Government probes cost of living and blames meat packers
Washington reports outline a Justice Department FTC and US Attorney led probe into rising living costs. Officials plan city by city hearings, with subpoenas issued for Chicago packers led by Swift Armour Morris & Co and Wilson & Co. Proposals include federal inquiry from stable to table and cooperative abattoirs.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Federal Trade Commission
United States
Anderson
Poston
Wilson
Congress
Chicago
Icago
United States District Attorney's Office
Sherman
Louis F. Swift
Swift & Co
Thomas FE. Wilson
Wilson & Co
W. F. Burrows
Morris & Co
Arthur Meeker
Armour & Co
C. E. McNeill
Chicago Potter & Eye Board
Federal Trades Commission of the
National Conference
Resolutions Committee
National
La Follette Puts Jim Ham Lewis Totally in Eclipse
In a notable shift La Follette sidelined Jim Ham Lewis, overshadowing the rival’s role. The move creates a dramatic political realignment as Lewis loses influence to the new leadership.
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la Follette
Jim Ham
Lewis
Navy urged to add four capital ships now
Secretary Daniels tells how the navy could be strengthened by the immediate addition of four capital ships if congress adopts his annual report recommendations. He says new construction aligns with last year's plan, compressing the five year program into three years.
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Secretary Daniels
Navy
Washington
Congress
Daniels
German Consul Not Killed Report Says Elmendorf Safe
Elmendorf and Ketelson reported killed have wired German consul Max Weber that they are safe. They also said Villa's forces looted medical supplies from a Mexican branch of an American concern.
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el Paso
Tex
Charles Elmendorf
Carios Ketelson
Max Weber
Elmendorf
Villa
Lloyd George Seeks to Form New Cabinet in Crisis
In London on December 7, Prime Minister Lloyd George informed King George V of his plan to form a cabinet. The king had earlier invited him to act at Buckingham Palace to bridge a split between Asquith supporters and Lloyd George backers. Bonar Law refused to form a new ministry, leaving the task unsettled.
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London
Lloyd-George
King George
Mr. George
Buckingham Palace
Asquith
Lloyd: George
Lloyd George
Andrew Bonar Law
Lydd-George
Balfour
Arthur Henderson
Bonar Law
Samuel
The
Times
Northcliffe Press
Northcliffe
Lloyd- George
Mr. Asquith
Mr. Lloyd-George
Herbert Samuel
Edwin S. Montacu
Christopher Addison
Prison term for Decatur man in impersonation case
W S Snyder of Macon county is sentenced to the penitentiary for conspiring to defeat justice by having Clifton Richardson impersonate Frank Davis who had jumped his bonds. Davis, indicted for stealing a case of eyes, failed to appear for trial. Richardson later confessed in court.
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Decatur
Ill
W.S. Snyder
Macon County
Clifton Richardson
Frank Davis
Davis
Richardson
Reformatory
Snyder
Present Go al Price Too High McDonald Springfield IL
Duncan McDonald, secretary of the Illinois miners, says coal prices are unjustified. He cites Illinois city prices showing a 20 percent minimum increase since the last contract and up to 75 percent in some areas. He notes railroads set prices only slightly higher than miner raises.
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Springfield
Ilml
Alderman Kennedy
Council
Chicago
Duncan McDonald
Illinois Miners
Illinois
McDonald
Man seeks damages for injury to wooden leg in Danville case
Dan Mc Reynolds of Danville files a suit claiming entitlement to the full value of a $110 wooden leg plus hospital fees and three weeks' pay while awaiting a new limb. He asserts the leg's damage caused his losses and seeks compensation.
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Dan McReynolds
Danville
Illinois State Banks See Resources Rise by $40 Million
Illinois state banks reported total resources of 1 144 294 978 on November 18, up from 1 104 042 840 on September 18. The gain of 40 251 618 came from the state auditor Brady in Springfield.
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Illinois
Springfield
Ill
Ilinois
Brady
King Ferdinand Roumanian Ruler Is Monarch Without a Capital
King Ferdinand governs Roumania as monarch without a fixed capital city. The article notes his authority and travel between seats of power as uncertainty over administrative center persists.
Boy Trampled by Horses in Indiana Pasture
Columbus Indiana December 7 1910. Eleven year old Notra Thurston son of Edward Thurston of Hartsville was found unconscious in a pasture after being kicked and trampled by horses and mules while tending cows. He is expected to die.
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Columbus
Ind
Notra Thurston
Edward Thurston
Hartsville
Wife of Umatilla mayor elected to succeed him
Umatilla Oregon December 7 Official announcement that Mrs EF Starcher was elected mayor defeating her husband for reelection. Women were elected to other offices in the municipal government including four council seats recorder and city treasurer.
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Umatilla
Ore
EF. E. Starcher
River and Harbor Projects Near Chicago Seek Lower 1918 Appropriations
The chief of engineers reports economy impacts lake area works. Requests include Calumet harbor 15000, Chicago river 30000, Illinois river 350000, Calumet river 20000, Michigan City harbor 9000, Great Lakes ship channel 284000, Sheboygan harbor 6600. last year varying levels. no 1917 funds for Sheboygan.
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Washington
Chicago
Congress
Army Department
Calumet Harbor
Chicago River
Illinois River
Calumet
Ilinois
Indiana
Michigan City
Ind
Great Lakes
Duluth
Buffalo
Sheboygan
Mich
California Favorite wins grand championship at International Live Stock Exposition
A California cross bred Hereford Shorthorn yearling steer named California Favorite, traced to Indiana lineage, won the grand championship at the International Live Stock Exposition. Owned and bred by the University of California, the steer was sired by Prince Lad 11th bred by Frank Van Natta of Lafayette, Indiana, and was raised on barley oats bran and alfalfa hay with no grain feed.
