Palmer Decrees Big Five Divorced From Other Lines
Washington February 28 The Big Five packers win a DC Supreme Court decree enjoining them from non meat businesses to restore competition. The measure bars ownership of stockyards railroads papers and stores and bans related monopolistic actions while limiting them to distributing meat and by products.
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Washington
Big 5
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Palmer
Department of Justice
Stig
United States
French Troops Hit Turkish Irregulars Near Marash
In Syria near Marash Aleppo vilayet French forces inflicted heavy losses on Turkish irregulars. The report was relayed in the house of Lords to the Earl of Crawford.
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Lomion
Marash
Vilayet
Aleppo
Syria
House of Lords
Earl of Crawford
Bank closures hit Valparaiso and Jobart Bank
Valparaiso Indiana state examiners closed the Farmers State Bank and the Jobart Bank due to financial weakness. The December 31 statement for Farmers State showed resources of about 036, and deposits totaling 706,487 dollars.
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Valparaiso (Inc
Valparaiso
Ind
Farmers’ State Bank
Ytate
Jobart Bank
Aleo
Guards Reinforce Louvre After Theft and Fire Risks
French authorities have bolstered Louvre security after a necklace theft and a fire at Compiegne. Guards and fireproof measures are in place around Versailles area reservoirs and tanks on nearby heights to deter robbery and protect palaces.
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France
Compiegne
Versailles
Louvre
Prices Go Up Says Meredith as Public Misled
Chicago February 25 The U S Department of Agriculture and Secretary Edwin T Meredith declare Americans as gullible spendthrifts causing high costs of living. They accuse newspapers of inflaming fears about rising prices and the public accepting rising costs without question.
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Chicago
Masonic Temple
United States Department of Agriculture
Edwin T. Meredith
Meredith
Marshall's Son Dies After Illness
Washington reports the death of Morrison Marshall, adopted son of Vice President and Mrs Marshall, at age three after several days of illness caused by excessive acid in the blood. The child, formerly Ignatius Morrison, was taken into the Marshall family from a Washington diet kitchen as a ward in 1918 after being underfed and emaciated.
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Washington
Morrison Marshall
Morrison
Bank Robbers Tunnel Into Sarcomte Bank Case
Early in the morning the First National Bank of Sarcomte near Carthage Missouri was robbed as burglars dug through the vault wall and rifled deposit boxes. They fled after failing to blow the safe losing about 10000 dollars while explosives were left behind. In a prior entry on January 21 robbers had taken Liberty bonds and other securities valued at 80000 dollars in the same manner.
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Carthage
First National Bank of
Sarcomte
Here
Liberty Bonds
Fire in Omaha Damages $400,000 at Schmoller & Mueller
Fire in Omaha Nebraska began at Schmoller and Mueller Plano company and caused about $400,000 damage. It spread to neighboring buildings to the east, while the Woodmen of the World building to the west remained undamaged.
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Omaha
Neb
Schmoller & Mueller Plano Company
Woodmen of the World
Mexicans Honor U. S. Man Funeral of Lieut Horace Corey
Mexican aviators stationed opposite Eagle Pass gathered to honor Lieut. Horace Corey of Chicago, an American army aviator who died in a fall near this border town. A body of Mexican airmen crossed the river with floral offerings for the funeral.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Horace Corey
Chicago
Landings by Ships Reach 168000 in 1919
New York, Feb 28. Pa steamships made 424 trips to New York in 1919 and landed 168,025 passengers. Immigration landing agent William C. Moore announced the total, with 77,700 aboard in steerage.
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New York
William C. Moore
Immigration Service
Wilson Signs Railroad Bill Ends Federal Control
President Wilson signed the railroad bill making it law and ending 26 months of federal control. Walker D. Hines named to wind up federal affairs as the government returns the lines to owners at 12:01 a.m. Monday. The president notes a bipartisan board to settle wage disputes and urges union-management cooperation to avoid transport halts.
