Fear Ship Brings German Fungus Threat to Wheat
The Nieuw Amsterdam arrival at Halifax with 651 first cabin, 61 second, 23 in third. heightened security and quarantine as officials fear German agents may attempt to spread a plant or chemical threat to American crops. Immigration checks and screenings conducted by customs, Army Navy, and Naval Auxiliary personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nieuw Amsterdam
America
Halifax
Holland
Intelligence Department
Army and Navy
Germany
Washington
Holland-American Line
Custom House
Coast Guard
Dutch West Indies
Roosevelt in serious condition at Roosevelt Hospital
Bulletin reports Colonel Theodore Roosevelt remains serious but not critical after ear infections and abscesses treated Wednesday. Doctors monitor possible mastoid spread and note hopeful progress yet plan further observation and potential procedures if needed. Family and hospital staff stay close, with Mrs Roosevelt and relatives at bedside through night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Misa Josephine Stryker
Gorham Bacon
Fred Whiting
Duel
Walton Martin
Colonel Roosevelt
Douglas Robinson
Jatter
W. Emilen Roosevelt
Roosevelt Hospital Board
Keyes
Lakewood Advertising Skating and Fireside Comforts
Lakewood ad highlights Monday and Lincoln events at Leuvei House featuring skating and trapshooting, with warm attractive fires and utilities. Telephone contact 430 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakewood
Lincoln's
Leuvei
Draft More Belgians for Military Labor
The Tele graaf says Germans issued an order summoning the male population of the Flemish coast for military labor. Conscription age is listed as from 13 to years. Advices from the frontier report this order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Telegraaf
Flemish
Glass Replies to Chamberlain Defends Baker in War Debates
Representative Carter Glass Virginia, in a House speech, defends Secretary Baker and War Department handling of the war. He calls Chamberlain's criticisms wild and foolish, says the department did not breakdown under stress, and blames multiple parties for unpreparedness while praising American war efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carter Glass
Virginia
House of Representatives
Oregon
House
Senator Chamberlain
Joseph P. Tumulty
Mr. Gines
Chamberlain
New York
Wilson
Senate
Roosevelt
United States
Glass
Medill McCormick
Lloyd George
New Zealand Pushes for Pacific Presence in Peace Talks
Wellington Premier Massey warns that any return of Samoa to German rule would harm British Pacific interests. He urges Australia and New Zealand representation at any future peace conference to shape the settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Ottawa
Reuter
Wellington
N. Z
Massey
Germany
Samoa
Pacific
Australia
Loss of Tuscania toll dominates US war briefings
Reports from Washington confirm the Tuscania sinking off Ireland with about 2,156 aboard including 2,043 U S troops and 141 crew. Officials assess survivors at roughly 1,400 plus, with about 113 or fewer American soldiers unaccounted for as lists from Belfast Larne and London knit together, while Navy and Army coordinate handling and repatriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verial
New York Times
Washington
Ireland
Belfast
Rathlyn
American Red Cross
Londonderry
Larne
Rathlin Island
North Channel
English Channel
Mediterranean
Tuscania
Amer
London
Baker
United States
Law- 30
Admiralty
War Department
Scotland
Liverpool
Glasgow
Ire
Winchester
Helfast
Newsdealers End NYC Strike and Return to Work
National News Dealers announce a discontinuance of the two week strike against New York publishers. Most strikers resume duties. Times Square area shows widespread deliveries as stands reopen in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin I. Rackoff
National Association of News Dealers and Stationers
New York City
Times Square
Times
United Newspaper Delivery Company, Incorporated
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Bronx
Five Boroughs
Sixth Avenue
Third Avenue
Flatbush Avenue
Names of Thirty Survivors of the Tuscania Reported
War Department lists thirty survivors from the Tuscania, with full names and next of kin. The report includes ranks, battalion and company details, and addresses or relations for each individual, noting variations in spellings and recording errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
New York Times
Washington
Sinking of Tuscania Troop Transport Off Irish Coast
Survivors recount calm discipline as German submarine sinks the Tuscania near an Irish port. One hundred sailors perished. many wounded are hospitalized. Officers praised troops for orderly evacuations despite false alarms and night terror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
England
Southwest
Pacific Coast
Tuscania Sinking: Destroyer Attack Reported as Losses Mount
A British report from Londonderry describes a destroyer attack on the torpedoed Tuscania. An American officer near the sinking says the submarine was destroyed and notes the ship carried about 2,200 soldiers with many missing or rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Londonderry
Ireland
Tuscania
Attack at dusk sinks boats injures crew on ship
A British craft was attacked Tuesday at dusk causing heavy list and casualties as boats dropped. Destroyers rushed to the scene and hundreds of men leaped into the sea or onto the ship’s deck for safety.
