War shortage in Britain's output of food
London reports persistent wartime shortages in food production. Parliaments secretary Charles D McCurdy warned next year could be most critical for butter cheese and meat supplies as European demand and drought reduce global outputs. He cited a meat surplus in Britain and risk of spoilage due to limited cold storage while Europe faces shortages intensified by ongoing warfare.
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London
Charles D McCurdy
Food Ministry
Europe
Australia
McCurdy
France
Belgium
Italy
England
Parliamentary Labor Party Sends Six to Study Irish Problem
Six members of the parliamentary labor party left London to study conditions in Ireland. Arthur Henderson, William Adamson, John R. Clynes, W. T. Wilson, John A. Parkinson, and WRL Smith will travel from Dublin to Belfast, Cork and other centers to gather viewpoints from all Irish sections.
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Associated Press
London
Parliamentary Labor Party
Ireland
Arthur Henderson
William Adamson
John R. Clynes
W. T. Wilson
John A. Parkinson
Wrl Smith
Dublin
Belfast
Cork
Ship's Engineer Craves Jam as Princess May Sinks Near Sunk
New York The Princess May of the Di Giorgio line nearly foundered after bilge pumps failed and oil feed problems mounted. Chief engineer sought jam for bread, causing tension aboard the Jamaica to Elington voyage. The liner was towed to Delaware Breakwater then New York. officers call her luckiest afloat.
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New York
Princess May
di Giorgio Fruit Line
Mischel R. Meyers
Elingston
Jamaica
Meyers
Ar. Meyers
Jefferson
Coast Guard
Delaware
Kingston
From Airplanes to Toys A War Plant Deaths Narrowed
Two American aircraft makers in New York discussed liquidation to shift capital into other ventures. Postwar, over 20 aircraft firms operated coast to coast, many closing or downsizing. Some convert plants to toys, baby carriages, washboards, and wheelbarrows to survive until commercial aircraft demand rebounds.
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New York
J. H. Collins
City in brief Buchanan for glasses and visits
A patchwork of short notices from Waterloo area. Mentions of residents traveling to Des Moines Chicago and Des Moines. local officials and business updates. a steady stream of social visits, funerals, and community events. Notices include Police, hospital surgeries, and a church fundraising campaign.
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Strayer
Drinkwater
Sask
Waterloo
Tyler
Alen Street
Chicago
Trumbayer
Des Moines
Demand for 50-50 income split proposed by Milwaukee suffragist
Milwaukee January 15 Mrs Edgar L Bell Milwaukee county chairman Democratic women's committee urged federal law requiring a 50-30 share in family income for husbands and wives. She pressed the idea at the state central committee meeting as Otto La Budde's successor was discussed. Bell argued women should not slave for board and keep, citing social settlement work. Also Capetown Jan 18 Smuts urged South Africans to aid central European distress and starving children.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Democratic Party
Edgar L. Bell
Democratic Women’s Committee
State Central Committee
Otto la Budde
John P. Hunte
Beil
League in Paris Housed Not Far From U S Office
Paris Jan 19 The league of Nations sits near the American embassy on Rue Pauguet with a staff at work since the league began three days ago Its initial act was naming members of the Saar valley boundary commission which falls outside league control The commission will be under direct supervision of the principal allied and associated powers per Versailles treaty interpretation
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Paris
League of Nations
Rue Pauguet
League
League Council
Saar Valley Boundary Commission
Boundary Commission
Paap
Separate Negro State Urged For Rio Grande Region
Washington Jan 19. Negro representatives urged creation of a separate state along the Rio Grande to be inhabited and protected by the United States. A nine person commission would outline a plan to promote harmonious race relations nationwide.
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Washington, D. C
United States
House Judiciary Committee
Mason
Illinois
Moses Madden
St. Louis
County Poor Relief Method Undetermined
The county board of Supervisors adjourned without action on severing the overseer of poor from the Social Welfare league. A committee was instructed to plan the department’s future, while today it focused on securing emergency hospital quarters for influenza care. Miss Harriet McLaury is temporarily in charge of social welfare quarters in the courthouse.
