Secretary Mi Abou to Leave Cabinet
Reports indicate Secretary Mi Abou will depart the cabinet after a period of service with the administration confirming the move. Details on timing and successor remain forthcoming from the officials.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1918
Page
1
McAdoo Resigns Treasury Post Over Low Pay
William Gibbs McAdoo resigns as secretary of the treasury and director-general of railroads citing insufficient pay. He will stay until a successor is chosen and a transition includes further Liberty loan financing and war taxation revision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Gibbs McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Wilson
McAdoo
Treasury
Iowa Dairy Convention Ends With Optimism For Industry
Cedar Rapids reports reflect upbeat views at the Iowa Watermakers convention. M. H. Meyers cites two drivers for dairy growth: war wounds down and vitamin enriched butter, with cattle and soil fertility boosting U.S. supply. W. B. Farrell notes a twelve million pound drop in state butter output due to labor shortages and war effects. Tuberculosis cases are down in Iowa, aided by cleaner barns and better ventilation, while Iowa aims to maintain leadership in milk production and herd health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
M. H. Meyers
National Buttermakers’ Association
Europe
France
England
F. W. McCallum
University of Wisconsin
Johns Hopkins University
United States
Eaye W. B. Fiarney
Des Moines
Lowa
Methiurnery
Berney
Towa
Wilson weighs cabinet changes after McAdoo departure
The article discusses potential successors to William G. McAdoo including John Skelton Williams and Paul Warburg for treasury and noted that the director-general of railroads could be chosen from outside the cabinet. It mentions possible names and hints at other cabinet-level shifts under President Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
Widit
McAdoo
John Skelton Williams
Cupgreney
Railroad Administration
Baker
War Department
Westbuster
Burleson
Lane
Interior
Possible successor to McAdoo as director general named
Walker DPD and Hines a longtime railroad figure are among candidates discussed in Washington tonight for the post of director general of railroads. Hines, a former New York lawyer and former Santa Fe board chairman, is noted for his role in the development operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker Dpd. Hines
New York
The
Santa Fe
Washington
Mr. McAdoo
Army YMCA Workers Face Recruit Shortage in Des Moines
Des Moines Iowa November 23 1918 the YMCA secretary warns recruiting men 3 to 0 percent to join the army effort is getting harder as fighting ends and leaders return home Iowa misses its 100 men per month quota Walcott center army department secretary plans a special drive to spur local enlistment Charles Rawson and Walter St John are among volunteers in Des Moines
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
France
Russia
Y. Mo. A
Iowa
Walcott
Central Army Department
Dex Moines
Charles Rawson
Walter St. John
Harding Leads Porter By At Least Seventeen Thousand Votes
Des Moines reports that the state executive council will canvass election returns, including soldier votes from camps nationwide. Governor Harding leads Porter by about 14 060 votes with soldier ballots adding 3 000 to 3 900 more, totaling a lead near 17 000. other Republican officials also show large margins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Executive Council
Iowa
Chas. A. Rawson
Harding
Porter
Frank S. Shaw
Rawson
British Educational Mission Praises Iowa State College
The five member British Educational mission praised Iowa State College as the finest institution they visited in the United States. The group from Oxford Cambridge Manchester Glasgow and Trinity College Dublin toured thirty four colleges and will visit more under invitation by the Council of National Defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Ita
United States
British Educational Mission
Iowa State College
England
Scotland
Ireland
Oxford
Cambridge
Manchester
Glasgow
Trinktty College
Dublin
Council of National Defense
Canada
Pike Candidates Start Wednesday
In Little Rock 250 candidates in the central officers training school have opted to complete their courses while 4,750 will be discharged this week as mobilization begins Wednesday. Most of the November class are local men and work on the $6,000,660 addition to the camp will be halted immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Central Officers’ Training School
Humorous Court Glance at Spouse’s Laugh
A judge quips about a wife’s laughter and a “dim-Pie” joke in a light courtroom remark. The exchange showcases dry humor over a marriage topic, reflecting a period tone in a small claims or county court setting.
Senators Cut War Bill Significantly
Senate action trims the war funding package substantially. Lawmakers agree the measure will cost far less than originally projected, with lawmakers seeking to limit spending and accelerate aid delivery amid ongoing conflict.
