Senate passes sweeping food control bill in 66 to 7 vote
The U S Senate approved a broad food control bill by 66 to 7 after House passage, sending it to President Wilson for signature. Herbert Hoover prepared to implement the law amid widespread government oversight of foods, fuels, and shortages, with provisions for a wheat price floor, wartime production controls, and a national food survey funded at 12 million dollars.
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Washington
Senate
House
Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Food Control Department
Grenna
France
Lafollette
Penrose
Reed
Peasant Poet Lance Corporal Ledwidze Killed in Flanders
London reports 9 Lance Corporal Francis Ledwidze of Meath Ireland was killed on the battlefront in Flanders July 31 at age twenty six. He served as a peasant poet and is mourned by his community and comrades.
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London
Aus
Francis Ledwidze
Meath
Ireland
Flanders
Probe Ordered In Western Labor Turmoil
President Wilson named Chief Justice Covington of the District of Columbia Supreme Court to personally investigate the J. W. W. agitation and labor troubles in the west. Justice Covington conferred with the President and Secretary Wilson of labor before beginning the inquiry.
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Washington
Wilson
West
Covington
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Department of Labor
Krupp Agent Taken as Spy in Seattle Capture
A nationwide search for Louis Holewig von Bettenhausen, alleged Krupp agent and U S army deserter, ended in Seattle when Howard Wright of the Justice Department identified him. The suspect was held as a German spy in the federal inquiry.
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Krupp
Seattle
Wash
Louis Holewig von Bettenhausen
Krupps
Issen
Germany
United States Army
Howard Wright
Bureau of Investigation
Federal Department of Justice
U S Seizes Riot Leader in Oklahoma Draft Upheaval
Homer Spencer, 40, named by federal authorities as an organizer of the Oklahoma draft uprising, was arrested in Seminole county per an announcement by United States Marshal B A Enloe.
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U. S
Muskogee
Okla
Homer Spencer
Oklahoma
Seminole County
United States
B. A. Enloe
Indians Strike and Cut Wires at Globe Mines
Globe Arizona August 9. Telegraph lines to the asbestos mines from Globe are out of commission. Sheriff officers believe Indians on strike for higher wages cut the wires and attacked white workers at the mines.
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Globe
Ariz
Fifteen Injured in Interurban Smash-Up Near Camp Dodge
Fifteen persons are reported injured near Camp Dodge after an interurban passenger car collided with a freight car on the main track. Some injuries are believed fatal. Des Moines dispatch.
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Des Moines
Camp Dodge
U S Corn Crop Sets High Mark This Year
The August government crop report shows a record corn harvest of 2 191 000 000 bushels the largest in U S history with rain boosting prospects since the report. Winter wheat is placed at 417 000 000 bushels while spring wheat offers 236 000 000 bushels. Oats reach 1 456 000 000 bushels and white potatoes total 467 000 000 bushels signaling cheaper tubers this fall pending rail transport.
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U. S
Washington
Germany
America
United States
Inoculated Candy Kills 3 Children in Lordsburg
In Lordsburg New Mexico on August 9 three children died and more than a dozen fell ill from diphtheria linked to inoculated candy distributed to local children. Authorities investigate the outbreak and monitor for further cases.
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Lordsburg
N. M
Brooklyn and Cincinnati Baseball Results Reported
In Chicago Brooklyn defeated Cincinnati 2 runs to 0 with Marquard and Meyers toed the mound. Cincinnati turned the tables in a 8 to 2 victory in the second game, with Barnes, Trogressor, Regan, and Wingo contributing. At St Louis New York won 4 to 2 behind Sallee. Doak and Snyder aided the visitors.
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Chicago
R. H.B
Brooklyn
Cdicard
Marquard
J. Meyers
Vaugan
Elliott
Cincinnati
R.H.E. Co
Barnes and Trogressor
Regan
Wingo
Baseball scores from multiple American League games
A string of box score results from games in New York Boston Philadelphia and Washington. Cleveland and New York met with varied scoring while players Bagby Billings Fisher Nanamaker Davis Spencer Covelskie ONeill Caldwell Walters Sotheron Severeid Schang Cicotte Lynn and Harper appear in the lineup notes.
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Davis
Spencer
Leonard
Covelskie
O'Neill
Caldwell
Walters
Philadelphia
R. H. E. St. Louis
Sotheron
Severeid
Myers and Schang
Washington
R. H.E. Wnicard Siles
Cicotte and
Lynn
Harper and Ainsmith
Federal agents probe I W W activities in Clinton coal fields
Terre Haute Aug 9 Federal agents investigate reports that I W W workers are active among miners in the Clinton coal fields where about 3000 men have been on strike for five days.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Clinton Coal Fields
Woman Kills Husband in Muncie After Knife Attack
In Muncie Indiana on August 9 Mrs Oda Carr a Black woman shot and killed her husband Jodie Carr after he attacked her and their infant with a knife. It marked the third murder in the city within a week.
