Round-Up of Spies and Anarchist Activity in Chicago
Investigators raid the anarchist newspaper plant on Good Morgan street and arrest Frank and Nicholas Carnavalis amid a sweep that uncovers large anti war literature and correspondence. Authorities say German funds and agents tie to a broader network of radicals in America with dozens under scrutiny and widespread surveillance.
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Chicago
W. W
America
Morgan Street
Frank
Nicholas Carnavalis
Dan Wallace
Vienna Warned by Italian Air Patrol Drop
A patrol of eight Italian aircraft led by Captain Gabriel d ANNUN AIO dropped manifestos over Vienna before one monoplane failed to return. The 1000 kilometer mission faced a great windstorm and mountain currents at about ten thousand feet. The warning urged Vienna to refrain from bombing if a return expedition occurs.
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Vienna
Rome
Gabriel d’Annunaio
Alps
All Potash Possible Lene Urges Tax Care in Bill
A letter urged Chairman Kitchin of the house ways and means committee to use care in framing the revenue bill so as not to injure industries. It cites cases where development is blocked because new mining ventures of uncertain life cannot amortize actual investment before paying excess profit taxes.
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Lene
Kitchin
House
Ways and Means
Warburg Retires from Federal Reserve Board
Paul M. Warburg vice governor resigns from the Federal Reserve Board at his own suggestion. He cautions his retirement will be a serious loss to public service and notes in his letter to the President his departure follows thoughtful reflection about duties and duty to the nation.
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Reserve Board
Washington
Paul M. Warburg
Federal Reserve Board
Wilson
Peace terms outline by Hertling shape postwar settlement
Advices describe Hertling's new peace conditions including recognition of Germany and Austria-Hungary's integrity, return of colonies, and German influence in the Baltic and Baltic states. It cites indemnities to Germany and a sea liberty clause while noting Lord Cecil's figures on Belgian levies of 2.33 billion francs.
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Austria
Hertiing
Germany
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Austria-Hungary
Bucharest
Brest-Litovek
Courland
Lithuania
Eusthonia
Livonia
Italy
Adriatic
London
Lord Cecil
Belgium
Rumors of German Sailor Revolt Near Wilhelmhaven Rise
Reports from Amsterdam to the Express claim German sailors at Wilhelmhaven plan to attack officers and abandon ships to seek internment in neutral harbors amid submarine war protests. Over fifty submarines allegedly disappeared with twenty three ringleaders sentenced to death. Corroboration is uncertain and links to Admiral von Hotsendorff's resignation are suggested.
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London
Wilhelmahaven
Express
Amsterdam
Admiral von Holtzendorff
Mine Owners Urge Troops Over Coeur d Alene Strike
Six major mines in the Coeur d Alene district ask for military intervention as Morning and Gold Hunter miners join a wider stoppage. Strikers earning 7.65 to 11.65 a day demand eight hours per shift, semi monthly pay, and a Sunday off. Defense council urged draft classification 1 to seize workers.
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Coeur d'Alene
United States
Portal
Defense Council
Draft Board
Army
German crown prince blamed for Marne disaster
Reuters dispatch reports prisoners in France saying the German crown prince is the most unpopular leader in the German army and is directly responsible for the Marne disaster. They allege he caused the setback and widespread disapproval follows.
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London
Reuter
France
Marne
Fire at Obie Copper smelting plant damages Salt Lake area
Fire of undetermined origin broke out at the Obie Copper Co. smelting plant in Lark a smelter town between Salt Lake City and Bingham. Damage estimated at 75 006 dollars. Fire apparatus from Salt Lake prevented spread to more valuable property.
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Salt Lake
Obie Copper Co
Lark
Bingham
Judge Denies New Trial in White Slavery Case
Des Moines report notes Mike Harrington a Nebraska attorney and several others were convicted of conspiracy in a federal white slave case. The court denied their request for a new trial amid ongoing appeals and post conviction activity.
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Des Moines
Mike Harrington
Nebraska
Harrington
German Groups Reported Behind Border Watch
States across the Mexican Lower California border are under investigation by government agents. Reports indicate that groups of about a half hundred Germans, changing every week or ten days, have been found in Mena.
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Lower California
Mena
State Levy Lowered Amid War Time Budget Shifts
Lincoln board of equalization cut the state levy to three mills from 3.08, 3.04 the prior years, due to lapse funds including about 135000 for the national guard. Auditor Smith shows 2228288 needed for general fund, with 250000 returning to state general fund. War and relief efforts loom large as Y W C A and M C A drive Nebraska to a 1120000 quota while 97 million for M C A and 15 million for Y W A war activities are planned.
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Board of Equalization
Lincoln
National Guard
Neville
Smith
War Work Council
The
Young Women's Christian Association
Grace Ford Gholsey
Chicago
Omaha
Nebraska
Federal report urges breaking packer trust by rail takeover
The federal trade commission report urged transferring stockyards branch houses refrigerator cars and icing plants from packers to the railroad administration. It argues federal ownership of cattle cars and integration of yards and storage would curb packer dominance and create centralized wholesale markets nationwide.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Wilson
Railroad Administration
Packers “Trust
California Canners “Trust
Commission
Swift, Armour, Morris, Cadabhy and
Railroad
Washington halts voluntary army navy enlistments
Voluntary enlistments in the army and navy are suspended to avoid industrial disruption while a bill to extend draft ages is pending. Orders were issued after a Baker Daniels conference and publicized following President Wilson's visit to their offices. It is unclear if the President's meeting related to the action.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Baker
Daniels
Wilson
Bingham gains control of Louisville papers as Watterson steps back
Judge Robert Worth Bingham acquires the Louisville Courier Journal and Louisville Times from W. N. Handerman and sons and Henry Watterson. Watterson ends active editor duties but will remain as advisor.
