Banks Caning Money At Food Prices Key To Problem
Investigating officials consider a bank loaned over 1.5 million in warehouse receipts to finance food storage. If not for the money, storage firms could not retain goods long enough to raise prices. City wealth commission proposes pro rata funds to hire housekeepers to prepare economical menus and teach poorer households to buy and cook cheaply.
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Government Probes Skyrocket Fuel and Food Prices in U S
Washington D C July reports detail a sweeping government inquiry into rising coal and food costs. President Wilson and officials oversee preliminary findings to inform Congress, with investigations spanning Justice, Interstate Commerce, and District Attorneys.
Congress seeks remedy amid omnibus debate on pay hikes
Chaired by Henry after talks with the president, a push for investigation into high-cost measures emerges. A bill by Sahath would raise dairy workers wages up to 15 to 20 percent for those earning up to 1000 annually. Chattanooga dairymen cut milk price to seven cents a pint, a two-week shift from the prior rate.
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Candy Prices Up but Demand Holds Firm in Chicago
At the Western Candy and Confectionery Salesmen's Association convention, speakers say candy costs have risen due to higher traveling and coloring materials. 1945 sales are forecast to surpass 700 million dollars as manufacturers pass increased ingredient costs to prices.
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Delayed cold snap eyed for Thursday through Friday
Major Atlen Buell of the weather bureau expects a co ld spell to arrive Thursday night or Friday with brisker air and possibly 40s as the temperature. A broad low mood persists from the Dakotas to Texas, fueled by a storm system moving southeast, while high pressure to the north ushers in colder air.
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Ships Again Warned Sew York
Wireless from a British cruiser cautioned merchant steamers of Entente allies to beware German submarines. The message warned they may be met anywhere in the Atlantic, especially west of 6 degrees West, urging keen lookouts and avoidance of trade routes and converging points.
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Russian Ship Sinks Off London Amid White Sea Incident
A Russian sailing vessel Aus was sunk near London after a naval engagement. Rescue operations are underway as authorities investigate the incident and determine casualties. The event unfolds amid ongoing maritime tensions and weather conditions complicating recovery efforts.
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Weather Forecast for San Antonio Area
The fragmentary forecast notes possible scattered clouds and cooler air. No reliable temperatures or timing could be read from the damaged text.
Weather Summary Across Cities
St Louis reports 56 degrees with cloudiness and rain likely. Chicago at 30 degrees, 16 mile wind from the south. Seattle at 13 degrees with a eastward wind and 14 hour low around 34. Kansas City 67 degrees, cloudy with a high near 62. New York 35 degrees, clear with a northwest gale and rising cloudiness. Washington 38 degrees, cloudy with southwest wind and a high around 61.
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Parral Recaptured by Carrancistas
Washington DC December 1 Carranza troops regained Parral and all Americans in the city reported safe Villa forces killed American miner Howard Gray at Parral and Americans nearby said to be unharmed The bodies of Gray and others were described in conflicting telegrams from mining firms and refugees brought alarming reports of executions near Parral The foreign refugees also spoke of German consul Edward Kuch being forced executed and Villa bandits burning reports from Torreon and nearby areas indicated severed ears among Carranza troops ready to pursue Villa
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More Changes in Russian Cabinet Amid Turbulent Cession
Petrograd dispatch reports additional ministerial resignations likely as cabinet reshaping continues after the Pupin scandal and Rodzianka endorsement. A volatile session yesterday prompted calls for a fuller cabinet reform to be disclosed in coming days.
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Old Guard Work Aimed at Aged Jobless in Chicago
A Chicago citizens committee announced an effort to rehabilitate men aged 40 to 60 who have been displaced by younger workers. Benjamin J. Rosenthal, committee chair, said thousands of capable men can be employed as unemployment rises. The group opened a free employment bureau and will survey overall unemployment among elderly workers.
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Suffrage by Federal Act Held Tyranny Declares Women Can Do Much Good Without Ballot
Washington reports at the suffrage convention that Mrs. Dodge and speakers argue against federal imposition of woman suffrage. They insist women gain self government through work in the home and civic life without seeking votes, urging the ballot is not required for progress.
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Prisoner of War Count Promised by Swiss Authorities
A. Hofmann, chief of the political department, announced at the council today that the number of prisoners of war interned in Switzerland would soon reach 0.096, amid concerns over food supply and wartime difficulties.
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Express Wagon 6 Looted of $20,000
A daring robbery in Los Angeles ends with gunmen tossing pepper spray at an express wagon guard and fleeing with $27,000 in gold and currency from downtown. Police investigate the bold downtown heist and pursue suspects.
