Germans Hold Platinum Supply In U S War Plot Accusations
Representative Haines of Illinois charged that German interests control U S platinum and that the war effort is aided by the Jewelers Vigilance Committee which opposed a platinum tax. He linked the group to Hamburg and Berlin interests, citing Charles Engelhard and Heraeus as key figures in a network dominating four major platinum firms. The claim implicates War Trade Board advisers and argues for a restrictive tax on platinum jewelry to curb profiteering.
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Haines
Linois
Wefoer
Illinois
Pliinam
Charles Engotara
Martels
United States
Engle
Fun
Aid
Germany
W. C. He
Heraeus
Hanau
Fred Haz
Sons
Hainey
Jewelers’ Vigilance Committee
Jewelers’ Vigilance
Russia
Redfeld
Jewellers
Weir
Jewellers Vigiance Committee
Kenney
Huson
Mer Rainey
Uoard
Ar Trade Board
War Trade Board
C.H. Conner
Coverane 1
Conner
Jewelep Sijustice Committee
IBF
Ere
Ted Pave
W. C. Hoeracus
Hunon
United
Charles’ Engelhard
Sime
Biter & Co
Nowarks
Fongee Platinum Works
Irving- Now Fetting and Refining Company
Jersey
Charles Engelhard
Defivsine
Abely
30Treet
New York City
U S Organizes Dock Labor To Speed Up Shipments
The United States centralizes dock labor for war shipments. A central employment system will coordinate stevedores and marine workers through U S Employment Service with a New York city director and local port offices to ensure timely loading and unloading of ships.
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U.S
the Tribune
Washington
United States
United States Employment Service
Department of Labor
War and Navy Departments
Shipping Board
Railroad Administration
Thomas V. O'Conner
New York City
Longshoremen’s Union
The
Employment Service
O'Conner
Bowling Green
Battery
New York
Quartermaster Corps of the Army
Navy Department
Engelhard denies rumors of illegal wealth control
The article details pressure on Charles Engelhard over his platinum business and funding sources. A German-born, naturalized citizen, Engelhard declined interview, issuing a typed statement denying accusations from Representative Rainey as insinuations. A German alien, von Broek, reportedly handled large sums at his office and banked money to support Germans out of work during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Engelhard
United State
Engelhard
von Broek
Baker & Co
Ellis Island
von Breck
Church Street
Rainey
Chemists’ Club
Newark
N. J
Regiment Wants All Negro Officers for 15th National Guard
A delegation urged Governor Whitman at St. Regis to sanction recruiting for the 15th Regiment with strictly colored officers from colonel down. They cited Civil War and Spanish-American War service and noted slow enlistment. the Governor promised careful consideration, to review the regiment at Crescent Athletic Club grounds and speak at Richmond Hill before returning to Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Regis
Ith National Guard
Down
David C. Outlear
Isaac B. Allen
William Nichols
Virgil H. Parks
A. B. Casey
Dr. Williams
Lee Pollard
C. Juliette
15Th
Outlar
15Th National Guard
Crescent Athletic Club
Richmond Hill
Albany
Garfield May Resume Lightless Nights
Fuel Administrator Garfield warned electrical display advertisers that unless theatres stores and similar public establishments curtail illumination immediately he will reinstate the lightless nights order from last winter. Information before the fuel administration shows excessive lighting including signs lit before sundown and Garfield plans an immediate stop to surplus lighting as a conservation measure.
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The
Tribune
Washington
Garfield
Many British Miners Volunteer for Army
London reports that British miners show patriotic spirit by volunteering for military service. In some districts up to 60 per cent of required men have been recruited without the ballot, and quotas from the mines are nearly complete. Military authorities are taking 76,000 men from the pits.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Pita
Berlin Threat Fails to Free Capt Rintelen
Germany pressed the United States to release Captain Lieutenant Franz Rintelen in exchange for Siegfried Paul London, demanding reprisal threats. The U S State Department rejected the swap, noting Rintelen’s crimes against U S neutrality and warning of reciprocal action.
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Rintelen
America
United States
Siegfried Paul Tandon
Fortawith
Germany
London
State Department
Vorbale
Franz Rintelen
Siegfried Paul London
Americana
High Seas
Rinfolon
Rintelen Sent Here To Foment German Plots
Captain Rintelen, a known head of German dynamiters in the U S, was convicted last February with ten conspirators for plotting to blow up American ships. He received eighteen months in Atlanta penitentiary and a $2000 fine, with peers also sentenced. The judge said harsher punishment would have fit the offence. Rintelen, once favored by the Kaiser, held a safe post under the navy’s general staff during the war’s start. */
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Rintelen
Atlanta
General Staff of
Navy
German naval agent and labor disruption plot revealed
The article details a German finance adviser to the naval general staff who served eight months before being sent to the United States to corrupt labor leaders, incite strikes and fires, and hinder munition shipments to the Allies. It notes subsequent intrigue in Mexico to divert supplies, and a botched invasion plot thwarted by government agents.
