War Tax Debate Moves Ahead on Postage and Publishing
Senate opens debate on war profits tax as war tax bill discussions reach postage increases and publisher rates. Hardwick and McKellar back substitutes to raise revenue from publishers and mail charges, while House aides prepare bond and certificate measures totaling about 14.5 billion dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Hardwick
Georgia
McKellar
Tennessee
Finance Committee
Post Office Department
Senator McKellars
House
Ways and Means
McAdoo
President to Decide Fate of Foreign Ships Built in U S Yards
President Wilson soon to decide final disposition of foreign merchant vessels under construction in American shipyards. State Department negotiations with foreign governments reviewed the issue amid protests from foreign interests. The emergency fleet corporation has requisitioned foreign tonnage. the Shipping Act amendment gave the president authority. The fleet board is split, with Hurley and a majority favoring retaining ships. British tonnage forms a large portion of the under construction stock.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
State Department
United States
Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Hurley
Large shirt contract for navy and army orders in New York
Shirt makers in New York and nearby areas will start work on possibly the nation’s largest order. The 500 900 dozen shirts for men of the navy and army will employ about 10 000 people from now until December 1, per Soloman Cutler, organizer of the Shirtmakers Union.
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New York
Aug
New York and
Vicinity
Soloman Cutler
Secretary Daniels Seeks 350 Million For Destroyer Program
Secretary Daniels plans to submit to Congress this week an estimate of 350 million dollars for a large destroyer program to expand shipyards and engine plants. The plan calls for standardized destroyers and rapid delivery next year, with training programs expanded to meet crews. The estimate is a minimum and may be increased.
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Washington, D. C
Daniels
Congress
Navy
MAY ADOPT STAMP PLAN FOR WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES
Details of a proposed war savings certificate plan modeled on the British system are before Secretary McAdoo. Certificates could be issued in denominations as low as five dollars with stamps sold in amounts under one dollar at post offices. Buyers would receive a book to paste stamps, and full books would redeem war savings certificates. Legislation aims to issue certificates up to two billion dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Post Office
McAdoo
Germany Calls Coal Shortage Crisis Amid Strikes
Sliesia miner strikes last month cut German coal output by over 1 million tons. Vice-Chancellor Helfreich warned against further strikes as government reports cite food shortages hampering work. Debates in the Reichstag consider restricting iron production for munitions.
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Copenhagen
Sliesia
Helfreich
Convictions Rise in Pure Foods Campaign
Austin reports 156 convictions since September 1, 1915 under the Pure Food and Drug laws. The bulk of cases involve adulterated milk and meat, reflecting a sharp rise from 36 convictions in the prior year as Commissioner Hoffman intensifies enforcement.
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Austin
Tex
Pure Food
Hoffman
Colonel Roosevelt Endorses Soldiers and Sailors Insurance Bill
Theodore Roosevelt calls the soldiers and sailors insurance bill a great step forward in a public letter to Julian W. Mack, praising its aim to compensate and insure defenders. A companion letter from Judge Mack to Secretary McAdoo was also released.
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Washington, D. C
Soldiers’ and Sailors
Theodore Roosevelt
Julian W. Mack
Mack
McAdoo
Roosevelt
United States
Socialist Candidate Arrested in Draft Case
Charles Evans, Socialist candidate for Congress in Mississippi's Fifth District, was arrested by Federal agents in Newton on anti draft activity charges. He was brought to Meridian and held on a $3000 bond as officers allege he gave speeches opposing the draft law.
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Meridian
Miss
Charles Evans
Mississippi
Newton
Evans
Tor San Antonio Area Weather Tonight and Tuesday
Tor San Antonio and vicinity expect partly cloudy conditions tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures will be mild with light northerly winds and no significant precipitation anticipated.
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Tor San Antonio and Vicinity
Weather Forecast Across Major Cities From The Light
The Light reports for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington with temperatures ranging from 65 to 76 degrees. Winds vary from 1 to 26 miles per hour with rain in St Louis and Kansas City and clear or warmer conditions elsewhere.
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The
Light
ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
German air raid premeditation shown by hospital photo
A photograph found on a downed German aviator at Dead Man's Hill shows the Wadelain Court Hospital with the Red Cross sign clearly displayed. The image is cited as proof of deliberate strikes on hospitals behind Verdun.
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Paris
Verdun
Dead Man's Hill
Wadelain Court Hospital
Red Cross
Russian General Pogososki Killed in Moldavia Fight
London reports General Pogososki commanding a Russian division fell amid his soldiers during combat on the Sereth River in Moldavia. The official war statement confirms his death and valor.
