Food Control in Packers Hands Against Public Interest
Federal trade commission warns of packer domination of key foods and potential foreign control of meat products. It cites five firms Swift Armour Wilson Morris and Cudahy owning hundreds of companies and expanding into many lines from leather to seed oil.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Federal Trade Commission
Wilson
Swift & Co
Armour & Co
Wilson & Co
Morris & Co
Cudahy Company
Ioan
Raiways
Waterood babies kept alive with milk and ice donations
Public health nurses report 18 fragile infants in Waterloo homes rely on cow milk, ice, and medicines to survive hot weather. Mothers cannot nurse, ice scarce, homes spoil milk quickly. Donations to the Couriers and Reporter's Social Welfare league Baby Fund fund life saving supplies, directed by nurses, for future health and community good.
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Waterloo
Public Health Nursing Department
Social Welfare League
Wateroo
Couriers and Reporter's Social Welfare League
Mrs Mooney Seeks Interview With Wilson At White House
Mrs Rena Mooney wife of Thomas J Mooney serving a life term for the Preparedness Day explosion in San Francisco called at the White House and spoke with Secretary Tumulty seeking a meeting with President Wilson to press her husband’s case. She then went to the labor department to see Secretary Wilson.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Rena Mooney
Thomas J. Mooney
San Francisco
White House
Tumulty
Wilson
Mooney
Department of Labor
I W W Plan City to Boycott All Others in Western Desert
Spokane, Washington July 11 A proposed I W W city on the desert off Wilson Creek southwest of Spokane is said to be planned as the national capital. Construction awaits the arrival of leader Bill Haywood. The colony, largely Mormon in plan, will be cooperative with general support from I W W adherents nationwide. A cryptic message “21- Let’s go” circulated, police say, as a signal to depart Spokane.
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Spokane
Wash
Wilson Creek
W. W
T W. W
Bill Haywood
LW. W
Corn Products to Hire English Speakers Only
Chicago July 11 F M Sayre superintendent of the Corn Products Refining plant Argoll declares one result of the strike will be elimination of all non English speaking workers from the plant. About 710 strikers face removal when the plant reopens as officials say foreign language agitators caused the trouble. The plant remains guarded by 200 armed deputies and special police and calm continues through the village.
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Associated Press
Chicago
F. M. Sayre
Corn Products Refining Company
Argoll
W. W
Storm Leaves West End in Shock and Damage
A severe electrical storm lashed the region causing five deaths, many missing, and over twenty injured. Bradford saw a tornado that killed two and demolished 76 homes, while lightning killed two campers near Clinton and a farmer near Greensburg. Property losses run into thousands.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Bradford
Clinton
Greensburg
Strong Points Are Made by State in Murder Hearing
Mt. Ayr July 11 A sharp cross exam by Roy Emerson’s counsel failed to dislodge Walter Matlock the state’s chief witness in a Creston Iowa murder case Matlock an embalmer with the Emerson undertaking establishment testified Emerson tried to stop the inquest sought reliable coroner’s jurors and could identify his mother’s body from a distance though the mangled form lay in an elevator shaft Matlock remained firm through today’s questioning
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Associated Press
Mt. Ayr
Roy Emerson
Creston
Walter Matlock
Matlock
Emerson Undertaking Establishment
Emerson
Bin
Senate League Sides Buckle on War Tags and Conferences
The senate holds the peace treaty and the League covenant while adjourned until Monday. Advocates and opponents begin informal talks in preparation for the ratification fight. The foreign relations committee will meet Monday as the treaty was sent to the senate by President Wilson.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson Atill
Congress
White House
Wilson
Senate Foreign Reelations Committee
Senate
France
United States
Germany
Mr. Wilson
Washington
Paris
Grayson
Golf Links
Senate League
League
Holland Declines to Hinder Prince's Escape Rumor
Paris dispatch reports the Dutch council replying curtly to the inquiry about the alleged escape of the former German crown Prince from the Island of Wierin sen. The note says the rumor is unfounded and asserts Holland must exercise its sovereignty as it sees fit.
