Trade with Germany Resumes as Treaty Cleared
Washington says trade between the United States and Germany will resume immediately with blanket licenses except dyes, chemicals and potash. Reparation commission will control trade in restricted items under the peace treaty terms while war regulations remain.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Polk
State Department
Vance McCormick
War Trade Board
Supreme Economic Council
Paris
McCormick
Arts
Wilson
Pyes
Department of Commerce
Congress
Federal Trade Commission indicts five packers in food control scheme
The Federal Trade Commission issues a sweeping report to President Wilson detailing alleged monopolistic reach of Swift & Co, Wilson & Co, Morris & Co, and the Cudahy Company. It claims the five packers control hundreds of firms and diversify into meat by products, finance, rail, and other industries, threatening market freedom and consumer access to food.
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Federal Trade Commission
Washington
United States
Wilson
Big Five
Swift & Co
Wilson & Co
Morris & Co
Cudahy Company
Armour
J. Ogden Armour
American International Corporation
Paraguay
Fire destroys barge and pier at Corn Products plant
Edgewater N J July 11 one fireman injured as a barge and 280 foot pier burn near the Corn Products plant where workers are on strike. Fire origin undetermined and the main plant area was endangered.
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Edgewater
N. J
Corn Products Company
Teter
Interstate Commerce Commission Dismisses North Dakota Grain Rates Complaint
The Interstate Commerce Commission dismissed today the complaint by the North Dakota railroad commissioners that grain rates from North Dakota to Minneapolis Saint Paul and other markets were unreasonable. The action ends the unsettled dispute over freight charges affecting farmers and shippers in North Dakota and nearby markets.
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Washington
Jay
Railroad Commissioners of
North Dakota
Minneapolis
Nis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Electrical Storm Kills Five in Pittsburgh Area
Five people are dead and about a dozen missing after a severe electrical storm with high winds and a cloudburst swept the Pittsburgh region. Property damage is expected to run into thousands of dollars.
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Pittsburgh
Rail Accidents Decline in Early 1919 Safety Campaign
Washington July 11 The railroad administration reports safety campaign results as most satisfactory with fewer fatalities in the first three months of this year than in 1918. Accidents totaled 9 709 fewer.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Hines
Gompers to Attend Session in Holland
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor was aboard the Mauretania en route to Amsterdam to represent American labor at an international congress of trade unions. Denver was chosen as the next convention city for the International Association of Lions Clubs meeting in Chicago with resolutions urging patriotic Americanism and opposition to radical propaganda.
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New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Amsterdam
Holland
Chicago
Denver
International Association of Lions Clubs
Henry Ford Reorganization consolidates control with Edsel
Edsel B. Ford becomes sole partner with Henry Ford in Ford Motor Company after reorganizing ownership. The plan excludes all minority shares except a block held by James Couzens. Frank L. Klingensmith announced the deal and declined to reveal the purchase price.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Edsel B. Ford
Henry Ford
Frank L. Klingensmith
Klingensmith
James Couzens
A Word to Our Subscribers on prepaid discounts
The Tribune urges subscribers to pay in advance to save money. Discounts start at ten cents for fifty cents prepaid and increase with longer prepayments, through three months, six months, and a year. The paper notes its long publication history and argues the savings offset collection costs.
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Tribune
Pocatello Field
Associated Press Service
The
the Tribune
Former Patient Returns Debt With 160 Dollar Gift
Fred Henrickson 1603 Pine St Eureka California mailed a check for 160 dollars to the county and city owned General Hospital in Pocatello. He repays a 90 dollar debt from 1907 plus six percent interest and extra for good measure. The hospital trustees accept the payment and plan to use it for interior improvements and patient comforts.
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Fred G. Caldwell
General Hospital
Pred Henrickson
Mam
R 34 Near Halfway Across Atlantic Homeward Run
The airship R-34 was more than halfway home across the Atlantic on July 11, with estimates placing it about 1,665 miles east of New York at nine in the morning. British and U S reports noted progress and sighting by the Triumph near Azores.
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London
Atlantic
New York
Mineola
Here
Triumph
Denver streetcar strike ends after wage deal
In Longview Texas whites and blacks clashed with several whites wounded as attacks escalated near a negro school. The fighting subsided as authorities planned further raids on leaders. meanwhile Denver reached a settlement to end a streetcar strike with a 48 cent wage scale and staged fare increases pending a special election.
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Denver
No Cara
Clash in Longview leaves one dead amid race riots
Austin dispatch reports in Longview Texas a violent clash between white and Black residents. One Black man was killed and numerous whites were wounded as gunfire raged with over a hundred shots. Citizens were described as burning Black houses while Governor Hobby weighs sending National Guard troops. The mayor and county officials are involved.
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Austin
Tex
Longview
W. P. Hobby
Tengiow and
Coun
Wilson Plays First Round of Golf Since Return
President Wilson played a first round of golf today after returning from Paris. He left the White House with Mrs. Wilson and spent several hours on the links at a Washington area country club.
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Washington
President Wilson
Paria
Mra
Wilson
White House
Wonger
Officials Demand More Rangers to Quell Texas Disorder
Officials urged a larger force to restore order in Texas, noting only four rangers were available and asserting that a greater number was necessary to control the situation.
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Texas
Surplus Army Food Stocks Declared Value At $121 Million
General March told a House subcommittee that surplus food stocks could have been declared earlier and reported a total surplus of 121 million dollars as of July 8. The list included corn beef, bacon, roast beef, frozen beef and poultry, hash, and canned vegetables. Chairman Reavis pressed for accountability over the delay and its effect on market stability.
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Washington
General March
Army
House
War Department
Reavis
Baker defends southern WWI training camp locations
Secretary Baker testified before a house war sub committee that no improper suggestions influenced camp sites. He said camps were placed in the south for better weather and knew of no influence to move men north or south.
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Washington
House War Iy
Baker
Troop Transports Return to New York and Newport News
Ships from Brest bring 221 officers and 3345 men on Valacia Saxonia and Toloa with multiple Engineer Transport and Medical detachments. Frederick carries 1575 troops. Huron arrives at Newport News with 8853 aboard including 121st engineers and casual companies. 89 men travel with wives.
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New York
Valacia
Saxonia
Toloa
Brest
87Th Depot Service
Army Service Corps
Transportation Corps
829Th Motor Transport Company
Frederick
Breast
824Th Company Transportation Corps
307Th Supply Company
Newport News
Bordeaux
France
Frank J. Hayes Ill At Sanitarium In Indiana
Indianapolis reports Frank J. Hayes, president of the United Mine Workers, ill at a local sanitarium. Officials stated he would be able to leave in a few days after treatment, outlining plans for his return to public duties.
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Indianapolis
Frank J. Hayes
United Mine Workers of America
Efren Counlyre
H, Ha
Ublicany
Wae Tho
Cea Wit
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Quartermasters Corps
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