Gillett praised as fair steady speaker in Congress
The piece lauds Frederick H. Gillett of Massachusetts for long service and fairness as a House speaker candidate. It notes his sixty seven years, Amherst and Harvard background, and continuous 13 terms, with praise from The New York Times and Literary Digest for being fit and capable. It highlights his temperate style, honesty, and opposition to extravagance, plus personal details of marriage and golf.
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Massachusetts
Literary Digest
Hous of Representatives
Frederick H. Gillett
Springfield Republican
Gillett
Gillette
New England
Washington
Robert C. Winthrop
General Banks
Blaine
Reed
Maine
Frederick Huntington Gillett
Westfield
F. D. Huntington
Syracuse
N. Y
Hadley
E. B. Gillett
Amherst College
James Fowler
Amherst
Harvard Law School
Germany
F. H. Gillett
Springfield
E. B. Maynard
Republican
James R. Mann
Republican Party
Joseph G. Cannon
Harrison
Wilson
House
Cannon
William A. Jones
Virginia
Henry Allen Cooper
Wisconsin
Representative Gillett
New York Times
Mr. Gillett
The
New York Sun
the Sun
Kaiser
Champ Clark
Clark
Speaker
William Jennings Bryan
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Jefferson
Madison
Adams
Webster
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Byron
Sun
Congress
Gil
Germany Faces Major Cotton Shortage Amid War Strain
European experts estimate Germany needs 8.5 million bales over four years but has only secured about 7 million. With Alsace Lorraine losses reducing loom capacity, German mills face repair waits, fuel and supply challenges, and a shift toward substitutes as they seek to cover nearly a quarter of world production.
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Germany
Washington
United States
Scaandinavia
Holland
Switzerland
Asia Minor
Russian Turkestan
Scandinavia
Sperman
Alsace
Lorraine
Steel price reductions set by industry and board
The industrial board of the department of commerce and steel representatives announced new steel and iron price schedules after a conference with Attorney General Palmer. The reductions, about 10 to 14 percent, aim to stabilize prices on a wartime to peace time basis while avoiding harm to wages and investors.
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Steel Industry
Industrial Board of the Department of Commerce
Palmer
Department of Justice
Peek
Mr. Palmer
Industrial Board
E. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
American Iron and Steel Institute
Flight Across Atlantic Imminent as Airship Rivalry Grows
The Christian Science Monitor notes a looming cross Atlantic attempt with British airships and US planes shaping the race. It details the R-80 airship and Siemens Schuckert bi planes, plus expectations of a 1919 aviation era redefining global links and transport.
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Christian Science Monitor
Senegambia
Africa
Brazil
South America
Fentan
Caudron
South Atlantic
North America
Europe
Fontan
Savanah
Liverpool
Ireland
Newfoundland
New York
Great Britain
Barrow
Furness
Aower
Belfast
Clyde
England
United States Naval Construction
Atlantic
United States
France
Italy
Doberitz
Germany
Siemens-Schuckert
Hamburg
Savannah
Wrights
War Department to purchase camps and aviation fields nationwide
The War Department plans to buy 16 cantonments and 19 aviation centers as part of a larger $100 million program. About 30 camps will be used for demobilization with future reuse undecided. Remaining fields will serve training centers across the west southwest and southeast regions.
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War Department
Crowell
Department
Texas
California
National Guard
United States
Germany
War Department Figur
Mills
New York
Merritt
New Jersey
Stuart End Hill
Newport News
Acr
Paris
Sevier
Chapman Field
Florida
Camp Sevier
8. C
Camp Jackson
Columbia
Wadsworth
Census Bureau Reports Final 1918 Cotton Crop Figures
The census bureau release cites 1918 cotton production at 11,888,138 running bales or 12,022,601 equivalent 590 pound bales. 1917 output was 11,248,242 running bales. Ginneries operated 19,249 and state ginnings listed by Alabama 800,121 and Arizona 65,560 among others. Sea island bales totaled 15,389 with Florida 20,160 Georgia 21,265 and South Carolina 9,964.
