Hughes faults Democratic anti dumping plan in Spokane speech
In Spokane Charles F. Hughes criticizes a proposed Democratic anti dumping law as ineffective and compares it to a worthless piece of paper. He touts a countervailing duty remedy and argues the tariff should protect American industry without abuse.
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Spokane
Ata
Charles FF. Hughes
United States
Hughes
Couer d'Alene
Idaho
Democratic Party
Italian Troops Capture Gorizia After Prolonged Effort
Italian forces seize the Austrian stronghold of Gorizia after months of persistent action. The upper view shows the city between wooded bluffs with the citadel visible, while the lower scene features Bersaglieri infantry who played a key role in the capture.
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Gorizia
Trankness at Lunferenges Employees and Managers Speak
In separate interviews both employees and managers outline their positions on the Lunferenges situation. The accounts differ on causes and potential resolutions.
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Trankness
Lunferenges
President Wilson Seeks Settlement To Nationwide Rail Strike
President Wilson met with both railroad sides and conferees to avert a strike. He said a feasible basis for settlement may exist after talks with managers and union representatives. Arbitration, eight hour day, and wage terms dominate the discussions with future meetings set at the White House and cabinet plans altered to focus on the rail issue.
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Washington
Wilson
A. B. Garretson
Order of Railway Conductors
Newlands
Congress
Hughes back to tariff and railroad optimism noted
In the Montana daily, reports highlight a cautious upbeat view of railroad prospects and tariff discussions led by Hughes. Other items note appointments rejected, a caucus backed revenue measure, and various regional briefs including Anaconda and Beaverhead notes.
Brandeis Declines Mexican Commission Appointment
Justice Louis D Brandeis informed President Wilson that heavy Supreme Court duties prevent him from joining the Mexican commission. He cited the court's current workload and stated it is his duty not to undertake the task. The White House made public Brandeis letter confirming the refusal. Secretary Lane had been named as another appointee. the third member remains undisclosed.
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Washington
Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Court
Wilson
Joint Commission
United States
Mexico
Brandeis
Gregory
White House
Lane
White
German Sub Sunk By Swedish Cruiser Rumor
A rumor reports that a German submarine was sunk by a Swedish cruiser between Stockholm and the Skargard last Thursday, according to Dagens Nyheter via London.
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Copenhagen
London
Dagens Nyheder
Stockholm
Skargaard
Good Air Raid Successes Reported Over Venice
Berlin reports Austro Hungarian naval air squadrons bombarded Venice on Aug 11 targeting the arsenal railroad station and inner works. Despite storms good successes were claimed and fires were seen. A Rome dispatch says Santa Maria Formosa church was destroyed during an air raid on Aug 12.
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Berlin
Sayville
Venice
Vienna
Rome
Santa Maria Formosa
Arbitration Seen as Likely Rail Dispute Outcome
New York August 14. G W W Hanger of the federal board of mediation and conciliation predicts arbitration will resolve the railroads and their employees dispute after talks with President Wilson. Hanger says presidential wishes command respect and if talks fail the issue will be handled from New York. He rejects army-run trains as impractical.
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New York
Washington
Wilson
G. W. W. Hanger
Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Mr. Hanger
Martin A. Knapp
W. L. Chambers
Hanger
Seek Escaped Prisoner As Robber Of A Bank
Denver police search for Norval King, an escaped county jail inmate, in connection with the First National bank of Englewood holdup. King allegedly obtained 350 dollars from assistant cashier H. B. Patton at gunpoint, witnessed by a woman depositor, then fled in a taxi driven by Walter Whitman toward Nin teenth avenue and Clarkston street. Whitman was later released after questioning.
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Denver
Norval King
First National Bank
Englewood
King Bank
H. B. Patton
C. W. Seburn
Seburn
Walter Whitman
Whitman
Nineteenth Avenue
Clarkston Street
Mutinous Crew Docks Call Claiming Unseaworthy Ship
In San Francisco on August 14 a mutinous crew of 25 men returned with the bark Call after she reached the bay from her voyage. They abandoned ship at sea and delivered a written ultimatum to Captain William Tobin demanding they dock due to alleged unseaworthiness.
