U S Aviation Department Urged by Crowell Mission
A special American mission led by Assistant Secretary of War Crowell urges centralized U S aviation authority under a single government agency with an official in the President's cabinet. Secretary Baker opposes a department of aviation citing wartime needs for separate army and navy air forces. The report covers organization, commercial growth and tech development after studies in England France and Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Crowell
Europe
Baker
Department of Aviation
Army
Navy
England
France
Italy
China to refer Shantung dispute to League of Nations
Report from Peking says the Chinese diplomatic mission will instruct La Chung-Haiang to announce that Shantung should not be negotiated separately with Japan China or Germany. The dispute should be referred to a League of Nations conference for a final settlement. Japan would not gain rights from Germany until the League's decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Peking
la Chung-Haiang
Paris
Shantung
Japan
China
Germany
League of Nations
Stone
Andrew Carnegie Dies After Brief Final Illness
Andrew Carnegie, billionaire philanthropist, died at Lenox Massachusetts after two years of frail health. His final illness lasted only a few days as a severe cold developed into bronchial pneumonia and he slipped into unconsciousness in his Berkshire mansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox
Mass
Jake
Berkshire
Andrew Carnégie
Roumanians Seize Western Hungary To Combat Communism
Bucharest reports say Romanian occupation forces will seize Stuhlweissenburg, capital of a county near Budapest, and advance into western Hungary to combat communism. The move follows Romanian general staff plans and includes additional towns and districts in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Bucharest
Stuhlweissenburg
Budapest
Hungary
First Profiteer Convicted in Federal Case
Washington report notes the first federal profiteering conviction. District Attorney Lucey telegraphed from Binghamton New York that a retail grocer was fined 500 dollars in federal court for selling sugar at 15 cents a pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binghamton
Washington
Department of Justice
Lucey
Palmer
N.Y
1282 Tubs of Butter Seized in Chicago
Chicago authorities seized 1282 tubs of butter valued at 55000 from the Central Cold Storage warehouse. A survey of all food stocks was planned, with raids on hoarders considered. Assistant district attorney A. R. Milroy called Chicago the food capital of the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Central Cold Storage Company
A.R. Milroy
Senate decorum breached by gallery cheering and hisses
Unusual display of approval from gallery crowds disrupted Senate decorum after Senator Lodge spoke on the league covenant. Spectators cheered for over a minute, then interrupted Williams of Mississippi with cries and heckling despite chair warnings, as Hitchcock of Nebraska ended Williams's remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Foreign Relations Committee
Williams
Mississippi
Mississippi, In Reply To Mr. Lodge
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Senator Williams
Bolsheviki Raid Consulates Reported in Petrograd Moscow
Invasions by Bolsheviki of consulates in Petrograd and Moscow were alleged and relayed to the State Department this day from Danish sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Petrograd
Moscow
State Department
Record of American casualties in World War I final totals
The War Department released final American casualties in World War I from the AEF records in France. The terse report confirms total American deaths and injuries since the conflict began, reflecting the substantial wartime losses for the United States.
Also Mentioned on This Page
F.h.carpenter Lumber CO
W. W. Mewing
Litton Yard
Linton
Harold Bell Wright
the Shepherd
Vatson Napes
Bill
Pete
Ozarks
Thompson Yards, Inc
J. A. Lang
J. ‘Yard
Einar Grotting
Fehl Acest Yard
Arthur Capper
Kangnas
Umbia
U. S. Aviation Department
Crowell Mission
Andrew Carnegie
Contral
War Department
Fred Kist
Henry Ruede
THE
Linton Bazar
Ateal
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!