War on high living costs erupts in Chicago raids
Chicago health inspectors raided three large cold storage warehouses under a long ignored ordinance limiting egg storage to ten months. Wholesaler James Wetz, dubbed egg king, allegedly held over 72 million eggs as inspectors found most eggs stored in March and April. Officials warned Wetz to market eggs by January 21, 1920, or remove them from storage. Women’s group condemned egg prices as prohibitive and pledged to boycott. Boston reports 10.6 million pounds of meat stored for Entente allies pending shipment aboard an Italian vessel, with mayor urging faster delivery.
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Chicago
City Health Department
Sime
James KL. Wetz
Wetz
John Dill Robertson
The
Political Equality League
Boston
P. H. Mullowmey
Curley
Mullowney
John J. Fitzgerald
Es Sentara
Thom Presents Roads Problems Before Congress
Washington November 26 Presentations on present day railroad problems and carrier plans concluded before the joint congressional committee by A P Thom counsel for the railway executives advisory committee Thom spoke for three days and said labor questions would not be discussed then but may come up later He urged federal incorporation of interstate carriers federal control of securities and changes in the interstate commerce commission's operation He read a plan by Richard Olney arguing national government must override state authority over national matters Bryan indicated he wished to be heard and would be given the chance.
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Washington
Joint Congressional Committee
A. P. Thom
Raiway
Thombk
Thom
Interstate Commerce Commission
Richard Olney
D.t He
W. T. Bryan
Wilson Studying Embargo Question Receives Consideration
SAN FRANCISCO November 26 President Wilson through Secretary Tumulty notified Frank B Connell y leader of a movement pressing an embargo on food exports that the embargo question is receiving his most serious consideration.
Home Life of Couple in Murder Trial
In St Joseph Missouri on November 28, defense witnesses questioned the prosecutor Oscar McDaniel's domestic harmony while presenting alibi-like evidence. Neighbors described a peaceful home, and defense proposed noises came from cats or a young woman, not screams. McDaniel and his mother and son Odell attended the proceedings.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Oscar D. McDaniel
Buchanan County
Harriet Moss McDaniel
HE. HH. Powell
McDaniels
McDaniel
Odell
D. L. McDaniel
Launch crushed by boats wheel tragedy at bay rescue
Three sailors died when a U S naval supply ship Glacier launch carrying 36 crew members was crushed by the wheel of the Southern Pacific river boat Apache near San Francisco. William Heiberger R E Wiley and Grover Campbell are dead. Fred Wright injured. Captain George M Fouratt arrested on manslaughter charges.
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San Francisco
United States Naval
Glacier
Bay
William Heiberger
Glendale
Cal
R. E. Wiley
McKinney
Texas
Grover Campbell
Middlesboro
Fred Wright
Renton
Wash
Heiberger
Wiley
Campbell
George M. Fouratt
Apache
First Delivery of Arms Demanded by Admiral Du Fournet
Athens reports the first delivery of arms demanded from Greece by Admiral Du Fournet. Ten batteries of mountain guns must be surrendered by December 1 with rifles by December 13. The move sparks public agitation as the army resists surrender despite King Constantine’s mediations.
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Greece
Athens
London
du Fournet
Admiralty
du Fournat
Associated Press
Day's Fighting On Big Fronts
German, Romanian and Russian war offices report Danube crossing by Mackensen forces and foothold in Romanian soil. Romanian troops in Wallachia claim to have extricated from the line while destroying large quantities of supplies. Berlin claims capture of several southern Romanian towns near the Alt River. Greek crisis averted if surrender of arms demanded. German torpedo boat destroyers raid Ramsgate bay. London denies shelling.
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Erman
Danube
Mackensen
London
Rumania
von Mackensen
Alt River
Orsova
Bucharest
Isracz
Zimnitza
Wallachia
Petrograd
Entente
du Fournet
Greece
Athens
Venizelos
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Ochrida
Presba
Manastir
France
Ramsgate
Weather halts battle on Somme in mud and shell failures
Overseas News Agency reports extreme weather at the Somme stops fighting as many shells failed to explode in wet soil. The semi official summary claims heavy losses for Australians and New Zealanders, with 40,000 killed, and asserts British and French use of colonial troops amid total Anglo French losses exceeding 600,000.