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San Francisco
Cal
William Tobin
Russian Gains and Back-and-Forth Fronts Across Europe
The report outlines Russian advances in Galicia along the Sereth and Zlota-Lipa rivers, with the capture of Tustobaby and continued pressure on Austro German lines. British and French trenches show little change, while Italian gains on the Carso plateau and east of hill 212 are noted. A Turkish offensive persists with Russian setbacks in Persia and Armenia, and the British torpedo boat destroyer Lassoo is sunk by a German submarine.
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Carso Plateau
Goriaia
Rome
Associated Press
Galicia
Petrograd
Sereth
Zlota-Lipa
Tustobaby
Dniester
Isonzo
Carso
Lake van
Armenia
Turkish War Office
Persia
Hitlis
Lassoo
Volunteers Sought as Serum Shortage Hits Poliomyelitis Patients
In New York Aug 14 health officials called for more volunteers after 34% ounces of blood were drawn from six recovered infantile paralysis patients to create a human serum claimed to ease the disease. Dr Leroy B Vail shows improvement. William Ashman Major 85, president of the Independent Iron Workers Union, dies in Elizabeth New Jersey. DC and Tennessee health officers met Dr Charles Banks as three more surgeons joined federal staff to regulate interstate travel.
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New York
Leroy B. Vail
William Ashman Major
Independent Iron Workers’ Union
Elizabeth
N. J
District of Columbia
Tennessee
Charles E. Banks
New York Street Car Men Threaten New Strike
Union leaders warned of a renewed strike if New York Railways does not reinstate more than 70 discharged workers tied to recent labor action. The carmen demand wage raises and better conditions, seeking a nine hour minimum and a 19 hour maximum workday, while officials say an agreement with Mayor Mitchel and Oscar Straus was to be honored.
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New York
New York Railways Company
Carmen
Mitchel
Oscar A. Straus
Public Service Commission
William ID. Mahon
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Employes
Detroit
Scotland Would Take Over All Inns That Sell Liquor
A government committee urged the state to seize hotels and inns dependent on liquor trade in Scotland and abolish liquor sales by licensed grocers. The panel rejected purchasing distilleries and recommended state ownership of inns and hotels serving liquor.
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Scotland
London
Rain Brings Relief to British Trenches in France
In France the first heavy rain since July 8 drenches the battle area as trenches fill with water. Thousands of soldiers in the open get soaked but welcome the cooler air after a long heat wave.
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France
London
Senate approves amended revenue bill with higher taxes
Washington August 14 The Democratic Senate caucus approved the administration revenue bill as amended by the Senate Finance Committee and will report it by Wednesday. The measure is projected to yield 205 million dollars yearly, up 7.5 million from the House version. The finance committee amendment to the wine schedule was sustained after a fight over house rates. Still wine tax is five cents per wine gallon, grape brandy 55 cents per proof gallon, champagne eight cents per half pint, sparkling wine 2.5 cents per pint, and cordials 1.5 cents per half pint. Stamp taxes on express bills and telegraph messages were dropped but remain on bonds and other instruments. A nonpartisan tariff commission is created and provisional tariffs on coal tar and related items are provided to spur domestic manufacture. Salaries for prospective commissioners were raised to 10,000 dollars, then reduced back to 7,500 dollars before adjournment.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Democratic Senate
Senate
House
Finance Committee
Phelan
California
United States
Bakers Seek Federal Probe on Wheat and Bread Prices
Chicago, Aug 14. A conference tomorrow may decide if a federal probe will examine the wheat and flour market. Edward N. Hurley, head of the Federal Trade Commission, will meet Charles F. Clyne, US attorney, after receiving a request from the National Association of Master Bakers to investigate the market's manufacturing side.
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Chicago
Edward N. Hurley
Federal Trade Commission
Charles F. Clyne
United States
Hurley
National Association of Master Bakers
Department of Agriculture
Commission
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