Labour unrest and policy talks amid strike threats
Reports describe Secretary Baker handling steel strike pressures while Secretary Wilson oversees coal miners and Secretary Houston works to avert famine. The piece notes arbitration debates, labor demands, and political friction shaping postwar labor policy and international treaty ratifications.
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Themerson
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Baltic clashes engulf Courland and Riga amid intervention
Reports say General von der Goltz resigned but remnants of his army linger in Courland with Russian support launching a stubborn attack on Riga. Letts defend with aid from a British fleet as Russo‑German forces retreat slowly. Poles also attack Germans from the rear, seize Kovno and threaten German lines of communication as anti Bolshevik forces press in Russia.
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Riga
Kovno
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Big Packers Under Fire In FTC Food Probe
The federal trade commission attacks the big packers claiming they handle over 200 non meat food products and aim to dominate wholesale groceries. Louis B Swift counters that the FTC figures are greatly exaggerated and the conclusions absurd. The public doubts statistics, tied to the packers maze and secrecy of their business methods.
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Air Liner Promises Comfort and Novel Features
A new air liner claims to be the first of its kind offering full comfort for ten passengers plus two pilots. The white fuselage floats if it descends, powered by two Rolls-Royce engines totaling 1700 horsepower with a cruising speed around 95 mph and 200 gallons of fuel capacity.
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Accounting for Ancient Egos
Comic exchange records a Mrs Newlywed confronting a grocer about eggs. The grocer explains the holiday trade emptied the young chickens, leaving only old hens to lay. The dialogue, from London Answers, ends with Mrs Newlywed acknowledging the oversight.
New Hair Dryer Comb Uses Heated Air Through Teeth
A new comb for hair drying uses a rubber bulb on the handle to force heated air via perforated teeth. Sociologists note crime rates differ by group, with bachelors showing 38 per thousand and married men 18 per thousand. June drunkenness arrests in Minneapolis reached 567 and July rose to 132. The Seattle US district attorney targets restaurants charging 10 cents per cup of coffee. A gasoline tractor for drawing horse lawn mowers is steered from the mower seat with plow like handles.
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