Gompers Urges Labor Duty Amid Election Row
The piece surveys Senate probes into presidential campaign spending, noting large funds for Wood and other candidates, plus questions about Palmer and Cox. It highlights rising costs in Michigan and Ohio, the Johnson claim of 236 delegates, and President Wilson’s Armenia mandate request facing Republican opposition.
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Borah
Senate
Hiram Johnson
Knox
Johnson
Lowden
Poindexter
Hoover
Sutherland
Harding
Colonel Proctor
Wood Organization
Wood Fund
Proctor
Ambrose Monell
New York
William Wrigley, Jr
H. M. Byllesby
Doctor Butler
Palmer
Kenyon
Cc. C. Carlin
J. Bruce Sterling
Pennsylvania
Crucible Steel Company
Herbert Dupuy
Steel
Carlin
J. M. Guffy
J. Harry Covington
Walker W. Vick
Edwards
Cam
Department of Agriculture to Lease Wyoming Stallions for Range Breeding
The U S Department of Agriculture has bred stallions at the Wyoming Horse Breeding Station in Buffalo Wyoming to aid light horse stock in range country. About 10 the best stallions will be available for lease to private breeders and community clubs to improve size soundness and stamina for saddle road or field use. Correspondence should be sent to the Wyoming Horse Breeding Station Buffalo Wyoming.
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United States Department of Agriculture
U. S. Wyoming Horse Breeding Station
Buffalo
Wyo
Wyoming Horse Breeding Station
Convention Orators Named for Nominations Across Parties
The selection of convention speakers is announced. Willis of Ohio will nominate Harding in Chicago while Charles S. Willis of California backs Johnson. In San Francisco Shallenberger of Nebraska will present Hitchcock. C F X O'Brien of Jersey City will name Edwards. Claude Porter will nominate Meredith. John H. Bigelow will place Palmer. and Dr Burris Jenkins of Kansas City will name McAdoo.
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Willis
Ohio
Senator Harding
Chicago
Charles S. Willis
California
Johnson
San Francisco
Shallenberger
Nebraska
Hitchcock
C. F. X. O’brien
Jersey City
Edwards
Claude Porter
E. T. Meredith
John H. Bigelow
Palmer
Burris Jenkins
Kansas City
McAdoo
Gompers Urges Overturn of Congress to Curb Costs
Samuel Gompers attacks Congress and the executive for incompetence on the cost of living issue. He calls for overturning Congress and electing labor friends, demands immediate action to halt price rises, and wage increases in private and government work. He condemns Esch Cummins and Kansas court of industry laws and seeks repeal. He also deflates profiteering and criticizes Attorney General Palmer.
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Samuel Gompers
Congress
Executive Departments
Esch- Cummins
Kansas Court of Industry
Gompers
Palmer
Court Upholds Lever Act in Weed & Co Profiteering Case
The New York federal circuit court of appeals upholds the Lever act as constitutional in Weed & Co Buffalo clothiers. Judge Hazel’s refusal to enjoin a district attorney from pursuing profiteering charges is affirmed. A separate New York grand jury indicts American Woolen Co and president William M. Wood for Lever act profiteering with 35 percent profit above cost.
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Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
New York
Weed & Co
Buffalo Clothiers
Hazel
American Woolen Company
William M. Wood
Wood
Banking conditions deemed sound by currency chief
Washington John Skelton Williams the controller of the currency urged Americans to buy and hold Liberty bonds as he said banking conditions in the United States are fundamentally sound and the financial outlook is promising He blamed inflation on commodity prices and asserted bankers can meet any contingency. New York Treasury Secretary David F Houston urged readjustment from war to peace and a careful use of resources and credit at home and abroad.
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Vera Cruz
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Diaz
Pancho” Villa
Chihuahua
Mexican Congress
Adolfo de la Huerta
Sonora
Washington
John Skelton Williams
Williams
Secretary of the Treasury
David F. Houston
The
Bond Club
Early Lamb Breeding Proposed for Worm Resistance
Nebraska College of Agriculture promotes early breeding to have lambs old enough to resist worms when turned on pasture. Ewes bred in October and November lamb in March and April, giving lambs one to two months on milk and grain before worm exposure. Early lambing requires a good barn but is offset by higher survival in warm seasons as extra feeding during breeding increases twin births.
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Nebraska College of Agriculture
Teeth of cattle are loose natural dental design
The article explains that cow incisor teeth project forward and contact the dental pad, with grass cut by sudden head jerks. It notes that loose front teeth are intentional by nature and not a cause for concern.
