Wilson names four to act with McAdoo in war finance
The 500 million government war finance corporation was proposed with four directors named by President Wilson to work with Secretary McAdoo. The new capital issues committee also expanded with seven members. The move aims to organize federal war financing and regulate securities issues beyond 100 thousand dollars.
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Washington
War Finance Corporation
Wilson
MccAdéo
Senate
New Capital Issues Committee
Federal Reserve Boards
Capital Issues Committee
Finance Corporation
W. P. G. Harding
Govenor
Federal Reserve Board
Allen B. Iorbes
New York
Eugene Meyer Jr
National War Savings Committee
War Industries Board
Angus W. McLean
Wilmington, N
Gsues
Charles S. Hamlin
the Treasury
John Skelton Williams
Currency
Railroad Administration
Frederic A. Delano
Henry Flower
Kansas City
Frederic H. Goff
Cleveland
James B. Brown
Louisville
John §. Deum
San Francisco
Hamlin
Delano
Capital Issues
Flower
Goff
Paul M. Warburg
Finance Committee
Federal Reserve System
Harding
Williams
National Banking System
Dean Brown At Olivet Con gregational Church
Yale professor Dean Brown will speak at Olivet Congregational Church tonight under the church men’s league. He discusses The Moral Effects of the War. The event is open to all with no admission charge.
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Dean Brown
Yale
Olivet Congregational Church
Men’s League of the Church
German Air Losses Far Higher Than 1917
In a House of Commons debate Major John L. Baird said English losses in the current offensive match April 1917 levels, while German aircraft losses observed crashing were about three and a half times higher than last year’s.
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London
House of Commons
John L. Baird
Air Board
England
Obituaries from Stratford area include multiple funeral notices
Funeral notices announce services for John Sarnecky James McQueeney Oliver Cromwell Hannah Benjamin Grace Payne Anna Powell Albert Davis Frances Judd Mary Fagan William Lewis Margaret Rowe and other residents of Stratford and area. Details list ages survivors church and cemetery interment dates and times for each service.
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John Sarnecky
J. Sarnecky
St. James Church
Stratford
St. Michael's Cemetery
Oliver Cromwell
J. H. Carroll
Elm Street
Alexeyander Alison, Jr
Park Cemetery
Hannah S. Benjamin
Hannah
Benjamin
John Benjamin
Manhattan
New York
Christchurch Stratford
Henry Ligman Wheaton
Episcopal Cemetery
Giant ostrich egg in museum mirrors ancient myth
A two quart capacity ostrich egg from Wonon province is displayed at the American Museum of Natural History. Natives in Henan claimed it was a ho ho bird egg, but scientists identify it as a gigantic ostrich egg. Two additional, less perfect shells were found, making three relics of extinct giants.
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Yellow River
Henan
China
American Museum of Natural History
New York
Wonon
Indianapolis News
Yawning Removes Wrinkles and Social Etiquette
A quoted excerpt argues yawning should be indulged in polite society to counteract laughing. It suggests laughing causes lines at mouth corners, while yawning stretches facial muscles in the opposite direction, undoing those effects through simple, unrestricted yawning.
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Noites
Power of Tim Spirit in Deafness and Mind Renewal
A concise reflection argues that healing comes from inner will and personal understanding. It maintains nature balances itself and that only the loss of spirit constitutes irreparable disaster. The piece cites resilience and the mind’s power to influence life’s outcomes.
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Mar. Baret Goldwin
Atlantia
Fraternal Meetings and Odd Fellows Convention lined up
A f raternal communication of Corinthian lodge I and A M meets at 4 pm to work the fellowcraft degree. Jerusalem Chapter AA M convokes Friday evening for the past master degree. Odd Fellows Waterbury hosts the grand lodge convention on Wednesday May 15 at 36 North Main Street. Credentials panel meets Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning to process attendees. Grand Master Chapman to retire. Har Hirsch to assume chair. Chapman elected junior representative to the sovereign grand lodge in St. Louis. Meyer to become deputy grand master as part of leadership steps.
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Jerusalem
Odd Fellows
Waterbury
Grand Ridge of
Odd Fellows Hall
North Main Street
George M. Chapman
Har Hirsch
New London
Chapman
Sovereign Grand Lodge
St. Louis
William T. Meyer
Irish Secretary Named in London Appointment
Edward Shortt a member of the house of commons for Newcastle on Tyne has been appointed chief secretary for Ireland to succeed Henry Duke who held the post since August 1916 Shortt a Liberal was born in 1862 and takes office in Dublin London April 29 1917
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London
Edward Shortt
House of Commons
New Castle On Tyne
Ireland
Henry Duke
Ohio Man Is Modern Wizard
Ohio news reports a sensational claim about a pharmacy remedy for corns with Trocesone. The text describes instant relief and easy removal of corns using a few drops, praising safety while warning against irritation. It notes dramatic death prevention claims and mentions widespread sales and media attention.
Archbishop Reports Warm Welcome During U S Visit
London April 29 The archbishop of York told the Yorkshire Post interview that the welcome in the United States was overwhelming and that Americans are united in pressing forward cooperation. He noted the citizen army’s efficiency and determination seen at a large military training camp.
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London
York
Yorkshire Post
eHs
United States
America
Uruguay Again Asks Germany for Answer
The Uruguayan government presses Germany for a definite reply on whether a state of war exists between the two nations. Germany’s reply avoids the point while Uruguay’s foreign minister seldom discusses it. A Montevideo dispatch notes a German submarine commander claimed a state of war exists. Uruguay reportedly plans to declare war in the near future.
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Montevideo
Germany
Uuruguay
France
Uruguay
Bride Makes Complaint Against Husband Arraigned
Nicholas Wolfe of 118 Andover street was arrested on a wife’s complaint after three months of marriage. She alleged he failed to support her while he earned enough. He will be arraigned in City court this morning.
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Mary Pagan
Mary
Eugens
Mary Fagan
Joseph Cunningham
Richard
William HH. Lewis
William EH. Lewis
North End
Paiseview Avenue
William MN Eyebert i
Howard B
Mountain Grave
Lis
United Congregational Church
Margaret
Rowe
Margaret Coleman
Edward Rowe
Howard Avenue
Jussell Morgan
St. Peter's Church
St. Michael’s Cemetery
International Film Service
William I. Thomas, Jr
R. M. Granger
William I. Thomas
Morals Court
Chicago
Thomas
Granger
Chicago University
Nicholas Wolfe
Andover Street
Nicholas
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