Food profits huge as cost of living climbs and farmers grocers
A Washington Post report traces high food prices to rising living costs and cuts of profits by farmers and retailers. It details how commission merchants buy potatoes for 25 cents per peck, sell to retailers at 40 cents, and how margins reach 160 cents per barrel, with farmers receiving far less than intermediaries. The investigation spans nationwide, citing Department of Agriculture findings of 4 to 110 percent profits on staples and calls for transparency amid rising living costs and middleman markups.
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Washington
Postaturday
Connecticut Avenue
Washinaton
Tirmer
Evelury Wilson
Department of \ citure
Shreveport
Nash Uc
Wr Wilson
Tt Post
City Life
Death Dream Nearly True Prophesy Precedes Sudden Death
Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania dispatch notes Belinda Elliston died suddenly after a vivid dream in which her late husband appeared and foretold she would live until age 62 years 11 months and 17 days. She had been in good health prior to an apoplexy strike in the early hours. The tale echoes a long awaited omen with a tragic late twist.
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Washington Post
Wilkes-Barre Pa
Belinda Elliston
Zelaya Still Claims Nicaragua Presidency In Exile
Exiled Nicaraguan former president Zelaya said in Managua he remains president though he may not return to Nicaragua. He outlined asylum terms with Mexico and Britain, favored U S Mexican mediation for regional unity, and anticipated peace within two months while condemning the Madriz government.
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Warsup
Nicaragua
Batatn
Cordoba
Mexico
Dee
Jope Santos Zelaya
Madriz
Zelaya
Craser Shearwater
United States
Knox
Tum
Belgium
Salina Cruz Zelaya
Ludiong Livingston
Shvathom
Mexico City
Irlas
Brokaw on stand as divorce case reveals temper
In Mineola the actress Mary Brokaw testified amid a heated cross examination. Her husband denied heavy drinking but admitted past irritability and disputes over alimony. Friends offered to testify, and a harsh exchange over letters and secrecy colored the trial, with untangling assets and possible yacht ownership shaping the case.
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New York
Brokaw
Mineola
Warg
Sharetes Healay
Bytora
Pisin
Tif
Westbury
Lower Island
White
Tyre
Railway Chief Goes Mad After Week of Derangement
Bernard Ball, second vice president and general freight traffic manager of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway, was driven insane in his Reading Terminal office. He lunged, was overpowered by private policemen and officials, and taken to a hospital. Ball, 61, had shown incoherent speech and erratic behavior for a week, scattering coins and telegrams about the office. He is a native of Oneida County, New York.
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Dee
Bernard Bul
Geneal
Philadelphia and+ Reading Railway Company
Hig
Reading Terminal
Ball
Bail
Reding General
Chicago
Nce
West
Kail Woo
Baltlx
Oneida County
Foraker's Sister Dead In Hillsboro Ohio Funeral Thursday
Mrs Sarah E McKeehan widow of Milton McKeehan Hillsboro Ohio sister of ex Senator J B Foraker died at her daughter Mrs F P Logan's home in Wentwood Wardwell avenue at 11 o'clock Monday night funeral will be at Hillsboro tomorrow afternoon She leaves two sons Homer McKeehan a Cleveland attorney and Frederick in the West and two daughters Mrs Logan wife of Principal Logan and Miss Fannie McKeehan of Colorado
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Hillshoro
Ohio
Toiday
Washington Post
Cincinnati
Sarah E McKeehan
Milton McKeehan
Hillsboro
J B Foraker
F P Logan
Wardwell Avenue
Wentwood
Homer McKehan
Cleveland
Frederick
Far West
Logan
Fannie McKeehan
Colorado
British Navy Wireless Secrets Stolen in Portsmouth Trial
Richard Knowlden, a Vernon torpedo school draftsman, faces trial in Portsmouth for theft of nine wireless improvement plans and confidential books. Officials warn the loss could compromise Britain’s naval wireless system if the documents fall into foreign hands.