Cannot Identify 44 Bodies of Americans Washed Ashore
Forty four American victims of the Tuscania disaster washed ashore on rocks fifteen miles from the torpedoing site. Bodies mutilated beyond recognition. all wore tags but no unit numbers. They will be buried in one grave as no identifications matched to units. Army regulations require two metal identification tags with name rank company and regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscania
Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nieuw
Krupp
Ellis Island
Naval Auxiliary
Atlantic
Col. Roosevelt
Tion
Mrs
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt Hospital
Mr. Roose
Velt
Virginian
Ator
Theatricism
France
The
Department
Mr. Baker
Secretary of War
Mr. Chamberlain
Naval
Lish
NAVY
ARMY
Capitol
Senator Overman
North Carolina
Gov
Judiciary Committee
Mittee
Congress
War Cabinet
Gallinger
New Hampshire
Smoot
Utah
Overman
Martin
Burleson
Wadsworth
Administration
Urst
N. C
Pershing
Tuse
Committee On Public Information
Gen. McCain
Cania
Grosvenor Nicholas & Co, Inc
William St
Adit
Greenbrier
White Swphur Springs
West Virginia
VENUS
Deerfoot Farm
6Th Battalion
20Th Engineers
Terzia
Leo F
Theodore F. Terzia
Monroe
Uphus
Ralph
Anton J. Uphus
Emmelaw
Wash
Anderson
Edward L
Fred Anderson
Bigelow
Ark
Ashby
Tom A
Galusia W. Ashby
Liberty
Kan. Basye
James
Joseph
Wesley J. Basye
Kalispell
Mont
Broz
Frank A
Marie Broz
East Fiftysecond Street
8. E
Cleveland
Ohio
Busch
Alexander H
Bush
Hawley Clifton Rush
Godfrey
Ontario
Canada
Cherry
William A
Robert A. Nance
Demopolis
Ala
Hickling
Lucy E. Hickling
Aupton Street
Leicester
Hazelett
Dale C
Harry H. Hazelett
West Liberty
Iowa
Ineck
Charles HL
Ann Ineck
Douglas Avenue
Ames
Keeler
Harry A
Lyle H. Pedlar
First Avenue
San Francisco
M. J. Kelly
Vandendriesche
Stevensville
Williams
John
W. A. Williams
Gardner
Fila
White
Maczarski
Walter
Street
Detroit
Mich
Peterson Edward B
Edward B. Pearson
Kristina Pearson
Box 67
Elk
Redd
J. W
Edna Hell Redd
Buhi
Echweissinger
Charles A., Jr
C. A. Schweissinger, Jr
Loomis Street
Los Angeles
Fleming
John B
Mabel Northrup
Peralta Avenue
Oakland
Cal
Klingman
el Ard
Ohio Street
Pittsburgh
Penn
Engineers’ Reserve Corps
Fr. L. Maker
John Wardendriesche
F. Maczarski
Rippell
Martin Klingman
Eighth Avenue
Cuba
107Th Supply Company
Henry Mathias Kleist
107Th
Young Troops
A. L. Cham
Dewey's
Fulton BT
Gert
Deck
Sang
Aster
Hiner
Huna
Chu Chin Chow
Century Theatre
Adn Mau
Tom & Mon
Associated Press
Oxewee
J. L. Henderson
S&s
Auantic
Val
Liner
Vivors
No. 1
Bolier
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!