Government probes rising cost of living and packers blamed
Washington reports outline a Justice Department FTC and U S Attorney led inquiry into higher living costs with Wilson reviewing early findings. Chicago packing chiefs including Swift Wilson Armour named in subpoenas as industry blamed. Proposals range from federal oversight to cooperative municipal abattoirs.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Federal Trade Commission
United States
Anderson
Poston
Wilson
Congress
Chicago
Micago
United States District Attorney's Office
Sherman
Louis F. Swift
Swift & Co
Thomas B. Wilson
Wilson & Co
W. F. Burrows
Morris & Co
Arthur Meeker
Armour & Co
C. E. McNeill
Chicago Tutter & Egg Board
Federal Trades Commission of the Meat Industry
National Conference
Resolutions Committee
National
Secretary Daniels Urges Four Capital Ships for Navy
Secretary Daniels says four capital ships should be added immediately if Congress adopts his recommendations. His navy plan mirrors last year's program, reducing the five year build to a three year schedule.
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Washington
Congress
Daniels
German consul not killed reports reach from El Paso
El Paso dispatch says Charles Elmendorf and Carl Ketelson the acting German consul reported killed but they are safe and have wired German consul Max Weber. Elmendorf also said Villa looted medical supplies belonging to an American company.
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el Paso
Tex
Charles Elmendorf
Carios Ketelson
Max Weber
Elmendorf
Villa
La Follette Puts Jim Ham Lewis In Eclipse
La Follette delivers a sharp win as Jim Ham Lewis struggles to gain momentum. The outcome leaves Lewis overshadowed by a dominant Beau Brummel performance and a notable showdown with Brummel.
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la Follette
Jim Ham
Present Coal Price Too High
Duncan McDonald of the Illinois miners league testifies at a Chicago council inquiry that coal prices are too high. He cites Illinois data showing at least a 20 percent rise since the last contract, with some places demanding up to 75 percent, while railroad rates barely match the miners’ increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Alderman Kennedy
Council
Chicago
Duncan McDonald
Illinois
McDonald
Lawyer Gets Prison For Impersonation Plot In Decatur
W S Snyder a noted Macon county lawyer was sentenced to the penitentiary for conspiring to defeat justice by having Clifton Richardson impersonate Frank Davis who had jumped his bonds. Davis faced trial for stealing a case of eyes but did not appear. Richardson entered the courtroom claiming to be Davis and pleaded guilty, but the act was exposed after the probation officer reported Davis’ poor record. The court then sentenced the impersonator to the reformatory, and Richardson testified that Snyder promised he would avoid imprisonment.
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Decatur
Tll
W.S. Snyder
Macon County
Clifton Richardson
Frank Davis
Davis
Richardson
Reformatory
Snyder
State Banks of Illinois Show Resource Increase
The Illinois State Auditor reports state bank resources rose by 40,251,618 between September 18 and November 18. Total resources on November 18 reached 1,144,294,978, up from 1,104,042,840 on September 13.
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Illinois
Springfield
Ill
Brady
Boy Trampled by Horses in Indiana Pasture
Columbus Ind Dec 7 Notra Thurston eleven year old son of Edward Thurston Hartsville was found unconscious in a pasture near his home with both arms broken and his chest crushed after being kicked and trampled by horses and mules. He is expected die.
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Columbus
Ind
Notra Thurston
Edward Thurston
Hartsville
Wife of Umatilla Mayor elected to succeed him
In Umatilla Oregon Mrs E E Starcher won the mayoral race defeating her husband for re election. Women also took other posts in the city government including four council seats the recorder and the city treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Umatilla, Ore
Umatilla
Ore
E. E. Starcher
Umatila
Lloyd George Seeks to Form New Cabinet as Coalition Frays
In London a cabinet crisis unfolds as Lloyd George informs the king of his plan to form a government while Asquith withdraws with most Liberal ministers. Bonar Law works to keep unity, with George tipped to push wartime policy and munitions expansion amid Reconstructionist pressure.
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Asquith
George
London
Lloyd-George
King George
Mr. George
Buckingham Palace
Lloyd. George
Lloyd George
Andrew Bonar Law
Lydd-George
Balfour
Arthur Henderson
Bonar Law
Samuel
T Lroyd-George
the Times
Northcliffe Press
Northcliffe
Mr. Asquith
Mr. Lloyd-George
Herbert Samuel
Edwin §. Montoeu
Christopher Addison
Ginger Group
Man seeks damages for injuries and medical costs in Danville
Dan Mc Reynolds of Danville claims he is entitled to full value of a leg after an injury. He seeks hospital bills and three weeks of pay while awaiting a new limb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan McReynolds
Danville
River and Harbor Projects on Lakes Near Chicago
Washington reports proposed 1918 river and harbor appropriations for Great Lakes works. Maintenance for Calumet hay at 15,000. Chicago river 50,000. Illinois river 50,000. Calumet river Illinois and Indiana 20,000. Michigan City harbor 9,906. ship channel Great Lakes Chicago Duluth Buffalo 284,000. Sheboygan harbor 6,600. No 1917 appropriation for Sheboygan.
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Washington
Chicago
Congress
Army Department
Illinois River
Calumet
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan City
Ind
Great Lakes
Duluth
Buffalo
Sheboygan
Mich
California Favorite wins grand at International Live Stock Exposition
A California cross bred Hereford Shorthorn yearling steer named California Favorite captured the grand championship at the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago. Owned and bred by the University of California, the steer traces its ancestry to Indiana via sire Prince Lad 11th bred by Frank Van Natta of Lafayette. California Favorite was raised on barley oats bran and alfalfa hay without grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
California
Indiana
University of California
Prince Lad
Frank van Natta
Lafayette
Ind
John Lambert Sunk by German Submarine Off Isle of Wight
New York reports confirm the American steamer John Lambert, 1550 tons gross, shelled and sunk by a German submarine on November 22 near the Isle of Wight. Built in Chicago in 1905, owned by Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Transportation, later sold to Elwell & Co. of New York. This marks the fleet's second loss after the A. D. Davidson.