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London
Richard Knowlden
Portsmouth
Knowlden
Kngwiden
Daughter Is His Bride in Secret Chalé Adoption
Special to The Washington Post from Boston December 2. William Chadwick a retired carriage manufacturer was married to Lina Chadwick who was raised as his daughter by the first Mrs Chadwick. An infant placed in Chadwick’s care was believed to be their daughter. The first Mrs Chadwick died about two years ago. Lina Chadwick, now bride, assumed household duties, while Chadwick’s age and the secrecy surrounding the adoption became public knowledge.
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Washington Post
Boston
Wiliam Chadwick
Heston
Lina
Chadwick
Antil
Lina Chadwick
New King Gets His Pay Feud Across Belgium
Brussels dispatch reports Belgian socialists in the chamber opposing a king’s raise, arguing for reduced civil list. They vote to study royal palace contents but fail to curb the monarch’s stipend, maintaining parity with Leopold amid calls to prevent royal资产 sales.
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Brussels
Chamber of Deputies
Rayer
Fire on liner Celtic burns five days after voyage
Liverpool reports a fire discovered in the hold of the White Star liner Celtic four days out from New York. By the time it reached port the fire continued burning below decks for five days while the hold was flooded, and passengers noted smoke near cotton bales in No 6 hold. Captain Hamberton ordered adjusted watches and ventilating measures.
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Dee
White Star
Celtic
New York
Jia
Hamberton
Football Rules Shake Up Debates Mass Play Elimination
Intercollegiate Athletic Association backs modification to reduce player injuries while preserving core game features. Dartmouth professor H K Hall leads effort amid heated talks with major schools like Yale, Princeton, Penn, Cornell, and Harvard, with West Point and others weighing changes. Representatives from many institutions favored phasing out mass play and the long tackle, while some resisted. Washington district voices for action are noted.
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Dartmouth
West
West Point
Mr Hail
San Francisco
Hall
Cornell
Jepes
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Palmer Piercee
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West Fount
RT Mckensie
University of Pennsylvania
W Nicolson
Wesleyan
Wiliams
Minnesota
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EK Hall
Dartmouth College
Trent
HB Hackett
West] Point
C W Savage
Oberlin
Oho
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W Oa Lambbeth
University of Virginia
Wrecks Reported After Storm Batter Boston Outer Harbor
The five masted schooner Davis Palmer sank Sunday morning at the Broad Channel entrance. A second wreck with three masts was sighted eight miles east of the Palmer near The Graves. Adame Damon went ashore near Ipswich as floods hit Chelsea and Boston. two thousand people faced renewed high water and weeks of displacement from a tide that kept homes flooded.
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Coliman
Chelsea
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Dee
Davis Palmer
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New England
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Ariel
Sockamp
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Hoboken
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Palmers
Adame Damon
A K Brewater
York
Ipswich
German freighter Capua reported lost with 23 crew
The German freight steamer Capua sailing from this port December 1 for Genoa, tied to the Gloman line, was last sighted December 3 and is now given up as lost. The vessel, built in Glasgow, is 1,282 tons net and carried a crew of 23.
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Dee
Capua
Jost
Gloman Line
Genoa
Capia
Glasgow
Barnes Struggled Student Starved Through College
A student named Barnes faced extreme hardship while managing college life. He endured prolonged hunger and mental strain that culminated in a breakdown. The report documents his efforts to continue studies despite severe personal challenges and the toll on his health.
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Barnes
Society Giets Hurt in Auto
Special to The Washington Post from Boston on December 8 reports a mother seeking state approval to take home her son Roland F Barnes from an insane asylum. He vanished from Sumner Hall after a Christmas visit, having endured hardship to finish his course. The crash in Cambridge injured several people including Gladys Pullce and Josephine Newarre Irvine in auto incidents. others sustained concussion or minor injuries. Officials note delays in recovery and ongoing investigations.
