Italian extremism spreads as Soviets tighten grip
Milan reports show red flags on factories and rails as workers seize metallurgical plants and threaten a nationwide industrial strike. Labor leaders seek unity while government stays neutral amid wage disputes and fears of a Bolshevik takeover centered in Milan.
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Milan
Revoluton
Italy
France
Susa
Turin
Labriola
Russia
Lancia
Westinghouse
Lenine
Thotzky
Petrograd
Moscow
Rome
Soviet food shortage leads to draconian penalties
Washington reports three years hard labor for possessing food equal to one pound of potatoes in Petrograd and death for peasants who attempt to reclaim requisitioned grain. Bacon smuggled into Petrograd sells for 8,000 roubles per pound, underscoring grave conditions.
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Washington
Petrograd
GUARD U. 8 RIGHTS IN MEXICO
Washington officials say American rights in Mexico extend beyond oil to agriculture mining and manufacturing and have been the subject of representations to Mexico. Reports note instances of double taxation or confiscation affecting these rights in the recent correspondence.
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Washington
Mexico
Record corn crop tops 3.131 billion bushels in 1919 estimates
Washington reports the Department of Agriculture’s September 1 crop estimates set a record corn crop of 3,131,000,000 bushels, surpassing the previous record and August forecast by millions. The report also details wheat, oats, potatoes, cotton, and other crops with yields and conditions against December and August projections.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Crop ‘Reporting Board
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Global plans push livestock funding and corn boom
World notes describe financing schemes for the livestock industry and the largest corn harvest in US history. Buenos Aires reports Tacna Arica settlement as Chile pays 30 million dollars and keeps the disputed provinces. New York adopts a riot gun and reports a 100 million dollar French loan oversubscribed. Morgan-led underwriters confirm full sale. Florence reports 482 dead in the Pivizzano quake with 1,000 injured and 20,000 homeless across sixty towns.
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Chicago
United States
Buenos Aires
Santiago
Peru
Chile
New York City
New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
Florence
Pivizzano
Vignatta
Russia Jails Deportee Reds For Labor In Bolshevik Russia
Washington reports that Reds deported from the United States to Russia were compelled to work on railway and other labor. Some escaped and lived under assumed names, while the Extraordinary Commission pursued them. Dispatches also note grain control, grinding bans, desertions, and attempts to resist Moscow's regime as Trotzky orders Wrangel's forces weakened.
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Washington
Buford
Russia
State Department
Colby
Department
Alexander Berkman
Emma Goldman
Soviet
Soviet Russia
Wrangel
Moscow
Trotzky
Wrangels
Third Internationale
Paper suits for Argentina alarm clothing trade
Buenos Aires reports an expected shipment of 500000 paper suits from Germany arriving next week. La Epoca fears the sale will fail, arguing Argentines will not wear such cheap garments and warning the move could hurt local clothing businesses.
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Germany
Buenos Aires
la Epoca
Argentina
Terrorism in Irish Town Reported Police Shoot Up Tullow
A Dublin dispatch reports police in Tullow County Carlow shot up the town after a stableman was killed, with several buildings set ablaze. At midnight the town faced terrifying scenes as residents fled to the open countryside for safety.
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Tullow
London
Dublin
County
Carlow
Injunction Sought Against California Raisin Company
The Department of Justice filed a complaint in Los Angeles seeking a preliminary injunction against the California Associated Raisin Company and officers Wylie N. Giffen and trustees. The suit claims monopoly of raisin trade and seeks to halt contracts forcing growers to surrender crops and to fix prices for raisins. A hearing is scheduled for September 20 with a final decree to determine Sherman Act violations and a permanent injunction.
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Washington
California Raisin “Trust
Department of Justice
Department
United States District Court
Los Angeles
Cal
California Associated Raisin Company
Wylie N. Giffen
John Robert O’connor
United States
Fresno
Henry S. Mitchell
Federal Trade Commission
Washington Latest Events Seem to Signal Broad Federal Shifts
A joint statement from the Bureau of the Mint and the Geological Survey shows a steady decline in U S gold and silver output. Congress readies tax law revisions as Republicans and Democrats gather data for new schedules. The National Sugar Refining Co cuts refined sugar by two cents a pound to 45 cents. President Wilson censures striking anthracite coal miners in a public letter refusing to reopen the wage award. The Capper Volstead bill legalizing collective marketing by agricultural producers groups tops the Farm Bureau’s legislative wish list.
