Senate Divided Over Stamp Tax and Immigration Bill
Washington Republicans refuse Democratic plan to adjourn by September 1 and press for action on immigration. Democrats plan to push the immigration bill in December and finance committee amendments to tax the revenue bill, including stamp taxes and income exemptions.
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Washington, D. C
Democratic Steering Committee
Congress
Finance Committee
Customs House
Rolling Army Kitchen Sent to Texas for Trial
A rolling kitchen built under supervision of the United States army quartermaster's depot in Jeffersonville Indiana has been sent to Texas for a trial. Plans were drawn by Major Theodore B Hacker and Lieutenant Harry King who were sent here for that purpose. It runs on a gas generating machine with coal oil as fuel and is mounted on an auto truck.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
United States Army Quartermaster’s
Texas
Theodore B. Hacker
Harry King
Russians Land in France Amid Warm Welcome
Brest reports a new contingent of Russian troops landed to an enthusiastic reception. The arrival underscores continued Allied operations in France as troops disembark and receive cheering crowds.
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Brest
Mexican Deputy Foreign Secretary Juan Amador Dies in Mexico City
Juan Neftali Amador former sub secretary of foreign relations dies in Mexico City after gangrene led to leg amputation and further surgery. A Mexican lawyer long active in El Paso and Juarez he sided with Carranza after Madero's death and served at high levels including council with Generals Scott Funston Obregon. He was about fifty, survived by wife and one son.
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Mex
Juan Neftali Amador
Senor Amador
Juan Naftali Amador
Zacatecas
el Paso
Texas
Cananea Copper Company
Mexico
Juarez
Rio Grande
Amador
Francisco I. Madero
Carranza
Washington
Weather and tornado report from August 10
It was cooler in New York at 9:30 am with a 62 degree reading, nineteen degrees cooler than yesterday. A Nebraska tornado struck Oxford last night, toppling buildings and injuring three men in St. Joseph Missouri.
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New York
Nebraska
ST. Joseph
Oxford
Neb
Plague Deaths Fall Slightly in New York Report
New York August 10 health department bulletin shows 38 child deaths and 175 new poliomyelitis cases in the 24 hours to 10 am today, with little change in the epidemic's growth.
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New York
Health Department
Weather for Tourists Across Major Cities
The Light forecasts show St Louis at 78 with rain and 16 mph south wind, Chicago 76 partly cloudy with 14 mph south wind and rain, Milwaukee 72 cloudy with 11 mph southeast wind and rain, Kansas City 72 clear with 12 mph south wind and rain, New York 64 cloudy and warmer with a 6 mph north wind, Washington 72 clear with light northeast wind and likely rain.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Cloudburst Devastates Cabin Creek Valley West Virginia
At least twenty three bodies recovered with thousands displaced as floods from Paint and Cabin creeks sweep the Cabin creek valley. Rescue parties distribute provisions tents and seek out destitute villages while authorities fear great loss of life.
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Charleston
W. Va
Cabin Creek
Cabin Creek Junction
Second
West Virginia Infantry
Camp Kanawha
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
R. Jaco
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company
Miami
DeSoto
Jace
Rayford
Ronda
Acme
Dry Branch
Sheron
Dawes
Eskdale
Wayford
Virginia
Robson
St. Albans
Hatfield
Huntington
Spectacular Philadelphia Fire Destroys Spice Importers
A blaze tore through the Clawson Company spice importers building in Philadelphia and spread to the adjacent Dr. Jayne building. The fire caused an estimated loss of $200,000.
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Philadelphia
Clawson Company
Dr. Jayne
Cone Johnson Plans Resignation From State Department
Cone Johnson, solicitor of the State Department, announced his intention to resign before year’s end. He plans to return home to Texas and resume the practice of law.
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State Department
Texas
Washington, D. C
Cone Johnson
Harding Named Governor of Federal Reserve Board
President Wilson designated W. P. G. Harding as governor of the Federal Reserve Board to replace Charles S. Hamlin while Paul Warburg was named vice governor to replace Frederic Delano. The appointments run for one year with Hamlin’s term recently expiring. the moves appear for rotation rather than dissatisfaction.
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Washington, D. C
W. P. G. Harding
Wilson
Federal Reserve Board
Charles S. Hamlin
Paul Warburg
Frederic Delano
Hamlin
Mr. Delano
Belgians Gain Full Control in East Africa
Belgians report northwest German East Africa fully under their control after July fighting. General Tombeur says Germans suffered heavy losses July 13 and 14 with 300 killed or wounded and 96 taken prisoner. Belgian forces advance toward St Michael as Molitor's brigade holds Mariahill positions. Ujiji rail terminus occupied July 29. Germans retreat toward Tabera as Belgian columns close in.
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Molitor
Mariahill
Ujiji
Tabera
Secretary Daniels Urges Total Abstinence at Catholic Meeting
Secretary Daniels spoke at the Forty sixth annual meeting of the Catholic Total Abstinence Society of America and predicted a future when total abstinence prevails in the nation. He questioned railroads if engineers on duty at clubhouses should be allowed to set up a wine mess, asking if an order abolishing such an arrangement would be demanded.
