Agreement to dissolve Harvester trust and sell lines
The government and International Harvester reach a settlement to dissolve the Harvester trust. The Supreme Court appeal filed in 1916 will be dismissed. Harvester will sell Osborne Champion and Milwaukee lines and related plants in Springfield Ohio and Auburn New York. The firm has one year after peace to complete the sale. A later provision limits one representative per city after December 31 1919. If needed, eighteen months after the war the government may order further relief to restore competition.
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Washington
International Harvester Company
Harvester Trust
Supreme Court
Thpany
Ttade
Champion
Milwaukee
Springfield
Ohio
Auburn
New York
O Ther
War Finance Corp to Finance Crop Movement Loans
Washington announces loans to banks to cover advances to farmers and merchants for harvesting and marketing crops. Loans run four months at 6 percent interest and may reach 75 percent of loan value or 100 percent with collateral amounting to one third. Security must be notes evidencing crop moving loans or prior farmer loans with a bank statement confirming use for crop movement.
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Washington
War Finance Corporation
Federal Reserve Banks
Pershing Receives Grand Cross of Legion of Honor
Premier Clemenceau telegram to General Pershing announces the French government has awarded him the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor. The note praises his leadership in quickly organizing American forces in France and thanks him for bolstering Allied efforts during a bitter moment.
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Pershing
Paris
General Pershing
Clemenceau
French Republic
Legion of Honor
France
Found Dead in Lumber Car Kansas City
The body of Howard was found in a lumber car in Kansas City in a freight area. Authorities sought identification and learned he was reportedly returning home and had requested his father to send money.
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Kansas
Citty
Howard
Will Declere War on Sovist London The semiofficial ewe
In a fragmented note the item hints at a declaration of war by an unnamed actor against the Soviets in London. The brief mentions a semiofficial source and a cryptic description of escalating tensions. No clear dates or identities are confirmed.
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Sovist
London
Japan to Lead Army in Siberia Accord Progress
Washington reports indicate a near complete agreement between the United States and Japan on their plan of action in Siberia. The Japanese response delays a formal policy announcement while officials seek a clear understanding of every point. Relations are described as more cordial than in years.
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Washington
United States
Siberia
Japan
Czar Nicholas II Executed in Berlin After Collapse
The Lok al Anzeiger Berlin reports Nicholas Romanoff former Russian emperor was awakened two hours before execution and propped against a post as guards fired. He rose with help but collapsed and died at the execution site while attempting to speak.
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Amsterdam
Nicholas Romanoff
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
Nicholas
Whale Meat or Porpoise Boston
The bureau of fisheries develops new seafood markets as a meat conservation measure. Pacific coast whale meat, 20 000 pounds, sold in Boston at 15 cents a pound, with orders extending to Portland. Porpoise meat is being introduced on the Texas coast and tested by a bureau representative. Gulf fish are sold in many cities across the middle west.
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Boston
Bureau of Fisheries
Department of Commerce
Pacific Coast
Portland
Texas
Bureau
Gulf
Middle West
Goodbye to the Kitchen in Macon War Strain
Cooks and servants grow scarce as war shifts labor in Macon. Housewives cook for themselves for the first time and improvise laundry lines and tubs. Negro women with husbands in the army receive monthly government allotments. With the first payment, the cook tends to leave the kitchen.
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Macon
Increased Yield of Cotton Washington Forecasts Record Bales
The department of agriculture expects a crop equivalent to 13,619,000 five hundred pound bales based on July 25 crop condition at 73.6 percent of normal. Earlier estimates in June projected 16,236,000 bales with last year at 11,300,254 and the five year average at 13,327,000.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Generals Are in Disgrace Amid Albanian Disaster
Report notes corruption and blame placed on high command as the disaster in Albania causes shock among Austrian military leaders. Officials face criticism for strategic failures and leadership lapses affecting operations and morale.
