Profiteering Profits Swept 1917 Across U S Industries
Treasury report lists 81,100 corporations with vastly increased profits in 1917 across foods, packing, dairy, leather, oils, coal, and utilities. Dairy and bread makers show striking gains. some firms tripled or more profits, while small businesses often posted the largest percentage increases.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Wilson
Congress
Senate
Whiskies
Xplrite
Transportation, Public Utilities
Highland Power Companies
London Police on Thames Rescue and Branson's Homecoming
The London police swiftly recovered a man who leaped from Water loo bridge into the Thames and charged him next day for an inquiry into sanity. Corporal Frank Branson of Omaha, Nebraska, in the 24th balloon company, was granted leave to see his newborn daughter and followed travel instructions to wire headquarters at every stop, saying it was worth the trouble to meet his baby.
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London
Waterloo Bridge
Bridge of Sighs
Thames
Frank Branson
Omaha
Neb
24Th Balloon Company
Camp Morrison
Brunson
John Made an Error and the Standers Stay Silent
A fragment suggests doubt about a person named John and reflects on waiting or standing by. The text hints at service or support being provided by those who stay still, leaving interpretation to the reader. No clear event or outcome is stated.
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John
Milton
City curbs rent hikes with coal delivery ban
Philadelphia officials pressed 75 landlords who raised rents beyond reason to reduce prices. One stubborn holdout resisted until the city fuel administrator issued an order barring coal delivery to the landlord and tenants who paid high rents. The measure aimed to force conformity as winter loomed.
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Philadelphia
U S Men Bomb Ostend Foe in New Offensive
American naval air raids target German submarine bases in Ostend and areas north of the Lys salient as Gen Mangin launches a fresh French offensive from Bailly on the Orme to the Aisne near Soissons. Allied advances push German positions back along the Oise and Scarpe fronts amid ongoing push toward Roye and Lassigny. Martial law declared in Petrograd after Lettish guard riot clashes.
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Western Newspagnir Union News Service
London
Flanders
Ostend
Soissons
Aisne
Oise
Roye
Arras
Lys
Mangin
Bailly
Orme
Haig
Scarpe
Fampoux
Lyssalient
Merville
Vierhoek
la Couronne
L'Epinette
Estaires
Lassigny
Beuvriignes
Somme
Vesle
Colorado calls 843 registrants for camps in Sept
Denver reports 800 white and 43 colored registrants called to entrain for early September. Maj. W A Spangler notes Washington aims to place remaining class 1 registrants into active service before the big Sept registration. Entrainments include 500 whites to Camp Funston Fort Riley for general service, 300 whites to Fort Riley with limited service, and 43 colored men to Camp Lewis in Washington for general service.
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Fort Riley
Camp Lewis
Denver
Colorado
John Evans
W. A. Spangler
Washington
Camp Funston
Kansas
American
Lal ‘Wash
Crowder Expects 158 600 to Register
Revised estimates by the provost marshal general show 153 600 young men who turned 21 since June 5 should register for military service on August 24. About half are expected in class one subject to immediate call to the colors. State estimates list Arizona 391, Colorado 1 343, New Mexico 436, Wyoming 325.
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Crowder
Washington
Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
Wyoming
Close Wyoming primary shows tight Democratic races
Early returns from Cheyenne on August 21 indicate a tight Democratic gubernatorial contest between incumbent Frank L. Hour and William B. Ross with Hour slightly ahead. The U S Senate race also appears close with John E. Osborne leading, while on the Republican side Robert D. Carey holds a comfortable lead for governor.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyo
Frank L. Hour
William B. Ross
Hour
United States
John E. Osborne
Robert D. Carey
Irkutsk Captured as Siberian Rebels Rally at Omsk
U S officials say Czecho Slovak forces and Siberian workers army seized Irkutsk on July 7, severing lines to Moscow. A new Siberian government formed at Omsk repudiates Brest Litovsk and seeks renewed war with Germany. Americans reported safe.
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Omsk
Brest-Litovak Treaty
Germany
Union News Service
Washington
Lansing
United States
Peking
Irkutsk
Siberia
Siberian People's Army
Samara
Moscow
State Department
Siberian
Brest Litovsk
Arms to fight Boche in western Siberia
Reported dispatches describe thousands of trained western Siberian soldiers ready to oust German forces and Bolshevik influence. The U.S. and allies weigh supplying arms while Czechoslovaks aid the declared Siberian independence proclaimed July 4. Western Siberia is portrayed as organized, refusing Brest-Litovsk surrender.
