Fraudulent Food Schemes Rise Amid High Prices
Topeka reports a surge in food adulteration schemes as high living costs trigger chemists to market cheaper substitutes. Dr. Crumbine highlights emulsion butter with added water, counterfeit vinegar and maple syrup, artificial honey, sawdust-spice blends, and other frauds sold to grocers, with letters and recipes generally costing around $10.
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Topeka
Kan
Congressional Investigation
Kansas Board of Health
S. J. Crumbine
East
Crumbine
Tennessee
Kansas
New York
Vermont
Indiana
State Board of Health
Fruit Grower Warns Against Planting Newtown Apples
Horace W. Day of the Syobel K. Day fruit firm in New York urges growers to stop planting Newtown apples. He says eastern demand for large red apples favors other varieties like Spitzenberg Winesap Jonathan Roman Beauty and Newtown in decline. He also predicts Wenatchee Yakima and White Salmon valleys will become premier apple regions.
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Horace W. Day
Syobel K. Day Fruit Shipping Firm
New York
New York York City
Newtowns
Day
Jonathan
Newtown
West
Wenatchee
Yakima
White Salmon
Dr B C Hyde Found Guilty Murder in First Degree
Dr B C Hyde was convicted Monday of murder in the first degree and given a life term for killing Col Thomas H Swope, a Kansas City millionaire. The case included ten more indictments alleging murder manslaughter and typhoid inoculation attempts against Swope family. Louise Ham pleaded guilty to second degree murder in Spokane law resort case.
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B. C. Hyde
Thomas H. Swope
Kansas City
Missouri
Chrisman Swope
Col. Swope
Moss Hunton
Swope
Hyde
Hunton
Louise Ham
John Hardy
Spokane
Carey
Record Run: San Pedro Line Train Reaches Salt Lake
Passenger train No 4 of the San Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad completed a record run arriving in Salt Lake City 137 days after leaving Los Angeles The storm of January 1 wrecked the line east of Caliente Nev and the train was stranded until January 10 when passengers were moved by wagon to Acoma and then by train to Salt Lake City The locomotive tender and seven cars faced winter spring storms with a Pullman porter and conductor staying aboard long term A railroad watchman has guarded the line since late January and track builders finally reached the stalled train on Sunday
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San Pedro
Atlantic
Pacific
Acoma
Salt Lake
Child Blames Mourning Mood on Sick Friend
In a domestic exchange Tommy avoids outdoor play with Charlie Jones, saying he already spent time with Charlie yesterday and doubts his friend is well enough to join in.
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Charlie Jones
Tommy
Woman wins Montana homestead seeks western farming life
Miss Mary R Bloomer of Philadelphia winner of a 160 acre Flathead reservation allotment plans to farm in western Montana with her mother and brother. She will join relatives in Seattle and Philadelphia. Miss Loosmore files on 81 acres in Spokane suburb and aims to build a permanent grain and fruit farm. Immigrant labor in Spokane area and regional rail facilities described.
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Spokane
Wash
Mary R. Bloomer
Philadelphia
Flathead
Montana
Missoula
Seattle
Bloomer
Coeur d’Alene
Pacific
Flathead Reservation
Great American Desert
Leavenworth
Register
Miss Bloomer
Sam
Northwest
Frances L. Loosmore
Hillyard
Heaviest Immigration in Years at New York Port
The port of New York sees about 34 000 immigrants per week the heaviest in history. Ellis Island capacity is described as practically 5 000 people a day, per the U S detention station inspector in charge.
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New York
U.S
Ellis Island
Washington fruit prospects predicted by New York buyers
New York buyers Day brothers tour Washington report Bartlett pear prospects strong with higher cannery bids up to 60 dollars per ton. They note California Bartlett crop down to about 60 percent of last year’s, while prunes remain promising. Also cited are favorable apple varieties and robust statewide crops in fruit and wheat.
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Washington
Messrs. Day
New York
California
Mr. Day
Rome
Newtown
Charlton
Northern Pacific
W. F. Sater
Yakima Indian Reservation
Walla Walla Apple Crop Threatened by Severe Blight
Apple blight endangers the entire Walla Walla valley crop with hundreds of trees doomed. Fruit Inspector Whitney reports widespread complaints from orchardists and blight blamed on climate. Plans to ship two carloads to the Spokane show have been canceled as conditions worsen.
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Walla Walla Valley
Whitney
Spokane
Shippers form Chicago compact against rail rate rise
About 300 delegates from large commercial firms met in Chicago to oppose a pending rail rate increase slated to take effect June 1. They propose two options: suspend the raise and submit to the Interstate Commerce Commission for arbitration, or seek injunctions in federal courts against the railroads.
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Leavenworth Beats Waterville in Doubleheader Travel Series
Leavenworth won the first game of a Waterville series 16 to 0 while Waterville claimed the second 1 to 0 in a classic doubleheader. Lee pitched four innings in the opener with eight strikeouts as errors and power dominated the day. The second contest proved a pitchers duel with Hayes and Miller each delivering solid work before Waterville edged through for two runs as Leavenworth managed one.
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Leavenworth
Waterville
Bryan
Lee
Umps
Miller
Mr. Menanhall
Souders
Halley
Southpaw
Hayes
Souder
Raymond
Mahoney
Leavenworth AB
Tholin
Coulson
Keppler
Stetln
Irvenworth
Bonding company sued for overdue state bond payment
Attorney general informs the bonding company’s attorney to promptly pay the bond of former Adjutant General Ortis Hamilton or the state will file suit. He notes no action yet on funds claimed from former Highway Commissioner Snow and expects no steps until the next legislative session.
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Adjt
Ortis Hamilton
Bell
Snow
Miners Return After Six Weeks Out in Iowa District
Seventeen thousand Iowa mine workers resumed work Monday after over six weeks away. Operators raise coal price in the 13th Iowa district to two cents per ton as concessions granted by the miners are honored. A fire at Blumner mill near Tenino causes $100,000 loss, electric plant saved but town dark. mill to be rebuilt. Olympia report says state estate tax at 25 percent for estates of $10 000 or more must be upheld when heirs are aliens of the third degree.
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Iowa
Blumner
Tenino
Olympia
Supreme Court
Meteoric Shower Reported by Prof Morehouse in Far East
On a Wednesday 2:30 AM in Des Moines Iowa Prof Morehouse described a brilliant meteoric shower observed in the Far East, noting its striking display and timing.
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Morehouse
Des Moines
Iowa
Far East
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