Congress Ends Session with Record Appropriations Total
President Wilson hailed sweeping legislation after Congress adjourned. The session approved 1.626 billion dollars in new appropriations, pushing total commitments to 1.858 billion when future obligations are counted. Key acts included Preparedness funding, Nicaraguan and Haitian treaties, and Brandeis confirmation.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
Gardner
Massachusetts
American Commerce and Protective Committee
United States
Louis D. Brandeis
United States Supreme Court
George F. Rublee
Federal Trade Commission
Gore
McLemore
Germany
Farm Loan Board
Danish West Indies
Nicaragua
Republic of
Haiti
Two Die and Fourteen Hurt in Michigan Rail Crash
In Rives Junction on the Michigan United Railway, a head-on collision of two traction cars left two dead Emma Griever of Buffalo and Rome Castle of Lansing and fourteen injured, two seriously. Officials cited a misunderstanding of orders to motormen as the probable cause. seriously hurt include George Bloss of Rives Junction and Wilmont Conover of Jackson, the southbound car conductor.
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Jackson
Mich
Michigan United Railway Company
Rives Junction
Here
Emma Griever
Buffalo
N. Y
Rome Castle
Lansing
George Bloss
Wilmont Conover
Revolver Theft Leads to Suicide in Chicago
Arthur B. Hangan of Omaha Nebraska snatched a revolver from Mounted Policeman Bursby at Randolph and Dearborn and killed himself before a crowd heading to work. The incident occurred Sept 11 drawing hundreds as witnesses.
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Chicago
Arthur B. Hangon
Omaha
Neb
Bursby
Randolph and
Dearborn
Secretary Lansing Announces Ratification of Danish West Indies Purchase
Secretary Lansing formally notified the Danish government that the senate ratified the Danish American treaty for the purchase of the Danish West Indies for 25,000,090 dollars. The notice confirms U S action completed and destined transfer.
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Weehington
Secretary of State
Lansing
Nish
Senate
Danish West Indies
Revenue Bill Wind Tariff Board Is Saved
Washington reports the revenue bill aimed at preparedness raises $205 million yearly, with total appropriations of $1.64 billion. Key provisions tax rates rise for higher incomes, broaden corporate taxes, add an inheritance levy, and adjust duties on wines, tobacco, and dyestuffs tariffs.
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Washington
Congress
United States
House
Senate
Two Autoists Killed by Train Near Vandyne
Fond du Lac Wisconsin reports William Tank age 33 and Ottol Bergmann age 34 killed when their auto is struck by a Northwestern passenger train near Vandyne. Arnold Zwickey is badly hurt and probably dying. In Des Moines Iowa an auto crash Sept 8 adds to a week of fatal accidents. Polk County grand jury to investigate including county attorney George Wilson aiming to pursue reckless drivers with state help.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
William Tank
Ottol Bergmann
Arnold Zwickey
Northwestern
Vandyne
Des Moines
Polk County Grand Jury
George Wilson
Wilson
Shipping bill signed to create government ships program
President Wilson signed the shipping bill authorizing government organization of a corporation or corporations with capitalization up to 50 million dollars to buy or lease ships and place them in trade if private leasing cannot cover operation. The measure aims to bolster American merchant shipping capacity.
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Washington
Wilson
Russian Biplane Shot Down Over Courland Coast
Berlin reports the admiralty said a Russian biplane was shot down off the Courland coast. The occupants were taken prisoner and the aircraft was destroyed.
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Berlin
Admiralty
Courland
Russia
Two British Steamers Sunk
London dispatch reports the Ellerman liner Tagus of 937 tons sunk and the British steamer Hazelwood of 8,102 tons destroyed in the North Sea.
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London
Ellerman
Tagus
Lloyd's
Hazelwood
North Sea
Bulgars Strike Deep as Tutrakan Falls to Siege
Berlin confirms Tutrakan captured by German and Bulgarian troops after a storming action. More than 20,000 Romanian prisoners and over 100 guns taken as the invasion threatens Bucharest and cuts the Danube route to Constanza. Romanian comments cite Transylvanian gains despite official silence.
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London
Tutrakan
Roumania
Bucharest
Dubrudia
Black Sea
Constanza
Berlin
Petrograd
Danube
Gyergyo- Ditro-Orsova
Debritch
Wilson Outs Safety and Border Guarding in Mexico Talks
President Wilson told the American and Mexican joint commission that safety of lives and property and border protection are prerequisites for any peace. Secretary Lansing had outlined the administration stance at New York, and Wilson sent a telegram hoping the deliberations will cement friendship. In New London the commissioners recessed to study border data.
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Washington
Mexico
United States
Wilson
Joint Commission
Lansing
Commission
New York
New London
Conn
U. S. Probe Sinking Reveals 28 Americans On Kelvina
Consul John M. McCunn in Glasgow reports 28 Americans aboard the British steamer Kelvina sunk near Glasgow on September 2 by torpedo or mine. The incident prompts a State Department probe into possible violations of Germanys submarine pledge.
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Washington
Germany
John M. McCunn
Glasgow
Scotland
State Department
Kelvina
German War Office Admits Loss of Clery on Somme Front
The German War Office reports that Clery on the Somme front has fallen to the allies. It also states that south of the Somme the Germans captured 81 French officers and 1,457 men.
