Grain boom in the United States described in mixed Allied news
The Inter Mountain Globe reports grain output this year reaching 359 million bushels, surpassing wheat, while the cotton crop is forecast to be the smallest in years. It notes farm product values rising, physician pay cuts in cities, and diverse international news from aviation to trade and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Coal Operators’ Association
Harlaw
Kan
England
United Stats
Board of Trade Journal
America
New York
New York City
Chicago
102D Pioneer Infantry
Cileago
University of Wisconsin
Oregon
University of Chicago
William B. Colver
Federal Trade Commission
Los Angeles
Leopold Ortig
Mexico
Germany
Austria
Fl Universal
Mt Peemews
Torn
Latin America
Winfred C. Zabel
Socialist Party
County Central Comsciitee
Hlanalary
Hellringers
Windsor
Prince of Wales
Siegel
Ar Iland Sea
Murray
Darling
Mitta- Milita
Oye & Correspondent
Sydney
London
Ingland
Gaa
Dreux
Paris
Northera
Bir
A. D. Hell
Lenroot offers bill for rail solution
Washington sees a plan to unify the nations railroads into a single privately owned system with guaranteed minimum earnings and profit sharing with employees. The bill, drawn by the Citizens' National Railroad League with Senator Lenroot, would place railroads under private ownership run by a 11 member board including two employees and three security holders under ICC supervision.
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Washington
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Citizens’ National Railroad League
Mtge
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
United States Chamber of Commerce
State Railway Commissiona
Urge Necessity of U S Reservations
Washington reports Rep Blemp of Virginia Rep Slemp of West Virginia and Rep Echola of West Virginia advocate League of Nations reservations to clarify the American viewpoint They argue France accepted the league for other terms and fear European nations pursue their own interests leaving the US protected only by reservations.
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Washington
League of Nationa
Blemp
Virginia
Echola
West Virginia
Europe
France
Edale
United States
Slemp
League of Nations
Germany
Postal workers seek higher wages in meeting with Wilson
Washington reports that post office clerks carriers and railway mail clerks asked President Wilson for wage increases to offset rising prices. They argued the service suffers from present conditions and skilled workers are leaving. Wilson preferred reducing living costs over advocating raises at that time.
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Washington
Wilson
Ring of car thieves nets Des Moines owners
Des Moines police announced thirty automobiles stolen from Des Moines St Paul Minneapolis and Kansas City were recovered today. The cars were sold by a thieves ring to Des Moines residents who believed they owned rightful vehicles. Mayor Tom Fairweather and Councilman Fraze were among buyers unaware the cars were stolen. Police expect several arrests in connection with the thefts.
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Des Moines
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Kasas City
Des Moliners
Prégent
Tom Fairweather
Conn
Cilmuan Fraze
Kansas City
Major Waterbury arraigned on war graft charge in Detroit
Major Leale Waterbury once salvage officer in the American expeditionary force was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly conspiring to defraud the government in selling ordnance supplies worth about 30 million dollars. He pleaded not guilty, posted a 7000 dollar cash bond, and faces trial likely September 8.
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Detroit
Mich
Leale Waterbury
American Expeditionary Force
Tuttle
Waterbury
Two Former Dukes Fight For Estates
Fragmentary report describes an inheritance dispute involving Herhn and Charlot Edward of C burg Gotha. The text references a large potential settlement and a government-related recovery action, with unclear details and terms.
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Herhn
Charlot Edward
burg-Gotha
Republic
Wade Kea
It Would be Intolerable in Any Treaty Revision
A New York Times piece argues that altering the Versailles text is madness. It warns a Senate declaration changing terms would free Germany of U.S. obligations and keep the nation at war.
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The
New York Times
Senate
Germany
United States
Hitchcock
Weimar
Canada Faces Wheat Export Market After War
Canada seeks cash buyers for about 175 million bushels of this year’s wheat crop with government action to sell at world prices and share proceeds with original sellers. Western provinces push free American machinery imports while Ontario and Quebec oppose. Banking expands with roughly 600 new branches since the armistice, totaling about 4,000.
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Guarantee Trust Company
New York
Canada
Quebec
Imperial Oil Company
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Kelly
Prediction of English upheaval after World War I
Inge predicts a postwar struggle reshaping English society with the labor aristocracy rising, the upper classes declining, and a shift toward rural England as population growth slows. He doubts reforms will suffice and warns population policies may backfire. The analysis weighs deaths, births, and economic factors as drivers of upheaval.
