Inflation Probe Targets Price Raisers Across Goods
Baltimore Sun reports government investigators uncover detailed evidence of price inflation across sugar flour and other goods. Sugar producers refined sugar bags may surge, beet refiners dispute, and a Washington drug store hikes olive oil prices amid ample supply and war. Congress acts, public anger grows, and speculators risk consequences as probes intensify.
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Baltimore Sun
Robert Oxnard
Beet Refiner's Association
Spool Cotton Company of
York
Washington
Congress
Belgian towns under German attack described from Tirlemont to Louvain
A correspondent for the London Express recounts the German advance from Tirlemont to Louvain, witnessed from a church tower. Refugees flood toward Louvain as Belgian rear guards defend a rail bridge, civilians mount horses, and a mourning Belgian woman becomes a symbol of resilience amid panic. Also notes ships sailing light from New York as England seeks food, due to U S payments constraints and gold drafts.
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Belgium
Tirlemont
Louvain
Ostend
London Express
Theos
Brussles
New York
England
Mner Celtic
Kroonland
Adriatic
St. Paul
Philadelphia
International Mercantile Marine
Trans Atlantic
Tragedy in Winston Woman Dies Under Street Car
Mrs. Heasie Allred of Winston, driven by domestic troubles and a religious revival, threw herself under a moving street car at Southside. The car stopped within feet but she died instantly, with investigators finding no fault with the crew. Her husband, a painter from Asheboro, had earlier faced court actions to support his wife and children.
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Winston
Winston Dispatch
Heasie Allred
Southside
Nissen Park
Alfred
Asheboro
Superior Court
W. W. Proctor
Kernersville
Tania
Republican Platform Endorsed by Statesville Landmark
The Landmark notes the recent Republican State convention adopted a reform oriented platform. It champions constitutional amendments on tax reform and six months of schooling, calls for statewide primaries and clean elections, and endorses the Jackson Training School at Concord with plans to extend similar reform efforts. It also signals a health plank in the platform.
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Statesville
Jackson
Concord
Landmark comments on state health work and convict labor stance
The piece endorses current state health initiatives and rejects the claim that convict labor on state farms harms farmers. It argues convict farms would not affect commodity prices and dismisses railroad rate discrimination and bond issue criticisms as unfounded, noting GOP approval of some actions despite Democratic backing.
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Heath Hardware CO
Servia
Servian Volun Serra
Monroe Journal
Reed RA
M. Waller
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France
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the Sikes Co
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