Palmer Jolts the Profiteer in Chicago Speech
Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer rallied Illinois mayors club women and retailers in Chicago to combat profiteering and high living costs. He blamed war disruptions credit expansion and taxation for price hikes and urged enforcement of food laws while praising public cooperation to steady prices and curb gouging. Women played a prominent role in the conference.
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Chicago
A. Mitchell Palmer
Ilinois
Lowden
Palmer
Department
Fair Price Committee
United States Attorney's Office
West
Washington
Winter wheat area and conditions shown in 1919 crop report
The agriculture department reports 38,770,000 acres sown to winter wheat this fall, with last year’s area revised to 50,489,000 acres. December 1 crop condition is 85.2 percent of normal, below last year’s 98.5 and the ten year average. Rye sown area is 6,639,000 acres, vs 7,232,000 previously, with December 1 condition at 89.8 percent of normal.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Lights Go Dark as Madrid Workers Strike
Gasfitters and electricians in Madrid join the strike causing citywide blackout at night. Proclamations of martial law are believed to be imminent as unrest spreads across the capital.
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Madrid
German loan fails undersubscribed in Berlin
Berlin papers condemn the German loan as a failure and note its undersubscription signals a loss of confidence in the government.
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Berlin
Senate Approves Edge Bill to Extend Credit in Europe
Washington December 18 the senate adopted the conference report on the Edge bill authorizing corporations to extend credit in Europe to stimulate export trade. The measure now goes to the president.
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Washington
Senate
Europe
Flies 189 Miles an Hour in Official Test
Paris reports Sadl Lecoite’s timed test averaged 305 kilometers 2.5 meters per hour about 190 miles. At one point he reached 364.5 kilometers or 226 miles per hour in the flight. A separate Moscow dispatch notes an assassination attempt on General Bartoff, with wounds to both legs after a bomb hit his motor.
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Paris
Sadl Lecoite
London
Moscow
Bartoff
General Reinhardt Retired From Army On Half Pay
Berlin December 16 Major General Reinhardt former Prussian minister of war and responsible for the execution of 20 sailors here last March has been ordered to retire from the army upon half pay.
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Reinhardt
Berlin
Mexico insists on Jenkins trial in wide scope
Mexico rejects U S insistence on Jenkins innocence and demands Mexican legal procedures. The note, delivered to the American chargé d'affaires, argues Jenkins is subject to Mexican law despite U S claims of innocence and cites freedom granted by Puebla court as the case moves to the republic’s supreme court.
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Mexico City
William ©. Jenkins
Puebla
Bull
United States
Jenkins
Hilario Medina
Foreign Relations Department
George T. Summertin
Republic
State Department
Tenkins
The
French fight wounds three US officers at Brest concert
At Brest on December 18 Ronaghs attacked three American officers as they left a concert. Lieut. John Campbell Clove was seriously wounded and Lieut. Charles Nevin received a bullet wound in the leg.
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U. S
Brest
France
Ronaghs
John Campbell Clove
Charles Nevin
Reds Take Novo Nikolaevsk on Trans-Siberian
Bolsheviks captured Novo Nikolaevsk on the Trans-Siberian railroad December 14 according to a soviet communique received by wireless hero. Over 5,000 prisoners were taken.
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Novo Nikolaevsk
London
To Storm Heaven With Prayer Declared Week of Devotion
Archbishop Hayes of New York calls a week of special devotion to storm heaven with prayer for global order. New Yorkers urged to attend services and private prayer across parishes.
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New York
Hayes
New York Board Plans Patriotism Pledge for Diploma Access
Amid concern over red propaganda the New York city board of education moves to require all students to sign a pledge of patriotism before receiving their diplomas. The initiative targets loyalty assurances across schools in the city.
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New York
New York City
Peddler Found to Be Woman in San Francisco
San Francisco on December 16 reports that John Young a noted razor peddler who died at a benefactor’s doorstep was in fact Mrs. Anna O Connell widow of a British army officer.
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San Francisco
John Young
Anna O'Connell
Shortage of Homes in United States Cited
Atlantic City December 16 The United States is short several million homes, which at current price levels would represent about 3 billion dollars, according to I. B. Ma Comber.
