Boomerang of Tribune Critique On War Tax Debate
A Chicago Tribune critique of the Tribune exposes perceived bias in coverage of the war tax bill. The piece details lobbying by Peoria and Chicago liquor interests to remove a whiskey tax and questions the South’s political influence in Congress while accusing the Tribune of factual distortion.
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Tribune
Washington
Peoria
Chicago
Senate Lobby Committee
Norris
Nebraska
Senate
Liquor Non
Overman
Oforth
Carolina
Uel Woolner, Jr
William F. Wolfner
F. H. Corning
P. J. Hennessy
Chikago
Woolner
National ‘Wholesale Liquor Dealers’ Association
Corning
Wollner
House
Charles Lewis
Louisville
Robert Crane
Baltimore
South
Citief
Amazing Capture Totals Reported by German Forces
A Berlin dispatch summarized by the Atlanta Journal claims German lines have captured 439,120 Allied personnel up to October 1, including 2,050 French officers and 128,000 men, 2,150 Russian officers, 70 Belgian officers, and 80,850 Belgian troops, noting discrepancies in the summed tallies.
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Berlin
Atlanta Journal
Belgias
Dawes Says United States Can Prosper on Its Own Trade
In a Chicago real estate board address Charles G. Dawes asserts the US can prosper without heavy reliance on foreign trade. He notes rising exchange activity signals revived confidence and says prosperity will rise in the Middle West with net gains in clearings for the week ending October 8.
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Chicago Real Estate Board
Charles G. Dawes
Central Trust Company of Chicago
Europe
United States
Mr. Dawes
Middle West
Who Got the Difference in Cedar Point Gravel Contract
County commissioners defer to a panel on gravel quantity for Cedar Point road while Holcombe alleges overpayment for gravel. Evidence suggests only six inches of material were laid, not eight, raising questions of who profited and where the remaining funds went. The public seeks full disclosure and recovery actions.
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Cedar Point
Holcombe
Questioning the Burden of Legislation on Courts
A report citing 1909 to 1913 shows 62,014 new laws and 65,379 court decisions across 630 volumes. Critics urge a drafting bureau at state capitals to ensure clarity and avoid duplication, referencing bar association talks and a call from Alabama Bar Association discussions.
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Library of Congress
Bar Association
Washington
T. M. Stevens
Alabama Bar Association
Fulghum Oats Endorsement Widens Across the South
The Fulghum oat is touted as the finest oat to plant with premium price justified. It grows three and a half to four feet tall, yields 40 to 70 bushels per acre, resists drought rust and cold, and can be sown September to January. Beardless ears ease machine drilling and its earliness aids early cotton and crop planting nationwide.
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Texas
United States Agricultural Department
Washington
Missouri
United States
Grain Trade Journal
Measure 1 Dispute Dominates County Hearing Over Gravel
County board hears testimony on Holcombe and contractor practices on gravel road work. Witnesses describe six to eight inch depths, barge measurements, and billing disputes as engineer Fisher and others defend or contest the project measurements. The board orders an independent investigation to report findings.
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Gordon
Hoalcombe
Holcombe
Fisher
Gaillard
Jake Antoine
Reuben Tipp
Joe Tipp
Phil Simmons
George Barnwell
Gordon Here
McClure
Williamson
Brannan
Auinner
Commissioner Green
Vaughan
Hagan
de Barge “Short
Dog River
Mobile
Sighermyn Hades
Bauer
Harry L. Fisher
Mobile County
Indian Born Before Washington Was President Still Living
A Minnesota Indian born in revolutionary times, identified as We-Se-We-Go-Wes or John Smith, is 128 years old and has seen a street car and an elevator. Government records support his age, with journeys from northern Minnesota to Minneapolis and the Falls of Minnehaha. He recalls battles of the Chippewa and Sioux long past, notes humor in life, and marvels at city sights and streetcars.
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Minnesota
Revolutionary Times
John Smith
France
Ile
Minneapolis
Minnehaha
Longfellow
Falls of
St. Anthony
Washington
United States
Bureau of Chemistry
Bureau
TF Packer
Seagan
Whel
Tt Packers
Ameri
Wonders of the German Army in Louvain Described
The American Magazine essay by Will Irwin recounts the German occupation of Louvain. He notes rapid, thorough control from palaces to courthouses, presence of staff officers at top hotels, a printing press for notices, and a harsh display of cold efficiency.
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Will Irwin
Europe
Louvain
Irwin
Table Ronde
Palais de Justice
Army to clear Panama jungle hindering fort defenses
Army engineers warn tropic jungle in the Cai Zone blocks field of fire. They plan a costly clearance costing about 50,000 dollars, likely burning tracts and placing cattle as done in the Philippines to expose enemy landings.
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Cai Zone
Philippines
Washington Star
Alabama Governor Eyes Cotton Session Discussing Plan for Relief
Governor O Neal asked all legislators to vote on a special session to tackle the cotton crisis. Opinions split. Attorney General Brickell’s view on curbing cotton planting awaited. Montgomery’s H B Fuller urged waiting for a concrete relief plan before any session, pledging to focus solely on cotton.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Alabama Good Roads Association
Alabama Farmers’ Union
Robert C. Brickell
H. B. Fuller
Montgomery County
Artillery Duel on River Ais Near Soissons Records Heaviest Fighting
James H. Hare reports from the front in Leslie's Weekly on a fierce artillery battle along the River Ais near Soissons. He describes massive shelling, heavy casualties, destruction, and the presence of prisoners and pillagers as war escalates. Britain plans may raise a million men for spring action, with Lord Kitchener possibly leading.
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Ais
Soissons
Peraps
Secret Service
Great Britain
Belgium
England
France
Germany
Lord Kitchener
War Office
James H. Hare
Leslie
Curios at a Fair and Historic Exhibits
The Fullen street fair featured a wedding recorded as lasting forty seven years and five months at a nuptial festival in Owen county Kentucky. A trunk two centuries old and a mail share from the early nineteenth century were also on display. Freight now travels on Seattle’s municipal streetcar line.
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Owen County
Kentucky
Kansas City Times
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FULDW
Associated Press Report
International News Service
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Assn
Bell
U. S
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Chicago Sbune
Nolice
The
House of Representatives
Congress
Panama
Victor Elliott
Curios
Seattle
Municipal
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