Hoover says speculators looted country by 250 million
Hoover told senators food speculators took fifty million dollars a month for five months totaling a quarter of a billion from Americans. He argued the food control bill aims to stabilize prices, deny excess speculation, and allow government action on a few key commodities while avoiding a full food dictatorship.
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Hoover
Washington
Herbert C. Hoover
Congress
North America
Death of Judge Judson C. Clements IIS Commissioner
Washington June 19 Commissioner Judson C. Clements of the Interstate Commerce Commission died here He had served on the rate making body since 1892 and once had been chairman He was sixty years old.
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Washington
Judson C. Clements
Interstate Commerce Commission
Clements
Women Employees to Receive Equal Pay in Navy Dept
Washington report states women employed by the Navy Department will be paid the same as men in similar positions, marking a wage equality policy.
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Washington
Navy Department
Training of Draft Army to Start in October
Washington reports draft registration expectations and priority for informing registrants about potential callups. Provost Marshal General Crowder warns individuals to arrange notification with friends and employers. Cantonment construction aims to house 650,000 troops, with 16 camps planned and contracts to be awarded next week. Rockford and Springfield NL sites noted. Training may begin in October due to delays in permanente cantonments and equipment.
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Washington
Crowder
Rockford
Springfield
War Department
National Army
Navy orders coal and oil supplies at fixed prices
Secretary Daniels ordered coal and oil producers to supply the navy with 1 750 000 tons of coal and 40 000 000 barrels of oil under government authority, with prices set by the president after a federal trade commission review. Steel for the navy’s building program may be commandeered if mills refuse to meet the price, while shipments begin immediately with costs pending commission determination.
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Washington
Daniels
Navy
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Federal Trade Conquission
Port Arthur
Trade Commission
Shipping Board
Feet Corporation
Council of National Defense
Kaiser to avenge king telegram from Berlin to Constantine
A Berlin telegram reports Emperor William sending a message to a Greek envoy for Constantine. The note vows wrath against enemies and promises restoration to the throne with Germany’s support and divine aid, seeking an early return to Germany.
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Berne
Berlin
William
Constantine
Germany
Draft total reaches 9 611 811 in draft returns
Washington June 10 Almost complete returns on the registrations under the selective draft law received at the provost marshal general s office totaled 9 611 811 Wyoming was the only state from which no returns had been received while seven counties were missing from Kentucky The scattered districts of Wyoming and the hill country of Kentucky where communication is slow are expected to be completed during the week and the official totals then will be available Wyoming s eligibles as estimated by the census bureau number 27 820 Michigan filled its quota of war volunteers for the regular army making the ninth state.
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Washington
Wyoming
Kentucky
Census Bureau
Michigan
Treasury receipts top one billion in a year
Washington reports that ordinary receipts of the treasury exceeded one billion dollars for the first time in U S history during the fiscal year. The total to date reached 1,015,381,517, versus 860,400,058 a year ago, an increase of about 155 million dollars. War revenue plans were anticipated and all sources will be needed to meet government needs.
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Washington
Treasury
German American meet off Milwaukee June nineteenth
Meetings of the National German American alliance and the Wisconsin and Milwaukee branches are suspended indefinitely due to the war with Germany. Officials fear radicals within the organization may discredit the alliance with inflammatory remarks.
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Milwaukee
National German-American Alliance
Wisconsin
Germany
Nets
Sims Heads Allies Fleet In Irish Waters
Vice Admiral William S. Sims of the U S Navy has been given general charge of allied naval operations in Irish waters. He will serve in this role while the British commander in chief is away, and his flag has been hoisted as the allied senior officer in these waters.
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London
William S. Sims
Irish
Admiral Sims
Hoover Urges Women Aid in Food Control Enlistment Planned
Washington reports Hoover outlines new food administration to cut prices through conservation and waste elimination. Enrollment of American housewives to start July 1 for 15 days, with pledges to conserve and follow food administrator directions. Hoover later appeals to 200,000 pastors nationwide to support mobilization of food resources.
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Washington
New Food Administration
Herbert C. Hoover
Tis
Hoover
America
United States
Wilson
Congress
New York
Five Die In Sinking Of Archbold Tanker
The oil tank steamship John D. Archbold of Standard Oil, 38,874 tons, was sunk by a submarine. Five crew members died, with 13 gun crew aboard and all gunners escaping. Missing crew include Jose Lorenzo, Gregory Sozo, Domingo Lage, and two unnamed men. The vessel sunk last Saturday in European waters while en route from France to the United States.