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United States
Bureau of the Mint
Geological Survey
Congress
National Sugar Refining Company
Willson
Anthracite Goal Commission
Philip Murray
John—Colling
Thomas Kennedy
C. J. Golden
American Farm Bureau Federation
Congressional
Chronicles of land and sea amid nation’s busy times
Reports from Washington and abroad note key events and plans. The New York Navy Yard lost the Agamemnon refurbishment contract amid railroad material shortages costing an estimated 2 million dollars. The Delaware and Hudson seeks 3.475 million in first and refunding bonds. Mexico’s President Obregon plans a large loan after inauguration for reconstruction. Transcontinental air mail pilots await a 1000 prize for mileage, and a St Lawrence waterway proposal promises a continental power and transport solution via an AAEs study by Horace Gardner for the ASME.
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New York Navy Yard
Agamemnon
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Delaware and Hudson Railroad Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Transportation ‘Act
Alvaro Obregon
Mexico
North America
Europe
St. Lawrence
Nation’s Business In Oversubscribed French Loan And Antitrust Moves
The $100 million French government twenty five year 8 percent loan sold out after opening at 8 p.m. J P Morgan & Co. announced full subscription. Palmer said DOJ will file anti trust action against International Harvester. ICC orders probe into New York Public Service Commission rate‑hike decision. Dr M De Grote proposes non alcoholic flavoring extracts using glycerine. Most Lawrence textile plants reopen except certain mills. Bonded warehouses hold foreign goods worth about 200 million dollars. Commerce stats show bonded warehous e imports valued at 183 554 374 dollars.
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J. P. Morgan & Co
Palmer
Department of Justice
International Harvester Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York Public Service Commission
American Chemical Society
Chicago
M. de Grote
University of Pittsburgh
Lawrence
Mass
American Woolen Company
Pacific Mills Print Works
Plague deaths rise and notable deaths and events abroad
The ninth bubonic plague death occurs in Galveston while other items note Dr James Ray’s death in Washington Pa and a range of postwar topics. Reports include bond market cautions, a French loan fully subscribed, U S Geological Survey figures, a postmasters convention in Cincinnati, a Kansas City tobacco incident, and political and international developments.
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Galveston
Tex
James ¥. Ray
Washington and Jefferson College
Washington
America
United States Geological Survey Bureau
United States
National Association of Postmasters of the
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Peter Vidovitch
New York Municipal Lodging House
Boxing News And Local Sports Highlights Brief
Bandsman Rice plans a U K visit for bouts while Dempsey negotiates a Boston clash with Gunboat Smith later this month. Philadelphia bout Wills versus McVey halted by Ref Floyd as promoter discontent grows. New Haven clinches Eastern League pennant 10 2 over Waterbury. Boston Braves sign Lacy from Columbia. he reports immediately. Caligula wins Doncaster St Leger at 25 to 1. Massachusetts Boxing Commission adds Barrett and Buckley with Foote. Schmidt and Waeffner praised as top Pirates catchers. Sam Crane gains praise from Redland critics amid Kopf vacancy. Speaker lauded as premier manager. Louis Firpo to visit US for training and guidance. weighs 213 pounds.
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Philadelphia
Harry Wills
Sam McVey
Frank Floyd
Floyd
Charles B. Cochrane
Pete Herman
Jimmy Wilde
Carpentier
New Haven
Waterbury
Boston National League Baseball Club
Lacy
Columbia
Braves
Doncaster
England
Caligula
Carl A. Barrett
Eugene Buckley
Massachusetts State Boxing Commission
Alfred F. Foote
Schmidt
Waeffner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Haeffner
Cincinnati
Redland
Sam Crane
Kopf
Speaker
Louis A. Firpo
France to continue gold shipments for Anglo French loan
A Paris dispatch reports France will keep shipping gold until $150,000,000 reaches J. P. Morgan & Co. to cover France's share of the Anglo French loan. Other items note Canada’s Ines planning a Toronto Niagara steamship service and various international labor and political developments.
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Paris
France
J. P. Morgan & Co
Ines
Emile Hobelaque
Japan
England
United States
Germany
Miners’ Federation
Robert Horne
Gabriele D'Anunzio
Coyne
Anglican Synod
Adelaide
South Australia
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Dublin
Irish Privy Council
Ireland
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Moscow
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