War tax bill report adopted by House amid negotiations
The House on Monday adopted the concrete report on the war tax bill after debate. Senators Simmons and Smoot signaled tentative positions on conference matters, with Democrats prepared to go home if allowed. Estimates of the bill’s revenue varied, with Kitchin citing 2.575 billion dollars and other figures ranging up to about 851 million in different components, including adjustments to income tax, excess profits, and first class mail rates.
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Kitchin
Sam Ader
Cooper
Wisconsin
Iowa
Waapety
New York Citizens Demand Mayor Mitchel Run Again
A large crowd gathered at City Hall plaza to notify Mayor Mitchel that he was their choice. Joseph E Hughes called the mayoralty not a party matter but a test of patriotism and efficient government. He praised Mitchel as embodying that principle and urged a nonpartisan reappointment despite Hearst opposition.
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Numr
City Hall Plaza
Kyor Mitchel
Jeoe--El
Hughes
Mital
Hearst
Céhallen
Fragmented 1914 Zeitung Proclamation Copy Reveals Trials
Fragments describe copies of a September 1914 proclamation by Emperor Nichnenkampf, a Russian air attack, and executions. The text mentions a relative who faced death, a colleague present during sentencing, and a school connection, with unclear details.
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Zeitung
Nichnenkampf
Vitary Court
Indictments in I W W raid loom large
Washington reports the Chicago indictments cover only a fraction of those expected in the nationwide IWW office raid of September 5. Authorities say 166 ring leaders face charges, with further local grand jury actions anticipated in New York Chicago Detroit Cleveland and others as the larger conspiracy unfolds.
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Washington
Chicago
Industrial Workers of the World
Department of Justice
America
New York
St. Louis
Detroit
Cleveland
East
Middle West
Porto Ricans Become Citizens Under Jones Act in Porto Rico
In San Juan Porto Rico 841 native sons of alien parents have become United States citizens under the Jones act since its approval. About 200 Porto Ricans reportedly rejected citizenship. Judge Wittis Fudge presided late into the night as 833 new citizens received papers for declaration of purpose. The act allows aliens’ sons to declare in federal court and become citizens without first papers, with German parentage cases subject to stricter scrutiny to ensure oath of allegiance.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
United States
Wittis Fudge
Hutchinson
Pacifists barred from Los Angeles peace meeting
On October 2 police denied admission to Flower auditorium for a second time as Christian pacifists gathered in another building to hear Dr. Sidney Strong speak against war. A patrol wagon arrived, three pacifists including Harold Storey were taken to the police station with papers and records seized.
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Los Angeles
Flower Auditorium
Sidney Strong
Seattle
Harold Storey
Whittier
Wedge-Triggered Wreck Derails Iron and Copper Limited
A wedge wedged into a switch near Negaunee Michigan derailed the Chicago and Northwestern Iron and Copper limited and its express train around 10:30 PM Monday. The train’s slow speed likely prevented serious injury. early reports say no one was hurt as railroad and express officials investigate.
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Marquette
Mich
Iron and Copper Limited
Chicago and Northwestern
Negaunee
Railroad and Express Company
Veteran horseman dies after racing spill in Carrollton
William H. Knap McCarthy, a veteran harness trainer and driver from Terre Haute, Indiana, died Sunday night from injuries suffered Wednesday in a collision with a woman driver during a race at Carrollton. An orphan and stable hand early in life, he spent 37 years in training and driving, earning a reputation as one of the sport’s best. His body will lie in state.
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Terre Haute
Ind
William H
Knap) McCarthy
Carrollton
McCarthy
Stops all coal sent to Canada due to shortages
Washington Oct 2 All shipments of coal into Canada from American lake ports were ordered stopped by Fuel Administrator Garfield to divert coal to the northwest. The order requires contract fulfillment for Lake Erie transshipments and bans reconsignment. Kellogg urged immediate drastic action amid acute northwest shortages.
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United States
Exports Council
Fuel Administration
Kellogg
Minnesota
Food Central
Japan clarifies China policy as Monroe doctrine misnomer
Viscount Ishii, head of Japan's imperial mission, asserts Japan will not violate China's political independence or territorial integrity. He contrasts Japan's pledge with the U.S. Monroe Doctrine, stressing open door and equal opportunity and asking other nations to respect these principles. He seeks to inform American readers without questioning the United States.
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New York
Japan
China
Viscount Ishii
Imperial Japanese
Oswald G. Villard
Asia
United States
Central
South America
Lane Appeals for Liberty Bonds in Kansas
Secretary of the Interior Lane addressed about 10 000 at the International Wheat show in Wichita urging support for the new liberty bond issue floated by Secretary McAdoo. He said the nation fights for democracy and must be funded by the money of democracy.
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Wichita
Kas
Enemy's Hold Shaken, Says In Weekly Comm
The war department reports Germany's western front strength remains strong yet weakened by the British advance. British gains in the Menin road sector threaten German lines toward the Belgian coast. Ostend and Zeebrugge range fire from British guns. Mobilization at home proceeds. American forces offer no new front action notes.
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Germany
Western Front
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Europe
National Guard
National Army
Menin Road
Ypres Salient
Zonnebeke
Ypres
Ostend-Lille
Ostend
Zeebrugee
Verdun
Cent
Divisios
Instea
Swift & Co Leads 1st Day Liberty Bond Drive
Swift & Co headed the purchasers of liberty bonds on the first day garnering 1.5 million dollars in sales. G A Buhl of Schoenhofen Brewing Co announced a 250000 dollar purchase. Aviator Ruth Law sent a 1000 dollar order from Peoria and many smaller subscriptions signaled strong demand across the Chicago federal reserve district for the second issue.
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Chicago
Swift & Co
G. A. Buhl
Schoenhofen Brewing Company
War in Europe Report Highlights Stalemate and Counterattacks
The Allied and Central powers exchange heavy bombardments on the front in France Belgium and Italy. Allied air battles yield high casualties while German projects at Zee Brugge and Wes trem are bombed. In Italy Austrian counterattacks fail near the Bainizza plateau as General Cadorna reports 3019 Austrian captives in three days. Russian forces push Germans back 800 to 1000 yards near Riga. Russian air raids target camps near Kovel as general artillery duels continue elsewhere. A note mentions forged imperial jewels in Amsterdam and a German brief on the Berstadt Tage headlines.
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France
Belgium
Field Marshal Haig
Ypres
Meuse
Zeebrugge
Westrem
Bainsizza
Cadorna
Riga
Kovel
Argentine Budget for 1918 Seeks Radical Tax Reforms
Buenos Aires reports the president submits a 1918 budget calling for severe retrenchment, abolishing many diplomatic posts, and expanding taxes on shipping exports and imports. The plan aims to cut the deficit without bonds, though deficits have grown for two years. The foreign service would shrink to replacements by fourteen special envoys at 600 gold annually. A tax of 50 cents gold per ton on shipping and increased stamp taxes are proposed to balance the budget and reduce the public debt exceeding half of revenue.
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Buenos Aires
Argentine Republic
Congress
Argentina
Ministry of Foreign Relations
Workers of Germany Approve U Boat War
Havelock in London cites his organization’s stance toward many, saying leaders of the workers have been consulted not by secret means but through officially sanctioned communications. The note aims to draw attention to German actions and the briefer context remains unclear.
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Havelock
Ion
Towars Many
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