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Paris
Council of Five
Holland
Wierinsen
Waterloo Woman Cleans Up Nice Stake on Copper Shares
Waterloo resident Elizabeth Sharp has turned 5,500 Amalgamated Copper shares into a substantial profit after patient holding. She bought at 23 cents per share and sold portions as the price climbed from 74 to 75 cents, securing more than threefold her initial investment. Anaconda Copper has long paid steady dividends, boosting her cautious gamble.
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Waterloo
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago
New York
Hotel Hummel
Elizabeth Sharp
Anaconda
Amalgamated Copper
Sant Suceiat
Hes
Sharpeg
Atncanny
Anaconda Copper
Signs of Chicago Dry Battle Blink at Night
Chicago faces a showdown over blinking saloon signs in a drought era dispute. Anti-Saloon League attorney F B Ebbets and Liquor Dealers' association head Fred Rohde clash on a "reasonable time" to end the displays. Dealers defer action while signs stay lit, reflecting tension between prohibition advocates and the liquor trade.
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Chicago
F. B. Ebbets
Anti-Saloon League
Fred Rohde
Liquor Dealers’ Association
Rohde
Air Convention Topic Debated by Allied Council
Paris reports the allied supreme council discussed the Austrian and Hungarian frontiers and adjourned further work on the aerial convention. Gen Naulin of France Gen Jirobilant of Italy Maj Gen Watts of England and Maj Gen Summerall of the US form a commission to investigate Fiume incidents and will depart for the Adriatic. Captain Andre Tardiew spoke on borders and the meeting closed.
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Associated Press
Paris
allied_supreme council
Naulin
France
Jirobilant
Italy
If. 5. Watts
England
Charles P. Summerall
United States
Fiume
Adriatic
Andre Tardiew
Treating Ban Lifted in England by Good Sense Hope
London July 3 It is no longer against the law in England to buy a round of drinks as the no treating order has been revoked. The war measure wiped out the practice and the report expresses hope that good sense will prevent a revival of wasteful and excessive drinking.
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London
Associated Press
England
Paris Cafe Strike Begins This Morning
Paris workers including restaurant hotel and cafe staff and other employees voted to strike starting this morning. The transportation federation planned a citywide walk on July 27 which would halt subway service streetcars auto buses and taxicabs if carried out.
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Associated Press
Paris
Transportation Federation
Hag
Courier Home Delivery Before 4 30
Notice about Courier delivery cutoff at 4 30 with instructions to call 838230 if not received and for a copy to be sent. The text also shows garbled contact lines and unclear dates or names.
Red Troops Advance in Dvina District and Capture Poshno
Bolshevik forces advance in the Dvina district southeast of Archangel and occupy Poshno after fierce fighting. Two hundred prisoners are reported taken along with eight machine guns, per a Russian wireless dispatch.
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Red
Dvina
Poshno
Ivondon
Arthern Dvi
Archangel
Yessertiay
Ocean Freight Rate Control Relinquished by Shipping Board
Washington DC announces the relinquishment of ocean freight rate controls by the Shipping Board. The action abandons prior rate oversight and introduces a charter system aimed at granting ship owners greater freedom in pricing and operations.
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Shipping Board
Washington, D. C
India
Sipping Board
Nebraska Wheat Below Forecast and Corn Uneven
The July crop report from Nebraska shows wheat below forecast and corn uneven. Conditions for spring wheat worsen due to premature ripening and heat, while oats, barley, rye, potatoes and hay remain favorable. rice and rust issues are noted in wheat.
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Nebraska
Nebr
Yerientiure
Goth Win
Gorn
Whites Shot in Fighting Blacks
Nacogdoches July 11 reports four whites wounded in an ambush by a group of 50 to 75 blacks in Longview. White reinforcements burned five principal negro residences before dispersing. 25 troopers were ordered to Longview to assist local authorities. Search for two alleged negro ringleaders continued as the city quieted.
