Floor tax on stocks of coffee and other goods debated
Washington reports the Senate finance committee trimmed the proposed floor tax on undivided corporate surplus to ten percent and added a new floor tax on large stocks of sugar coffee tea and cocoa to curb anticipated consumption taxes. The plan includes small dealer exemptions and monthly installment options for taxes with Gore's exemption bid rejected.
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Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Treasury Department
Treasury
Gore
Roosevelt Named to State Food Commission
Albany Aug 3 Theodore Roosevelt James W Wadsworth father of U S Senator Wadsworth and Morgan J O'Brien of New York named as proposed state food commission in bill by the legislative war committee. The measure aims to supplement federal food power and to address state trade restrictions. Gov Whitman had suggested naming the committee and George W Perkins as chairman. No commissioner has yet been asked to accept the position.
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Albany
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
James W. Wadsworth
United States
Wadsworth
Morgan J. O'Brien
New York
State Food Commission
Legislative War Committee
George W. Perkins
Western shippers organize in Omaha to conserve freight
Aug. 3 Nebraska railroad men met in Omaha and formed the Omaha branch of the railroad war board department of information. The board will lead a campaign to urge western shippers to load cars to maximum capacity, unload swiftly, and conserve freight cars in every possible way.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Railroad War Board Department of Information
Four Die in Fast Train Crash At Altona Crossing
KEWANEE Aug 3 Mrs Hilda Boquish and four year old son from Rock Island and the Misses Edna and Hazel Larson of Altona were killed Thursday night when a fast passenger train demolished an automobile on a crossing near Altona. Two others in the car were severely injured.
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Kewanee
Hilda Boquish
Rock Island
Edna and
Hazel Larson
Altona
German Father, Local Man Enters Army Exam
ST. LOUIS August 3 G J Wuigk 21 years old is the first man examined for military service He is unmarried and claims no exemption Wuigk is the son of a German born father and a mother of German descent.
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Germany
ST. Louis
G. J. Wuigk
Nan
Wuigk
Bie
Heavy oil demand warned by defense council
Washington report notes the war program will strain crude oil supplies with navy data indicating potential output loss beyond 42 million barrels. Production may fall 9 million unless navy reserves are used or Mexican output rises, prompting a broad push for strict conservation and intensified industrial mobilization.
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Washington
Defense Council
Navy
Army
Weockmen Thaorpat
Navy Plans Five Mile Uboat Detector Across Waters Near German Bases
The Navy Department outlines a plan to deploy a giant detector capable of locating U boats within about five miles. While details remain unpublished, officials expect the system to work from the waters near German bases, supplementing armed escorts and convoys as protection for American shipping. Norway and the Netherlands offer to trade ships for food, with conditions to avoid sending ships into the submarine zone.
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Washington
Navy Department
Great Britain
Marriage Licenses Fall To Normal Pace In War Era
Chicago records show marriage licenses, which surged after wartime declaration to over a thousand daily, have slumped to about eighty daily for the season. For several weeks, issuances have remained well under eighty per day.
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Chicago
Vegetable crops in Germany fail headlines
Amsterdam reports with a Handelsblad field note that Germany faces a disastrous vegetable harvest as a hurricane last Sunday wrecked western Germany. Buildings fell, trees were uprooted, and field and garden crops suffered widespread damage.
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Germany
Amsterdam
The
Handelsblad
Neutrals Urged To Detail Food Needs By United States
Washington reports seek full information on food conditions in northern European neutral countries. Notes handed to diplomats request exact needs, production capacity, and recent export and import trade. US aims to ration neutrals through export controls to deprive Germany of American foodstuffs and replacements.
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Washington
United States
Germany
National Bank Resources Reach Record High
Washington August 3 Resources of the national banks at the last call June 20 reached record highs totaling 16 151 000 000. Deposits climbed to 12 769 000 000, up 1 913 000 000 for the year but down 305 000 000 from May 10, attributed mainly to liberty loan financing.