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State Troops To Return From Border Duty
State troopers and support units across several states are to be relieved from border service. Units including ambulance company No 2 and field hospital No 2, signal battalion, engineers brigade headquarters, and various infantry and artillery units were selected by Major General OHyaly on War Department orders. Readiness and redeployment details cover El Paso Nogales Brownsville and Earle Pass postings with units from New York Utah California Massachusetts DC Kansas and other commands.
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Motorman Convicted After Fatal Subway Incident in Atlanta
J R Gunter, a retriting motorman, was convicted for a fatal November 2 crash involving Aflusen-Reva fing-Kya'Belaham and several passengers. Jury recommended mercy. sentence likely up to ten years. Police report notes twenty seven streetcars damaged by dynamite during the strike era.
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Solis Case Referred From Tamaulipas To Lansing
United States Consul J H Tohnean in Brownsville reports to Lansing that Ricardo Solis, an American citizen, is being held by Mexican officials in Matamoros. Governor Luis Caballero states the case was tied to Victoria Tamaulipas, but Johnson vows a strong protest. Caballero denies charges against Solis.
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Captain Calkins Dies in Berkeley Hotel
Captain Charles Calkins, navigator of the flagship Olympiq in Manila Bay, dying in a Berkeley hotel today after months of illness. He was released from service a dozen years ago.
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Grain import needs define France crop deficit
The Y National Millers' Association says France's new wheat crop is 780,009 tons, with extant stocks bringing total to 5,401,000 tons. Annual consumption is 9,209,000 tons, so imports must supply about 3.6 million tons to cover the deficit.
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Waterways urged as supplement to railroads
Joy Morton of Chicago urged national rivers and harbors officials that canals should supplement railroads not compete with them. He argued rail lines are clogged with low grade freight that could move by canal, relieving congested terminals and easing the transport system.
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Teutons Pursue Roumanians as Bucharest Falls
News from the front reports Ninth German Army advancing east of Bucharest while Romanian forces retreat toward Moldavia. Collapse of Bucharest appears imminent as German units press along the rail line, with estimates of Romanian troops engaged around 10,000.
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Romanian and German War News From Bucharest Front
Evacuation of Pethograd reported as Romanian forces withdraw toward the east and southeast. British press commentary notes Bucharest surrenders carry moral and political weight, while German reports claim Romanian lines in the Argeș region hold with rear-guard actions. Officials dispute the existence of a separate Wallichin army and discuss prisoner and civilian impacts as tension over potential Romanian positions grows.
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Germany Contends Arabia Warship Amid Ocean Tension
Washington reports Germany asserts the British steamer Arabia, sailing in the Mediterranean on November 11, was a troop transport for the British government acting as an auxiliary ship under international law. The move aims to test assurances given to the United States and to gauge allied reactions.
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Farmers Seek New Federal Land Loans
Officials of the Palm Loan Board report more than 70,000 farmers have applied for mortgage loans totaling about 150 million dollars. Most applications are from the South and West, with hundreds arriving daily. The board discusses bond issues and loan rates while planning rapid organization of twelve banking institutions to meet borrower demand.
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Exhume M Laurens Body Georgetown Tex This Morning
The burned body of Frank R McLauren a wealthy Taylor was found under a overturned automobile on the morning of November 2. An autopsy at Taylor and there held an autopsy to verify statements about Metauven death. Mrs McLauren Lez son Harry McBride and Sim Pollard were in the county today awaiting releases. The autopsy aimed to confirm if Metauven was struck by a blue gustenent causing his death. The body was burned near a bridge embankment and the explosion theory centered on McLaurens machine. Counts Attuiner take mans to give bhtafied confessions in condection Wire kitting.
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Thousands of New Citizens Projected for Year
In June the Bureau of Naturalization reported totals of intentions filed by 207,933 petitioners for naturalization, with 105,08 and courts issuing certificates to 4,901. It is estimated that 139,000 women will be represented in public schools as part of a nationwide drive to encourage every eligible New Yorker to apply for citizenship.
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50 Below in Alaska Fails to Halt Daily Life
With temperatures far below zero residents endure shortages of fuel and tel. The cold prevents hauling wood and many remain at home. Hotels report staffing strains as communities cope with extreme cold and limited services.
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Lloyd George to form cabinet amid war crisis
British political circles report David Lloyd George will seek to form a government with Liberal and Unionist support as Labour negotiates terms. A war cabinet is favored, with potential inclusion of Lord Reading and Sir Edward Carson. numerous Liberal names discussed for ministerial roles.
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