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Atlantic City
N. J
United States
I. BE. Ma
Comber
Pershing Reports Spirit of Determination Won the War
General Pershing states in a secret report to Secretary Baker that American resolve made victory possible in France. He cites 22 American and 4 French divisions beating 47 German divisions, US gains at Meuse Argonne, and calls for a 1,000,000-man force in France by May 1918.
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Washington
Pershing
Baker
France
Meuse-Argonne
First
Sedan
Asschendaele Ridge
Eleventh Engineers
Russia
Italy
Near East
Big Packers May Dissolve
The World reports from Washington that Attorney General Palmer will announce the Big Five agreement to dissolve all packing interests except those tied to meat poultry butter eggs and cheese. The stock yards control and relations with banks railroads and storage plants will be surrendered. Only cereals manufacturing will remain with packers and no distribution by them is planned.
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New York
Washington
Palmer
Big Five
Train Wrecks in Eyota Injure Fifteen People
Two Chicago and Northwestern trains collided head on near Eyota Minnesota injuring fifteen people with no fatalities. Earlier a second section of train 516 from Minneapolis to Chicago was wrecked near Sanborn causing injuries to twenty persons.
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Eyota
Minn
Chicago and Northwestern
Here
Minneapolis
Chicago
Sanborn
Blast Fatal to Forty Three Germans
Berlin reports a devastating blast at the Marienstel ammunition depot killing forty three workers and wounding over one hundred as shells were being unloaded at the time. The incident underscores the dangerous conditions at wartime munitions facilities and the scale of civilian casualties in such accidents.
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Berlin
Marienstel
Democratic committee in Fargo debates North Dakota primary plans
Plans for participation in the North Dakota presidential preference primary were discussed at a Fargo meeting of the Democratic state central committee. The discussion focused on organizing the March election and party involvement.
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Fargo
N. D
North Dakota
Democratic State Central Committee
Hughes Wins in Australia Premier Re-elected
In Melbourne on December 17 Hughes the premier was re elected after Saturday's general elections. Early results indicate a government majority in parliament.
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Hughes
Australia
Melbourne
Willam
Bald Red School Raided in Lawrence Mass
City Marshal O'Brien leads police to an alleged red propaganda school in Lawrence. Officers seize literature and take it to police headquarters for inspection.
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Bald
Red
Lawrence
Mass
O'Brien
Fire damages Compiegne castle in Paris blaze
Fire heavily damaged the castle of Compiegne in Paris on December 16. The bedroom of Napoleon and the council room were destroyed after the fire left both rooms unfurnished. A few pieces of art were also damaged.
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Paris
Ifire
Compiegne
Napoleon
Germans to Fly to U. S. Berlin airship plans proposed
Berlin reports Unger Steel Airship company seeks capital to build ships and terminals for a transatlantic air service between Germany and the United States, signaling early steps toward a German airship link.
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U. S. Berlin
Unger Steel Airship Company
Germany
United States
Five parties and five candidates in 1920 race
Washington observers estimate five national parties will field five presidential hopefuls in 1920 with the outcome so uncertain it could send the election to the House. James Hamilton Lewis, former Illinois senator, predicts current contenders will fade before the June conventions.
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Washington
House of Representatives
James Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Lewis
Starvation Faces 15 to 20 Million in Central Europe
Washington reports 15 to 20 million people in central Europe facing starvation unless relief is found. Former food administrator Herbert Hoover warned in a formal statement that without quick aid there could be a breakdown of stable government and a return of conditions like Russia.
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Washington
Europe
Cger- Inuny
Herbert Hloover
Fonod
Russia
Twentieth Century Limited Restored After Coal Shortage
The Twentieth Century Limited train between New York and Chicago, discontinued December 10 due to coal shortages, will be restored next Saturday by Regional Director of Railroads Hardin.
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20Th Century
New York
Twentieth Century Limited
Chicago
Hardin
Indian Mee Denies Meshed Massacre Report
In London on December 19 the Indian Mee denied claims that 1,800 British troops defending Meshed Persia were wiped out by the local population. The Daily Mail inquiry prompted the denial.
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London
Daily Mail
Meshed
Persia
Champ Clark Sets Up National HQ in New York
Champ Clark, former speaker of the house, declares permanent headquarters in New York to back his Democratic presidential nomination bid. The move signals organized campaign efforts in the key state as December political activity continues.
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Champ Clark
New York
House of Representatives
Cable Contract Awarded for Rio Janeiro to Cuba Link
The tribunal de cantas registered a contract between the government and Central and South American Cable compiling for laying a cable from Rio de Janeiro to Cuba.
