Revenue Measure of the War Appearance Is Unexpected
President Wilson appeared before Congress and urged immediate wartime tax legislation to fund the war effort. He called for politics to be adjourned and proposed higher taxes on incomes profits and luxuries while warning against profiteering and urging swift hearings in June. House and Senate leaders planned three weeks of hearings followed by joint drafting of the revenue bill.
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Wilson
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Houses of Congress
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Senate
Kitchin
House Ways and Means Committee
Simmons
Senate Finance Committee
House Committee
Bituminous Coal Prices Reduced At Ton
Washington May 25 government fixed prices for bituminous coal cut 10 cents a ton under an agreement with railroads to pay the fixed price and end preferential car service. The new prices take effect immediately and average about a six percent reduction.
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The
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Four Largest Express Companies Consolidated
Washington May 29 One union express company for the United States formed by agreement of Director General McAdoo and the Adams American Wells Fargo and Southern companies. A private corporation with over 50 million dollars capitalization will be the Federal Express company headed by George C. Taylor. After July 1 shipments will go by express regardless of company and individual names will fade from wagons and stations. The express carrier will be privately operated under contract to turn over 50 to 14 percent of cross revenues to railroads. Three smaller railroad owned companies Western Great Northern and Northern may join later.
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Union Express Company
United States
McAdoo
Adams, American
Wells-Frargo
Southern
Federal Express Company
George C. Taylor
American
Dy Express
Western
Great Northern
North Dakota Claims Top Red Cross Drive Honor
Minneapolis May 29 officials in the northern division wired Washington that North Dakota led the nation in the second Red Cross fund drive. North Dakota’s allotment was 200000 dollars yet the state raised 519667 dollars, oversubscribing the goal by more than 150 percent.
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North Dakota
Minneapolis
Washington
Red Cross
Shipbuilding for Week in Washington May 29
Ten steel vessels totaling 63 483 tons were completed for the Shipping Board in the week ending May 25. Eighteen launches occurred that week totaling 109 700 tons.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Government hospital to house 4000 beds in New York
The Greenut store building in central New York is being repurposed as the first of a group to be taken over by the government and fitted with 4000 beds.
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New Government Hospital
New York
Greenut Store
Red Cross Drive Ends with Record Mercy Donations
Washington reports the Red Cross second war fund topping 144 million dollars after a national drive to aid the western front. The total over sub scription exceeded last year’s initial 100 million fund, with final numbers still tallying at midnight and expected to rise.
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Washington
Germany
Western Front
Americans Halt German Drive Near Montdidier Cantigny Victory
In May 1918 fighting around Montdidier the Americans seized Cantigny and several objectives. German losses were heavy with 200 prisoners taken and two officers among them. American casualties were light. British and French counterattacks near Ypres and Dtekebusch restored gains as German assault pressed on Allied lines. Italian forces continued pressure on Austrians along the Piave and Capo Sile with gains and captured materiel. German air raid on Paris failed to disrupt the city.
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Vailly
Berry-Au-Bac
Vesle
Foch
Husan
France
Montdidier
Ypres
Cantigny
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Luneville
Dtekebusch Lake
Piave
Capo Sile
Adriatic
Nevada Food Administrator Indicted for Bribe
James A Wood deputy federal food administrator of Nevada was indicted by a federal grand jury in San Francisco. The charge states he accepted a bribe from the Elko Milling company in exchange for immunity from certain Food Administration rules. Wood was held for grand jury action after a US commissioner’s hearing.
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James A Wood
Federal Food Administrator
Nevada
Wood
Elko Milling Company
Federal Food Administration
United States
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