Wood Campaign Expenditures Run Up 81 Million Fund
Testimony before the senate investigating committee reveals Major General Wood’s presidential campaign spent about eight thousand dollars per state on publicity. Ohio used 200000, Michigan 54000, with total national publicity and expenses in the education drive discussed by Col. Procter and others as part of the Wood funding.
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Ohio
Michigan
Washington
Wood
Willam Cooper Procter
Fracter
Oho
Procter
Chait
Kenyon
Benator Edge Rep
New Jersey
Leonard Wood
Olio
Elihu Root
New York
Indictment charges American Woolen with profiteering
A federal grand jury in New York indicted the American Woolen company of New York and its Boston affiliate, along with William M. Wood, for violating the Lever Act. The 12 counts accuse selling cloth at unjust prices, while the firm posted net profits of 15,518,116 in 1919 after reserves, amid a recent 15 percent wage increase.
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New York
American Woolen Company
Federal Grand Jury
American Woolen Eompany
American Woolen Company of
Boston
William M. Wood
No Beer Sold in New York Under State Law
New York reports that beer containing up to 2.75 percent alcohol cannot be sold despite legality, while Washington notes federal enforcement will override state law as in New Jersey. Assistant Attorney General Frierson comments on Governor Smith seizing the New York law authorizing 2.75 percent beer production and sale.
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New York
Washington
New Jersey
Frierson
Smith
Carranza slain in hut as patrols assault town
Queretaro May 27 Gen Rodrigo Herrera surrendered at Coyutla and is being taken to Mexico City to reveal all about the death of Carranza. A commission report on the Tlaxcalantongo battle describes Carranza being led to a sleep hut, a nearby attack, and his fatal cry for a carbine before a volley ended his life. Provisional President Huerta will take the oath June 3, and Carranza was buried at Dolores cemetery near Chapultepec.
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Queretaro
Mex
Rodolfo Herrera
Coyutla
Pueblo
Mexico City
Carranza
Obregon
Carranga
Tinxncalantonga
Herrera
Putla
Puebla
Francisco de P. Martel
General Martel
Muriel
Vinxcolantengo
Tlaxatantengo
Tlaxcalantongo
Carrango
Manuel Aguirre Kerlunga
Imulino Pontes
Mexican National Railways
de la Huerta
Dolores Cemetery
Chapultepec
Millionaire's Whisky Seized In Sheridan Road Raid
Prohibition agents stormed the North Side home of Charles B. Smith a Stewart Warner executive seizing about a hundred cases of whisky as part of a larger whisky plot investigation. The raid targeted 8814 Sheridan Road an upscale Chicago address noted as the scene of the operation. Police described the seizure as a major development in the ongoing probe into illegal liquor distribution.
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Federal
Chicago
Prohibition
Sheridan Road
Charles B. Smith
Stewart-Warner Speedometer Corporation
Army of 280000 to be provided under state control
Washington May 28 reports a spinning army of 280000 enlisted and 17800 aieers is provided in the mmway years ganization PHL agreed to by the house and senate conferees yesterday. The conference report provides for mid the under state control. The selective service provision adopted by the senate was stricken out. Voluntary military training wre stricken out and a reserve enlisted force provided Tor.
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Washington
House
Senate
Wilson vetoes Peage resolution amid peace treaty dispute
President Wilson vetoes the Republican peace resolution aimed at reviving joint measures with Germany and Austria Hungary. He argues the move surrenders U S rights, contravenes Versailles terms, and would stain the United States' gallantry and honor while failing to secure full accountability or a just peace.
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Washington
Repub Vcan
Wilson
Germany
United States
House of Representatives
House
Uberty
Senate
Vergailles
Belgium
France
Ottoman Empire
Woodrow Wilso
New York Beer Bill Signed After Alcohol Limit Cleared
Albany reports Governor South signed the Walker bill restricting beer to under 2.76 percent alcohol by weight. Governor Smith also signed the boxing DU measure, restoring professional tax status.
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Albany
N. Y
South
Smith
Coal Mine Men Victor Lever Act Void in Part
Indianapolis May 27 Judge A B Anderson United States district court sustained the motion to squash indictments against 125 coal operators and miners on 13 of 18 counts and overruled it on five. He held that amended section four and section 20 of the Lever act are void declaring the act a class legislation favoring farmers and food dealers over coal miners and operators.
