Spain Trade Prospects Highlight American and German Roles
A London Times dispatch notes the arrival of the American Trade Commissioner in Spain as part of a broader postwar boom. It warns German competition and warns Spain to guard foreign investments amid new tax proposals. It cites planned Spanish capital ventures including sugar refining and machinery syndicates in Pamplona and emphasizes the need for investor protections against tax shocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times Service
San Antonio
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Madrid
Spain
Pam
Pamplona
Germany
Abrica Azucarera de Uceni
Sugar Refining
Sociedad Na‘varta de Industrias
Noria Y Lombas
Switzerland
Arkets
Senor Cambo
Ministro de Fomento
Commodore Wells Ends U S Convoy Work Returns to England
Commodore Lionel de L Wells of the British Navy who organized the convoy system for United States troops and supplies bound for Europe is preparing to return to England after completing his work here. He led the convoy and route giving branch of the British admiralty, helped evade U boats, and has received honors including being named a companion of the Order of the Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lionel de L. Wells
United States
Europe
England
Commodore Wells
Wells
Order of the Bath
Spain and British industry seek nationalization and reorganization
The piece discusses proposed reforms to tax and reorganize British industries to deter heavy taxation, suggesting some large mining firms be reclassified as industrials for higher taxes. It notes Spain's need to develop mineral resources with foreign capital and warns both sides against miscalculations that could hinder development. It urges open discussion with authorities to shape a defensive tax scheme and revenue implications for Spain’s reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Thority
Remewal
Poland Hunger Brings Appeals Over Polish Food Crisis
Paris dispatch reports from Poland describe dire food shortages across many regions as millions of soldiers and prisoners move across borders. German removals of food and machinery, Ukrainian raids near Lemberg, and Bolshevik pressure intensify suffering while Polish forces under General Rozwodski hold Lemberg. Allies are urged to intervene to halt German plunder and protect Poland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Czarnecki
San Antonio
Germany
Austria
Austrian
Rrussia
Poland
Valdas
Lemberg
Paris
Victor Marczynski
Francis Suchomil
Casimir Zboinski
Tiemberg
Soloniki
Davidov
Thaddeus Rozwodski
How She Knew at Universal Theater and East Hampton Butcher
Harry Levey and Jed Seitz recount a street encounter in New York and East Hampton involving a young girl who returns to claim a ham she says her father stole thirty days earlier. The tale reflects local deli and theater life with a tense claim over a missing ham.
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Harry Levey
Universal Theater
New York
Jed Seitz
East Mampton
J. VT
Seitz
Freedom of the Seas and the Great Debate in History
A layman’s tour through the origins of the freedom of the seas from Grotius to Grotius inspired rulings. It covers Grotius 1609, Selden 1635, Stowell 1817, and the 19th century shift to open navigation, plus later arbitral cases in the Bering Sea and fisheries disputes that shaped modern maritime law. The piece traces the rise of sovereign rights then universal navigation, and outlines present questions on neutral rights and sea power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varn Ains
Schleswig-Holstein
Europe
Gaesars
Ventce
Adriatic
Denmark
Sweden
Baltic
Hagland
Norway
Cape Sinisterre
Spain
America
Pacific Ocean
Portugal
Indian Ocean
Cape of Good Hope
Lugo de Groot
Grotius
John Selden
Great Britain
England
Ken
Dodson
William Scott
Stowell
Marine League
League of Nations
Lord Stowell
Russia
United States
Bering Sea
North America
Alaska Commercial Company
District Court of Alaska
Dawson
Alaska
France
Italy
Paris
Ional
Newfoundland
Noday
High Seas
Suez
Panama
Chantel
Dardanelles
Bosporus
Minnesota iron ore value rises in 1918 totals
The Minneapolis Tribune reports the full value of merchantable iron ore in Minnesota on May 1 1918 was 608 679 152 dollars. Under the 50 percent assessment, iron ore total equals 301 839 576 dollars. The 1917 iron ore value stood at 295 240 026 dollars, an increase of 6 589 800 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Minnesota Tax Commission
Minneapolis Tribune
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Hgermans
Western Newspaper Union
James Mrancia Sullivan
Bellevue Hospital
Westchester County Hospital
Hou
Juessie M. Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
Town
Charles A. Towne
Immigration
Anthony Caminette
G. W. Atkinson
Court of Claims of
Washington
Jean Ia
Ti.Wagner
Sea Bnck
Crockett 113
Morris
ING Furniture
Phone Crockett
Britain
N.Y
E. Heweten St
Phone Travix
KL. Mayers
Ganter
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