Press influence in wartime praised by Captain Geere
Captain Frank Geere of the Coast Artillery Corps, recently back from Europe, argues the press harms belligerents and supports government censorship. The former war correspondent notes British policy to curb wartime news, while American press seeks patriotism over selling news, with Stevenson critiquing American reporters as sinned against.
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Frank Geere
Coast Artillery Corps
Europe
Item
Geere
New York
Far East
Aguinaldo
Catain Geere
Stevenson
Engand
Spy Carl Hans Lody Faces Death in Tower of London
In a letter to an American friend penned before his execution for espionage, Carl Hans Lody reflects on years of peril, vows to serve his country, and asks observers not to judge harshly while acknowledging his loved ones. He notes his impending death may place his body in the tower or cremation and hints at a historian recording him among war victims.
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Carl Hans Lody
Tower of London
United States
Sherman
Berlin Appeal Seeks Winnings for Relief Fund
A Berlin newspaper requests skat, poker and pinochle players to contribute their winnings to the general relief fund for wives and children and those in need. The appeal notes players seek rest and recreation at card tables and urges donations to aid the war effort.
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Berlin
General Relief Fund
Skat
Germany
Governmental Procrastination on Foot and Mouth Policy
Chicago stockyards leaders criticize Washington for slow action against foot and mouth disease in cattle. A. G. Leonard urges national livestock groups to oppose Department of Agriculture limits that would only kill infected herds, arguing funds shortages delay eradication and raise meat prices across the United States.
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Chicago
A. G. Leonard
Washington
Leonard
United States
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Congress
Houston
Responsibility for Drifting Mines Across Nations
The United States seeks to determine who places mines in the North Sea after Denmark, Holland, Sweden, and Norway protest disrupted commerce. Russian mines near the Gulf of Riga and Aland Islands are cited, with Germany and England having laid many in the North Sea. The U.S. considers joining allied representations to curb dangers to neutral flag vessels.
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United States
North Sea
State Department
Denmark
Holland
Sweden
Norway
Petrograd
Gulf of Riga
Aland Islands
Riga Gulfs
Germany
England
Typhoid Cases Few in U S Army 1913 Report
The annual Surgeon General report shows four typhoid cases among 90 752 Army personnel serving in the continental U S Alaska the Philippines Hawaii Panama Porto Rico and China in 1913. Two cases were recruits with no anti typhoid protection, one had only one dose, and one in China had two years earlier protection. Overall health was better than any prior year.
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United States Army
United States
Alaska
Philippines
Hawaii
Panama
Porto Rico
China
W. C. Gorgas
Dr Mawson Calls Wilkes Land Winds Place On Globe
Dr Mawson who led an expedition to the Wilkes Land coast declares the region the winds place on the globe. He plans a brief visit to the vicinity during an upcoming state primary campaign.
Lengthening a Steam Yacht Cyprus by 35 Feet on Pacific Coast
The Cyprus, the Pacific coast's largest steam yacht, was cut in two to lengthen it by 35 feet. The 231 foot vessel had a 28 foot beam. Work involved tearing out joiner, dry docking, building a cradle, and separating sections with steel rejoining plates, cables, and an electric winch to create the 36 foot expansion space.
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Cyprus
Pacific Coast
Port terminals and island docks to aid Mobile commerce
G J Santa Cruz argues for immediate rail-led development of Blakely Island docks and a river bridge to access them. He warns municipal terminals would cost too much and urges public docks run for all shippers to counter private rail line control. He cites Illinois Central and New Orleans terminals as models and notes current distress in shipping. Mobile, Ala November 20.
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Mobile Ae
John A. Wetzel
Blakely Island
Mobile
Blakely
Wetzel
Sand Island
Gaid
Illinois Central
Stuyvesant Docks
New Orleans
Messrs
Turner & Hartwell
Turner-Hartwell
G. J. Santa Cruz
Ala
Youth as War Conqueror: Global Mobilization Across Europe
The piece argues that Europe faces a prolonged war with youth mobilization shaping the conflict. France trains 300,000 schoolchildren for war, encourages volunteer marriages, and plans postwar army rebuilding. England expands boy scout recruitment while Russia ends exemption for students, militarizing university youth for future battle.