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Census Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Sea Island
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Alabama
Arizona
State population figures listed for multiple states
A list of state populations is presented with numbers for Arkansas California Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi Missouri North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia and all other states.
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Arkansas
California
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
States
Sugar Sugar Glycerine From Molasses A Treasury Lab Report
A Treasury Department report details a new glycerine extraction method from sugar and molasses under the supervision of A B Adams and Daniel C Roper. The work, linked to industrial alcohol aims, references Pasteur and historic fermentation, noting prohibition shifts and ongoing distillation of unfit alcohol.
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Daniel C. Roper
Internal Revenue
United States Treasury Department
A. B. Adams
American Chemical Society
Alonzo Taylor
Germany
United States Treasury
John R. Eoff
W. E. Lindner
B. F. Beyer
Cnes
United States
West Indies
Treasury Department
Glycerine Explosives From Black Strap Dried for Treasury Exhibit
Four 1000 gallon lots processed yield a large quantity of glycerine as now shown in the treasury. Samples treated with nitric acid by a leading explosive maker produced nitroglycerine equal to market quality. Nitroglycerine with pulp becomes dynamite. Postwar demand declines but pacific uses exist for heavy soils. improved soil treatment boosts crops and nitrifying bacteria action.
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Treasury Department
Lager Beer Makers Defy Law Over 23 4 Percent Brew
The New York New Jersey Lager Beer Manufacturers Board says its 23 4 percent beer may be sold again after counsel Elihu Root and William D Guthrie advised that such beer is not intoxicating. They claim the revenue department acted beyond authority and will seek court injunctions if enforcement occurs.
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Lager Beer Manufacturers Board of
New York
New Jersey
Internal Revenue Department
Wilson
Elihu Root
William D. Guthrie
Internal Revenue
Revenue Department
Messrs
Root and
Guthriel
Agreeable Coincidence Creditor Quip Cartoon
A brief dialogue shows a creditor and debtor debating debt and responsibility with a wry Boston Transcript tone. The exchange hints at moral payback and straightforward views on settling debts in everyday life.
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Boston Transcript
Palace site of Nations linked to Egmont legacy
A National Geographic bulletin notes Brussels historic Egmont Palace as a potential home for the League of Nations and recounts Count Egmont’s life and trials under Philip II. It covers his battles, alliances with William of Orange and Count Horn, the Inquisition, and his execution in Brussels.
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Brussels
Egmont
League of Nations
Count Egmont
National Geographic Society
Netherlands
Belgium
William of Nassau
Prince of Orange
Count Horn
Spain
France
Duke of
Alva
Arras
Cardinal Granvelle
Parma
The
Philip II of
North Sea
Peter Titelman
Gardinal Granvelle
Duke of Alva
William
Philip
Alexander
Prince of
Count Brederode
Patrick Henry
Horn
Council of Blood
Vargas
Hessels
Bussels Square
Sleeping Sickness Report Expected in Public Health Notes
The state health officer clarifies the appearance of sleeping sickness in South Carolina and the United States. Lethargic encephalitis is described as an epidemic viral illness affecting the nervous system with stupor and sleep desire. A March 1919 Latta case illustrates progression. four cases reported nationwide.
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South Carolina
United States
England
Italy
Hungary
Latta
S. C
Public Health Reports
Brutal public execution sighted in medieval spectacle
The narration describes Count Horn’s execution with severed heads displayed on spears for the crowd. After the soldiers departed, citizens dipped handkerchiefs in blood as keepsakes of vengeance.
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Count Horn
Preparing for Jack in the Sailor's Homecoming
Mr. Simpson recalls his sailor son Jack returning on leave as he instructs the baker to adjust his cart for delivery. The moment captures a domestic scene of anticipation and family reunion.
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Jack
Mr. Simpson
Mary
Mrs. Simpson
Mr. Baker
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Johnson
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British Channel
Lord Weir
Britain
Manchester
Census Bureau Statistics
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States Health Office
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