80 000 Serbs Starve Italians and Russians Capture San Gabire
A historic war digest notes 80 000 Serbs starving as Italians seize San Gabire. Slavs routed near Riga. London reports Sept 5 air raid on England with towns on the coast shelled. Casualties rise. internees and prisoners of war suffer hunger. Germans retreat past Riga. Monte San bride fortress falls to the Malians in a strategic drive toward Prost. Population evacuates Wet Flanders amid British bombardment.
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Ler
Trniaty News
London
England
Chat Tam Sheerfield
Austria
Hungary
Bulgaria
Sievo Taye
Auattin
Hyon Hlew
Peskull
Iran
Higa
Usxkull
Hira
Pekolf
Metrograd
Pein
Muosins
Riga
Mivine Deen
Isa
Petrograd
Jaegel
Monte San Bride
Cadorna
Flanders
Hritinh
Wilson Grets National Army Speech From Woodrow Wilson
President Wilson addresses soldiers of the National Army urging pride, unity, and high personal standards. He emphasizes wartime scrutiny, national solidarity, and the goal to uphold American ideals as battles continue. Wilson pledges support and God’s guidance.
Stocks Plunge As Market Faces Severe Slump On Sept 4
New York stocks fell sharply on September 4 amid eroding confidence and rumors of government action. Prices slid over five points as frenetic selling swept through the exchange, with observers citing fear of moves to reorganize railroads and other anxious policy signals.
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New York
Rall
Coxing Mie Stock Exchange
Troops to Dig Trenches in Overalls at Camp Funston
Drafted men from Missouri Kansas and Colorado in the fourteenth division cantonment at Camp Funston will dig trenches and drill in blue overalls if Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood’s suggestion to the War Department is adopted. The move aims to save hundreds of thousands of dollars and conserve the supply of uniforms which is currently inadequate.
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Camp Funston
Fort Riley
Kan
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
Fourteenth Division
War Department
Leonard Wood
Wood
Income Taxes in 1916 by Colorado and Nations
The report shows 1916 tax receipts totaling about $28.226 million, split nearly evenly between corporations and individuals. Colorado recorded $1,789,197 in corporation taxes and $1,060,075 in individual income taxes. New York led with $40,006.52 in corporate taxes and $5,149.78 in individuals. Western states vary, with Colorado among the listed totals for corporation and individual taxes. The breakdown highlights regional contributions and the substantial government revenue from both groups.
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Porpet Vann
Washington
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Osborne
Siill
Tee
Hie Eauet
WTR
Shi
BANOS
Hissho
Ais
WAL
Iran
New York
Amuskit
Arizona
California
Colorado
SIS
New Mexico
North Dakota
Tosa
Utah
Wyoming
German Reply to Charge Plot in Pope Case
Washington diplomats expect a central powers reply to the Pope Benedict proposal that reiterates the German claim of allied conquest aims. President Wilson praises young physicians for staying free from draft while others go to war. First draft troops depart as 35 60 men leave for camps, hailed as soldiers of freedom by the President who pledges the nation’s support.
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Washington
National Army
America
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Germany
Washington Diplomatiats
Benedict
Wilson
Moscow
Moscow Conference
Moscow State Council
Justice
Mahberty
Russia
Reichstag Warns Government on War Censorship Demands
The Reichstag warned the German government that majority parties would take measures unless reforms are made. Dr Karl Heine of the Socialist group introduced resolutions for abolishing political censorship and limiting military censorship to wartime conduct and related criticism.
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Imax
Reichstag
Karl Heine
Troops Move to Halt Pacifist Plot Reaches Chicago
Troops reached Chicago to disrupt a pacifist plot. The operation involved a temporary organization shielded by police protection, signaling urgent action by authorities and heightened security during the stakeout.
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Chicago
War Department Acts Opponents Clash in Chicago
National Guard units were mobilized to disrupt a pacifist Peace Conference in Chicago. Governor Lowden and Mayor Thompson clashed over orders as police protected the meeting. A national executive committee was filled with leaders from Chicago New York and other states to address liberties economic conditions and peace terms.
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Chicago
Himals National Guard
War Department
National Rd
London
Mier
Peoples Council of America For Democracy and Peace
Beyehour Stedman
Willian Hale Thompsonhich
Goy
Lowdon
Thomson
Gay
Lowden
Sumer
Lake Forest
Schuetter
Mayer
Minnesota
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Dickson
Mlinois
Seymour Stedman
J. D. Works
United States
Los Angeles
B. H. Maurer
Reading
Pennsylvania
Scott Nearing
Toledo
Jacob Panken
New York
Morris Hillquitt
W. L. Dana
Columbia University
M. A. Toohey
W. J.thomas
National Woman’s Peace Party
George Roewen
Boston
Frank Stevens
Arden
Lelia Faye Secor
Rebecca Shelly
Elizabeth Freeman
H. W. Waltz
Cleveland
J. I. Magnes
Guards Charge Mob With Bayonets in Springfield Strike
Two thousand people formed a mob in Springfield on September 4 during a street car strike. By midnight Springfield Gas and Electric offices were wrecked and about a dozen street cars demolished. National Guardsmen bayonets dispersed the mob after failing to locate A. D. Mackie, the company’s general manager, who was threatened with lynching.
