Nation Eyes Food Cut Drive and Price Probes
Washington reports launch of nationwide investigations into production cuts and profits as Attorney General Palmer leads a drive to lower food costs. Senate and House committees study currency deflation and packer controls with proposed measures on prices and stockpiling.
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Washington
Palmer
Justice Department
Oho
Michigan
Maryland
New York
Atttorney General
Congress Unu
Agricultural Department
Kibor
Federal Title Commission
Hugh
Food Administration
Comalttes
Aso
Fubner
Congress
Capitol
Senate Banking and Currency Conunittee
Myers
House
Tyoe
Federal Trade Comussion
Bntter Wacket
Fongue
Hing Peices
Conalderailan
Kelly
Pennsylvana
Federal Trade Comission
Kelly Wits
Germans Active in Mexico
German interests have purchased a large ranch near Durango City in Durango state and will colonize it with German grants. An American from Durango stated the arrangement is well received by state officials.
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Freaton
Durango
el Paso
Tex
Brox
Germany
Durango City
Belgium buys all American goods for 100 million francs
Brussels reports the Belgian minister of cod has purchased the entire American supply valued at 100 million francs. The goods will be sold under government control.
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Brussels
Cod
Belgium
Race tensions mirror North South views on rights
Chicago reports provoke Southern leaders to argue no race problem exists in the South as executions for crimes against white women are cited. A Mississippi educator predicts ongoing hostility, warns of future unrest, and compares Southern control to California granting rights to Japanese.
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Chicago
W. J. Culkin
Wars Ren County
Mississippi
South
Hazerd
California
Northwest Mounted Police to be Increased in Canada
Ottawa reports indicate the reorganized Northwest Mounted Police will grow to 2600 men and may reach 2700 temporarily due to the Aquor situation. During the war’s end months, scavlet rifters dwindled to 400 as constables returned home and enlisted elsewhere. An order in council extends jurisdiction to the Kreat lakes and Pacific coast, setting a possible maximum of 6000 men.
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Edmonton
Alta
Ottawa
Northwest Mounted Police
Northwest
Flanders
France
Domnion
Kreat Lakes
Pacific Coast
Amsterdam for Labor Seat at International Trade Union Congress
Amsterdam was proposed as the headquarters for the new Internationale organized by the Internation Trades Union congress in session. German delegates urged Berlin as the head office while Leon Jouhoux proposed central office in Paris.
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Amsterdam
New
Internationale
Internation Trades Union Congress
Berlin
Leon Jouhoux
General Federation of Labor
Paris
Government reduces weekly dole payroll in Britain
London reports the unemployed weekly dole has fallen by about 500000 names since May. From November to May payments reached about 1250000 persons, now about 750000 are receiving weekly benefits under the government program.
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London
Kolchak Government Prepares Move From Omsk to Irkutsk
Dispatches from Paris report Admiral Kolchak's government plans shifting capital from Omsk to Irkutsk as morale sinks. The army shows little hope of regaining territory recently lost to the Bolsheviks.
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Kolchak
Paris
Admiral Kolchak
Omsk
Irkutsk
Siberia
Faris
Telephone inquiry ordered by Kansas public utilities panel
The Public Utilities Commission ordered a general inquiry into telephone installation charges and name changes for telephone use, affecting Kansas 700 telephone companies. The probe seeks to review all rules of telephone service and conduct across the state.
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Topeka
Kan
Public Utilities Commission
Kansas
Rail Workers Open Big Fight Over Government Ownership Plan
Washington reports that railroad labor leaders press for government ownership of railroads as a wartime solution. Plumb plan advocates argue for nationalization with workers’ profit sharing, pledging broad support and signaling a major congressional battle ahead.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Adamson
Brotherhood
Adamson Inn
Capital
Glen E. Wumb
Navse Committee
A. B. Garretson
Plum
Britain Spends Millions Daily Shifts War Budget Tone
London reports Britain's daily government outlays have surged to 22 million dollars, with estimates showing six weeks of wartime spending now equal to what previously covered a year. The article notes the daily spend around 22 million dollars, highlighting wartime fiscal strain.
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Britain
London
Great Britain
Wisconsin approves statewide comfort station law for villages
A new ordinance requires all Wisconsin cities and villages to provide public comfort stations. The act, pushed by Assemblyman Carter and backed by health, defense, labor, highway, and hotel groups, guides location, construction, and care. Four hundred forty one municipalities fall under the mandate with early stations at Lake Geneva and Albany, Milwaukee funding six stations. other communities seek guidance.
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Wisconsin
Assemblyman
Carter
State Board of Health
State Council of Defense
State Federation of Labor
State Highway Commission
State Board
Lake Geneva
Albany
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Journal
Elks Endorse Federal Plan For Elk Conservation
The Grand Lodge of the Elks endorsed the federal program to conserve elk herds in the United States at a recent Atlantic City meeting. A committee was instructed to cooperate with Forest Service representatives to implement the plan.
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Grand Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Atlantic City
United States
Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Shoe men foresee general advance in shoe prices this fall
Shoe men returning from the national convention say a general advance of two to four dollars per pair is promised this fall. They report foreign buyers are placing immense orders for American shoes, causing factories to run overtime to keep up and driving up prices.
The Best Plaster Advised For Lame Back Relief
Aanne suggests using darkened with Chamberlain's ointment bound on over the seat of pain as more effective than a plaster and cheaper, offering a practical home remedy for backache.
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Chamberlain
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Plumb
Wimculty
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Standard Oil
S. Michigan Ave
Ill
Ing
United States Congress
Gallatin
Yellowstone National Park
Elks Indorse Federal Plan
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Harold ‘Lockwood
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William St, N.Y
Winterburn Drug Co
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