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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1919
Page
1
Senate hearing transcripts show J Ogden Armour acknowledging packers influence on cattle prices while denying full control. Francis Heney presses claims of favored brokers and market manipulation as Armour & Co faces scrutiny over oleomargarine funding and proposed Kendrick bill constitutional questions.
Chicago awaits a new hog price after large contracts at 17 1/2 cents and a potential decline. Julius Barnes travels from Europe with Herbert Hoover's views expected to influence policy. Swift warns a one cent drop could mean a 2 500 000 loss, while markets abroad show a downward trend and export demand may revive under famine relief funding.
Advocates push for a deep water canal Miami and Erie and Wabash and Erie to connect Lake Erie with the Ohio River. Senate committee raises inland waterways funding with new surveys including the canal and related routes. Conference action on relief aid also noted.
Washington reports Congress examines unemployment woes as the Senate Post Office Committee advances a 27.0 million postal building project with an amendment to fund five forum jobs for workers. Senator Jones of Washington introduces a separate bill proposing 50.9 million for land reclamation to aid the unemployed.
Rear Admiral associated with Sammonin during the Spanish American War dies at his winter home after a year of illness. He had recently left his summer residence in Newport and had been under medical care for several days.
Madison reports ten session days remain for introducing new bills as Wisconsin lawmakers rush to file measures by February 12. Bills cover wage hikes for state workers and judges, amid high living costs and socialist currents. The big debate centers on a memorial to Congress endorsing a league of nations with factions backing varying language.
M Branting, Swedish Socialist leader, praised by Ateneo for moderate optimism at the labor conference in Paris. He cited Henderson’s Paris visit and Bellufour talks as showing labor influence on peace aims. He urged a potential standard for working men’s wages though conceded price and purchasing power vary by country. He endorsed Wilson’s peace ideas but doubted full triumph. He warned Germany’s workers party remains strong and warned Bolshevism’s dangers.
General March told the Senate military committee that 300000 men monthly could be demobilized and the entire American expeditionary force returned home within six months. He said 785000 remain in U S camps, with 104000 already arrived from overseas, and a standing army of about 400000 is proposed for retention.
Petitions circulated along the Austrian Vorarlberg frontier urge union with Seherrland and meet strong support. In the first twenty towns about ninety to ninety eight percent of residents favor joining the proposed union addressed to the Sule government and the peace conference.
The Times reports authorities confirm government plans to release Sinn Fein members currently jailed in English prisons. The move, if confirmed, follows negotiations and aims to ease political tensions amid ongoing unrest.
A garbled report states three school books thwarted a would be robber who fired from a heavy caliber revolver. The assailant fled as Wadeworts and others attempted to intervene, with investigation continuing and no injuries reported.
Readable fragments describe armed men arriving from Costa aboard ships. The text mentions the Tineca government and President Tin, implying a looming invasion or large mobilization. Details are unclear but suggest a major security crisis unfolding with foreign forces converging on Conte Boea.
Vast, garbled index items outline topics on state law factors secrecy and privacy, a German envoy visit, Allied powers peace talks, a territorial adjustment note, and a case about waterways and railways. The fragmented phrases suggest a miscellany of postwar diplomacy, internal legal considerations, and infrastructure projects.
A bill introduced by Senator Cummins proposes that President Wilson not return railways under government control to private ownership for twenty one months after peace is declared. The measure mandates continued government control during that period unless Congress orders otherwise, and denies compensation to owners upon relinquishment.
The Wisconsin Telephone Co must file a demurrer or answer by February in the rate case. The Attorney General Blaine prepared a case against the company. The commission authorized a restraint on rate increases pending further proceedings.
Misa Grace Tabor, a landscape artist, suspends her landscape work for three months to join the National Victory Garden Commission. She will campaign through New York, Pennsylvania and New England promoting the commission. Miss Tabor resides in Bastington.
Special report from Washington discusses congressional calls to withdraw American troops from Russia. It notes Russian Bolshevik terror, Allied disapproval, and a proposed truce with delegates to the Princes Islands for a transfer of American representatives to broker peace and stabilize the region.
A fragment discusses nationwide buying of eel and cattle, with Ogden Armour questioned by the Senate agricultural committee. Packers allegedly press buyers at Fort Worth Kansas City Omaha St Paul and Minneapolis to fix prices. Armour protests packers do not fix cattle prices.
Paris dispatch reports 34 murders and 220 day and eight assault cases plus nearly 500 serious fights linked to American soldiers in December in the Seine department. The Matin notes calls for reorganization of the American police in Paris and cites Brig. Gen. William W. Harts.
A newspaper correspondent argues that allied negotiations with Germany Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey could deliver an end to terror if talks include groups like the Bolsheviks. The piece laments German and Austrian behavior after Brest-Litovsk and contends that a broader, more generous approach might have hastened peace. The writer states no sympathy for the Bolsheviki but notes the potential impact of inter allied promises on the war’s end.
A complete revision of automobile traffic laws surfaced likely today. It would revoke a driver's license after a third reckless driving offense and shift liability to car owners for violations by their vehicles.
Minneapolis grain mill giant Pillsbury suspends its entire four milling system for one day citing government flour shortages. Larane, president of the company, says production exceeds demand and the firm cannot sell flour without a market.
Associated Press reports veteran portrait painter, Attyla or Atleade ltr, died of heart disease at age 57. He was widely known for WPA era portraits and associated with Sere today.
British war office reports Allied troops mainly American and Russian forces evacuated Shenkursk south of Archangel to a northerly line along the Vega river after fierce Bolshevik attacks on January 22 23 and artillery bombardment. The withdrawal, aided by sled transport, avoided heavy casualties as reinforcements arrived and peasants moved with retreating units.
Worldwide labor unrest spreads as British shipbuilders and engineers join a cross industry walkout seeking higher pay and shorter hours. In London Belfast Glasgow Liverpool and other centers workers threaten broader sympathy strikes as police actions and rail disruptions widen the crisis.
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