Germans planned to ration imports after war
Stockholm report details German plans to curb imports and favor domestic iron and steel. Germans expected postwar expansion, reliance on Spanish and other ores, and greater capacity, with rationing to start after peace. Competition from America and England looms. export policy uncertain.
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Basseit Digby
San Antonio Light
Chicago Daily News
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Sweden
Foreign Office
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Belgium
France
Germany
Asia
Kinochau
England
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Africa
India
Russia
America
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Reichsbank
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Inustry
Labor unions in America began 85 years ago with early organizing
The article traces labor history from 1803 to 1850 noting early unions in New York and Boston, ship carpenters and caulkers, tailors, and printers. It highlights terms rat and seah, the 1817 and 1820 strikes, and the 6000 members in the first International Typographical Union. It also mentions Marion Weston Cottle, a Boston Portia and Massachusetts lawyer eligible for the US Supreme Court.
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America
Atlantic
General Trades Union
New York
Philadelphia
Massachusetts
Albany
Organization of Labor
International Labor Union
International ‘Ypographical Union
Boston
Marion Weston Cottle
Maine
New Hampshire
United States Supreme Court
IONE OF THE HEROES OF CHATEAU THIERRY
William Stevenson of Miles City Montana a top sergeant and sharpshooter in Marine Company D 4th Regiment was wounded three times and gassed twice at Chateau Thierry. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre and decorated by General Atkinson in Bordeaux for bravery in capturing 27 machine gun nests with four other marines. The battle saw Marines fight valiantly and drive the enemy back despite great odds.
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William Stevenson
Miles City
Montana
4Th Regiment
Chateau Thierry
Atkinson
Bordeaux
Audit mess funds control revised by War Department circular
Officers responsible for mess funds will remain in service until audited by a designated officer, preferably Regular Army. The audit requires a certificate that all bills have been paid or a detailed list of any outstanding bills with firm names, periods, amounts, and explanations. If funds are insufficient, the commander must adjust using judgment.
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War Department
Southern Department
Black Friday myths and historic financial panics
The article traces the superstition around Black Friday, noting past panics on 1745 London as Bonnie Prince Charlie arrived near Derby and the Bank of England, 1911 banking crisis, 1920s Wall Street gold corner attempt, and the 1873 meltdown. It also mentions a Richmond draft board tale about an eyesight claim and clerks testing a man named Sam.
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London
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Wall Street
New World
California Syrup of Figs Laxative Claim Advised
An old advertisement urges parents to pick California Syrup of Figs as the safest laxative for children, praising its fruity taste and simple dosing. It warns to look for the California name on the package to ensure a harmless product and gives directions for children’s doses.
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California
France Urges Larger War Indemnity Amid Debt Burst
Paris reports M Ribot warns France faces ruinous postwar debt. 1913 debt 1.0 trillion francs, now about 1700 billion. Provisional budget nears 11 billion, total outlay 18 to 29 billion francs. Ribot argues France must demand the largest indemnity from Germany and, if needed, allies should pool debts and resources to liquidate the burden.
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AUL &C Mowres
Ieee Antonia Light
Chicago Daily
Neva
Chicago Daily News CO
Paris
M. Ribot
France
Germany
England
United States
Belgium
Actress Starts Adoption Club in Remnant Play
Miss Florence Nash, star of Charles Merson Cook's Remnant, launches an Adoption Club after adopting a newborn orphan. The group, now 20 members, seeks financially stable, suitable homes and discusses child training as they pair members with prospective adoptees, reflecting the play's waif theme.
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Florence Nash
Charles Merson Cook
Las
Miss Nash
New York Evening Sun
Josephine
Atine
Darrin
Sev
Adopting War Orphans: A Plea for Adolescents
A local plea argues for adopting adolescents over younger orphans, noting personal fit and heredity as considerations. It stresses orphans are the backbone of nations and suggests adoption as a remedy for childless women and widowed couples during wartime or influenza outbreaks.
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Worden
Prevention Beats Cure Says Medical Meeting
Doctors acknowledge medicines often fail to cure and rely on nature. At the American Pub Health Association gathering physicians concede that old Mother Nature handles most curative work with practitioners as helpers. The debate notes cure as lessening in meaning while preventive methods gain importance. Mrs. Viera Farrow Monts holds multiple bar association leadership roles in Kansas City Missouri and national women’s groups. A patent claims a combined pick and shovel credited to Randle Burves.
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American Pub Health Association
Viera Farrow Monts
Woman's Bar Association of
Kansas City
Woman's State Bar Association of
Missouri
National Woman's Bar Association
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