Johnson Declares Not Downcast By Chicago Convention
Senator Hiram W. Johnson told a few hundred hometown supporters at the South Pacific depot in Sacramento that he is not downcast after the Chicago Republican convention. He praised California and San Francisco for giving him strong primary support and said he will let politics rest for now to enjoy California before resuming public life. His aged father G. L. Johnson greeted him first.
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Gimbels Indicted on 207 Counts of Clothing Profiteering
The Brothers of New York department store chain and leaders including Frederick Gimbel Jos J Dowdell and Charles Slanter faced 207 counts of profiteering in clothing. The indictment cites average profits of 103 1 10 percent across 207 items with a Mohair suit bought at 5 50 and sold at 263 percent gross profit. It claims a 55 percent margin would yield a reasonable profit after costs and overhead and notes a summer overcoat sale netted 100 percent gross profit.
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Road money burden must fall on landowners says 1919 speech
A 1919 speech criticizes road building plans in Arkansas as a colossal blunder. It argues roads will overburden landowners through taxes and gas levies, cites cost projections of 9 600 miles and 115 to 140 million dollars, urges restraint on contracts, and outlines governance reforms including veto use and defined engineer duties.
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Bloomer Girls to Play Prescott on Local Grounds
Bloomers from Chicago known as the Bloomer Girls sign with manager Al T Primrose to meet the Prescott ball team on local grounds Thursday afternoon July 1. The article notes the team is all female except the catcher and defends against insults about playing ball.
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Controversy Over North Little Rock Schools Deepens
Little Rock June 22 The dispute between North Little Rock school directors and Superintendent E B Gardner continues and may go to court after a recount of ballots. The board voted to discharge Gardner for alleged political activity as the controversy looms before the grand jury.
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Secretary of War to Act on Claims
Washington, June 23. The Court of Claims ruled that informal war contract claims must receive action or definite refusal from the secretary of war before the United States District Court of Claims assumes jurisdiction under the Century Act. The act aims to validate claims lacking formal contracts or made without proper authority.
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