland two people were killed Clara Dalle a passenger and Otto Borchert a motorman and more than thirty were injured in a street collision. The report lists victims and casualty counts across the city while other brief notes cover London Brooklyn Washington New York and Minnesota events.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Clara Dalle
Otto Borchert
London
Lord Bryce
Congregetonutnion
Brooklyn
John J. McGraw
New York Gants’ Bench
Washington
Europe
Russians Press New Offensive on Eastern Front Near Lemberg
London reports the Russians have launched a major assault in Volhynia west of Lutsk, while fighting on the Lemberg front intensifies. German and Austro German counterattacks face heavy losses as Russia pushes toward von Linsingen's army group.
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London
Lemberg
Volhynia
Lutsk
Mackensen
Bapaume
Somme Ariver
von Linsingen
Schmidt von Knobelddorf
von der Marwitz
von Tersztyanski
Petrograd
Berlin
Somme
Greberka
Vert
Mackeonsen
Dobrudja
Las Chévres
Danube
Silligtria
Turtukai
Rome
Allies Make Gains on Eastern and Western Fronts
London reports Allied advances on both fronts. Russians push back Teutons toward Lemberg while French and British push into the Somme region. Zeppelins attacked London air defenses with reports of downed airships and bombs near the coast. Rumanians regroup near Red Tower pass as Bavarians hold the line. Main battles center on the Brody Krasne railway area and the Brozocany sector along the Zlota Lipa river.
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London
Lemberg
Sommaic
Anothr Zeppelin
Sir John French
Red Tower
Cainent
Brody-Krasne
Brozocany
Zlota Lipa River
Funston Reviews Troops In New York Division
Major General Frederick Fugitive Freesten praised the New York Division for its high condition morale and discipline after a troop review. He singled out exceptional horsemanship and the ability to train green horses in three months by cavalry and artillery units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mca Allen
Texas
Frederick Fugisten
New York
Gasoline output grows by 65 million gallons in 1915
Washington reports a vast rise in raw gasoline produced from natural gas in 1915. More than 364,665 gallons were extracted as casing head gasoline. Oklahoma led with over 44 percent of the total, followed by California, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and the Windward states in production order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oklahoma
California
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Oto
Rumanian Army Crosses Danube Toward Varna in Dobrudja
Paris reports Rumanian forces crossed the Danube to the southern bank near Rustchuk and Turtukal, threatening Varna and potentially isolating German, Bulgarian, and Turkish troops. Bucharest cites a fresh Dobrudja front attack yielding Center and Right losses, while Galicia sees Teutonic and Russian gains and heavy fighting near Lutsk.
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Paris
Bulgaria
Danube
Rustchuk
Turtukal
Rumania
Dobrudja
Turtukai
Varna
Black Sea
Bucharest
Galicia
Lemberg
Teutonic
Brody-Zlochoff
Teutons
Berlin
Vienna
Narayuvka
Zlota Lipa
Teuton
Lutsk
Volhynia
Svininsky
Greece Moves to War with Bulgaria Over Macedonian Standoff
London reports King Constantine and the Greek Cabinet have decided on war against Bulgaria. An ultimatum demanding immediate Bulgarian evacuation of Greek Macedonia will be sent, and mobilization of the Greek army will begin. A Palace meeting involved Premier Kalogeropoulos, Gen Moscho Poulos, Rear Admiral Damianos, and others. The move follows pressure from the Greek people and the Entente stalemate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bulgaria
Constantine
Greek Macedonia
Athens
Kalogeropoulos
Moscho Poulos
Damianos
Marine
Nicholas Strathos
Greece
Rumanian Push and Danube Actions Reported
Frontline notes say Rumanians crossed the Danube near Rusitchuk and Tutrakan while Austrian monitors destroyed pontoon bridges. Reports also mention German agents via King Albert proposing early terms to Allies and a new Greek party seeking intervention with Demetrios Gounaris. Prisoners from the Somme include the Second Prussian Naval division. London raid results fatal.
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Bulgaria
Dobrudja
Danube
Albert
Belgium
Serbia
Lorraine
Greece
Demetrios Gounaris
Petrograd
Lemberg
Somme
London
Rusitchuk
Tutrakan
Hens Show Preference in Feeding and Egg Output
Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station tests measure feed intake against egg production. Hens favored wheat and kafir over corn oats and sunflowers, with bran preferred over bran. Sunflower seed was eaten mostly for shell removal. Animal foods boosted egg records, with sour milk offering a slight edge over beef scrap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Kempster
Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station
Missouri Station
Preserving Eggs by Water Glass Method
A North Dakota Experiment Station report explains the water glass method for preserving eggs. Use fresh clean eggs in a well cleaned galvanized or wooden vessel, with a strong water glass solution of one quart to ten quarts boiled water, two inches of solution above the eyes, and a pinhole in the blunt end before boiling to prevent cracking.
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Ladd
North Dakota
More Eggs Without Males In Chicken Experiments
Tests show hens separated from males lay more eggs than those with males. In one setup five hens five pullets and a cock versus five hens five pullets, January to September, unmated hens produced 972 eggs to 959 for mated. A second run mirrored results, suggesting peace and energy retention boost egg production.
Location of Chicken Coop Guidance
In locating a chicken coop place it on a high well drained spot. Well drained soil reduces disease germ contamination and air drainage matters as much as soil drainage. Avoid low pockets where cool damp air collects and keeps things moist.
Clean Wall Nest for Hens at Kansas State College
The Kansas State Agricultural College promotes a roomy nest design to reduce egg contamination. It notes that dirty nests result from fowls roosting on nest edges and dropping waste, or hens waiting to use a nest and fouling its side. A sliding end door and a removable front board aid cleaning and minimize soil on feet and eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas State Agricultural College
Poultry as Insect Hunters Yard feed from free field insects
Poultry left loose in fields harvests feed by eating insects, reducing crop damage. Turkeys are noted as especially effective insect hunters and among the best grasshopper predators.
Egg buyers urged to grade and pay premium for firsts
The notice urges buyers to insist on candle and grade of eggs and to pay extra for firsts rather than seconds. It warns against producing inferior, dirty, stale eggs at a flat case-count price.
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MLK
West
Clothiers
World’s News
ST. Paul
Minnesota
KEY Front
von Mackensen
Funston
Reuter
Canea
Venizelos
Condourictis
Kansas Agricultural College
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