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Washington
Albania
Income tax split shows investors pay one third of 173 million
Washington reports 1916 personal income tax totals 173000000 with investors and speculators contributing about 33 percent. highest rates hit the top earners, while those under 5000 dollars see tiny shares. corporate tax rose to 172 million with utilities, iron and steel leading.
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Washington
Baker
Typhus Epidemic Reported in Germany and Baden
A Swiss dispatch says typhus has appeared in epidemic form in Germany along with widespread influenza. Berlin reports malaria in Baden as the flu ravages the population. Army head physicians report the health of troops undermined by the outbreak.
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Germany
Washington
Switzerland
Berlin
Grand Duchy of
Baden
Gardner sets steer tying record at Frontier Days
Joe Gardner of Oklahoma broke the world steer tying record during the Frontier Days opening, completing the hog tie in twenty three seconds. The prior mark of twenty seven seconds belonged to Bert Weir of New Mexico, and mud on the field made Gardner’s feat more remarkable.
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Cheyenne
Joe Gardner
Oklahoma
Bert Weir
New Mexico
Gardner
Four Nebraskans Die as Train Strikes Auto Near State Center
J P Franke of Albion and his wife and two daughters were killed when their car was struck by a Northwestern railway train near State Center. Rev Mr Franke served as pastor of the Lath- church.
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Marshalltown
J. P. Franke
Albion
Neb
State Center
Northwestern Railway
Mr. Franke
Largest Submarine Quincy Launch at Fore River Plant
The AA was launched at Fore River with a thousand crew cheering as the largest submarine built in the country moved down the ways and was christened AA. The vessel embodies the latest submarine designs and marks a major milestone in undersea construction.
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Quincy
Fore River
Eres
Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign Details Released
Secretary McAdoo announced the fourth Liberty Loan campaign will run from September 28 for three weeks to October 19. The likely loan total is $6 billion with 4.5 percent bonds. Certificates of indebtedness funded much of the financing in July and tax collections offset remaining needs.
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Washington
McAdoo
Treasury
Nebraska farmers asked to raise wheat acreage at record pace
At Chicago wheat and labor conference C R Ball noted Nebraska increased wheat area from 600000 to 3135000 acres this year and rye to 254000. State council of defense and university extension plan a drive to lift next year to 3674000 acres and issue guidance for fall sowing. Labor needs will be registered and labor-saving machinery promoted as farmers adjust to new scale.
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Chicago
Nebraska
C. R. Ball
Office of Cereal Investigations
Washington
United States
State Council of Defense
State Food Administration
University Extension Service
Railroads Seek Government Advances to Pay Wages
Washington reports thirty-seven railroads in July obtained advances or loans from the railroad administration to meet wage obligations. The total July aid reached 53,205,000, with cumulative disbursements since January 1 at 203,714,400. Funds came largely from the government revolving fund, minus 23,155,000 from other sources, and 30,770,000 drawn by 33 roads from surplus funds.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
McAdoo
Traffic on the Increase in Lincoln Region
Railroad officials report wheat fuel and rail traffic rising in Lincoln as range stock moves. Regional Directors Aishion and Holden, representing Burling ton city offices, note growth across almost every traffic type.
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Lincoln
Aishion and
Holden
Burlingtom
Haarlem Oil Promised Aid From Kidney and Bladder Ills
A vintage advertisement extols Haarlem Oil as a universal remedy for kidney and bladder issues with claims of centuries of trusted relief. The copy emphasizes long standing efficacy and national fame.
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Haarlem
Helland
Better Not Try and the Foolish Admiration Dilemma
A quip notes that a man may be a hopeless idiot yet if he admires a woman you cannot convince her that he is crazy. The line hinges on social perception and gender in relationships.
End of the World Promise Turns Into Umit Talk
Dialogue shows Nell claiming devotion to serve, Belle retorts that such sacrifice tests limits as the pair debate commitment and boundaries.
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Nell
Belle
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Nook
Deley Fly
Kalb Ave
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Cincoln
Eula
RED Cross
Wrens Cross
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