Senate Passes Sweeping Food Control Bill By 66 To 7
The U S senate approved a broad food control measure by 66 votes to 7 as war time needs push government power over foods fuels and manufacturing. Provisions include banning certain alcohol production during the war and authorizing the president to commandeer supplies and regulate prices and production.
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Washington
Senate
House
Wilson
Grenna
France
Lafollette
Penrose
Reed
J Thomas Heflin Accuses Illinois Men
Alabama Congressman J Thomas Heflin levels accusations at Illinois men in a disputed political confrontation. The report notes his claims and the reaction from involved parties and observers.
Peasant poet Lance Corporal Ledwidze Killed in Flanders Front
London reports Lance Corporal Francis Ledwidze a Meath Ireland peasant poet was killed on the battle front in Flanders July 31. He was twenty six years old.
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London
Francis Ledwidze
Meath
Ireland
Flanders
Justice Covington named to probe Western labor troubles
President Wilson chose Chief Justice Covington of the District of Columbia Supreme Court to personally investigate the Northwest labor agitation and related troubles in the West. Covington met 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
Baseball results from Chicago Cincinnati and St Louis
In Chicago Brooklyn and Chicago tied 2 runs on nine hits with Marquard Meyers and Elliott. In Cincinnati Morgan and Trogressor led 5 to 2 in the first game with Barnes and Wingo scoring for Cincinnati. Second game Cincinnati won 3 to 1 as Nehf and Tragessor shutout. At St Louis New York lost 9 to 4 as Sallee Doak Snyder and Teefe combined for the visitors.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Fis
Marquard
J. Meyers
Vaugan
Elliott
Cincinnati
R.H.E Morjon
Barnes
Wingo
R. H
Nehf
Tragessor
Toney
St. Louis
Krupp Agent Taken as Spy
Nationwide search for Louis Holewig von Bettenhausen, alleged Krupp agent and deserter, ended in Seattle when he was identified by Howard Wright, head of the FBI bureau in the city.
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Krupp
Seattle
Wash
Louis Holewig von Bettenhausen
Krupps
Wisen
Germany
United States Army
Howard Wright
Bureau of Investigation
Federal Department of Justice
Riot leader seized in Oklahoma draft uprising
Homer Spencer aged forty, identified by federal authorities as one of three men coordinating the Oklahoma draft uprising, was placed under arrest in Seminole County per United States Marshal B. A. Enloe.
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U. S
Muskogee
Okla
Homer Spencer
Oklahoma
Seminole County
United States
B. A. Enioe
Indians Strike Cuts Wires At Globe Mines
Telegraph lines toward the asbestos mines from Globe Arizona are down. Sheriff officers believe Indian workers on strike for higher wages cut the wires and attacked white employees at the mines.
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Globe
Ariz
Fifteen Injured in Interurban Train Collision
Fifteen persons are injured after an interurban train collision near Camp Dedege in Des Moines Iowa. An inbound passenger car struck a freight car stopped on the main line. Some injuries may be fatal according to reports.
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Des Moines
Camp Dedege
Corn Crop Sets High Mark For U. S. Harvest
Washington reports the August crop outlook shows a record corn yield of 2.191 billion bushels, with rains boosting prospects in the western corn belt. Winter wheat harvest rises to 417 million, while spring wheat drops to 236 million. oats hit a record 1.456 billion and white potatoes rise to 467 million, signaling favorable prices if rail supply holds.
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Washington
Germany
America
United States
Inoculated Candy Kills Three Children in New Mexico
Lordsburg New Mexico reports three children dead and over a dozen ill from a diphtheria outbreak believed linked to inoculated candy distributed to children. Authorities investigate the source and safety of candy given to minors.
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Lordsburg
N. M
Baseball Scores From New York Philadelphia and Washington
In New York Cleveland split a doubleheader with scores showing Cleveland winning 6 to 2 in the first game and 5 to 1 in the second. In Philadelphia St Louis defeated Philadelphia 12 to 5 with Sotheron and Severeid contributing for St Louis. In Washington Chicago lost 1 to 3 with Cicotte and Lynn listed for Chicago and Harper and Ainsmith for Washington.
Springfield Quiet After Streetcar Strike Killing
Springfield Illinois troops held the city after Patrolman Noah C. Roll was shot and killed during rioting over a streetcar strike. The Ninth regiment was deployed at the fair grounds and Governor Lowden was told there was no further trouble. Oscar Stroh, a St. Louis deputy sheriff, and the car crew are jailed for the shooting.
