World War Food Policy And War Loan News
The Chamber of Commerce urged rapid food control measures as Congress eyed sweeping war powers to regulate production and prices. A lively senate debate blamed high prices on food speculators and alleged German influence. The United States issued a second great war loan of 25 million dollars to England via Treasury Secretary McAdoo handing the draft to the British ambassador in Washington.
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America
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Department of Agriculture and Interior
Advisory Food Committee
Council of National Defense
Washington
Congress
Senate
Thomas
Williams
England
Treasury
McAdoo
Great Britain
Admiralty
Germany
Austria
Reichstag
Johannes Kaempf
Wilson
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Charles
Russia
U S and Allies Mobilize as War Effort Expands
Government and industry mobilize rapidly as war extends. Officials and educators in the United States coordinate with defense leaders while Secretary Baker and Treasury head McAdoo assure financing. Joffre and Wilson discuss American troop deployment and ambulance aid to France.
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United States
Advisory National Defense Commission
Washington
Baker
European War Updates From The Front Lines And Logistics
Petrograd warns of German attack via Libau in an army order. Korniloff commands Petrograd troops. Paris reports 6,100 prisoners and British gains at Soissons as French seize Chemin des Dames ridge. British Sun sunk with crew saved. Fresnoy and Cherisy approaches noted. Arcadian torpedoed with 279 sailors lost. Mush evacuated to Turkish control. London tallies 38 merchant ships over 1,600 tons sunk last week.
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Petrograd
Libau
Korniloff
Paris War Office
Soissons
Braye-en-Laonnois
Chemin des-Dames
British Sun
Sun Oil Company of
Philadelphia
Great Britain
London
Russia
Riga
Peace Party
America
John F. Stevens
Panama Canal
Goethals
France
St. Quentin
Arieux
Oppy
Arras
Scarpe River
Fresnoy
Queant
Drocourt
Mesopotamia
Maude
Shatt-el-Adham
Jebel Hamrin
Constantinople
Mush
Armenia
Hayti President Demands War Declaration Against Germany
Foreign President Artiguenave sends a message to congress urging a formal declaration of war against Germany. A Furth powder factory explosion kills 521, and a Troisdoorf blast claims 30 lives per Basle reports. Rome announces a special mission to America includes Prince Udine Senator Marconi Marquis Borsareli and Deputies Ciufelli and Nitti.
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Artiguenave of
Hayti
Congress
Germany
Furth
Troisdoorf
Basle
Switzerland
Rome
America
Udine
Marconi
Borsareli
Ciufelli and
Nitti
Rain and Snow Benefit Texas Wheat Crops
Domestic rain turned to snow across portions of the Texas Panhandle and north and west Texas. Agri culturists say the moisture benefits the wheat crop. Ottawa announces Canada and the United States plan to cooperate on wheat price. Sir George Foster in Washington discusses maximum prices for wheat continent wide. Sailors from French warships are given a warm New York welcome. Starr Daley is hanged in Phoenix after killing James Gibson and assaulting Mrs. Gibson. Cleveland calls for women as street car conductors. J W Van Atter, 27, killed at Vimy Ridge after leaving Valparaiso two years ago.
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Texas Panhandle
Texas
Ottawa
Thomas White
Finance
Canada
United States
George Foster
Starr Daley
James Ray Gibson
Navy Department
Navy
Army
France
Roosevelt
Chicago
Great Lakes
Clyne
New York
Wall Street
Franz von Rintelen
Germany
Baron Richard von Dem Busche-Muench
Count von
Guatemala
Brazil
Lauro Mueller
War Review Warns Reality of Long Conflict Ahead
A weekly summary reports British and French urging swift U S troop deployment to Europe amid U boats and Russia uncertainties. It notes possible large American drafts, food control, shipping, and the need for a strong national mobilization to sustain the entente war effort.
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United States
Europe
Lima Woman Praises Lydia E Pinkham Remedies
Mrs Jennie Moyer of 342 East North Street Lima Ohio recounts severe displacement illness followed by recovery after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash She notes her seven years as a midwife recommending the remedy to others and offers to answer letters from women seeking help
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Lima
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jennie Moyer
North St
No Doubt About That Hat Purchase Provokes Remark
A terse exchange unfolds over a hat purchase with a woman paid fifty dollars. The other party retorts that the price signals madness, while insisting the visible value justifies the cost.
Daily Fly Killer Ad by H Somers
A Daily Fly Killer promises to kill thousands and prevent disease for the season. Express paid delivery of six units for one dollar from H Somers at 150 De Kalb Ave Brooklyn NY. Ad copy emphasizes enduring effectiveness and dealer availability.
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Express
H. Somers
de Kalb Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
Preserve the Wild Flowers and Columbine Preservation Appeal
An earnest appeal urges preservation of wild flowers especially the columbine along tourist routes. It calls for broader protection of all native flowering plants that are pulled up or damaged, framing wild flower conservation as a patriotic duty across states.
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Christian Science Monitor
A Careful Young Man Seeks Hand in Marriage
A cautious suitor asks for an option on marrying the daughter, replying that he is not certain about marriage but wishes to secure a chance. The exchange presents a light, old fashioned courtship scene with emphasis on propriety and prospects.
People Given to Self Love Fear No Rivals
A concise aphorism notes that individuals who esteem themselves highly face little threat from competitors, implying confidence reduces rivalry and boosts personal standing.
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Gregory
Rene Viviani
U.S
Teutonic War News
Maurice S. Amos
Janes W. Gerard
Berlin
Chicago Bar Association
William G. McAdoo
the Treasury
Department of l Othor
Atlantic
Marshal Joffre
William L. Saunders
Naval Consulting Board
Federal Shipping Board
M. Viviani
Kansas City
Middle West
Cherisy
Hindenburg
Reincourt
Bullecourt
Reuter
Nediterranean
High Commission
City Traction
Sanderson
Cleveland
J. W. van Atter
Valparaiso
Ind
Vimy Ridge
Balfour
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Laon
Hindenburg Line
M. Rodzianko
Duma
Charles Sweeney
French Foreign Legion
Edward W. Pickard
Lansing
Lane
Daniels
Thomas A. Edison
Kiel
Sweden
Uncle Sam
Springfield
Lincoln
Mt. Vernon
Butte
Mont
Lavell
Lovell
Woman
Pinkham
Nutrition
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