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New York
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Archbold
France
Jose Lorenzo
Gregory Sozo
Domingo Lage
Cameronian torpedoed and sunk with 63 dead
London reports the Cameronian, a British transport of 5861 tons, torpedoed in the eastern Mediterranean the night of June 2. Sixty-three persons including the captain are presumed dead. The ship, once the Kameron, was taken over from German interned steamers and renamed.
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London
Mediterranean
Cameronian
F. Leyland & Co
Liverpool
Russia Seeks Immediate Offensive as Expulsion of Grimms Reported
Petrograd dispatch notes a dumain secret session adopting a resolution for an immediate offensive by Russian troops. The pan Russian congress of workers and soldiers delegates ratified the provisional government’s expulsion of Swiss socialist Robert Grimm, seen as Germany’s mediator for a separate peace. The speakers denounce separate peace or inactivity as treason and pledge continued war in alliance with the Entente. Foreign Minister Tereshchenko, replying to Elihu Root, says Russia and America share purpose to defeat tyranny and promote liberty. The Russian government asserts the inevitability of war and unity with allied democracies.
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Petrograd
Dumain
Councils of Workmen's
Russia
Robert Grimm
Germany
Socialist International
Grimm
Root
America
Elihu Root
M. Tereschtenko
Council of Ministers
Mr. Root
Surplus for New Liberty Loan Sparks Oversubscription
Washington reports the $2 billion Liberty loan oversubscribed by about $1 billion with strong patriotism and momentum. Secretary McAdoo considers plans to handle the excess funds, weighing whether to apply the surplus to a further loan or other measures. He notes subscriptions could reach $3 billion and that extending the sale period might have boosted totals.
Missing Wadley girl Ruth Cruger killed by skate in 1903
Ruth Cruger, seventeen, from Wadley High School, was found murdered in Alfredo Cocchi's shop basement in New York. Her sharpened skates caused the fatal injury. Laborers uncovered bloodied skates as they dig for more bodies. The U.S. state department sought Cocchi's extradition from Rome, charged with murder.
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New York
Ruth Cruger
Wadley High
Alfredo Cocchi
Washington
State Department
Thomas Nelson Page
Rome
Alleged Keet Slayer Taken In Hutchinson Case
Hutchinson Kansas police arrest Dick Carter of Springfield Missouri on a warrant charging first degree murder in the disappearance and death of baby Lloyd Keet. Carter denies being in Springfield at the time of the kidnapping.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Dick Carter
Hutchinson, Kan
Springfield
Lloyd Keet
Motor Culture School Opens Near Troyes For Maimed Soldiers
Fifty army nurses run a Motor Culture school at Chapelle Saint Luc near Troyes. Maimed soldiers learn to operate motor plows and repair parts, then are placed with local farming centers. Similar institutes operate at Ondes, Bordeurs, Grenoble, Grignon, and Noisy le Grand to retrain amputees for farming or related trades like basketmaking, locksmithing, and blacksmithing.
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Chayelle-Saint-Luc
Troyes
Mechanical Cultivating Commission
France
Ondes
Bordeurs
Grenoble
Grignon
Noisy le Grand
Chapelle-Saint-Luc
Champagne
Modest Officers' Training Corps chatter at Plattsburg
Two OT C men at the Plattsburg camp debate artillery versus other service. One admires artillery. the other fears being shot by a friend. They joke about saving or removing a head, revealing lighthearted banter amid military training.
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Officers’ Training Corps
Plattsburg
Officers’ Training Camp Association
New York Times
May Give Language to World
The text discusses how languages evolve on the American shore as immigrants introduce many tongues. It argues America could develop a universal tongue through its large, diverse population and strong commercial future. The piece notes the adoption of English might ease relations with Europe and depends on how distinct and useful the language becomes for direct expression.
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America
Europe
England
Charitable Mason Bequeaths $10,000 for Masonic Home
Santa Ana pioneer G. F. Townsend left $10,000 in his will to earn interest for thirty years, growing to about $160,000. Trustees will buy land and build a home for indigent Masons and lodge members after the term ends. Probate estate listed at $100,000.
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G. F. Townsend
Santa Ana
Masonic Lodge
Los Angeles Times
Hubby’s Comment on Brave Man Amid marital row
The remark overheard in a domestic dispute notes the husband recalling a man who allegedly swore at him. He praises courage shown by a person who is not married to the woman. The exchange hints at tensions within a troubled marriage and public confrontation.
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Hubby
John
Onion trust unearthed by government investigation
Dialogue presents a playful exchange about government action on an onion trust and a humorous misquote about how they might have escaped scrutiny. The excerpt implies a satirical take on regulatory activity and commodity markets.
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