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Muncie
Ind
Oda Carr
Jodie Carr
Springfield quiets after killing ends riot in street car strike
Springfield Illinois remains quiet under guard of the Ninth regiment after Patrolman Noah C. Roll was shot during street car strike disturbances. Governor Lowden was told no further trouble. Oscar Stroh, a St. Louis deputy, and the car crew are held for the shooting.
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Springfield
Ill
Noah C. Roll
Lowden
Ninth Regiment
Fair Grounds
Roll
Tol
St. Louis
Oscar Stroh
Indiana Millionaire Nickey Dies in California
Ander son N. Nickey, once a Columbus City businessman and lumber mill owner, died in Long Beach California. He reportedly became a millionaire from mills in Memphis Tennessee. Two sons reside in Memphis and a daughter in Portland Oregon. Nickey underwent an appendicitis operation thirty five years ago in town, reportedly the first such case west of the Alleghenies, performed by Dr. George B. Stemen with ten physicians present.
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Columbia City, Inc
George B. Stemen
Kansas Hog Raisers urged to conserve spring pigs
Topeka Kansas on August 9 J C Mohler secretary of the state board of agriculture urged hog raisers to conserve their supply of spring pigs in a formal statement stressing careful management.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
J. C. Mohler
State Board of Agriculture
Charles Steizlers Heads Million Dollar Drive to Dry States
Charles Steizler leads a $1,000,000 campaign aimed at promoting dry laws across states. The effort focuses on securing voter support, mobilizing donors, and coordinating with allied organizations to end alcohol sales in targeted regions.
Argentina Preparations Under Way for Massive Mobilization
Washington reports Argentina plans to mobilize about 100000 troops within the month as Berlin espionage plots deepen pro Allied sentiment. Government circles cite reliable information and foresee a break with Germany.
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Washington
Germany
Argentina
Thirty Five Molokanas Sentenced in Draft Case
In Glendale Phoenix on August 9, Judge Sawtelle sentenced 35 Molokanas, members of a Russian religious sect, to one year in prison for failing to obey the presidential draft registration proclamation.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Gleendale
Sawtelle
Savanna to Hear Big Guns at New Proving Ground
The War Department began clearing 12,500 acres near Savanna Illinois for a large gun proving ground. Colonel George W Burr of the Rock Island arsenal directs the work, slated to finish by September 1. Most army guns will be tested at the Savanna plant.
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Washington
Savanna
War Department
George W. Burr
Rock Island Arsenal
Appellate Court Affirms Bank Officials’ Prison Sentences
Ottawa Illinois August 9 The Second district appellate court affirms three year prison terms for John Hartenblower of Chicago and George J Hiltabrand president and cashier of the Tonica Exchange Bank. The bank failed in November 1913.
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Ottawa
Ill
John Hartenblower
Chicago
George J. Hiltabrand
Tonica Exchange Bank
Second District
Exemption Examiner Questions Colby Ship Board Nominee
In Columbus Indiana August 9 an exam asks a man about physical defects stating he has a wife and two children. In Washington August 9 the senate confirms Bainbridge Colby of New York to the government shipping board.
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Columbus
Ind
Colby
Ship Board
Washington
Auc
Senate
Bainbridge Colby
New York
Government Shipping Board
Lusitania Slayer Loses In Pittsburgh Paray Trial
A damaged article reports on the Lusitania incident and a Pittsburgh trial involving Paray and a German spy ring. An engineer from a prominent firm and deputy Marshall Rust are cited amid seized papers and alleged enemy plans.
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Pittsburgh
Paray
America
Federens
Vnelneering Company
Mar
Hal
Tle Rcheico
U. S. Troops to Russia and Russian Offensives Reported
Washington announces possible future American unit deployment to Russia to aid loyal Russian armies with food supplies and troops. Reports from London and Petrograd describe Russians evacuating fort towns Proskurov and Kamenetz Podolsk, Korniloff announcing a new war phase, and Russian forces gaining in the Opot region with several village captures and 300 prisoners.
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Washington
Russia
Italy
J. Hamilton Lewis
Senate
London
Novoye Vremya
Petrograd
Proskurov
Podolia
Bug
Kamenetz-Podolsk
Smotritch
Dniester
Hie
Opot'n
Galicia
Taking Wag Mines Is Big Proposition
Springfield reports the state council of defense urges seizure and operation of Illinois coal mines to lower costs. Governor Lowden plans a cautious approach awaiting a Midwest defense conference at Chicago on August 16 with governors from fourteen states expected to participate.
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Springfield
Ill
State Council of Defense
Illinois
Lowden
State Council
Defense Councils
Midwest
West Adams Street
Chicago
Feud for Chicago Tied Up
Miners at Auburn Thayer and Carlinville strike halts fuel to Chicago. Four shafts idle as wage dispute among drivers triggers walkout, curtailing fuel movement to the city.
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Chicago
Bloomington
Auburn
Thayer
Carlinville
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