Food Control Bill Passes House Amid Prohibition Debate
Washington June 25 The administration food control bill passed the House by 805 to 6 authorizing the president to regulate food fuel and distribution for war and appropriating 162.5 million for enforcement A prohibition amendment to end whisky beer and wine production during the war was adopted by a large majority and the measure moves to the Senate with a strong temperance bloc backing it The bill also authorizes licensing commandeering and the appointment of agencies to enforce provisions and sets penalties for illicit alcohol and hoarding actions
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Washington
McLemore, Slayden and Young
Texas
Meeker
Missouri
Ward
New York
Hulbert
Sabath
Dainois
Kitchin
North Carolinas
Gallagher
Illinois
Eeck
Wisconsin
Senate
House
United States
Barkley
Kentucky
Webb
North Carolina
Bond
Hems
Fforts
la Guardia
Lenroot of
U S Plans To Run Mines And Lines
Washington reports that the Federal Trade Commission urges government pools for coal production and distribution and for rail and water transportation to avert a coal shortage next winter. The plan would have producers paid cost plus a fair profit and transport operated as a government unit under the president, with dissent from Chairman Harrie on the transport pool.
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Washington
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
United States
Davies, Colver
Fort
Harrie
French Lose Ground After German Artillery Push East of Mont Cornillet
Berlin reports concentrated German artillery forced the French to abandon ground captured June 18 and 21 east of Mont Cornillet in Champagne. Paris says French repulsed attacks northeast of Mont Camillet and claimed a successful surprise raid near Auberive with some prisoners taken. London notes a few prisoners captured after patrols south of the carpe.
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Berlin
Mont Cornillet
Champagne
Paris
French War Office
Mont Camillet
Auberive
London
British War Office
Carpe
German munition plants hit by fires and explosions
Paris dispatch reports from a Zurich Matin stringer that several German munitions sites have suffered disasters. An explosion at the Spandau hand grenade arsenal occurred on June 16, seven Mari enball ammunition shops were destroyed by fire on June 18, and additional factories in Nuremberg were burned, per private German sources.
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Paris
Germany
Zurich
Matin
Spandag
Marienball
Fie
Nuremberg
Hoover Denounces Hunger Driven Food Speculation in Senate
Washington June 21 Food speculators have taken 50 million dollars a month for five months equaling a quarter billion from Americans, as Herbert Hoover explained the aims of the food central bill before Congress. He warned continued shortages threaten Allies and warned the Russian revolution was a food riot. Hoover said the bill would not create a food dictatorship and discussed a production and distribution commission for flour and sugar while stressing voluntary reduction and farmer self determination.
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Washington
Herbert C. Hoover
Congress
Hoover
North America
Aura
Germany
Reed
Liberty Loan Surpasses Three Billion Subscriptions
Washington reports Liberty loan subscriptions exceed 3 billion dollars, with 3.96 million subscribers ranging from 50 to 10000 dollars. Notably twenty one buyers including John D. Rockefeller gave 5 million dollars or more, totaling 188.789 million in large lots. All eastern federal reserve sites exceeded their caps, while Minneapolis Kansas City and Atlanta failed to meet minimum allotments.
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Washington
Liberty Loan
Treasury
Department
John D. Rockefeller
Federal Reserve
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Atlanta
Suffragists Lucy Burns and Katherine Morey Arrested at White House
Washington reports the police arrested two suffrage pickets, Miss Lucy Burns of New York and Miss Katherine Morey of Beaton, after rioting outside the White House over nationwide woman suffrage. The arrests end the picketing that began 268 days ago, with no major disorder noted.
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Washington
White House
Lucy Burns
New York
Katherine Morey
Beaton
Executive Mansion
Wilson
New Cost Accounting Division Created in Commerce Bureau
A New York firm named Terme Pant ot 8 cost accounting firm has been placed in charge of a new division within the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce. The division will assess government departments with major contracts to identify procurement costs and investigate pricing under a cost-plus percentage plan.
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New York
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Aesset
Thse
Wisconsin teacher kills rival and shoots self in love triangle
Grace Lusk a 35 year old teacher at Waukesha High School killed Mrs. Roberts wife of David Roberts after inviting her to a conference at Blanca Mills home. Lusk wounded herself with two shots as police arrived and later said she wished to die while declaring love for Dr Roberts.