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Louisville
Louisville Courier- Journal
Louisville Times
W. N. Handerman
Henry Watterson
Robert Worth Bingham
Times
Death by self inflection at Longmont man’s home
William Henry Thomas seventy nine years old recently came from Red Cloud Neb to Longmont where he died by suicide at his home. His wife heard the shot and called a neighbor who found the body. He leaves a widow and eleven children including Fred Thomas a wealthy farmer living nearby.
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Longmont
William Henry Thomas
Red Cloud
Neb
Fred Thomas
Mobilization Orders for Slavic Legion at Camp Wadsworth
The War Department authorized by the army appropriation bill immediate mobilization at Camp Wadsworth Spartanburg for a Slavic legion. Voluntary enlistment is opened to Jugo Slavs Czecho Slovaks Ruthenians and other oppressed peoples seeking to fight Germany and Austria Hungary.
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Washington
Camp Wadsworth
Spartanburg
War Department
Germany
Austria Hungary
London War Tonnage Declines From 18.5 to 16 Million
Sir Leo G. Chooses Money announces to the House of Commons that British merchant tonnage at the outbreak of war stood at 18,500,000 gross tons and now stands at 16,000,000 gross tons reflecting wartime losses.
Need More Men At Once With New Registration Plan
General Crowder warns that without immediate action to provide additional manpower the draft quotas cannot be met after September 1. He cites only 100,000 of the 1918 registrants available and urges weekly registration of men reaching 21. Senate Chair Chamberlain says hearings unlikely and a short bill path. House Chair Dent doubts action before August 19. The bill would broaden the selective act to require all men ages 18 to 20 and 32 to 45 to register.
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Crowder
Chamberlain
Senate Military Committee
Dent
House
Nebraska urged to join student nurse reserve drive
Lincoln reports a nurse shortage for foreign service will harm American men unless young women enlist. Miss Mary Cogil cites an urgent Nebraska drive to recruit 790 girls to enter the United States Student Nurse Reserve. Enlistees will be sent to army and civilian hospitals to free trained nurses for overseas duty.
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Lincoln
Foreign Service
Woman's Committee
Mary Cogil
Nurses
Pro-German Paper Promotes U.S. War Effort
Cable from Madrid reports Washington coverage in A B C featuring Joe Martinez Kinz, novelist and critic, who vows to use his pen to reveal the truth about the United States. He cites 1898 disillusionment and asserts Spain’s future tied to America’s fate.
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Washington
Committee On Public Information
Madrid
Joe Martines Kinz
United States
Spain
America
Denounce the Demonstration in Washington
Senators denounced the suffrage protest that led to forty eight arrests at the national women’s party rally. McKellar Thomas and Smoot urged that such demonstrations are uncalled for and harmful to the cause. Smoot accused protesters of seeking notoriety and Thomas warned it could sway support for the amendment.
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Washington
National Woman's Party
Senate
McKellar
Tennessee
Thomas
Colorado
Smoot
Utah
German Fund Raisers Caught in Pro German Activities
Four wealthy German Americans with offices in New York and Reading Pa were investigated as federal agents searched their offices. Records seized linked them to German propaganda German relief funds and to pro German publications. Charles F De Woody DOJ chief said the seized records showed their pro German connections.
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New York
Reading
Lesues
Vierck
proGerman Publications
United States
Charles F. de Woody
Department of Justice
Six Special Mail Airplanes Delivered for Government Use
The Standard Aircraft Corporation delivered six mail airplanes built to carry pouches on the Washington to New York air route. The planes are ready for immediate service and represent the first large batch in expanding the mail service to more regions. Turko Replaced Furniture was not sufficiently complete to form the basis of a report.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Washington- Philadelphia
New York
Standard Aircraft Corporation
Turko
Meadow Stunt Ad Ends With Ambiguous Message
Fragmentary text mentions Nebuchadnezzar and Mand Muller with odd phrases about eating erase and smiling. References to Red Cross Blue and Americas suggest a distorted ad or promo. Summary captures readable names and unclear context from the damaged lines.
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Nebuchadnezzar
Mand Muller
Rashuns and Simpson Share Rainy Night Laughs
Simpson covers his laughter under an umbrella and reveals Mason’s odd remedy. Mason sought a chemist who mixed quinine, epsom salts, wormwood and castor oil to erase sorrow, leaving him preoccupied with tasting notes and new schemes.
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Rashuns
Simpson
Mason
Water colored by plants creates measurable ocean alkalinity
Harvard researchers W J V Osterhout and A R C Haas show marine plants raise seawater alkalinity under sunlight. They place green seaweed in salt water with phenolphthalein. after light exposure the solution turns pink. The pink intensity is compared to buffer solutions to quantify alkali production.
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W.J. V. Osterhout
A. R. C. Haas
Laboratory of
Harvard University
The Candidate Probes a Humble Platform Request
A dialog fragment shows a candidate seeking marriage as a political alliance. The suitor asks for set allowances and household roles defining a platform for domestic life. The exchange highlights balancing romance with practical expectations in an era context.
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