New York Warehouses Hold Food and Goods for Europe
New York stores overflow with American food textiles and leather awaiting shipment to European buyers who bid regardless of high exchange rates. June exports set a record at $918,212,671, with expectations July will exceed it, potentially draining domestic stocks and keeping prices high.
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New York
America
United States Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Geas
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Europe
New York District
Departments of Commerce
Great Britain
France
Italy
Sweden
Germany
United States
Department of Commerce
Washington
Cotton Commission
Hannibal Seeks Dog Catcher to Impound Unclaimed Pets
The City of Hannibal offers payment for successful search and seizure of dogs without a 1915 license tag. Catchers receive fifty points for each dog impounded and not reclaimed by owners, with disposal as required. City clerk advises qualification and compensation details.
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Hannibal
Yity Clerk Grea
Mills
Magee City-of -Fiquntbal
Pennsylvania Embargo On Freight Announced at Columbus
The Pennsylvania railroad declared an embargo on all freight entering or leaving Columbus except foods and perishable goods. I W Greer, general superintendent, announced the measure. Union officials said they would agree to repair engines hauling mail foods and perishable goods.
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Columbus
Pennsylvania Railroad
I. W. Greer
High Cost of Shoes Blamed on Industry Profits
Washington August 7 The federal trade commission report to Congress blames high shoe prices on profits across the packers tanners shoe manufacturers and retailers. It cites unwarranted hide price increases and asks for remedies including stricter anti monopoly enforcement, disallowing tanning by hides producers, and price disclosure to consumers. The four year study 1914 to 1918 notes 1916 17 profits were especially high across the tanning and shoe sectors and suggests prices rose beyond justification.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Commission
Czecho-Slavs and Serbs Drive Toward Budapest
Czecho Slovak and Serbian troops, after Romanian advances, push toward Budapest. Captain Thomas C. Gregory of the inter allied relief commission urged Rumanians to refrain from occupying the city, citing Hungarian protests that only British and American troops can avert bloodshed.
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Associated Press
Budapest
Thomas C. Gregory
Inter-Allied
Relef Commission
275000 Men Join Strike Across Nation
Chicago August 7 Leaders of the Chicago district council of the Federated Railway Shopmen say a conservative estimate of 275000 shopmen are on strike nationwide and the movement is still spreading. They assert no violence is countenanced and no mail trains have been interfered with. Assistant District Attorney Mulroy warned that interference with mail schedules could trigger action.
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Chicago
Chicago District Council
Federated Railway Shopmen's Union
Mulroy
Il. M. Havner
Grand Lodge
Oil interests pressed for U S intervention in Mexico
New York August 7 American oil interests are charged with manufacturing propaganda to force the United States into war with Mexico. The claim was included in a report by Samuel G Inman executive secretary of the American section of the committee on co operation in Latin America as disclosed by the Presbyterian church board of foreign missions.
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M‘ission
Mr. Inman
Mexico
Ded
Washington
New York
United States
Amercan Oil
Board of Foreign Missions
The
Presbyterian Church
Samuel G. Inman
Committee On Co-Operation In
Latin-America
Refpre
Great Western circuit races open at LaHarpe
Opening Wednesday features split heats across events. Hazel Ginter dominates early, Eva Tango tops 2:22 pace with Emily's Axey runner up. Best times noted: 2:11 1-4 by Billy Lee, Progressive Girl, Queen Loise. 2:15 3-4 by Captain Dale, Shaw nee. 2:14 pace Empress Togawon led by Mac Arthur and Laddie. Recall and Hazel Ginter also ran.
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Billy Smith
Empress Togawon
MacArthur
Laddie
Bessie Winfield
Hazel Ginter
Recall
Western Union Seeks Wartime Rate Increases
CHICAGO Aug 7 Western Union Telegraph company petitions the Illinois public utilities commission to continue wartime rates fixed by the Postmaster General Burleson. The petition says rates, 20 percent higher than prewar charges, still fail to cover higher wages for employees. Also notes labor conditions in northern India where oxen carry twenty pound loads.
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Chicago
Western Union Telegraph Company
Ilinois Public Utilities Commission
Burleson
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New York Zone
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Pennsylvania
Tanner
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Jobber
Federal Trade Report
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Irregu
Doan
Elm Street
W. D. Edwarde
Elm St
Sayet
Miller & Arthur Drug Co
Madison Street
Mra
Glas
Madison St
Schiinkman's
Relef
South Fourth Street
J. L. Ewing
Fourth St
Ohio Street
I. W. Meise
Ohio
Fred Oelrich
Fifteenth St
Brown & Mays Drug Co
Maine Street
S. C. Langdon
Muala St
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