Untermyer urges NY insurers to invest in real estate
In a letter to Nathan Hirsch, Samuel Untermyer calls for immediate divestment from railroad and bank stocks and demands at least half of life, fire, health, casualty insurers and New York savings banks be invested in mortgages on unencumbered real estate. He also proposes double land tax on vacant parcels and criticizes material price conspiracies.
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New York
New York State
Samuel Untermyer
Nathan Hirsch
Untermyer
State Reconstruction Commission
Legislative Committee
Farm Loan Bank
New York City
United States
New York Mutual Life Insurance Companies
German Press Attacks Allied Peace Terms as Crime
Berlin reports the Daily Vorwaerts denounces Allied notes as branding war a crime while warning that peace itself would be an even greater crime. Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau protests the Versailles departure incident amid the German peace mission turmoil.
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Berlin
Germany
Vorwaerts
Entente
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Versailles
Mayor appoints 6000 to govern Carnegie library board
Mayor Lawrence, per the city commissioners, names a new Carnegie library board and sets a 5 PM meeting for organization. New roster includes W. E. Saunders, R. O. Allen, W. S. Barron, W. C. Davis, Mrs. J. Webb Howell, Mrs. E. H. Astin, and Miss Edith Cavitt.
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Lawrence
Carnegie Library
W. E. Saunders
R. O. Allen
W. S. Barron
W. C. Davis
J. Webb Howell
E. H. Astin
Edith Cavitt
German Cabinet Sees Bolsehvism as Barrier to Signing
Weimar reports no official reply to Allied counter proposals yet AP learns German sentiment is almost unanimous against signing the treaty. The main objection cited is fear of bolshevism and chaos in Germany.
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Weimar
Associated Press
Germany
Insurance reform urged to shift funds to real estate mortgages
Untermyer warned that current New York insurance law pressures mutuals to invest heavily in volatile securities rather than real estate mortgages. He cited a 1906 reform and noted fifteen companies held 1918 assets of over 3.19 billion, with mortgages totaling about 706 million and stock and bonds near 1.87 billion.
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Untermyer
New York Life Insurance Company
State of
New York
New York City
Wall Street
Ee Sat
Monmram
Ade Aia
Typhus Rampant in Bosnia 15 Percent Destitute
Spalato June 18 Fifteen percent of Bosnia's population is destitute as typhus rises in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Official reports show 800 cases but authorities fear over 3000. Religious beliefs and male doctors hinder treatment while lice plague homes and railways. United States aid agencies plan hospital support and relief efforts across Dalmatia and Bosnia.
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Spalato
Bosnia
Herzegovina
American Red Cross
Hoover Food Mission
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dalmatia
Cattaro
Sinj
Messini
Ragusa
Zelanika
Villa of Thousand Kinds of Roses Awaits Von Buelow
Rome June 18 Prince von Buelows house on Pincian hill known as the Villa of a Thousand Kinds of Roses awaits his return. The roses cover walls and garden with varieties unknown in America including Italian orange roses and the rose novita. The gardener waits at the gate pondering how long peace delays his master.
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Rome
Prince von Buelow
Pincian Hill
America
von Buelow
Italy
German government bars publication of Moltke memoirs
Paris reports that the German government forbids publication of the late Lieutenant General von Moltke's memoirs. The texts allegedly include 1914 events that could create an unfavorable view of Germany's wartime responsibility and criticize prewar policy.
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Paris
von Moltke
Germany
Food ships detained pending peace treaty signing
Eight American steamers laden with provisions for Germany have been detained pending signing of the peace treaty.
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Deal
P.g
Germany
Federation Labor Ages President to Remove Burleson
Atlantic City June 18. The American Federation of Labor adopted unanimously a resolution urging President Wilson to immediately remove Postmaster General Burleson from office during its convention here.
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Federation Labor
Burleson
Atlantic City
Wilson
American Federation of Labor
Propose Proclamation Change to War Time Prohibition
Washington June 18 The house judiciary committee agrees to vote Saturday on a proposal to authorize the president to modify by proclamation the wartime prohibition law regarding manufacture and sale of beer and light wines.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Women Wage Fight for Recognition in Church Ireland
In Dublin on June 18 the annual synod of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Ireland debated woman suffrage in church governance. Clergy favored, laity opposed. overall majority for the motion existed but required a majority of both orders. The bill likely to be renewed.
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Dublin
Protestant Episcopal Church In
Ireland
Church of England
Ossory
Wakely
Bernard
Reliance Baptist to Host Sunday School BYPU Convention
Reliance Baptist church will host a two day Sunday school and BYPU convention starting Saturday night with a program on Our Young People. Sunday features a mass meeting reports, Evangelism in Our Association, a dinner, and panels on Women’s Part in Church Life and Needs of the Field.
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Reliance Baptist Church
Pastor Smith
Clarence Horton
E. Uv
Peters
W. S. Barron
J. J. Pipkin
Evangelism In Our Association
Jnc. A
Belle Smith
A. J. Buchanan
Marion Cook
J. M. Bullock
J. W. Rawls
C. S. Jones
E. A. White
Sam Thomas
Hamp Buchanan
French Cruiser Jean D Arc Disabled At Sea Tow In Azores
A wireless message from Admiral Benson aboard the Arkansas reports the French cruiser Jean D Arc disabled at sea and being towed to the Azores by the transport Mongolia. On board are Dr Pessoa Brazilian president elect and his party.