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Washington, D. C
Daniels
Total Abstinence Society of America
America
Navy
National Woman's Party Opens Colorado Conference
Leaders of the national women's party arrive in Colorado Springs for a three day meeting to map an equal suffrage program for the presidential campaign. They will focus on the fall campaign in the twelve suffrage states where campaign managers have been named. A public reception will feature recitals of efforts during the current congressional session for the equal suffrage amendment and Friday's session will discuss party election policy.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
National Women’s Party
Troops Move to Mexican Border to Replace Regrouped Unit
The Thirteenth Pennsylvania Infantry has been ordered to the Mexican border to relieve the Second Pennsylvania Infantry, recently reorganized into a field artillery regiment.
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Pennsylvania
Washington, D. C
Pennsylvania Infantry
Russians Advancing: Stanislau Precarious as Lemberg Front Grows
Russian forces pierced the Krypin station on the Stanislau Navorna line cutting the route south into Stanislau. The city, now encircled by Russian north and south thrusts, faces possible fall as Lemberg defenses tighten and Zalecze region battles resume southeast of Brody.
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London
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Stanislau-Navorna
Stanislau
Lemberg
Selota-Lipa
Dniester
Halicz
Berlin
Zalecze
Brody
Sereth
Russian advances threaten Stanislau and Lemberg fall
General Letchitzky captures Tysmienitsa and Jalicia as Austro German lines in Galicia collapse. Observers see an inevitable retreat along the Tarnopol front, with von Bothmer's forces strained toward the Pruth and Letchitzky's and Sakharoff's pushes tightening the noose. More than 7000 prisoners taken, underscoring Austro German disarray.
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Letchitzky
Tysmienitsa
Jalicia
Stanislau
Haliez
Lemberg
Count von Bothmer
Stripa
Tarnopol
Sakharoff
Galicia
Pruth
Kolomea
Delatyn
Dniester
Sahakaroff
Zlochoff
Brody
Heavy shelling and gains on western front fronts
British official report says heavy shelling southeast of Trones wood but the front remained quiet otherwise. Northwest of Pozieres British troops advanced and consolidated local objectives, taking seventy two prisoners. South of Arras a sap raid caused severe casualties. enemy mine near Loos caused no effect. An attack northwest of Hulluch by the enemy failed.
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London
Trones Wood
Pozieres
Arras
Hulluch
Loos
Russian repulse at Stokhod line noted by war office
Russian attacks along the Stokhod line in Volhynia east of Vhovel were repulsed with heavy losses, according to a war office report. Paris reports further French progress north of Hem Wood in the Somme as rain and mist hinder operations.
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Stokhod
Volhynia
Vhovel
War Office
Paris
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Somme
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Fleury
Vaux and
Chapittre
Verdun
Ambassador Page Visit Sparks Peace Move Talk
Ambassor Page departs London with documents and will confer with President and Secretary Lansing. The visit renews talk of a possible Wilson peace initiative this summer or fall, conditioned on military turns on the west front and possible mediation over the blacklist. Officials say Page will discuss the situation and the blacklist in diplomatic channels as attention centers on a potential breakthrough.
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Washington, D. C
Page
London
Lansing
Wilson
West Front
Ambassador Page
Brotherhoods Refuse to Modify Demand in Mediation Talks
The U S Board of Mediation held its first secret meeting with four railroad brotherhoods to avert a countrywide strike over an eight hour day and overtime pay. Officials would only say the status is unchanged with no concession from the unions.
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New York
United States Board of Mediation and Conciliation
A. B. Garretson
Conductors’ Brotherhood
G. W. W. Hanger
Mediation Board
Milk Strike To Be Settled As Wagons Move On
Dairy firms hit by the milk wagon driver strike plan to resume deliveries on several routes. Police protection is promised. A Labor Department official is expected in St. Louis to help negotiate a settlement.
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ST. Louis
Federal Department of Labor
Warship Near Galveston Reaches Port Then Withdraws
A four funnel warship believed French approached Galveston around 10 am and a pilot boat maneuvered to meet it. The vessel did not enter the harbor, turning back toward sea before its name could be identified from shore.
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Galveston
Tex
Italian Army in Pursuit After Austrians at Isonzo
A Havas dispatch from Rome reports the Duke of Aosta's army crossing the Isonzo left bank and chasing Austrians with heavy Italian losses in prisoners. Rome says about 20,000 prisoners were captured at Oriei with numbers rising hourly.
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Isonzo
Paris
Havas
Rome
Oriei
War Office
King of Italy Enters Gorizia After Desperate Battle
The king of Italy and the Duke of Aosta entered Gorizia as Austrians retreated. Cadorna aimed to spare the city from destruction, with fighting centered on the Isonzo fronts and the Podgora bridge, where many Austrians died and the bridge fell to Italian forces.
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Paris
Italy
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Duke of
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Cadorna
San Michele
Sabotine
Isonzo
Podgora
Sabatino
Monte Fortin
Monte Santo
Basso Fortin
Austria
Monte San Michele
San Martino
War Office
Boschini
How Gorizia Was Taken
Italian forces describe the August operations leading to the capture of Gorizia from the Monfalcone sector east of Rocca. They detail assaults on Hills 85 and 121, heavy enemy gas attacks, coordinated artillery from August 6, and infantry advances across the Sabotino and Cavario defenses to breach the Sabotina rampart and reach the Isonzo river area.
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Paris
Gorizia
Monfalcone
Rocca
Sabotino
Cavario
Isonze Ad Gorizia
Lonte San Michele
Oslavia
Graffenburg
Podgoras
Isonzo
Andrea
San Michele
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