High Food Probes Ordered by U S in New York
Oral jury investigations into the cost of living were ordered today by Attorney General G to at once examine New York and other cities. Reports indicate widespread combinations of brokers and dealers in foodstuffs and coal to push prices up. Data will go to grand juries. broader probes include freight car shortages and a sugar cost inquiry in the House.
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U.S
New York
Detroit
Department of Justice
Cleveland
Kansas City
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Frank M. Swacker
New Haven
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Redfield
Census Bureau
Baker
Army
House
Sabath
Illinois
Federal investigators probe Chicago food price control
United States District Attorney Cline sends investigators to Elgin for a board of trade meeting on butter prices. Federal subpoenas target small Chicago packers as grand jury weighs meat costs. Officials say four men control Chicago egg supply with 600000 cases in storage. grand jury released until Monday for additional evidence.
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Chicago
United States
Cline
Elgin
Board of Trade
Federal Grand Jury
United States Attorney’s
Federal
Tampa Housewives Declare Boycott Over Prices
Four hundred Tampa housewives signed a statement declaring a boycott on butter and eggs until prices drop to 35 cents a pound for butter and 35 cents a dozen for eggs. The action was led by local women and reported by the Associated Press from Tampa, Illinois, on December 9.
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Tampa
Ila
Eggs Drop Four Cents a Dozen in Denver Market
Denver dealers report eggs fell four cents a dozen as agents step up federal investigations in Eastern cities, affecting supply and pricing.
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Denver
Eggs Drop 2 Cents In Prices In Los Angeles
Eggs of all grades fell two cents yesterday marking a total seven cent decline in four days in Los Angeles market observers report.
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Los Angeles
Bank Robbers Nabbed After Winslow Nebraska Bank Heist
Two men who robbed the Winslow state bank were captured by a posse in nearby woods near Winnebago Nebraska. A bag with about $1,000 in gold and silver was found, and the thieves stole between $6,000 and $7,000 from the bank.
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Winnebago, Neb
Winslow
Neb
Here
Explosion at Alexandria plant in Turin fears fifty dead
An explosion at the Alexandria explosives plant in Turin is feared to have killed more than fifty people. The cause of the disaster is not yet known.
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Turin
Paris
Alexandria
Central Alabama Feels Frost Early Morning Drop
Frost touched central Alabama with temperatures cooling from 68 to 36 degrees in eighteen hours. The weather bureau forecasts freezing conditions tonight with a low around 28.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Weather Bureau
Harvey Case Delayed In Recorder's Court
The case against Alex Harvey for receiving or concealing stolen property was called in the recorder's court and continued to Monday. The report notes that shifting blame reveals a shifting conscience.
Notre Dame Lady Appeals to Sufferers at Box R
A Notre Dame woman named M Summers of Box R in Notre Dame Indiana issues a public appeal to all knowing sufferers or those with muscular ailments asking for aid or attention.
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Notre Dame Lady
M Summers
Box R
Notre Dame
Ind
Woman should stay vital at forty five says Dr Fisk
Journalist Nixola Greeley Smith reports from New York on Dr Eugene Lyman Fisk director of Hygiene at the Life Extension Institute who asserts women can be at peak mental vigor and attractiveness at forty five He will speak on Keeping Young to the Upper Bronx Girls Club and cites Taft and Fisher as noted backers of the institute's health work.
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New York
Eugene Lyman Fisk
Life Extension Institute
West Forty-fifth Street
Fisk
William Howard Taft
Hygiene Reference Board
United States
Irving Fisher
Yale
Institute
Upper Bronx
Girls’ Club
East One Hundred and Sixty-seventh Street
Dr. Fisk
Socrates
Archimedes
America
Time Not Grim As He's Pictured In Health Talk
Dr Fisk argues time is an abstraction and focus on microbes to stay young. He urges lighter meals heavy on vegetables, warns women eat less, and promotes annual medical checks to prevent premature death.
Warlike Greek Act Seen By Allies Due To King
Special dispatches from Athens and Piraeus report that royalists led by the king plan bellicose actions against the Entente. Mobilization progresses rapidly under General Dousmanis as Greece concentrates forces near Athens and Larissa for an attack with German support, risking Allied Balkan operations.
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London
Athens
Piraeus
Syria
du Fournet
Larissa
Balkans
How to Prevent Croup Ad Keeps Child Safe
Child prone to croup shows hoarseness first. Give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at the first sign to ward off an attack and avoid danger.
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Chamberlain
Gleams of Hope Prolongs Life Warns of Emotional Waste
A historical remark from Dr. Fisk cautions that persistent emotional turmoil among women accelerates aging. He contends worry and anger drain vitality, urging restraint to preserve youth and health.
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Dr. Fisk
German Socialists Call for Peace Amid Starvation Cases
In a Prussian diet debate on raising minor officials salaries, Socialist deputy Schrobel cited railway workers starving on short rations. He urged peace mediation to ease official state workers' increasing suffering as the war drags on.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Schrobel
Voerwarts
Colonel Roosevelt Plans Octopus Hunt in Tropic Waters
Russell J. Coles of Danville says Theodore Roosevelt will join an octopus hunt next March off the coast. The report notes the colonel may abandon his South Sea voyage.