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Walker D. Hines
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Democratic Party
Socialists Sentenced to Long Prison Terms in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on February 27 United States Judge Peck sentenced 13 socialists for conspiracy to defeat the military draft. Hammerschidt and Lotta Burke received 15 months in Atlanta federal prison. Geler 15 months. Thiemann Ries Schneider Gruber Seldhaus Gregory 12 months and one day. Rothenbush Tiedke Hahn 6 months and $150 fines. Wilker 3 months and $100 plus costs.
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Cincinnati
United States
Peck
Thomas Hammerschidt
Lotta Burke
Atlanta
Joseph Geler
Charles Thiemann
Frank Ries
Fred Schneider
Hundreds Freezed in South Russia Storm Sparking Weather Crisis
South Russia suffers a brutal 27 year record storm with temperatures four degrees below zero. An 80 hour 60 mile gale created immense snow drifts causing widespread deaths.
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Novorossilsk
Russia
Charles S. Wilson Bulgarian envoy aids repatriation effort
Charles S. Wilson serves as the American minister to Bulgaria and has cooperated actively with the Red Cross in repatriating allied prisoners of war.
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Charles’ S. Wilson
Bulgaria
Red Cross
Former Bull Moose named cabinet chief for Wilson era
Bainbridge Colby of New York, a Progressive ally of Theodore Roosevelt, will replace Robert Lansing as secretary of state. The White House announced the appointment, surprising many who expected Frank Polk to be chosen. Colby, a lawyer born in 1869, has served on the U S shipping board and as vice president of the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
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Bainbridge Colby
New York
Wilson
Mr. Lansing
Washington
Progressive
Theodore Roosevelt
Robert Lansing
White House
Colby
Frank L. Polk
Raymond T. Baker
Mint
United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
St. Louis
Williams College
Columbia Law School
New York F Law School
Goosinsane Over Disaster Pilot Williams Breaks Down
Springfield Illinois February 28 The river disaster at Peoria July 5 1918 in which the Columbia sank and 87 lives were lost has driven Pilot Thomas Williams of Meredosia to a total nervous and mental breakdown He was sent to Jacksonville state hospital for treatment physicians doubt he will recover his mind Williams was famed as an expert river pilot before the catastrophe and had appeared healthy until he dwelt on the accident and wasted away his health deteriorating rapidly.
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Springfield
Columbia
Peoria
Thomas Williams
Meredosia
Jacksonville
Williams
Italy Begins Fiume Siege With Iron Blockade
Fiume reports a siege and strict blockade on goods including food. General Caviglia says the government will deny provisions to the D Annunzio forces while permitting aid to civilians, noting 200 children evacuated to Milan.
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Fiume
General Cavigla
Gabriele D’annunzio
Milan
Lumber prices cut as market stabilizer pledge
Spokane reports price reductions announced by the Weyerhaeuser Company distributing agency for 11 mills. The cut, estimated at 10 to 30 percent from current levels, will stay in effect at least until June. The measure aims to stabilize the lumber market amid fluctuating demand.
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Spokane
Wash
Weyerhauser Salea Company
Weyerhauser
Czarists Rule Reds In Soviet Russia Report Says Majority Neutral
Han delsblad correspondent G Nypels reports from Soviet Russia that about eighty percent of the Red Army is neutral and that roughly sixty percent of officers, drawn from old upper class military men, are czarist in inclination.
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Amsterdam
Russia
Red
The
Handelsblad
G. Nypels
Wlnss
Paris Birth Rate Remains Low After War
Paris records show birth rate still below pre war levels, despite population growth from 600000 newcomers over the past year. In 1870 Paris registered 57000 births, about thirteen per thousand, highlighting lingering demographic effects beyond wartime.
