Indictments Rise as IWW Leaders Arrested in Nationwide Raids
The federal government indicts 166 IWW leaders and members in a war effort crackdown. William J. Haywood faces $25,000 bond as over 100 arrests follow raids led by Justice Department agents with Navy Relief society assistance. Indictments cite espionage law penalties for subversion during wartime.
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News Serrice
Chicago
Department of Justice
Industrial Workers of the World
William J. Haywood
Haywood
Navy Relief Society
Waywood
United States
Tragic Tulsa collision kills twenty seven on train crash
In Oklahoma a head on crash near Kellyville between a St. Louis and San Francisco passenger train and an empty troop train leaves twenty seven dead and fifty injured, many seriously. Names of all dead unknown. seven identified as white. Victims rushed to morgues in Bristow and Sapulpa after the collision near Polecat creek. Both crews jumped and survived with serious injuries.
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Tulsa
Okla
Kellyville
St. Louis
San Francisco
Bristow
Sapulpa
Polecat Creek
House Passes Ship Bill Without Roll Call Vote
Washington moves legislation to allow foreign merchant ships into American coastwise trade. The bill, approved by the House without a roll call, now heads to the Senate for prompt action as part of expanding overseas usage of American tonnage.
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Washington
House
Senate
Mexico Rejects U S Bills and Silver for Taxes
The Mexican government refuses to accept American bills silver coin or drafts for federal taxes and duties citing U S export restrictions on gold. American gold coin will be accepted for taxes at the rate of two to one.
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Bmexico City
United States
Senate panel backs bill to fix farm machinery prices
Washington D C The senate interstate commerce committee incorporated an amendment to empower government price setting for farm machinery on Senator Pomerone's bill to fix prices of iron and steel products Senator Gore introduced the measure but the panel postponed further action.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Pomerone
Gore
Colonial Dames to Back Liberty Loan Campaign in D C
Washington supporters announce a forthcoming subscription of five million dollars for the Liberty Loan drive. The National Society of Colonial Dames representatives plan the campaign with remarks from Secretary Baker Dr Anna Howard Shaw Senator Smoot and Senator Agerry.
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Washington, D. C
One Woman
National Society of Colonial Dames
Baker
Anna Howard Shiv
Smoot
Agerry
War News Weekly Briefing: Allies Gain On Western Front
Secretary Baker reports Allies hold the western front advantage as U S funds to Britain rise to 1 19 billion and total allied credits reach 2 426 billion American troops see their first German fire in France with two wounded A Utah senator calls for traitor executions in the United States
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Newton D. Baker
Washington
Europe
France
Four Army men killed by electric train at Fort Sheridan
The fort garrison loss from Highland Park accident includes four infantrymen with two identified as Chester Gilbert and H. T. De Hart. The World notes cadet abuse at West Point and twelve cadets to be tried. Police in New York roundup 500 enemy aliens on orders from Washington. Roosevelt spoke in Chicago and Camp Grant, while IWW-style actions and labor unrest unfold nationwide.
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Forty-Fifth Infantry
Fort Sheridan
Inl
Highland Park
Chester Gilbert
H. T. de Hart
New York World
West Point
Washington
Police Department
City of New York
William M. Offley
Department of Justice
Scull
Army and Navy
Ruth Hughes
Des Moines
Hughes
Monroe Township
Page County
Fayette County
Camp Dodge
Cyril Carpenter
Moline
Ill
323Th Infantry
J. D. Robinson
Schaller
Traer
X i. Jones
Nelly
Red Oak
F. F. Jones
Villiscaux
Jones
Albert Jones
Moore
Jon Moore
Fred 8
Hoyt
Fort Dodge
Polk County
Keokuk
Helen Blair
Iowa
Iowa City
Lee Wing
Tucker
Wing
Cucker
Cantonment
Dead Moines
A. W. Fitzdimmons
Omaha
Lyn George J. Kelly
Kelly
Indianola
Joseph B. Kingsley
Chicago
G. W. Westfall
Toledo
W. Levis
Iowa University
Ellinger Weblin
Twin Walls
Mont
Army
Frank J. Schulthies
Minneapolis
The
State University
Signal Corps
Coon River
Jefferson
European War News Full of Telegrams and Front Reports
Passenger reports from an Atlantic port recount sinking of two German submarines and a convoy attack near British destroyers. Haig says British troops seized a key position around Tower Hamlets on a six mile front while other fronts report progress and losses across Europe.
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Atlantic
Tower Hamliets
London
Field Marshal
Haig
Demand for La Follette Expulsion Over Disloyal Speech
Minnesota public safety commission petitions the U S Senate to expel Wisconsin senator Robert M La Follette alleging that his address at the Nonpartisan league convention in St Paul Minnesota was disloyal and seditious in nature.
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Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
United States
Senate
Minnesota Public Safety Commission
Senator la Follette
Nonpartisan League
St. Paul
Minn
Washington eyes 1600 ship merchant fleet in year
The Shipping Board in Washington announced plans for an ocean going merchant fleet of more than 1,600 ships totaling 9,200,000 tons. A base charter rate of 5.75 dollars per ton per month will cover requisitioned vessels. The board will soon take over every American ship available for overseas service.
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United States
Shipping Board At
Washington
Shipping Board
Camp Dodge grows as state aids war effort and losses rise
Large Iowa contingent nears full national army quota with about fifteen hundred Iowa men en route to form a depot brigade for guard regiments. Fire at Marshalltown causes about 36000 dollars in losses including Knutson lumber yard, Presbyterian church, and Charter Oak Publishing.
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Camp Dodge
National Army
Iowa
Minnesota
National Guard
Deming
T. H. Knutson
Marshalltown
Presbyterian
Charter Oak Publishing Company
Knutson
Iowa National Guard
South
Iowa Band
First
Iowa Infantry
Iowa Engineers
Iowa Motor Ammunition Train
Lowa Field Artillery
Des Moines
Fort Des Moines
Frank Bissell
Dexter
Arthur B. Jackson
Winterset
Madison County
Jackson
George Scott
Boone
Harry Coleman
Corporal Russell
General Crowder
Camp Dodge Barracks
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Chillicothe
Camp Sherman
Norfolk Navy Yard
Government
Camp Custer, Mich
Julia Mikula
Hamtramck, Mich
Win Hoover
Enid
Portland
Ore
Amsterdam
Telegraaf
Ghent
Belgium
Georges Guynemer
I Isidel
Cadorna
Julian
Rome
Channel
Admiralty
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Rudna
Petrograd
Berlin
Lorton
Soukhomlinoff
Russia
Mme
Montevideo
Germany
Chamber of Deputies
Laurenti
Turin
Italy
Burleson
Count Bernstorff
Congress
Norton
Hefin
Iowa State News
Eer
Commonwealth
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