Government takes over Spruce and Lumber Co. assets
Wash January 6 government class will seize the remains of the Air Plane Spruce and Lumber company on January 15, signaling the dissolution of the concern for civil officers. On that date all soldier logtery in price camps head to Vancouver barracks as inventories are almost finished.
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Aberdeen
Wash
Spruce and Lumber Company
Price Camps
Vancouver Barracks
Airplane Apruce and Lumber Company
Idaho Names Otto Jones as Next Game Warden
Otto M. Jones of Boise, a newspaperman and well known in the area, was chosen as Idaho's next game warden. The selection aims to depoliticize the department. 44 candidates were considered and no other appointments were announced.
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Boise
Idaho
Otto MM. Jones
Uric Acid in Meat Warns Kidney Function
A noted authority warns daily meat consumption can raise uric acid, clog kidneys, and cause dull kidney pain, backache, dizziness, coated tongue, rheumatic twinges, and cloudy urine. He recommends four ounces of rad felsa from a pharmacy with a morning dose of lemon lithia drink to neutralize acids and flush the kidneys.
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Mays
Aberdeen Police Make Good Record
Aberdeen Waxh Jan 6 The Aberdeen police department reports 1626 arrests in 1918, 500 more than in 1917. The force conducted 146 raids and seized 991 quarts of whiskey and other contraband. 65 bootlegging arrests were convicted. Drunken driving arrests totaled 664. Fines reached 18 735.76 with expenses at 17 000 leaving a 1700 balance.
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Aberdeen
Waxh
Aberdeen Police Department
Tlarresta
Chamberlains Tablets Offer Stomach Relief
Chronic constipation and cough remedies are advertised with claims of easy use and low cost. The note extols Chamberlains Tablets for stomach issues and after supper use, urges thorough mastication of meat, and touts a cough remedy claimed safe for children though containing opium or narcotics.
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Chamberlain
Mia
Ward Masnett
Frankford
Stevee
Reserve Gank Opens Exchange Whine Pit
The Federal Reserve Board announced a plan with the Peru Vien government to reformat up to 16 million Peruvian pounds in exchange to pay for imports into the United States. Importers may obtain the exchange from their banks, which pass through Federal Reserve banks in their districts. The New York Reserve Bank will distribute deposits to the Junta de Cigilan cia de la Ebielon de Cheques Cire laren of Peru with a commission of 1-20 of 1 percent and cable charges. Deposits require a bank guarantee that the funds are for taking up specific exchange drawn bona fide against imports from Peru.
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New York
Poru
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Junta de Cigilancia de la Ebielon de Cheques Cirelaren
Peru
Germans Control Mexican Wireless Stations
Revelations from Washington say Germany already ran an elaborate wireless network in Mexico for two years. Messages from Mexicans relayed German victories northward, with German-manned stations in Mexico creating heavy interference for American forces along the border. Fort Bliss operators reported many military messages picked up by border wireless stations.
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EL Paso
Washington
Germany
Mexico
Fort Kesauld
Madona
New Chinese Phonetic System Aimed at Literacy Leap
New Haven reports, Edwin Lobenetna of Yale in China says a government approved Chinese phonetic script using 39 symbols can represent all sounds by combining two or three symbols. Tests claim illiterate adults can learn to read in four weeks, with infections in normal schools nationwide.
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New Haven
Conn
Edwin C. Lobenetelne
Yale
Paderewski Insurance Panic Shocks London Circles
In London on January 4 a wave of unease hit Insurance circles over Ignace Jan Paderewski. He is said to be among the most heavily insured persons, with British companies insuring not only his life but his fingers and even potential wall damage, amid fears his political entanglements in Poland could affect his piano career.
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London
Ignace Jan Paderewwali
Ibelekrom
Poland
Plonit Ie
Soldier Recognizes His Horse In Battle
Corporal Arthur Spellbring, an American soldier in Clinton Illinois, spots his old horse amid shellfire during an air raid. He identifies the mare by marks on her left hind foot and writes that if he survives the war they will return home together with the horse finding a home.