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New York
John Lambert
Maritime Register
Isle of Wight
Bordeaux
Great Lakes and
Great Lakes
Havre
Chicago
A. D. Davidson
La Follette Pink Senator Captures Spotlight
Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin stands out among Washington senatorial peers with a bold pink appearance, replacing James Hamilton Lewis’s pink whiskers and stirring debate about his colorful style in the capital.
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Washington
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Madison
Paquin
Paris
James Hamilton Lewis
Compromising Away Christmas in Gary Schools
Gary Indiana December 7 approximately half of local school children belong to creeds that do not observe December 25 so all holiday exercises will be omitted in Gary schools this year.
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Gary
Ind
Welshman Is Called Up on to Form Cabinet
A Welsh politician is summoned to form a new cabinet after a government reshuffle. The move ushers in a fresh leadership lineup and signals potential policy shifts as negotiations continue with party colleagues.
Parral Reoccupied by Carranza Troops
Parral in Chihuahua returned to Carranza control after Villa forces held the town since November 5. It is unclear if Villa evacuated or fought. Most foreigners are believed safe except possibly German subjects Theodore Hoemuller and family who were killed. Four Americans fleeing Parral reached Culiacan after a bandit pursuit.
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el Paso
Tex
Parral
Chihuahua
Carranza
Theodore Hoemuller
Culiacea
Boosts and Bonuses In Every Direction Across Regions
News briefs from Houghton Bangor New York Watertown report wage increases and bonuses for workers. In Houghton about 17 000 of 25 000 copper mine employees receive a 25 cent daily raise for mid year work. Bangor announces a 4 percent bonus for those earning under two thousand yearly. Guaranty Trust votes a 200 000 distribution for 1 000 employees. International Paper grants 10 percent raise to 11 000 workers with first bonus December 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghton, Mich
Lake Superior
Bangor
Bangor & Aroostock
New York
Guaranty Trust Company
Watertown
N. Y
International Paper Company
Foe of Teachers Union Re elected Chicago Board Chief
Jacob M. Loeb was re elected president of the Chicago board of education by a 12 to 6 vote late in the afternoon. His stance against the teachers union helped secure the win. The decision keeps Loeb in control of the school system amid ongoing labor tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers’ Union
Chicago
Jacob M. Loeb
Chicago Teachers’ Federation
Board of Education
Sun Day Closing Law Enforced in East St Louis
Announcement from Mayor Mohlman’s secretary states that the Sunday closing law against saloons will be enforced in East St Louis after January 1, 1917, as reported from St Louis.
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Sunday Ltd
East St. Louis
Fast
Chicago Markets Summary for Live Stock and Grains
Hogs receipts 55 000 with light to heavy classes quoted from 9.60 to 10.15 and 7.80 to 8.75 for good to fancy pigs. Cattle receipts 10 000 with steer prices 10.75 to 11.50 and cows 6.75 to 7.40. bulls up to 13.25. Wheat No 3 red 1.69 to 1.71. corn No 2 white 0.95 to 0.95. oats No 3 white 0.63 to 0.54. Butter extras 39 to 40 cents, firsts 38 to 39 cents. eggs firsts 38 to 39 cents, ordinary 37 to 38 cents.
Roumanians in Race 10 Escape as Bucharest Falls to Teutons
Berlin reports Bucharest, capital of Roumania, captured without siege as the Roumanians retreat. Ploesci fell hours earlier, cutting off escape routes. Mackensen's Dobrudja army lurks across the Danube while von Falkenhayn races east, a dramatic 149 mile Roumanian escape against 84 miles for the pursuers.
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Berlin
Bucharest
Roumania
Ploesci
Carnavoda
Tts
Danube
Mackensen
von “‘Alkenhayn
Ferdinand
Sinaia
Teuton Ninth
Wallachia
Great Britain
Falkenhayn
Buccharest
Ship Pio IX Sinks Drowning 100 Crew Off Canary Islands
A Spanish steam ship Pio IX sailing from New Orleans to Barcelona sank in a storm about 200 miles off the Canary Islands. One hundred crew members drowned with the vessel.
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Madrid
Pio IX
New Orleans
Barcelona
Canary Islands
Miss Edith Colby Found Guilty of Murder in Montana
Edith Colby a 44 year old newspaper reporter was found guilty of murder in the second degree for shooting A. C. Thomas a Montana politician The sentence ranges from ten to twelve years in the penitentiary The killing followed an alleged insult and occurred Sept 28 after Thomas passed her in the street.
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Thompson Falls
Mont
Edith Colby
A. C. Thomas
Colby
Thomas
Joe Steeler and Frances Ebier Scribner Married in Omaha
Nebraska champion Joe Stecher wed Frances Ebier Scribner at the Hotel Fontenelle in Omaha. Witnesses Anton Steel and Marenerito Ebier attended. Miss Ehlers has long been Stecher's partner. She is eighteen, he twenty three. her father Claud Kl ers presides over Scribner's First National Bank.
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Omaha
Neb
Joe Steeler
Nebraska
Dodge
Frances Ebier
Scribner
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M’donald
W. H. Snyder
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Mon
American Press Association
Indiana Bull
LA Follette Senate Beau
J. Hamilton Lewis
Parralg
Teutons
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Joe Siecher
Markilg
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