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Springfield
Ill
Noah C. Rollin
Lowden
Fair Grounds
Roll
St. Louis
Oscar Stroh
Indiana Millionaire Dead in California
Ander son N. Nickey former Columbia City businessman dies in Long Beach California. He owned lumber mills in Memphis Tennessee and was said to be a millionaire. Two sons live in Memphis and a daughter in Portland Oregon. He underwent an appendicitis operation thirty five years ago noted as the first such operation west of the Alleghanies performed by Dr. George B. Stemen with ten physicians present.
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Columbia City, Inc
Anderson N. Nickey
Long Beach
Cal
Memphis
Tenn
Portland
Ore
Nickey
Alleghanies
George B. Stemen
Hog raisers urged to conserve spring pigs in Kansas
Topeka Kansas August 9 hog raisers urged to conserve their supply of spring pigs in a statement by J C Mohler secretary of the state board of agriculture.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
J. C. Mohler
State Board of Agriculture
I W W Activities Probe in Clinton Coal Fields Strike
Federal agents in Terre Haute Indiana investigate reports that I W W workers are active among miners in the Clinton coal fields. About 3000 miners have been on strike for five days seeking better conditions and pay.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Clinton Coal Fields
Negro Woman Kills Husband in Muncie
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 The incident marked the third murder in Muncie within the week.
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Muncie
Ind
Oda Carr
Jodie Carr
Mrs Desaulles and Boy Beauty Plan Defense
Mrs Desaulles who shot her husband and a boy beauty figure described as calm prepares a defense. The case centers on the alleged crime and the forthcoming trial with attorneys outlining strategy.
U S Troops to Russia and Korniloff Says Second Phase Begins
Senate quotes Senator J Hamilton Lewis declaring new American troops will be sent to Russia to aid the allied Russian armies with food supplies and men. The Russians evacuate Proskurov and Kamenetz Podolsk fortresses in Podolia, while Korniloff says the second phase of the war has begun and surrender is refused. Russian forces then go on the offensive in the Chotin region near Galicia, driving back Austro German troops and taking prisoners.
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Washington
Russia
Italy
J. Hamilton Lewis
Senate
London
Novoye Vremya
Petrograd
Proskurov
Podolia
Bue
Kamenetz-Podolsk
Smotritch
Dniester
Korniloff
the Times
Chotin Res Gion
Galicia
Argentina ready to mobilize 100000 inAugust
Washington reports Argentina plans a mobilization of about 100000 troops this month as pro allied sentiment grows amid disclosed German espionage plots, according to government circles.
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Washington
Germany
Argentina
Thirty five Molokanas sentenced in Arizona draft case
In Phoenix on August 9 Judge Sawtelle sentenced thirty five Molokanas, members of a Russian religious sect at Glendale, to one year in prison for disobeying the President's call to register aliens under the selective draft law.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Glendale
Sawtelle
Savanna to Hear Big Guns Proving Ground Start
The War Department begins clearing 12 500 acres near Savanna Illinois for a large gun proving ground. Colonel George W Burr of the Rock Island arsenal directs construction, expected to finish by September 1 as most army guns will be tested at the Savanna plant.
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Washington
Savanna
Ill
War Department
George W. Burr
Rock Island Arsenal
Bank officials' three year sentences affirmed
The appellate court of the Second district affirmed three-year prison terms for John Hartenblower of Chicago and George J. Hiltabrand president and cashier of 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 Board Questions Candidate on Family Ties in Columbus
In Columbus Indiana an exemption board asks a man called for examination under the selective service act if he has any physical defects. The man answers yes a wife and two children. Meanwhile the senate in Washington confirms Bainbridge Colby of New York to the government shipping board.
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Columbus
Ind
Exemption Board
Colby
Ship Board
Washington
Senate
Bainbridge Colby
New York
Government Shipping Board
Lusitania Slayer Loses in Pittsburgh Jug Case
Federal officers suspect a secret plan by pro Germans in America to fund a huge loving cup tribute to the U-boat that sank Lusitania. Documents seized include papers connected to a Post expert, an engineer for a trust company, and a deputy marshal.
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Pittsburgh
America
T : Fonia
Cd Post
Tust
We ‘Vy Denuty
Marshal Rust
Lowden weighs Illinois coal mine seizure plan
Governor Lowden considers a state take over of Illinois coal mines following the state council of defense recommendation to cut costs. He plans slow action and waits for a Midwest defense councils conference in Chicago on August 16, with several governors already accepting.
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Springfield
Ill
State Council of Defense
Illinois
Lowden
State Council
Defense Councils
State Councils of Defense
Midwest
West Atlams Street
Chicago
Fued for Chicago Tied Up
Miners at Auburn Thayer and Carlinville quit work disrupting fuel movement to Chicago. Dispute over wages for drivers triggered the strike, curtailing shipments from four shafts.
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Chicago
Bloomington
Auburn
Thayer
Carlinville
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