Stormy Senate Debate Over Hardwick Tax Battle Stirs Congress
The Senate tentatively rejected higher War Tax income rates amid a profanity of crossfire over Georgia Senator Hardwick and rivals Nelson Chamberlain and Williams. Williams denounced Hardwick, while Nelson defended soldiers’ pay and loyalty against pro-German agitation in a stormy session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardwick
Senate
New York Times
Washington
Mardwick
Georgia
Nelsey
Minnesota
Chamberlain
Oregon
Willams
Mississippi
Nelson
Williams
America
Warnieg
Gil
Pew
la Pollecte
Granman
Reed
Vardaman
Senate Chamber
Mr. Willams
IL. W. W
United States
Neilson
France
Aberty
Indictment planned for Socialist leaders in Chicago raid
Washington reports indicate District Attorney Charles F. Clyne will seek true bills next week against about fifty Socialist leaders for conspiracy to obstruct the United States and to violate espionage act. Action targets Industrial Workers of the World organizers as part of a broad raid fallout across shipbuilding, harvest fields, lumber camps and mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
Charles F. Clyne
Cosen
United States
Supreme Court
Haymarket
Washington
Department of Justice
Covington
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Germany Issues More Paper As Her Gold Reserve Drops
The Imperial Bank of Germany has issued 859 million marks in new paper money in the last week, pushing note circulation to over 9.3 billion marks. The gold reserve stands at 2.4 billion marks, 66 million below last year, while the total outstanding is 2.2 billion marks higher than a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Copenhagen
Imperial Bank of Germany
Malone resigns as collector to aid suffrage
Dudley Field Malone resigns as Collector of Customs for the Port of New York citing treatment of National Woman's Party pickets at the White House. He calls for nationwide suffrage and says the government must act swiftly to enfranchise women as a wartime democratic measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dudley Field Malone
Wilson
New York
National Woman's Party
White House
Mr. Malone
West
Mr. Wilson
Malone
N. Y
Washington, D. C
Democratic Party
Carr
Ing
Abe Page
England
Washion
Cniess
French Cabinet Votes to Resign as Ribot May Form New One
Paris Sept. 7 The Ribot Ministry unanimously decided to resign after a cabinet meeting. President Poincaré asked the premier and ministers to withhold resignations until Senate and Chamber leaders return for talks. Ribot is expected to form a new ministry aimed at continuing the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ribot
Paris
Poincaré
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Matin
Marne
Vicaré
Bet of Ties
M. Filbot
M. Malloy
M. Ribot
Vicory
Warfront report says Riga harbor safe ships moved to safety
Petrograd dispatch notes no enemy ships beyond submarines in the Gulf of Riga. All vessels in Riga port were convoyed to safety and naval forces remain ready to engage. Reports cite shelling near Zegevold and Baravovichi raids with bombs and downed aircraft, while Cyrillic lines track cautious preparations in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Gulf of Riga
War Office
Riga
Baltic Sea
Kabdoki
Dvina
Zegevold
Caucasus
Baravovichi
Lake Miadziel
Zambie
Italians wage decisive battle in northeast Italy
Italian forces press the Austrians northeast of Gorizia as the war office reports continued decisive action. Prisoners reach 201 after two days of fighting. air attacks disrupt Austrian batteries in Panavista Wood and Tergova Forest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorizia
Rome
War Office
Carso
Panavista
Tergova
Udine
Italy
Bainsizza
Cercek
Draga
Voinik
Trieste
Brestovizza
Hermada
Conrad von Hoetzendorf
von Koevess
Boroevic
Selo
President imposes gold export embargo effective Sept 10
President Wilson ordered an embargo on coin bullion and currency exports effective Sept 10 and authorized Treasury to license shipments when not harms public interests. The move aims to conserve U S gold reserves amid rising outflow, with licenses by Federal Reserve Board approval and Bank review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
Eee
Mexico
Treasury and Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Germans Bomb British American Hospitals Kill Americans
