Wheat price set by Wilson at 2.20 a bushel for 1917
Washington fixed the 1917 wheat price at 2.20 per bushel for No 1 Northern Spring delivered at Chicago. The price, shaped by a three day vote, favors producers and aims to stabilize markets, lower living costs, and allow a 14 ounce loaf of bread for six cents.
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Verdi Sunk as U-Boat War Escalates Across Atlantic
News from Petrograd and Washington reports the 7000-ton British liner Verdi sunk with six dead after a U-boat attack. Russia enforces harsh discipline as desertion is dispersed. Italian fronts show gains despite Austrian resistance while Trieste bombardment provokes British and Italian naval actions. Arizona troops to train at Fort Riley, and U.S. Senate to vote on a $2.6 billion war revenue bill on Monday.
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President Wilson's open reply to the Pope’s peace note
London reporters view the President’s answer as a strong indictment of Prussian militarism and a bold appeal to overthrow autocracy. The Vatican note provoked mixed diplomatic speculation, while American unity with the Entente is stressed and Catholic groups in the United States are urged to back the war effort. The Daily News highlights Wilson’s moral appeal to German and Russian peoples alike.
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Coal Miners Seek Wage Increase Meeting Scheduled
Indianapolis reports the United Mine Workers of America plans a substantial raise in the coal mining scale and has invited coal operators to a meeting on September 6 to discuss the increase. The move aims to set higher pay standards across central competitive fields.
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Seven Suspects in Baby Keet Kidnaping Case Postponed
Springfield Missouri reports the trial of seven suspects in the Baby Keet kidnapping and murder case has been postponed from September 24 to October 8. The case involves a high profile child abduction and related charges, with the court scheduling a new date for proceedings.
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British Steamer Malda Sails From U S Port
A cablegram reports the British steamer Malda left an American port on August 15, as it sailed toward its voyage.
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Labor conditions improve in Northwest war areas
Officials declare threats of labor disturbances in Pacific coast and Northwest war industries have passed their climax and conditions in affected districts are rapidly improving.
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Revolt For People's Rights Discussed In Reichstag
A report from Amsterdam notes a revolt began for People’s Rights. The Reichstag’s main committee debated the issue as observers watch for outcomes and possible political consequences.
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Kerensky Stands Firm Against Counter Revolution In Moscow
President Wilson pledged full support to Russia as Kerensky addressed the National Conference. Wilson sent a cordial message to Moscow praising democracy and promising material and moral aid. Kerensky reviewed troops at the Hippodrome and said they could crush counter revolution and defeat the enemy at the front. Changes in Russia’s ministers are expected after the Moscow conference.
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Houston Black Troops to Be Sent Here Amid Riots
Maj. Gen. George Bell Jr. said negro Eighth Illinois infantry would be sent to Houston to restore order and that he could control them. He rejected sending them elsewhere and projected no further trouble, even as locals awaited civil trials for the rioters who killed fourteen and wounded many. Thousands fight northern forest fires. Montana to Idaho and Oregon burn amid drought. Senate finance committee backs war profits tax rise from 26 to over 33 percent, doubling yield to about 1.06 billion and adding to total taxes.
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Export Controls Tighten Under Wilson Order
President Wilson tightened export controls by forbidding shipments to European neutral countries except under license and extended the list of goods requiring license to include cotton, all meats, sugar, and most other American export commodities. affects shipments to allies and neutrals outside Europe.
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Frameup claim by I W W officer in Little lynching case
A. McCarthy formerly of Denver and I W W local officer in Butte is jailed on vagrancy charges amid a probe into the lynching of Frank Little. He denied involvement claiming the charges are a frameup and gave the alias Charles Albright.
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Germany promises safe passage for food ships under Argentine flag
Germany agrees to modify its coastal blockade to allow Argentine-flag vessels carrying food to pass. The reply to Argentina’s note also promises indemnity for the sinking of the Toro, to be arranged by German and samutin e appraisers.
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Wilson Replies to Benedict Rejects Pope Peace Plans
Washington reports that President Wilson's rejection of the pope's peace proposals is seen as a high water mark of the war and signals alliance-backed leadership. The note crowns a series of state papers where Wilson champions world democracy against autocracy and argues for US responsibility before world opinion. Indications suggest allied nations may largely endorse his reasoning in their own replies.
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MacMillan Exploring Party Returns to Sydney N S W
Donald B. MacMillan's Arctic expedition crew arrived on the Nepthune after four years in the polar region. MacMillan, once a lieutenant of Peary, confirms dispatches stating there is no Crockerland as Peary reported. He says Peary’s error came from a mirage that misled them for four days.
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Divers and Mines Sink 23 Ships, London
An ongoing rise in British losses from mines and submarines is reported in the weekly admiralty statement. Eighteen ships over 1,600 tons were sunk, up from fifteen, while five under 1,600 tons were sunk, up from three. No fishing vessels were tallied. A German submarine sank the Norwegian steamship Wriggan, 1,046 tons gross, per the Norwegian foreign office.
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Italians advance on Isonzo and Bainsizza fronts gains
Across Europe World War I fronts report Italian gains at Monte San Gabriel and Bainsizza plateau while Verdun and Aisne fighting slows. Rome notes renewed pressure on Trient. Russians desert trenches near Bukowina. Germans halt Riga campaign. Jacobstadt positions captured. Trench raids and artillery duels echo on British front.
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U S War Budget for Year 1917 18 Details and Proposals
Washington reports rough estimates of war and general government expenditures for fiscal year 1917 18. Key items include 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 in loans to allies and 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 in total expenditures with revenue from bonds certificates and existing taxes. Also notes militia pay and other bills.
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Grain market notes from Neb and Colo
Late market jotations show buying and selling figures for wheat new and old, corn, bran and butter across Nebraska and Colorado. Prices are quoted per 100 pounds or per sack with limited legible figures, indicating general activity and price ranges.
Prices Quoted for Metals and Commodities in New York
A wide range of quoted prices for metals and commodities is listed from New York markets. Lead, silver, tungsten concentrates, crude oil, wool types, flax, and various grains show mixed price points across regions and delivery terms. The report also notes Chicago prices for cereals, lard, and butter, with assortment of farm products and buyers names scattered in the OCR text.
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