View of European War and Other Important Events of 1916
A year in review notes 1916 as a history making period with Russia’s Galicia offensive and Verdun battles. It recounts Romania entering the war, Italian and British offensives, the Gallipoli retreat, major naval actions off Jutland, and the shifting tides on the Eastern and Western fronts. All major powers and campaigns are touched, with political changes in Britain and peace overtures near year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Roumania
Galicia
Verdun
Somme
France
Trieste
Gallipoli
Dardamelles
Dniester
Czernowitz
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Caucasus
Erzerum
Crown Prince
Durazzo
Portugal
Germany
Vaux
Douaumont
Armania
Bitlis
Mesopotamia
Townshend
Kut-el-Amara
Hampshire
North Sea
Earl Kitchener
Lutsk
Volhynia
Ikwa
Styr
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Transylvanian
Kronstadt
Hermannstadt
Transylvania
von Hindenburg
von Falkenhayn
von Mackensen
Dobrudja
Danube
Bucharest
Jassy
Monastir
the Ancre
Trepoff
Russia
Great Britain
Straits
Constantinople
David Lloyd-George
Asquith
Lloyd-George
Bulgaria
Turkey
United States
Spain
Switzerland
Wilson
Briand
House of Deputies
Duma
Nivelli
Diplomatic Strains and Naval Wars Shape US War Policy
The United States faced growing diplomatic tensions from European war actions. Germany's submarine warfare prompted ultimatums and notes, while Britain and France pressed neutral mail rights. The Deutschland's merchant vessel status and U S troop withdrawal protocol tied to Mexican politics rounded the year as Villa and Carranza clashed at Chihuahua City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
Germany
Congress
Wilson
Washington
Berlin
Sussex
Marina
Great Britain
France
America
Ocean
Baltimore
New London
Conn
French Army Command Change Before West Front Action
A few days before taking supreme command of the French armies in the west, the new commander succeeded General Joffre who became commander in chief with limited powers.
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Joffre
Strained US Mexico Relations in 1916 Escalate to Border War
In 1916 the United States faced rising tensions with Mexico after the Chihuahua massacre of nineteen Americans, Villa’s raid on Columbus, and Wilson's 5000 troop deployment. Carranza clashed with US forces, forbade use of railroads, and threatened withdrawal, while the US mobilized 50,000 state troops and pursued Villa, leading to a joint commission proposal and Wilson naming mediators.
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Joint Commission
New London
Conn
United States
Mexico
Carranza
Villa
Chihuahua City
Porfirio Diaz
Chihuahua
Columbus
N. M
Wilson
Parral
War Department
Carrizal
Year of Labor Struggles and Wage Gains Across Industries
The year featured a threatened 400000 member railway strike averted by the Adamson eight hour bill. President Wilson pushed mediation and wage-boost bills while strikes erupted in Westinghouse Braddock Carnegie Chicago La Salle and New York. Wage gains followed with eight to ten percent increases in steel and other sectors amid broad prosperity and strong foreign trade totaling 7463 million.
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Four Great Railway Brotherhoods
Four Brotherhoods
Brotherhoods
United States
Federal Board of Mediation
Wilson
General Managers’ Committee
White House
Board of Mediation
House
Senate
Congress
Westinghouse Company
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Steel Works
Braddock
Chicago Garment Workers
Chicago
la Salle
Cement Works
Manhattan
Bronx
Richmond
New York
Seattle
Everett
Wash
National Industrial Conference Board
Hook
United States District Court
Kansas City
United States Supreme Court
United States Steel Corporation
New England
Department of Commerce
Record Wheat Crop Values Fall Despite Price Rise
The November 1 figures show a U S crop decline in 1916 with wheat at 647 million bushels versus 1 011 million in 1915 and a broad drop in other grains. Despite smaller outputs, prices surged and staple crops value rose to 7 000 388 031 dollars from 5 983 306 817. Total farm product value including livestock neared 12 billion dollars.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Global political upheavals of 1916 summarized
The article surveys 1916 events outside the United States including Sinn Fein rebellion in Ireland with captures and executions, Greece’s provisional government under Venizelos, Poland’s independence proclaimed by Germany and Austria, and Japan Russia Far East accords amid China's Open Door issues. It notes U S events like Santo Domingo military government and a tight U S election where Wilson wins 276 electoral votes, with women voting and several states adopting prohibition.
