Lodge Warns Senate War Prohibition May Antagonize Public
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge urged the Senate against adding war prohibition measures to food legislation warning it could alienate working people and disrupt the war effort. He argued prohibition should focus on distilled spirits to conserve grain and noted revenue losses from banning beer and liquor. He stressed public opinion as vital to victory and urged cautious, unified action.
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Senators Flooded With Prohibition Telegrams and Letters
Weah June 28 reports senators overwhelmed by telegraphs and letters urging prohibition. Farmers merchants labor unions temperance groups and city officials from Wisconsin and New England protest plans while warnings about brewery closures and job losses accompany the license revenue debate.
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New England
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Brewin Labor Union
U S to Halt Neutral Trade With Teutons
Washington reports plan to restrict exports to neutral Belgium Holland Scandinavia and Switzerland and deny pig iron sulfur and other goods aiding Germany. Proclamation likely aims to starve Teutonic powers while aiding Allies and shaping neutral country trade.
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Scandinavia
Switzerland
Sweden
America
United States
Milk Price Rumor Spurs Patriotism Talk at Dealers Meeting
News notes a rumor of a cent-a-quart milk price rise amid war pressures and a patriotic offer from dairy interests to support Hoover. The National Dairy Council proposed sending advice to Washington and urged preserving dairy cow resources to feed the nation, warning against slaughter.
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Mayor's Food Campaign Draws 180 Organizations
Representatives of 180 groups met at City Hall by Mayor Mitchel to form a city wide Food Aid Committee. The plan aligns with national food goals under Harbert Hoover and aims to mobilize every sector, dividing the city into forty six districts with paid district workers.
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van Ara
van Ara Ofe
Household Economics Teachers College
Thiel
Elizabeth Rohn
Housewives’ Home Economies Association
Reoeter
Careful Packing Urged To Curb Food Waste By Shippers
Lacie P. Brown of the Department of Health urged shippers in the South and West to improve packing after reports of 200000 pounds of fruits and vegetables wasted in New York. Examples included 450 barrels of potatoes, 15000 pounds of raisins, 52805 pounds of coffee, and other produce spoiled due to poor packing and unrefrigerated conditions. Brown said advising shippers is the path to reducing losses and boosting New York supplies.
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Britain Seeks U S Embargo Alignment in War Trade
London reports Great Britain has asked the United States to adopt measures similar to those of the Allies to curb neutral nations from trading with the Central Powers. A formal reply is not yet received but indicates favorable consideration pending machinery for the proposed controls.
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London
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Great Britain
Propaganda Talk Aims to Boost Milk Prices
The text notes efforts to persuade the public to accept higher milk prices. Dee mentions a 20 cent rise in the NE market, while a different feed price plan is deemed too low. Mr. Hoover supports restraining feed prices to prevent dairy farmers from selling cattle and removing milk from reach, with a July 1 price impact hinted.
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Hoover
Himeself
Creel to Continue As Official Censor
Washington reports that George Creel will remain the administration censor and mouthpiece for military news. A recent misstep over reporting the arrival of American troops in France prompted a temporary relief, but Haber reversed and left Creel in control. Lansing and Baker clashed over censorship, while Creel and army censors coordinate on military news releases.
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9 Temporney
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Army
Pershing
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Baker
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Elntyre
Iast
Lansing
Food export surge proves Hoover prophecy, 1917
Official figures show nine months to March 31 1917 exhibit sharp gains in staples shipped abroad. Wheat up 63 percent, beet products up 390 percent, refined sugar up 1500 percent, while live stock exports fall as cattle sheep and hogs stay home for domestic needs.
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Herbert Hoover
The
Food Administration
United States
Unreadable historic note on crop trade and exports
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a trade or export item with tables and figures. Names, places, or dates are unclear. The readable portions reference cagetables and an occasional des irense in export context. No coherent events or persons are identifiable.
Hoover Speaks On Food Conservation At Carnegie Hall
Herbert Hoover’s message urging food conservation echoes at a Carnegie Hall gathering. William P. Chapman reads Hoover’s call to cut waste and increase production as speakers including James M. Bock and George W. Wickersham stress allied needs and the country’s wartime duty.
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Herbert Hoover
William P. Chapman
Mover
Art. Hoover
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