Food price reform campaign enters second stage in Ohio
Columbus moves to test indictments against alleged food profiteers as trials begin in several cities. State officials act as information clearing house and prepare for Supreme Court cases to challenge the Smith cold storage act. Retail trade slow to match wholesale cuts aims for further 15 percent price reductions to ease discontent.
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Columbus
Ohio
Supreme Court
Columbus Packing Company
Retail prices rise in August to record high
Washington reports a one percent jump in August retail food prices from July, reaching a record level. Eggs rice potatoes milk pork chops butter cheese coffee sugar and bread led the rise while select items such as round steak onions bacon flour cabbage canned peas and tomatoes declined.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Bureau of Statistics
Confessed Murderer Robert Hicks Linked to Daughter's Death
Robert Hicks 75 confessed to strangling his daughter Louellen, 19, in Kansas City about 28 years ago. He was taken to Springfield Missouri to stand trial after arrest in Chehalis Washington where he fled following the death. Hicks reportedly admitted the crime last August claiming a misunderstanding over the daughter's attentions led to the killing.
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Kansas City
Louellen
Robert Hicks
Springfield
Hicks
Chehalis
Wash
Diplomat Tupper Reports Carranza Paid Expenses
Dr Henry Allen Tapper testified to a Senate sub committee that he received about 4400 dollars from the Carranza government to settle expenses he incurred. Evidence showed Tapper on the Carranza payroll likely for peace work under the International Peace Forum.
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Washington
Henry Allen Tupper
Senate
Carranza
Tapper
Gurranza
International Peace Forum
Bachelors Warned as European Women Move to Wed Americans
Mrs Seymour of Camden New Jersey warns bachelors that a contingent of well-to-do British women seeking American husbands will soon arrive in the United States. The notice comes after her return from Europe detailing the trend and urging men to be prepared for potential matches.
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New York
United States
Seymour
Camden, N. J
Europe
Responsibility Assumed By Passengers In Mexican Journey
Foreign passengers who left Nogales for Mexico on the South Pacific de Mexico Railroad were urged by Mexican Consul Emilio Tamez to sign a statement relieving the Mexican Government of responsibility for any harm while traveling through Yaqui territory or bandit-held areas. The consul described it as an official precaution.
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Nogales
Ariz
Mexico
South Pacific de Mexico
Terrimry
Emilio Tamez
Sgn BB
Thenhile
Can
Y Orde Mt Hest, Presse
Army Goods Monopolized Spark Post Office Probe
Chicago officials revealed army canned goods were diverted to packers and retailers, hindering post office deliveries. About 145000 dollars of food moved through the Chicago post office with few orders fulfilled. Postmaster W B Carlile said goods were stored for later sale at steep profits while three grocers admitted selling army cans for over a hundred percent profit.
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Chicago
Post Office
William Mulvihill
Bureau On
City Foods
W. B. Carlile
Mulvihill
Carlile
Martial Law Enforces Censorship in Corpus Christi Area
Corpus Christi and surrounding counties fall under martial law proclaimed by Governor Hobby. A civilian and an army officer enforce censoring news and telegraphic dispatches while about four hundred state troops patrol the stricken territory. Searchers race to recover hurricane victims with 284 bodies buried and 82 identified. 57 bodies buried locally.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
W. P. Hobby
W. D. Cope
Mayor Hylan criticizes unions over central council action
Mayor John F. Hylan writes to department heads disapproving a group of fifteen city employees unions seeking a central council and AFL affiliation. He cautions against agitators aiming to abolish positions in the next city budget.
Auto Wreck Kills Two Near Goshen Indiana
An eight passenger car skidded and overturned on the Lincoln Highway four miles southeast of Goshen Indiana killing two persons and injuring one seriously while two others received minor injuries.
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Goshen
Ind
Lincoln
Wage scale demands to be submitted by United Mine Workers
Cleveland reports that wage scale demands for the central competitive field of Ohio Tennessee and Western Pennsylvania will be submitted to the U M W A convention early this week. The convention will consider principal demands on wage increases and shorter work days.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Tiiineis
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers of America
Texas storm threats push Corpus Christi death toll higher
Reports from burial squads put 256 dead in Corpus Christi and nearby areas with final totals expected near 500. Texas National Guard units arrived, relief trains moved in, and aviators surveyed wreckage as authorities tightened city access due to food shortages while rescue work continued. Eight lives lost at Rockport and two at Aransas Pass were confirmed.
