Liberty Loan Campaign Opens October First
Treasury officials set October 1 as the launch date for the next Liberty Loan campaign with subscriptions due November 1 unless altered. Indications point to a $3 billion offering, with details to follow after Congress acts on the bond bill. Secretary McAdoo urged liberty loan committees to sharpen organization and engage federal reserve banks while praising newspapers for boosting the first loan.
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Washington
treasury department
McAdoo
liberty loan committees
federal reserve bank
No Place to Meet Peace Council Plans Conference
Minneapolis action blocked the People's Council for Democracy and Peace led by Laula P. Lochner from meeting in the city over opposition to sending men to France. Lochner hinted a Milwaukee venue as Minneapolis barred the gathering. similar bans arose in Fargo and ongoing vigilante concerns surfaced over civil rights and assembly.
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Peace Council
Minneapolis
People's Council for Democracy and Peace
France
Laula P. Lochner
Henry Ford
peace ehiy
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Milwaukee
A. A. Burnquist
Phillipp
Fargo
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North Dakota
pacifizts
Ohio State Fair turns a profit of about fifteen thousand
Ohio State Fair officials report gate receipts totaling 69159.10 with admissions around 250000 for the five day exposition and a projected final profit near 15090 after estimated expenses of 85000. Officials note last year’s totals were 88594.04 and admissions slightly higher this year.
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Columbus
BE. V. Walborn
British Casualties In August Reported On All Fronts
British casualties in August total £9,911 reported in London on Sept 1. The breakdown lists killed or died of wounds 1,378 men 16,942 wounded or missing 172, and effects 43,469 men.
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London
Truck Driver Killed in Embankment Crash
Columbus reports James Jubtes, thirty, died when his ten ton gravel truck plunged eighty feet down an embankment northwest of the city. Jubtes lived in Florida. Fire Attacks at Byesville. Pensacola Starent Enterprise building fire destroys office and press valued at 2,500 with total loss about 7,000. S. C. Slabaugh beaten in his Columbus feed store. thief steals 70 and escapes. Knox County noted as Ohio’s top wool producer as state interest grows. Unknown woman found dead in Scioto River near State Street. coroner seeks identity. Governor Cox pardons three prisoners from Athens, Ross, and Belmont counties. 50,000 gift to Cincinnati Children’s Home endows maintenance fund. Western racer Captain Harvey Kennedy killed in Lima when tire failure leads to crash near fence.
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Columbus
James Jubtes
Jubtes
Florida
Herskowitz
fonasi
Scioto river
State street
Pope Benedict Sees Little Hope for Peace After Wilson Reply
At the Vatican Pope Benedict allegedly shows bitter disappointment on receiving President Wilsons peace proposal reply. He reportedly believes the US response leaves little room for further peace efforts for now, reflecting his hope for stronger US support.
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Pape
Rome
Vatican
Pope Benedict
Wilson
United States
Miss Helen Owen Finds It Easier Dodge Shells Than Traffic
Miss Helen Owen navigates wartime streets dodging shells and heavy traffic in New York. The anecdote highlights the peril and daily hazards faced during the air raid era.
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York
Misa Flolen Owen
voa Wrines
New York
British Hero of Kut-el-Armara and Captor-General
The image shows the hero of Kut el Armara, his Turkish captor ali Pasha, and British officers. The incident prompted a parliamentary inquiry in Britain where several officials faced condemnation for failure.
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Kut-el-Armara
Townshend
ali- Pasha
Great Britain
Senators Debate Johnson War Profits Levy Amid Tax Bill Clash
In Washington on September 1 the Senate opened voting on Senator Johnson's amendment to the war tax bill aiming a 80 percent levy on profits. Backers and opponents clash over higher rates while some seek milder finance committee provisions. Also reported is a note that ten thousand engineers including 4000 laborers will sail for France with more to follow.
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Washington
Johnson
Harding
Smeot
finance committee
Hollis
Grenna
Smoot
Mullie
Grouna
trains
France
No More Wooden Ships Says Shipping Board
Washington reports no new wooden ships will be built by the United States. Existing contracts will be completed, but no additions are to be arranged presently. The federal shipping board officially admitted the action, effectively backing General Goethals.
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Washington
United States
federal shipping board
Syy thia
Goettals
Ohio Troops in Camp Sheridan Report Numbers
Major George M. Russell, division inspector, tallies Ohio forces in Montgomery Alabama. The report lists 9 officers and 4 enlisted men in camp, excluding the Columbus ambulance company which has not yet reported.