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Cuba
Brazil
Rio Janeiro
Tribunal de Cantas
Gold Dust From Alaska Awaiting Shipment To Seattle
Gold dust valued at about $400000, carried by dog teams from the Kuskokwim and Iditarod regions, is now ready for shipment to Seattle from Seward Alaska on the winter trail.
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Seward
Alaska
Kuskokwin
Iditarod
Seattle
Gerard Joneson Enters Democratic Presidential Candidacy
Former U S ambassador to Germany Gerard Joneson signs petition to endorse his presidential bid with Democratic party backing in Pierre.
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Gerard
Pierre
Dee
Joneson
United States
Germany
Torndorsement
Democratic Party
Premier Borden May Retire Amid Health Concerns
Ottawa reports strong belief that Premier Sir Robert Borden will retire due to ill health and that a new premier may be chosen before parliament meets in February.
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Borden
Ottawa
Ont
Robert Borden
Plan to curb packers told in government decree
Washington reports Attorney General Palmer announces a permanent injunction forcing the five major packers and related parties to divest holdings in public stock yards railroads and terminals discontinue retail meat and unrelated lines and restrict refrigeration to essential transport within two years the decree aims to end their control of livestock marketing and meat substitutes while keeping eggs butter poultry and cheese.
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Washington
Palmer
Federal Trade Commission
Department of Justice
United States District Court
United States
Britain to sign peace protocol in Paris on New Year's Day
British plenipotentiaries will travel to Paris to sign the peace protocol. Final ratifications are expected to be signed by Britain France Italy and Germany on New Year's Day.
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London
Paris
Britain
France
Italy
Germany
Carlisle Returns to Prison in Wyoming
War den Price greets William Carlisle as Carlisle is returned to the Wyoming State Penitentiary in Rawlins. The exchange includes friendly salutations and marks the resumption of Carlisle’s imprisonment.
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Carlisle
Rawlings
Wyo
Howdy
Cap
Price
William Carlisle
Bermondt Arrives in Berlin After Riga Attack
Leader of the Russo-German forces that struck Riga during autumn arrives in Berlin and is greeted by Defense Minister Gustav Nuske.
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Bermondt
Berlin
Avalett- Bermondt
Riga
Gustav Nuske
Canada’s Share Of Expeditionary Canteen Profits Revealed
Ottawa reports that Canada's share of profits from the British expeditionary force canteen system totaled 85 million dollars. The funds have been brought from England and are to be allocated for national use.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
England
Luigi Ileca Dies, Italy's Leading Opera Librettist
Rome reports the death of Luigi Ileca renowned as Italy's foremost grand opera librettist. He penned librettos for about 50 operas including works by Puccini Mascagni Giordano and Francesco Cilea Franconetti.
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Luigi Mica
Rome
Luigi Ileca
Italy
Puccini
Mascagni
Gilea
Giordano
Franenetti
Prominent Banker Jacob Schmidlapp Dies in New York
Jacob Godfrey Schmidlapp, a prominent Cincinnati banker, died at age seventy at the home of his son Carl Schmidlapp in New York. The passing was announced from New York on December 20.
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New York
Jacob Godfrey Schmidlapp
Cincinnati
Carl Schmidlapp
Iowa farm progress and shows at Chicago Exposition
Four carloads of Iowa State prize stock were shown at the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago. A four county corn show is set for Ackley December 16 to 18. Premiums are offered for sewing and cooking open to all county girls. Stock sales after dark in a well lit pavilion prove popular with reports from Corning. Iowa State College reports improvements in oats and new corn varieties and farm demonstration successes in Johnson and Scott counties. Farm bureaus push federation goals and growing farmer organization across Decatur Warren and Kossuth counties with strong member uptake despite bad weather.