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Clinton
Iil
Altest
Arthur Spellbring
States
Boelbring
Army mules and horses returning to farms in California
Army mules and horses released from World War I service are returning to the farm. About two hundred mule from Camp Kearny have arrived in the Imperial Valley for distribution at Brawley Westmorland and other agricultural centers. Two hundred artillery horses and one hundred cavalry horses have also been delivered to Imperial Sauer ranchers within the past fortnight.
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Brawley
Cal
Jan
Army
Camp Kearney
Imperial Valley
Westmoreland
Imperial Sauer
Britons Demand End of Defense Act
London January 6 reports from the American Chamber of Commerce in London show business leaders largely call for the immediate repeal of the Defense Act. Few restrictions are opposed, though key industry workers seek protections, while finance leaders foresee ongoing and new financial restraints to shield European finances during reconstruction.
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London
Inen Busines
Chamber of Commercs
New Legislation Aims to Guard 1919 Wheat Price
Washington Jan Theurar Lever of the House Agricultural Committee said a bill is being drafted to guarantee the 1919 wheat price. It would authorize the president to form a food administration corporation or new agency to buy, sell and store the 1919 crop with a revolving fund of 600 million dollars. The government would buy the 1919 crop and sell it at the world price.
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Washington
Jan
Theumas Lever
House Agricultural Committee
Houston
Department of Agriculture
Lever
Food Administration
Fn Run Corporation
Best Disciplined Foe Calia Yanks Praise
Prince Carl of Hohenzollern, a lieutenant general and Thirty-eighth Landwehr commander, lauds American soldiers for discipline in occupied territory. He comments on Lusitania, German submarine warfare, and Allied celebrations, while expressing disapproval of submarine and air bombing tactics.
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Prince Carl of
Hohenzollern
Landwehr
United States
Germany
Prince Auld
Contess of Labor to Meet This Month
London January 6 German Austrian and Russian delegates will attend the international labor congress at Lausanne Switzerland opening January 17 with the Paris peace conference. Henderson and Tuumpay MacDonald, Labour leaders defeated in the recent election, are the chief backers of the congress. Belgian French Italian and Greek representatives also expected to participate.
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London
Lausanne
Switzerland
Porut
Arthis Henderson
Tuumpay MacDonald
Druish
Daeckers
Allan
Farmers Opposed to 5elIang Jute Mill
Walla Walla farmers opposed the Warden Henry Drum plan to sell the jute mill and bag making equipment at the state penitentiary and replace it with cloth making machinery to produce garments for inmates. The annual Farmers Union meeting yielded no resolutions, but action will come later. JH F Trewer reelected president as five county delegates attend the Seattle reconstruction congress next week.
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Walla Walla, Wash
Walla Walla
JH. F. Trewer
Seattle
England to India by air in four days
Englishmen propose two air routes from London to India. The northern path covers 2600 miles but needs international agreements. The southern All Red route of about 6200 miles goes over water from England to Gibraltar, the Mediterranean, Alexandria, and Karachi, with actual flight times under four days versus rail steamship travel of 16 days.
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England
India
London
Gibralte
Ranean
Alexandria
Karachi
Ney
Peasants Revolt in Moscow Region Reported
Petrograd cabled report of peasant uprisings near Moscow in December. Rebels attacked local authorities but were suppressed by Bolshevik forces with severe measures. many peasants fled and villages were burned as reports note widespread violence. SENATOR PROTESTS STBERIAN INVASION BRITISH REVENUES JUMP 3 PERCENT DETAILS FOLLOW.
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Paris
Moscow
Petrograd
Jornal
Thbolnhovik
Senate debate on helping Russia war aid sparks clash
In an afternoon session Senator Johnson condemned Bolshevik terror and warned that aiding Bolshevik resistance would be a crime against American war aims. He contrasted Bolshevik terror with the old tyranny of the White government in northern Russia.
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Johnson
Cainin
Senate
Russia
Omak
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