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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1919
Page
2
Paris and London leaders press ahead with the German peace treaty despite U S ratification delays. The supreme council fixes December 1 for formal ratification while Britain pledges lead in enforcing the treaty and advancing the League of Nations despite potential U S withdrawal. Bonar Law asserts no slackening in Britain’s resolve to push the peace process forward.
The national adjustment committee awarded 80 cents an hour and 1.20 dollars overtime for deep sea longshoremen on the north Atlantic coast, a 22 percent rise from the wage scale in effect through October 6.
Cincinnati November 24 Barney Schreiber a famed American turfman died suddenly of apoplexy in his hotel room. The notice reports his sudden death and notes his prominence in racing circles.
Chicago officials say warrants were issued for about 35 food dealers charging violations of the Lever food control act. United States Commissioner Ma Bod announced the action as part of a broader enforcement effort on sugar and other foods.
Special Assistant Howard E. Figg explains Justice Department actions against high living costs. After armistice, prices rose. amendments to the food control act were passed Oct. 22. The plan includes prosecuting profiteers and hoarders, educating the public, and reducing demand until production catches up.
Paris reports French foreign minister Stephen Pichon and British assistant undersecretary Sir B Hyre Crowe exchanged ratifications of a treaty pledging British aid to France if Germany attacks without provocation.
President Wilson named a 17 member Industrial Conference to meet December 1 in Washington. Members include former Attorneys General Thomas W. Gregory and George W. Wickersham, Oscar W. Straus, Herbert Hoover, Oscar Straus, Henry Mobinson, Julius Rosenwald, Owen D. Young, and former governors Glynn and Stuart. The group aims to pursue fair labor standards without factional bias and to develop industry standards and machinery to improve relations between workers, employers, and the public.
The California was launched at Mare Island Navy Yard as the third electrically driven superdreadnaught. It follows the New Mexico and Tennessee in electrified propulsion and is expected to cost over 15 million dollars with 12 fourteen inch guns. The ship will be electrically operated from guns to a potato peeling machine.
Chicago reports show South Chicago steel plants operating at near normal capacity. Captain Max Nootbanar says unions pulled all pickets after a plant-by-plant survey found none on duty. He adds 200 officers will be withdrawn immediately.
Telegrams from Escanaba report 18 bodies recovered at Munising on Lake Superior, believed to be crew of the missing ore carrier steamer John Owen. The discovery confirms a tragedy tied to the ship of the same name.
Chicago police report a $60,000 theft of whisky from Louis Stern & Co store rooms. Officials call it the largest liquor burglary in the city since prohibition boosted such crimes.
Honolulu reports the Sugar Factors Company Ltd estimates Hawaii sugar production in 1920 at 562,413 tons, about 40,000 tons less than 1919. The figures reflect a modest decline in the island’s crop yield for the year.
Washington reports the state department warned Mexico that further molestation of William C. Jenkins United States consular agent at Puebla would seriously strain U S relations. Jenkins said rebels kidnapped him from the consulate to attack the U S government and even stole some consular funds.
President Wilson vetoed the bill to restore prewar rate making power to the Interstate Commerce Commission. Chairman Cummins said few chances exist to override the veto as private operation resumes January 1. The house also passed a measure authorizing an equipment trust to reimburse $400000000 spent on locomotives and cars during federal control.
Final figures show September profits from railroad operation amounting to 3 391 419 and total net operating income of 77 744 395. Government guarantee totals 74 352 978, with Navy reports filed from Washington.
The American steamship Hanamet ran aground at Fusan in Korea. A salvage steamer has been sent to render assistance to the grounded vessel.
Members of the American Legion aided by a sailor raided the I W W offices at 83 Martin street in Milwaukee on November 24. They smashed the desk with the records and burned the documents in a bonfire.
Emma Simpson, who shot and killed Elmer Simpson in Judge Brothers' courtroom, was released from the State Hospital for the Insane at Hinsdale after serving time.
Washington November 19 the government through a Supreme Court opinion won its fight to cancel patents for six thousand acres of California oil land valued at ten million dollars alleged to have been fraudulently obtained by the Southern Pacific company
Paris reports that striking employees at Bon Marche Louvre and Galleries Lafayette have decided to resume work despite no final settlement with employers. The restart comes as talks continue without a definite resolution to the dispute.
Russian colonists were deported from Casa Grande by American Legion members. Real estate agents refused to sell them land after they refused to perform military service.
Sermon notes on John 13 1 16 and related texts explain Jesus as the servant Lord washing feet to illustrate humility service and equalization. Emphasizes steps of service Peter’s missteps and the call for mutual brotherly love and sanctification through Christ’s cleansing action.
A compact reflective note quotes Bunyan urging endurance. It frames the burden as temporary until deliverance arrives and the weight will fall away naturally. The line emphasizes patience and faith in eventual relief.
Quotation notes that all troubles arise from feeling separate from the infinite source, attributed to Orison Swett Marden, highlighting a spiritual unity behind human difficulties.
A quotation by George Huot contrasts temptation and opportunity, stating the devil does not tempt us until we tempt him, suggesting the timing and skill of temptation reflect our choices.
A brief exchange contrasts nostalgia with homesickness as a friend grapples with longing. The dialogue hints at emotional strain yet frames the sentiment as manageable rather than dire.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy that works through the blood to heal mucous linings. Claims catarrh causes Eustachian tube inflammation leading to deafness, and offers one hundred dollars for any cure not achieved, with a nationwide price of 75 cents and free circulars from F J Cheney Co of Toledo, Ohio.
A witty exchange features Philip and his spouse trading barbed lines about money and marriage. The dialogue hints at motives and earned rewards within a domestic tease.
An advertisement touts Cuticura products for baby skin care. It claims Cuticura Soap eases itching and irritation, followed by Cuticura Ointment and a Dusting of Cuticura Talcum for fragrance, priced at 25 cents each.
A witty exchange pairs Shakespearean line with a proverb about folly and finance. The juxtaposition hints at irony where clever fools part with wealth quickly.
Letters from Ohio women praise Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for relief from climacteric distress bladder inflammation and displacement. They report slow initial improvement then full recovery and urge other women to try the remedy for painful periods and general health.
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