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Boston
Sollese
Roland F Barnes
Harvart
State Board of Insanity
Cincinnati
Barnes
Cambridge
Sumner Hall
Mra W H Taunton
McMiter
Mra Burges
Dewolt
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Gladys Pullce
Spencer Pea
Pemberton Square
Rose
Colorado, Springs
James H McMiihih
SengYor James McMillan
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Bono Eiraegnieee
Alara
Aes Ia
Brainyin Sa Autorachile Accidant
Tina
Migs McMian
Delibacre
Ohio
Jim
Louisville
Nea Bt. Louis
Mias
Joseppine Newarre Irvine
Daugh
Er Ronte
Football Reform Sparks Debate in Washington
Discussion centered on changing games into thirds instead of halves and abolishing man plays. Kisby’s duo contendents argued for moving the rules committee’s consideration to the afternoon session as plans for next season take shape.
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Feling
Washington
Kisby
Rales
Victims Named in Wildwood Boat Deaths at Jersey Shore
Two college men died near Wildwood Crest after a night at the McFarlane summer home. Lewis Krautter of the University of Pennsylvania and Ernest McFarlane, son of Professor John M. McFarlane, were found frozen. They had left Philadelphia Friday, spent the night at the summer home, and skiffed from Holy Beach Yacht Club. McFarlane died from water inhalation while Krautter perished from cold after helping his friend.
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New Jerey Shore
Sam
Woowood
Lewis C Krautter
University of Pennsylvania
Ernest W McFarlane
John M. McFarlane
Gave University
Phiadelphia
McFarlane
Wildwood Crest
Holy Beach
Krautzer
Turkish cabinet ousted in Constantinople reshuffle report
In Constantinople on December 8 the Turkish cabinet resigned after Hilmi Pasha’s departure. The Union and Progress Committee favors Tevfik Pasha as grand vizier, noting the cabinet faced Adana outbreaks, deficit cuts, and opposition in the chamber to the grand vizier’s program.
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Hilmi Pasha
Committee of
Umion and Progress
Hiamfi Pasha
Tewfk Pasha
Kamil Pasha
Hiami Pasha
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Adana
Tne
Union and Progress
Sultan Abdul Hamid
Péile
Fizier
Dreyfus in Street Fight in Paris
Maj Alfred Dreyfus on Gen Dalstein staff and M Boerner clashed in a street altercation in Paris. They exchanged blows but neither was injured and police took no action.
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Alfred Dreyfus
Dalstein
M Boerner
Wife Not Ally Of Bryce In Inverness Race
Special to The Washington Port reports Mrs Martin Littleton plans a suffrage luncheon and will not return to Scotland to help Bryce win the Inverness seat in January. She says she remains loyal to woman suffrage but notes Bryce does not share that belief, and her ambassador brother-in-law opposes speaking to Washington papers.
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New York
Mrad Anca Bryce
Mra Martin Littleton
Scotland
Anie
Inverness
Fman Bryce
America
Washington
IGE GORGES IN OHIO ICEBOUND FERRY CREATES NIGHT OF TERROR
Passengers aboard the icebound ferry Charon endure a perilous night as ice gorges block the Ohio River from Bellere to Benwood. River towns report bridges at risk, ships stranded, and coal shipments diverted while authorities plan emergency measures and precautions against further pack.
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Steubenville
Pend
Rover Craft
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Scen
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Leubenvile Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad
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Cincinnati
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Bellere
Benwood
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Exer
Gallipolis
Ohio Dee
One
Shading Hall
Pere
Irs
Paris Plans Slum Abolition and Public Works
The Paris municipality won authorization to borrow 130 million dollars for a major modernization scheme. Demolition of insanitary quarters, new streets, gardens, and schools are planned along with other public works, aiming to improve urban living conditions.
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Pérla
Chambe
Tlex
Paris
Joan
Zdyz
Davenport Suffers Nervous Collapse in San Francisco
Cartoonist Homer Davenport is gravely ill at a friend's home in San Francisco. A physician cites nervous collapse as the cause and regards his condition as critical.
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San Francisco
Homer ¢ Davenport
Wrights Pass Cup Contest Won in France Last Year
Dayton, Ohio reports the Wright brothers will not again contest for the Michelin cup. Wilbur Wright in France more than three years ago sparked a long dispute after a plane pile inhomed there. Officials say the Wrights may not fly for some time, planning aviation work in Florida.
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Dayton
Ohio
Wright Brothers
Wilbur Wright
Wrights
Grille
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