American Ship Sunk by U Boat Seven Crew Lost
An Atlantic port report states the American steamship Owasco formerly the Allemania was sunk by a submarine in December off the Spanish coast. Survivors say two crew were lost. The Owasco was among three vessels sunk while passing a lighthouse beam. Also notes British and French losses and a single Italian vessel sunk in weekly shipping tallies.
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Atlantic
Gwasco
Allemania
United States
Owasco
London
Admiralty
Paris
Italy
Rome
Calls 11 Cents a Quart Fair Milk Price
Chicago January 24 Among briefs filed with the milk commission Har ry A Wheeler Illinois Dr John Dill Robertson city health commissioner estimates a 10 percent profit on milk at 32.75 per hundredweight and a 5 cent per quart distribution charge He says a fair price for Chicago consumers is 11 cents per quart or 9 cents if walked to the store Prices in other briefs range from 2.75 to 3.43 per hundred pounds The commission is expected to report findings soon
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Chicago
Harry A. Wheeler
Illinois
John Dill Robertson
ORINA EXPRESSES REGRET FOR ATTACK ON GUNBOAT
Peking reports the foreign office regretted the attack on the American gunboat Monocacy in the Yangtze River last week. One sailor was killed and two wounded. An investigation and reparations were promised, with a river patrol by foreign warships likely following diplomatic recommendations.
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Peking
Foreign Office
Yang Tsa Klang River
Boyle may manage Tulsa in Arkoma league
Frank Boyle, famed Central Association pennant winner, is expected to sign to manage Tulsa Oklahoma in the new Arkoma league. Tulsa clubs hold tentative contracts as the circuit forms with five teams ready and three more likely within weeks. Boyle, longtime rival of Ned Egan, has developed and sold players to major leagues and led Marshalltown to a split-season pennant last year.
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Frank Boyle
Marshallstown
Tulsa
Okla
Boyle
Central Association
Ned Egan
Penner
Hallacher
Payne
Murphy and
Lee
Marshalltown
Farmer Robbed After Fight With 3 Thugs
Cedar Rapids Iowa reports farmer Charles Kirk fought three footpads for sixteen minutes in a 2 am assault in the business district. He was clubbed unconscious and robbed of 188.13 dollars after a revolver misfired and a hose loaded with shot was used. He survived with serious injuries. The assailants fled.
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Cedar Rapids
Charles Kirk
King
Nationwide Save the Babies movement planned soon
Washington announces a nationwide push named Save the Babies to cut preventable infant deaths. A 12 month program will register three million infants, weigh and measure preschoolers beginning April 6, and run educational campaigns to reduce under four mortality, with prenatal care, clinics, milk supply guarding, and income support as core strategies.
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Washington, D . Dan
America
Children's Bureau
Howe
Lniaand
Pirsti
Millions of Chicks Face Freezing Threat in Cold Fuel Shortage
Chicago officials and poultrymen report about 20 million baby chicks are incubating for the spring market. They fear fuel shortages will ruin operations unless coal deliveries are promptly arranged by the federal fuel administration. Baby Chick association officers promise Federal aid to ensure incubators receive coal where needed.
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Chicago
Federal Fuel Administration
Baby Chick Association
Taft Starts 1000 Mile Tour To Camp Devens
Former President William H. Taft began a month long speaking tour covering about 1000 miles to 12 military training camps in 13 states in the south and middle west. He spoke on war aims and the League to Enforce Peace, urged support from the Y M C A War Council to organize the tour.
Use Cocoanut Oil For Washing Hair
Simple coconut oil as shampoo avoids alkali in soaps and makes a rich lather with water only. It cleanses scalp and hair, rinses easily, leaves hair silky and easy to manage, and lasts for months at low cost.
Petrograd Near Famine Amid Rail Shortages
Petrograd faces severe food shortages as famine looms amid war and civil strife. Madame Brotth-Falkner, food control official, cites war, currency collapse and rail delays as main causes while northern Russia and Siberia supply grain. officials plan to barter clothing and metal goods for grain to ease scarcity.
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Petrograd
Madame Brotth-Falkner
Food Control Committee
Associated Press
Chicago Schoolboys Learn Farm Craft Lessons
Three thousand Chicago high schoolboys registered for summer farm work received the first of a series of farmcraft lessons prepared for April plowing. Written by Eugene Davenport dean of the University of Illinois College of Agriculture, the farmcraft series is printed by the state council of defense and will be distributed to Illinois high schools.
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Chicago
Eugene Davenport
College of Agriculture
University of Ilinois
State Council of Defense
Illinois
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Xen
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East Fourth Street
Russia
Waterloos
Siyle
Rockford
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