Reichstag Opposes Chancellor In Deepening Crisis
Berlin August 29 Attacks on Imperial Chancellor Micha elis continue in the Reichstag and the tension grows sharp. Professor Delbreuck questions why the Chancellor ignores Asquith inquiry on Germany's Belgium evacuation and notes he lacks the confidence of even minority Reichstag members.
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Berlin
Michaelis
Reichstag
Delbreuck
Asquith
House of Commons
Germany
Belgium
Bavarian government warns against changing German federation
The Bavarian government's organ prints a Berlin message opposing a parliamentary regime and defending the federative character of the German empire. It notes that the federal states share the Centrist Reichstag view that no tampering with federation and state rights is acceptable.
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Munich
Berlin
Germany
Xer
Red Cross Grows Washington Membership Exceeds 3.5 Million
The American Red Cross membership, reported from Washington on August 20, surpassed three and a half million, marking a sustained expansion of the relief organization.
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RED Cross
Washington
American Red Cross
Steamship Movements and Sailings Update
Mail and steamer schedules show north bound Spokane due 5:30 PM and Humboldt from the south at 9 PM. Prince Rupert due from the south tomorrow night with no mail. Northwestern due Thursday morning with one day mail. Admiral Watson slated to sail Sep 5 for Southeastern Alaska. Alameda, Princes Sophia, Prince George, City of Seattle, Dolphin, Princess Alice, Alaska, and Admiral Evans all set to sail southbound on upcoming dates.
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Spokane
Humboldt
Al-Ki
Ketchikan
Prince Rupert
Northwestern
Jefferson
Admiral Watson
Seattle
Alaska
Alameda
Princes Sophia
Vancouver
Prince George
City of
Dolphin
Princess Alice
Admiral Evans
Convict Vernon Bawlf Escapes Skagway Jail
Skagway Aug 29 A posse of fifty hunted Vernon Bawlf after he escaped from the jail at 7 40 pm while being returned from Atlin to Walla Walla. He fled through a basement hole in the floor radiator then out a back door. Bawlf, a known desperate man, previously escaped Walla Walla penitentiary last April and fled to Alaska. Detective Horton pursued him and returned him to Skagway awaiting a southbound boat.
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Vernon Bawlf
Atlin
Walla Walla
Horton
Bawlf
Oregon
Rawlf
Alaska
Northwest Mounted Police
Harvey Horton
Juneau
Princess Sophia
Bawif
Skazway
Jefferson Continues North After Coastal Collision
Seattle note reports the steamer Jefferson, damaged in a morning collision with the Princess May, sustained only trivial injuries. Temporary repairs ordered, she sailed last night for Southeastern Alaska ports, with arrival expected in Juneau tomorrow noon. The ship will carry only fresh fish southbound, not passengers.
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Seattle
Alameda
Jefferson
Swanson’s Bay
Swanson's Bay
Alaska
Northwestern
Juneau
Willis E. Nowell
Alaska Steamship Company
Joint funeral planned for Skagway father and son
Skagway reports Bert McKenzie fireman and his father W C McKenzie died in a rock slide that toppled a locomotive and three box cars on the White Pass line. Bert found under rock, brought to town. W C McKenzie senior engineer on the line since 1899. The Elks and Catholics likely combine for Friday funeral.
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Bert McKenzie
White Pass
Yukon
W. C. McKenzie
McKenzie
Elks
War profits tax raised to 33 percent in Senate action
In Washington on August 29 the senate finance committee approved amendments lifting the war profits tax to 33 percent from 26 percent to satisfy calls for higher taxation on war profits. The change would boost revenue from five hundred sixty two million to one billion sixty million dollars in addition to existing taxes, equal to about one third of the overall measures.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Finance Committee
Bank Receiver Named In Alaska Bank Liquidation
Fairbanks Aug 29 A Bruning former cashier has been named receiver of the American Bank of Alaska which was closed by Territorial Examiner Walstein G Smith for liquidation purposes.
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Fairbanks
Trieste Evacuation Ordered as Troops Advance
Zurich dispatches report Trieste residents are evacuating by order of Austrian military authorities as Italian forces press toward the city in a major drive against the Austrians. The evacuation is civilian, not military.
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Rome
Zurich
Trieste
War Bulletins Report Ongoing Southern Romania Front
In Petrograd reports the southern Romanian front saw continued enemy advances yesterday. Berlin dispatches say Russians near Czernowitz were pushed back to the Rakitna river area with resistance broken northeast of Dolzok, over 1000 captured and six guns seized. A Russian division abandoned positions around Fokshani and retreated in disorder. Britons repelled counterattacks northeast of Frezenberg and all line indentations repaired.