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Sinn Fein
Ireland
Greece
Poland
China
United States
Yuan Shi Kai
Yuan Li Hung
Roger Casement
United Kingdom
Germany
Dublin
St. Stephens Green
Peter Pearse
The
Irish Republic
Pearse
Thomas J. Clark
Thomas McDonagh
Tower of London
Sir Roger Casement
London
Pentonville
Venizelos
Constantine
Crete
Coundouriotis
Japan
Count Terauchi
Franz Josef
Austria-Hungary
Santo Domingo
Haiti
Campaign Chronology of 1916 Presidential Years End
The piece reviews the 1916 campaign with the Woman's Party founding in Chicago on June 5 and the Republican and Progressive conventions opening two days later. Roosevelt is nominated by the Progressives and Hughes by the Republicans. Fairbanks and Parker named as running mates. The Democratic convention in St Louis renominates Wilson and Marshall. Roosevelt declines the Progressive nomination.
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United States
Woman’s Party
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Charles Evans Hughes
United States Supreme Court
New York
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indiana
John M. Parker
Louisiana
Roosevelt
St. Louis
Wilson
Marshall
Progressive National
Disasters on Land and Sea Claim Many Lives in year
A year of catastrophic accidents and attacks killed thousands. Notable losses include the French cruiser Provence with 38130 drowned on February 26, the Japanese liner Daijin with 160, and the French cruiser Admiral Charnier with 374 lives on February 9.
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Provence
Mediterranean Sea
Daijin
Kirby
Lake Superior
du Pont
Gibbstown
N. J
Ceylon
Cleveland
Johnstown
United States
Memphis
Santo Domingo
St. Lawrence River
Quebec
Hannwald
Bohemia
Christian Brothers College
St. Louis
Farnham
Que
Connemara
Retriever
Irish Sea
Bakaritza
Russia
Congress Passage Of Philippine Independence And Military Funding
Congress held a lengthy session from January to September 8, debating Philippine independence, military expansions, and economic measures. The Clarke amendment on Philippine independence shifted, then compromised to fit self government readiness. A child labor ban in interstate manufacture passed both houses, Haitian treaty ratified, and major naval and army funding approved. A $50 million ship rehabilitation act and Danish West Indies purchase treaty were completed amid fierce battles in the Wilson era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
House
Senate
Philippines
Frome
Republic
Army
Wilson
United States
Danish West Indies
McClure
Height of Boastfulness in Blower's dinner tale
In a witty exchange Blower is portrayed as boastful after a beggar asks for a nickel. He claims he has just provided a little dinner to an acquaintance, illustrating his eager self-promotion and social posturing.
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Blower
Danderine Promises Thick Glossy Hair Free From Dandruff
An advertisement claims Knowlton's Danderine makes hair thick and shiny while removing dandruff. It asserts one application doubles beauty and stops itchiness by dissolving flakes, urging readers to buy a 25 cent bottle at any drug store.
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Knowlton
Father Hennepin as Real Estate Pioneer Highlighted
Regents urged to start a real estate transactions class citing Father Hennepin as an early Minneapolis entrepreneur. A speaker notes his 1680 guided tour of the area and subsequent French book, framing him as the first real estate man in Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hennepin
University of Minnesota Regents
University of Pittsburgh
Minneapolis
France
Editor as Boy Sees Him An Essay in the Enterprise
A schoolboy essay in Fallbrook California's Enterprise reflects on editors. The piece humorously contrasts editors with doctors regarding mistakes, language, and social consequences, concluding editors must be born rather than made.
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Enterprise
Fallbrook
Cal
Agricultural Quest For Sky-Product Savings
The United States department of agriculture dedicates its resources to developing new sky products and methods to save material now wasted.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Somme River
Pozieres
Peronne
Hughes
California
Mr. Hughes
Michigan
Montana
Nebraska
South Dakota
United States Senate
Hostetter
Fletcher
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