Churchill pushes for disarmament while preserving naval supremacy
The piece argues Churchill favors ending conscription and disarmament but keeps Britain's navy, warning such a policy would wreck the peace conference. It criticizes a one sided arms race, urges global demilitarization under international law and police, and praises Lloyd George and Wilson as future peace champions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Churchill
England
Europe
Churchill
France
America
Lloyd George
Wilson
Women Have Been Better Buyers During War Conservation
Trade statistics show women spending more than men during the war. A department store manager reports women bought twice as much, a jeweler notes women accounting for two thirds of jewelry sales with diamonds and pearls rising in price yet seen as safe investments, and a garment expert cites a one third rise in women’s dress goods. Merchants attribute this to more women working and earning higher wages while many men go to war, yet overall purchases suggest men are more economical by nature.
Secretarial Revisions Set National Forest Grazing Fees
Secretary Houston announces new grazing rates effective March 1 1919 based on forage value. Cattle rates range 0 to 1.50 per head, horses 25 percent above cattle, swine 25 percent below, and goat and other animals at 25 percent of cattle. Five year grazing permits may be issued where warranted.
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Hounton
Houston
National Forest
Peace Through Delayed Highway Spending in 1918
The 1918 highway program shows $14,550,000 available but only $425,445 paid from federal funds as wartime economy and resource conservation limited construction. States submitted vitally necessary projects, inspectors reviewed 181 bond issues totaling $96.9 million, and fuel administration backed bituminous supply for critical roads. War conditions also affected allied forces provisions and naval code destruction procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
The
Fuel Administration
Quote exchange on kings and fools from Baltimore American
A humorous exchange features a husband praising his wife as beautiful and a judge noting a shift from kings of old who kept fools to kings who are kept by fools. The quip emphasizes changes in leadership and follies across eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Funeral for GP Anderson Today at 10
George P. Anderson, a machinist, died December 5 after a paralytic stroke. He was 61 years old and leaves a widow. Funeral services, private, will be held at his home 619 North Boulevard this morning, with Rev. George G. Van Winke officiating.
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George P. Anderson
Union Pacific Railred
North Boulevard
George G. . van Winke
Advising G I Insurance Policies for Returning Service Members
A bulletin from the Information and Education Service of the War Department urges soldiers and sailors to maintain government life insurance. It argues the policy offers greater use and incentive for thrift and provides protection for the returning veteran in various scenarios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Buelow Department of Labor
Life Insurance for Veterans Under War Risk Policy
The article explains a $10,000 life policy for veterans with monthly benefits of 57.60 dollars for the beneficiary after death. If death occurs within 20 years the money is paid in equal monthly installments. Eligible beneficiaries include wife child grandchild parent grandparent sister or brother. Premiums must be paid regularly to secure the benefits and payments are arranged through the bureau of war risk insurance in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Washington
Cheyenne Couple Wed in Greely Colorado
Warren H. Yeager and Mise Lorraine-Hattoran, both of Cheyenne, were quietly married Tuesday afternoon in Greeley Colorado by Justice of the Peace F Ewing. Only immediate kin attended. Yeager formerly managed the Tribune.
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Warren H. Yeager
Mise Lorraine
Thompson promoted to lieutenant commander on destroyer
Son J. C. Thompson, son of Mir and Mia, of this city, has been advanced to lieutenant-commander aboard torpedo boat destroyer Truxton. He has served in the U-boat zone since early in the war. Cardinal O Connell of Boston nears his eightieth birthday with greetings from across the country. born in Lowell and educated at Boston College, he was ordained in 1884 and served as Portland bishop from 1901. He has spent most of his career in Rome and is among the few Sacred College members resident in the United States. Rumors persist about a possible transfer to New York, but no official word has been issued.
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J. C. Thompson
DR. M. Thompson
Mir
Mia
J. C. Thompson, &Sr
Truxton
Ilieutenant Thompson
Boston
America
Cardinal O'Connell
Cardinal Gibbone
Baltimore
Dinal O'Connell
Sacred College
United States
Cardinal Farley
O'Connell
New York
Secretary of Agriculture Praises Soil Tillers in War Effort
Washington December 6. Secretary Houston in his annual war report pays tribute to farmers and rural workers for sustaining the nation during World War I. He notes bumper crops in 1917 and 1918, forecasts for 1919 planting, and ongoing conservation and price stability efforts. The report highlights increased farm values, cooperation with war agencies, and plans for rural modernization, land settlement, roads, and agricultural credit. It calls for expanded rural health services and sanitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Houston
Congress
White House
National Agricultural Advisory
War
Navy
Department
Corps of Supervisors
Houston Saya
Federal Farm Loan Bank System
Trieste’s Slavic Pressure and Italian Resistance
An exploration of Trieste under Austrian rule, detailing efforts to dilute Italian influence through Slav colonization, the growth of Slav populations, and Italian national defense led by the National League. It notes education funding battles, the city’s irredentist push, and Trieste’s role in preserving Italian culture amid Austrian policy.
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Sant 'Andrea
Austria
Trieste
Carniola
Pitacco
Julian Venetia
Adriatic
National League
Triest
Italio Pattri
Gymnasium
Irredenta
Julian
Venetia
Trentino
Dalmatia
Foley Medicine Ad Claims Kidney Cold Relief
An old advertisement promotes Foley products including a package with ether and tar compounds for kidney colds and croup and promises relief for pains in the sides. The ad directs readers to mail in their names and return a form at 2885 Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mal
Foley
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