New Order Dangers Seen With Steel Bosses Urging Calm
Albert Gary of United States Steel tells American Iron and Steel Institute that Secretary Redfield's plan could affect progress but cooperation with the Commerce Department was accepted. Gary argues the industry has been better than feared since the armistice, urges moderate action and confidence, and calls steel the barometer of trade while stressing responsibility and unity amid uncertain world peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Redfield
Aibert Hi. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
American Iron and Steel Institute
Gary
Secretary of Commerce
Indemnity Smaller Than British War Debt Bonar Law
London March 6 Andrew Bonar Law declared in the House of Commons that while the Allies must seek the best possible indemnities from Germany they should not expect them to wipe out Britain’s vast war debt. He warned against hoping for a quick peace and emphasized the need to restore trade and industry as the blockade eased and new weapons could be deployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
House
Bonar Law
Russia
Renar Law
Germany
Great Britain
Hines to convene bankers on railroads funding crisis
Director General Hines plans a Washington conference with top bankers and railway officials next Tuesday to seek solutions for the railroad administration funding gap caused by Congress failure to appropriate funds. Reports say bankers discussed a pool to lend up to $100 million to railroad interests, but no plan has been submitted to the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hines
Bankers
Railway Corporation
Congress
Railroad
Railroad Administration
Pershing Highway Proposed From Pacific To Atlantic
Lincoln club secretary Walter Whitten announced a Pershing highway plan linking Sacramento San Francisco Carson City Salt Lake City Cheyenne Lincoln St Joseph Laclede Springfield Is Indianapolis Columbus Washington Baltimore Trenton Philadelphia and New York to honor General John J. Pershing. The route would pass through cities where his life events occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Pershing
Pacific
Atlantic Coast
John J. Pershing
Walter Whitten
Lincoln Cavew Club
Sacramento
San Francisco
Carson City
Nev
Salt Lake City
Cheyenne
St. Joseph
Laclede
General Pershing
Springfield
Indianapolis
Columbus
Washington
Baltimore
Trenton
N. J
Philadelphia
New York
Final Arguments In Cook Case To Be Offered Today
Chicago report on the Cook murder trial states final arguments to the jury will occur today after Assistant State’s Attorney James C. O’Brien outlined the case and the defense plans to argue. Cook asserts self defense against William Bradway, the man connected to his daughter Norma, with earlier testimony detailing a spring-loaded knife and disputed provocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Chicago
J. Norman Coo
William KH. Bradway
Norma
James C. O'Brien
Bradway
Everett Jennings
Kersten
Ask Chaplain Corps For American Armies
Recommendations from the wartime commission of the federal council of churches of Christ in America were presented to Secretary Baker. They urge reorganizing the army chaplain service to match general army practice, opposing a plan for one chaplain per 2,000 men and advocating one per 1,200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cotnecil of Churches of Chast
America
Baker
Wiliam F. McDowell
Methodist Episcopal Diocese of
Shell Shock Cases In U S Army Rarely Fatal
New York March 7 Ninety nine per cent of all shell shock cases in the American army in France completely recovered, says Col Thomas Salmon of New York chief medical officer in charge of such soldiers who returned on the Leviathan. Salmon credits strict physical examinations for all soldiers going abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
France
Thomas Salmon
Salmon
Missouri House Republicans threaten redistricting veto on new constitution
Jefferson City Mo March 7 Republican members of the Missouri house committee on constitutional amendments served notice on Democratic senators. They warned that unless Democrats agree to redistricting of state senatorial districts there will be no opportunity for Missourians to vote on a new constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Missouri House Committee On
Missouri
Red Cross man talks on Russia
Raymond Robins former head of the American Red Cross mission to Russia told a Senate investigating committee that Bolshevism poses a global menace and urged economic aid to Russia, publicity to counter false Bolshevist teachings, and withdrawal of troops. He warned against suppressing ideas and urged legal remedies for U S economic issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Raymond Robins
Chicago
American Red Cross
Russia
Senate
Nicholai Lenine
Bulgaria
Austria
Germany
United States
Mr. Robins
Robins
ISIS
Brest- Litovsk
Great Britain
R. A. B. Lockhart
Musccow
Lenine
America
Root
Elihu Root
Hymn Writer Julia Johnston Dies After Long Career
Julia Harriett Johnston, renowned hymn writer and author of more than 500 hymns and gospel songs, died at her home in Phorta HL just before 6 am Thursday. Born January 21 1849 in Salineville Ohio she left behind several books and a lasting legacy in American religious music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phorta
Julia Harriett Johnston
America
Salineville
Ohio
27th Division Returns Home From France
Troops of the 27th New York National Guard division return to U.S. soil after ten months in France. Machine gunners, serving with the British at times, issued stern orders to hold positions at all costs even unto death, if necessary, to prevent enemy interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hindenburg
New York
France
Jeremiah O Leary closes espionage trial testimony in New York