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Washington
Siberia
United States
Western Siberia
Germany
Brest-Litovsk
Plan Three Liberty Loan Drives to Raise 15 Billion
Washington outlines tentative treasury plans for three Liberty Loan campaigns in the coming year. The first runs Sept 28 to Oct 19, followed by campaigns in January or February and May or June. Together they aim to raise 16 billion, plus 8 billion from a new revenue bill.
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Washington
Treasury
Woman Slain in Hotel Room in Denver
Police search citywide for Cecil W. Mc Clure, a murder suspect in the case of Bessie Ramey, 80, found in Mc Clure’s Acacia hotel room at 1641 Tremont Street with a severely slashed throat.
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Denver
Cecil W. McClure
Bessie Ramey
McClure
Acacia Hotel
Tremont Street
Flood Leaves Thousands Homeless in Hong Kong
Flooding along the Tung Kiang river leaves about five thousand people homeless and an estimated 250000 without adequate food. The American Red Cross offers temporary relief as aid efforts begin. First Liberty Bonds hit 101 on the New York Stock Exchange, a new high, opening at 101 on August 19, up 0.5 percentage points from the prior level.
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Hong Kong
Tung Kiang
American Red Cross
Liberty
New York
Stock Exchange
Brazilian Ship Madrugada Sunk Near Virginia Coast
The Brazilian motor ship Madrugada of 1613 gross tons was sunk by shell fire from a German submarine Friday morning near Winter Quarter shoal off the northern Virginia coast. Casualties 420,000 since July 18. Military commentator Parie-Henry Bidov notes German losses since July and 10,000 prisoners.
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New York
Madrugada
Winter Quarter Shoal
Virginia
Parie—Henry Bidov
Homyatenkensch
Marriage Won’t Exempt Men From Draft Rules
Article states marriage does not shield men from military service with draftees aged 18 to 19 being the last to be called. Government notes ongoing conscription policy and emphasizes eligibility remains unchanged for married men. Public concern over how marital status affects draft timing is mentioned.
War draft ages extended to 45 in effort to win war
Secretary Baker told lawmakers that 18 to 19 year olds will be last called under the new draft plan. Regulations will place 19 to 36 year olds into first call classes, with no general exemption for married men unless they fail to support families or hold useful work. The aim is to win the war within the next year, with 5,709 white registrants from grammar schools awaiting call and training beginning September 1.
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War Department
Baker
Huker
Crowder
IWW Leaders Guilty in Conspiracy Trial
One hundred IWW leaders found guilty after brief deliberation for conspiring to disrupt the U S war program. Notables include William D Haywood. Maximum penalties reach twenty seven years in prison and a ten thousand dollar fine per defendant. Arguments for a new trial planned this week.
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Chicago
Industrial Workers of the World
William D
Big Hill
Haywood
Pooling Resources for Justice in War Time
Lord Robert Cecil urges pooling of resources to fight for justice as Britain and America unite in a great enterprise. He calls for rebuilding the international system and a league of nations, amid wartime unity and sacrifice. Second registration set for Aug 24 to bolster army calls, with 150,000 youths to register.
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Robert Cecil
America
London
Foreign Affairs
International Commission On Revictualing
Great Britain
Mblance
League of Nations
British Beat Off Vicious Counter Attack Near Merris
British troops after capturing Outtersteene ridge in front of Merris repelled a fierce counter attack and inflicted heavy losses on German forces. The offensive push across multiple sectors yielded hundreds of German prisoners and shifted frontline positions toward strategic towns including Merville, Lassigny, Pimprez, and Roye, while American forces advanced in Lorraine and near Frapelle.
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W Service
Union
France
Outtersteene
Merris
Lye
Armen Mores
Merville
Mars
Oise
Poultion
Lassigny
Nout
Thiescourt
Pimprez
Noyon-Compiegne
Roye
Soissons
Lorraine
Frapelle
Bailleul
Vieux Berquin
Lys
St. Die
Woman Killed in Colorado Springs Auto Crash
Mrs Kate Christine was killed and Mrs Albert Jones sustained a broken arm in a collision near Manitou when an automobile driven by Albert Jones left the road and plunged forty feet down an embankment injuring her 32 year old son Harold who suffered internal injuries and other trauma.
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Colorado Springs
Kate Christe
Albert Jones
Harold
Cartin
Manitou
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