Packers Submit to Decree: Five Big Packers Must Sell Holdings
Washington December 19 Attorney General Palmer announced the five major packers and major stockholders surrendered to government contentions on monopolistic control of the packing industry and the related sectors. A permanent injunction will confine them to meat dairy and related products while selling public stock yards stock yard railroads and terminals and dismantling their newspaper and cold storage holdings under court supervision.
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Federal Trade Commission
Chicago Grand Jury
Department of Justice
United States District Court
Acta
Multiple Firms Ordered to Break Food Monopolies in 1940s Decree
The decree requires the abandonment of branch houses and distribution routes for competing products, and compels the defendants to submit to perpetual federal jurisdiction. It bars direct or indirect combinations to monopolize any food product in the United States and preserves ongoing court oversight for enforcement and future relief as needed.
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United States District Court
United States
Cuban Senate Approves Peace Pact with Germany
Havana reports Cuban Senate votes unanimously for the peace treaty with Germany. The pact will not be presented to the House until January 1 when Congress reconvenes after Christmas. strong Liberal opposition is anticipated as final U.S. Senate action awaits.
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Havana
Cuba
Germany
Senate
House
Congress
Lberal
United States Senate
Prominent Banker Jacob Schmidlapp Dies in New York
The death of Jacob Godfrey Schmidlapp, a noted Cincinnati banker, was announced at his son Carl Schmidlapp’s home in New York. He was seventy years old.
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New York
Jacob Godfrey Schmidlapp
Cincinnati
Carl Schmidlapp
I W W Members in Kansas Sentenced in Government Conspiracy Case
Federal Judge John C. Pollock sentenced 27 Industrial Workers of the World members in Kansas City Kansas to three and a half to nine and a half years in Leavenworth. Lyons received a later sentencing. The verdict covered all four counts. trials spanned 1918 to 1910 with transfers and appeals.
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Kansas City
John CL. Pollock
Industrial Workers of the World
Federal District Court of
Kan
Federal
Leavenworth
Pollock
WW. Lyons
Kansas
Oklahoma
Wichita
Frigid U S North Reports Subzero Night Temps
White River reports the official thermometer fell to 48 degrees below zero during the night and rose to 38 below at dawn as northern U S cities suffer zero weather. Toronto reports similarly cold conditions with chilly winds and dry air.
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Toronto
United States
White River
Eatmly
Tealy Holds Fiume Permanently as Annexation Stance Shifts
In Fiume on December 19, reports indicate pressure to keep Italian control with a permanent garrison under Lieut. Col. D Annunzio and opposition to foreign troops. General Badoglio's proposal hinges on formal annexation while soldiers and annexationists seek stronger guarantees before plebiscite results.
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Italy
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Rizzo outlines Col DAnnunzio troops return and garrison options
Commander Rizzo of the D Annunzian navy says Col D Annunzio’s troops will be taken back to Italy and rejoin the army without punishment. He rejects keeping the present garrison under D Annunzio, noting a general must command, and advocates brigading half the garrison with equal regimental numbers. Soldiers and officers in local theaters cheer for Italy and fascist aims amid mixed French presence.
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Ballen
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Nite
Savoy
Distillers Lose Hope on Exports Before Prohibition
Government moves to seize or export the whisky stock as national prohibitions approach January 4. Distillers estimate 35,000,000 gallons in bonded warehouses face confiscation or disposal challenges due to lack of buyers and limited overseas rail and shipping capacity. Owsley Brown notes no viable disposal plan and cites export barriers.
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Owsley Brown
You'll Find It There In The Want Column
A brief want column note indicates a listing or notice appears in the want column of the newspaper. The entry suggests readers can locate the item by checking the classified section and page designated for want ads.
Debate on Treaty Foreseen as Senate Actions Reopen
The Washington Bee reports a renewed push in the Senate to resume action on the peace treaty with Knox's resolution to declare a state of peace. Democratic opposition and a pending railroad labor section vote shape a tense lead into holiday adjournment.
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Foreign Relations Committee
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Pennsylvania
Allies set peace with Turkey amid Russia policy debate
In Commons Prime Minister Lloyd George says the allies will pursue peace with Turkey at the earliest feasible moment while Britain and France demand American ratification of guarantees to France. He notes nonintervention in Russia and says USJapan talks continue on future action if Bolsheviks advance eastward.
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America
Turkey
Lloyd George
Russia
United States
Japan
France
Great Britain
Mrs. Sarah Tabor Returns From California Home
Brusque and defiant, Mrs. Sarah Tabor faced a murder charge in the death of her daughter Maud Tabor Virgo as thousands gathered in Van Buren County to welcome her home from California.
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Sarat Tabor
California
Maud Tabor Virgo
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van Paw
Attempt on Lord French Life in Dublin Strike
An attack aimed at Lord French commander of British troops in Ireland occurred at one o clock this morning in Dublin. He was killed instantly and the assailant wounded. The incident follows prior attempts and signals rising tensions in the region.
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Evening Journal
Dublin
Ireland
Lord French
Soft coal strike ends with government victory stated
In Washington the government reports a settlement of the soft coal strike. Attorney General states workers have complied with demand and returned to work, marking a favorable outcome for federal authorities.
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Washington, D.C
Pabeer
Miners to Meet in Columbus January 5 to 8
The general convention of the Volted Mine Workers of America will convene in Columbus from January 5 through 8 to hear officers' reports and discuss the settlement of the national coal strike. The decision came via telegram from Washington to John Moore and William Green.
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Columbus
Volted Mine Workers of America
King National Organization
Washington
John Moore
Oho
William Green
National Organization
Pogrom Claims 5000 Jews Killed in Ekaterinoslav
Reports from Lemberg via the newspaper Gesetta Wixcrowlm state that 5000 Jews were killed in Ekaterinoslav during a wave of pogroms in a Ukraine district under Denis and king's forces occupation.
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Ukraine
Bern
Denis
Kine
Iverg
Gezetta
Lemberg
Ekzaterinoslay
France Sees War Damage Run High in Report
Paris reports from December 10 quote Toots Laurens stating reconstruction costs for rest devastated regions reach 64 000 000 000 francs (874 000 000 000) with actual figures near 826 000 000 000 francs (826 000 000 000) as the crisis deepens.
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Paris
Toots Laurens
Chamber of Deputies
Rail Measure Remains Struck in Senate Vote
The Senate votes 46 to 25 to keep strike provisions in the rail measure. Senator Stanley of Kentucky proposed eliminating the provisions but failed. The bill proceeds to committee action as leaders seek to finalize the measure with penalties and enforcement details.
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Semeter Stanley
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Jones
New Mexico
Underwood
Alabama
Suimley
Congress
Ust
United States Housing Corporation
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