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Washington
Williams
Liberty Loan
Impeachment Probe Moves Forward in Texas Legislature
Austin Aug 3 The House adopted a resolution for a broad investigation of Gov James E Ferguson and rejected a substitute from supporters of the governor The move signals an early skirmish in the impeachment drive as the Senate has not yet convened due to lack of quorum and the inquiry is likely to begin today The dispute centers on governor Ferguson and the impeachment effort in the Texas legislature.
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Austin
Texas
James E. Ferguson
Stower House
State Senate
Colonel resigns lack of experience in Missouri National Guard
St Louis Aug 3 W A Mabry of Cape Girardeau Mo resigned as colonel of the Sixth Infantry Missouri National Guard he said a regiment commander should have more military experience Bennett Clark son of Speaker Clark was elected lieutenant colonel of the regiment last Saturday Mabry had been named senior major the decision follows his election to lead the unit last weekend
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ST. Louis
W. A. Mabry
Cape Girardeau
Sixth Infantry
Missouri National Guard
Mabry
Bennett Clark
Speaker Clark
Trench Collapse Buries Eight at Fort Riley Training Camp
Eight students in Company 2 officers reserve training camp at Fort Riley Kansas were buried under five feet of earth when a trench and bomb proof dugout they were building collapsed. Rescue work took about twenty minutes and all were freed with no serious injuries.
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Fort Riley
Kan
Company 2
Exemption Board Granted Discretion Over Marital Dependency
Local draft boards were told by Provost Marshal General Crowder that a recently consummated marriage in a registrant for the national army does not automatically create dependency status. The selective service law permits discharges only when deemed advisable based on dependency, not in all technical cases.
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Washington
Crowder
National Army
Ships Out of Pacific Face War Time Reallocation
Aug 8 report shows the Shipping Board preparing to commandeer American tonnage for trans Atlantic service. President Wilson may issue orders cutting steel exports to Japan unless Japanese vessels are diverted. Neutral ships to replace coastwise vessels. Britain and US move toward joint control of world tonnage to lower freight and support Allied needs.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Wilson
Japan
Congress
Europe
Norway
Holland
United States
Great Britain
Atlantic
British Repulse German Attacks Near Ypres
Heavy German counter attacks northeast of Ypres between the Ypres Toulers railway and St Julien were repulsed by British forces. German casualties were reported heavy. Rain and mud hinder Allied operations as German and Austrian forces push in the east while Russians retreat in Bukowina and along the Pruth.
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London
Ypres
Ypres-Toulers
St. Julien
War Office
Berlin
Flanders
Pruth
Sereth
Suczawa
Moldova
Germany
Crown Prince
Rupprecht
Galicia
Bukovina
Moldavia
Quartermasters Special Training Camp Planned
Washington announces a special training program for the quartermaster corps. About 10,000 to 20,000 privates will enroll, with 3,200 officers drawn from existing officers in training camps. Site and selection details are to be announced. roughly 2,000 acres will be required. The location is to be determined and disclosed by the War Department.
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Washington
Quartermaster's Corps
War Department
Kaiser Calls Chiefs Together in Brussels
Emperor William orders a war council in Brussels with high military and naval leaders. Attending are Field Marshal von Hindenburg, Gen. von Ludendorff, Crown Prince Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, Grand Duke Albrecht, and Vice Admiral Eduard von Capelle, among others.
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Amsterdam
William
Germany
Brussels
Belgium
von Hindenburg
von Ludendorff
Champagne
Rupprecht
Bavaria
Grand Duke
Albrecht of
Fresh English loan coming, law announces
London August 3 Andrew Bonar Law chancellor of the exchequer told the house of commons that no loan would be issued during the parliamentary recess but a bill to empower government to issue a loan should be passed before adjournment. He added the bill is needed to exchange long dated notes with the American government and to extend treasury authority beyond the recess.
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London
Andrew Bonar Law
Exchequer
House of Commons
Treasury
Need Not Cut Baseball Schedules Amid War
CHICAGO Aug 3 President Wilson via secretary J P Tumulty says there is no need to stop or curtail baseball schedules because of the war. The note was sent to a Chicago newspaper, signaling continued league play and events despite wartime concerns.
