Tin Can Prices Draw Fire From Uncle Sam
United Press report explains government scrutiny of the American Can Company over tin can pricing and antitrust concerns. The piece notes Attorney General Gregory and a Baltimore district court case set for October 6 as the government seeks to challenge alleged overpricing of tin cans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TIN Can Trust
Uncle Sam
United Press
Washington
Chase
Sam
Mr. Gregory
American Can Company
Baltimore
United States District Court Room
Peter L. Lineweaver
American Can, Company
Norton
Lineweaver
Can Trust
Harvester Trust
Standard Oil
Woman ambulance driver joins World War I effort in London
Mary Carter Bader, 26, from New York, drives an ambulance behind the firing line in London after initially being told women were not in demand. She aims to build a regular corps with two donated ambulances and hopes for a decoration from Belgium’s king.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bartlett Bader
London
Ora
St. Louis
England
Reg
Belgium
Boder
Mary Carter
St. Joseph, Mo
Local Wedding Unites Emory L. Tyler and Miss Pearl Compton
Emory L. Tyler of Keyser and Pearl Compton of Baltimore were married yesterday evening at Westminster Maryland by Rev F H Havenner. Best man Chester Dixon and bridesmaid Eula Compton helped. They plan a honeymoon in Buenavista Virginia and will reside in Keyser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory Ll. Tyler
Keyser
Mineral County
West Virginia
Pearl Compton
Rochester Place
Baltimore
Westminster
F. H. Havenner
Chester Dixon
Eula Compton
New President At Willamette University Opens Fall Term
Dr Carl Gregg Doney begins active duties as president of Willamette University in Salem Oregon marking the start of the Fall term. Previously he led West Virginia Wesleyan College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willamette
Satem
Ore
Williamette University
Carl Gregg Doney
Doney Ofrmerly
West Virginia Westeran College
Laughed and Died in Sioux Falls Garden Incident
Deliah Wyant aged 16 died in Sioux Falls on September 15 after laughing during a meal. A pea lodged in her bronchial tube as someone startled her, and she died before aid could reach her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Deliah Wyant
Judge Dismisses Divorce Bill in Snively Case
Judge Robert R. Henderson dismissed the bill of complaint filed by Lottie B. Snively seeking a divorce from husband Hubert B. Snively. The court found the plaintiff did not show sufficient cause. Hubert B. Snively was represented by H. R. Donnelly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert R. Henderson
Lottie B. Snively
Hubert B. Snively
H. R. Donnelly
Portable handbag sized electric fan perfected
A compact electric fan has been perfected to be small enough for a traveler to carry in a handbag and attach to any convenient current source.
Fushun Coal Field in Manchuria Seen as World’s Richest
The Fushun coal field in Manchuria operated by Japanese interests is believed to hold over 800 million tons of bituminous fuel, making it the world's richest deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fushun
Manchuria
Helgoland Transforming Into a Mighty North Sea Fortress
Helgoland stands as a fortified German outpost with granite walls, gun emplacements, searchlights, armor plating, and Krupp artillery. The island guards Elbe Weser and Kiel canal approaches and hosts Zeppelin sheds with a dedicated memorial to the poet Pallers leben.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helgoland
North Sea
Krupp
Gibraltar
Cuxhaven
Germany
Helgoland Bight
Highland
England
Elbe
Weser
Wilhelmshaven
Kiel Canal
Pallersleben
Deutschland
Welgoland Island
Unterland
Oberland
Von Papen Recall Expected Soon
Washington reports Captain Franz von Papen, the German embassy’s military attache, will likely depart the United States within days. He faces claims of improper reports to Berlin and possible involvement with Dr. Dumba’s alleged plans against American industry, but the administration seeks a discreet reassignment rather than immediate dismissal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Franz von Papen
von Papen
Yellowstone Park
Dr. Dumba
German Forces Strongly Reinforced in France and Russia
German forces in France report heavy reinforcements and favorable defensive positions with days of severe fighting near Soissons Maubeuge. Russian official sources claim Austrian losses since Lemberg fall include 250000 killed or wounded and 100000 prisoners along with 400 guns. Emperor William reports on the East Prussian front. John Redmond urges Irish unity with England. Wilson refutes Kaiser's note on dum-dum bullets saying a neutral judgment would be premature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Soissons
Maubeuge
Lemberg
Emperor William
John Redmond
England
Wilson
Martinsburg Term to Open With Busy Docket
The fall term of the U S district court at Martinsburg West Virginia opens next Tuesday with Judge Dayton presiding. A large number of new cases await grand jury review after the summer break, and deputy marshals report many prisoners in jail or out on bail for the term. C P Cook of Parkersburg has six offenders including bootleggers and a counterfeit case against J N Moore. John M Shorts, now based in Wheeling, will escort several accused bootleggers to Martinsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Court
Martinsburg
W. Va
Dayton
C. P. Cook
Parkersburg
J. N. Moore
Moore
John M. Shorts
Wheeling
English tracks repurposed as internment camps for aliens
The British home office plans to use former racecourses including Gatwick in Surrey as internment sites for alien enemies. About 30,000 Germans Austrians and Turks have been rounded up in London but the roundup is not complete according to late reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Home Office
Gatwick
Surrey
London
France faces daily government spend over 13 million dollars
Paris reports that for the last quarter of the year French expenditures may exceed 13,082,000 dollars per day. Finance Minister Alexandre Ribot plans to present a bill in parliament granting 6,100,000,000 francs about 1.22 billion dollars, raising total appropriations since August 1, 1914 to roughly 28,194,000,000 francs about 5.639 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Alexandre Ribot
Stock Car Crashes Into Brunswick Grocery Store
Edward W Flynn proprietor of a Brunswick grocery, awoke to find a stock car in his shop center after a crash. The Baltimore and Ohio wrecking crew freed him from beneath canned goods. The building owned by Mrs C J Arnold will be repaired. store stock damage about $50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Flynn
Brunswick
Baltimore and Ohio Wrecking
Flynn
C.J Arnold
Army and Navy Union backs national reserve plan
The Army and Navy Union met in Atlantic City for its seventeenth national encampment and will push forming a national reserve. It aims to serve as a vice in the regular or volunteer army and navy or marine corps. The convention runs three days with strong indication of Gen. H. Oden Lake’s reelection as national commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Army and Navy Union
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
H. Oden Lake
Washington, D. C
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George Martin
Dan Reid
Richmond
Ind
Daniel G. Reid
New York Yacht Club
W. B. Leeds
Reid
Chicago
Tin Plate Trust
New Jersey
Homer Bliss
Bliss
American Sheet & Tin Plate Company
Maxams Machine Company of
Sanitary Can Company
Missouri Can Company
United States Steel Corporation
Old
Can Company
The
Steel Corporation
Edwin Norton
McDonald
Mersereau Can Company of
Brooklyn
U. S. Steel Corporation
Messrs. Reid
Assman
Oliver W. Johnson
Wheeling Can Company
Magle
Combine
New York City
Esau
Jacob
Sirs
Bartlett Boder
Honolulu
U. S
Pearl Harbor
Tyler
Compton
Helosland
Capt. von Papen
Wiesel
Baltimore St. Cumberland, MD
Agency For Panama-Pacific and
Trans-Atlantic Steamship Lines
J. H. Holzshu & CO
Keeps
Pridie
Averitt Avenue
Flat Street
Edward L. Williams
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