Austria Hungary war economy and social shifts analyzed
The article surveys Austria-Hungary during the first year of the war, detailing government profiteering, bread ticket scarcity, and war loan funding. It notes a rise in prices, strikes, and patient endurance among workers while Emperor Charles attempts economic overhaul to stabilize the monarchy. It portrays the socialist currents and the pragmatic Austro-Hungarian mindset, plus church influence shaping wartime attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Schreiner
International News Service
Austria
Hungary
Count Stuergkh
Berlin
Vienna
Bee
Breac Its
Charles
Beging
Oki
United States
Aco
German Acts and Words. A British hospital ship sunk
The sinking of the Glenare Castile by a German mine causes 144 deaths including seven nurses, contradicting Chancellor von Hertling’s Reichstag boasts. The piece argues Germany remains ruthless, outlawed by its deeds, not words, and must be judged by actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Union
Glenare Castile
Nie
von Hertling
Reichstag
Germany
A Sheep in Every Home Fat-Tail Sheep Trade Spread
The text discusses raising fat-tail sheep of the Africander variety for tails weighing four to six pounds, noting Dutch Boer use of the fat as a butter substitute and its export to England. It suggests New England farmers might adopt fat-tail sheep farming, alongside market notes on local stock scarcity and financial market commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Textile World Journal
England
New England
Connecticut Patents in Official Gazette February 26 1918
Connecticut residents and firms appear in the Official Gazette listing patents issued by the U S Patent Office. Names include LeRoy B. Fraser New Haven assignor to Sewell Clapp Envelopes and Henry J Heller Taftsville assigned to Draper Corp Hopedale with loom take up, among others in Hartford New Britain New Haven Middletown Shelton and Kent with items such as grinding machines, windage sights, crown making and various device designs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
United States Patent Office
Official
Arthur B. Jenkins
Connecticut Mutual
Mainstreet
Hartford
Conn
LeRoy B. Fraser
New Haven
Chicago
Ill
Henry
J. Heller
Taftsville
Draper Corporation
Hopedale
Mass
Thomas C. Johnson
Winchester Repeating Arms Co
George H. Leland
Arvid H
Nero
New Britain
Western Electric Company, Incorporated
Terminal Bank
Christopher J. Roach
Middletown
Chain Construction
William S. Thomson
H. D. Smith & Company
Plantsville
Friend A. Russ
Greenwich
Robert N. Bassett Company
Shelton
Buckle
Joseph Sachs
Ernest D. Simons
Scoville Manufacturing Company
Waterbury
Button
H. D. Smith Company
Harry P. Townsend
H. P Townsend Manufacturing
H. P. Townsend Manufacturing Company
Henry G. Voight
Sargent & Company
Philip K. Williams
J. B. Williams Company
Glastonbury
Herrmann A. Wulf
Norwich
Willard D. Paddock
Kent
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Austria-Hungary
Weekly Market Letter
Richter & Co
Washington
Aetna Life Insurance Co
Travelers’ Insurance Co
Connecticut General Life Insurance Co
Aetna Casualty and Surety Co
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Co
Macxayros
Fangses
Crawford
Crawford Coal
Caulkins & Post Co
Fortress
AWFO
James H. Bunce Co
James Young Co
Ipswich Mills
Ipswich
Massachusetts
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