Sinking of Hampshire Kitchener Story Revealed by War Officer
A war officer recounts the Hampshire sinking in June 1916 after striking a mine off Scotland. Lord Kitchener and most on board reportedly did not reach the deck as the vessel foundered in a storm. A life raft ordeal followed, with many deaths and no rescue for the British fleet leader.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Hampshire
Scotland
Manchester Guardian
Germany
Jutland
Lord “Kitchener
Ager
Fahose
Reconstruction plans for irrigation in Mexico proposed
Jan 28 Mexico City reports an ambitious irrigation program proposed by Interior Secretary Pastor Reu nix. He seeks appropriation to build irrigation systems in three fertile valleys. One project would draw water from Elephant Butte dam on the American side of the border in Chihuahua.
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Mexico City
Mexican Republic
Pastor Reunix
Interior Development
Mexico
Chihuahua
Elephant Butte
Anthracite coal shipments widen under new Fuel Administration ruling
Philadelphia reports the United States anthracite committee permits unrestricted coal sales nationwide for all sizes except stove and nut. The change eases shortages caused by war conditions, with broken coal types now available to consumers and demand improving toward pre war levels as fuel administrators note widespread satisfaction.
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Philadelphia
Anthracite Committee
United States Fuel Administration
Varley States
Miscellany of Facts and Folklore From Varied Regions
A scattered collection notes Portugal's fashion repu tation and the Chilean nickname along with notes on Eric Fingland planning a 150th birth anniversary tribute to Sir Thomas Lawrence. It covers agr isultural groups in New Jersey testing boy farms programs and demographic notes on Japanese residents in the United States. Also mentioned are Prince Edward Island crime records, Portugal's port wine trade, primitive beliefs, Talmudic Friday references, Swiss presidency terms, and Verlaine's Paris bedroom scene.
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Portugal
Chile
New York
San Francisco
Eric Fingland
Thomas Lawrence
New Jersey
United States
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Coast
Prince Edward Island
Oporto
Federal Assembly
al Verlaine
Porto Ricans to Receive War Pay From Government
Porto Ricans who worked in a Picric acid plant in Little Rock Arkansas during the war will be paid wages owed them. A Washington cable directed Captain Harr to settle the accounts, ensuring the overdue compensation is delivered in San Juan.
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San Juan
Lite Rock
Ark
Washington
J. N. Parrott
Harr
Porto Rico
New York Governor to Form Women’s Postwar Commission
Several women will join the governor of New York in forming a commission to tackle social economic and industrial postwar problems. The group aims to advise state policy on housing labor education and welfare as the nation rebuilds after the war.
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Reemsatracton Commission
New York
Allies to regulate commercial air traffic soon says Lord Weir
Lord Weir, secretary of state for air forces, told Manchester the allies should agree within six months on commercial air traffic regulation and within five years pilots should fly through fog and storms as safely as ships. He urged strong navigational training, a meteorological service, better wireless, and day and night landing marks. He warned private flying may start after new laws, with state led cooperation and use of military airfields for private ops.
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Manchester
Lord Weir
Air Forces
Alr
Eeen
Saeed Sar Bates
Prices Hold Steady in American Occupation Zone
Analysis of price reports across the area held by the American army shows prices remain largely unchanged since the armistice. Some shops in Coblenz report rises of 20 to 40 percent for certain items due to factory costs, backed by letters from Berlin. Food supply remains tight but Coblenz shows cautious optimism about the local food outlook.
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Coblenz
Berlin
Cobleng
Germany
Losses for Serbia Put at 10.59 Billion Francs in War Report
Geneva report cites Milos Savcic saying Serbia’s war losses tally 10,590,900,000 francs excluding allied aid costs. He asserts Serbia and Montenegro suffered the heaviest relative losses among allies, with about 320,000 Serbian soldiers killed by 1916 and large population casualties from disease and occupation.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Serbia
Milos Savcic
Central Committee For Serbian Reconstruction
M. Saccie
Montenegro
M. Saycie
Germany
Berlin
Bagdad
Serbia's Postwar Reconstruction Demands Restated
Estimates by former Serbian minister M. Saveic detail vast wartime damages across agriculture, livestock, industry, and private property. He calls for rapid food and textile supply, medical aid, rebuilding of devastate towns, and instant capital for banks to revive economic enterprise. He also cites losses from looted currency, jewelry, and manufactured goods and urges reparations for roads, bridges, railways, and shipping stock.
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Flres
Serbia
M. Savei
Woman progress and civic roles highlighted in Maine
The item notes Mary Burnham of Portland as Maine’s first woman deputy sheriff. It cites women literacy in India, union and federation support for shorter work hours, and the semi centennial celebration of a Methodist church women's mission society. It also mentions tax reports on entertainment workers in New York and 137000 women taking civil service exams. Dutch royal celebrations and Pittsburgh’s plan to end dishwashing in homes are referenced along with women’s clubs reform efforts.
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India
Mary
Burnham
Portland
Maine
Lowal
United States
Hollands
Nna
Pittsburgh
Congress of Women's Clubs
Convention of Women's
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E. S. Johnston
Harry B. Henderson
Abre
Ben Davis
Graham Bread
Qhenstein Bros
Pri Me
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