Plan to merge stock yards with packers opposed by FTC
The Federal Trade Commission told Attorney General Palmer that the Big Five packers plan to sell stockyard interests to F H Prince & Co. would not separate stock yards from packer control. It warned the move would deepen monopoly by uniting 15 yards controlling 73 percent of animals received nationwide.
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Palmer
Packer
Washington
F. Hi. Prince & Co
Boston
Federal Trade Commission
F. H. Prince
Packers
Department of Justice
Chicago
Russian Bolshevik says Colbys notes lack understanding
George Tchitcherin, foreign minister of the Bolshevik government, declares Bainbridge Colbys distinctions among Armenia Poland Finland and other Russia sections seeking independence are impossible to understand and likely based on insufficient information about Eastern Europe.
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George Tchitcherin
Colby
London
Bainbridge Colby
United States
Armenia
Poland
Finland
Russia
Washington
Europe
Georgia Democrats set second primary for governor race
Atlanta Ga Sept 18 Georgia Democrats will vote October 6 in a runoff to decide the gubernatorial nomination between former senator Hardwick and Clifford Walker after a state committee voided Hardwick’s protest of illegal voting in Decatur county leaving no clear majority.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Hardwick
Clifford Walker
Democratic State Executive Committee
Decatur
Walker
Bomb Explosion in Genoa Leaves Fatalities in Italy
A time bomb exploded in Genoa causing multiple deaths. Early reports list a sudden blast in a public area with casualties and property damage as investigators probe the incident.
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Genoa
Sept. S
Explosion causes heavy property damage no casualties
Police found enough explosives in a single house to blow up an entire block during a post blast search. The authors remain unknown as investigators assess the scene and determine motive and origin.
Robbers Hit Lynn Grove Bank In Northeast Iowa Heist
Bandits blasted the We Pierce bank of Lynn Grove and escaped with 810,000 in gold and 1,000 in cash. Police scour the area for the thieves who fled in a hurry shortly after the robbery.
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Lynn Grove
Iowa
Sioux City
Ill
Pierce Bank
Here
United States
Fall one ton at fur exchange postponed due to strike
St. Louis reports the International Fur exchange fall sale, set to start October 4, has been postponed because gar ment constructors at major American factories are on strike.
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St. Louis
International Fur Exchange
Two Die in Separate Train Crashes Near Crown Point
Crown Point Indiana reports two fatalities from distinct train incidents. David Clay, a railhead worker, was struck by an Erie flyer while stepping from a freight crossing. Henry Bruckman died when his auto stalled on a crossing and was hit by a Pennsylvania passenger train, derailing the locomotive.
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Crown Point
Ind
David Clay
Henry Bruckman
Pennsylvania
Hall Shuts to Labor Party Over Radical Meeting
Carnegie Hall managers deny use of the venue for a September 26 labor party meeting aimed at public discussion of political questions. Dudley Field Malone denounces the move and says such actions invite violence. the party plans to relocate to the Lexington theater.
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New York
Palmer
Labor Party
C. C. Smith
Carnegie Hall
Dudley Field Malone
Lexington Theater
Italian Radicals Demand Half Mast Flag in Genoa Funeral
Italian workers displayed red flags outside the Genoa consulate during a funeral procession for victims of a September 10 clash with police. They demanded the U S flag be lowered to half mast. Vice Consul Murphy ordered the flag raised and the crowd out. Italian authorities expressed regret.
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Washington
Genoa
Italy
Jagmen
State Department
Murphy
Rome
Helso
Wall Street Bomb Explosion Confirmed By Authorities
New York dispatch reports William J. Flynn stating a bomb caused the Wall Street blast. Initial death toll rose to 57 with about 200 injured and property losses estimated in the millions. Evidence includes clock parts and curved metal found at the wreck, refuting wagon collision theories.
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New York
William J. Flynn
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Wall Street
Flynn
Wall and
Broad Streets
Brennan
Hylan
John Donohue
John W. Weir
Robert Westday
Charles H. Norris
Explosion Triggers Investigation By City Authorities
City authorities traced a powerful explosion to granted carting expletives, with reports focusing on the incident. William J. Wignn, head of the Justice Department’s Bureau of Investigation, arrived from Washington to oversee the probe as Thomas W. Lamont of Morgan & Co. questioned accident theories outside his offices.
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William J. Wignn
Bureau of Investiation
Department of Justice
Waston
Thomas W. Lamont
2.1
Morgan & Co
Fire devastates Tampico oil tanks in Mexico
A blaze in the Tampico oil area of Veracruz region, sparked by lightning striking tank No. 914 of the Mexican Eagle Oil Co, has caused losses exceeding 1 million dollars. Five nearby tanks were set ablaze as fire crews and volunteers rush to protect adjacent properties.
