Flour shortage delays grain flow in Minnesota and East
A car shortage and freight embargo restrictions spark a serious but not alarming transport crisis in Minnesota. Mills and shippers report flour supplies holding with prices sinking under embargo pressures, while Northwestern Miller warns of an imminent East flour famine. In Denver, railroads impose new shipping limits toward eastern points amid tightening freight acceptance.
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Paul
Minnesota
Ira BH. Mills
State Railroom? Commission
Minneapolis
Mills
Altho
Denver
Burlington, Rock Island and
Santa Fe
California Syrup of Figs advertised for children
A promotional notice urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs to cleanse stomach and bowels in sick, fussy children. It claims a coated tongue signals bilious issues and promises gentle relief within hours without forcing the child. It warns to ask for the genuine California Fig Syrup Company product and beware counterfeits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
California Fig Syrup Company
Lyman M. Law Sunk by Austrian Submarine
George W. Green of the Maritime Transportation Co. pressed for protection for the captain and crew of the schooner Lyman M. Law, all American seafarers. The ship was sunk Tuesday in the Mediterranean by an Austrian submarine and carried no contraband.
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New York
Lyman M. Law
George W. 8. Green
Maritime Transportation Co
Mediterranean
Cuban Minister Thanks U S For Stand Against Revolution
The Cuban minister presented a note to the state department thanking the United States for its stance against Cuban revolutionists. He also discussed with the war department the sale of arms and ammunition to Cuba, which the department has agreed to provide.
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Washington
State Department
United States
War Department
Department
Cuba
Tim Gow victim of mule attack in Calexico
Chinese laborer Tim Gow was thrown from a mule near Calexico and dragged for about half a mile when his foot became caught in the harness. He died before regaining consciousness.
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Calexico
Cal
Tim Gow
Flivvers Prove Finest for War Relief Says Ambulance Men
American ambulance crews praise small sturdy cars known as flivvers for wartime relief work. They argue their simple mechanics, cheap parts, and reliable service suit field conditions and aid drive to wounded civilians and scattered communities.
Dakota revolt predicted by McKaig in Washington visit
Farmer leader Ray McKaig of the Nonpartisan League toured Seattle and Washington, urging interventions to raise farm prices and curb food speculators. He touted interstate product grading, fair hauling rates, and farming veterans for Congress, planning speeches in Idaho and Kansas.
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Washington
North Dakota
Ray McKaig
John
Farmers’ Nonpartisan Political League Movement
Minnesota
South Dakota
Kansas
Colorado
McKaig
Seattle
Port Commission
Middle West
Seatts
Robert Bridges
McKalig
Farmore’ Nonpartisan League
Billy Sunday
Washington, D. C
Congress
Poindexter
Wall Street
Idaho
Nonpartisan League
Lincoln High Totem Wins Wide Praise
Lincoln High School’s monthly magazine The Totem appears with a Lincoln frontispiece and Lincoln material. Prizes for best articles and art went to John Terry Roberts Katherine Goss and Harold Sayer. Hope Moore did the frontispiece and I R A Curray served as editor in chief.
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Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln High School
Lincoln
John Terry Roberts
Katherine Goss
Harold Sayer
Hope Moore
I. R. A. Curray
Mirage Tricks Sea Salts Ship Lost
The schooner Kona owned by the Hind, Rolph Company was lured to destruction on Kangaroo Island off Australia by a mirage. Captain A Hansen reported the ship saw shore lines in every direction and narrowly escaped another similar incident with a second schooner.
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San Francisco
Hind, Rolph Company
Kangaroo Island
Australia
A. Hansen
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