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Associated Press
Danville
Russell J. Coles
American Museum of Natural History
Eodore Roosevelt
Caymander Seeks U S Citizenship in District Court
A petition declaring his intention to become a citizen was filed in federal court by Kirkham Dean Henderson of Mobile. The applicant, native of Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, announces his intent to renounce allegiance to George V, king of Great Britain and Ireland.
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United States
United States District Court
Kirkham Dean Henderson
Nneth Street
Mobile
Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands
British West Indies
George V
Great Britain and Ireland
Congress Session Pause Marks Tribble Memorial
The Senate did not convene and will meet at noon Monday. The joint interstate commerce committee resumed review of railroad issues. The House met at noon and adjourned at 12 14 p m until noon Monday to honor Representative Tribble of Georgia.
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Senate
Interstate Commerce
Tribble
Georgia
America Has Much to Learn in Mating the Young
Dr Fisk argues Americans err in casual mating and urges adopting deliberate pairing seen in France and England. He asserts marriages should be arranged by parents to ensure fitness and guidance, warning against equating accumulated knowledge with progress.
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America
Dr. Fisk
France
U S Note on Deportations Expected in Berlin
Berlin reports that the United States’ note on the Belgian labor deportations was presented to Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg by Joseph C. Grew. The German reply was anticipated today or Monday and is described as aiming to meet American wishes in friendly terms.
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Berlin
London
United States
Joseph C. Grew
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Associated Press
Belgium
Heads of Families and Relief Policy Discussion
The discussion centered on excluding heads of families from a relief measure but noted impracticality of a universal rule since fathers often bear the brunt of destitution. A modification for special hardship was promised. It was also decided that employes of the Belgian relief commission should not be deported.
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Relief Commission
Senator Hardwick proposes broadening control of railroad wages
Senator Hardwick in Washington submits an amendment to the Adamson act giving the interstate commerce commission power to fix hours wages and other conditions for all railroad employees. The measure would prohibit concerted action to hinder trains and allow the commission to act on its own initiative or on petition from employees railroads or the public. He seeks early committee consideration.
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Washington
Hardwick
Interstate Commerce Commission
Georgia
Interstate Commerce Committee
Railroad Probers Seek Time Extension for Hearings
Washington December 9 joint house and senate committee investigating transportation problems asked Congress to extend its life so it can postpone further hearings until after adjournment. If not extended, further hearings and a partial report may occur before January 8, the committee's authority limit, to align with President Wilson's railroad legislation program.
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Washington
Joint
House and
Senate
Congress
Wilson
Belgian Protest Delayed Arrests on Unemployed Lists
A protest challenged the arrest of Belgian officers who refused to deliver unemployed lists. A discontinuation was granted and permission for neutral representatives to visit deported workers and to provide postal facilities was approved. Spanish embassy representatives may first visit work sites as Belgium’s interests are represented by Spain. One objection to the application methods remains unresolved.
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Spain
Experts Declare Gulf Naval Base Is Vital
Retired Rear Admirals Bradley Fiske and John Edwards told the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in New York that the United States faces a critical need for shore bases south of Hatras. They urged bases at Charleston and in the Gulf of Mexico to defend the Panama Canal, noting current stations are defenseless and a lengthy 8000 mile coast offers little protection. Professor Cathcart warned several coast stations could fall if the fleet is defeated, stressing Caribbean control as essential to national defense.
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Associated Press
New York
Hatras
United States
Bradley A. Fiske
John R. Edwards
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
W. L. Cathcart
Gulf of Mexico
Hatteras
Edwards
Charleston
8. C
Gulf
Panama Canal
Cathcart
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Bay of Panama
Pensacola
New Orleans
Caribbean Sea
Caribbean
Positions Must Be Fully Fortified Warns Professor
Professor Cathcart argues for fortified U S positions in the Caribbean and Pacific. He warns neglected West Indian bases threaten national fate and notes Guam and Hawaii would be Malta and Gibraltar against an eastern attacker even as drydocks and channels reveal naval unpreparedness.
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Pacific Ocean
Cathcart
Guam
Hawaii
Malta
Gibraltar
Far East
Navy Yards
New York
Norfolk
Bremerton
Pearl Harbor
Oklahoma Ginnings Estimate Questioned By State Official
Frank M. Gault president of the Oklahoma State Board of Agriculture questioned the federal tally of 683,071 bales ginned in Oklahoma up to November 14 calling it 247,819 bales too high. He argued ginners reports under state law show lower figures and said the erroneous federal estimate aids speculators.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Frank M. Gault
Oklahoma State Board of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Big Armor Plant Likely Chosen Away From South Coast
A naval board report on a proposed armored plant site indicates the facility is unlikely to be placed in coastal states or near the Canadian border. Frontier states, especially in the north Atlantic, are eliminated as too exposed, with final site selections pending further board review.
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Special Naval Board
Daniels
Miltary
Nmirs
Congress
North Atlantic
Willys-Overland Announces Wage Increases
In Toledo on December 9 the Willys-Overland Motor Company announced raises totaling $1,260,000 affecting about 21,000 employees. Wages will rise by 30 to 40 cents for most workers, with some\nreceiving 71 cents or more, to help offset the living cost increases.
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Associated Press
Toledo
Ohio
Willys-Overland Itoneme Pany
Volunt Company
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R O Harris
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Ascade Ginger Ale
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