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Springfield
Springfield Gas and Electrict Company
National
A. D. Mackie
Record Sheep Sale Sets New Day's Price Peak
In Salt Lake City Utah Friday's ram sale conducted by the National Wool Growers Association topped prior records with total sales of 90000 dollars. John Seeley of Mount Pleasant Utah sold a Rambouillet for 1225 dollars to Dell Pratt of Wyoming. Another Rambouillet fetched 1000 dollars. Five thoroughbreds sold for 500 dollars each.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
National Wool Growers’ Association
Ramboullet
John Seeley
Mount Pleasant
Dell Pratt
Wyoming
Pontiff to Press Peace Efforts Four or Five Months
Rome Sept 1 The pope will continue peace talks with belligerents for four or five months using further notes after Wilson's rejection. Monseigneur Cerretti delivered the note and the pontiff, though moved by the words, expressed disappointment that war remains unchecked. The pope plans extensive documentary testimony and may respond after all powers answer.
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Rome
Wilson
Benedict
Biltish
Vatican
Monsenor Cerretti
Pastor admits ax murders in Villisca case
The Rev. Lynn J. G. Kelly confessed to killing eight people in the Villisca home in 1912. He led Sheriff Meyers and state agents to his cell, where a signed confession detailed the June 9, 1912, ax killings of Joe Moore, his wife, their four children, and Lena and Ina Stillinger. The signing was witnessed by County Attorney Roadifer.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Lynn J. G. Kelly
M. D. Meyera
Harrison County
Risden
P. D. Roadifer
Katherine
Boyd
Paul
Lena
Ina Stillinger
Meyers
Kelly
Senate to vote on 2.5 billion wartax bill in September
Washington reports that by unanimous consent the senate agreed to vote finally on the 2.5 billion war revenue bill on Monday, September 10, with the action set for the wartime measure’s final passage.
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Denver
Chicago
Kansas City
Omaoa
Washington
H. A. Garfield
Senate
Riga Falls to Germans and War News Spread
Route of the German drive toward Petrograd widens as Riga falls after Russians retreat. British and French artillery bombardments continue in Flanders and Verdun while Italian gains press on at Bainsizza and Carso. Russian ships at Riga harbor bombed. Atlantic port Verdi sunk. pacifist mob expelled in Hudson. U.S. Wilson backs labor conference and Mexico remains neutral.
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Jandon
Riga
Baltle
Petrograd
Teutons
Dvina
Triest
Brestovizza
Careso
Haig
Flanders
Verdun
English
Rome
Gulf of Riga
Germany
Great Battle
Bainsizza
Carso
Monte San Gabriele
S. London
Palestine
Cerny
Meuse
Army officer named to teach at Colorado State College
Captain Louis Ball of the U S Army has been assigned as professor of military science and tactics at the State Agricultural College in Fort Collins Colorado. He is presently at Pasadena, awaiting his next assignment.
Mail Sack Theft Probed in Hillsdale Michigan
United States and railroad detectives investigate the theft of a mail sack in Hillsdale containing about $17,000 in money and checks. The case involves federal authorities and ongoing inquiries into the loss and suspects.
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Hillsdale
Mich
United States
Government Urges Apple Campaign To Aid War Needs
The Food Administration plans a nationwide consumer campaign to promote apple usage this autumn through spring next year. Officials say 90,000,000 bushels are expected, below normal, with emphasis on smart packing, grading, and storage to boost home consumption and support wheat and meat conservation for allies.
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Sam
Food Administration
United States
Late Market Quotations Across Upland and Livestock
Market brief lists late quotations for crops and livestock. Details include Colorado and Nebraska upland per ton prices, grain and butter quotes from Minneapolis and Chicago, live cattle and sheep prices, hens and poultry rates, and flax futures in Duluth. Includes per unit, per hundred, and per ton figures across multiple commodities and regions.
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Denver
Colorado Upland
Nebraska Upland
Colo
Neb
Werton
Use for Rats Campaign Sparks Odd Uses in Stockholm
Stockholm authorities offer a 20 cent reward per dead rat to curb roachlike pests. The aim is to boost supplies for soap and lubricant production, via a corpse utilization establishment that extracts fat for poultry feed after removing fat. South Sweden has long used animal cadavers for similar fat recovery.
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Stockholm
South
Sweden
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