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Chicago
Wilson
J. P. Tumulty
Conference accord on railroad priority shipment bill
Conferees in Washington reached a tentative agreement allowing the President to direct preferential shipment of any article under a railroad priority bill. The accord centers on giving executive authority to prioritize goods in transit.
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Washington
Shipping board to curb coastwise freight rates
The text notes that about four per cent of Sher tonnage sails the Atlantic while the rest carries Pacific cargoes at high rates. The Shipping Board has begun controlling coastwise freight rates, will hear complaints soon, cannot set rate schedules, but can order rate cuts if discrimination is proven.
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The
Shipping Board
Heat Wave Relief Falters as New York Counts Toll
Thunder showers and cooler breezes helped end the four day heat wave in New York but failed to prevent a mounting death toll. The city reports 67 heat deaths on Thursday and hundreds prostrations, with 878 total since Sunday. Jersey City 12, Hoboken 6, Jamaica 3 deaths noted. Many factories and businesses shut. exchanges close Saturday. Mayor Mitchel orders more frequent street flushing in congested districts.
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Board of Health
Charles F. Bolduan
Public Education
Exchange
Jersey City
Hoboken
Jamaca
The
Stock Exchange
Cotton and Produce Exchange
Mitchel
New York Exemption Boards Report Most Men Fit for Service
New York August 3 76 percent of men examined by sixteen draft exemption boards in New York City are physically fit for military service Deputy Attorney General Roscoe Conkling said after a tour of inspection. Boards indicated only a small percentage who are fit will not enter exemption claims.
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New York
New York City
Roscoe Conkling
Cattle Anthrax Found Near Burlington and Hampshire
Kane county dairy cattle detected with anthrax a disease transferable to humans warning issued by health commissioner John Dill Robertson inclines authorities report says towns of Burlington and Hampshire affected authorities urge precautionary measures and monitoring of livestock and dairy operations in the area
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Chicago
Burlington
Hampshire
Kane County
John Dill Robertson
British Aviator’s Day Of Daring At Ypres Front
A British aviator patrolled roads and canals at dawn as heavy weather hindered aerial ops. He bombed German sheds, dispersed troops, engaged two German planes, and defended with machine gun fire. He targeted a troop train and later performed scouting finds over enemy lines. A pistol duel occurred with a German officer, the British pilot prevailing.
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Vica
Teutons
Ypres
Tela
Tang
Prohibition Amendment Vote Delayed to Next Session
Washington Aug 3 National prohibition by constitutional amendment was halted in the house by prohibition leaders. The senate passed resolution to submit the proposal to the states, but it will not be considered this session and awaits the regular session in December. Delays are tied to garnering Democratic caucus support for broader war legislation.
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Washington
House
Senate
Will Not Call on Mayor for Russian Visitors
CHICAGO August 8 The Russian war mission arriving for a two day visit will not meet Mayor William Hale Thompson. He announced that Eugene R. Pike controller and Frank I. Bennett commissioner of public works will represent him on the welcoming committee for the foreign guests.
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Chicago
William Hale Thompson
Eugene R. Pike
Frank I. Bennett
Illinois Red Cross Near Million Mark Neared
Chicago reports Illinois has surpassed 700 000 members in the drive toward 1 000 000 Red Cross members. Downstate areas push campaigns with McLean county Bloomington rising from 4 984 to 7 000 members. Bureau county adds 1 000 new members for the day and Muattooy records 60 new members as tornado devastation lingers.
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Chicago
Illinois
Red Cross
McLean County
Bloomington
Bureau County
Muattooy
Glass Found in Bandage Cotton Sparks Probe in Duluth
Powdered glass found in a batch of bandage cotton delivered to Duluth Red Cross headquarters prompts an investigation for possible enemy plotters amid wartime concerns.
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Duluth
Minn
Red Cross
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