Move to curb high cost of living prompts bank action
Washington May 20 bankers adopt Governor Harding's plan to curb frozen loans by tightening credit to keep goods from storage and ease prices. In New York City lenders cut speculative loans by hundreds of millions, pressuring department stores and luxury merchandisers to curb credit while banks advise stricter terms for merchants and manufacturers.
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Washington
Harding
Federal Reserve Board
King of
Illnois
Minnels
New York City
Congress
New York
Financial
40 000 Idle Men in Detroit
Detroit, May 19. No immediate relief from raw material shortages is in prospect yet no Detroit factory is fully shut down says John L Lovatt manager of the Michigan Manufacturers association. Many plants have curtailed operations with an estimated 40,000 to 80,000 men out of work locally, compared with 226,000 where the switchmen strike hits hardest.
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Detroit
Mich
John L. Lovatt
Michigan Manufacturers’ Association
Six bandits raid Delta bank. $12,000 taken in cash
In Delta Ohio a Western style bank robbery ends with James Warner seriously wounded as six gunmen raid the People's Savings Bank on Main Street. The robbers escape with about $12,000 in cash and Liberty bonds while townspeople scatter for cover amid firing from multiple directions. A second item notes Canada’s international trade for May rising by 32,053,172.
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Woleda
Delta
James Warner
Baker
People's Savings F Bank
O Ing Eff
Soviet Plot Said to Aim at French Rule by May Day Strikes
Paris reports police uncovered a plan by soviets to seize local government leadership across Orleans Tours Brest Bordeaux Marseille Strasbourg and Paris if May Day strikes succeeded. Documents seized at Boris Souvarine and Etienne Leveque residences allegedly show seven soviets ready to act. police expect arrests of ten to twelve extremist leaders under article 58. Diamonds rubies sapphires from Moscow and bank deposits in Copenhagen linked to Souvarine and Charles Rappopart surfaced in the investigation.
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Paris
France
Boris Souverine
Etienne Leveque
Federation of Railroad
Orleans
Tours
Brest
Bordeaux
Marseilles
Strasbourg
Charles Ducrney
Caliaux
Moscow
Copenhagen
Souvarine
Charles Rappopart
Rappopart
Chamber of Deputies
Twelve Killed in Labor Battle at Matewon West Virginia
In Matewan, Mingo County, West Virginia, a deadly clash between private detectives and union miners left twelve dead and many wounded. State troopers were mobilized by Col. Jackson Arnold as martial action followed a long labor dispute with Stone Mountain Coal Company. Eight of the eleven reported dead were said to be detectives. Muntenwan mayor reportedly shot, and Samuel Foltz, head of a detective agency, killed.
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Charleston
W. Va
Matewon
Mingo County
Jackson Arnold
State Department of Public Safety
Mattawan
Stone Mountain Coal Company
Bergdoll’s Mother Found Guilty in Desertion Case
Philadelphia May 21 A jury convicts Mrs Emma C Bergdoll of resisting a raiding party that captured her son Grover Wergdall who is serving five years for desertion from the army.
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Philadelphia
Emma C. Bergdoll
Grover Wergdall
Express Thief Gives Up After Surrender
Loula J. Hansen, 28, surrenders to Marshal Burris in Denver after being wanted in Des Moines for stealing 3400 dollars from the American Express Company. Patrol records note Hanssen confessed to the theft and was returned to Iowa for trial.
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Loula J. Hansen
Pollen
Denver
Dew
Moines
Louis J. Hanssen
United States
Marshal &. J. Burris
Des Moinear
American Express Company
Drastic Move To End Rail Car Shortage Centralized Control
Washington May 21 The Inter State Commerce Commission issued emergency orders to centralize government control of railroads by diverting traffic and relocating rolling stock. All normal freight rules are suspended in favor of expedient routing to relieve congestion, with rates and notices detailed for diverted shipments.
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Washington
Inter State Commmerce Commission
Carritu
United States
Forest fires inch toward control after rains in Minnesota
Rain eased the forest fire situation in northern Minnesota with large crews battling flames. Some fires on cut over timber lands remained active but not threatening towns and were under control. Smaller fires were reported along routes from Virginia to Duluth, with no serious incidents. Additional fires appeared in Gogebic county Michigan and in northeastern Wisconsin.
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St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Virginia
Duluth
Upper Michigan
Gogebic County
Wisconsin
Armistice to use long range gun for 110 mile shot
Washington reports the ordnance bureau has completed a weapon capable of shelling a German city from more than 100 miles. Navy department officials say tests indicate a range near 110 miles though details are not public.
