Treasury reveals war bill total over thirteen billion
Secretary McAdoo reports the United States had spent 13,222,749,734.14 on World War I through June 30, 1918, with 5.68 billion disbursed to the War Department and 1.27 billion to the Navy in 1918 alone. Receipts reached 21.499 billion in 1918, while the 1917 totals were far lower. The report cites Liberty Loans, War Savings campaigns, and the vast scale of government life insurance and allotments, underscoring national financial strength and wartime mobilization.
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Omee
America
Secretary of the Treasury
William "G. McAdoo
United States
Treasury Department
McAdoo
Ranimon
War
Navy Departments
War Department
Treasury
Navy Department
Ras Eee
Hird Liberty
Lenin
Noer
War Finance Corporation
Capital Issues Committee
Army
Navy
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Bureau of War ‘Risk Insurance
Bureau of War Risk
Senator Borah Moves to Repeal Espionage Act
Washington reports Senator Borah plans to repeal the Espionage Act sections on mail censorship and press restraints. He argues postwar remedies should wipe out restraints on speech while noting ongoing cases like Debs. Attorney General Gregory cautions dissolution could complicate unresolved actions. Borah will seek quick action once a reasonable period passes.
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Washington
Congress
Borah
Idaho
Department of Justice
Nonpartisan League
Northwest
Gregory
The Family Autocrat Shows He's Diplomat
A Pittsburgh Leader comic vignette features William asserting authority at a table. He gently sets limits on his wife Margaret, declaring only she may speak to him that way while she demands respect. The playful exchange highlights domestic power dynamics with humor.
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Pittsburgh
William
Margaret
Resignation of U.S. Fuel Administrator Garfield
Washington reports that Fuel Administrator Garfield has resigned with the resignation accepted by President Wilson. The administration will continue to operate until the winter ends, and Garfield plans to stay through the month before returning to Williams College. The White House notes no replacement is named and dates for any change remain undisclosed.
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Washington
Garfield
Wilson
White House
United States
Williams College
Europe
Wake Up Your Sleepy Liver With Mandrake Pills
Advertising copy touts Schenck's Mandrake Pills as a cure for morning tiredness and low exertion. Claims a torpid liver causes fatigue and promises renewed energy with one dose. Product sold by Dr. J.H. Schenck & Son in Philadelphia at 25 cents per box.
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Schenck
HAPPENINGS IN THIS MNCINITY 25 YEARS AGO
Ground snow and rain disrupted Sunday activities as the common council met tonight. A Moodus man laid off workers amid hard times, while a Cromwell hunter boasted a 20 pound coon catch. Rev W A Stickney preached at Universalist church after years in the area. Cromwell men fished Pacousett pond nightly, netting barrels of fish. Y M C A orchestra formed and will practice Tuesday. Art sign for Lovell Hall painted by J W Trantum. Horace Johnson plans a large summer residence on the bluff. Sleighing praised in outlying districts. Dalzell hosted weekend guests. County commissioners failed to agree on a superintendent for the new county building.
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F. C. Fowler
Moodus
Dan Priest
W.A. Stickney
Cromwell
Universalist
William Street
W. & B. Douglas
Pacousett
J. W. Trantum
Lovell
Horace Johnson
Middle Haddam
Straits
Carrier
Dalzell
Hoover Goes to London for Shipping Conference
Herbert C. Hoover, U S food administrator, sails for London to press a shipping plan to deliver vast U S food stocks and end rationing in allied countries by spring while preparing for allied control of the German fleet after peace ratification. In New York, public schools may expand vocational options with cafeteria work manicuring and shampooing courses.
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Paris
Herbert C. Hoover
United States
London
New York Public
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