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Europe
France
Germany
England
Russia
Memphis Coromercial
The Wise Professor
A Heidelberg professor announced a plan to select women for nurse training by directing those who wished to nurse officers to his right. Seven women stepped right, and the professor dismissed them, saying ladies who only desire to nurse officers were of no use.
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Heidelberg
Prohibitionists Attacks Fail Says Head of Brewers
Edward A. Schmidt reports at the United States Brewers Association convention that beer consumption rose in the past year despite prohibitionist attacks. He argues prohibition undermines liberty and notes per capita alcoholic intake increased nearly three gallons while many dry policies show limited effect.
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New Orleans
Anti-Saloon League
United States Congress
Edward A. Schmidt
Philadelphia
United States Brewers’ Association
Schmidt
Grunewald Hotel
Prohibitionists
Congress
Prohibition Organizations
American Grocer
Interstate Commerce Board bans port compression allowances in cotton trade
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that compressing export cotton at port of transshipment is not a service by the property owner tied to rail transport and that carriers must stop paying for such compression. The Coast Line previously allowed compression and paid at Athens Atlanta Macon Covington Augusta and other Georgia points to Norfolk and ports in Wilmington Charleston and Savannah.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atlantic Coast Line
Coast Line
Athens
Atlanta
Macon
Covington
Augusta
Georgia
Nerea
Norfolk
Wilmington
Charleston
Savannah
Southern Railway President Warns of Revenue Decline and Retrenchment
Special to The Item from Atlanta, Nov. 20. President Fairfax Harrison of the Southern Railway Company reports a steady drop in gross operating revenues since the European war began, with October down 18.75 percent and September down 8.33 percent. Retrenchment is underway to align expenses with actual revenues, aiming to preserve maintenance while limiting public inconvenience and preserving safety and efficiency. Authorities praise cooperation from public bodies and citizens as construction continues and cotton-relief efforts proceed in hopes of quicker recovery.
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Atlanta
Southern Railway Company
Fairfax
South
Southern Railway
Wilson
Commission Rejects Cotton Compression Allowance
The commission denies a compression allowance for cotton moving from North and South Carolina and Virginia to named points. It states the service occurs after transportation ends and is not connected to transport, so there is no authority to tax or grant such allowance.
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Lantic Coast Line
North
South Carolina
Virginia
War’s European clash shapes U S army and navy policy
Washington observers say the European war will redefine U S defense strategy shaping funding for arms, aviation, submarines, dreadnoughts, and coast fortifications. Officials foresee lessons from Zeppelins and Krupp siege guns guiding 1915 16 budgets amid imperial powers.
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Washington
United States
von Bernhardt
Navy Department
North Sea
Germany
Britannia
Garrison
Scriven
Army
Europe
Napoleon
Blucher
New Harbor
Atlantic
Pacific
Liege
Namur
Maubeuge
Antwerp
Navy
Great Britain
Coast Artillery Corps
Far East
World trade union membership and life benefits in 1913
Commissioner Lynch of the New York Department of Labor reports 14,118,611 trade union members worldwide, up 1,100,607 in a year. Major unions are in Bulgaria, Turkey, with Spain and several Balkan states represented. Germany France and Austria show prewar declines. Largest American unions are transportation, building and stone, and mines. 1913 US unions spent 14,139,328 dollars. death benefits reach nearly nine million. sick benefits about 1.36 million. Typographical Union paid 242,650 in old age pensions. British unions spend 19 million annually with 75 million in funds.
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Lynch
New York Department of Labor
Bulgaria
Turkey
Spain
Servia
Roumania
Croatia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Germany
France
Austria
Great Britain
Ireland
Belgium
Hirsch-Duncker
Holland
New York Herald
Neptune Not Subduing Atlantic Crossing Dreams
A year endings reflections on attempts to cross the Atlantic by air ship and the vast challenges ahead. The piece notes large investments and expert effort on both sides of the ocean while predicting eventual success with air fleets cruising overhead, tempering earlier optimism from 1914.
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Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic
Weing Sige Agar
H. H.windsor
Popular Mechanics
Witty remark on Indian troops amid German shellfire
A terse, sardonic note from the New York Evening Telegram highlights Indian allied troops remaining unfazed as German shells burst around them, joking that the explosions resembled celebratory fireworks.
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Allies
New York Evening Telegram
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