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Washington
Benson
Arkansas
France
Jean D'Arc
Azores
Mongolia
Dr. Pessoa
Canadians Riot Over Delayed Homeward Sails At Epsom
London reports say about 400 Canadian soldiers attacked the Epsom Police station after homeward sailings were postponed. A policeman died from injuries after the assault, and another Canadian was released to calm the mob. unrest also troubled Whitley camp with huts burned and damage. Australians and New Zealanders reportedly protested as well.
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London
Epsom
Whitley
Ousley Warns Against Power After War in Guion Hall
Col. Clarence Ousley, assistant secretary of agriculture, spoke at Guion Hall warning against retaining wartime powers. He urged resisting both rigid change and constant pursuit of innovation, stressing modest government control of property and the duty of college graduates to show good citizenship and patriotism.
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Clarence Ousley
Guion Hall
College
Ousley
Washington
All Time Health Officer Proposal Aims to Cut Texas Sickness Loss
Austin reports an average 10.17 lost days per capita annually in Texas due to sickness, costing $10.74 per person and 3.3 percent of income. Dr. Goddard, state health officer, says an all-time health officer working with local boards could cut deaths from preventable diseases and reduce losses by at least 25 percent.
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Austin
Texas
State Board of Health
Dr. Goddard
State Health Department
House Judiciary Committee Rejects Light Wine Repeal Motion
Washington June 17 the house judiciary committee voted ten to three to oppose Rep Igoe democrat Missouri and refuse to adopt a motion to recommend repeal of the wartime prohibition measure as it applies to light wines and beer
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Igoe
Missouri
State Seeks Injunctions Against Six Houston Drug Stores In Austin
Through First Assistant Attorney General W A Keeling the state secured temporary injunctions from Judge George Calhoun in Travis County District Court restraining six Houston drug stores and one Humble outlet from selling intoxicating liquors. The petition accuses sales on prescription and notes proximity within ten miles of a military camp. Names include City Drug Store John G Cadena Courthouse Pharmacy Max Wiesenthal M H Bogar Cash Drug A E Kiesling A C Bering and James A Radford Houston Garvey’s Pharmacy Humble.
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Austin
Tex
W. A. Keeling
Travis County District Court
George Calhoun
Houston
John G. Cadena
City Drug Store
Max Wiesenthal
M. H
Light and Water Problems Studied by City Commission
City commissioners last night appointed a committee to confer with the power company manager. The aim is to draft a new or amended contract to add power equipment and create a more flexible charging system. The panel includes Mayor Lawrence's appointees H. L. Burger L. L. McInnis and City Manager Greer.
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Lawrence
H. L. Burger
L. L. McInnis
Greer
Canadian Strikers Mapped Plan to Cut Winnipeg Power
Officials seized documents after ten strike leaders were arrested revealing the strike committee studied shutting off all electric power in Winnipeg. Minister Gideon Robertson said other papers show the leaders admitted funds from individuals tied to a plot to found a Soviet government in Canada.
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Winnipeg
Gideon Robertson
Canada
Austrian reply reaches peace conference at Paris
The Austrian reply to the St Germain fragmentary treaty has been handed to the peace conference and is being translated for submission to the council of five. Vienna reports indicate newspapers publish a summary focused on objections to terms.
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Paris
St. Germain
Council of Five
Vienna
Scheidemann critiques allied reply on German counter proposals
Weimar report states Phillip Scheidemann head of the German cabinet told the peace commission the allied reply lacked complete text and could not be judged yet. He warned that premature judgment would be a mistake and emphasized patience at the National Assembly yesterday.
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Weimar
Phillip Scheidemann
Peace Commission
National Assembly
Italian Steamer Citta di Milano Sinks Off Sicily
Twenty three people aboard the Italian steamer Citta di Milano are missing after the vessel sank today off Sicily near Messina. Commander Brunielli is among those unaccounted for.
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Messina
Brunelli
Citta di Milano
Sicilly
Allied Army Marks Time as Germany Ponders Peace Terms
German cabinet sentiment appears almost unanimous against signing the amended peace terms though Germany has not committed. Weimar talks continue with the altered terms likely to be presented today to the National Assembly. Marshal Foch orders preparatory moves east of the Rhine as Allied and American forces stand ready to advance into Germany.
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Germany
Weimar
National Assembly
Paris
Foch
Rhine
Americans in Mexico May Suffer Under Villa Threat
El Paso reports tension as Villa forces could retaliate after American troops crossed the border and expelled his men from Juarez. Americans in interior Mexico face danger. mining firms order employees to return to the United States via Torreon to escape under Villa control.
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el Paso
Mexico
Villa
Juarez
United States
Torreon
San Antonio Cattleman Warns of Escalating Border Tensions
In San Antonio on June 18 residents with Mexican interests fear reprisals by Villistas and loss of American lives and property after U S troops cross the border. A prominent cattleman with $80,000 cattle in Coahuila plans to move stock to prevent confiscation and urges U S policy clarity amid Mexican factional strain.
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San Antonio
Villistas
United States
Mexico
Carranza
Rio Grande
Coahuila
President and Mrs Wilson visit Belgium meeting King Albert
Akinkerke Belgium June 18 President and Mrs Wilson arrived this morning and were greeted by King Albert and Queen Elizabeth. They planned a motor tour of the Belgian front after the welcome.
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Akinkerke
Belgium
Wilson
King Albert
Queen Elizabeth
Viscount Northcliffe Undergoes Operation
Viscount Northcliffe London newspaper owner and former head of the British mission to the United States underwent an operation today. His condition is satisfactory.
French Sailors Attempt Rescue at Brest Jail
Two hundred French sailors tried to storm the naval jail in Brest to free imprisoned sailors. The attempt failed with no casualties reported.
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Brest
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