German Propaganda Hearings Reveal Notable Names
A. Bruce Bielaski testified before a Senate committee on German propaganda in 1916. He detailed Bernstorff messages urging favor for Hearst linked Hale and listed prominent scholars and journalists such as William R. Shepard, Hugo Münsterberg, John Burgess, Ferdinand Schevill, Oswald Villard, and William Randolph Hearst as pro German or connected to German efforts.
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Washington
America
Bruce Bielaski
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Senate
Count von Bernistorff
Berlin
Bernstorff
William Nyard Hale
Hearst
Bielaski
Ernara Dernburg
Albert
Dering
Fuehr
Russia
John R. McLean
United States
William R. Shepard
Columbia University
Hugo Muensterburg
Arvard University
William M. Sloane
Easmund von Mach
Cambridge
Mass
Anth von Briessen
New York
John W. Burgess
Newport
R. S
Eugene Smith
B.C. Sanborn
Vanderbilt University
J. G. McDonald
University of Indiana
Ferdinand Schevill
University of Chicago
E. ¢. Richardson
Princeton University
Kuno Francke
Harvard University
George B. McClellan
A. B. ¥Aust
Cornell University
Morris Jastrow, Jr
University of Wisconsin
Walter S. McNeill
Richmond
David Starr Jordan
Berkeley
Cal
Peter S. Grosscup
Highland Park
Richard Bertholdt
St. Louis
Albert Bushnell Hart
Warvard University
C. J. Hexamer
Philadelphia
Charles Nagel
Commerce and Labor
Oswald Garrison Villard
New York Evening Post
William Randolph Hearst
New York American
Bernard Ridder
New York Staats Zettung
Edward A. Rumely
New York Evening Mail
Frederick A. Schrader
Yale War Losses Tabulated for Alumni and Undergraduates
Yale university casualties among graduates and undergraduates are listed in the Yale Alumni Weekly. Dead total 149 and wounded 117 with missing or prisoners noted, as of December 9 in New Haven Conn.
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Yale
New Haven
Conn
Yale University
Cuts war contracts and veteran divisions stay in France
Secretary Baker told the senate finance committee that none of the veteran American divisions in France will return home before peace. He said contract cancellations will reduce Army spending to about 1.1 billion of the 8 billion authorizations, with 40 percent of cancellations allocated to states including Massachusetts Michigan New York and Illinois. He noted an excess of powder and difficulty storing explosives.
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Washington
Baker
France
Senate Finance Committee
War Department
Congress
Massachusetts
Michigan
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Glass Named Secretary of the Treasury in 1914
President Wilson nominated Carter Glass of Virginia to be Secretary of the Treasury. Glass had represented the Sixth Virginia district in Congress since 1903, chaired the Banking and Currency Committee, helped frame the Federal Reserve Act, owned Lynchburg Daily News and Daily Advance, served on the University of Virginia board of visitors for eight years, and was secretary of the Democratic National Committee in the last campaign. He recently traveled to Europe to study wartime conditions.
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Washington
Carter Glass
Virginia
Wilson
Treasury
Glass
Congress
Virginia State Senate
House Committee On
Banking and Currency
Lynchburg
Daily News
Daily Advance
University of Virginia
Democratic National Committee
Europe
Prisoners Abuses Reported in Saxony Camp
Echo de Paris reports serious incidents in a Saxony prison camp holding Allied prisoners. The allied governments are said to have decided to act energetically in response to the events.
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Saxony
Paris
Echo de Paris
Harvard War Casualties Reach 222 Men Reported
Cambridge Massachusetts December 9 Harvard war records office reports two hundred twenty two Harvard men killed in the war. Of this total two hundred one served in the army and navy.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard War Records Office
Army
Navy
How the U S Financed War
Secretary McAdoo outlines wartime funding with estimates of 5 billion from income and profits taxes and 5 billion from bonds to support the U S during World War I. The report details costs by department, projected deficits, and expected receipts including Liberty bonds and war savings. The debt stood at 12.396 billion last June.
