Packers Accused of Crushing Competition in Cheese Market
Chicago report covers sensational hearing before Basil Manty of the federal trade commission alleging that national food administration orders and Swift packers control most cheese output. The testimony cites exclusive storage loans, market monopolies, and key employees moving between Swift & Co and food administration.
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Swift
Chicago
National Food Administration
Washington
Tient
Basil M. Manty
Federal Trade Commisssion
W. F. Prieie
W. F. Priebe & Co
Swift & Co
The
Food Administration Board
Priebe
Chiengco
Pelele
Althenel
Food Administration
Vriebe
John ©. Eversmann
William McKinley
Republiccan
Republican National Committee
Wilson & Co
Cherokees loss dominates storm disaster at sea
News from Washington and Philadelphia reports the navy tug Cherokee foundered off Penwick island light ship after a force gale. Ten survivors and ten bodies landed in Philadelphia while two more crewmen died after rescue by a British steamer. Names of the ten survivors are listed. two more crewmen died after rescue. A separate Atlanta case reports J W Cool found guilty of attempting to blackmail mayor G Candler and sentenced to one year plus fines.
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Washington
Penwick Island
Delaware Capes
Philadelpha
Luckenbach Steamship Line
Covernment
Navy Department
U. S
Atlantic
Philadelphia
New York
Sten
Atlanta
Ww. Cool
Aen G. Candler
Millonaire
Mix de
Respite Granted Five Soldiers in Houston Riots Case
Washington reports an indefinite respite for five negro soldiers of the Twenty fourth Infantry sentenced by court martial to be hanged for Houston riots. Clemency appeals from clergy and Negro groups prompted the pause as the president awaits court martial records. Thirteen rioters have already been hanged and many remain in heavy prison terms.
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Washington
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Houston
War Department
San Antonio
Failed bomb at Newburgh shipyard sparks minor damage
An attempt to blow up machinery at the Newburgh Shipyards failed to halt work after a guard hurled a bomb oil away. The blast caused some damage but did not stop plant operations. In Washington, Missouri railroad rate hikes for interstate passenger service were tentatively approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Newburgh
N. Y
Newburgh Shipyards Company
Washington
Missouri
Interstate Commerce Coramislon
Strain Grows Between Germany and Austria Over Ukraine
Washington reports an official French dispatch dated February 22 quotes Austria Hungary premier denying participation in renewed attacks on Russia or Romania. It notes a meeting of Emperors Charles and William and indicates a serious quarrel between Germany and Austria that Germany may resolve by force if needed.
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Washington
Austria
Thesia
France
Hungary
Ukrainia
Charles
Wiliam
Germany
Eighteen British Ships Sunk in Last Week Report
London reports by the British admiralty that eighteen British merchantmen were sunk in the last week by mine or submarine. Fourteen were over 1,000 tons and seven fishing vessels also perished.
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London
Canned Goods Held for War Use Advised
Washington February 28 all canners were advised by the food administration to hold for war purposes until further advised, all corn peas tomatoes string beans and salmon now on hand.
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Washington
Food Administration
Huns Reach Luga as Armistice Talks Fail
German forces reportedly occupy Luga between Pskov and Petrograd amid claims of continued advance. Hoffmann says no armistice. advance to continue per German peace terms. Novotcherkask seized by revolutionary troops near Rostov as Bolsheviks await German reply. German troops also take two Russian regiments north of Dzerzhinsk Livonia while fighting persists.
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London
Luga
Pskov
Petrograd
Hoffman
Russia
Krylenko
Nove Teherkask
Don Cossacks
Mde
Nove Toherkask
Rostov
Bertin
Txerpat
Livonia
Germany
Gas Kills Pershing Troops in First German Gas Attack
Parts dateline reports five American soldiers killed and fifty hospitalized after a German gas attack on American lines in Champagne. The incident left many across states like Massachusetts and Pennsylvania among the wounded, with doctors fighting to save victims as the gas flowed through dugouts and trenches.
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Uncle Sam
France
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Indiana
Kentucky
New Jersey
Tennessee
Rhode Island
Ohio
New York
Washington
Arkansas
Roches
Germans Bomb Nancy Again
Paris reports German airmen bombed Nancy causing casualties per the war office briefing this afternoon.
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Nancy
Paris
War Office
Japan Threatens to Engage Russia Over War's End
Tokyo pledges decisive steps if Russo German peace is concluded. Motono says Japan will act with Britain and allies as Siberia tensions rise amid Russian collapse. A Berlin telegram alleges Japanese factions aided German plotters in the United States.
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London
Japan
Motono
House of Representatives
Great Britain
America
Washington
Siberia
Far East
Berlin
United States
Preston
Jaapan
Vindivostok
Siberian
Advance of Germans Halted in Russia
German forces stop their advance in Russia and receive orders to go no further as the Kaiser’s army faces a pivotal halt amid ongoing warfare. The report notes halted progress on the eastern front and commands issued to halt advance operations.
German Fleet Sighted Steaming Northward Through the Baltic
Special report from London says the German army has been ordered to halt its advance into Russia. The halt in the drive toward the Russian capital is not yet understood, and the report notes tentative information from Petrograd.
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Evening Journal
London
Russia
Tes
Petrograd
German Fleet Sighted Steam North Through Baltic
Copenhagen reports a powerful German fleet observed moving northward through the Baltic Sea. The sighting was confirmed today, adding to tensions in the region.
American and Japanese military supplies in Vladivostok
Reports describe accumulated military stores at Vladivostok including much American made and large Japanese consignments delivered before Bolshevik control. The Stevens commission efforts aimed to ship these supplies to aid the Russian army on the German and Austrian fronts amid ongoing government discussions.
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Vladivostok
Stevens
Viedivostok
Mail by airship to link New York and Washington
Airplane mail service will run daily between New York and Washington starting April 15 as part of the army aviation training system. War department supplied machines and Army pilots will conduct one round trip daily except Sundays. Flight time is under three hours with a Philadelphia stopover to deliver mail.
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Washington
New York
War Department
Burleson
Baker
Army
Philadelphia
German Plot Seen in Hertling Speech as War Message
Paris reports a consensus in official circles that Count von Hertling's speech was a war message not peace talk. A Foreign Office official cited three aims: split the Allies. stall peace talks with allied and central powers to push toward Brest-Litovsk. and show that diplomats guide policy, not military officials.
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Paris
Count von Hertling
Foreign Office
von Hertiing
Brest Litovsk
Germany
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S. W. Tator
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