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Paris
Paria
U S Stands Put On Adriatic Row In Washington Note
The United States sets firm stance on Adriatic settlements, urging Allies to return to the December 9 plan. Publicized state department correspondence covers joint memorandum, revised proposals, Wilson notes, and warnings about forceful territorial gains and the need for a new world order.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
France
State Department
Clemenceau
Eyre Crowe
England
Wilson
World Happenings in Brief Snapshot
Prince Jaimie, second son of King Alfonso, arrived in London while Tokyo debates universal suffrage end in violence. Collateral items note a plan for five more years of London food ministry, social unrest in Ludwigs haven, and various international incidents including fires, assassinations, and political shifts across North America and Europe.
Wilson Signs Oil Lease Bill Opens Vast Western Lands
President Wilson signed the oil land leasing bill opening more than 6.7 million acres for development in the West. Geological survey estimates show 50 million acres of coal lands under government withdrawal, with 89 million acres still awaiting classification.
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Washington
Wilson
Geological Survey
City population and birth rates through 1916
The record notes a population of 2 900 000 in 1913 and births dropping from 0 000 in 1915 to 28 000 in 1916, with the birth rate falling from 68 000 to 17 per thousand since a peak earlier. The wartime period shows a marked decline in births compared with a century before.
Markets Report Flour and Livestock Prices Listed
The markets listing shows flour by grade with per bri prices from rye to hard spring and winter varieties, hay values for Timothy and clover mixes, and cattle hogs and sheep price ranges. Livestock categories include steers cows heifers cutters bulls veal pigs and live poultry with varied price bands across quality tiers.
Dust coming out of the horse's mouth on frosty morning sighting
A four year old girl, Marjorie, spots a horse and buggy outside on a frosty morning and exclaims that the dust is coming from the horse's mouth, prompting her mother to hurry to the window.
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Marjorie
Milks Emulsion advertised as digestive aid and tonic
A testimonial from H D Lovelee of Rockford Michigan touts Milks Emulsion as a cure for long standing indigestion catarrh and coughs. The ad claims the product restores bowel action boosts appetite builds flesh and helps with colds asthma and wasting diseases with a money back guarantee and prices of 60c and 1.20 per bottle.
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Michigan
H. D. Lovelee
Rockford
Mich
Terre Haute
Ind
Adv
Cuticura Soap Ad Promotes Complexion and Toilet Trio
Advertisement extols Cuticura Soap daily for a clear complexion and clean scalp and soft hands, adds Cuticura Ointment for needs, and promotes Cuticura Talcum as part of a Toilet Trio. The ad warns that a man who keeps a cold hatches a path to an early grave.
New Dress for Old With Diamond Dyes Ad
Diamond Dyes promises rich fadeless color for wool silk linen cotton and blends. The ad notes a direction book in the package and a color card to match materials. A Coffman quote laments 300000 preventable child deaths annually in the country.
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Coffman
Health Claims For Garfield Tea Promoted
Advertisements tout Garfield Tea as relief for coated tongue vertigo and constipation. The copy stresses grit as a path to success, contrasting it with monetary capital as the starting point for many young men.
Swamp Root Offered For Kidney Trouble Relief
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder issues and may not realize it. Kidney health affects other organs and can cause back pain headaches nervousness and fatigue. Get Dr Kilmer Swamp Root from a drug store or request a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY with newspaper mention.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Play on the Dog Sparks Question in Wry Exchange
In a light exchange, someone asks why a play on the dog is attempted. The reply suggests it aims to be a howling success, reflecting playful newsroom banter.
Cascarets Ad Promote Gentle Liver Stomach Relief
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle nocturnal remedy for bilious feelings. It lists symptoms like headaches jaundice bad taste and constipation and claims the product works while you sleep without gripe or harsh effects.
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Adv
Publicity Critique Sparks Debate During Media Era
A reflective column argues that intense publicity targets all, while some groups escape scrutiny. The piece explores norms of press coverage, public interest, and the social costs of fame without naming individuals or events.
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Schmoller & Mueller Piano Company
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