Food Prices Hit Highest Since 1937 War Pattern Returns
Chicago reports farm commodity prices and consumer food costs climbing in a wartime style spiral. Butter, cheese, eggs and hogs show sharp gains with parity levels reached or exceeded for many items. Government actions to stabilize hogs dairy and eggs surpassed target prices as staples rise nationwide. An unrelated note mentions river boundary island ownership shifting to the state containing the larger portion.
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Chicago
France
Army seventh corps area fast builds for defense needs
The U S Army seventh corps area accelerates construction of camps cantonments hospitals and ordnance plants with about 140 million dollars authorized. Major projects include Burlington Iowa Fort Leonard Wood Missouri and St Louis arms plants with several state facilities and bomber plants under way or planned.
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U. S. Army
Seventh Corps
Milton Besser
Omaha
Uncle Sam
Quartermaster
Wyoming
Nebraska
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Iowa
Ft. Wood
Ordnance
Burlington
Fort Leonard Wood
St. Louis
FE. Riley
Kas
Camp Robinson
Ark
Fort Wood
Ft. Riley
Army and Navy General Hospital
Hot Springs
Jefferson Barracks
Fort Francis E. Warren
Cheyenne
Wyo
Ft. Meade
S.C
Fort Crook
Kansas City
Army Engineers
Zone Quartermaster's
Ft. Snelling
Ft. Leonard Wood
Weldon Springs
Lake City
Independence
O'Reilly General Hospital
Springfield
Fort Omaha
Corps Area Laboratory
Ft. Crook
Ft. Robinson
Ft. Leavenworth
Ft. Warren
James dies at 74 famed railroad financier in New York
Arthur Curtiss James, 74, rail road financier and famed yachtsman, died of pneumonia after four days illness at Harkness Pavlion. Harriet Eddy Parsons James, his wife, passed away May 15 from heart disease. They had no children. Funeral set for Saturday morning. James controlled about 40 000 miles of railroads and led major linking projects between the Great Northern and Western Pacific.
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New York
Arthur Curtiss James
United States
Harkness Pavlion
Columbia-Presbyterian Medlical Center
Harriet Eddy Parsons James
James
Great Northern Railroad
Western Pacific
Blast Kills Two at Titanium Factory
In St Louis on June 5 two men died and three were injured when a sulphur burner they were repairing exploded at National Lead Company’s titanium plant. Victims were John C. McHugh 60 and John Leeper Sr 48, who died at a hospital. Company secretary A J Fleischer said a spark ignited accumulated sulphur fumes during work.
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ST. Louis
John C. McHugh
John Leeper, Sr
A. J. Fleischer
Louisans Face Cigarette Stamp Shortage Policy End Date
ST LOUIS June 5 AP Merchants and tobacco dealers holding surplus cigarette tax stamps face no reimbursement after June 30 the city cannot legally reimburse excess stamps per City Counselor Joseph F Holland Burglar Strikes Midvale Utah UP a burglar loots a local clothing store taking 47 items of mens womens and children's wear Justice of the Peace C E Matthews promises stern justice andowns the store
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ST. Louis
Joseph F. Holland
Midvale
Utah
Justice of the Peace
C. E. Matthews
Stern
Matthews
Batavia Pressures Nipponese With 24 Hour Demand
Batavia in the Netherlands East Indies faced Japan's 24 hour ultimatum on economic concessions as negotiations risk shifting from economic to political control. Dutch officials, backed by the government, resisted to avoid boosting supplies of rubber and tin to Germany, while Japan warned of broader action if demands were not met.
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Japan
Dutch East Indies
Batavia
Netherlands East Indies
Netherlands
Netherlands Indies
Germany
Indo- China
Thailand
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St. Louis Memo
Montgomery Ward
Jefferson City
Righerthur
James Ones
Blast
Titanium Factory
Doe
Nature
E. High
Herman
Buddy Kaiser
Mer
Schenlet Distillers Corporation
New York City
A. C. Berglund
Bird & Son, Inc
Jefferson
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