Sugar Shortage Declared Temporary by Sugar Board Officials
George A. Zabriskie of the United States Sugar Equalization Board said refined sugar sales to the board totaled 37 million pounds, refineries output 41.175 million pounds daily, and no sugar was sent abroad for two weeks. He blamed hoarding by housewives and belated orders from canneries and confectioners, while promising ample supply and no need for panic.
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New York
War Department
United States Sugar Equalization Board
George A. Zabriskie
Zabriskie
Sugar Equaluation Board
Federal Food Administration
Senate
New England
United States
Mr. Zabriskie
Atlantic
Gulf
Cuba
Germans Arrested Over Army Auction Fraud Plot
Sixty Germans from Cologne Berlin and other cities were arrested by Army Intelligence officers in Coblenz over an alleged scheme to defraud the government of millions of marks. The plot allegedly used an organization to bar competition at auctions for army supplies, with sales ranging from 15 to 20 million marks and most material going to members of the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coblenz
Cologne
Berlin
Intelli_e
Beer Permits Obtained in Milwaukee Breweries
Three Milwaukee breweries secured federal licenses to produce 2 percent beer. The Pabst Brewing Co. the Independent Brewing Co. and the City Brewing Co. are listed among the permit holders.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Breweries
Pabst Brewing Co
Independent Brewing Co
Team City Brewing Co
Reservations Urged In Senate Debate On Nations Pact
Washington reports that acceptance of the League of Nations with reservations to safeguard American independence was urged in the Senate by Senator Irvine L. Lenroot Republican of Wisconsin. The remarks emphasized protecting national sovereignty amid ongoing treaty considerations.
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Washington
France
Warren G. Harding
Ohio
Senate Military Committee
Chamberlain
Oregon
Frank Woods
Youngstown
Woods
Disjordan
of Nations
Senate
Irvine L. Leuroot
Repub
Wisconsin
Japan May Clarify Pact on Shantung Dispute
President Wilson expects a Japanese government statement on the Shantung matter within days to clarify objections in the Senate to the peace treaty award. Senator Spencer met with Wilson, proposing five reservations including Monroe Doctrine and Congress war powers to secure ratification without delay.
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Wilson
Washington
Shantung
Senate
Japan
Selden P. Spencer
Missouri
White House
Spencer
China
Francis RB. Warren
Wyoming
Congress
Air Mail Pilots Reach Temporary Truce at Belmont Park
The first air pilots strike in history began here at Belmont Park and ends with a temporary truce after Otto Praeger of the Post Office grants a conference in Washington. Pilots will resume operations while a definite decision on their demands is awaited.
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Aerial Mall
Belmont Park
L. L
Otto Praeger
Washington
Twelve Are Killed In a Crash Laibach Austria
An Italian force clashed with Jugoslavs near Volosea by Fiume, killing eight Italian Carabineers and four Jugoslavs after Italians tried to break up a meeting about sending Slav children to Croatia to avoid Italian schools. Many Jugoslavs aged 17 to 16 were interned. some fled to the mountains.
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Laibach
Austria
Vvolosea
Fiume
Croatia
Delay inexcusable delays War Department surplus sale plan
The House War Investigating Committee reporters ten Republican members urge immediate sale of 120 million dollars of surplus foodstuffs held by the War Department to open domestic purchases. Five Democrats abstained, citing a review of evidence. The report faults a policy to withhold supplies and urges early disposition for domestic market.
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Washington
War Department
United States
House War Investigating Committee
Secretary of War
Subcommittee
Frank C. Reavis
Nebraska
Clarence MacGregor
New York
William J. Graham
House
Graham
Food inquiry spreads in Ohio over high cost of living
Ohio wide interest grows as Hamilton County Grand Jury probes high food costs. Prosecutor Cappelle and Allen County work share advice while State Drug and Food Department sends Deputy McWilliams to Cincinnati. Health inspectors defend routine inspections as grand jurors inspect cold storage rot.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County Grand Jury
Ohio
Louis H. Capelle
John L. Cable
Lima
Allen County
Allen County Grand Jury
State Drug and Food Department
Arthur McWilliams
Columbus
Grand Jury
Cincinnati Board of Health
Health Board
R. B. Blume
Food Inspection’ Division
Health Department
John Sauer
Dr. Blume
Foreign Loans Protected, Washington
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury R. C. Leffingwell told the House Committee that every dollar of U S loans to foreign nations including Russia is fully secured and will be repaid. He denied any suggestion by foreign officials to cancel loans.
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Washington
United States
Russia
R. C. Leffingwell
the Treasury
House Committee On
State Department
Leftingwell
Hungarian Offensive Against Roumania Near Theiss River
Bucharest dispatch reports eight to nine Hungarian divisions driving Romanian advance guards back and crossing the Theiss at several points. A severe shock hit the northern fighting front while Bowmanian reserves counterattacked and recaptured Hodmezo Vasarhely, 14 miles northeast of Szegedin, as sharp fighting continued.
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Roumania
Paris
Bucharest
Theiss River
Hodmezo-Vasarhely
Szegedin
Germany Moves to Issue Large National Loan
Berlin reports the government intends to issue a loan of 200,000,000,000 marks at 2 percent. Citizens will be required to subscribe in proportion to their means, per Koelnische Zeitung.
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Germany
Berlin
Koelnische Zeitung
Massachusetts Minimum Wage Commission Sets 12 50 for Women
The Massachusetts Minimum Wage Commission declares 12 50 as the least weekly wage for women in candy factories to cover cost of living and health. An itemized budget shows 7 for board and lodging, 2 50 for incidentals, 80 cents for recreation and 15 cents for self improvement.
