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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1919
Page
2
The Cooperal campaign against profiteers gains momentum as railway unions demand fair pay and support the Finish Plan. They threaten strikes if demands are ignored, signaling intensified labor action across rail operations.
Amid economic strain, authorities pursue profiteers and price manipulation allegations. Reports cite sugar, food, and shoe sectors facing raids and arrests as governments probe racketeering and hoarding. Industrial unrest spans the United States and Europe with strikes, shortages, and political upheaval noted.
An essay urges extending food control, regulating cold storage, labeling interstate shipments with producers’ prices, enacting the capital issues bill, and a federal licensing law for all interstate corporations. It notes President Wilson’s push for peace treaty ratification and criticizes big packers led by the Chicago “big five” for unfair practices, with the Justice Department pursuing anti trust and food-hoarding charges.
Fourteen railroad unions submitted a unified demand to Director General Wines seeking immediate wage increases funded by Congress. They urge passage of the Plumb plan to remove private capital from railroads and propose government bonds reimbursement to private owners with revenue sharing after guaranteed returns. Senator Thomas denounced the moves as nearly treasonous, others echoed concern.
Incomplete OCR reads a brief local item from the town page. The text lacks clear names dates places or actions but hints at a municipal note or notice to the public.
Fragmentary note references debt relief and financial measures for OATS. unclear names or dates, but signals a move to ease obligations and improve fiscal stability.
Yipan through Foreign Minister Uchida promises Shatrang restoration to China after an art conclusion. Negotiations reflect 1915 agreement while Saasitentt WHson reveals similar pledges in the April inter allied conference. The president says the Japanese statement clears the matter though doubts linger about needing Japan's adherence.
Secretary of War Baker sends to the House and Senate Military Affairs committees a bill for a permanent military policy. It proposes a peace strength of 510000 and war strength of 1250000 to be provided via a modified selective service act. The plan includes three months of training for all eligible youths in their nineteenth year, and could win support from universal training advocates.
A preliminary draft of the army and navy forms is nearing completion with details still being finalized. Officials expect final versions soon as policy officials review the document.
Capt. Prederick OC Mills field agent of the American Red Cross Atlantic division and naval aviators have given swimming beach demonstrations on resuscitation methods. The photograph shows the lock hold used to support a person rescued from the water.
A newly organized company will use compressed air and high pressure water to loosen sunken logs from Cana dian streams. About ten percent of logs sink and remain valuable, making the log recovery business potentially very important to lumbermen.
A Louisville Courier-Journal quip jokes about a long beauty nap, noting that twenty years of sleep would need a miracle to keep beauty, reflecting a playful take on fairy tale lore.
A brief WWII era quotation compares ammunition risk for soldiers in Champagne to questions about grapeshot. The exchange implies plentiful supply and wartime logistics for frontline troops.
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