Senate approves meat packers regulation bill 45 to 21
Washington reports the Senate passed the House meat packing regulation bill 45 to 21 after seven days of heated debate. Amendments require records and uniform accounting methods, with provisions to shield small butchers. The measure aims to curb unfair practices and prevent price manipulation by packers and stockyard operators.
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Congress
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House
Agricultural Committee
Sterling
South Dakota
Secretary of Agriculture
Federal Trade Commission
Kenator
Iowa
Agriculture Committee
Sevator Lafolette
Wisconsin
Annin Transferred to Fort Riley for Officers’ Class
Major Robert O. Annin, former executive officer of Camp Travis educational and vocational schools, is ordered to Fort Riley Kansas to attend the officers class for the coming year. He served nearly two years at Camp Travis, previously as assistant chief of staff for military intelligence and later in charge of the camp farm. Major H W Hall of Pure Sam Houston also ordered to Fort Riley. both report September 10.
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Camp Travis
Fort Riley
Kansas
Washington
Baturdas
Annie
Camp Travix
Camp Farm
Thes
Annin
Maj
H.W. Hall
Sam Houston
Governor? Not present. Police court bucket case focus.
Motor officers under Lieutenant Joe Moglia led a dry law era enforcement drive Saturday morning, handling seventy four traffic cases with forty one defendants freed on charges. Chief Massey and three officers from his office conducted ten raids Friday night, resulting in arrests.
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Montorercle
Joe Moglia
Massey
New Day Enforcement Plans Submitted to Senate Committee
Prohibition enforcement officials propose a reorganization cutting about half of supervisory jobs and creating state directors in charge of enforcement. A mobile field force would operate under the federal commissioner, with consolidated records to curb leaks in liquor supply. The plan, endorsed by bureau and field officers, aims to tighten the liquor crackdown under the Treasury Department.
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Prohibition
P Asses
Penrose
Walsh
Indiana
Theenate Finance Committee
Harres
Disi
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Enforcement Corps
Haynes
Treasury Department
Takes on Big Job William O Rieden appoints street improvement reports
William O Rieden commissioner of streets announces he will welcome reports from citizens to locate bad potholes in San Antonio streets. He says inspectors will fix issues promptly and invites citizens to call him with information. He notes trams are being put to work and promises careful use of city funds while avoiding patronage in hiring. He reports tension with Commissinor Lambert over Bell supporters and dismissals.
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San Antonio
Rieden
Hieden
Frank Sacsiana
Flores
Kieden
Riedell
Lambert
Bell
Seek Camp Entrants From Eighth Corps Area
Joseph F Golh of the Eighth Corps Area will travel from San Antonio to Denver Fort Logan and Colorado Springs to recruit orphans for the Citizens Military Training Camp at Camp Travis and Fort Logan this summer. The local camp opens July 4 and Fort Logan opens August 9 lasting a month. He met an old Boer War comrade in Childress who offered help to recruit applicants.
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Headquards
Eighth Corps
San Antonia
Denver
Fort Logan
Colorado Spring
Citizens
Camp Travis
Port Logan
San Antonio
John A. McGregor
Childress
Texas
McGregor
Corny Aves
American Legion
Protest OIL TAX Demands on Mexico Petroleum Firms Meet Hughes
Washington diplomats report protests against a 2 percent petroleum tax in Mexico. Representatives of the Association of Producers of Petroleum in Mexico will present the case to Secretary Hughes next week. The conference will include top officials from major oil companies already filing written protests. A Mexican government reply is being sought amid the dispute.
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D. C
Mexico
Hughes
Association of Producers of Petrolegm
Silesian Peace Talks Move Toward Demobilization
Secret meetings across Oppeln Gleiwitz and Biettwitz push a plan to withdraw Germans from key posts and widen no man’s land. Insurgents debate policing the area while French and Allied representatives seek a demobilization path without allowing a power shift in the industrial zone. About 200 insurgents tried to seize Giriwitz station. Germans surrendered prisoners to the French garrison.
