Wood alcohol regulations urged by Commissioner Roper
Commissioner Roper announces a bill to regulate wood alcohol like grain alcohol with strong taxes and permits. Federal action aims to trace movements from production to consumer and enable swift enforcement, noting wood alcohol is a deadly poison, not a beverage. Federal agents probe poison liquor in New York while DOJ gathers evidence on Supreme Court decision leaks for a grand jury.
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Western Newspaper
Union Nowa Service
Washington
Congress
Roper
Bureau of Internal Revenue l
New York
Greater
Internal Revenue District
Department of Justice
United States Supreme Court
Southern Pacific Oil Land
Wall Street
Department
Son of Dean Geta Sentence in New York State Prison
Donald Hammond, 24, son of Cornell University dean William Hammond, was sentenced to three and a half to seven years in state prison for parole violations, forged checks, thefts, and drunken conduct.
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New York
Donald Hammond
William Hammond
Cornell University
Disturbance Leaders Released in British India
London reports leaders of April disturbances at Amritan in the Punjab district have been released from Lahore jail. The unrest saw a large number of natives killed, according to advices received.
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London
Amritan
British India
Lahore
Tragic Pasadena Father Kills Son Then Ends Own Life
James F Armour, a Pasadena realty dealer, shot and killed his 14 year old son James Cochrane Armour as the boy slept on a porch bed at the Armour residence in a premier district. Armour then fatally shot himself, leaving a note stating the intent to “go and take the boy along” and requesting that a simple funeral be held.
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Pasadena
Cal
James F. Armour
James Cochrane Armour
Armour
Wimple
Government rounds up radicals in largest mass arrest
U S means business. The roundup by the government through Justice Department agents across thirty three cities led to custody for more than 1500 communist and communist labor party members with officials predicting several thousand more behind bars. New York accounted for over 600 arrests, with 300 plus in New England and around 800 in Detroit. Raids spanned cities from Portland Maine to Portland Oregon. Authorities aim to gather evidence for deportation actions and to disrupt radical networks behind plots to overthrow the government.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Portland
Ore
New York
New England
Garvan
Department of Labor
Hills Island
Chicago
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Baltimore
Boston
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Hartford
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Milwaukee
Newark
Omaha
Pittsburgh
Providence
San Franccisco
Scranton
Spokane
St. Louis
St. Paul
Springfield
Mass
Syracuse
Toledo
Trenton
Rate-Fixing Powers To Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate and House conferees report a plan to grant the Interstate Commerce Commission supreme power to fix railroad rates. The ICC would suspend and issue annual rate orders and substitute state commissions when their orders unfairly favor intrastate commerce.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
House
Coal operators resist wage increases in commission talks
Operators from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and the western coal regions told President Wilson’s wage and price inquiry commission they would not accept any raise above 14 percent granted in the strike settlement. Thomas Brewster of St. Louis chaired the meeting, with A M Ogle of Terre Haute noting efforts to gather all production cost facts before the commission. The commissioners in Washington established semi permanent HQ in the Labor Department and outlined preliminary organization as they prepare to study wages, production and prices. Director General Hines lifted the strike era export ban, allowing overseas coal shipments up to 0 percent of October exports from Baltimore and Newport News with plans to extend to other ports.
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Calion News Service
Chicago
Sinois
Indian
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wilson
Thomas ‘Tl. Brewster
St. Louis
A. M. Ogle
Terre Haute
Washington
Henry M. Robinson
Pasadena
Cal
Rembrandt Peale
John P. White
Department of Labor
Hines
Baltimore
Newport News
Governor weighs probe of Texas prison graft
In Austin Gov W P Holby is ready to order an investigation of alleged graft in the Texas prison system if facts are presented. The move follows a telegram to R L Wintry prison commission chairman asking for details about his statement accusing millions of being evaded in the system and showing no interest in investigating.
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Austin
Texas
W. P. Holby
R. L. Wintry
Prison Commission
Freight loss after steamer Queen collision in fog
In Seattle Washington a heavy fog incident caused the General freight voll to be lost when the steamer Queen rammed a barge carrying six freight cars. Five cars rolled into the bay. The exact totals and details remain unclear.