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Iowa State College
Chicago
Ackley
Corning
G. F. Richards
Poland
China
Iowa
BE D. Ridnour
Perry
Angus
Bernard White
R. J. White
Lowar
L. C. Burnett
Towa State College
R. T. Parkhurst
S. K. Slemmons
Scott Township
Joe Halter
Sharon Township
Johnson County
Black Hawk County
Farm Management Department
Farm Bureau
Decatur County
Town Farm Federation
County Farm Bureau
C. Heezen
Grimes Golden
Jonathan
Winesap
Ben Davis
Patrick Hassett
Denison
Albert Schwieson
Boone Chamber of Commerce
Julia Brekke
Clinton County
Breeders’ Association
Kossuth County
Algona
Fair Grounds
Warren County
Federated Farm Bureau
Gruesome Foot Found In Furnace Sparks Denver Murder Mystery
Airedale dog balked at entering a basement leading James McMillan to uncover the right foot of a young woman amid ashes and a burnt corpse. Police suspect a carefully chopped and burned body, with ashes and bloody evidence found under the back porch as investigators seek former occupants. The McMillans, new renters, pursue another house after rental tensions.
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Police
Denver
James McMillan
McMillan
Mr. McMillan
Airedale
Occu
McMillans
Dice Game Raided at Chico Church Basement
In Chico California a dice game in the Baptist church basement was raided by Constable Harry Guerin and Owen Jones. Players fled and dropped the dice which were recovered at the city hall. I Crosby, a colored man, was the heaviest winner.
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Chico
Cal
Harry Guerin
Owen Jones
Baptist Church
I. Crosby
Bull interrupts streetcar run in Beaver Falls derailment
Witnesses recount a bull halted an interurban streetcar on a Beaver Falls track. The animal stood its ground blocking the path, enraged when urged aside, then charged into the car causing a derailment. Six passengers were aboard and one sustained a minor injury.
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Beaver Falls
Divorce Granted Over Nose Powder Quarrels
In Chicago Edward Iwicki’s habit of using powder on his nose sparked quarrels that made life unbearable for his wife Mrs Margaret Iwicki. Judge George F Barrett granted a divorce.
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Chicago
Edward Iwicki
Lfe
Margaret Iwicki
George F. Barrett
Parson Shaken by Tuberculosis Benefit Dress Row
Rev. Harry B. Heald resigns from the Women’s club tuberculosis effort after a benefit event where dancing girls wore revealing bodices and high skirts. The controversy centers on attire and propriety at the fundraiser in New York.
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New York
Harry B. Heald
Women’s Club
Hobo Diary Lists Stolen Goods in Redwood City
Police found Bert Brock a hobo kept a diary listing stolen items including six chickens two pumpkins one turkey and milk from three goats in Redwood City California.
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Redwood City
Cal
Bert Brock
Lays Giant Egg in Salem Hen Breaks Record
Mrs Mtta M Upton of Salem reports her hen laid an egg six and three fourths inches in circumference and eight inches long a remarkable poultry feat noted in a local brief.
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Salem
Mass
Mtta M. Upton
Just a Temporary Stap
After the death of his wife Uncle Will goes to live with his brother and his young niece explains to a friend that he will stay until he ends another one.
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Will
Betty
Discovery product praised by asthma sufferer in ad
Mrs Hattie Moore of 618 Dewey Ave touts the Discovery and Golden Medical Discovery as cures for asthma and bronchial conditions claiming two bottles cured her condition and thirty five years of praise and recommendations followed.
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Galena, Tl
Dr. Pierce
Dr. Sage
Hattie Moore
Dewey Ave
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement urges readers to take Pape's Cold Compound every two hours for up to three doses to break up colds and grippe with relief from nasal congestion headaches feverish dullness and sneezing. The ad asserts quick relief costs only a few cents and contains no quinine.
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Pape
Edith-Jack Spoke At Last In Boston Debate
Edith-Jack has spoken at last and Marle-And answered yes in a Boston Evening Transcript note, signaling a resolved exchange.
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Edith
Jack
Marle
Boston Evening Transcript
Triner’s Wall Calendar 1920 Exceeds All Expectations
Triner’s 1920 Wall Calendar surpasses prior editions with Civiliz ation and Hygieia welcoming the League of Nations as its subject. The multi colored scenes promise a brighter life, featuring the national flag of one’s birthplace amid fifteen small pictures showing the production of Triner’s remedies. Send 10 cents for mailing, Joseph Tuiner Company Chicago.
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Triner
Hygeia
League of Nations
Joseph Tuiner Company
Ashland Ave
Chicago
They Made Up Rainbow Kiss After Storm
A playfulexchange ends a quarrel with a metaphorical kiss described as following a storm, highlighting reconciliation between two speakers. The dialogue centers on a romantic or intimate gesture framed by weather imagery.
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Jack
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