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Indianapolis
Ind
A. B.anderson
United States District Court
Anderson
Sugar Refiners Nabbed In Sugar Profiteering Probe
Boston officials seized Henry E. Worcester of Revere Sugar Refining and W F Green of American Sugar Refining on profiteering charges. They were held in 10000 bonds each along with two sugar firms. Complaints claim millions were hoarded to boost profits.
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Boston
Henry E. Worcester
Revere Sugar Refining Company
W. F. Green
American Sugar Refining Company
United States
Reyes
Baseball Fans Are Fined in Chicago Park Probe
About forty seven men were arrested for batting in Cubs park and fined one dollar each by Judge Frank H. Graham. The fines go to the fund for the family of Policeman William Roberts. The case drew cheers and the event followed a meeting where John Heydier and Ban B Johnson discussed a national crusade against gambling.
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Chicago
Cubs Park
Frank H. Graham
Sheffield Avenue
William Roberts
John Heydier
National League
Ban B. Johnson
American League
Edith Gould Weds Yale Student In Maryland Elopement
Miss Edith Gould daughter of Mr and Mrs George J Gould aged eighteen eloped with Carrol L Wainwright a Yale undergraduate and descendant of Peter Stuyvesant They married in Elkton Maryland after being refused a license in Philadelphia Oliver telegram from George Gould extended good wishes to the couple and quick parental forgiveness followed.
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New York
Edith
Gould
George J. Gould
Carrol L. Wainwright
Yale
Grautson
Bishop Wilthwiigh
Peter Stuyvesant
Philadelphia
Kikton
Maryland Greton Green
John MeEkLmoyle
Elkton Presbyterian Church
Ness Cane
George Gould
Elopers
Seventh District Report Warns Prices Downward Trend and Thrift Rise
Chicago May 26 A Seventh Federal Reserve district report notes broad price reductions across commodities except food with thrift rising and labor improving. It cites railroad congestion from switchmen strikes as the most disturbing element and warns credit remains restricted while demand outstrips prior totals. The report also highlights a general price revision downward and steel-like strain on transportation.
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Chicago
Seventh Federal Reserve District
Stump
Harding
Senate
Mars Shall
McCormick
Ilinois
Federal Reserve
Attempt on Francis J. Hoyne at Hoyne home
Chicago May 25 an attack was made on Francis J. Hoyne son of State's Attorney Maclay Hoyne as he entered a room on the third floor of the Hoyne residence It may have been a mistaken act aimed at his father The threat flood has intensified since the Enright murder case proceedings and Vine conviction. threats have increased in volume and intensity.
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Chicago
Francis J. Hoyne
Maclay Hoyne
Hoyne
Blackstone Avenue
Enright
James Vine
Russian Bolsheviks Push on Polish Front Near Warsaw
Russian Bolsheviks attack northern fronts around Warsaw in a bid to break Polish lines and reach East Prussia. Fierce, daily fighting shifts villages along the Domile battlefield as momentum swings.
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Warsaw
Poland
East Prussia
Stomach Sickness Healed by Milks Emulsion Claim
Mrs Mary Hendricks of Owensboro Kentucky credits four doctors and Milks Emulsion with restoring weight and bowel function after long illness. The ad promises rapid relief for stomach and constipation, touts pleasant taste, and offers six bottles with a money back guarantee.
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Litchfield Rand
Owensboro
Thouganda
Salon Co
Terre’ Waute
Ind
Drug- Eista Everywhere
Adv
Oratorry Echoes Across a Senate Exchange
A witty exchange unfolds between the mild egoist and Senator Sorghum about the challenge of orators meeting audiences with intellect. The debate pivots on whether speakers must lower themselves or ascend to reach listeners, reflecting on public speaking norms.
The Most Valuable System and Bitter Wine Elixir
An advertisement extols Triner's American Elixir of Bitter Wine as a key to success, claiming it boosts appetite, digestion, and nerve vigor. It lists benefícios for constipation headaches nervousness insomnia and depression and promotes Angelica Bitter Tonic as a companion product from Joseph Triner Company Chicago.
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Tuiner
Triner
Joseph Trlner Company
Ashland Ave
Chicago
Credit and Collection Lines from Browning's Magazine
An excerpt notes a mother going to town to pay bills and men sent to the house to collect theirs, reflecting 19th century consumer finance attitudes. The lines juxtapose domestic duties with debt collection. Notable phrasing highlights a social norm of doorstep collection compared to independent payment.
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Browning
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