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Berlin
Czernowitz
Rakitna
Dolzok
Fokshani
Frezenberg
Codfish Season Poor In Bering Sea Fleet Returns
Seattle August 29 The schooner Wilson reports a poor cod fishing season in the Bering Sea with the entire fleet returning home with only a partial catch.
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Seattle
Wilson
Bering Sea
Stock Quotations in New York on August 24
Alaska Gold closed at 5, Alaska Juneau at 4, American Zinc 19, Butte & Superior 27, China 53, Ray 25, Utah Copper 97. Copper market was dull with quotations 24 to 26 for September and fourth quarter delivery.
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New York
Alaska
Alaska Juneau
American Zinc
Butte & Superior
China
Ray
Utah
Empire-AI News: All the Time When It Is News
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Alexieff criticizes Russian army split by ill applied doctrine
Moscow August 29 Former Commander in Chief General Alexieff told the National Conference that the old regime army was bold but poorly equipped, while the present force is well supplied yet doctrinally poisoned and fractured. He urged the Provisional Government to mobilize troops to reanimate the army for victory.
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Moscow
Alexieff
Railroads of Russia near collapse alarms nation
Moscow August 29 railway representatives warned at the National conference that transportation is utterly disorganized and could cease by November. They cited extreme railway worker demands as a major factor and proposed bringing in Americans skilled at railroading if the government first hires and pays adequate wages to Russian staff.
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Moscow
W National
Russia
Mines drifting off Norway coast alarm ships report
Copenhagen dispatch notes steamers reporting hundreds of mines adrift off the Norwegian coast. Wireless messages from boats in the Arctic Ocean indicate an extensive minefield is drifting, posing danger to shipping in the area.
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Norway
Copenhagen
Arctic Ocean
Austria to seize coal fields to avert crisis
Vienna reports the Austrian Minister of Public Works told the Chamber of Deputies that coal shortages threaten the economy. He urged bringing 13,000 miners back from front lines, noting August production fell due to undernourishment. A proposed government monopoly would regulate coal and ban heat in most public venues except theatres and museums, with luxury hotels to be closed.
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Vienna
Chamber of Deputies
Economic Committee
Silver Prices Rally Amid Rapid Rise in New York
The silver market advances as bar silver climbs to 89.5 cents per ounce, with prices accelerating in New York trading. Analysts note continued demand and industrial use driving the gains.
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New York
Thane Mess House Sends 60 Gold for Tobacco Fund
In a cheerful act of patriotism the Mess House at Thane presents $60 in gold to the tobacco fund, amounting to about one third of the total, with 134 names on the list. More gifts promised as The Empire prepares to print all names for every participant and to share the community’s support for the boys and girls in the trenches.
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Thane
Empire
Batson
Earl Grey Dies Suddenly in London
Earl Grey former Governor General of Canada dies in London after a short illness at 66. He led Rhodesia’s administration and Canada’s viceroyalty, backed the Public House Trust to curb drink with tea and coffee, and was a friend of American ambassador Choate. His loss is noted by Lord Strathcoma as a statesman and philanthropist. (Continued on page 3.)
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Earl Grey
Canada
British Isles
Engand
Lord Strathcoma
Rhodesia
South Africa
Public House Trust Company of
England
Choate
Joseph H. Choate
Great Britain
United States
Roosevelt
Taft
Washington
America
Benjamin Franklin
Earl Greys
Charles Grey
Franklin
Philadelphia
General Howe
Pope Peace Offer Rejected by Wilson in Washington
President Wilson rejects the Pope's peace proposal, insisting lasting terms must come from a full understanding with the German people, not the unstable government. The note, conveyed via the British, denounces German military autocracy and hints at reprisals unless Germans join world economic opportunities and democracy.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Ganltek
Labor disputes settled by arbitration
Washington August 29. A peaceful settlement of longshoremen disputes was forecasted by a board representing the War Department Shipping Board Longshoremen's Association and principal carriers. The board will handle all disputes and appoint local boards in principal cities where trouble has arisen or is likely to arise.
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Washington, D. C
War Department, Shipping Board
Longshoremen's Association
Strikebreakers Rounded Up In Draft-Evasion Crackdown
In San Francisco on August 29, Justice Department officials began rounding up substitutes brought by United Railroads to break a strike. Police reports claim about sixty percent lack registration cards, marking a broader effort to curb draft evasion among strikebreakers from other cities.
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San Francisco
United Railroads
Department of Justice
War bond bill seen passing by week’s end
Washington August 29 Democratic Leader Kitchin predicts the eleven billion dollar war bond bill before the Ways and Means Committee will pass by day and night this week, signaling swift congressional action on the funding measure.
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Kitchin
Ways and Means
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