Tribute to Union Businessmen for National Highways Plan
Tribute praises Union business men for their wartime and postwar roles in forming the nationwide highways transport committee of the Council of National Defense. It notes coordination among highway departments, railroads, shippers, and users, plus a postwar program including uniform traffic laws, food distribution cooperation, and soldier settlement transport. It urges state and county mobility to support snow removal and highway development with centralized, then county-led campaigns guided by state statutes.
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States of the Union
Cravens
Highways Transport Committee
Bureau of Markets
Redfield
Action Kenom
New Jersey
New Jervey
Union
Raymond Beck
Jts
Staten
Bock
Council of National Defense
Northern Russia’s new ruble set at fixed rate in exile aid
London reports that the British backed currency for Archangel provisional government fixes 40 rubles to one pound, about six pence in U S money. Money instability, uneven distribution, and constant money famine persist under Bolshevik era, with M Harvey named head of the bureau supervising the new rubles and potential later American French deposits plans.
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London
Russia
Archangel
Kerensky
Rusia
M. Harvey
Islanders Repudiate Hohenzollern Visit To Corfu
Corfu residents and Serbian refugees scorn the idea of hosting former German emperor William II. The villa used as a military hospital now flies the French flag and a dock area is repurposed for war needs. The local mood mirrors broader Allied suffering from the war and shows hostility to the exiled monarch.
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Corfu
William Hohenzolern
Ans
Hiphepachern
Achi Ion
Corfe
Jonian Seq
al- Senia
Procklyn
Prom
United States
Young Petrott
Ville Rete aPta
Bavarian food station warns of tighter rations and shortages
Munich reports a bleak forecast as Minister Auer cites 5.2 million tons of wheat with only about half available. Hoarding and unrest curb imports, dairy output worsens while fat rations must be cut. Communal farming urged to shore up farm production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Auer
Wal Ues
Vassar Girl Receives Honors in Japan
Min Caroline Furness of Vassar College was honored in Tokio by the Tokio Federation of Women's clubs. Marchioness Nabeshima presided as guests were entertained at the Asano residence. Mrs. Pryree commended the work of Allied women during the war.
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TOKIO
Caroline Furness
Vassar College
Japan
Ameticag
Tokio Federation of Women's Clubs
Mamhbioness
Ma Ls
ol @ Asano
Marchionen Nabeshima
Mew Pviree
Oalions
Acid Stomach Suffering Linked to Health Decline
A period paper warning links chronic stomach acid to widespread misery among men and women. It argues acid can cause headaches insomnia nerviness and intestinal disorders, leading to ulcers and cancerous conditions, and notes enamel erosion from acid exposure even without taste.
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Hormach
Tiel
China Looks Toward Peace Conference for Justice
London reports that China seeks permission to end extraterritorial rights and raise tariffs to stabilize its currency. The movement aims to reduce foreign control, extend Chinese jurisdiction, and gain gradual foreign residence rights in treaty ports, amid domestic reform and Boxer indemnity concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
China
Red Cross Units Reach Siberia After Hard Tilt
Vladiostok dispatch reports Philippine Red Cross units arriving in Siberia to aid relief efforts. The report notes crews will depart soon and describes challenges faced by volunteers and the uncertain future of missions amid wartime strain.
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RED Cross
Siberia
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Ceourege
Wuffer
EATON
Peace Conference For Justice
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Lorelgners
Paris
Kemmognenee
Ree Mich
Jan
Vladivostok
Tio Crong
Philippine Lands
Serview iv
Berlo
Gistripule Wieter Garmenty
Eaithys
Eisepme
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