Senate Revises War Revenue Bill Cuts Excises and Rates
The Senate finance committee trimmed the war revenue bill by about 500 million, lowering the 1919 total to six billion and eliminating luxury taxes. It also reduced rates on tobacco semi luxuries and other items while delaying 1920 plans. The panel cut rates on piano players phonographs films candy fans thermos bottles and more and lowered gun and knife duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
McAdoo
Simmonds
Republian
Capt Norman Hall Among Prisoners Reaches Paris
Paris dispatch reports Captain James Norman Hall of Columbus and other American air service members freed from German camps. Also listed in honors from the Ninth Infantry and aviation units are Lieut Harry Kelly, Privates and Corporals, and aviator Edward Rickenbacher among those cited for acts against enemy forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Switzerland
James Norman Hall
Colfax
Robert J. Browning
Minneapolis
Charles Codman
Boston
Henry C. Lewis
Philadelphia
Germany
Bavaria
Navy
Ninth
United States Infantry
H. H. Worthington
E. G
Tax cuts clarify rates on goods and amusements
The house bill reduces sales taxes on sculptures statuary and jewelry to five percent from ten percent while maintaining auto tax and sporting goods. Fur and wool items stay capped at ten percent for manufacturers and admissions taxes are left largely unchanged. The main admission rate remains one cent per five cents.
Col Mor ton Mumma to lead new Georgia firing school
Col Mor ton C Mumma former commandant of the state university cadet regiment now heads the small arms training school at Camp Perry Ohio and is transferred to Fort Benning Georgia with the entire firing school staff The Georgia facility will be the largest in the United States outside West Point and will involve a 16 million dollar expenditure upon completion
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Morton C. Mumma
State University
Camp Perry
Ohio
Ft. Benning
United States
West Point
Marshal Foch a Graduate of Metz
The article recalls Ferdinand Foch’s early years in Metz and Nancy shaping his rise. Teachers predicted a great future, and local providence tied him to both cities. It covers his 1871 exams in Nancy, later notes his 1913 command of the Twentieth corps in Nancy, and how Metz and Nancy helped forge the man who would lead French forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foch
Metz
Nancy
France
College St. Clement
Saint Clement
Peech
Polytechnician
Polytechnic
la Couture
Saussier
General Manteuffel
Marshal Foch
Camp de Mailly
General de Castelnau
Grand Couronne de Nancy
Place de la Petite- Carriere
Troops Sail Homeward from Liverpool on Big Liners
Several thousand U S troops sail from Liverpool aboard large liners bound for homeward assignment. The move follows wartime duties as transatlantic voyage proceeds under military transport arrangements.
Soviet Fearful Navy Orders Ural Cruiser Ready for Departure
Several thousand American soldiers sail for home from Liverpool on the Lapland and Minnehaha as crowds cheer. The dispatch notes fear of Soviet action and mentions an offshore cruiser ready to depart if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Journal
Liverpool
Lapland
Minnehaha
Soviet Prepares Cruiser as Government Errands to Be Secret
Copenhagen November 23 The Soviet authorities order a cruiser ready to sail on short notice Fourteen government members will embark for a neutral country if danger arises and the plan signals a rapid retreat in a crisis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Russia
Black Hawk division to return from occupation duties
Special to Hvening Journal reports that General March states the Eighty-Sixth Division known as the Black Hawk will be sent home from duties in the occupied zones. Troops from Iowa Illinois and Wisconsin are included. Pershing is ordered to withdraw all nonessential troops from occupation forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hvening Journal
Washington
Didaed
Lowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Pershing
Portrait of Marshal and His Son Lieutenant Foch
An image shows the marshal with his only son Lieutenant Foch, a Superior Normal school graduate, who died bravely on the Yaer. The touching depiction links a legendary military figure with a fallen officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foch
Superior Normal School
Yaer
Hot Coffee Shave Behind Front Lines
American troops in France must shave daily or every other day to ensure gas masks seal. An army order mandated this, and scarce water forced some to use hot coffee lather with soap. One private, gas hospitalised after a bowie attack, blamed his beard for the mask leak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Roads Plan For Troop Movement In Central West
Chicago dispatch reports road officials preparing for immediate troop demobilization. P Eustis, traffic manager for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy, says 153000 men to be sent home within a week, including 65000 from the Chicago district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Eustis
Chicago Hurlington and Quincy Railroad
Central West
Pleasant demands for a cuckoo clock alarm
In dialogue Mr. Erastus asks for a clock that wakes with a chicken-like cackle. He prefers a gentler alarm than a rapid, loud chime and requests a clock that trains to crow or cackle to rouse him cheerfully each morning.
Sognete Thought on Self Preservation in Visionary Tone
The line reflects a harsh view that no religious commandment overrides a instinct for self preservation, presenting a stark ethical stance. It frames faith and personal safety as competing forces in human behavior.
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Sognete
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