Bolshevik Funding Documents Reported by German Source
The Petit Parisien publishes German documents alleging bolshevik financing by Germany. Letters describe payments to Lenin and Trotzky and arms shipments. A separate Helsingfors dispatch says White Guards defeated the Red Guard at Korkenkosi near Tammerfors with about 3,000 killed.
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White Guards
Finland
Red Guard
Korkenkosi
Tammerfors
Paris
Petit Parisien
France
Russia
Germany
German Imperial Bank
Switzerland
Nicolai Lenine
M. Zinovieff
Leon Trotzky
M. Kameneff
Brest-Litovsk
M. Soumengon
Marsia Koslovsky
Mme
Alexandra Kollantay
Lenine
Bolsheviki de Coe
Mannerheim
Helsingfors
Afton Tidningen
Red Guards
Plotters Plan Wholesale War Disruption On Pacific Coast
Industrial Workers of the World on the Pacific coast allegedly planned to disrupt industries and shipping to hinder war efforts. A federal grand jury in Sacramento indicted fifty five leaders after government investigations linked to the attempt to blow up the governor's residence. The probe uncovered a nest of plotters with activities across the Pacific coast.
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Washington
Pacific Coast
Department of Justice
Sacramento
Pacific Coast Territory
Wilson Talks to Farmers About Final Tackle
President Wilson told a delegation of farmers that America faces the final contest between long opposed things and core values. He warned that losing would set back human rights for generations. The farmers sought support for selling products at cost and free fertilizer.
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Washington
America
Wilson
Eleven Spies Guilty in Federal Plot to Sabo Ships
Franz Rintelen and ten co defendants were found guilty of conspiring to attack ships and plot bomb shipments to the Pacific coast. They face up to eighteen months in prison and fines up to two thousand dollars each, described as murderers at heart by U S Attorney James W Osborne Jr. The case alleged a half million dollar bank fund and sabotage on eighty three ships valued over four million dollars.
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Franz Rintelen
Atlanta
United States
Atto James W. Osborne, Jr
Osborne
Atorney
Rintelen
Pacific Coast
Orient
Cunard Liner Aurania Damaged After Submarine Torpedo
The Cunard liner Aurania 18400 tons was torpedoed within forty eight hours bound for the United States. It escaped sinking and proceeds to port with government vessels aiding. Fourteen passengers aboard. The Aurania sister to the Andania sunk last month.
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New York
Cunard
United States
Cunard Line
Andania
Bread ration in effect in hotels and dining cars
Washington reports a two ounce bread ration for patrons of hotels restaurants and dining cars. The measure mirrors the level now practiced in England and aims to curb consumption amid wartime shortages.
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Washington
The
Food Administration
England
British Ships Sunk in Week Totaling Over 1 600 Tons
British naval losses reported for the week include ten vessels exceeding 1 600 tons and five additional ships destroyed. The battles at sea underscore ongoing combat during the period.
President Wilson Seeks Sweeping War Powers Bill
President Wilson signals intent to dismantle current war machinery and create centralized control. The legislation would permit redistribution of executive functions across departments and agencies, potentially establishing a war cabinet or an ammunition director and authorizing broad orders as needed for national defense and wartime efficiency.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Favorable Senate Action on Draft Reform Bill
The Senate military committee unanimously ordered favorable reports on a bill to amend the selective draft law. It would require registration of men at age twenty one and base quotas on class 1 numbers rather than state population. A second bill would empower the president to call skilled industrial or agricultural experts into immediate service in any emergency without regard to classification or quota.
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Washington
War Department
Senate Military Committee
Krupps Move Key Works Underground to Counter Air Raids
H C Murdock, Brooklyn electrical representative, says major Krupp plants at Essen are buried underground as a precaution against bombing. He has spent 18 months in Holland and notes that German deserters are regularly sent deep into the country.
