Wilgon Urges Laws to Check Prices and Food Control Extension
President Wilgon urged Congress to curb price gouging by declaring artificial shortages and extending the food control act. He called for licensing interstate firms, limiting storage, and requiring price disclosures, with steps to curb hoarding, regulate cald storage, and broaden wartime controls to fuel clothing and other essentials. He also pressed for early peace treaty ratification to stabilize supply and demand.
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Washington
Congress
Srand
Caretel
Dartoof Powtieors
Flour Price Plan and Labor Strike Report
The United States Grain Corporation proposes flour sales at ten dollars per 140 pound sack in most western regions with strict wholesale to retailer resale limits. In the rest of the country margins cap at seventy five cents above wholesale and packaging penalties apply for broken bags. Chicago reports eight thousand three hundred employed across stockyards on strike after a wave of new hiring. Copenhagen notes fighting as Polish forces seize Minsk from Bolsheviks and mutinies occur in Posen Prussia with several officers wounded.
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New York
United States Grain Corporation
Julius Hits
United States Wheat
Miinois
Indiana Line
Mississippi
Cairo
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Coast
Rail union walkout tests Wilson wage policy
President Wilson says settlement of railroad wages should follow merit, not pressure, after shopmen strike defied offers and halted traffic. Director General Hines awaits full return to work from unions before applying wage adjustments under railroad administration procedures.
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Washington
Wilson Thas
Hines
Senator Cunning
Senate Renini Free
Wilson
Railroad Administration
Uitetor
Mmeral
West Point Appoints 100 Enlisted To Naval Academy
Navy secretary seeks 100 enlisted men to Annapolis from active navy or marine corps with one year service by Aug 15 and under 20 on April 1. Competitive exam third Wednesday in April. eligible to enlist for two years then pursue Annapolis entry. Also notes guard opposition to military bills and rail service cutbacks due to shopmen strike.
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Secretary of the Navy
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Navy
Brooks
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Help Fight Profiteering Under Federal Food Control Act
Citizens urged to report profiteers hoarders and discriminatory pricing under the Federal Food Control Act. The district attorney seeks tips on destroying necessaries limiting supply or hoarding and asks residents to call the U S district attorney with suspected profiteering or foodstuffs hoarding. Public service call to action for community vigilance.
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Office
United States District Attorney
Mexico Policy Critic Named Chairman With Broad Powers
A Senate panel named a chairman to lead a broad inquiry into Wilson's Mexican policy. Senator Fall of New Mexico will head a sub-committee to gather information and examine allied actions, beginning work while treaty talks proceed.
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Wilson
Washington
United States
Tes Elthaetis
Lodee
Fall
New Mexico
Daniels Censored Speech Banquet Speech Delayed
In San Diego Admiral Hugh Rodman prepared remarks for Secretary Daniels banquet but kept the speech undelivered. Censorship occurred as the secretary intervened just before the admiral was to speak. Also in Ohio indictments target milk producers groups.
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Cleveland
Ohio Farmers* Co-operative Mik Association
Northern Ohio Farmers Milk Producers’ Association
Special County Grand
Army surplus planes sold to Curtiss Aeroplane Co
Washington reports 2 716 surplus Army aircraft valued at 20 816 800 dollars were sold to the Curtiss Aeroplane Company for 2 730 000 dollars. The transfer reflects a major consolidation of military aviation assets amid postwar adjustments.
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Washington
Curtiss Aeroplane Company
Fruit cart accident near Utica ends in confusion
In Utica New York Vincent Pirena a fruit peddler on a push cart faced an incident when a motorist failed to stop at the curb. The collision damaged fruit and plants and a bystander was injured. Police investigated with investigators noting uncertainty in the chaotic scene.
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Vincent Pirena
Utica
N.Y
Rote Musings on Training, Speech, and Self Discipline
A garbled, period language piece discussing training, self control, moral living, and public duty. It urges steadfast effort, restraint, and loyal service to a higher cause, urging individuals to embody thought and act with purpose. The text blends advice on health, work, and spiritual conduct, linking personal conduct to communal well being.
Scouts Need the Soldiers in Scout Movement History
A passage linking military life and Scouting in a reflective tone argues that service fosters discipline leadership hygiene and woodcraft. It notes thousands of veterans with strong character who inspire youth and prepare to teach scout duties, stressing army leadership as central to the movement.
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Sein
Gnu
Comrmand
The Scoutmaster's Example Wins By Good Conduct
A muddled devotional on leadership and character questions what wins in youth development. The text argues a scoutmaster's example shapes behavior more than rules, guiding a boy toward virtue, perseverance, and integrity through steady, positive influence.
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Wetter
Movement shows growth in district scout work
The DC scout movement expanded over 90 percent in four months. After November 1, 48 troops and 1,006 registered scouts remained active. By March 1, registrations reached 64 troops and 1,500 scouts, with two Court of Honor meetings monthly reviewing merit badge tests.
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District of Columbia
Scout
Court of Honor
Boy Scout Sugar Making and Roosevelt Memorial Grove
Pittsburgh scouts gathered at Guyasuta to tap maple trees and produce maple sugar under the guidance of Grizzly Smith. A Roosevelt Memorial grove was planted at Keney Park Hartford with nine trees including oak, beech, maple, and ash, each marked to show the number planted.
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Pittsburgh
Guyasuta
Grizzly" Smith
Roosevelt Memorial
Keney Park
Hartford
Conn
Fashionable Neckwear Styles of 19th Century Maitland Era
The article surveys neckwear trends with natural feather hues and varied materials. It notes plaits sewn onto neckpieces, satin fringe ties, and small neck laces as popular accents. It highlights lace, ribbon bodices, and coordinated skirts in silk, organdie, and georgette, alongside shawl and cape alternatives.
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Chile
All Day Dresses Rise As War Boosts One Piece Styles
The all day dress, a one piece alternative to suits, gained prominence during wartime tailors shortages. Paris influence helped it spread to America where it blends with suit looks in fall styles. The model described features a velvet look, satin vest, bone buttons, and a long slim silhouette ideal for college wear and cool weather.
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Paris
America
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