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Board of Supervisors
Social Welfare League
Committee On Poor
Harriet McLaury
Fire at Edgewood Arsenal Barracks Kills Three
Baltimore Md Jan 19 three men died and four others were seriously injured in a fire that destroyed a barrack housing 100 Edgewood arsenal employees near Aberdeen Maryland early yesterday. All victims were civilians.
Hog Raiser Loser by Feeding $1.43 Corn
A letter from J. G. Reed in Gary Indiana challenges editorial on pork pricing. He cites South St. Paul hog market prices, cash corn at $1.42-$1.44, and argues feeding 13 bushels of corn per 100 pounds of live weight makes hogs unprofitable. Reed says hogs are a liability under current prices and feasting hog profit is illusory.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Gary
J. G. Reed
Northwest
Sey
South St. Paul
Minnesota
John T Houser speaks at Rotary luncheon
John T. Houser, general secretary of the Y M C A, addressed Rotary at Hotel Russell-Lamson. His talk, titled Service Not Self, urged serving others with a beautiful judgment of values. The Republican Male quartet performed, praised by attendees, with a concert planned at East High School auditorium tonight. Visitors included Russell J. Hopley of McGregor, J W Bennett of Janesville, H Webster of Independence, and A J VanBergen of Minneapolis.
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John T. Houser
Rotary
Russell-Lamson
Hieuser
East High School
Russell J. Hopley
McGregor
J. W. Bennett
Janesville
H. Webster
Independence
A. J. VanBergen
Minneapolis
Minn
Italy Cries For Tourists The Hotels Are Packed And Cities Have Grown
Rome reports a tourist shortage while other Italian cities face overcrowding as war time population surges fill hotels and apartments. Officials struggle to accommodate newcomers despite rents kept low by law. linguistic and cultural hints fade amid crowds and crowded streets.
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Italy
Rome
America
France
Venice
Flovence
Naples
Genoa
Tarns
Peanee
Chay
Worl
Sun day school officers installed at First Baptist Church
A church and Home Park mission program completed a ceremony yesterday at First Baptist Church. New officers named include Church Superintendent Hugeno amt, Mrs. Wi 2t Aenathth, Mrs. HL Edwards, and Cornwell asstants, with others in primary, din fer, intermedtte, and adult divisions. An address by Penn Moore, India missionary, was well received.
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Home Park
First Baptist Church
Chorch Proper
Hugenoamt
Aenathth
HL. Edwards
An Cornwell
2A. Blovieli
Mildred Jeffman
Leslieans
Drew
Boot
Howse
Henry Thomas
M Knudsen
Home Department
Omy
Edwin Marsh
Marla Witt
Assistancy
Greene
Jennie Taft
George Pet
Taft. Asquith
Penn Moore
Fndia
Low Pay Forces Chicago Teachers to Quit Standards Remain High
William Bachrach, supervisor of commercial education, cites teacher shortages as harming business and delaying skilled labor. He notes fewer applicants for commercial teaching, with 60 to 70 previously taking exams now dwindling. Chicago schools risk lowering standards to meet demand, harming stenography as a profession and business pocketbooks as demand outstrips supply.
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Chicago
William — Bachrach
Aise
Hevhula Ory
America
Woman killed by train at Oak Island station in Boston area
Mrs Rose Tachadelle of 14 Hanover a treat Lynn aged 35 died instantly when struck by a Boston-bound narrow gauge train at Oak Island station while her husband Salvatore Ischadelle stood nearby unable to help. Engineer Stevens stopped the train. Mrs Tachadelle was taken to Crescent Beach station where Dr Andrews pronounced her dead.
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Boston
Rose Tachadelle
Hanover
Lynn
Oak Island
Ischadelle
Salvatore Ischadelle
Arthur A. Stevens
Hanover Street
Lynch
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Kingsley Avenue
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