Kaiser speech draws sharp German press critique across Europe
A Zurich dispatch reports Emperor William would face public pressure as German newspapers harshly criticize his address urging total war. Chancellors and pro-German factions push toward national defense governance while calls grow for reform and potential peace terms amid ongoing political maneuvering in Berlin.
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William
Zurich
Nnto
Uperer
War Cabinet
Rerksteg
Wolff Bureau
Prince Mattitlan
Zurich Degpateh
Fraenkigche Tagespost
Nuremberg
Bavaria
par-Germansa
Ludendorff
TAPAN AIMS TO GUIDE CHINA
Reports from newspapers indicate Japan may guide China at the peace conference by framing a subjects schedule and controlling loans during the war. An inquiry found no substantiation but hints of possible acts include mineral and cotton exports to Jinan and joint discussions on poles policy under Japan’s guidance.
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Japan
Qina
Jinan
Civil pensions bill delays vote amid Senate split
Report from yesterday notes McKellar and colleagues delaying action on a civil pensions measure. Senators offered mixed views with some urging a quick vote while others favor delaying to hear amendments. Proposed plan would have government and beneficiaries share costs, with amendments discussed.
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Everal
Pyund Receives Thousands of Dogs and Other Animals
A district pound report shows 3,257 dogs received during the last fiscal year with 2 dogs killed and the rest returned or claimed by owners. Also impounded were 40 cats, 7 horses, 2 towns and 1 f lus. health officer notes total conduct age costs for the year at $8 TSI 51.
Bolling Chosen President of Commercial National Bank
R E Bolling of New York named president designate of Commercial National Bank replacing Frank Harman who resigned to chair the board. Bolling, with 30 years in banking including First National Baltimore and Lynchburg National, will assume duties Oct 2. Washington’s Liberty Loan totals show District subscriptions at 42 215 250 with 181 384 subscribers, led by Riggs National and other institutions.
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Liberty Loan
Riggs National Lends
Rolfer Bolling
Chatham and Phoenix National Bank of New York
Commercial National Bank
Frank P Harman
Bolling
First National Bank of
Baltimore
Lynchburg National Bank
Lynchburg
Chatham and
Phoenix National
New York
Chatham and Phoenix National Bank
Rolling
Panama
Washington
National Capital
Federal Reserve Bank
Tichmond
Trust Companies
Washington Loan # of Trust Company
Home Savings Bank
Theamericam Security and Trust Company
Tobacco Company
Tobacco Products Corporation
Federal Trade Commission
District rent impasse stalls wartime relief bill
House and Senate conferees failed to resolve the Dastmet rent profiteering section amid a deadlock over District rent legislation. House managers led by Lever refuse to discuss rents, delaying the report until after the election. Wet senators seek to delay the conference over nationwide prohibition effective July 1, while Senator Smith plans one more appeal to include rent measures in the food control bill.
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House
Senate
Lever
Agriculture Committee
Senator Smith
Jever
Mr. Lever
Rev Edward Hale Dies in Philadelphia Crash Case Linked
Edward Stuart Hale died in Philadelphia after pneumonia follow a recent crash incident. He served two years as assistant pastor at the Church of the Ascension and had been rector at St David's in Manayunk. Survived by wife and four children. Girard Montgomery, driver in hospital case, was held for grand jury after fatal collision on Pennsylvania Avenue. Coroner's jury cleared others in separate death cases including John Follin's fatal hit by William Thompson.
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Edward Stuart Hale
Philadelphia
Hale
Church of the Ascension
Claremont
N.hs
Harvard University
Tig
Ww. Woodroofe
St. David's Protestant Episcopal Church
Manayunk
Hale Ia
Girard Montgomery
Pennsylvania Avenue
Parrant W. Cummings
Cummings Ws
Montgomery
Catreeta
William R. Thompson
John Follin
Thompson
Bombs to boom production at army camps
War Department plans to speed construction by bombing workers with patriotic leaflets. An aviator dropped literature over Camp Meade yesterday, with a second mission slated for Camp Humphreys, Va. The flyers urge quick completion to aid the war effort and compare shop tools to military arms. Also notes Swift & Company Paris beef sales data for the week ending Oct 19, 1918.
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War Department
Camp Meade
Camp Humphreys
Uncle Sam
Swift & Company
Washington
D. C
War to Last Ditch or Peace Revolt Reported
A Sendom Times dispatch from The Hague describes two possible futures for Germany as the war nears decisive moments. Deserters, placards saying peace, and deriding Kaiser Ludendorff mingle with banners reading We also can shoot as maimed soldiers urge a last ditch defense. Frontier reports say new guns and artillery duels unfold while German officers claim Allies will shoot prisoners.
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Sendom Times
Washington
Cnyright
The
Public Ledger Co
Hague
Germany
Dusseldorf
Aachen
Coogne
Gervans
Liberty bonds and valuables stolen from hospital car
Lieut J A Donohue of Walter Reed Hospital reported theft of liberty bonds valued at 200 dollars, 152 in cash, a silver cigarette case worth 10 dollars, a checkbook and a flashlight from his automobile near the hospital on October 21. George B Clements of Philadelphia said a room at a local hotel was broken into and 110 dollars was stolen while he slept.
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J. A. Donohue
Walter Reed Hospital
George B. Clements
Philadelphia
Arrested on wedding dayformer Navy Yard paymaster accused of embezzling
James Aloysius Donahoe, a former Navy Yard paymaster in New London, Conn, was arrested in the Hotel LaSalle Chicago after authorities learned he had $7000 on hand and planned to marry a vaudeville actress he met in Grand Rapids. He is charged with embezzling $25000 and turned over to naval authorities.
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Chicago
LaSalle
James Aloysius Donahoe
Navy Yard
New London
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Friedrich Naumann
Westarp
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Tapan
China
Peking
Black McKellar
PYUND
R. E. Bolling
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Chosen Commercial
Federal National Bank
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Daca
Capitol
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Potomac
Seventh Street
Horlick
America
Ieee
Shateau Thierry
the Brotherhood OF Man ON the Sea
Iséoa
King
George V
Great Britain and Ireland
Schrim
COM
Edward
Church of Ascension
Sandard
Sine
Careries
Leath Silk and Fabric
Paris
Eh Ave
Shoreham Hotel
Streck
Informal
Aslk
Lieut
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Jacksonville
Florida
Riverview
E. H. Armstrong
West Adams Street
Swift
U.S. A
Center Market
D. T. Dutrow
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