Greedy Packers Fight To Sell Putrid Food
Five Chicago wholesale firms face informations for selling adulterated and misbranded foods under the Pure Food Law. The piece details rotten chicken, tainted fish, and other preserved foods held by cold storage firms, with broad critique of municipal power and big profiteers in food safety. The article cites U.S. Attorney Sims and Chicago Health Commissioner Evans, and notes the potential impact on public health and policy.
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Chicago
I. Dee
United Supreme Court
United States
Sime
Illinois
Chi
Supreme Court
Eutfits
Water St
Unit States Supreme Court
Atty. Sims
Evans
Schwab moves to control Pacific shipyards
San Francisco dispatch reports Charles M. Schwab, head of Bethlehem Iron and owner of Union Iron Works, quietly pursuing control of Pacific coast shipyards. He bought Munters Point drydocks, the largest on San Francisco Bay, with only Puget Sound Navy Yard drydock surpassing it. The Panama Canal opening could boost Pacific shipbuilding.
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Star
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Chas. M. Schwab
Bethlehem Rice Company
Union Iron Works
Pacific
Finanial
Francisco
Independent Iron Works
Schwab
Munters’ Point
San Francisco Bay
Puget Nd Navy Yard
Panama Canal
Far-Sestng Steel
Trial juror rules bar night rider testimony
In Unicity Tennessee on December 18 the court ordered that testimony from night rider trial proceedings not be published in public prints. Reading testimony would disqualify jurors, and reporters were urged to refrain with a possible formal order if ignored.
New Opera House Planned by Oscar Hammerstein
Announced plans to build an opera house on the upper West Side as architects begin drafting designs for a world class venue.
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Hammerstein
Oscar Hammerstein
Weat
Frightful Mechanism Teaches Tragic Lesson From Past
A surreal homage by John 8 Gruelle describes a long creature loyal to men yet prone to catastrophe when its transmission nerve fails. The piece contrasts gentleness and hunger with a mechanical rear that sometimes dies while the front remains alive.
Dainty blue frock with blue crepe de chine dress
The description notes a dainty frock in old blue crepe de chine with ecru taffeta and a waving black line. Black velvet edges the varied sleeve shapes and belt. A waistcoat and cuffs feature heavy Irish embroidery.
Cushman Urges Stronger Fog Signals at Marrowstone Points
Representative Cushman asked the lighthouse board to install more efficient fog signals at Marrowstone point and Bush point near Port Townsend, Washington to improve maritime safety.
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Washington DC
Cushman
Lighthouse Board
Marrowstone Point
Bush Point
Port Townsend
Pay irregularities probe halts Manila star coach
Major Heech er Ray faces investigation over alleged irregularities in his pay records. The famed basketball figure has retired and is replaced on the roster by The Masome, the admired basket baller, as officials review the situation.
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Manila
Heech‘er Ray
Hag
Bride of Swiftwater Dill Stricken After Surgery
Mrs. William Gates wife of mining figure known as Swiftwater Dill is seriously ill at St Lukes hospital following an appendicitis operation. The bride of only a few weeks, she faces a precarious recovery amid the Spokane report.
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United Press
Spokane
William Gates
Health Board to Enforce Tuberculosis Case Reporting
The local board of health will enforce physician reporting of tuberculosis to the health department. A notice will be mailed to doctors reminding them of the penalty for withholding information. The department intends to keep a close tab on all tuberculosis cases moving forward.
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Board of Health
Thear
Crichton
Health Department
Woman Beats Robber With Hat Pin in Los Angeles
Detectives seek a Black assailant who beat and robbed Miss Mae Loffier, a pretty girl, last night. The robber secured $4 in cash and a ring from her finger before fleeing.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Mae Loffier
Canh
Love at First Sight Wedding in Oregon and Arizona
Frank M. Weeks, a dramatic critic for the Portland Journal and Pendleton East Oregonian, and his bride Miss Lulu R. Loren, a staff correspondent, begin their honeymoon after a romance sparked at a play in Union. Weeks performed in a show as Loren attended as critic.
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Phoente
Arean Five
France
Oregon
Arizona
Frank M. Weeks
Lulu R. Loren
Portland Journal
Pendleton Dast Oregonian
Union
Mies Lorenz
Dutch Fleet Captures Another Castro
The Hague December 18 an unconfirmed report says the Dutch fleet captured a third Venezuelan guard ship and is towing it to Willemstad Curacao.
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United Press
the Hague
Willemstadt
Curacao
December warmth tops December records in St Louis
Record warm spell in St Louis yesterday as temperatures reached 72 degrees, the warmest December day in 19 years. Snow fell elsewhere with some cooler pockets noted in the Midwest.
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ST. Louis
T. Louis
Fort Smith
Arkansas
Fruit Land Owners in Richland District Jubilant
Fruit Land Owners in Richland District jubilant over land sales and anticipated profits in the Richland area. Buyers expect rapid value growth as irrigation and road improvements advance. Local agents of the Lower Yakima Irrigation Co. promote choice parcels in this early fruit belt.
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Richland
Lainie
Enatohee Valley
North Coast
Kennewick
Northern Pacific
Ines Yiachmond
Columbia
Milwaukee
Kichland
The
Richland Co
Downs Block
Nlee
Lower Yakiing Irrigation Co
College drink blamed for prison spans and downfall tales
Denver reports quote Edward Mercer of New York recounting that five percent of inmates in Gina Bing prison are college graduates due to drink. He links early drinking in college fraternities to downfall and notes Mercer’s recovery work with college missions at Yale Princeton Penn and other schools.
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Denver
Gina Bing
New York
Edward (. Mercer
University of Virginia
Thos
Ravage Clay
McAuley Water Street Mision
Mercer
Yale
Princeton
University of Pennsylvania
Burglary Breaks In At 217 Spring Street
A burglar pried open a rear door and entered the M. P. Williamsons residence at 217 Spring Street last night. A trunk containing silver plate knives forks and spoons was stolen.
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M. P. Williama
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Taney
Star Special Service
Galveston
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Hocliday
Walker
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