War as a by product hinders business mood and price clarity
The piece argues war losses are overstated by doubt over peace and prices. It urges government price guidance, a price conference board, and individual enterprise to restore confidence. It emphasizes Americans’ immense capacity, compares harvests to railroads, and calls for swift peace and resumed business activity.
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United States
Price Conference Board
France
Europe
Germany
Sea of Okhotsk
Labor unions used for bolshevist aims warned
A hostile critique warns that radical propagandists use labor unions to spread bolshevism and incite lawless actions. It cites the Seattle and Ya koma shipyard strike and the deportation cases of 58 aliens in New York as examples, urging loyalty to law and strict due process while condemning I W W influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Yacoma
Bolshevist
East
Pacific
New York
Department of Labor
Brooklyn
Secretary of Labor
Wilson
American Federation of Labor
Machinists
Brooklyn Lodge
Bolshevists
Government Ownership of Wires Under Fire in Congress
Burleson faces mounting tensions as telegraph and telephone workers and the Women’s Trade Union League press for congressional inquiry. The article questions wartime government control, arguing service quality and costs have declined since taken over. It urges Congress to legislate return or formalize ownership policy.
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Burleson
Con@tees
Congress
Wilson
Women’s Trade Union League
Congresa
Postofice
Filing Tax Returns Delays Spark Call to Extend Filing
A Senate piece argues extending the March 15 tax return deadline is reasonable to avoid shoddy reporting by individuals and large corporations alike. It warns enforcement pressure could backfire, prompting better data and public interest in extending the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Congress
U S Minister Morris Helps Thousands to Leave Russia
U S Minister at Stockholm Nelson Morrie helped thousands depart Russia during the war era. He arranged escape routes for Americans and others, aiding families and delivering reliable fate information. The article places his work alongside historic diplomats and notes related royal and political ties across Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Morris
Russia
Nelson Morrie
United States
Stockholm
Muscovy
Entente
Ike
Henry Morgenthau
Abram Bikus
Constantinople
Turkey
James W. Gerard
Berlin
Senate Proceedings Highlight League Debate and Army Bill
Senate actions included passage of the rivers and harbors bill with a Canada survey for St. Lawrence shipping, and notices from Sen. Poindexter Borah Vardaman Kenyon Pittman McKellar on foreign policy and military matters. Committees considered army expansion, a national highways bill, and public land leasing. House and related panels planned hearings and tours.
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Canada
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes
Poindexter
Washington
League of Nations
Borah
Idaho
Foreign Relations Committee
Vardaman
Wilson
Benster Townsend
Michigans
Kenyon
Iowa
Senate
Florida
Pittman
Notics
Senator McKellar
Tennessee
Interstate Commerce Committee
Daniel Willard
Baltimore and Ono Railroad
France
Albert R. Jessup
Jeddo
Chicago Speedway
Public Health Service
Judiciary
Men
Senator Jones
Gov
Allen
Kansas
the Argonne
War Department
Admiral Taylor
Naval Committee
Herman Bernstein
Propaganda Committee
Russia
Le Mans becomes major American embarkation center
A dispatch to the American Red Cross says Le Mans has transformed into a key military embarkation hub in France. The area will host 66,000 men in camps and up to 359,000 in divisional zones, with 4,500 to 7,000 troops shipped daily to Breste.
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le Mans
Red Cross
France
Belgium
Lorraine
Argonne
Brepst
Condensed Time Table of Trains to Principal Cities
The Washington Post prints a condensed schedule for trains from Washington to major cities. Departures listed for Atlanta Baltimore Boston Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Detroit Indianapolis Louisville Memphis New Orleans New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Richmond St. Louis and other cities with multiple daily times from railroads and varied connections. Changes occur day to day as schedules update, based on railroad administration data.
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Washington Post
Washington
Chicago
Railroad Administration
Atlanta
A. Se
Baltimore
P. BR. BR
Boston
P. RA
Cleveland
P. A. FR
Columbus
Detroit
P. R. BR
Indianapolis
Sac St. Louis
Jacksonville
Florida
S.A. L
Philadelphia
R. R
Pittsburgh
Richmond
ST. Louis
P. R
Army Orders Relieve Officers for New Assignments
Maj. J. C. O'Dell is relieved from duty and will report to Newport News for duty as representative inland traffic service. Maj. H. Miller moves to Mineola to report to the director of military astronautics. Lieut. W. D. Gill is relieved from duty at the Army Medical School to report to Untr ayer Soldiers' Home. Several officers are relieved from the Army Medical School to proceed to General Hospital No. 16, New Haven. Leave of absence for fourteen days is granted Brig. Gen. R. P. Davia.
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J. C. O'Dell
Newport Newa
Maj
H. & Miller
Frst
Hazelhurnt Field
Mineola
W. D. Gill Isa
Army Medical School
General Hospital
Advises on Gold Production After War
A Treasury committee concluded no artificial boost to gold output is needed as hostilities cease. It states no danger to confidence, and that financial needs can be met without permanent strain. Members include Albert Strauss, Edwin F. Gay, Raymond T. Baker, Emmet D. Boyle and Pope Yeatmun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
Albert Strauss
Edwin F. Gay
Raymond T. Baker
Emmet D. Boyle
Pope Yeatmun
Redfield Aids Business Men Plan Set by Commerce Secretary
Secretary Redfield Batur gay set a precedent by letting the department staff aid private litigants, Solvay Process Co of Syracuse seeks lower ICC freight rates from Delaware and Lackawanna, seeking $66,090 in overcharges. He argues government should aid business, much as Agriculture and Labor assist farmers and workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Commerce
Redfeld Baturgay
Solvay Process Company
Syracuse
Interstate Commerce Commission
Delaware and Lackawanna Railroad
Department of Agriculture
Redfield
Department of Labor
Department of Commerce
Health Books at Churches Health Sunday in churches nationwide
Health Sunday observance on February 23 obtains full denominational support from church leaders nationwide. Distribution of pamphlets on the division of social diseases will occur during the observance on February 25, with emphasis on pulpit education to combat social ills and mobilize action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burgeon Aienerei Rupert Blue
United State Public Health Service
United States
Worth M. Tippy
Commission of the Church and Social Service
Division of
Timely Topics Discussed by Capital Visitors
A collection of remarks from visiting figures highlights economic and political views. Archangel Russia envoy Joseph Konechke describes conditions under Bolshevik control and trade ambitions with the United States. Other speakers discuss miller bonding legislation, wheat trade, and the impact of Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s death on Canadian Liberals.
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Mosmia
Archangel
Joseph Konechke
Russia
Capitol Park
America
Konechke
United States
Wilfrid Laurier
Liberal Party
Canada
H. A. Doherty
Montreal
Dominion
Taft
Resigns From Housing Bureau Amid Commission Change
Otto M. Hidlitz resigns as director of the housing bureau of the Department of Labor. L. K. Sherman of Hastham Mass will succeed him as director. Hidlitz returns to building interests in Brooklyn after leading wartime housing efforts in 90 plus communities as shipyards and wartime needs spurred housing growth.
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Otto M. Hidlitz
Department of Labor
L. K. Sherman
Hastham
Mass
Eldlite
Hichite
Brooklyn
Toy
United States
Ries
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Imperial Academy of Russia
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Greece
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Nicholas
Tashkend
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Hattie Blackford
Fanny Lear
Alexander III
Scione
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Berbian Department of Foreign Affairs
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Vienne
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Robert E. Wood
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Harry L. Rogers
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National Security League
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