Jeremiah A. O Leary former editor of Bull wrapped up direct testimony in federal court on espionage act charges arguing all evidence articles papers and letters were written before U S entry into the war Assistant State's Attorney Osborn pressed him on earlier statements about Bull obstructing the nation military program O Leary acknowledged a post office notice that two issues of his Magazine contained disallowed articles He denied authorship of circulars under his name and that of the American Truth society claiming the press at the society's offices was sometimes used without his authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jeremiah A. O'Leary
Bull
America
Osborn
O'Leary
Burleson
Post Office Department
American Truth Society
Czech Soldiers And Citizens In Battle
A Prague era clash report from Vienna notes sanguinary engagements between Czech soldiers and citizens in German Bohemia as Germans push elections in Vienna. Czech authorities say Bohemia remains Czech territory and the demonstrations were met with rifle and bayonet force leaving several dead and many wounded across Karlsbad Sternberg and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Vienna
Bohemia
National Assembly
Karlsbad
Sternberg
Rechenberg
Aussiz
Bruex
Eger
Mies
Peace Treaty Nearer Says Paris Step Adopted
Paris March 6 the supreme council adopted the American proposal to have commissions present at the council report and form articles to be inserted in the peace preliminaries. The council also discussed military naval and punitive conditions to be imposed on the enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Supreme Council
Legation
Siberian Situation Improves, Russian Provisional Government Reports
Advices from the Russian provisional government in Omsk say military and economic conditions in Siberia westward are steadily improving. The Zemstvos and Municipalities aid the government in countering ideas from conservative groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Omsk
Siberia
Zemstvos
Haase Pushes Soviet Rule in German Assembly Debate
Berlin reports show independent socialists debating a Soviet government for Germany. Lingo Haase urged incorporating Soviet principles into the legislative framework while opposing an outright opposition to the German national assembly. Erzberger faced sharp political charges from Dr. Cohn, denying forced Polish labor and other wartime claims as he defended measures of independent socialist origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Lingo Haase
National Assembly
Herr Dalmuig
Kerr Brietscheid
Brietechetd
Dr. Cohn
Erzberger
Cohn
Dr. Coh
Herr Erzberger
Ruling Expected on War Relief Fund Restrictions
Washington March 7 The War and Navy Departments may reveal today how funds raised by wartime relief groups will be spent The Knights of Columbus object to a 10 percent cap on creature comforts for troops and discussions with Secretary Daniels and Mr Baker continue Bishop Muldoon Rev Burke and D J Callahan attended the talks The decision may be announced through John R Mott director of the war service campaign in New York
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War and Navy Department
Walter
Knights of Columbus
Baker
Daniels
Bishop Muldoon
Rockford, Illa
John Burke
New York
D. J. Callahan
John R. Mott
War Service
Mr. Mott
Saddlery Firms Reprimanded Over Trade Practices
In Washington on March 6, 159 officers and members of the Wholesale Saddlery association and 20 harness association components of the National Harness Manufacturers' association were ordered by the Federal Trade Commission to cease practices it deemed a conspiracy in restraint of trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wholesale Saddelry Association
Associated
National Harness Manufacturers’ Association of the United Sates
Federal Trade Commission
Ansell Listed Among Officers to Revert to Regular Army
March 7. Nearly a score of general officers will revert to regular army rank in the coming days. Brig. Gen. Samuel T. Ansell, former acting judge advocate general, is named among them and will continue as chairman of the clemency board in the judge advocate general’s office. Brig. Gen. Edward A. Kreger is ordered home to act as judge advocate general during Gen. Crowder’s absence in Cuba. Baker states that Ansell’s action relates to routine demobilization and not to the military justice controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Samuel T. Ansell
Baker
Edward A. Kreger
France
Cuba
Enrich H. Crowder
Ansell
Crowder
Judge Advocate General
Edward K. Kreger
Cable
United States
Kreger
War Department
Ansel
Gen
Judge Advocate General’s
Roosevelt Returns From War Wounded On Mauretania
Lieut Col Theodore Roosevelt, who served in France since 1917 and commanded the 26th Infantry, arrived home on the Mauretania severely scarred by a machine gun bullet wound in the leg. He said he plans to leave the army for civilian life and reunite with his children after nearly two years apart. Roosevelt had been cited for gallantry at Cantigny in May 1918 and awarded the French war cross with palms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Col
Roosevelt
United States Army
Cantigny
Hog Markets Strong With Nickel Advance
Chicago March 7 hog market closed on a strong basis after the removal of a minimum hog price by the food administration. Top selling price reached 18.60, highest since November 6, with the day’s average 18.25, down five cents from Wednesday. Opening was uneven, gains erased, then rallied as shippers and packers competed, closing 15 to 20 cents above opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Food Administration
Deputies Demand German Disarmament Resolution
Paris on March 6 reports that the army committees of the chamber of deputies adopted a resolution demanding disarmament of Germany. The measure argues that France would be exposed to danger if war industry and armed forces in Germany persist and urges the government to push the peace conference to secure German disarmament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Germany
Chamber of Deputies
France
Also Mentioned on This Page
U. S
General Petain
Indus
Chaplain Corps
U.S. Army
RED Cross
Brest
Jeremam O'Leary
Siberian
Haase
Blief Fund
War and Navy Departments
Trade Board
Navy Department
Nevada
State Senate
Boyle
Mauretania
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!