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Corpus Christis
Texas
Corpus Christi
United States
Texas National
Portland
Rockport
White Point
West Portland
Kelly Field
Nueces Bay
Aransas Pass
John A. Porter
Fighr
W. Cole Davis
G. O. March
Port Aransas
Wwe
Two Enginemen Killed in Wabash Engine Derailment
In St. Louis Missouri the engineer and fireman died when a Wabash switch engine jumped the track near Merchants' Bridge over the Mississippi. The engine plunged 55 feet, boiler exploded, and wrecked freight cars stayed on rails. The rear engines were believed to have pushed the lead off the rails.
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St. Louis
Merchants’ Bridge
Mississippi River
Divers Find Sunken Spanish Liner Off Key West
Divers report locating the bulk of the Spanish passenger liner Valbanera buried under quicksand and 40 feet of water near Rebecca Shoals Lighthouse off Key West Florida. The ship has been missing since a hurricane swept the eastern Gulf of Mexico ten days earlier.
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Key West
Fla
Rebecca Shoals
Valbanera
Gulf of Mexico
Bank Robbers Sought After Nottingham Savings Theft
Cleveland police and nearby departments pursue five men who locked an employee and patron in a back room of the Nottingham Savings and Banking Co and escaped with 10000 dollars in cash.
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Cleveland
Nottingham Savings and Banking Company
American Ship Westurvada Sunk En Route to English Port
The American steamship Westurvada traveling from Fuschelling in Holland to an English port was sunk. Efforts are underway to salvage the vessel and recover the crew and cargo.
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London
Westurvada
Fuschelling
Holland
Palvage
Nationwide Walk Out Looms in Steel Industry
Pittsburg reports indicate a potential United States wide walkout as organized labor expects a large turnout and employers promise to keep plants running. Neither side releases firm figures, and both anticipate a decisive test of strength.
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Pittsburg
United States
Organized Labor
State Police Clash With Union Men In Iron and Steel Regions
Clashes between Pennsylvania State Police and unions staged mass meetings in the Pittsburg area during an iron and steel strike. In North Clairton officers charged a crowd injuring some. nineteen arrests. McKeesport saw 2,500 steel workers dispersed by mounted police. Glassport and McKeesport were patrolled with sworn-in special officers. Mayor George Lysle organized civilian police to quell disorder. William Z Foster condemned the actions as murderous.
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Western Newspaper
Union News Service
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Iron and Steel
North Clairton
William Z. Foster
National Committee For Organizing Iron and Steel Workers
Carnegie Steel Company
Clairton
McKeesport
George Lysle
Glassport
Renewal of war forecast by US investigator on Germany
Henry Morgenthau, head of the United States Investigation Commission, described Germany as a dynamo of strength with 65,000,000 people trained by hardship. He said the nation is a compressed mass, energized and moving inward, while its neighbors spread thin and clash outward.
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Paris
Germany
Henry Morgenthau
United States Investigation Commission
Poland
Europe
Five Killed as Car Collides with Train at Taylors Lane
In Camden New Jersey two men and three women died instantly when a driver ignored a grade crossing guard signal at Taylors Lane and drove into an eastbound Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train. A child was severely injured.
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Camden
N. J
Taylors Lane
Pennsylvania Railroad
Robbers Bind Mail Clerk On Northern Pacific Train
A train robbery between Seattle and Kanasket Washington yielded at least 25000 dollars. The robbers bound and gagged a mail clerk while fleeing and investigators traced reports to police and railroad officers.
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Seattle
Wash
Northern Pacific
Kanasket
Villa Claims Growing Arsenal in Durango Letter Reaches Washington
The first direct word from Francisco Villa since Juarez retreat arrives in Washington via a September letter from his northern Durango headquarters. The State Department has the document detailing Villa’s claim of large ammunition stocks and twice as many armed men as 1914, with caches in Durango.
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Villa
Washington
Francisco
Juarez
United States
Durango
State Department
Murderers Collapsing Before Execution at Stadelheim
Six prisoners were executed at Stadelheim prison after the ministry refused intervention in the hostage murder case. Except for chief defendant Fritz Seidl who acted bravado, the condemned collapsed as the death hour neared. The firing squad consisted of selected Bavarian troops.
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Munich
Stadelheim
Fritz Seidl
Higher Salaries Favored for Postal Employees
Senator Atlee Pomerene announced support for legislation to raise postal workers salaries after a personal investigation into conditions in Ohio. The move aims to help employees keep pace with the high cost of living and improve recruitment and retention in the government service.