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Seattle
Wash
Queen
Here
New Year Prohibition Sees Fewer Arrests in New York
On New Year Eve New York enjoyed a dry spell as police courts logged fewer arraignments for intoxication and disorderly conduct. Magistrates were surprised by the absence of arrests on the day after, with no drunk and disorderly cases recorded.
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New York
Railroads face $3 billion need for upgrades to meet national transport demands
Howard Elliott, president of Northern Pacific, from New York for talks, warned that U S railroads must spend about three billion dollars in coming years to overhaul passenger and freight facilities. He noted only 100000 new freight cars since government control, leaving 8400000 cars by 1919, and urged investment in cars engines and shop facilities to handle growing volumes. Reports circulated of plans for broader passenger services and faster trains if private ownership resumes.
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Westeorn
Union News Service
St. Paul
Minn
United States
Howard Elliott
Northern Pacific Railroad
New York
Eliott
Elliott
Pacific
West states metal output falls sharply in 1919
The Geological Survey reports metals including gold and silver from Oregon Nevada and Colorado dropped in 1919 to a total value of 47,964,920 dollars from 84,072,238 dollars in 1918 due to high labor costs.
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Washington
Oregon
Nevada
Colorado
Geological Survey
Bankers Endorse Rail Stock Control and Federal Return Plan
The American Bankers' Association via its railroad committee called for government control of railroad stock and bond issues, an early return to private ownership, and a six month income guarantee after federal control ends. It also supported consolidation of railroad properties and federal incorporation.
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Chicago
American Bankers’ Association
Marketing course proposed to teach buying in schools
Mrs. Louis Lee Weltmiller, deputy commissioner of public markets in New York, advocates marketing courses in lower grade public schools to teach children what to buy for the family table as a response to high living costs.
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New York
Louis Lee Weltmiller
Public Markets
Urge Friendship Between Nations Amid US Japan Tensions
Japanese consul-general M. Yude says the US Japan relationship is in considerable danger and must be set on a more amicable basis. Yude, on leave in Japan, conveyed the warning via advices from Tokyo.
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Washington
Japan
United States
M. Yude
New York
Toklo
Burglary Strips Plant of Dressler & Hasslacher
Thieves steal gold and platinum worth 75000 dollars from the Dressler and Hasslacher Chemical Company plant in Perth Amboy New Jersey. The safe was found drilled and the contents missing in a daring burglary.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
Dressler & Hasslacher Chemical Company
Chicago Bandit Alert Spurs Vigilante Gasoclation Formation
Chicago residents on the North and West sides form a vigilant association amid a surge of robberies. Merchants and households install push-button alarms, floor and wall buttons, ready to summon all members when activated.
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Chicago
Wyoming News Notes Record Coal Prices and Local Developments
Coal sells at a premium in Jackson with two loads at $20 per ton while wood goes for $15 to $20 per cord. Wyoming announces A. B. Roneh as state prohibition commissioner to replace F. E. Crabbe. Sheridan builds a new grade school bid at $128,500. The Boone Dome and surrounding fields resume drilling as mild weather aids early completion.
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Western Newspaper
Union News Service
Jackson
Boone Dome
Salt Creek
South
Casper Creek
Morris Field
New York Oil Company
N. A. Pearson
Sheridan
Harvey C. Wallace
Rawlins
Nebraska
Market price roundup at WichALLS Colorado settlement
The report lists commodity prices and market values for WichALLS and surrounding areas. Prices cover copper, hogs, cattle, oats, timothy hay, butter creamery, poultry, eggs, sugar, and pork products. It notes a $80,120 bonus awarded to Brighton sugar factory by Great Western Sugar Company for top beet sugar campaign earnings shared among employees.
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Brighton
Great Western Sugar Company
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Killa
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Platte County
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FE. L. Crabbe
Rock Springs
War Department
New Mexico
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Thermopolis
Midwest Refining Company
Riverton
Wyo
Linder
Ralph Kimball
Cheyenne
C. 8. Hill
G. B. Morgan
Peabody Syndicate of
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Peabody
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American Legion
Harry Fisher
Sheridan Fur
Hereford Ranch
Union Nova Ser
Denver Markets
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Bae Young
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Reese
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Wichall
Speier
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