Gary declares bright business prospects despite high prices
Elbert H. Gary of United States Steel told the American Iron and Steel Institute that business skies are nearly cloudless while warning against price gouging mainly by middlemen and some trades. He forecast a trend toward lower, fairer prices driven by supply and demand, with confidence in America's economic future and anticipated postwar recovery in France and Belgium.
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New York
United States
Elbert HL. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
American Iron and Steel Institute
Gary
France
Belgium
Ary
Indictments In Ball Probe Target Chase Burns Attell
Cook county grand jury plans to indict three men Hal Chase Burns and Abe Attell on charges of conspiring to defraud by fixing games. Hartley Teplebogle declined to comment. Judge Landis was offered $10000 yearly as head of a proposed national baseball commission for ten years by Alfred Ausman.
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Chicago
Cook County
Hal Chase
Fl Burns
Abe Attell
Hartley Teplogle
Landis
National Commission
Alfred S. Ausman
Commission
Indict Armour & Co. in New York for 127 profiteering counts
Federal grand jury returns an indictment against Armour & Co. the Illinois meatpacker and officers charging profiteering in violation of the Lever Act. The 127 count bill was united in New York on October 23.
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New York
Armour & Co
iMeago, Packers
Mexican Secretary Quits to Run for Governor
Mexico City October 23 Dr Cutberto Jons resigned as secretary and signed to become a candidate for governor of the state of.
Wine Poured Into Sewer Raid Reported in Chicago
Detectives raided a location in Chicago as part of an investigation into wine disposal into a sewer. Authorities described the operation as part of ongoing enforcement actions.
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Echcago
Charles d
William Thorpe
Astaé
Farm price decline costs U S farmers billions
Secretary Meredith told the American Bankers association that shrinkage in farm product values this season will leave U S farmers about 2.5 billion dollars poorer than if prices had held at 1919 levels. He cited corn and cotton losses and urged bankers to extend adequate credit to sustain farming.
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Washington
Meredith
theAmerican Bankers’ Association
Bankers of America
Mr. Meredith
U S Flyers Return After Alaska Expedition Flight
Escorted by a large dirigible and 55 airplanes, eight army aviators returned to Washington from a 9,000 mile Alaska expedition. They flew over the Capitol with 4 squadrons, met by top War Dept officials and dignitaries. The voyage took 16 flying days, with data aiding the geodetic survey.
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America
Washington
Capitol
Alaska
Mineola
Langley Field
Bollingfield
Baker
Daniels
Pershing
Charles T. Menoher
Air Service
William Mitchell
Military Aeronautics
War Department
St. Clair Street
James Long
Joseph E. English
Menoher
Mitchell
Prohibition Chief Says Day Law Cannot Be Enforced
Washington reports Prohibition Commissioner Kramer will tell Congress in his annual review that the Volstead act cannot be enforced under present conditions. He urges shifting much enforcement responsibility to local officers and seeking a much larger appropriation than last Congress allocated.
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Washington
Prohibition
Kramer
Congress
McGraw Settles With Actor Slavin for 20000
On Broadway it was reported that John J. McGraw manager and part owner of the Giants paid actor John G Slavin about 20000 to settle any action Slavin had against McGraw stemming from the August 8 incident that left Slavin severely injured and his life in doubt for weeks.
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New York
Broadway
John J. McGraw
The
Giants
John G Slavin
Slavin
McGraw
Swedish Cabinet Resigns Under Branting Leader
The Swedish cabinet led by Premier Hjalmar Branting resigned in Stockholm. Branting's socialist cabinet formed March 10 and was reorganized July 1.
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Stockholm
Hjalmar Branting
Branting
Wage cuts at Fall River cotton mills across plants
Wage reductions were announced at the Ana Wan and Ereo cotton mills in Fall River Massachusetts. The 20 percent cuts align with other reductions. some employees at Massasoit mills accepted the change on Thursday.
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Nore Cotton Mills
Fall River
Mass
Anawan
Ereo
Massasoit
Britain Hopes for Delay in Miner Strike Action
London October 23 The nation awaits a reprieve until next Wednesday as the triple alliance coal miners threaten to strike. Railways and transport workers are reported to postpone action until Wednesday to align with the Trades Union Congress committee meeting.
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London
Triple Alliance
Trades Union Congress
Red ultimatum to Armenia urged Bolshevik troop transit
The Russian soviet government issued an ultimatum to Armenia demanding permission for immediate transport of Bolshevist troops through Armenia to join Turkish nationalists in Asia Minor. Armenia rejected the demand and sought aid from the allies.
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Paris
Armenia
Asia Minor
Three Die in Gas Explosion at Niagara Falls Plant
Three men were killed at the Electric Bleaching Gas company plant in Niagara Falls when a tank used in chlorine gas production exploded. The accident occurred today amid the plant’s operations.
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Niagara Falls
Electric Bleaching Gas Company
Low Coffee Prices Hit Bogota Market Crisi
Low coffee prices in Bogota Colombia affect the Ameri trade scene with buyers paying less for beans as October weather concerns and market uncertainty loom over producers and traders.