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Berlin
Sayville
Somme
Overseas
Calig
Ypres
Beaumont
Beaucourt
Opposes Move to Suppress Papers in Reichstag Debate
Berlin reports the Reichstag committee discusses a bill to suppress newspapers during wartime but Dr. Helfferich insists government will keep smaller papers alive and facilitate continuance. Debate covers using occupied territory’s population for work in Germany under international law and Jewish labor in Poland. Critics warn of socialist dictatorship risk.
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Berlin
London
Helfferich
Reichstag
Germany
Poland
Groener
Aaid
Socialist Seceders
Three Men Shot by Railroad Watchmen in East St. Louis
In East St Louis on Saturday night three men were shot by private watchmen from different companies. Edwin Murphy of Philadelphia died after being shot at Mobile and Ohio railroad yards during an assault on a worker. A Negro was shot by a Vandalia watchman while attempting to break into a warehouse. A bakery company watchman shot another Negro seen carrying flour from a warehouse, critically wounding him.
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East ST. Louis
Edwin Murphy
Philadelphia
Mobile and Ohio
Murphy
Turk conspirator sentenced to death in Ankara court martial
Senator Hamul Zeihre was executed by court martial in Constantinople for conspiring against the Turkish government. The dispatch notes he aimed to secure an independent Arabian principal y33.
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London
Hamul Zeihre
Reuter
Amsterdam
Alt Towns Taken From Rumanians
London reports the latest Danube crossing by Von Mackensen’s forces as they gain Romanian soil. Bulgarian troops seize Danube islands near Orsova, while Romanian and German claims vary on losses and captures south of the Alt. Greek crisis appears unsettled amid entente ultimata and cabinet resignations.
Government approves protocol on border control and troop withdrawal
The American government is likely to back the Atlantic City protocol from the Mexican American joint commission. It provides for conditional withdrawal of U S troops and military border control. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing study the pact as Carranza’s stance remains uncertain. Lane returns to the interior department. The Atlantic City talks vow strict action against Americans aiding Carranza opponents and neutrality violators.
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Washington
Atlantic City
Interior Department
Carranza
United States
Brundage Names LeRoy Millner Chicago Inheritance Tax Attorney
Edward J Brundage Illinois attorney general elect returned from Florida and said he would appoint LeRoy Millner inheritance tax attorney with office in Chicago. Salary set at 5000 dollars annually.
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Chicaro
Edward J. Brundage
Illinois
Florida
LeRoy Millner
Chicago
City girl leaves country life bound by $10,000 trust
Mary Smith, a Chicago native adopted by James Pankhurst and his wife in 1915 to be their companion and to receive $10,000 on their death, says she will return to Chicago next Monday. She rejects the arrangement, seeking her own living and a city life, citing the desire for personal freedom and simple foods. The tale drew wide public interest as a social experiment.
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MBOY
Iil
Mary Smith
Chicago
James Pankhurst
Jim
Louise
Pankhurst
Cattle Disease Shuts Kansas City Stockyards Amid Outbreak
Cattle from Chase county Nebraska are held in quarantine in Kansas City stockyards on foot and mouth disease suspicion. Kansas and Missouri impose embargoes on outbound stock. U S animal industry inspectors monitor the suspected herd. A related report says new cases reached Salina and Trescott in Kansas, with quarantines in place. An embargo also blocks shipments from St Joseph stockyards after a symptomatic Kansas City shipment.
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Kansas City
Chase County
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
Topeka
Kas
Koontz
Salina
Joseph Mercer
Trescott
St. Joseph
Codfish swells opens ship seams near Galveston
The schooner Ponhook carrying dried codfish swelled after water mixed with cargo, opening the vessel’s seams. Kronstad crew, arriving in Galveston, rescued Ponhook’s crew after sighting the sinking ship two days out from the Azores. The Ponhook was sailing from St Johns to Gibraltar.
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Galveston
Texas
Kronstad
Kronstadt
Azores
St. Johns
Gibraltar
Ramsgate Bombarded by German Vessels
Berlin reports Ramsgate on the English coast was bombarded by German naval vessels on Thursday night and Friday morning. The German craft sank one hostile ship, a British patrol vessel, which was encountered. the Germans returned safely to base.
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Berlin
Londons
Ramsgate
New Foreign Minister Naratoff Named in Russia
London dispatch reports M. Naratoff, assistant Russian foreign minister, appointed foreign minister succeeding Borie Sturmer who also holds the premiership. The Reuters Petrograd correspondent confirms the development.