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Nature
Quarantine the Hog to Prevent Cholera Losses
Advice for hog farmers on preventing cholera through quarantine and cleanliness. Emphasizes alfalfa meal for breeding hogs, separating young boars at five months, night checks during farrowing, and the benefits of disinfectants and clean yards to protect profits. Also notes dehorning cattle timing and protein feed for ewes with milk production.
Altrock Says Old Age Is Flirting With Him
Uncle Nick Altrock the veteran entertainer of the American league circuit says old age is pitching him hard curves but he will never quit the game. He cites ailing left wing and bothersome dogs as signs while joking about reading lines and considering coaching futures behind cheaters.
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Nick Altrock
Nick
Quigley Busy Official Across Baseball Football And Basketball
Ernest C. Quigley serves as a National League umpire from April to October and expands to college football in October and November. He also officiates winter basketball games, totaling about 170 baseball contests annually and over twenty football games, primarily in Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma Iowa and Texas.
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Ernest C. Quigley
Quigley
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Iowa
Texas
Rookie Conlan Faces Trade After Diamond Wish
Dodgers rookie Joe Conlan struck out Babe Ruth in spring drills and was sent to Reading. He would have received a big diamond from friends if he had remained with Brooklyn for a Chicago game at the stockyards.
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Brooklyn Club Farms
Babe Ruth
Joe Conlan
Dodgers
Reading
Chicago Stockyards
Brooklyn
Chicago
Building Half Mile Tracks In Savannah And Jacksonville
Two new half mile tracks are under construction in Savannah Georgia and Jacksonville Florida for trotting meetings planned for next November. James Fleming, previously with the Ohio state fair in Columbus, will manage the Savannah track.
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Savannah
Jacksonville
Fla
James Fleming
Columbus
Olympic Prospect for Buffalo Boy Walter Kopp
Eighteen year old Walter Kopp of Buffalo delivered a sensational showing and moved into Olympic contention. He clocked within three seconds of Mel Sheppard's 660 yard dash mark in a recent performance.
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Walter Kopp
Buffalo
Mel Sheppard
Columbia Adds Football Coaching Course At Summer School
Columbia University becomes the second large school to add a coaching of football course. D. J. W. Wilce of Ohio State University will teach the kick game during the summer session.
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Columbia University
D. J. W. Wilce
Omo State University
Baseball Stories Highlight Bouts of Infield and Pitching Prowes
Baseball notes rake through the sport with mentions of Willie Keeler as a premier bunter, John J. McGraw’s long leadership, and pitchers like Bert Kinney and Babe Adams. Stories cover spitter bans, player trades, minor league moves, and evolving talents such as Cullo ton and Toney, with local talents rising in Milwaukee.
Greedy Players Threaten Baseball World Series
A veteran says big league owners may abolish the World Series or split receipts due to greed and conflicts over shares. Players complain about salaries and extra perks as strikes loom, fueling public discontent and calls for a major baseball shakeup.
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Evening Sun
Yankees
Cubs
Red Sox
Boston
National Commission
Kansas City Signs Veteran Ames After Cardinals Sale
Leon Ames, after a release from the St. Louis Cardinals, signs with the Kansas City club. He expects to team up with former associates in the AA and bring solid service in the National League.
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Leon Ames
St. Louis Cardinals
Kansas
A. A
National
Breeders Face Slump in Trotting Horse Market
Walnut Hall farm owners recently sold a full crop of foals at auction for about 1033 dollars each within a year of birth. The article notes promise in stock breeding but says current breeder numbers are the lowest in fifty years.
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Walnut Hall Farm
Annual Regatta Postponed to July 30 31
The Canadian Association of Amateur Oarsmen rescheduled its annual regatta to July 30 and 31 to avoid conflict with national rowing races in Worcester. All intermediate races will be eliminated. The event is normally held on the St. Catharines course.
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Worcester
Canadian Association of Amateur Oarsmen
St. Catharines
Spitballers Eligible in 1920 AL Race Nominated Ten Pitchers
Ten pitchers are named to qualify for tying the spitball rule in the 1920 American League season. Cleveland cites Coveleskie and Caldwell, Chicago lists Cicotte and Faber, Detroit names Leonard and Ayers, St. Louis has Shocker and Gallia, New York offers Quinn, and Boston submits Russell.
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Coveleskie
Caldwell
Chicago
Cicotte
Faber
Detroit
Leonard
Ayers
St. Louis
Shocker
Gallia
New York
Quinn
Boston
Russell
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