Paper Makers Refuse Facts In Newsprint Dispute
Federal trade commission hearings on the news print paper investigation ended as manufacturers refused to discuss price reasonableness. Publishers and jobbers testified, blaming both sides for conditions while plans for independent paper plants plus possible prosecutions and a congress report were outlined. The commission may reveal whether a distribution plan shows a paper shortage and could turn findings over to the justice department.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
The
Trade Commission
Congress
Department of Justice
A. J. McIntyre
Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Frank P. Glass
Committee On Paper
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Newa Print Manufacturers’ Association
Commission
Beresford Urges New Naval Policy
Lord Charles Beresford calls for a thorough reconstruction of Britain's naval policy. He warns that interruptions to ocean supply lines would create an appalling national crisis as the country must soon resupply. He argues for new strategy and tactics that address submarine warfare and broader maritime threats.
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London
Charles Beresford
Great Britain
Britain’s Boy Hero Maintains Coastal Air Guard
W R Fane, an 18 year old school leaver, is made a sublieutenant for aiding in destroying a German Zeppelin off the Norfolk coast. For over a year he has flown night missions guarding the British coast against zeppelin incursions.
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W. R. Fane
Norfolk
British
Women urge action to curb St. Louis smoke nuisance
The Women’s Organization for Smoke Abatement asks the Business Men’s League and the Real Estate Exchange to curb soot pollution after Prof Ernest Ohle’s report shows about 20 000 tons of soot in six months to Oct 5 and a surge in November. The plan calls for engineers to train plant engineers and firemen and to instruct janitors of apartments and hotels, inspired by Hamburg.
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ST. Louis
Women's Organization
Business Men's League
Real Estate Exchange
Warmen
Ernest L. Ohle
Mechanical Engineering Department
Washington University
Prof. Obhle
Eads Bridge
Manufacturers’ Committee
Hamburg
Germany
Wabash Declares Dividend on Preferred Stock A
NEW YORK Dec 30 The Wabash Railway company has declared an initial quarterly dividend of one percent on its preferred stock A.
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Wabash
New York
Wabash Railway Company
Sloan's Liniment Eases Pain for Everyone
Sloan's Liniment is advertised as a first thought for bumps, bruises, and sprains common to children, claiming fast penetration and relief without rubbing. It targets rheumatic aches neuralgia and post cold soreness, with a 25 cent bottle available at druggists and urged for outdoor workers and all external pain.
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Sloan
Redivision of France Aims to Form Regional Governments
Report on postwar reform proposing a 18 regional units to replace the 86 departments with autonomous local regulation. Jean Hennessy leads the plan, advocating self governing regions to boost economic life and direct links to foreign markets. The plan cites improved communications and reduced Paris centralization as key benefits. France would shift toward American style regional autonomy to spur development.
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Paris
France
French Republic
United States
Ufe
Jean Hennessy
Department of Charente
Hennessy
Chamber
M. Hennessy
Bordeaux
Associated Press
Serbian Army in the Balkans Faces Grim Resolve and Harsh Life
A war correspondent depicts Serbian troops near the front as a desperate but fiercely determined force. He notes their fatigue, stoic stories of loss, and rugged endurance, with meals of stew and bread, improvised comforts, and rare music from a corn-stalk flute and a fiddler.
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Balkans
Serbia
Commissariat
Coasters Hurt May Not Recover
Two boys aged 8 and 9 were hospitalized in Iowa City after a coasting accident when their sled collided with a motor truck. Both suffered fractured skulls and serious internal injuries with little hope of recovery. In Des Moines another bob sled collision left a boy dead and two others injured. physicians say one or both survivors likely will not recover.
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Iowa City
Carl Schilling
Volney Wenzlick
Des Moines
Herbert Cutler
William Crosby
Dr King's New Discovery Cough Remedy Ad
A vintage advertisement promises relief from a hacking cough with Dr King's New Discovery. It highlights pine balsams soothing irritated membranes and antiseptic laxative effects claimed to kill germs and break up the cold, urging immediate use.
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Dr. King
Mad Monk Flays the Czar Says Rasputin Controls Family
Sergius Michalow Trufanoff reports the imperial family of Russia holds Rasputin in absolute control of the czar and czarina, asserts Rasputin brought on the war and now pushes for a separate peace with Germany for personal reasons.
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Sergius Michalow Trufanoff
Russia
New York
Rasputin
Germany
Lawmaker Presses Lawson for Proof on Wall Street Leak
Washington Dec 30 The controversy over Congressman Wood's probe into possible stock profits from President Wilson's peace notes moves toward form as House Rules Chairman Henry telegrams Thomas W Lawson of Boston to come to Washington and verify his claims of a leak and a looming follow up. Henry vows to reintroduce a bill to regulate the New York Stock Exchange, saying the session must curb such alleged Wall Street crimes.
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Washington
Congressman Wood
Wilson
Henry
House Rules Committee
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Chairman Henry
Congress
Mr. Henry
New York Stock Exchange
Lawson
Wall Street
Deutschland Mail Marked Submarine for Global Send
The German mail to be carried by the merchant submarine Deutschland and sister ships will be called submarine mail and dispatched to the United States Central and South America the West Indies China the Dutch East Indies and the Philippine islands Letters for submarine transmission must be sent to Bremen and bear the inscription submarine letter.
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Berlin
Deutschland
United States
Central and
South America
West Indies
China
Dutch East Indies
Philippine Islands
Bremen
Wood plan to probe leak sparks congressional push
Washington dispatch says wounded small investors threaten to force Congress to back a Wood resolution investigating a leak of the president's peace note. Lawmakers faced dissent after holiday adjournment and may listen to floor pressure from upset constituents demanding accountability over stock losses. The article links market turbulence and alleged insider gains to calls for scrutiny, signaling a potential climbback of the inquiry.
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Washington
Congress
Wood
Quay
Robber Steals $200 From North Side Bank
A lone robber, in Chicago on December 30, locks cashier H. J. Destree in a vault and makes off with $200 from the Artmage Savings Bank. Pedestrians pass by during the hold up as it unfolds.
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Chicago
Armitage Savings Bank
North Side
H. J. Destree
Croup Cough Stopped by Foley's Honey and Tar
Billie Mayberry of Eckert Go reports two children suffered croup attacks three weeks ago. After giving Foley's Honey and Tar at bedtime, their cough subsided and they slept through the night. The next morning no sign of croup remained. Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised as a low priced cold remedy.
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Second Army
Mess
Serbia
Billie Mayberry
Eckert
Foley
Miller & Arthur Drug Co
Adv
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