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Chicago Daily News
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Annaberg
No Man's Land
Oppel
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Gleiwitz
Kerfanty
Inter-Allied Commission
Biettwitz
Gross Strehlitz
Armiists
Hoefer
Community Gard
Garde Communale
Central Commission
Sosnitza Trie
Giriwitz
Oidskirts
Paleo
Delegation Eyes Germany Talks and Plebiscite Plan
A delegation led by Governor Rinteren is authorized to confer with the central government on the German situation. A nonpartisan cabinet may form, perhaps led by Scho ber of Vienna, with elections planned for next autumn amid a plebiscite proposal. Robstown Cotton Contracts Signed. J D Pairchild to lead Farm Bureau work.
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Rinte-ren
Herr Schober
Vienna
Robstown
Tex
J. D. Pairchild
Oklahoma City
D. MO Blackman
Farm Bureau
Fairehield
Bureau
Prices Fall Sharply in Food and Wholesale Markets
Washington reports May price declines across retail and wholesale sectors. Retail food costs for the average family dropped about 4.08 percent from April, while wholesale food prices fell 3.75 percent. General wholesale prices declined roughly 2 percent, with sharper drops in farm products and manufactured foods. Regional variations show Milwaukee and St Louis among the largest retail decreases, with several other cities seeing notable cuts in meat, dairy, and produce.
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Department of Labor
VNU
Milwyaukee
St Vani
Jacksonville
Mancasy City
Louisville
Memphis
Mobile
Savannah
Springfield
Ilness
Atlanta
Dallas
Little Rock
New York
St. Louis
Germany Poland Withdraw From Upper Silesia Agreed
Berlin June 18 The Associated Press reports officials say Germany and Poland will begin a withdrawal in Upper Silesia tomorrow under an agreement with the inter allied commission. Evacuated areas will be occupied by joint British French and other allied troops. Polish insurgent leader Adelbert Korfant is said to have signed a demobilization accord, with Berlin indicating German assent as well.
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Upper Silesia
Inter-Allied Commission
Lippeln
Germany
Polis
Preach
Warsaw
New York
Polish Bureau of Information
Albany
Curzon Visits Briand Discuss Near East Conditions
In Paris today Foreign Minister Curzon and Premier Briand met with experts to review Near East conditions. Curzon reportedly argued for autonomy for the Smerna Villavet while urging financial pressure on Greece if nationalist talks fail to secure a settlement.
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Maquis Curzon
Briand
Marquis Curzon
Curzon to Paris
Lord Curzon British secretary of foreign affairs arrived in Paris to confer with Prime Minister Briand on foreign policy. He aimed to press for a peace settlement involving Turkey while exploring British French and Greek interests. Briand reportedly favors keeping discussions on alliances away, given unfavorable public opinion.
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Paris
Lord Curzon
The
For Forengn Af Faire
Procher Briand
France
Great Britain
Parin
Llnyd-Georgé
Lord Chron
M. Briand
Turkey
Tie Hall
Greatfritaid
Vienna crisis deepens as Styrian diet backs governor
Vienna report dated June 14 states the ministerial crisis widens after the Styrian diet voted confidence in provincial Governor Rintelen. The decision was taken without direct reference to the anticipated sentimental plebiscite where the public would be asked to state their views.
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Vienna
Rintelen
Man Gains Weight After Tanlae Treatment, Oakland Man Says
Thad McAnulty of 17th Street Oakland recalls long weight struggle after illness and poor appetite. He credits Tanlae with restoring appetite and gaining fifteen pounds in about three months, noting improved health and urging others to try the remedy through Wagner Drug Company and Sleice Pharmacy in San Antonio.
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Eomas
Willian McAnulty
McAunity
Oakland
McAmully
Vanlan
Saf
San Antonin
Wagner Drug Company
Sleice Pharmacy
Ady
Compromise for Irish hinted in London after talk
London reports adjournment of Lords debate after weighty arguments for amending the home rule act and negotiating with Sinn Feiners. Government to reply Tuesday. peace rumors rise. Proposals favor designating prominent figures to lead talks with Irish delegations seeking a workable compromise. Dublin notes rebel activity with police and civilian casualties. internment totals reach 3186. Queen Mary to accompany King George on visit to Belfast for Parliament opening.