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London
Pogososki
Sereth
Moldavia
Russians Assured of American Help
President Wilson sent to the Moscow great council a message expressing confidence in democracy and pledging every material and moral aid to the government of Russia. Premier Kerensky’s speech drew approval from American officials though no comment was issued.
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Washington
D. C
Wilson
National Council Assembly
Moscow
Russia
Kerensky
Council
Great Council
United States
Kerensky Reviews Troops as Russia Grapples With Crisis
In Moscow on Sunday August 26 Premier Kerensky reviewed troops at the hippodrome amid talks at a national conference on military and political problems. Korniloff arrived from Petrograd as delegates debated fate of the regime with Maximalists calling for proletarian dictatorship and other groups clashing over the death penalty and Finland and Ukraine policies. Professor Milukoff warned that without decisive National action the country risks ruin.
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Moscow
Kerensky
Korniloff
Petrograd
Council of Workingmens and Soldiers
Finland
Ukraine
Constitutional Democrats
Paul Milukoff
Natio
Korniloff Plans Report to Moscow Conference
General Korniloff states he will deliver a report on the military situation to the conference in Moscow.
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Korniloff
Petrograd
Moscow
Demand for Freight Cars Drives Large Steel Orders
The U S government seeks contracts for standard gauge freight cars for use in France needing about 50 000 tons of steel plus 20 000 tons for existing standard cars. French railroads pay for cranes and machinery while domestic lines order car construction repairs and motive power totaling about 5 000 tons. The Navy distributes orders for projectiles from nine bidders at 0 834 cents per pound and emergency fleet plans call for about 500 000 tons of steel plates and shapes after ship contracts.
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New York
United States
France
Navy Department
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Desperate Battle Begun on Bainsizza Plateau Front
On the Bainsizza plateau north of Goriza the battle continues with Austrian resistance reportedly overcome at several points. Allied forces press the campaign as official reports confirm continued fighting.
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Rome
Bainsizza
Gorizia
American Flier Killed at French Front
The first American naval flier casualty at the French front is announced as George Herbert Manley of Maplewood New Jersey a machinists mate. He was killed in an airplane descent.
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Washington, D. C
George Herbert Manley
Maplewood
N. J
Armies Press Front as Attacks Continue Across Front
On a 435 mile front armies clash with heavy losses. British forces around Quentin push forward amid intense German counterattacks. French troops at Chemin des Dames on the Aisne front hold firm against furious German waves.
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Quentin
Chemin Des Dames
Aisne
Verdun
Lens
Crown Prince
Prohibition Debate and Impeachment Probe in Texas Legislature
Texas House members push Governor Hobby to submit statutory prohibition during a special session as impeachment inquiries into Governor Ferguson proceed. Senate may hear charges quickly with a test vote possible. discussions on the West Texas A and M and new normal schools influence the House message.
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Austin
Tex
House
Hobby
Texas
Miller
Dallas
Senate
Eviapes
Ferguson
M. M. Crane
Crane
German Internee Sigfried Sonneck Escapes Hot Springs Camp
Sigfried Sonneck, interned German at the Hot Springs camp in North Carolina, escaped last night, the first reported escape or attempted escape at the facility located 40 miles north of Asheville. Information received today confirms the event.
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Asheville
N. C
Sigfried Sonneck
Hot Springs
Hlot Springs
Light Want Ads Reach San Antonio Readers in The Light
The Light serves thousands of San Antonio and Southwest Texas homes as their daily paper. Advertisers reach these readers through Light Want Ads, offered as bona fide offers. Want ads are accepted over the phone at Cr. 1742.
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Light
The
Ple
Light Vote Cast In Jefferson County Senate Balloting
Voter turnout in Jefferson County Texas shows a light mid afternoon vote in the Fourteenth District race with about 500 ballots reported in Beaumont by 1 pm indicating turnout below half the usual city strength. Supporters for both Middlebrook and Collins claim county backing but no solid evidence supports either side yet.
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Beaumont
Tex
Aus
Jefferson County
Middlebrook
Collins
German Is Ordered Held in Alabama Aircraft Case
Birmingham authorities received instructions from Fort Oglethorpe to detain the German found in a car load of airplanes and hold him. The Cedar Grove arrest report incorrectly named Arnold Hinkle as the detained man.
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Birmingham
Ala
Fort Oglethorpe
Cedar Grove
Arnold Hinkle
Money and Influence to Get German Food
Atlantic Port report cites William Bartholomew former oil representative arriving by Danish ship saying money and influence can obtain German food despite strict controls. He notes shortages and that only some manage to secure meals while many go hungry. He also observes a drop in German manpower over six months with fewer men drilled or prepared for war.