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Berlin
German War Office
Clery
Somme
Bandits Seize Train Near Apache. Posse Snares Suspects
Six masked bandits robbed the Golden State Limited near Apache, about 40 miles east of Douglas, Arizona. A sheriff's posse pursues the suspects after the bold attempt ends in failure.
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Douglas, Ariz
Golden State Limited
Apache
Douglas
Nevada completes trials joins Atlantic fleet
Washington dispatch reports the super dreadnought Nevada completed final acceptance trials and joined the Atlantic fleet at target practice after its commissioning in March.
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U. S
Nevada
Washington
U S Moves to Enforce Embargo On Allies
Washington reports drastic revenue bill provisions allowing retaliation against allies. The Thomas amendment empowers the president to deny clearance to belligerent ships, with penalties and seizure power, while enabling use of land and naval forces to enforce aims. An additional Phelan measure would bar mail and telecommunications to nations denying free commerce with the United States.
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Washington
Senate
Cummins
Kenyon
la Follette
Norris
Clapp
Thomas
Colorado
State Department
United States
Phelan
Russians Bombard Halicz and Take Prisoners in Galicia
Petrograd reports Russian forces bombarded the Galician town of Halicz about sixty miles southwest of Lemberg. They claim occupation of railway lines Halicz Senno vitze and Wodniki and say 5,000 more prisoners were taken in eastern Galicia.
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Lemberg
Petrograd
Halicz
Sennovitze
Wodniki
Galicia
Rail shopmen demand wage rise eight hour day
Springfield notes say 22 western railways shopmen want five cent hourly increase and eight hour day by Monday threaten general strike. New York dispatch reports mass meeting of Interborough Rapid Transit electric railway workers voting to strike immediately on subway and elevated lines.
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Springfield
Ill
Western Railways
New York
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Manila Road Sale Ratified by Gov Gen Harrison and Higgins
The Manila railroad sale to the Philippine government was ratified with a contract signed by Gov Gen Francis Burton Harrison and railroad President Higgins in Manila.
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Manila
Francis Burton Harrison
The
Philippines
Higgins
German Elections Postponed During War
Amsterdam dispatch reports Taegliche Rundschau that Germany will not hold a general election during the war. The Reichstag is to extend its session and term until January.
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Amsterdam
Taegliche Rundschau
Reichstag
Bulgarians and Germans gain in Dobrudja and Banat advance
Western Front dispatch reports German and Bulgarian forces capturing Silistria on the Danube as Roumanians and Russians incur losses in Dobrudja. In Banat north of Orsova the Roumanians press the Austrian right wing, forcing a withdrawal after a counter attack.
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Western Union Newspaper News Service
London
Dobrudja
Silistria
Danube
Turtukal
Bucharest
Roumania
Constanta-Bucharest
Berlin War Office
Banat
Orsova
Sharp notes exchanged over mails and blockade dispute
London reports a sharp exchange between Britain and Sweden over the Entente blockade and Sweden’s seizure of mails to Russia. Viscount Grey demands Sweden promise not to interfere again with parcels post in transit. Stockholm resists, offering no arbitration pledge.
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London
Great Britain
Sweden
England
Russia
Viscount Grey
General Strike Threatened in New York Unions Unite
A broad strike plan was approved by leaders of stage employes longshoremen brewery workers machinists bartenders molders and printers in sympathy with car men who quit four days ago The call urges all unionized wage earners in Greater New York Yonkers Mt Vernon White Plains and New Rochelle to support the street railway workers right to organize through a city wide strike.
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New York
Hugh Frayne
American Federation of Labor
Greater
Yonkers
Mt. Vernon
White Plains
New Rochelle
Market price report for grains hay oats and livestock
The report lists corn, hay, oats and wheat quotations with No. 2 to No. 4 grades, mixed and white varieties, plus yellow and ear types. Live poultry, cattle, calves, hogs and sheep prices are provided with ranges for shippers, fat bulls, cows, bulls, sows and lambs, reflecting current market conditions.
Bread price hike probe alarms Washington bakers
The administration probes rising bread costs with government investigations under way. Authorities expect possible criminal prosecutions if bakers raised prices, asserting no economic justification and alleging bakers acted in association.
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Washington
Red Cross to Print 300 Million Christmas Seals for 1916 Drive
Cincinnati prints 300 million Red Cross Christmas seals for the joint Red Cross and National Association campaign to fund tuberculosis work. The 1915 sale topped 80 million seals for 800000 dollars, while the 1916 goal exceeds 100 million seals or a 1 million dollar value. Seals will be sold coast to coast, with new groups active in Montana Utah and Wyoming. distribution is underway nationwide.
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Red Cross
Cincinnati
American Red Cross
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
Alaska
Canal Zone
Hawaii
Porto Rico
United States
Montana
Utah
Wyoming
Fire prevention test suggests soda and sawdust mix
Experiments by the British Fire Prevention committee show that extinguishing a small gasoline fire works best by sprinkling the burning liquid with a mixture of ten pounds of bicarbonate of soda and twelve pounds of clean sawdust.
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British Fire Prevention Committee
Among the Missing and Rural Reflections
A compact item contrasts urban nostalgia with country life, noting loss of city trains and pointing to Princeton Tiger as a local touchstone. The piece sketches personal longing amid rural relocation.
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Princeton Tiger
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