New York Tribune masthead fragment 1918
Fragmentary masthead shows the New York Tribune dated 1918 with mentions of ownership and key officers. Names include Reid, Garret Rogers, Richard Himes, and others. The text references the Tribune Building address and a telephone number, indicating publication details from that era.
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New York Tribune
Await Bureau of
The
Tribune Asociation
New York Corporatlon
Oplen Reid
Gerret Rogers
Richard Himes
FR. Enter
Adines
Teibune Bullding
Aman Street
New Turk
Toephone
Beckman
Eastern Front Dilemma and Five Plans Face U S Decision
A Washington debate outlines five proposals to aid Russia and break the stalemate east of Germany. Options include a Russia mission, economic aid, a small American force, Slav revolts, or a joint Allied Siberian push. each carries risk, with the central question whether to establish an Eastern front and the crucial U S will.
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Brest-Litovsk
Germany
Russia
Mooney
San Francisco
Eas
Pacific
America
Washington
Midway
Japan
Siberia
France
Great Britain
United States
Adriatic Sea
After War, Millions Face Uncertain Return to Work
War's end will send perhaps two to five million veterans back to civilian life with many seeking direct employment, while a large group will be adrift at sea. The draft for war industries could also leave similarly jobless once those duties end, creating an imminent unemployment problem. Secretary Lane highlights land and irrigation needs, and underlines that large-scale drainage, irrigation, and forest land development may require state or federal action. A prior estimate suggests farms operate at about 40 percent capacity, affecting recovery plans.
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Franklin K. Lane
Secretary of the Interior
William Stull
Omaha
America
West
Lincoln
Continental
United States
Lake States
Middle West
Reclamation Service
Great
Colorado Basin
Southwest
South
Atlantic
Gulf States
Ita
Denmark
Ireland
New Zealand
Australian Commonwealth
Nlex
Franklin K, Lane
City board weighs pay raises for low earners
The Board of Aldermen follows the Legislature in backing an omnibus salary increase for city workers earning under $2,000 yearly. The piece notes rising living costs, tenure and retirement offsets for police, fire, teachers, and street cleaners, and cites Mayor Mitchel’s plan for consolidations to cut costs while balancing higher pay with tax limits.
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Board of Aldermen
Board of Estimate
Mitchel
City Legislation Fails Over Home Rule Powers
The piece argues that legislation recognizing broad home rule powers failed due to local officeholders opposing it to protect jobs and power. It notes city employees seeking higher pay highlight the budget pressure and proposes eliminating duplicative city and county offices as a practical remedy, a move contrasted with past administrations. It cites Mitchel and Hylan as precedents in the political dynamic.
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Mitchel
Hylan
Debunking German Claims on French Defeats in 1918
The report counters General von Stein and German statements asserting a large French defeat and the nonexistence of Foch's reserve. It argues that in Picardy, Flanders, and the Aisne battles, French losses were limited, with no major defeats, while German claims inflate enemy losses to mislead both German and Allied publics.
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von Stein
Foch
Picardy
Montlidier
Amiens
Flanders
Kemmel
the Aisne
Aisne
Chateau Thierry
Soissons
The
Oise
Somme
Champagne
Cantigny
Toul
Lunéville
German and French losses in May 27 attack analyzed
The author argues the British exaggerate enemy losses while the French four divisions were crushed at the Aisne. Despite German claims of heavy French defeat, French reserves checked German advances and inflicted greater losses. The piece urges calm and confidence as Mecklen armies hold the front, despite days of anxiety ahead.
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Aisne
von Stein
Women Voters to Share Election Patronage in Kings County
Republican and Democratic organizations in Kings County plan to recognize women voters by assigning one third of election patronage to women. Each district will have two positions for women, one as inspector of elections and one as poll or ballot clerk. The move is praised as proper citizenship but criticized as patronage driven by party machines.
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Republican
Democratic
Kings County
Cry for Help to Editor for Servants of Relief for Incurable Cancer
The Servants of Relief for Incurable Cancer at Rosary Hill Home Hawthorne Westchester appeal for funds after a year and a half of support from legacies. They warn of dangerous poverty threatening over thirty patients and urge public aid to continue compassionate care for incurable cancer sufferers. June 8, 1918.
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the Tribune
Servants of Relief
Hawthorne
Westchester County
M. Alpihonsa Lathrop
C.S.D
Servants of Relief For
Rosary Hill
New York
T. S
St. Rose's Free Home
Jackson Street
Country
Governmental lights on the avenue spark debate
A reader deplores the contrast on Eighth Avenue between the post office with lights blazing at early hours and the nearby Pennsylvania Station with lights on only intermittently. The letter questions why government lighting is wasteful while private lighting appears restrained, calling for saving in lighting.
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the Tribune
Eighth Avenue
Thirty-first
Pennsylvania Station
E. H. Carter
New York
World peace plan via allied military convergence proposed
Meigs Jr of Ridgewood New Jersey on June 4 1918 urges a single military mobilization across the European and Asian theaters. He proposes armies from Vladivostok Mesopotamia Salonica Piave Northern France and a combined fleet from the North Sea to advance until they meet near Petrograd to set world policy without German Bolshevik input.
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QE. D
the Tribune
Europe
Asia
Vladivostok
Mesopotamia
Talestine
Salonica
Piave
France
North Sea
Petrograd
Germany
Meigs, Jr
Ridgewood, N, J
Plans for returning soldiers homes and land reform
Franklin K Lane argues for using public lands and new development policies to provide farm opportunities for Civil War veterans and future soldiers. He notes vast untapped or privately owned land, urges coordinated federal state and private action, and favors large area development with long term farm sales to veterans while avoiding charity or bounty.
Test Oath Debate on La Follette Letter to the Editor
Henry W of New York argues in a letter to The Tribune that the Americas Defence Society proposal for a wartime loyalty oath undermines defenses offered for Senator Robert M. La Follette. He cites Trusten Polk precedent, questions whether La Follette fully repudiated press reports, and urges that a loyalty test would bar dissent while allowing the senator to remain in office if he signs the oath.
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the Tribune
Americas Defence Society
Robert M. la Follette
United States Senate
Senator la Follette
Committee On Privileges and Elections
la Follette
Senate
United States
Trusten Polk
American Defence Society
Henry W
New York
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