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Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
U Sebf
Near Beer Prohibition Ruling Impacts Chicago Brewing
Judge George T. Page upheld a ruling in a federal district case against Stenson Brewing Co. barring beer with one half of one percent or more of alcohol content. The decision, the district's first test of the issue, overruled a demurrer and signals brewing will be unlawful unless the Supreme Court reverses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Federal District
George T. Page
Stenson Brewing Co
Supreme Court
Shipping Inquiry Planned in House Vote
By unanimous vote the House adopted a resolution to appoint a special committee to investigate the Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet Corporation to determine how funds protected by Congress are used. The article notes a figure of 000,000 in context.
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Washington
House
Shipping Board and
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Congress
Wis
Death claims Pat Cudahy former Cudahy Packers chief
Pat Cudahy president of the Cudahy Brothers Company packers at Cudahy Wisconsin died suddenly from apoplexy. The Milwaukee business leader was widely known in the meat packing industry and his passing creates a notable void in the company and local business community.
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Packer
Milwaukee
Wis
Pat Cudahy
Cudahy Brothers Company
Packers
Cudahy, Wis
Demand for receivers planned in Ohio
Ohio moves to curb alleged profiteering echoing Hamilton county actions with plans to appoint receivers for offending companies if cross state lines are involved. The approach seeks to use quo warranto powers, target commission men and cold storage warehouses, and curb price inflations in basic goods and farm produce sales.
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Union News Service
Columbus
Ohio
Hamilton County
Supreme Court
Why Druggists Recommend Swamp Root
Dr Kilmer's Swamp-Root is presented as a physician's prescription medicine that aids kidneys liver and bladder. It claims long-standing use and merit, sold by all druggists. Readers are urged to try a sample by mailing ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co New York and to mention the paper.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Bi N. Y
Food Price Inquiry Aids From State Official
Hamilton County Grand Jury, Cincinnati, receives help from Charles M Williams of the State Dairy and Food Commission this week to review cold storage practices. Prosecutor Louis Cappele to ask Williams to verify what food has been stored since January 1 and ownership details. The jury will inspect cold storage houses and major plants storing meats as part of the inquiry.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Grand Judy
Charles M. Williams
State Dairy and Food Commission
Williams
Louis Cappele
State Commission
Gault
Grand
Fleet Passes Through Panama Canal With Dreadnoughts
The Pacific fleet led by the flagship New Mexico and Admiral Rodman’s command completed a passage of six dreadnoughts through the Panama Canal from Colon to Balboa in about 10 hours each, the largest ships ever to use the waterway. Governor Chester Harding called it the canal’s biggest historical event.
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Panama Canal
New Mexico
Admiral Rodmans
Pacific
Colon
Balboa
Gatun Lake
Canal
Chester Harding
Canal Zone
Flames Sweep Famous Island Resort in Lake Superior
Kalkaska Michigan reports wildfire on Big Island a 2500 acre resort 40 miles out in Lake Superior off Escanaba. Fire wardens busy on the mainland cannot send aid though rains briefly fell. Chief Forest Warden Pearson says danger is acute with sun blaze and hot winds drying the land.
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Kalkaska
Mich
Lake Superior
Escanaba
Michigan
Pearson
Race Riot Begins in Chicago District
Riots in a Chicago negro district end with one drowning, another white man reported dead, one more black man seriously injured, four police wounded, and many whites and blacks hurt. Police claim the situation is under control.
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Chicago
Four Die In Car Struck By Interurban In Cleveland
A family of four was killed when their auto collided with an Interurban streetcar at North Ohmstead in Cleveland. Police and investigators reported the fatal crash and noted the vehicle was ground to pieces by the impact.
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Auto
Cleveland
Plecea
North Ohnstead
English railroad experiments with efficient meat transport cars
Refrigeration cars used to transport meat by an English railroad reportedly maintain a steady temperature comparable to elaborate refrigeration plants on steamships, signaling advances in cold storage on land and sea.
August Flower Pill to Aid Stomach Ailments
In summer when fruits and vegetables tempt, August Flower is pitched as the sovereign remedy for tired overworked stomachs and indigestion. It claims to gently stimulate the liver cleanse the intestines and alleviate sour stomach sick headache and constipation. Sold everywhere. Adv.
Women Grain Growers Members Rise in Saskatchewan Group
Four thousand women are included in the membership of the Saskatchewan Grain Growers association, reflecting broad female involvement in farm advocacy and cooperative efforts across the province.
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The
Saskatchewan Grain Growers’ Association
Fragmentary Cartoon Caption Sparks Downtown Mirror
The readable dialogue pits Knicker against Becker about “fire water” in a brief, tongue in cheek exchange. The caption suggests a satirical or humorous panel title with urban references.
Husband saves wife thanks Lydia E Pinkham ads
Mrs Jas Roheberg of Pittsburgh credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relieving months of backache headaches and weakness. She urges other women to try the product after two bottles improved her condition and ended her troubles tied to weakness irregularities and mood.
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Pittsburgh
Jas. Roheberg
St. N.S
Robr
Lydia E Pinkham
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League OF Nations
Switzerland
Victoria Hall
Geneva
League
League of Red Cross Societies
Baker
Department
Food Inquiry
Women Grain Growers
Becker
Husband
Lydia E. Pinkham
Harold
Banner Lye
Creane
Penn Chemical Works
Philadelphia
Jorbin Ik
W.J. Young
P.D
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