War Effort Dominates Indiana Thrashermen Meeting
Five hundred thrashermen and farmers pledges state support for government war aims and wheat production. Authorities deny a price-fixing agenda as they plan July threshing and year-round conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolia
Indianapolis
Charles
Riley
Indiana Grain Dealers’ Association
Evansville
Indiana
Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Railroad Administration
Sharp
Allen
Mark Storen
United States
Newcastle
Catherine Winters
Wr. W. A. Winters
Elka Lodge
Elks Lodge
Los Angeles
Cal
Doctor Winters
Delphi
Carroll County
James Stockton
Burlington Township
New Albany
Joseph 4. Kraft
Greenaburg
Decatur County
Paul Brown
Mediation Plan Fails in Western Union Labor Dispute
National War Labor Board efforts to resolve Western Union Telegraph Co. labor conflicts failed by a 7 to 5 vote. Western Union rejected the Taft-Walsh compromise and declined to accept board jurisdiction, risking nationwide strike if unresolved. President Wilson may step in if tensions rise.
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Western Newspaper Union News Service
New York
Eifforts
National War Labor Board
Aljuat
Western Union Telegraph Co
Taft
Carlton
Western Union Co
Taft-Walsh Board
Wilson
Western Union
William Howard Taft
Frank B. Walsh
Union
Western Union Company
Newcomb Carlton
Wiggin
Western Union Directors
National War Labor Board For Adjustment
British receive warning of looming high seas clash
Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves says the United States and Britain have placed first class American battleships alongside the best of the British fleet in anticipation of a possible high seas engagement with the German battle fleet. He disclosed an alarm from British naval leaders that German ships were ready to sortie, noting American ships were given a position of honor.
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Greaves
New York
United States
Albert Gleaves
Admiral Gleaves
Warship Ward Built in Record Time at Mare Island
The United States destroyer Ward was launched at Mare Island Navy Yard California 17 days after keel laying, far surpassing the prior 27 day record set by a 333 foot cargo vessel by New York Shipbuilding Camden N J. The feat came from a coordinated effort with 400 men working round the clock to reach 80 percent completion and anticipation that the vessel will be completed about a month after keel laying.
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Lafayette
Radro
Germany
Andrin
Purdue University
Warrick County
Warrick
Vanderburg
Posey
Glaxou
Spencer
Monroe
Jennings
Lawrence
Fayette
Jay
Adams
Wells
Huntington
Evaneville
Liberty Joun
Fted Cross
Indianapolis
William A. Roach
Delphi
Otto L. Krauss
Evanaville
Oz McMurtrie
Marion
Ele Stansbury
Williamsport
Patrick J. Lynch
Newcastle
Linnaeus N. Hines
Crawfordsville
Lewis F. Bourke
Bloomington
Supreme Court
B. M. Willoughby
Vincennes
Howard L. Townsend
Fort Wayne
Appellate Court
Charlies F. Remy
Solon A. Enloe
Danville
A. L. Nichols
Winchester
Willis C. McMahon
Crown Point
Abbott
Columbus
Bartholomew County
John W. Thompson
War Department
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Indiana
Indiana Canners’ Association
Indianapolia
Indiana Public Service Commission
Kokoimno
Thea Chamber of Commerce
Kokomo
Washington
United States
Ward
Mare Island Navy Yard
California
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
N. J
Moscow in state of siege amid counter revolutionary plot
A Russian wireless message details a large counter revolutionary plot spanning Russia. The mutiny of Czech-Belovak troops is linked to the unrest, with several railway junctions captured. The Soviet executive on May 29 ordered partial mobilization of workers and the poorer peasants in Petrograd Moscow Kuban and the Don regions.
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Moscow
London
Petrograd
Russia
Csecho-Blovak
Vhe Soviet
Never Gave Up Perfumery
A New York Times opinion piece argues history repeats in scent use from bottles to boxes. It critiques forecasters predicting an era of unperfumed fops and notes tobacco remains central to society and daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Raleigh
Nick
Teen
New York Times
Fletcher
Chinese Servants and Domestic Service in China
The article notes Westerners in China rely on expatriate and local staff for comfort and status. It highlights the cook as chief servant, earning about a dollar and a half weekly, skilled in cooking, marketing, and taking commissions from merchants. It also mentions the dish ornamentation and potential food cost advantages for the employer.
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China
America
Clifford's Inn Hostel Holds Dickensian Echoes in London
A Lowdon from the Christian Science Monitor notes Clifford's Inn as the oldest inn of chancery in London. After a near threat years ago it remained standing and in October 1000 hosted the Dickens Fellowship, with access from Chancery Lane and a preferred inner entrance for intimate talks.
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Clifford’s Inn
London
Clifford's Inn
Inns of Chancery
Lowdon
Christian Science Monitor
Dickens Fellowship
Clifford’s Inn Hall
Chancery Lane
Mr. Boffin
John Hermen
Clifford'a Inn
Roaring Street
Cincinnati Markets Flour Hay and Grain Prices
Cincinnati markets list prices for flour hay and grain including flour winter patent 10.90 to 11.35 per unit Northwestern blended 10 hay prices from 14 to 22 with various No 1 and No 2 timothy clover and white mixes. Corn prices for white yellow and mixed ears range 1 to 1.55. Butter eggs and poultry show creamery extras 45 to 48 cents, eggs prime firsts 31 to 40 cents. Live poultry prices for broilers under 4 pounds and roosters noted. Live stock includes varied cattle steers heifers cows and calves with prices from 6.75 to 15 per hundredweight and hogs and sheep priced per head or hundredweight with several ranges.
Record harvest hopes as April seeding tops prior years
Western Canada reports perfect April seeding conditions with heavy laboring by seeders and widespread sowing. Farmers foresee a record harvest if the favorable weather continues, aided by adequate soil moisture and early germination. J. D. McGregor of the Federal Food Board cites excellent crop conditions across the Prairie Provinces and predicts an enormous crop with good luck.
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Western
Canada
J. D. McGregor
Federal Food Board
Calgary
Prairie Provinces
Food Control Board
McGregor
Artificial Gems Describe How Man Made Stones Form
The article explains that nearly all artificial gems are compounds of alum crystallized under specific conditions. It notes that metallic salts added during fusion determine whether stones become sapphires rubies topazes amethysts or emeralds.
Cuticura Treatments Promote Dandruff Relief
Advertises Cuticura Ointment for scalp itching and dandruff with a nightly rub, followed by Cuticura Soap shampoo. Offers free samples by mail to Cuticura Dept. X Boston. soaps and ointments priced 25 cents to 50 cents.
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Dept. X
Boston
Barrel Garden Plan For City Dwellers At Cornell
Cornell University’s New York State College of Agriculture offers a barrel garden plan for urban yards. Cucumbers radishes peas and beans can be grown in barrels for city residents with paved or small spaces.
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New York State College of Agriculture
Cornell University
Shape to Expel Worme of Sworn Bets Powerful Bee
Fragmentary dialogue describes a powerful bee named Dr Bee "Dead Shot" believed capable of repelling Worme of Sworn. The text hints at a bet or wager and mentions a train to New York with an exchange about the correct train.
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Dr Bee
Worme
Breesy Fellow Joins Busy Court Room Banter
A breezy quip from a judge about a consistently presence of a petty court room figure underscores a light mood during proceedings. The exchange hints at a familiar, joking dynamic between judge and participant amid routine matters.
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William H. Taft
Cincinnati
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