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Naval General Staff
United States
Rintelen
Mexico
Europe
Germany
Massacre Reports Rise Amid Caucasus Turmoil
London dispatch reports more than 10 000 Armenians massacred by Turkish troops within two weeks. Caucasian government mobilizes men ages 19 to 42 as new detachments concentrate in Tifis district. Meanwhile German Ukrainian actions widen Russian conflict. Kiev peace talks delayed as troops occupy Russian districts. Captain Stebasnig of the Baltic fleet imprisoned for inciting sailors. The Ukraine revives spirit trade with 9 million kegs production planned to raise 400 million rubles in taxes. Rintelen’s U S stay linked to Deutsches Bank amid rumors of large German loans. ties to Kaiser era figures noted.
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London
Caucasus
Moscow
Tifis
Kiev
Russia
Stebasnig
Ukraine
Rintelen
United States
Mexico
England
Deutsches Bank
Germany
Vaurainte
Wien
Titel Oven
Mentisoner Sn Hoelawa
Adolph of Mecklenburg
Esonen
Cascks
Gates
Henry
Prussia
Berlin
Red Cross
British Losses Show Slight Drop in Week
London report shows week ending Friday total casualties at 32 044 with 208 officers killed or died of wounds and 4 258 other ranks. Officers wounded or missing numbered 753 with 27 426 other ranks. The total is slightly lower than prior weeks, likely reflecting earlier battles and delays in reporting.
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London
Russellites Trial Over London Article Stirring Courtroom
In Brooklyn Federal Court the nine Russellites faced testimony centering on Jack London s A Good Soldier and its use by the group. Government witnesses described a print run of The Finished Mystery and assertions that members were consecrated to the Lord and exempt from military service. The day included a courtroom clash over witness answerability and a threat of contempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack London
Edward Adams
the Urble and Tract Society
United States
London
William F. Hudgins
People’s Pulpit
New York
International Bible Students’ Association
Russell Organization
Jesus Christ
Russell
Hudgina
Frederick W. Sparks
Harland B. Howe
Mra
Mabel Campbell
Agnes Hudgins
Bethel Home
Russellites
Mra. Campbell
Jerry de Cecca
Camp Devens
Charles R. Anderson
Camp Upton
German Planes Downed by British Aces in June Engagement
London dispatch reports British airmen achieved strong results in fair weather reconnaissance and bombing operations. Fourteen German planes were destroyed and eight driven down, with several observation balloons shot. Twenty eight tons of bombs were dropped by day and eleven tons by night, targeting Valenciennes Le Cateau Bussigny and the St Quentin railway station. One British aircraft was lost.
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London
Contol
Valenciennes
le Cateau
Busseny
St. Quentin
aaiWe
Kaiser's Friends Balk Loyal Demonstration Split at Meeting
German American factions clash over a proposed loyalty demonstration in New York. Franz Sigel leads a resolution condemned by some as anti Kaiser, while a committee will report Monday. The dispute reflects tensions among German Americans amid calls for unity.
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America
Franz Sigel
Friends of German Democracy
Julius Theger
Liederkranz Society
Sigel Armly
Kaiser
Jaeger
Joseph Ridder
Ridder
Sigel
Hose
Nule
New York
Nikola Eisenheimmer
Mme. Schimann-Heink
United States
Mmi schumann-Heink
Rocks Perr Company Broadway Streets at Manhattan corners
Broadway intersections and street corners mentioned include 13th and 34th Streets, Fifth Avenue at Warren, and 41st Street. The fragment lists four Broadway corners and prominent cross streets, indicating a street grid or location reference for a business. No clear event or action is described.
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Broadway Broadway
13Th St
34Th St
Broadway Corners
Fifth Ave
Warren
41St St
Treason Rampant Says Vienna Burgomaster
Vienna Burgomaster Dr. Weikirehner declares that high treason and ingratitude are rampant and the government has proved weak. He calls for a parliament to address the food question and to confront Slav treachery, asserting a united front is needed in the present time.
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U. S. War Industries Board
Protective Association
Fifteenth
Capt
Warrior
Rogers Peel
Rocks Perr Company
Vienna
Amsterd
Weser Zeitung
Bremen
Weikirehner
Havana
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