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Waukesha
Wis
Grace Lusk
Waukesha High School
Roberts
David Roberta
Doctor Roberts Veterinary Company
R. E. Davies
Mr. Blott
Miss Lusk
Chief McKay
Mis Lusk
Mosinee
Wia
Mia
Roberta
Doctor Roberts
David Roberts
Mias Lusk
May impeach Chicago mayor sparks riotous council action
Chicago June 25 Mayor Thompson and his new board of education faced dismissal as the city council derailed proceedings with a riotous session. The chair was abandoned after a failed bid to adjourn and two books were hurled at the mayor. Alderman John C Kennedy introduced the impeachment move.
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Thompson
Chicago
Board of Education
John C. Kennedy
Four Mile Front Foreseen for American Forces in France
Washington reports that American expeditionary forces on the French firing line may hold a four mile stretch between the British and French sectors. Initially the Americans are expected to occupy about four miles of trenches, based on official sources from the French mission.
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France
Washington
Recruiting Week Set for Regular Army June 23–30
Washington reports a June 23 to 30 recruiting week for the regular army as unmarried men ages eighteen to forty with no dependents are urged to enlist. The draft begins after July 1 with exemptions boards to include labor, industry, agriculture, and medical reps, and Washington centers on drafting 625,000 to fight in Europe.
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Washington
Whlisen
Graz
Europe
Bend. Braft
National Army
War Department
National Guard
Regular Army
Ilinois
Indiana
Michigan
Names Men Who Sank Diver
June 25 report from O J Gurlickson chief boatswain aboard an armed American liner details the sinking of a German submarine. The gun crew included Freddie Wilson Highwood NJ 8 O Beam Bridgeport MI Willard R Blackmer Grand Rapids MI and William A Metager Lake Forest IL.
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Navy Department
O. J. Gurlickson
Boatswaln
C Carge
Naval Guard
Illinois
Gullickson
Gurlickson
Freddie Wilson
Highwood
Beam
Bridgeport
Willard R. Blackmer
Grand Rapids
Mich
William A. Metager
Lake Forest
Wews Briefly Tells Mixed Global War News Inaccurate Draft
A jumble of items reports on European combat actions, Royal and U S naval honors, corporate war funding, arrests in New Jersey, price control talks, and aviation defense arguments. The report mentions Italian gains at Cordevole, Admiral Capertos visits in Rio, GM's war fund gift, and wartime policy discussions.
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Bowmanien
United States
Wount Vaselle Stoica
F. Meta
Bassile
Prairie Provinces
Gee
Canadian Northern Railway
Toronto
Ont
Cordevole
Mount Setivene
William B. Capertos
Comander
United States Navy
Rio de Janeiro
Brasil
General Motors Company
New York
Med Cross War Fund
W. J. Condon
New Brunswick
Contileer
Trenton
N. J
Chattanooga
Tenn
Federal Trade Commission
Washington
Denman
Emergency Fleet Corporation
F. O. Rosenbaum
Birmingham
Havas
Paris
Athens
Gounaris
Talaister
Petrograd
Jurge Kenesaw M. Landis
Chicago
la Creesa
Wis
Salesas
George W. Goethals
Panama Canal
Senate
U Boats Sink Many British Vessels
A weekly British summary records twenty seven ships over 1000 tons sunk by U boats, plus five smaller vessels. The Bay State with cargo valued at 2 million dollars and all crew saved. Elele with grain cargo valued near 2 million. Eemdijk bound for Rotterdam with Dutch grain. Two Americans aboard Elele.
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Lonéon
Boston
Bay State
Elcie
Eemdijk
Liverpool
Leyland Line
Pierce
Elele
Rotterdam
Holland
Crop season delayed two weeks by cold weather
Springfield June 21 The weekly crop bulletin for the period ending June 19 reports cold weather has set the growing season back two weeks across the region. The forecast remains unsettled with potential delays to planting and crop development.
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Springfeld
Federal Weather Bureau
Statea
Chicago Markets Open High Low Close Notes
Market report from Chicago showing varied quotes for wheat and corn forward months, including July September and Dec contracts with price shifts. Livestock prices list cattle calves hogs and sheep, with ranges for steers heifers cows yearlings and related byproducts and prime cuts.
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Chicago
cCamera
Rena
Nogtaso Ibe
Olen
Epring
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Army War College
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Witt
Woodrow Wilson
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