Paper Prices Hold Conference in Chicago
An informal gathering of over a hundred news publishers and paper manufacturers in Chicago formed a committee to meet after the Federal Trade Commission report on the paper situation. They urged a quick, gentleman’s agreement or further action to stabilize costs, citing high production expenses and uncertain transport, with next meetings arranged in Minneapolis and Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Trade
Chiico Jane
Verein
Sewepiper Publiehera Asso
Stig
Gentooag
Fas
Pedeal Trade Commission
Commission
W J. Harris
Joseph F Totss
Nse
Winneapoli
Mio Meal P
Montgomery
Assortlon
L H Baker Cleveland
Stahlman
Nashville
Lafayette Young Jr
Des Moines
Smith
Sears
Qquomissiona
oMhantlind
Fezil
Ottawa
Arala Esterday
Pries Ant
Davies and
Warres Arerthicago
Piper i
1Arts
Harris
Ittawi
Treatment for influenza in Lancet article argues against excess medication
Dr James Beil of New York contends that overuse of drugs for influenza or la grippe is unnecessary and harmful. He notes patients seek care when fever appears, prescribes bowel cleansing with salts, and uses a hamma tablet every three hours for fever headache and pain, promoting the AI Tablets as relief for headaches neuralgia and pains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Beil
New York
Bell
Palm Beach Thought Society Favorite Trundled Doll Until Dog Barked
Mrs. Charles D. Chapin of Chicago and New York pushes a tiny baby carriage on Palm Beach Beach where a Pekingese dog discovers the carriage. The dog thwarts the crowd, then the Chapins kiss and retreat to the surf. Peggy Chapin the dog, riding in the carriage, waits for its owner to cover him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beach
Fla
Charles D. Chapin
Chicago
New York
Mr. Chapin
Peggy Chapin
Faults in Phones Bill Tokyo Friend of China Takes Commissions Powers
House District committee hears John L Swayze of Chesapeake and Potomac explain that the pending Lewis bill would transfer District phone property under eminent domain and grant Postmaster General regulatory powers over rates and practices, with public utility review and no guaranteed day in court. He cites Hughes on costs, notes noncompensatory rates, and warns the change could suppress legal challenges while maintaining 50 mile zone regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House District Committee
John L Swayze
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Postmaster General
Public Service and
Corporation Commissioners
Marinland
Virginia
Congress
District of Columbia
District of Columbia Public Utility Commission
Swayze
Faneral
Charles Eavans Hughes
Supreme Court
Public Utility Commission
Health Put Above Heredity in Talk to Women Lecture
Dr John W To vee urged that children s health matters more than heredity at a Keep Well Society talk in St Johns parish hall Lafayette Square. He said care tailored to a child s needs can influence later well being more than genetics. Arthur MacDonald presided as audience questions showed strong interest. Meetings occur the last Friday of each month in public, with post lecture Q and A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W Tovee
St Johns Parish
Lafayette Square
Boyee
Arthur MacDonald
St Johns
Eafalyette Square
Military education themes dominate New York banquet
Speakers at the Military Schools and Colleges of the United States banquet in the Crystal Room at the Ebbitt cover Molifirt training, civilian schools, and national preparedness. Officials include Col S C Jones and Col GO Tulty. other noted attendees hail from St Johns, Annapolis, Illinois, and Illinois universities. A census bureau reunion followed with notable guests from Indiana and Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Crystal Room
Ebbitt
New York Military Academy
Association
S C Jones
Ice
Tr Thomas Fell
St Tohngs Academy
Annapoli Md
Tulty
Columbia Military Academy
Columbia Tenn
Tulus Kann
California
John Johnston
General Staff
United States Arms
Fred [Hillipps
National Cife
Edmund James
University of Illinois
Jol J
Woodworth
Census Bureau
George C Brvant
Indiana
John A Ramey
W L Pryor
Mississippi
Department of Agriculture
Starke M Grogan
L Carruthers
J Barrows
EH Mahing
Harres
Claude Crissey
S Slich
Woodward
F Daly
H Hildreth
Thomas T
Squiver
Teach
Biinton
Vandercook
M J Hole
Washington
New York Suffragists Picket White House For Vote Amendment
Twenty four women from New York City representing the Congressional Union picketed the White House in cold wind as part of a New York day program urging President Wilson to back a constitutional amendment granting women the vote. Led by Miss Alice Carpenter, they stood in line and saluted as Wilson's car passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Congressional Union For Woman Suffrage
White House
Wilson
New York
Alice Carpenter
Phig
Florence Harmon
National Chamber Session To Convene In This City
More than 1000 delegates from 850 affiliated organizations will gather for the fifth annual national chamber of commerce meeting at the Willard hotel next Wednesday. The three day session will cover national and local issues with emphasis on national defense. Speakers include Secretary of War Baker Maj Gen Leonard Wood and Howard E Coffin. An important announcment will follow a vote on preventing railroad strikes and walkouts. Discussions will also address industrial relations business conditions transportation education for foreign trade and daylight saving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Chamber of Commerce
the Willard
Committee On National Defense
Baker
Leonard Wood
Howard E Coffin
Naval Consulting Board
W C La Clair Found Dead in Room Suicide Verdict
Coroner juries after inquest conclude 19 year old newspaper reporter William C La Clair died by self inflicted strangulation. Body found by his mother Thursday in his room with a necktie tied to the foot of the bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C la Clair