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London
House of Lords
Lori Luxton
Viscount Royce
Sinn
Jan C. Smuts
Union of South Africa
Viscount Grey
Earl of Derby
Ireland
Associated Preax
Belfast
Queen Mary
King George
Northern Ireland
Cotton seed and cottonseed products report released
The Census Bureau released the ten month cotton seed and cottonseed products report for August 10 to May 31. It shows cotton seed crushed, crude oil and refined oil production, and on hand stocks with figures compared to the prior year, including seed, oil, and cake and meat production and inventories.
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Washington, D. Cy
Census Bureau
Hand 811 283 Tons and Ginters Output Report
Hand 811,283 tons compares with 216, Ginters produced 423,005, five hundred pound bales vs 802,862 and on hand 180,090 bales vs 208,237. Exports for the period: 264,424,407 pounds versus 137,800,297. Rot Cake and meat 200,983 tons vs 210,788, Linters 41,415 running bases vs 45,086.
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Ginters
Oil Depletion Report Branded Unfounded by Mexican Officials
Mexico City reports of oil field depletion are labeled absurd and unfounded by the treasury commerce and industry departments. Officials provide figures showing continued production growth since 1901 and project total output for the year exceeding 240 million barrels. They cite end of 1912 crude on hand at about 5.828 million barrels, with monthly production and export totals. Rafael Aberre es notes export levels do not equal production, as export demand fluctuates with circumstances.
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Mexico City
Treasury
Conimerce
Industry
Mexico
Consta
Rafael Aberrees
Petroleum Department
Lersons
Army to Economize Warns Corps and Posts
The War Department orders the Eighth Corps Area and all posts to operate on a tighter budget for the new fiscal year beginning July 1. Field clerks limited to 20 in the corps area, with civilians at army schools to be discharged by June. Soldiers trained to replace civilian staff, easing staffing while aiming to preserve service.
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War Department
Eighth Corps
Secretary of War
U S Should Develop Mexican Oil Fields Asserted
A shipping board official urges immediate development of Mexican oil fields as proven reserves risk saltwater encroachment. He notes U S oil demand rising, foreign supply crucial, and calls government action or private cooperation to accelerate exploration, production, and transport to safeguard fuel stock.
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U. S
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Phelan
Shipping Board
Vdorter
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Mexico
Benson
The
Porter
Mr. Phelan
Traffic Growth on Mexican Rail Lines Boosts Trade
TH FL Sada district agent of International and Great Northern railway says traffic over the National Lines of Mexico has doubled in 30 days. He arrived in San Antonio and will return to Monterey. Mexican railways have bought enough engines to move cars swiftly, easing a prior strike caused congestion and reducing the chance of another tie up.
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Mexico
FL Sada
International & Great Northern
Monuterey
Sada
San Antonio
Monterey
Ria
Railways in Mexico See Repairs and New Lines under Way
Mr Soda notes the Juena railways are back to form repairs and ongoing attention to construction of new lines. The outlook is favorable for northern Mexico. A heavy rain fell at Monterey last week ending a long drought and boosting the car and sugar crop in the region.
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Soda
M Jena
Porm
Mexico
Monterey
Grande
Taredo
No Decision Yet On City Health Officer Appointment
A city health officer appointment remains undecided as an arbitration panel of Judge J. Carl and attorneys Gillette Ridgeway reviews ordinances and charter provisions. The panel plans to work through the weekend with no firm decision expected for several days. Mayor Black is away at Gonzales for the weekend to rest.
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H. Ridgeway
George, Gillette
J. 3
Carl
Ridgeway
Gillett
Mayo
Gozales
State closes case in Mrs Cora Orthwein murder trial
Chicago June 18 The state rested its case against Mrs Cora Orthwein charged with murder of Herbert Giegler. John Snowhook a newspaperman testified he reached the women's apartment shortly after the shouting and said Orthwein claimed Ziegler did not strike her that night. Several subpoenaed witnesses testified about a cabaret party the night of the quarrel as glasses were thrown.
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Cora Isabelit Crthwein
Herbert Giegler
John Snowhook
Orthwein
Ziegler
Zeigler
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