Increasing Importations from Argentina Speech Highlights Beef Trade
Hon. Fred A. Britten notes rising imports of beef from Argentina since the 1918 tariff shift, with Australia Canada and Mexico adding shipments. He argues the Beef Trust profits from tariffs and calls for policy to make the US an exporter, while warnings of price effects and political fallout.
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Fred A. Britten
Congress
Illinois
House of Representatives
House
Redfield
Connecticut
Australia
Canada
Mexico
Uruguay
Department of Agriculture
United States Treasury
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Omaha
St. Louis
Sioux City
Chicago
Buenos Aires
Argentina
American Beef Trust
United States
South America
Beef Trust
Russia
Isaac M. Hodgekinson
Armour & Co
London
Swift & Co
Brisbane
Armour & Quo
Adelaide
Argentina Corn Import Pressures U.S. Grain Prices
The Journal of Commerce warns of an era of cheap grain in 1914 driven by a surge of Argentine corn. It notes Argentina’s large exportable crop and ongoing competition with the United States, where much domestic corn is consumed locally.
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United States
New York
Argentine
Argentina
Journal of Commerce
Ship 700 Pounds by Parcel Post From Gardiner to Cooke City
Miles Bros. grain dealers ship 700 pounds of oats and wheat to a mining camp via parcel post. Postage costs reach 7.56 while road conditions force a 65 mile haul by pack horses, an estimated 26 dollars in additional expenses for the mail carrier. Senator Bankhead warned that raising the limit to 50 pounds would push grain shipments by parcel post.
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Livingston
Gardiner
Cooke City
Miles Bros
Cooke
Senator Bankhead
Parcel Post
Post Office and Roads Committee
Foley Cathartic Tablets Claim Quick Liver Boost
Advertisement touts Foley Cathartic Tablets as a fast liver stimulant that ends dullness and constipation and restores energy. Testimonial from J. L. McKnight of Ft Worth, Texas says symptoms disappeared after cleansing effect. Marketed by Potts the druggist.
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J. L. McKnight
Ft. Worth
Texas
Wonder
Potts
Ady
Helena Assay Office to Continue Under Senate Amendment
Word from Helena reports the senate appropriations committee adopted Senator Walsh's amendment to the legislative appropriation bill. The provision sets aside funds to continue the Helena assay office for another fiscal year and includes Salt Lake Boise and other western offices. Mining men in Helena welcomed the success.
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Helena
Senate Appropriations Committee
Walsh
Senate
Salt Lake
Boise
Foley Kidney Pills Endorsements Across Alabama
Across Alabama, Foley Kidney Pills are praised by users for kidney and backache relief. A. T. Kelley of McIntosh recommends them to all suffering from kidney trouble and backache, calling them a fine remedy. The ad targets readers with claims of satisfaction and quick relief for rheumatism and weak backs.
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A. T. Kelley
McIntosh
Ala
Potts
Rancher George M. Armstrong Dies By Self Inflicted Gunshot
Livingston County rancher George M. Armstrong a prominent and wealthy Par County figure died Tuesday morning by shooting himself in the head with a .22 caliber rifle. His wife cited failing health and fear of insanity as possible motives connected to his mental state.
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Livingston
George M. Armstrong
For Torpid Liver Chamberlains Tablets Endorsed by Reader
Mrs. F. L. Trenbus of Springville New York praises Chamberlains Tablets for quickly relieving a disordered liver after six years of use. The ad notes the product is for sale at all dealers and is an Imperial advertisement.
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Springville
N.Y
Adv
Tenth Man Arrested in Glacier Park Bounty Fraud Case
John E. Lewis of Lake McDonald Glacier Park was arrested at Columbia Falls for making false statements in an affidavit tied to bounty claims. He is the tenth man implicated. John Smith of Columbia Falls pleaded guilty and was sentenced yesterday to one year in the penitentiary.
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Kalispel
John E. Lewis
Columbia Falls
Lewis
Lake McDonald
Glacier Park
John Smith
Kidney Trouble Remedy Ad Alert
An old advertisement urges Foley Kidney Pills to ease dullness and swelling in hands and feet caused by kidney trouble. It claims the pills act as a tonic and stimulant, restoring kidney function, and directs readers to fry them per the druggist Potts.
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Potts
Forces seize weapons in Vera Cruz after city capture
American troops conduct house to house searches in Vera Cruz confiscating over 6000 guns knives and other weapons from residents including women and children. Guards frisk suspects in the street while the war photographer records the scene and authorities claim the method saved lives.
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Vera Cruz
Wounded American Under Red Cross Flag at Vera Cruz
The hospital corps provided aid during the Vera Cruz fighting as about fifty wounded sailors and marines were cared for. A wounded marine shot by a Mexican sniper was carried to the wharf by a hospital squad under Red Cross protection and taken to the hospital ship Sulace for treatment.
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Vera Cruz
Red Cross
Sulace
First Landing at Vera Cruz by Jackies and Marines
The image shows bluejackets and Marines leaving a U S battleship in Vera Cruz harbor to begin the occupation of Mexico's first city. Fully armed they landed and engaged Mexican forces with others, marking an early military action in the Veracruz operation.
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Jackies
Marines
Vera Cruz
United States
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