Financial comparisons mark US Germany war debts during 1918
An analysis contrasts US and German postwar finances. The United States shows about 260 billion in resources and 60 billion annual earnings with a 12 billion debt, while Germany faces 80 billion in prewar resources and looming costs of 4 billion from wartime expenditures. The piece notes gold reserves and government spending, plus domestic revenue gains and a warning that postwar taxes must rise. It includes social notes from Estherville and Spirit Lake and a poem urging caution about the Kaiser.
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United States
Germany
Imperial Bank of Germany
William Goode
British Food Ministry
Wartime savings stamps urge citizens to fund effort
A public notice extols War Savings and thrift stamps as a way to mail money to oneself that earns interest and supports the war. It argues cashing stamps proves patriotism and counters German critics, noting large numbers of trained opponents and long campaigns ahead.
Hearstisms and Roosevelt in World War I files
A partial reconstruction from Hearst papers describes August 0 1017 writings on Roosevelt family military service. It notes TR Roosevelt’s son Kermit Roosevelt joining General Maude’s Mesopotamian forces and references other casualties and editorials in Chicago papers.
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New York Evening Journal
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Kermit Roosevelt
Joseph ¥. Wilkud
Spain
Kermit Roosevelt Has Accepted An Offer To Serve On the Staff of General Maide
Mr. Roosevelt
Sammy
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