A German air raid on a coastal village hospitals group killed one American Army Medical Corps officer and severely wounded three others. Two hospital staff were killed and sixteen wounded, including five Americans. The attack targeted St Louis and Harvard contingents per British HQ dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Harvard
Medical Corps
London
Hospitals bombed by Germans draw British and American outrage
Correspondents in France report three hospital targets bombed at a distance from the front including St. Louis and Harvard as well as a British facility. The speaker asserts airmen could not misidentify clear hospital sites and calls the attacks deliberate and aimed at American and allied medical staff. He notes American aid to British and Allied medical efforts and pledges gratitude and resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
St. Louis
Harvard
United States
Royal Army Medical Corps
War Dept Seeks Details on German Hospital Attack
Washington reports no new information reached the War Department by today regarding the German air raid on American hospital facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Harvard Units Abroad in World War I Care
Special to The New York Times reports two Harvard linked hospital units serving in France in 1915. The original Harvard unit began service in June 1915 with Dr. Hugh Cabot as resident surgeon and remains under British government direction. A second Harvard unit comprises many Harvard graduates and former Harvard Medical School faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
France
Harvard
Hugh Cabot
Harvard Medical School
Drink Sun Ray Water Purest Water Ad
An advertisement promotes Sun Ray Water as the purest drinking water sourced from natural springs. The snippet frames the product as offering clean, refreshing water for daily use.
Four Mutineers Threaten Large Merchant Fleet Safety
In Philadelphia on September 17 witnesses testified that four American oil steamer crewmen mutinied while convoyed by twenty British destroyers in the submarine zone. They were removed off the Delaware Capes and jailed for a hearing next Wednesday. Accused of threats to officers and treasonous utterances, their actions endangered a fleet worth about 50 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Delaware Capes
Armed Guard
United States
Lloyd George in Birkenhead Defends Allied Sea Supremacy
Premier Lloyd George in Birkenhead asserts the allied cause depends on sea power and that America will again help. He warns Germany cannot defeat Britain or the alliance via submarines and emphasizes Russia’s fragile position and the need for democracy to endure amid the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birkenhead
England
Lloyd George
W Morene
America
House of Commons
Russia
Riga
East
Germany
Serbia
France
Belgium
Great Britain
German Leaders Demand Curb on Wilson With War Talks Looming
Aged dispatches from Berlin report annexationist groups urging the Reichstag to rebuke President Wilson over his note on German reforms and peace terms. Vorwärts and Frankfurter Zeitung clash over tone, while Hamburg papers caution against escalated conflict and stresses of disarmament and postwar treaties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tus
New York Times
the Hague
America
Wilson
Frankfurter Zeitung
Hohenzollerns
Germany
Berliner Lokal-Anzeiger
Reichstag
van Vorwérts
Lokal-Anseiger
T. Ee Pee Ektag
Kaempe
Keapt
Grand Committee
Washington
Vorwaerts
Vorwirts
Anzeiger
Dent Wilson
Ge Mans
Hamburg Chamber of Commerce
Hamburger Nachrichten
Hamburg
Grove Park Inn Promises Safety At Asheville Resort
A notice declares Grove Park Inn in Asheville North Carolina is the finest summer resort and that sick guests will not be admitted. The message emphasizes safety for family visitors and denies admission to ill guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove Park Inn
Asheville
N. C
Also Mentioned on This Page
Savage
Senator Nelson
Serope
Canada
Ward
Wien
Alaska
Chicago Grand Jury
Cleveland
of Women
The
Ignation
New York City
Five Boroughs
Mitchel
James A. O’gorman
Tammany
Joseph P. Tumulty
Nal Viviani “ Minist of National Defense
Briand ° Coastent Ministry
Riga Gulf
Federal Reserve Banks
Japan
Spain
N. ¥. Evening Post
Adri
Louis and
Associated Press
Sia
Kaiser
Curbon
Centrists For Peace Step
Wil
Son
Calla
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!