Civilization and the Machine Age Overview
The article outlines the Middle or Machine Age from the steam engine's 1763 invention by James Watt. It links power machinery to factory systems, urban concentration, capital, and class dynamics, detailing changes in industry, transport, housing, clothing, and governance. It notes how canning, preservation, and steel framed buildings emerged, and how labor unions and the wage system advanced with industrial growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Watt
Oarder
Canning
Profiteering Report Sparks Debate Over Treasury Disclosure
A wartime profiteering controversy centers on a Treasury report printed after a fight by Senators Borah and La Follette. The piece alleges concealment of large trusts profits, notes anomalies in table inclusions, and argues the document still holds crucial data for citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdno
Senate
Big Copper Companion
Profiteering in Coal and War Time Profits Exposed
An analysis of Treasury disclosures shows coal operators earned extraordinary profits in 1917, with some firms reporting 100 to 7,856 percent returns on capital. The piece details similar windfalls across meat packers, woolen mills, clothing stores, and other industries, alleging concealment of true profits and calling for accountability and public ownership of strategic assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAdoo
Con
Companipsa
Internal Revenue Bureau
Cal
Innet
Treasury
Treasury Department
Iteeres
Ita
Congress
Steel Trust
Steel Corporation
Tresaury
United States
Met
Corporation
Uncle Sam
Secretary of the Treasury
United States Steel Corporation
Stock Exchange
Ite
Stool Corporation
Treasty Department
Hig
Armour & Company
Swift & Company
IIT
Armour
Swift
Whch
South America
Port
Bin
J. Ogden Armour
United States Treasury
Governor Fort
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Federal Trade Commission
American Woolen Company
Wit
Senate
Senator Copper
Nensas
Pelle the Conqueror Labor Tale Review Note
The catalog blurb praises Pelle the Conqueror as a finest labor story, tracing boyhood on the island to manhood in the labor movement. Two large volumes priced at two dollars each, with the publisher address given as de Toiloer.
Bullitt Mission to Russia Senate Testimony Analysis
William Bullitt testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on why peace with Russia was denied and what President Wilson and the Peace Conference believed, offering valuable insights into U S policy and Russia relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bullitt
Russia
William
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Wilson
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Clark Ave
Cleveland
Ohio
Ohio Socialist
Elmer T. Allison
The
Communist Labor Party of Ohio
Harvard
W. B. Reynolds
W. ER
War Press
Pneumatics
Alexandria
Watt
Mare and
Engels
America
Middle Civilization
Emrat
Armour & Coney
J. Franklin Fort
New Jersey
Chicago Corporation
Federal Trade Commissioners
Pelle the Conqueror
de Toiloer
Centralia
Ralph Chaplin
North West
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