Jews Renew Hope at London Zionist Mass Meeting
A vast London audience filled the Higuse with electrified support as Jews renewed faith in a national home. Notables like Lord Cecil, Herbert Samuel, Lord Rothschild, and Israel Zangwill spoke while Prof. Chaim Weizmann led with the oath If I Forget Thee O Jerusalem. Speakers urged Arab and Armenian unity and a swift realization of a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
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London
Great Britain
Cecil
Herbert Sam
Israel
Stee Abel
Ithe
Fish
Colonial Bank
Joseph Bia Gelocation
Christian
Dslegs
Abduleki Yato'thoee
Pu Mpany
Parlispa
Geveruan Arom
William Henderson
Labor Party
Walter P Nathan Straus
Canadian Federation
Provisional Zion
Palestine
Zion
Chaim Swoleman
Jerusalem
Weitzman
Lord Robert Cecil
England
Lord Cecil
Herbert Samuel
Lord Rothschild
Marco Sykes
Capt
Gar
James Rothschild
Baron Edmund de Rothschild
Rabbis Herts
Gaster
Israel Zangwill
Nahum Sokolow
Barbara of Erneocourt Lady of St Balmont a second Joan of Arc
Barbara of Hinecourt known as the Lady of St Balmont born 1609 at Newville castle between Bar and Verdun trained with arms from childhood. She led fortifications during the Thirty Years War, captured men and baggage, later retired to a nunnery and died May 22 1660 aged 51.
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Hinecourt
Lady of
Duke of Lothrenge
Livestock Exposition Prompt Connecticut Purchases
Hartford reports Major Samuel Russell Jr and Commissioner James Whittlesey in Chicago for the International Live Stock Exposition. They relay growing interest in beef cattle among Connecticut farmers, with orders already arriving for cattle and pigs. They plan to aid selection and may establish a calf and pig exchange to boost state livestock.
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Hartford
United States Food Administration
Connecticut Committee of Food
Samuel Russell, Jr
Middletown
James Whittlesey
Morris
Chicago
Major Russell
State Council of Defense
Connecticut
Blackstone
Whittlesey
the Food Administration
Springfield
Western Purchases By Some On Right On the Ground.” Harry, Garrigus
Connecticut Agricultural College
Irving G. Davis
Storrs
County Farm Bureau
Jbuyer
Boll Weevil In Laguna District Threatens Cotton Loss
Mexico City reports widespread alarm as boll worm infests the Laguna district near Torreon Coahuila with cotton losses described as serious up to 85 percent. August Buseck of the U S Department of Agriculture urges no planting in affected area for two to three years and fumigation or destruction of remaining seed. Minister Rouaix calls diversifying crops to avert worse outcomes. Enlisted men abroad donate half their pay for 10 months to Liberty Loan. Railroad stocks rise on talk the government will seize the railroads.
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Mexico City
Laguna
Torreon
Coahuila
August Buseck
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Egypt
Mexico
Busch
Pastor Rouaix
Liberty Loan
Allied war aims urged in united declaration
Italian Finance Minister Nitti voices support for a frank allied declaration of war aims to show unity and deter defeatist trends. He warns against any peace terms that weaken resolve, and stresses that victory alone can secure lasting peace for France Italy and the Allies. He notes America’s stance against imperialism and advocates a clear though not overly specific statement of joint aims.
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Paris
Nitti
Lord Lansdowne
Italy
France
America
Admiral Jellicoe Birthday Tribute Highlights Long Service
Admiral Jellicoe, born December 5, 1859, marks his fifty eighth birthday. The veteran Brit ish naval officer began training at thirteen, saw combat in Egypt earning the Khedive s Bronze Star, survived the 1893 Victoria collision, endured wounds in the Boxer Rebellion, and earned the Prussian Red Eagle. He rose to rear admiral in 1907, led the Atlantic fleet in 1910, and became second lord of the Admiralty in 1912 before commanding the North Sea Fleet at the outbreak of war, tasked with sinking or capturing the German fleet.
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John Rushworth Jellicoe
North Sea Fleet
J. H. Jellicoe
Khedive
Victoria
Camperdown
Mediterranean
Jellicos
China
Jellicoe
The Old Car and the War Time Auto Market
The article argues producers will slow pleasure car output during wartime as air and war work take precedence. Demand may shift to used cars as new models become scarce and pricier. Wealthy buyers historically drove trends, but ongoing innovations tempt continued spending while older models lose appeal.
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Paris
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