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Vera Cruz
Mex
Tampico
Mexican Eagle O1 Company
U. S. Officials Probe Bomb Case
Government agents from the treasury secret service justice post office and agriculture began an investigation into an explosion amid reports of a New York bomb plot. Officials declined to discuss probable causes while guarding property including the treasury building. A hotel waiter questioned over comments about the New York blast was not held. J. T. Chadwick and wife return from Bloomfield after visiting their son Levi Chadwick.
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Washington
Cial
Secret Service
Treasury
Department of Justice
Post Office Department
Department of Agriculture
New York
the Treasury
General Fayolle Praises American Troops At War's End
French General Marie Emile Fayolle lauds American soldiers as magnificent and brave during World War I. He departs Paris for the United States to attend the American Legion convention in Cleveland and will be joined by Lieut. Col. Requin and interpreter Lieut. Soubiran.
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Paris
Cleveland
American Legion
France
Marie Emile Fayolle
United States
Pollu
Fayelle
Col
Requin
Marshal Foch
America
Soubiran
General admires New York and contemplates a Legion model
The general praises New York and its skyscrapers and cities. He is tall and straight, over sixty, and eager to study organizing the American Legion to see if French army groups could form a similar body.
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New York
American Legion
Takes Stand in Yard Quiz
Miss Ida Wh Clarke Kansas City welfare leader testified at the stock yards wage hearing before Judge Alsehuler that a family of five cannot be maintained on less than 2000 annually. She said the figure matches estimates by other welfare women and noted her extensive work with children in industry.
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Chicago
Ida Wh. Clarke
Kansas City
Miss Clarke
Alsehuler
Board of Public Welfare of
Labor minister says Italian movement is not Bolshevik
Rome Sept 18 The Italian minister of labor Labriata asserts the movement stems from economic problems and is not revolutionary. He argues foreign agitators are false, economy and politics are linked, and the movement is an orderly capilal labor experiment rather than Bolshevik. Bury bomb victims in Barcelona death toll and funeral observances marked by citywide shutdowns.
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Rome
Labriata
Italy
Lirn
World Finance
Spain
Barcelona
Pompeya Theater
Oglesby Leads Illinois Governor and McKinley Ahead in Senate
Chicago reports show Governor candidate Oglesby leading by 8,383 votes with 203 of 5,737 precincts tallied while McKinley leads in the Senate race by 12,660 in 5,302 precincts. Full statewide tallies list Cook county counts and downstate totals with grand totals for both races.
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Chicago
United States
Ilinois
Oglesby
Senate
McKinley
Cook County
Small
Downstate
Smath
Grand Total
Smith
U S must fear no panic on debt and farm output
Secretary Meredith cites national debt at 824 billion and farm harvest value at 26.5 billion as signs of strength. Marty Merrick, speaking to Executives' Club, says debt overestimated by 10 billion and foreign creditors owe nothing, urging reform of income and excess profits taxes as business improves.
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Chicago
United States
Meredith
Marty H. Merrick
Great Lakes Trust Company
Executives’ Club
Wool men aid consumer in Montana plan to cut profits
Montana wool growers via their association announced a plan to deliver finished blankets and cloth made from virgin Montana wool to consumers at a lower price. An agreement with independent woolen units and coordination with the National Wool Growers’ association underpins the move with financial backing.
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Helena
Mont
Montana Wool Growers
Montana
Montana Association
National
Wool Growers’ Association
Montana Growers
Chicago Sues Two Newspapers for 10 Million Each
The city of Chicago files two $10 million suits in the circuit court via Corporation Counsel Ettleson against the Tribune Company and the Daily News. The actions seek damages for alleged false statements that the city is bankrupt and its credit exhausted.
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Chicago
See Plot to End Day Law Controversy Over Prohibition
Washington reports the Anti Saloon league officials met to map an international program while state superintendents conferred with national officers. Prohibition Commissioner Kramer warned that enforcement machinery is inadequate and court dockets are jammed with dry law violator trials delayed. ten to twenty new cases weekly burden federal dockets as the league speaks of a conspiracy to discredit prohibition.
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Washington
Kramer
Anti-Saloon League
Steamer Kershaw Destroyed by Fire in Dry Dock
Baltimore September 18 The steamer Kershaw of the Merchants and Miners Transportation company was destroyed by fire in the yards of the Baltimore Dry Docks and Shipbuilding company.
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Baltimore
Kershaw
Merchants and Miners Transportation Company
Baltimore Dry Docks and Shipbuilding Company
Shipping Board Vessels Idle In Freight Drop
Washington Sept 18 shipping board records seven steel vessels idle due to decreased freight offerings totaling about 8000 beadweight tons.
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Washington
The
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