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Washington
Atlee Pomerene
Ohio
Leader in Business World Dies in Cincinnati
Herbert L. Brenemar, 71, prominent Cincinnati capitalist and owner of extensive business and real estate holdings, died after a year of failing health at Reading road near Bond Hall.
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Cincinnati
Herbert L. Brenemar
Reading Road
Bond Hall
Five Chorus Members Excluded from U.S. by Ellis Island Board
Four chorus members from the Chicago Grand Opera Company and one from the Metropolitan Opera Company were excluded from the country by a board of special inquiry at Ellis Island.
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New York
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Metropolitan Opera Company
Ellis Island
Corn Estimate Raised for Ohio Harvest
The Department of Agriculture forecast raises Ohio corn output to 156,012,000 bushels, about 12,000,000 more than last month, reflecting higher expected yields across the state.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Ohio
Bandits rob Nassar News cashier for $3900
Two masked bandits early in the week knocked out the cashier of the Nassar News Company and took $3900 in cash. Police traced the crime, with no arrests announced at report time.
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New York
Nassar News Company
Bayer Aspirin Packaging Marks and Price Details
The Bayer Cross on genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin verifies authenticity. The unbroken Bayer package includes proper usage directions for relief from headache toothache earache neuralgia colds and pain. Handy boxes of 12 tablets cost a few cents at drug stores with larger packages also available.
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Bayer
Ady
Stenographer Takes Phone Ring Code In Court Gag
Judge recites a playful stenography exchange about push-button codes. The exchange features a stenographer, a handsome bookkeeper, and the ringing sequence leading to a notebook reveal. The joke ends with the stenographer arriving when the speaker gets mad.
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
Public health notices highlight kidney trouble as common yet often unseen. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is promoted as a remedy with healing effects. doctors note many insurance applicants are refused due to kidney issues. Sample bottles offered by mail from Dr Elmer Co. in Binghamton New York.
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Kilmer
Dr. Elmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
It Makes a Difference in a Wartime Meeting
A returned serviceman learns he must be formally introduced to many girls who once eagerly danced with him in uniform, revealing a social shift after war. The line highlights how status and perception change with time.
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Fie
Cuticura Ad Promises Pimply Face Relief
An advertisement promotes Cuticura products for pimples and blackheads. It urges applying Cuticura Ointment, washing with Cuticura Soap, and using hot water for five minutes, then continuing daily use to maintain clear skin, and adding Cuticura Talcum.
Wearisome Rivalry at Kickers Showdown
The exchange captures a relentless rivalry as players debate who is the better kicker. One veteran quips that weather should not be a complaint while another insists the only remedy is to start someone new to prove superior kicking skill.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Internal Action on Mucous Surfaces
An old ad claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine treats catarrh by taking it internally and acting through the blood to mucous surfaces. A $100 reward note appears in the text, mentioning street names and a general remedy claim amid promotional language.
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Hall
Sestvare
Cateer
Droge Tenchi
Parrot Talk Declared Nuisance in Boston Tran Script
In a Boston Tran script scene, a dispute centers on a parrot sold to a buyer who complains it does not talk. The seller retorts the buyer asked for a quiet, non disturbing bird, raising humor about expectations and neighborhood nuisance.
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Boston Transcript
Free Samples Offer From Vacher Balm Ad
An advertisement offers free samples of Vacher Balm claiming quick relief for catarrh nervous headache and various pains. It invites readers to request a sample and agent pricing while the offer lasts directing to B W Vacher Inc New Orleans Louisiana.
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B. W. Vacher, Inc
New Orleans
Ady
Child asks for a penny to reveal more about circus
A five year old, described as a commanding general by his father, spent the day at the circus with his mother and, upon returning home, offered to reveal more about the experience in exchange for a penny. The anecdote ends with the child’s dramatic request.
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Buddy
Chicago Tribune
Common Sense Over Books Cited In Local Talk
A local columnist argues practical wisdom beats book learning in daily life. The piece defends plain reasoning and experience over formal study, urging readers to value practical judgment in community affairs.
Sure Thing Proved Wrong by Betting On It
A provocative saying suggests that betting against certainty can reveal flaws in certainty. The quote implies that what seems guaranteed may fail under pressure, challenging the reliability of supposed sure things.
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