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Bogota
Colombia
Bank Bandit Battle at Cleveland Trust Bank
Ten gunmen robbed the Cleveland Trust Co. branch at Bedford. One bandit was killed and four captured as a fusillade erupted with bank staff and citizens. William Petre, a bank clerk, was fatally wounded. robbers fled after abandoning the vehicle and money believed around 50 000 dollars.
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Cleveland, O
William Petre
Cleveland Trust Company
Bedford
Good and Bad Trees Teach Verdicts from Christ
Lesson text reflects on Matthew 7 13 29 with emphasis on two ways entrance to life and danger of false teachers. It stresses fruits as proof of true faith warnings about deception and the need to hear and obey Christ to stand on solid rock.
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Heaven
Hell
Devil
Christ
God
Jesus Christ
Christ Jesus
Lumber price drop may ease building costs says dealers
Chicago reports that the Retail Lumber Dealers association says high lumber prices no longer deter building. They note building lumber costs fell 32 percent in three months and hardwood flooring down 150 percent, hoping other materials and labor costs fall similarly to solve the building problem.
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Chicago
Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association
Five Named to New Shipping Board by Wilson
President Wilson announces five of the seven members of the new shipping board created by the merchant marine act. Admiral William S Benson is reappointed chairman. The four others are Frederick I Thompson of Mobile Alabama Gavin McNab of San Francisco Martin J Gillen of Wisconsin and Theodore Marburg of Baltimore.
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Washington
New Shipping Board
Merchant Marine Act
Wilson
William S. Benson
Naval Operations
Frederick I. Thompson
Mobile
Ala
Gavin McNab
San Francisco
Martin J. Gillen
Wisconsin
Theodore Marburg
Baltimore
Brig Gen John Biddle to Retire from Active Service
Washington reports Brig Gen John Biddle will retire from active duty on December 1 at his request. He commanded American troops in England during World War I and will have 48 years of active service. He previously served as a lieutenant colonel in the engineer corps during the Spanish American War.
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Washington
John Biddle
England
War Department
General Biddie
Engineer Corps
Flour Drops $1 a Barrel in Minneapolis Mills
Minneapolis wheat market weakness pushes flour prices down with family patent flour cut to 11 dollars per barrel from 12 at the largest local mill.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Farmer Killed by Train Near Hampton
Hampton Iowa October 25 W H Burmester a farmer living near here was killed when struck by a train The accident occurred as the locomotive approached the crossing and the victim attempted to cross the tracks alone authorities said no other injuries were reported and the motive remains under investigation
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Hampton
W. H.burmester
Here
A Prayer for Affection and Heavenward Aims in Devotions
A devotional excerpt asks God to wean affections from earthly things, fill the heart with ardent desire for heaven, and make the believer a partaker of all blessings and promises in Christ Jesus. The plea closes with a petition for divine hearing.
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Christ Jesus
Hele
Hypo-Cod Promoted By Dayton Shopper
Mrs Ida Phillips of Dayton reports improved strength after using Earle's Hypo-Cod tonic. She says chronic fatigue, sleepless nights, and nerves eased after about three bottles. The ad urges readers to ask their druggist about Hypo-Cod and check the Earle Chemical Co. Wheeling WV formula.
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Ida Phillips
Home Ave
Dayton
Earle Chemical Co
Wheeling
W. Va
Earle
Not Bad Amelia Declares Herself Cute After Mischief
Four year old Amelia removes three goldfish from their bowl and arranges them on the library table. Her mother finds them dead and laments her behavior but Amelia insists she is not bad she is cute.
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Amelia
Diamond Dyes Color Card Guidance
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes with simple directions for dyeing worn fabrics of wool silk linen cotton and blends. It urges consulting the druggist for the Diamond Dyes Color Card and promises rich fadeless color for clothing and draperies.
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Adv
Doctor’s old fashioned remedies speed recovery echoes
Mr. B sick with a cold is treated by a summoned Doctor who prescribes calomel jamine and antiphlogistine applied externally. The cure is praised as rapid by a neighbor while Mrs. B is credited with giving quinine and calomel and applying alabastine to the chest.
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Mr. B
Naid
Hall's Catarrh Medicine for constitutional cure
Catarrh is a local disease influenced by constitutional conditions and requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces, destroying the foundation of the disease and improving general health. circulars free from Fr. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
Fr. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Chio
Billys Natural History Snakes Talk On Size
Billy describes a garter snake a yard and a half long wrapping around a tree limb. Paul questions the size noting garter snakes are not that long.
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Billy
Paul
To Have a Clear Sweet Skin with Cuticura Ointment
Advert reads a skin care routine using Cuticura Ointment and Soap for pimples redness and roughness. Rinse and dry, then apply Cuticura Talcum for fragrance. Images show nationwide price 25 cents each. This classic 20th century cosmetic ad promotes dermatologic relief and grooming.
One Word Hallelujah Shatters Quiet in Meeting
An old Black man rises in a crowded experience gathering and asks permission to speak one word. The leader nods. He shouts Hallelujah with force, drawing attention and likely energizing the crowd in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Constitution
The Worst Kind. First Red Imitates Prison Talk
A fragment reflects mockery of American prisons claiming no tortures, contrasting with perceived harsh conditions. The speaker questions the sincerity of prison assurances and hints at grim experiences behind bars.
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Red
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