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Washington
America
McAdoo
Treasury
War Department
Navy
Wr McAdoo
Liberty
United States
Garfield resigns as U S Fuel Administrator
Washington reports that United States Fuel Administrator Harry Garfield has tendered his resignation to take effect at the president's pleasure and that the president has accepted. Garfield will remain until year’s end and then return to Williams College as its president after the holidays.
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Washington
White House
United States
Harry Garfield
Baden seeks incorporation with Switzerland, reports say
A Copenhagen dispatch to the Daily Telegraph states Southern Baden is seeking incorporation into Switzerland according to Baden newspapers. The potential change would align the region with Swiss governance.
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Baden
Copenhagen
London
Switzerland
Daily ‘Telegraph
Chile quake wrecks 400 buildings in Ata cama province
Santiago reports that the Chilean earthquake has leveled 400 structures in Coptapo, capital of Ata cama province, including the municipal building, leaving extensive destruction across the area.
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Santiago
Chile
Coptapo
Atacama Province
Wilson Sails to France for Peace Conference
President Woodrow Wilson departed New York aboard the transport George Washington at 10 15 am for Europe to join four other U S representatives for the peace conference in France. The voyage featured marching troops and an escort of warships as Wilson affirmed opposition to militarism in any form.
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New York
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Europe
France
George Washington
Robert Lansing
Henry White
Italy
Col. EE
M. House
Gen
Tasker H. Bliss
North River
Wilson
Ehere
Lapland
Atlantic
Three French Minesweepers Lost In Lake Superior Gale
The Cerisel es and Inker man minesweepers built at Fort William for the French navy were lost in a Lake Superior gale on November 24. Sixty six officers and men are missing. The Sebastopol, flagship commanded by Capt M Leclerc, arrived safely at a Canadian port.
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Lake Superior
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Ceriseles
Inkerman
Fort William
Sebastopol
M. Leclerc
All Must Make Sacrifices On Board the Steamer Washington
Dec 7 report notes President Wilson may urge all nations to sacrifice at the peace table and end armed domination. Also dated items describe twelve men injured and eighty five injured in four explosions at the Du Pont Powder works plant, occurring in the cap room.
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Wilson
George Washington
France
Pompton Lakes
Aries
du Pont
Cost of Living and Wages Decline Seen in 1920
Washington officials and lawmakers expect a gradual fall in clothing and input prices starting early next year. Wages may soften as the cost of living drops, with a dollar's purchasing power rising and production costs easing after government controls end. Representative George M. Young warns wheat prices may fall within a year, while the 1920 wheat-price guarantee risks a financial hit if the Food Administration ends.
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Washington
Fuel Administration
Food Administration
George M. Young
Dakota Wheat Belt
Grain Corporation of the Food Administration
America
Public Works Urged to Resume War Halted Projects
Washington labor policies board sent telegrams to governors urging rapid development of public works during demobilization. Mayors’ responses indicate about 300 million dollars in construction halted by war can resume as workers and materials become available. Conference of governors in Annapolis, Md, December 16 seeks complete project data.
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Washington
Dee
Ats
Annapolis
California Syrup of Figs Ad Lets Children Feel Better
An old advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for constipated or bilious children. It touts a gentle cleansing within hours, notes symptoms like peevishness and poor sleep, and warns to buy only the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company.
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California
Cross
California Fig Syrup. Company
Why is it they say g man pins for a woman
A wry exchange in Enareo News features a fair widow asking why men say g man pins for a woman and an old maid replying that pine is among the softest woods, reflecting a playful regional quip.
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Enareo
Soothe Itchings With Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Soothe itching with Cuticura bath soap and hot water dry instruction. Includes a note about samples and Boston address for free samples.
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Boston
Ts Soap
Nimars
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