Substitutes and Imitations Dominate German Industry
Berlin dispatch outlines how Germany now relies on substitutes across food, textiles, oils, metals, and chemicals. Saltpeter, aluminum, oils from coal, synthetic rubber, and copper alternatives spread as imports dwindle. Food imitations and tea substitutes fill shortages, with potato and chicory used to stretch supplies for 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Associated Press
Germany
Lfe
Chile
Ceylon
Gern
America
Fin
Great pardoned banker received warm Tennessee homecoming
More than 300 citizens gathered in Nashville to honor William J. Cummins, pardoned by Gov. Whitman of New York after three years in prison for banking law violations. State and city officials, leading bankers, lawyers, and businesspeople attended, with tributes and thanks to the governor. Delegations from several Southern states joined in the program and Cummins was publicly presented amid crowd demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Teun
Tennessee
William J Cumming
Nashville
Gov. Whitman
New York
Gov Whitman
Cummins
Aero Squadron for Hawaii Defense Plan Announced
Honolulu report states Hawaii will receive the first squadron of aeroplanes under the new defense act. Brig. Gen. Charles G. Treat at Schofield Barracks announced that twenty four machines will be the initial allotment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Hawaiii
Charles G. Treat
Schofeld Barracks
Court defines bootlegger and fointist in Kansas ruling
Kansas Supreme Court clarifies criminal distinctions between a bootlegger who carries liquor in pockets or private holes and a "jointist" who operates a fixed place of business. The decision upholds a district court finding, describing the shift from bootlegging to jointist upon establishing a storefront operation selling illicit beverages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Class
Kansas
Topeka
Kans
Supreme Court of Kansas
Joott Ei
Dutch commandeer Nieuw Amsterdam cargo for wheat and flour
New York January 13 The Netherlands government under a new order restricted Dutch ships trading with American ports and has commandeered the entire cargo space of the 17149 ton steamship Nieuw Amsterdam for wheat and flour leaving for Rotterdam. The rule applies to all other Holland vessels from U S ports until the end of January, after which two lighter freighters may handle private consignments of necessities not luxuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Netherlands
Nieuw Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Holland
Church Lost Four Months Dedication Hopeful for Jan 14
Windsor Park Congregational in Chicago faces repeated delays as a portable church building ordered last summer failed to arrive by the promised dedication date. Tracers and investigators revived hope several times, but seven dates passed without delivery, and the structure was reportedly in railroad yards awaiting shipment for a January 14 dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Windsor Park Congregational
German Diamonds to America on Submarine Freighter
Amsterdam reports the Handelsblad states over 1,000,000 marks worth of German cut diamonds will be shipped to the United States aboard a German submarine freighter. A group of German underwriters has agreed to insure the shipment at 8 percent free of capture or 11 percent to cover capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
The
Handelsblad
America
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ery
Arund
France
Itivatial
Wute
William J. Cummins
Aero Squadron
Hawaii
Sarehi
Louis Joseph Vance
Mosemon Castle
Vernon Castle
Patria
Washington Post
Wharton Inc
International
PATHE
the Sunday Post
Piven
Church
Diamond
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!