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Ohio
Montgomery
Ala
George M. Russell
Camp Sheridan
Columbus
German Warships in Gulf of Riga noted by reports
London reports German torpedo boats and submarines observed off the Gulf of Riga coast. Russian trawlers clash with them while 90 bombs were dropped on Russian warships and harbor works. In other fronts, Russians gain near Tivinsk and Tburisi. Austrians push on Wainsizza and Carson Plateaus with hundreds of prisoners taken.
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London
Gulf of
Riga
gulf
Berlin
Mstich
Tivinsk
Tburisi
Wainsizza
Corizia
Railroad yard planned at Cleveland by Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania railroad will build a new freight yard and terminal at Cleveland to expand freight handling. The plan signals a major development in regional rail infrastructure and commerce.
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Pennsylvania railroad
Cleveland
William KR. Mearst
New York
Candor
James
Boyd
Greensboro
D. C
Avery
Montana
Queen Wilhelmina
the
Netherlands
Wison
Wilhelmina
War Cost Committee Amended For Presidential Cooperation
Washington reports a favorable committee vote on the 11.5 billion dollar war bond and certificate bill in virtually the form McAdoo drafted. A congressional war expenditures committee is debated with a proposed 100000 dollar initial appropriation and a plan to cooperate with the president to promote efficiency and prevent waste. Republicans press for bond convertibility changes and freer war funding, facing opposition from some Democrats and White House concerns over wartime financing.
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Washington
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McAcoo
house
Representative Moore
Pennsylvania
Wilson
Kitchin
Hull
Tennessee
McAdoo
Women May End War Through German Food Crisis
Report from Washington says German women, suffering short rations and bereaved by losses, show wartime weariness and push for liberal governance. Officials predict a harsh coming winter with scarce fats and crops. prisoners already receive minimal sustenance as food shortages deepen.
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Germany
Washington
State department
Druggists Fined For Allowing Poison Sales
In Toledo on September 1, two druggists J Loertscher and J K Haley and three drug clerks were fined 20 dollars plus costs after State Inspector H A Moller charged them with permitting licensed pharmacists to sell poisons during the proprietor’s absence. Cotton prospects rose in August to 12,499,000 bales, with production up 450,000 bales from prior estimates.
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Toledo
H. A. Moleler
justice of the peace
J. Loertscher
J. K. Haley
Washington
White Sox defend ninth straight with Browns win
Chicago clinched its ninth consecutive victory as Davenport sparked a rally in the sixth inning and the Sox continued pressing against pitcher Sotheron. Multiple matches and box scores followed across major leagues with varied results.
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Browns
Chicago
Sox
Davenport
Sotheron
Garfield On The Job Coal Administration Opens Hearing
Dr. Harry A. Garfield began duties as coal administrator and agreed to a conference with coal operators. He has not fixed a policy and the cost administration staff will be organized over several days with definite action not expected until well into September.
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Washington
Harry A. Garfield
Garfield
Food Administration to Begin Grain Buying With Mills of United States
The Food Administration Grain Corporation announces an arrangement with United States mills to start buying wheat on Sept 4 at corps offices and Sept 10 with the mills. Base prices vary by grade and market region, with No 1 Northern at Chicago about 2.5 dollars per bushel and other regional prices and discounts listed. Purchases will follow government grade standards and receipts issued upon delivery.
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United States
New York
food administration rain corporation
Mic whess
Gay Bigat
Chicago
seaboard
York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas
red Walla
Inventory of Food Supply and Hoover Plan in 1930s effort
Nation conducts stock taking of food supply as grocers farmers and housewives report pantry and warehouse inventories. Agriculture officials then estimate total food stocks to guide Hoover era food regulation and distribution. A separate item reports Louis Nate, 40, killed in a dark alley duel with Patrolman Vernon in Altoona.
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ag department
Herbert Hoover
Aletu
Louis Nate
Altoona
inetante
Vernon
Nate
paw Ueto
Local Wheat Prices Fall Amid Government Price Fix
The report notes wheat prices could range from $1.08 to $11 a barrel due to a $2.20 price setting by authorities. Automerits by focal Moor manufacturers show uncertainty from lack of information and government requirements. Money patents are currently quoted at $1.
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Rey
focal Moor
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