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Atlantic
William Bartholemew
Bartholemew
Germany
Bartholomew
Thousands of Lebanese and Syrian Children Face Starvation
Reports from missionaries arriving in New York estimate over 650000 children under twelve in Lebanon depend on outside relief. About 26000 orphans lie in Syria with Palestine excluded. Winter survival looks unlikely without substantial aid as many infants beg for food or subsist on grass, Turkish authorities open hospitals run by Turkish women.
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New York
Lebanon
Syria
Palestine
Near East
Scientists Bradley Jones and Daniel Wise Missing in Amazon Jungle
A letter from Lima, Peru, dated June 29, reports Carnegie Institute explorers Bradley Jones and Daniel M Wise awaiting death in the Amazon jungle near its head. The message offers no details on their fate.
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San Francisco
Cal
Bradley Jones
Daniel M. Wise
Carnegie Institute
South America
Amazon River
Lima
Peru
Alsace Lorraine Opposes German Plan for Federal Duchy
Daniel Blumenthal, former Alsatian Reichstag member, says Alsace Lorraine seeks to rejoin France and will bitterly oppose Chancellor Michaelis plan to create a federal duchy. He notes many Alsatians also resist the pope peace law seen as partly from Germany.
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Washington, D. C
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Michaelis
Daniel Blumenthal
Reichstag
Funeral Funds Raised for Man Believed Dead
Milwaukee report notes Henry H. Pihl returns after several days away to find neighbors funding flowers for his funeral. A man killed by a train Friday carried the name H i Piehl and Pihl’s directory listing helped align the misprint with his identity. Pihl is a known local business figure.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Henry H. Pihl
H i. Piehl
Pihl
Guarded Denver candy store wrecked by soldiers
A mob of 50 to 100 Colorado National Guard members last night wrecked the downtown candy store by throwing bricks through plate glass windows. The disturbance followed a Saturday night ejectment of guardsmen from the same shop. Police reserves arrived. no arrests were reported.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado National Guard
German Under Secretary William von Stumm Resigns
Aug 27 telegrams from Hamburg report Dr William von Stumm the German under secretary for foreign affairs has resigned. His decision followed Dr Richard von Kuehlmann taking office and his inadequate reply to statements by James W Gerard former American ambassador.
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Amsterdam
William von Stumm
Germany
Richard von Kuehlmann
Nordduetsche Allgemeine Zeitung
James W. Gerard
Coal Inquiry Opens Into Interboro Power Supply
New York Aug 27 inquiry into coal supply methods for Interboro Rapid Transit Company began as public service commission opened hearings into the three hour subway tie up last Saturday. Interboro officials blamed a coal shortage for the shutdown.
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New York
Interboro Rapid Transit Company
Public Service Commission
Interboro
No Dollar Butter Expected in Chicago Next Winter
Chicago dairy officials say no dollar butter or dollar eggs next season. Edward Davis, president of the Chicago butter and egg board, projects wholesale butter at 43 to 45 cents a pound and eggs at about 46 cents a dozen. He estimates retail butter near 52 to 53 cents a pound.
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Chicago
Edward Davis
Chicago Butter and Egg Board
Canadian losses heavy in weekend casualties
Ottawa dispatch reports heavy front fighting results in a casualty list over 1000 for the weekend. The noon list shows 327 names with nineteen killed in action and 33 dying of wounds.
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Ottawa
Ont
Fort Worth Depot Debate Inches Toward New Union Station
The Railroad Commission, railroads, and Fort Worth officials discuss enforcing the Texas Commission order for a new union depot. Railroads seek delay citing wartime strain. the city contests any postponement.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas Commission
Railroad Commission
Frank language guides Reichstag reforms in Germany
Berlin reports that Chancellor Michaelis held firm while factions push for parliamentary reforms. The coalition gains with National Liberals, demands include nullifying a clause blocking deputies from the Bundesrat, and a new seven by seven council faces its first test on papal peace notes.
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Berlin
London
Reichstag Iam
Michaelis
Council
Federal Council
Bundesrat
Miss Langley Weds London In Quiet Seaford Ceremony
The marriage of Miss Gertrude Langley adopted daughter of Frederick W Vanderbilt to a Lance Corporal in the Canadian army, son of a professor at Oporto University, was announced in Radio Mirror. The bride said her parents have yet to hear of the wedding, which took place quietly at Seaford.
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London
Gertrude Langley
Adop
Frederick W., Vanderbilt
Oporto University
Radio Mirror
Seaford
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