War on food prices declared by Wilson administration
Washington reports a federal drive to curb food price inflation with prosecutions of speculators and potential seizing of stock. Senator Lewis proposes authorizing the President to seize food to relieve hoarding and price hikes amid rampant riots and looting in New York.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gregory
White House
Department of Justice
New York
Chicago
Boson
Philadelphia
William Denman
Shipping Board
United States
Denman
Ilinois
Senate
New York City
Bronx
Brownsville
Williamsburg
Anti-High Price League
President to Take Oath on March 4
Washington February 24 plans for President Wilson’s inauguration are clarified by a proclamation calling a special Senate session March 5 to consider nominations. Wilson will take the oath privately at the White House on March 4 and may repeat it publicly on March 5 to complete the inauguration.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
White House
Capitol
Gale Fueled Blaze Devours Omaha Business District
A 35 mile per hour north gale drove a morning fire that devastated half a block of Omaha’s business district. The Paxton hotel housed hundreds of guests who fled as embers touched off about a dozen smaller fires. Property owners estimate losses at 1,133,500 dollars and the fire watchman at the origin building is missing.
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Omaha
Neb
Paxton Hotel
Revenue Amendment Killed in Early House Vote
Washington February 24. The first vote on separate provisions of the revenue bill defeated Senator Watsons amendment to have the excess profits tax expire December 31 1919. The Democratic majority proposed July 1 1921 as expiry.
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Washington
Watson
U S Opens Inquiry at Chicago on Tieup
Federal investigation into food and coal shortages and railcar bottlenecks began in Chicago. Joseph P. Griffin, president of the Board of Trade, disputed interstate commerce findings and pressed for more railcars saying New York Central delivered 26 cars since August 1 and Chicago has had none for three months.
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Chicago
Joseph P. Griffin
Board of Trade
Hinton G. Clabaugh
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Washington
Griffin
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
New York Central
Exercise Kills Comic Fred Mace in New York Hotel
Fred Mace of Los Angeles a film comedian was found dead in his hotel room in New York. He reportedly suffered a stroke of apoplexy while exercising to reduce his weight. Friends say he dropped from 257 to 200 pounds in six weeks and that the strenuous routine harmed his health.
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New York
Fred Mace
Los Angeles
Mace
Tragedy Strikes As Train Kills Two In Muscatine
In Muscatine Iowa on February 28 an unidentified man and woman were struck and killed by a Rock Island passenger train while walking along the tracks in the city's south portion.
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Muscatine
Peb
Lloyd George Sees Dire Peril and Plans Ruthless Remedies
Premier Lloyd George warned in the House of Commons that victory or defeat hinges on sub marine warfare. He outlined drastic measures to cut imports, save tonnage, boost home production, and press farmers to sow crops. He cited ally sacrifices and pledged further curtailments on luxuries, with France, Russia, and Italy receiving aid and Britain reallocating shipping.
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London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Germany
England
Borden
Canada
Massey
New Zealand
Australia
Britain
Italy
France
Great Britain
Russia
Parent Held in Boy Death Near Connersville Ind
Mr and Mrs Herman Hilbert were arrested at their home over the death of their seven year old son Russel J Hilbert February 17. The boy’s stomach contained strychnine per a Indianapolis chemist. The body buried in Orange cemetery may be exhumed for further tests. Hilbert is fifty and divorced from the mother. a custody case was underway in Fayette circuit court when the death occurred.
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Connersville
Ind
Herman Hilbert
Here
Hilbert
Russell J. Hilbert
Indianapolis
Orange Cemetery
Fayette
Mrs F C Penfield Eyes Departure From Austria
Mrs F C Penfield wife of the American envoy to Austria may resign her post soon as political tensions rise in Vienna.
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Austria
Plants Close Down for Want of Cars
Chicago news reports widespread plant shutdowns due to car shortages and scarce supplies. The American Cereal plant at Akron has closed, Fort Dodge Iowa is suspended, about 1200 workers affected. South Chicago elevators including Shaffer are closed, Illinois Steel reduced furnaces, Federal Furnace and American Maize foresee layoffs. Corn Products echoes similar actions with potential 1000 jobs lost.
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Chicago
Akron
American Cereal Company
Fort Dodge
Calumet River
J. C. Shaffer Company
Burglars Make Big Indiana Bank Haul
Richmond Indiana February 24 burglars blew the safe at the First National Bank in Greens Fork nine miles west of Richmond and escaped by car with 3330 in currency. Early reports estimated eight thousand dollars but bank officials later confirmed the loss. More than 3000 in gold remained untouched due to a wedged inner door. Over thirty minutes passed between two explosions. no trace of the robbers found by the sheriff.
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Richmond
Ind
First National Bank
Greens Fork
Dynamite Planted Near Iowa Bridge Found in Dubuque
A secret service man for the Great Western Railroad uncovered a hidden cache of thirty sticks of dynamite two boxes of caps and several feet of fuse beneath rubbish in Dubuque near five blocks from the Iowa end of the railroad bridge over the Mississippi River. The wagon bridge links the river. The incident occurred February 23.
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Dubuque, Ia
Iowa
Great Western Railroad Company
Life of American Diver Amid Wartime Sinkings
Reports detail ships sunk on Friday including Athos, a 12 644 ton French liner torpedoed near Malta while ferrying troops. American missionary Robert Allen Haden perished on Athos. consuls note troop transport and possible hospital role complicating classification and risk to passengers.
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Paris
Deravere
San Michele
Alelina
Ape
Giovanni P
Monarch
Emery
London
Belgier
Wathfield
Invercauld
United States
Malta
Athos
Washington
Robert Allen Haden
Foo Chow
China
Keblinger
Haden
State Department
Presbyterian Mission Board
Nashville
Tenn
The
Boxing to end in New York by start of 1925
Albany officials report an agreement between Governor Whitman and Senator Walters to stamp out prize fighting in New York state effective January 1 next year. The action aims to abolish professional boxing statewide, signaling a major crackdown on the sport.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State
Whitman
Walters
Syracuse
House Passes Army Measure Without Record Vote
Washington February 24 the army appropriation bill carrying about 250000000 dollars passed the house without a record vote. An attempt to add universal training legislation was defeated by a point of order.
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House
Washington
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Robert A. Haden
U. S
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Shanghai
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