Community groups urged to plan Washburn celebration
Editors urge Commercial Club and American Legion to form committees within three weeks to organize a large Washburn district celebration. A big strawberry crop is expected if weather stays favorable, with farmers expanding acreage. County board members will tour roads to judge conditions and save money. Far East business improves and is expected to reach this region in about six weeks with fall normalcy anticipated.
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Commercial Club
American Legion
Washburn
Bayfield
Far East
Baruch Defends Record in War Industries Role
Barney Baruch, wartime War Industries Board chairman, rejects attacks on his record. He denies gains from public service, notes he was a $1 a year man, and counters charges over copper price fixing and a $150,000 peace conference allowance. He says most funds were unspent or deposited with the State Department and appeals to Senator Kenyon to quiet his traducers.
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Barney Baruch
War Industries Board
Baruch
Wilson
Department of State
Kenyon
Pipe lines girdle the earth with petroleum transport
The United States has extensive pipeline networks carrying crude oil from wells to central storage or refineries. The vast length of American pipelines allows cross continental movement and distribution of petroleum products.
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America
Woman's witty remark at eye shop stirs local chatter
In Boston, a shopper told an optician's clerk she wanted a pair of bi vocal lenses, a quip that amused readers and drew quick commentary in the Transcript. The line highlights playful slang and local humor in everyday city life.
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Boston Transcript
Discarded Phonograph Needles Clean Bottles
A note about using discarded phonograph needles to clean bottles by placing them in a bottle with a small amount of water and shaking thoroughly. The method suggests needles act as cleaning agents in a simple, improvised bottle cleaning process.
Unfair competition and policy shifts in early 20th century trade
An analysis of American trade regulation traces the rise of the Federal Trade Commission, its evolving role against price fixing, and the impact of associations among business interests. It discusses government statistics, farm price policies, and disputes over disarmament and cabinet-level shifts, including Harvey, Hughes, and Hoover.
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Bureau of Corporations
Federal, Trade Commission
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Agricultural Department
Congress
Pope
You
Hughes
Foreign Relations Committee
Lodge
Penrose
United States Senate
Senate
Bryan W
Daniels
Baker
Wilson
Hoover
A Better Day for Germany
Germany hears sound sense from its new chancellor and weighs if he will stay long. Dr Wirth tells the Reichstag the nation must demand the utmost sacrifice to moral rehabilitation as the only worthy course. The long term effects of such resolve remain uncertain.
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Reichstag
Germany
Dr. Wirth
Maximilian
Hardens
Wirths
Milwaukee Journal
Wirth
Shoe production totals rise to 1919 peak
The data show 274,236,800 boots and shoes produced in 1919 and 252,516,600 in 1914, indicating a substantial increase in output during the wartime and postwar period.
Budget Law Aims Continuous Audit Across Agencies
The Washington Herald outlines a budget law creating three auditing agencies to monitor appropriations expenditures and results. A budget director, a comptroller general, and a bureau of efficiency would operate under different branches to curb waste and improve service. The comptroller would be independent from the executive, reporting to Congress and the executive, while the bureau answers to the House.
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Washington Herald
Bureau of Efficiency
The
Herald
Executive
Comptroller General
Congress
House
House Appropriations Committee
Appropriations Committees
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Washburn Times
Wisconsin
Washburn Printing Co
A, Robinson
Kna
J. E. Jones
Harvey
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United States
Harding
Norman Hapgood
Collier’s Magazine
Japan
Borah
John Selden
Socialist Papers
Hays
Treasury
Department
Burleson
New York Call
Milwaukee Leader
United States Geological Survey
Bureau of the Census
L. Anderson
F. Tetzner and Son
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