United States urged to rapidly build army and coast defenses
Conserva tive leaders in Congress press for immediate mass mobilization including a large army and National Guard expansion, heavy munitions and factory output, and a crash program to equip the nation for possible war. They urge dirigibles and air power, naval focus, and extra sessions to fund defense, warning of ammunition shortages and slow shipbuilding.
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United States
Germany
Congress
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
National Guard
Navy Department
National Defense
Hitchcock
Senate
Europe
Mexico
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Norfolk
New Orleans
Atlantic
San Francisco
Pacific
Old Point
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
Washington
Fort Monrose
Caps Henry
Weaver
Russia
Prof Penck’s balance sheet of profits and losses in war
June 3 report from Herlin notes Prof Penck of the Royal Geographical Society presents a balance sheet through April 1. He claims German gains exceed losses, citing conquered Belgium and France, western and Russian fronts, and essential mines, with fleet intact and neutral hostility rising amid Belgian neutrality violations.
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Herlin
Prof. Penck
Royal Geographical Society
Germany
Galicia
Baltic
Belgium
France
West is for big navy and larger army urged
Nebraskan Senator Hitchcock argued in New York that the United States must reorganize the army and expand the navy to defend Europe’s war impact. He pressed two-year enlistments and a stronger coast defense, citing the need for trained crews and maintained readiness amid the Lusitania episode and broader European conflict.
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Hitchcock
Nebraska
Middle West
West
Germany
Middle Plateau
United States
U. S
Garrison
London
Majo W Redway
Daily Mall
Maj Redway
Ford Cuts Big Melon Stock Dividend and Capital Rise
Ford Motor Company boosts authorized capital from 2,006,000 to 100,000,000 dollars and declares a 48,000,000 dollar stock dividend payable July 1, raising Henry Ford’s holdings to 27,840,000 dollars while James Couzens receives 5,000,000 dollars. The issued capital reaches 50,000,000 dollars, with 356,200,000 dollars held in treasury for future demand.
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Motor Co
Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
James Couzens
Bishop Harding Survives Auto Crash Near Cathedral Close
The Rt Rev Alfred Harding bishop of Washington escaped serious injury when his automobile was struck by a Georgetown and Rockville Railroad streetcar near the Cathedral Close. The bishop suffered a hand cut and nervous shock but proceeded to St Matthew's chapel after minor treatment. The crash left the bishop’s car wrecked and the streetcar front damaged, with tracks close to the fence and foliage limiting visibility. Similar past accidents have occurred at this spot along the car line.
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Rey Alfred Harding
Washington
Wisconsin Avenus Northwest
Georgetown
Rockville
Pierce
Bishop Harding
Harding
St Matthew's Chapel
Bishop S
Brown
Naval Observatory
Fort Myer
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J WM. Lee
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Benasriracia
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Tomorile
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Sergeon
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the Jewelers
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England
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Malone
U.S
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Treasury Department
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Tokalon Co., Inc
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