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Atlantic
Krupp
Essen
H. C. Murdock
Brooklyn
Holland
Census of Enemy Aliens Registration Began in U S
Thousands of un naturalized Germans in the United States are being registered by city or rural police under Justice Department rules for a population census of German alien enemies. The process will run all week with about 500 000 expected to enroll.
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Washington
United States
Department of Justice
Austro-Hungary
Nebraska Women’s Committee Seen as Clearing House for Patriotic Efforts
Washington notes from the national council of defense praising Nebraska’s women’s committee. It acts as a clearing house for patriotic activities, serves without salaries, and urges all members to contribute when called, using existing organizations to support the effort.
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Lincoln
Neb
Washington
Women’s Committee
National Council of Defense
Woman’s Committee of
Nebraska
Ths
Woman’s Committee
State Council of Defense
National Committee Down
War Costs in Washington Reach Billions in First Year
Ten months of war have cost the United States about 7.1 billion dollars at 710 million per month. Four point one billion is loans to the Allies, around 3 billion for U.S. war outlays, plus over 600 million for ordinary expenses. The monthly rate rises by over 100 million, with two months left in the first year likely lifting the total near 10 billion, roughly five billion for loans and five billion for military and war agencies. Expenditures trail early official estimates and mostly accrue since July 1.
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Washington
United States
America
Army
Navy
Shipping Board
Prohibitionists Decide Not to Merge with Progressives
The Lincoln prohibition state convention with sixteen delegates rejected a merger with a new party and voted to send nineteen delegates to the Chicago March 5 convention of progressives and prohibitionists. The delegates will act without instructions to allow independent consideration.
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Lincoln
Chicago
Secretary Baker notes U S troops on the western front
In his weekly military review Secretary Baker warns against complacency over German strikes and internal disturbances. He announces that American troops hold a section of the actual battle front and stresses the scale of men and guns on the western front.
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Washington
D. C
Germany
Baker
Seed Corn Drive Aids Nebraska Supply Effort
Citizens seek to Nebraska for seed corn as nationwide producers rally to secure grain for planting. Local leaders urge cooperation to boost reserves and support farmers facing spring needs.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Judge Notes 1000 Western Words Not In Dictionaries
Judge Ruppenthal of Kansas reports in his own regional dictionary more than 1000 western terms not found in standard lexicons. He cites that Standard and Webster do not include Roosevelt’s Jugo Slavs or the army barrage as used in common speech.
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Ruppenthal
Kansas
Shortgrass Courts
Roosevelt
Kansas City Star
Halls Catarrh Medicine Ad Purports Cure Claims
An aged classified fragment notes nasal catarrh and advertising claims for Hall’s Catarrh Medicine. The snippet cites J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio and asserts a cure for catarrh.
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J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Arent’s Hobos Extinct? McAdoo Faces Unruly Tramps
A Memphis Commercial Appeal note teases that despite efforts by Mr. McAdoo, hobos will travel as they please. The piece hints at ongoing hobo transportation defiance and mobility beyond authority.
Worth While Quotation Brightens the Day Light
A humorous quip declares a laugh to be like sunshine that brightens the day for all. The saying emphasizes happiness as a simple, universal mood lifter.
Sainti Ess Reflection Prompts Merry Spirit
A playful note on morals and mood invites cheer and self acceptance. The line suggests a lighthearted view of virtue as something to be enjoyed rather than solemnly imposed.
Prices for hay and seeds from J. Mulhall ad
An advertisement from J. Mulhall of Sioux City lists alfalfa at 6 dollars red clover at 8 dollars sweet clover at 17 dollars and pedigreed Bailey at 2 dollars. The ad closes with a quip about the boastful memory.
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Bailey
J. Mulhall
Sioux City
Religious Metaphor on Cloak and Umbrella Usage
A speaker notes that some people use religion as a cloak while others employ it as an umbrella, reflecting on varied motives behind faith in public life. The remark suggests skepticism about how beliefs are applied in social or political contexts.
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