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Chicago
California
Indiana
University of California
Prince Lad
Frank van Natta
Lafayette
Ind
American steamer John Lambert sunk by submarine off Isle of Wight
The John Lambert, a 1550 ton American vessel built in 1903 in Chicago, was shelled and sunk by a German submarine on November 22 off the Isle of Wight. Owned by Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Transportation, it had not yet been delivered to French interests and was en route to Havre. The ship was sold last summer to Elwell & Co. of New York. it is the second fleet loss after the A. D. Davidson.
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New York
John Lambert
Maritime Register
Isle of Wight
Bordeaux
The
Great Lakes
Havre
Chicago
La Follette Seen as Sole Pink Senator in Senate
Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin stands out among sober colleagues as the era’s only genuine pink senator. The Madison area firebrand sharply contrasts with Senator James Hamilton Lewis by flashing a bold pink color style that unsettles the fashion mix in Washington.
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Washington
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Madison
Paquin
Paris
James Hamilton Lewis
Compromising Away Christmas in Gary Schools
About half of Gary Indiana schoolchildren belong to creeds that do not celebrate Christmas on 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-born politician is invited to form a new cabinet, signaling a major reshuffle. The move follows parliamentary support for a broader government program and outlines key appointments and policy priorities.
Parral Falls to Carranza Troops in Mexican Fighting
Parral in Chihuahua is reported back under Carranza control after being held by Villa forces since November. Foreigners are believed safe aside from a possible German family casualty. Four Americans fleeing Parral reached Culiacan after a fifty mile pursuit by bandits.
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el Paso
Tex
Parral
Chihuahua
Carranza
Theodore Hoemuller
Culiacea
Boosts and Bonuses Across Industries Nationwide
News brief reports wage bonuses and wage increases across several firms and regions. In Houghton Michigan about 17,000 of 25,000 copper mine workers will get a 25 cent daily bonus for July through December 1916, first pay in 1917. Bangor Maine railway workers receive a 4 percent bonus for last six months earnings under $2,000 yearly. Guaranty Trust in New York votes a $300,000 distribution among 1,000 employees. International Paper grants 10 percent wage raise affecting 11,000 workers with first bonus December 15.
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Houghton, Mich
Lake Superior
Bangor
Bangor & Aroostock Railroad
New York
Guaranty Trust Company
Watertown
N. Y
International Paper Company
Bucharest Falls as Roumanians Try Last-Escape Race
Berlin reports Bucharest capitulation after Ploesci fell, as Roumanians race to reach Danube crossings. Teuton forces under Mackensen and Falkenhayn pursue toward Braila, capturing 6,026 prisoners on Dec. 5 and seizing large wheat shipments bound for Britain.
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Danube
Mackensen
von Falkenhayn
Ploesci
Braile
Ferdinand
Sinaia
Teuton Ninth
Wallachia
Berlin
Great Britain
Falkenhayn
Bucharest
Foe of Teachers' Union Wins Re-Election
Chicago reports Jacob M. Loeb defeated the Chicago Teachers' Federation foe to win a second term as president of the board of education by a 12 to 6 vote.
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Teachers’ Union
Chicago
Jacob M. Loeb
Chicago Teachers’ Federation
Board of Education
Sunny closing law to be enforced in East St Louis
The private secretary to Mayor Mohlman announced that the Sunny closing law against saloons will be enforced in East St Louis after January 1, 1917.
Chicago Markets Live Stock and Commodities Summary
Hogs receipts 55,000 with quotes 9.60 to 9.90 for light, 9.90 to 10.15 heavy, 7.80 to 8.75 for good to fancy. Cattle receipts 10,000 with steers 10.75 to 11.50, cows 6.75 to 7.40, dealers seeking 13.25 to 13.50 prime. Wheat No 2 red 1.69 to 1.71, corn No 2 white 0.95 to 0.97, No 2 yellow 0.94 to 0.95. Oats No 3 white 0.63 to 0.64. Butter extras 0.39, firsts 0.38 to 0.38, seconds 0.33 to 0.35. Eggs firsts 0.384 to 0.429, ordinary firsts 0.37 to 0.38, extras 0.38 to 0.38.
Hundred Drown As Ship Sinks Off Canary Islands
Madrid December 7. The crew of the Spanish steam ship Pio IX. bound from New Orleans to Barcelona perished when the vessel sank in a storm about 200 miles off the Canary Islands. One hundred sailors lost.
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Madrid
Pio IX
New Orleans
Barcelona
Canary
Miss Edith Colby Found Guilty of Murder in Second Degree
Edith Colby a 44 year old newspaper reporter was found guilty of murder in the second degree in Thompson Falls Montana for shooting A C Thomas a politician. The penalty ranges ten to twelve years in the state penitentiary. The shooting followed an alleged insult after Thomas passed her in the street refusing to apologize.
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Thompson Falls
Mont
Edith Colby
A. C. Thomas
Colby
Thomas
Thom
Stecher Wedding Ties Nebr. Champion to Miss Ehlers
Nebraska champion Joe Stecher wed Miss Frances Ehlers in Scribner at the Fontenelle Hotel Omaha. The couple was joined by Miss Ehlers sister Marguerite and Anton Steel. Stecher, age twenty three, and Ehlers, eighteen, have been a couple since his rise to fame. Her father Claud Peers heads Scribner's First National Bank.
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Omaha
Neb
Joe Steeher
Nebraska
Joe Dodge
Frances Ehlers
Scribner
Hotel Fontenelle
Anton Steel
Marguerit
Ehlers
Stecher
Claud Peers
First National Bank of Scribner
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Umatilla, Ore
American Press Association
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