Dewey Will Allocates Grave Stone Fund in Arlington
The Last Will and Testament of George Dewey dated December 17, 1915, filed for probate in District Supreme Court, provides that Mildred Dewey and George Goodwin Dewey share the estate and that a suitable stone be erected at his Arlington National Cemetery grave paid from the estate. The will also leaves $500 annually to sister Mrs. Mary P. Greely and names Mildred Dewey and George Goodwin Dewey as executors without bond. Witnesses to the will were D McD Le Breton, Leonard G Hoffman, and Elmer L Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Mildred Dewey
George Dewey
George Goodwin Dewey
Register of Wills
District Supreme Court
Frank Stetson
National Savings and Trust Company
Mary P Greely
Arlington National Cemetery
Georges Goodwin Dewey
McD le Breton Leonard G Hoffman
Elmer L Beach
Dewey's Cousin Dies in Boston Heart Attack
Arthur Waldo Dewey of London England cousin of Admiral George Dewey died of heart disease on a trolley car in Boston aged 65 while being taken to a hospital. He was a retired member of S W Dewey & Co cotton firm and belonged to the Corinthian and Boston Yacht clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Arthur Waldo Dewey
London
England
George Dewey
S W Dewey & Co
Corinthian
Bishop Fallows Opposes Universal Military Training
Chicago bishop Samuel Fallows defended the Chamberlain bill before the Senate military committee. He urged a spiritual awakening and warned that without it, the nation faces internal decay even amid external dangers. He argued military training for youths would not save the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Fallows
Senate
Nation
Samuel Fallows
Chicago
Senate Military Committee
America
Fallows
New York Alumni Host Smoker at Cosmos Club
Dr Sidney E Mezes president of the College of the City of New York was guest of honor at an alumni smoker at the Cosmos Club. He spoke on the college ideals and realization and said future leaders of New York will come from the institution. Other guests included Lee Kohns Col Charles E Lydecker and board members along with faculty and alumni association members such as Dr Benjamin Capt Robert Aiten Joseph Armand and others. Albrecht Bech from the Washington association gave a brief review of his government service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney E Mezes
College of the City of New York
Cosmos Club
Meves
New York
Lee Kohns
Charles E Lydecker
Paul Savell
Clark
Benjamin Presided
Robert Aiten
Joseph Armand
Harry Gil
Moses Starbecker
Harry J Schulta
Maxwell James
Sannel Isler Lazarus Shapiro
Arthur Tim Albrecht Bech
Wadghington Association
Chiropodists Proposed for Army and Navy
Dr E T B Kellum of Washington and Dr E Burgess of New York urge a chiropodist corps for the armed services with a practical test to prove new foot care methods. Senators and representatives may take up the issue in Congress. Burgess cites over 90 percent of soldiers suffer foot trouble. Wood endorses the plan but says he lacks power to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
ET B Kellum
Washington
E . Burgess
New York
Congress
Br Burgess
Leonard
Wood
Tan
Burgess
Gasoline standard debated by engineers and refiners
Oil refiners oppose a federal gasoline standard arguing production limits and costs to users. Automobile engineers urge caution noting millions of cars rely on current grades and changes would raise prices. Berlin reports a British destroyer sinking U 56 off Huelva, Spain, not corroborated by other papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Standards
Bureau of Mines
Berlin
Sayville
Dolphin
Huelva
Spain
Speakers at Patriotic Congress Call for Universal Army Training
The event featured speakers from New York Baltimore Philadelphia and Chicago calling for universal military training. Roosevelt urged a 260000 strong regular army under a general staff and Swiss style universal service. Critics and supporters clashed as Nissen attacked Root for anti German sentiment. Women’s defense roles and budget cabinet reforms were discussed by Parker Nagel Manning and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patriotic Congress
Col Roosevelt
National Guard
Great Britain
Belgium
Nissen
William T Manning
Trinity Church
New York
Miss Parker
Congress
England
Germany
United States
Nagel
Senate Bill Raises Pay for Government Clerks
Amid a heated session, lawmakers rework a pay raise for federal and government workers. Debates on economy target large projects, while amendments seek civil service protections for postmasters and a clamp on payrolls tied to foundations. The day features passion for fair wages, education control concerns, and the tragic death of St Louis schools superintendent Benjamin Blewett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Benjamin Blewett
St Louis
Blewett
Middle West
Democratic Party
Hasting
Mhanihelain
Carnegie
Rockefeller
Claxton
Federal Bureau of Education
Aime Personsa
Bureau
Hamberlain Khanvon Poindexter Worka
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hothwell
Irdwell
Fueb
Mars Mills
Padge
Mead
Federal Trade Commission
Con @ress
Mio Dodge
Minuli Turera
Michael Tacoba
Tennsvisami Avenue
HIVE
Tokyo
China
Lewis
Maryland
Japan
J. L. Swayze
Hughes
Lloyd
Missouri
Suarze
Peking
Manchuria
Mongolia
State Department
Motono
Viscount Moreno
Inner Mongolia
de Bovee
Census Bureau Reunion
N. Y
National Chamber
la Clair
Dewey
City College
War and Navy
Madras
G Street
Palais Royal—street
FINGT
Henry D Hatebrook
William T Marbury
Baltimore
George Wharton Pepper
Philadelphia
Abel Davis
Wiliam T Russell
Charleston
Cardinal Gibbons
Roosevelt
Fletcher
Root
Ludwig Nissen
Brooklyn
Elihu Root
Senator Root
Withholdin Ee
Elect Medill Wecormick
Edward A Steiner
Grinnell College
Iowa
Walter Piper
Detroit
House
Nelson
McAdoo
Kenator Norris
Federal Reserve Banks
Overman
Pomdex Tr
Post Office Department
Permanent Civil Service
Horlick
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!