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Calton Institute
Dean Inge
Savorgnan
England
Road to Ruin and the Danger of State Paymaster Policy
The author argues against government guaranteed work and equal wages, warning it repeats old poor law failures. He cites Rome, France under Louis Blanc, and the rise of state wage schemes that displace work with taxation. The piece critiques trade unionism and warns of economic collapse if the state becomes paymaster.
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William Wood
London Times
England
Rome
France
Louis Blanc
Parla
Goal Enury From Philadelphia Scattered Phrases
Fragmentary OCR random text with scattered names and terms. No coherent event or identifiable entities to summarize into a proper news item.
Anthracite Bureau says no domestic coal shortage
The bureau reports nut and bituminous coal production since April 1 up 15 percent from 1916 and shipments over three years ago exceed by about 40,000 tons. It dismisses talk of a coal shortage for domestic use and notes industrial demand, not homes, are affected in this region.
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Anthracite Bureau of Information
War Rich Revel At Saratoga Spreads Luxuries
Louisa Siebold notes Saratoga's opulent scene where easy money and war contracts fuel excess. Clerks wager large sums on races as fortunes rise and fall at gaming tables, highlighting a swell of extravagant living amid the spa’s storied past.
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New York
Saratoga
Louisa Siebold
Kevish
Sn c
Welching Lawyer Case From West's Docket
A Nebraska Supreme Court judge notes in Pryor v. Northwestern Reporter that restraining a rival attorney from practicing in the same county is unusual yet not unheard of. The opinion cites distant precedents and reflects on equity and professional rivalries among lawyers.
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Oper
Pryor
Northwestern Reporter
Morrissey
Supreme Court of Nebraska
Ability. From iso Dallas Nova AFA
A compact note references a compacted literacy project and fee work. The fragment hints at a discussion of ability within a Dallas context and a possible aviation or academy link. Names and concrete details are limited in readable text.
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Iso Dallas Nova
AFA
Litte
Carnegie's Will Filed Disposing of 30 Million Estate
New York Aug 29 The will of Andrew Carnegie filed for probate disposes of an estate estimated between 25 and 30 million dollars. The Carnegie Corporation of New York is residuary legatee with various charitable bequests to Cooper Union Hampton Institute and other institutions. The will provides for his wife and daughter with annuities to relatives and friends and names Home Trust Company as executor.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Elihu Root, Jr
Carnegie Corporation
Taft
Chaver Clevelard
Thomas J. Wreuton
Theodore Roosevelt
Premier Loy, George
England
Wirginia
Stevens Institute
Hoboken
N. J
St. Andrew's
Home Trust Company of
New Jersey
United States Steel Corporation
Torlows
Robert A. Franks
Llewellyn Park
N. J. Mre
L. M. Morris
Wich
George [Rvins
Mrs. Nicoll
Nangie Lockerbie
Margie Ander
Skibo
Labor Leaders in Washington Scene on Wage and Policy
In Washington on Aug 29 the executive council of the American Federation of Labor met to weigh President Wilsons wage policy amid rail and steel disputes. Gompers and rail union officials discussed whether to honor or resist the presidents wage stance as strikes loom. The Plumb plan and nationalization questions loomed as key issues for the gathering.
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Executive Council of
Federation
Gompers
Washington
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Wilson
United States Steel Corporation
California
Glenn Plumb
Frank Morrison
Daniel J. Tobin
James Duncan
J. F. Valentine
T. A. Rickert
William Green
Jacob Finchner
W. D. Mahon
Frank Duffy
Matthew Woll
Voster
Belgium's King Albert to Tour United States in September
News from Tieweeels reports King Albert and Queen Eilaaheth of Belgium will depart September 24 for a stay in the United States. They plan to spend a pronth in America as part of their Continental visit.
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Albert
Tieweeels
Eilaaheth
Belgium
United States
America
Federal troops train derailed by bandits near Chiapas
At Tacedo Texas on August 29 a Mesham Landttr mission with 160 men was derailed by bandits in a remote stretch near Chiapas. Many soldiers were killed or wounded and the party suffered heavy losses as dispatches report chaotic derailment and casualties.
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Tacedo
Tex
Mesham Landttr
Carresa
Chiapas
Mts
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Carnegie Hero Fund
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New York Symphony Orchestra
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George W. Cabin
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