Meat Packers and Leather Kings Face FTC Report
The FTC report finds Armour Swift Morris Wilson Cudahy and affiliates monopolized meat and leather markets. Excess wartime profits soared from 1915 to 1917, driven by high prices rather than demand, with dramatic net profit increases noted for Armour and partners. The commission links profiteering to inflated shoe and leather costs and calls for accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armour, Swift, Morris, Wilson , Cudahy
Armour, Swift, Morris Hy
Federal Trade Courts
U. S. Senate
A Armour
Eastern Leather Co
Armour Leather Business
Swift & Co
Federal Trade Commission
Mooney Case Shapes U S Russia Ties And Liberty Talk
The Mooney case, seen as a miscarriage of justice in California, fuels Russian liberal critique of American freedom. President Wilson backs a new trial, citing U S labor reports, while calls for justice persist to clear doubts about Mooney’s guilt. Meanwhile home front notes mention baby tanks aiding the Yanks and saving stamps and food.
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Mooney
San Francisco
Russia
United States
California
New
Wilson
U. S. Labor Commission
Soldiers reach Tuchel camp as Red Cross aids prisoners
The first American captives arrive at Tuchel in Prussia to find 260 ten pound food packages provided by the American Red Cross while Col. Geo Harvey laments that fighting dominates and warns funds should aid the war effort.
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Tuchel
Prussia
Red Cross
Limelight on European Stage Seeps into German Theatre
The piece notes Germany’s struggles on the European stage as the Limelight Theatre prepares to debut the Dove Play amid a tense atmosphere. It mentions General Low Mood affecting Austrian forces and hints at actions from the Federal Trade Commission against rent profiteers, with Hy Cost O’Living as a notable voice.
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Semper Tyrannis
Theatre of
Germany
Federal Trade Mission
Old Hy
Japan's Homeless Age Shows Manpower Still Reigns
Tokyo reports compare Japan and America in labor use noting Japan’s 1.58 million horses versus 22 million in the United States, and describing a manpower driven economy with limited tractors and motor vehicles. The piece argues Japan remains far from American industrial parity, with streetcars and industry pulling ahead while farming recedes.
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Tokyo
America
Japan
United States
Common Causes of Headache Highlight Eye Strain and Nasal Issues
The article outlines headache origins from over fatigue sleep lack and digestion to eye defects and nasal or sinus problems. It notes eyestrain from slight visual misalignment frequently triggers headaches, especially among workers who strain eyes. It also mentions tobacco use and artery hardening as a debated risk, urging nasal examination for persistent headaches.
Editor's Mail: Tenant Denies Deposit Return
In a letter a reader accuses an apartment manager of keeping a $10 deposit after promising a vacancy. The writer explains a sickness telegram and a misused business practice, calling it highway robbery. A second note references a street interview scene about a beggar seeking help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Féitor the Star
One Step Forward Protest Message from World War I Era
A wartime exhortation urges volunteers to step forward for service in France. The speaker invites all willing men to advance, highlighting collective duty, unity, and national resolve as American troops prepare for combat in 1918. The piece ends with a copyright notice.
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Irving Cobb
N. FE
Panta and Pants Jokes and a Christmas Pie Moment
A mixed page of quips and a family Christmas scene unfolds. An essay jokes about pants and panta grammar while a Horner family dinner shows four year old Jack Horner: he eats mince pie solo, exclaims what a bully boy he is, and a photo may go to President Roosevelt.
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Jobin Horner
Horner
East
45Th St
Horners
Mr. Hoover
Jack
Mrs. Horner
Little Jack
Mr. Roosevelt
The Tailor's Fault Joke From The Evening Piazza
A married couple scene on a sunny piazza shows the wife berating a careless tailor for sewing on a button five times. The husband quips about ideas of independence and a syndicate as a marriage offer.
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Robert
Ladies’ Home Journal
Man credits Tanlac for relief from severe rheumatic and kidney pain
George K. R. Tindall of 6002 18th Ave South describes chronic muscular, kidney and sleep problems eased after taking Tanlac for six weeks. He reports full appetite return, improved sleep, and no aches since starting treatment at Bartell Drug Stores in Seattle under a Tanlac representative.
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George KR. Tindall
18Th Ave. South
Beattie
Tindall
Skinner & Eddy Shipyards
Taniac
Tanlac
Seattle
Bartell Drug Stores
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Northwest League OF Newsravens
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Te, Wash
Congress
Washington
City
the Star Publishing Co
Dhene Main
Woodland
Tobacco Fund
U. S
J Petrova
Charlie Chapin
Col
Geo. Harvey
Depression
Columbia
By Burton Knisely
Star
Newspaper Enterprise Association
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Emalier
Kanaan
Ansel
J. F
Editor's Mail
France
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Ave
Hammer Union
Mhoea
Bhoes
Rockford
Occidental Ave
BE. N. Forman
Northwestern Business
Northwestern Shorthand Reporting School
Civil Service Advanced Grammar
Arende Hidg
Killett
Union Street
Union Savings & Trust Company
Financial District
darMop
Monel
Acall Dealers
Channell Chemical Company
Chicago
Toronto
London
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