Cost of Bread Sparked by Wheat and Labor Costs
Chicago Nov 29 survey shows no profiteer in bread price. Hoover split loaf cost: ingredients 4.30 cents, labor 4.10 cents, overhead 1.75 cents, profit 0.62 cents, farmer 3 cents of flour cost. Labor cost expanded since pre war. bakers’ weekly earnings range 20 to 70 dollars across cities, while public pressure pushes prices down.
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Chicago
Herbert Hoover
Daker
Hoover
New York
Brooklyn
Bread’s 8-Cent Loaf Debate Roils Wheat Trade
The piece cites profiteering talk between wheat growers and the Bread Committee, with calls for Bernard Baruch to intervene. Dr. E F Ladd labels bread prices ridiculous as senator-elect and ND Agricultural College president. Harley Mitchell of American Miller argues even with free wheat and rail transport, bread would still cost 8 cents in New York.
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Bernard M. Baruch
E. F. Ladd
North Dakota Agricultural College
Harley B. Mitchell
Tuller
New York
Polesker to Curtail Loa Ping of Wanderers
Warsaw reports the Polish government aims to stamp out wandering idlers among Eastern Poland refugees. Six years of war created a class of displaced people, some shunning work as authorities seek to repatriate them to their districts. Relief aid requires willingness to work.
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Warsaw
Poland
Bullfights Return Stirs Mexico City as Season Opens
In Mexico City American fans welcomed bullfights after four years of prohibition. Flaming billboards proclaimed El Toreo would again host battles to the death and newspapers celebrated the season opening, held in late October and running to late January.
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el Toreo
Births in England and Wales Reach 692 488 for 1919
The ministry of health annual medical report shows 692 488 births in England and Wales in 1919, including 41 285 illegitimate, a birthrate of 18.5 per 1 000. It notes 1903 as a record year with 248 271 births.
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London
England and
Wales
Ministry of Health
New Schools to Be Opened in Italy to Counter Illiteracy
ROME Nov. 27 Two thousand new schools are to be opened as soon as possible with a first appropriation of 12,000,000 lire. The plan requires one hundred thousand teachers, and about 80,000 have already been engaged.
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Rome
Italy
Italians Seek Protective Treaty With Brazil
In Rio de Janeiro on November 27 Professor Vittorio Orlando former Italian premier acting as special ambassador is to begin talks with the Brazilian government on a protective treaty to aid Italian immigrants. He will tour Italian colonies in Sao Paulo Parana Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul as part of the effort. The Italian colony is Brazil’s second largest after the Portuguese with Sao Paulo state alone receiving about 900000 Italians from 1887 to 1910.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Vittorio Orlando
Italy
Ambbassador
Brazil
Adolpho Rossi
Sao Paulo
Orlando
Parana
Santa Catharina
Rio Grande Doo O Sul
Judge Pleads Not Guilty in Slaying Case
Cleveland, Nov 27 Judge William C. McGannon chief justice of the municipal court pleaded not guilty at arraignment for second degree murder He posted 10000 bail and was released He was indicted by the county grand jury in connection with the slaying of Harold S Cady last May
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Cleveland
William C. McGannon
Municipal Court
McGannon
Courtty
Harold
Cady
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Wanderers
Durham Hosiery Mills
Durham Hosiery
Durham
North Carolina
Marvin Carr
N.C
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Durham Notion Company, Wholesale Distributors
Durham, N. C
Bec
Pee Eevee
Reweferese
Pri
Ps Ra
Schloss Bros. Clothes
Stetson
Manhattan
Fashion Park Clothes
Schoble
Wilson Bros
Cannon Fetzer Co
Liek
Weaesemoecee S
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