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Washington
America
Navy Department
Ordnance Bureau
Beasley Kills Self at Wife’s Grave in Bethlehem Cemetery
Greenville, TI May 19 Harley Beasley twenty five alleged murderer of wife and two boys died by his own hand at his wife’s grave in Bethlehem cemetery three miles east of town. Beasley shot himself in the right temple after days of pursuit by police. Gingham Workers Raleed Manchester NH May 10 Amoskeag Manufacturing announces a 15 percent wage credit to take effect May 81 affecting about 16,000 employes. mills produce gingham.
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Greenville
Harley
Beasley
Bethlehem Cemetery
Here
Gingham
Railways Seek Over Billion Dollar Wage Rise
Chicago May 18 railroad workers demand wage increases exceeding 1.0 billion dollars with a 58 percent public freight rate hike to cover costs. Railroads say they already seek a 28 percent freight rate increase and may need more 80 percent to meet proposed wage demands. Congressional rail board members and representatives from workers and public were present. Washington May 18 interstate commissions urged state bodies to cooperate to ease freight blockades and assist relief efforts across the states.
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Chicago
United States Railway Board
B. T. Whiter
The
Association of Railway Executives
Wilson
Henry , Hunt
George W. Hungar
R. M. Barton
Horace Baker
J. A. Elliott
William L. Park
Albert Phillips
Wharton
James J
Tester
Washington
Railway and Public Service Commissions
Interstate Commission
Rome Coup Plot Rumors Stir Rome Police Safety Precautions
A Milan dispatch to the Times claims General Giuseppe Garibaldi tried to convene the groupe de Renouvellement to seize public buildings in Rome. The Times says guards occupied key sites as a precaution and Garibaldi negotiated with Signor Casparetti, though the Daily Mail and Rome authorities deem the rumor unfounded.
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London
Italy
Rome
Milan
London Times
Giuseppe
Peppino
Garibaldi
Groupe de Renouvellement
Times
Ms Police
Royal Guards
Signor Casparetti
Groupe
Daily Mail
Knox peace resolution passes House and heads to president
The Republican Knox peace resolution was adopted finally by the House with a 228 to 189 vote. The House accepted the Senate substitute for the original resolution as Democrats opposed it in vain. The vote suggests a presidential veto could not be overridden.
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Washington
House
Senate
Sugar Ban by Jam Makers
The National Preservers and Fruit Products association announced that its members will stay out of the sugar market until prices decline. The group says it represents about 85 percent of jam jelly and preserve manufacturers nationwide.
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Association
New York
National Preservers and Fruit Products Asociation
Lift Off Corns With Your Fingers Ad Text
An advertisement claims you can lift off hard or soft corns and skin caluses from the feet by applying Fraezone drops. It promises instant pain relief and easy removal without soreness, urging purchase at drug stores. Also includes a dialogue snippet about bookish tastes and a library visit with a humorous sign.
Stomach Troubles Battle Triner's Bitter Wine Remedies
Historic claim pitches Triner's American Bitter Wine and Angelica Bitter Tonic as invincible against stomach troubles and related disorders. It touts roots and herbs, promises relief for poor appetite and headaches, and notes Joseph Triner Company in Chicago as the distributor.
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Triner
Joseph Tuiner Company
Ashland Ave
Chicago
Al—Ady
Platinum Supply Dwindles as Russian Output Falls
Platinum production from Russia has nearly ceased. In normal times about 90 percent of world output came from Russia, with the United States absorbing roughly half of global production.
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Rursk
United States
Bayer Aspirin Ad: Safe Relief and Proper Use
An advertisement promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin for colds headaches toothaches neuralgia rheumatism and general pain. It highlights the Bayer Cross on packaging as a mark of genuine aspirin and notes affordable prices for packs of 12 and larger sizes sold by druggists. The copy includes branding details and a brief aside on a local personality’s mannerisms.
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Bayer
Ady
Peterson's Ointment Cures Severe Leg Sore Claim
A Teamster from West Park Ohio reports a painful leg sore healed after trying prior medicines. He credits Peterson's Ointment with complete recovery and notes doctor had predicted limited life. The ad touts eczema piles and skin disease cures with Peterson's Ointment priced at 35 cents per box and mail orders via Buffalo.
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Peterson Ointment Co., Inc
Sams Teamster
Paterson
William Haase
Weat Park
Ohio
Cara P.G. Reltz
Peterson
Mali
Peterson Ointment Co
Buffalo
Berlin man credits Eatonic for curing long stomach trouble
Mr Herbert M Geasner of Berlin New Hampshire writes of ten years of worsening stomach pain and poor appetite. After trying many remedies he used Eatonic and reports rapid relief with no pains after finishing a second box. He can eat what he likes and drinks water without discomfort.
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Herbert M. Geasner
Berlin
N. H
Eatonic
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Mackinee
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Indiana
Europe
Hamburg
Columbia University
National Wage Board
Knox
Henry
Jibway
John Jibway
Birmingham Age-Herald
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Teamster
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