Swift & Co 1918 profits rise after tax deductions
The Associated Press reports Swift & Co shows net profits of 21 157 277 from gross sales exceeding 1 200 000 000 at the annual stockholders meeting in Chicago. Taxes total 11 828 164. Last year’s net was 34 650 000 with meat department sales 922 726 756 and 2.04 percent earnings. Live stock prices climbed with cattle up 25 percent hogs 35 percent and sheep and lambs 22 percent.
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Associated Prese
Chicago
Swift & Co
Meat Department
Five Packers Control Stockyards Across 33 Cities
In testimony before the House Interstate Commerce Committee Chair man Clover of the Federal Trade Commission says the five big packers control stockyards in 33 cities. Sixteen yards are joint ventures among two or more packers and 17 are owned by a single firm. He warns that such ownership amounts to domination and profits flow from producers and consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Clover
Federal Trade Commission
House Intersitate Commerce Committee
Colver
Government rail earnings under control fall short in 1918
Washington reports railroad earnings under government operation in 1918 will be about 196.9 million dollars below the standard return due from the government funds. Director General McAdoo says the revised estimate adds 60 million to prior figures and cites November net revenue as the basis for the shortfall. He attributes 6 million of the difference to traffic decline and 22 million to higher wages and back pay.
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Washington
McAdoo
Smith
Interstate Commerce Committee
Influenza Devastates Tahiti Population Near 20 Percent
Press Leased Wire reports Tahiti and outlying islands suffer heavy toll from influenza. About twenty percent of Papeete’s residents wiped out as disease spreads to Leeward islands. Nearly 100 deaths noted on Makatea, with no doctors or medicines in Borabora and nearby areas.
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Papeete
Island
Tahiti
Ralatea
Kahaa
Hauhine
Borabora
Makatea
Woman and Him Self
Coroner signs certificates of homicide and death by own action for Mrs. Lucille R. Carroll killed by Sidney Johnson who shot through a window at her Los Angeles home and then killed himself. Johnson left a note saying she declined his attentions. Carroll had come from New York City.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Lucille R. Carroll
Sidney 8. Johnson
Johnson
Three in Family Die from Ptomaine Poisoning
An autopsy on the Hazelquist family at Wheatland near Wheatland residencial ranch found ptomaine poisoning as the cause. The three members died within twelve hours of illness, and the responsible food was not determined.
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Denver
Hazelquist
Helen Craig
Wheatland
Wye
Cotton Ginning Increases Reported By Census Bureau
The Census Bureau reports January ginnings total 10 761 7 running bales and 145 712 round bales with 17 570 American Egyptian and 26 270 Sea Island bales. Last year at Jan 1 ginnings were 10 404 854 including 184 144 round bales and 9 ... States listed include Arizona 4 019 Oklahoma 442 099 Texas 2 4707 066.
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Associated Press
Washington
Set Island
Census Bureau Today
Sea Island
Arizona
Oklahoma
Texas
Minor Leagues Seek Conference With Wagons
Townes vice president and member of the National Baseball federation board said Secretary Tom Nokes of Johnston Pa. yesterday sent invitations to the heads of the National American and minor leagues to attend a conference.
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Cleveland, O
Jan Ja Lawton
Townes
National Baseball Federation
Tom Nokes
Johnston
Fragmentary prompt text about a church or prayer
The readable portion hints at a religious message urging relief from suffering. It mentions prayer and a plea for healing and unity within a community, though details are unclear due to heavy garbled text.
Remains of Four Year Old Bustard In Cleveland for Interment
The body of Joseph Anderson Bustard aged four son of the late Dr. WW Gustard of New York died in a local hospital of pneumonia. He was taken to the family home at Cleveland for burial accompanied by his mother Mrs Elizabeth Bustard and his brother Wess Bustard both of whom were with him at death. A younger brother serves in the navy.
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Joseph Anderson Bustard
WW. R. Gustard
New York
Cleveland
Bustard
Big City
Tynay Avenue
Twentieth Street
Elizabeth Bustard
Wess Bistard
Navy
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