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London
M. Naratoff
Reuters Petrograd
Jaces Borie Sturmer
Trades Unions Urged In Mexico At AFL Session
The American Federation of Labor urged spread of the trades union movement in Mexico to foster peace with the United States. Officers were unanimously reelected for 1917 with Buffalo chosen as meeting place. Fraternal delegates to British and Canadian labor congresses were named, and a statement opposing militarism was adopted, condemning militaristic training and schooling that would instill support for arms.
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Baltimore
Mexico
United States
American Federation of Labor
Carlos Loveira
Yucatan
Buffalo
Samuel Gompers
James Duncan
James O'Connell
D. A. Hayes
Joseph W. Valentine
John R. Alpine
H. B. Perham
Frank Duffy
William Green
John B. Lennon
Frank Morrison
British Trades Union Congress
John Golden
New York
United Textile Workers
Frank Farrington
Illinois
United Mine Workers
Labor Congress
Emanuel Kovcieskie
Rochester
N. Y
Trades Union Movement
Reach Goal Set in the Campaign for Y M C A Railroads
New York Nov 26 the railroad department of the Y M C A surpassed its 30000 member goal by recording 38124 with over 10000 new names enrolled in the ten day drive led by a 250 member railroad committee. Trentorn N J set a single association record with 1521 new members and the Pennsylvania line topped railroad totals with 875. Overall Y M C A railroad membership exceeds 90000 after the campaign.
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New York
Railroad Department of the
Trentor
N. J
Pennsylvania Line
Russia resents duma remarks in opening session
Dispatches from Stockholm report the Russian government plans to bring proceedings against Prof. Paul N Milukoff leader of the constitutional Democrats for his duma opening speech. He raised delicate Anglo Russian relations and commented on the retirement of Sazanoff as foreign minister. The British ambassador reportedly criticised the move as perfidy toward the entente allies.
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Berlin
Sayville
Stockholm
Paul. N. Milukoff
Constitutional Democrats
MM. Sazanoff
Dr William Von Stumm Appointed Secretary of State
Berlin reports via wireless that Dr William Von Stumm is named under secretary of state to succeed Dr Alfred Zimmermann. Von Stumm has headed the foreign office political department and will join the state secretary post amid a shake up in foreign affairs.
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Berlin
Sayville
William von Stumm
Alfred Zimmermann
Overseas
von Stumm
Foreign Office
Carranzas Hold Chihuahua as Siege Enters Third Day
Reports from Sauz Station relay cannon rumble to Gen Francisco Gonzalez and confirm that Gen Trevino Jarranza still holds Chihuahua City at the close of a three day siege by Villa and his bandits. Telegraph lines are cut and battles intensify around Santa Rosa hill as US observers weigh Villa’s chances.
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Juarez
Mex
Sauz
Francisco Gonzales
Trevino
Jarranza
Chihuahua City
Villa
Miah Glicers
AL Juarez
Yuulez
Lreyvine
Dreyiin
Lhe
Duug
Gene
Aba
Carranza Millitary
Forta
Carranza
Iinlo
Déaie
Santa Rosa Hill
Vila
EL Paso
Texas
Chihuah City
Mexico
National Stop the War Campaign Opens in New York
New York on November 26 saw the launch of a New York branch of the national Stop the War Campaign. David Starr Jordan presided as Uay ilton Holt chaired the congress committee with vice chairs Miss Jane Addams Gov Capper Irving Fisher John Hays Hammond John Harvey Kellogg and Dr George W Kirchnes. Rebecca Shelly is secretary.
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New York
Wilson
American National Conference Committee
David Starr Jordan
Uayilton Holt
Conaresiee Teg
Miss Tane Addams
Capper
Kansas
Irving Fisehher
John Hays Hammond
John Harvey Kellogg
George W. Kirchnes
Rebecca Shelly
Golden Eagle Captured on Farm Near Liberty
James Ellis of near Liberty captured a golden eagle on his farm while out hunting. He shot the bird after it started to seize one of his pigs. The eagle, stunned, recovered briefly and fought before being killed. Ellis mounted the bird for his collection. The eagle had been seen in the SF country area for some time.
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James Elis
Near Liberty
Waginl
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Overseas News
TURK
Lower
Alt
Alt Pass
Turnu-Severein
Gyergye Mountains
Country Life
Federal Inspectora
A. F
Gompers
Railroad
Russia
DR. von Stumm
Carranzas
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