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Associated
Presa
Nacogdoches
Tex
Seventh Cavalry
Texas Nations
Longview
W. TP. Hobby
Thes
Farlier
Gov
W. P. Hobby
Dry and Wet Talks from 40 Promised in House Debate Today
Forty members waited as the House resumed consideration of the prohibition enforcement bill under a 22 hour general debate limit. Eight hours remained, delaying amendment speeches to tomorrow afternoon. Representative Moore of Pennsylvania opened with a three minute speech predicting bond issuance to cover revenue losses from prohibition.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
House
Atoore
Republican
Pennsylvania
State Public Utilities Commission blocks Tri-City rate hike
The Illinois Public Utilities Commission issued a permanent order suspending a proposed rate increase for street railway service in Moline East Moline Silvis Rock Island and Milan and for Tri City Railway lines in Rock Island Moline East Moline and Milan. The commission ruled current fares are just and reasonable and should continue.
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Springfield
Moline
Rock Talund Vetern Traction
Fast Moline
Silvis
Tri-City Railway Company
Tlinois
Rock Island
East Moline
Milan
Mlinala Public Uniities
Wilson Consults Polk on Mexican Question at State Dept
President Wilson abruptly visited Acting Secretary Polk at the state department with papers on the Mexican question. Polk will go to Paris to join the American peace delegation, and Wilson briefed him on the Paris situation before meeting Secretary Daniels. Staff applauded as the president spent time in the war and navy buildings before returning to the White House.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Polk
State Department
Mr. Polk
Daniels
Navy Department
State War and Navy
White House
Imported policemen guard Champaign transit during strike
In Champaign Illinois July 11 the city announced that imported policemen will continue to ride Champaign street cars to preserve order while a strike continues. Union leaders demanded removal of commissions from these non resident officers.
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Associated Press
Champaign
Ill
Rail Safety Campaign Reduces Fatalities in First Quarter
The Rail Administration reports 569 fewer deaths and 9,709 fewer accidents in the first three months of the year compared with 1918. Director-General Hines calls the campaign "most satisfactory" as figures were released from Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Railroead
Hines
Food Stolen from Army Supplies in Coblenz
Coblenz reports army officers uncover wholesale thefts of sea and troop supplies bound for Germany including three cars of American bacon and three cars of tires and tubes. The losses are estimated at several million marks as suspects are arrested and shipments returned to Coblenz.
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Coblenz
Germany
Blanket license plan to be adopted by Polk announced
Acting Secretary Polk announced that blanket licenses would resume trade with Germany, excluding dyes chemicals and potash, with control by the reparations commission under the peace treaty. Trade relations not abrogating the trading with the enemy act, and a formal announcement within 48 hours was promised.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States
Germany
Polk
State Department
Reparations Commission
Supreme Council
Vance McCormick
War Trade Board
Supreme Economic Council
Three Brest Ships Bring 3500 Yanks Back to New York
Three Brest bound transports Valacia Saxonia Tolca arrived in New York carrying 221 officers and 3,345 enlisted men. Valacia carried the 87th drop service companies and the 114th Guard Company. Saxonia most personnel from southern states. Tolca hosted units including 308th repair, 541st water truck, 29th motor transport, 225th and 278th MPs, 14th service park, and 503rd meat handling with numerous casualties.
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Associated Press
New York
Valacia
Satonia
Tolca
Brest
Army Service Corps
Andes
Saxonia
Wator Truck Company
Camps Placed South Because of Favoring Weather Says Baker
Secretary Baker testifies before a house subcommittee denying improper pressure over camp sites. He states camps were located in the South for better weather and rejects any influence to move troops north or south.
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Baker
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
House War Investigating
UMWA Leader Frank J. Hayes Ill in Indianapolis
Indianapolis report says Frank J. Hayes president of the United Mine Workers of America is ill in a local sanitarium and expected to be released in a few days after a "real cure." A misreported claim tied Will H. Hayes to the patient. In Berlin Sidney Harden may be named German ambassador to Washington once relations resume.
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Vua Lieneswnuney Reed
Indianapolis
Ind
Frank J. Ueyes
United Mine Workers of America
Hayes
Will H. Hays
Republican Party
Harden
Associated Press
Gopenhagen
Maximilian Harden
Die Zukunft
Berlin
Washingston
Fremdenblatt
Hamburg
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