Record of Great Budget Deficiency Bill For War Needs
The largest appropriation measure in U S history, over five million dollars, faced passage amid war needs. The urgent deficiencies bill totals 4 816 70 70 and the navy seeks 225 000 000 for submarine destroyers, bringing war-related appropriations to 13 979 570 29. The plan lowers total department requests by 1 839 475 996 with custom departures to allow up to 30 percent of contracts advanced to contractors. The bill targets arms, ammunition, ordnance, machine guns, armored cars, pay, transportation, and clothing for troops, with initial passage anticipated after related measures.
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Wyhington
Uncle Sam
Fau
Appropriations Committee
United States
Fitzgeraid
Daniels
Navy
War Department
War, Department
Congress
Fitzgerald
Arusa
Mayor Thompson Missing as Banners Torn by Crowds
Chicago reports Mayor Thompson disappeared with federal agents said to be watching him. Crowds across the state tore down his senatorial banners while supporters scurried, and security was tightened around his adviser Fred Lundin. Governor Lowden condemned traitors and urged law and order.
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Chicago
Thompson
Fred Lundin
Republica Party
Lowden
Murphysboro
E. S. Smith
Fugitive Banker Returns for Grand Larceny Trial
Kennedy head of a defunct New York brokerage house returns from Spain to stand trial for grand larceny. He faces claims that $300,000 entrusted to him for delivery to needy relatives in Austria vanished. He blames Wall Street and says he will reveal the machinery he calls responsible for his downfall.
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Kennedy
New York
Spain
G Rand
Austria
Wall Street
Violent Artillery Fighting on Verdun Champagne Fronts
Paris reports heavy rifle and artillery exchanges overnight along the Verdun and Champagne fronts. Reports describe intense bombardments and continued high fire in the sector, with no immediate details on casualties or crossings.
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Paris
Champagne
Verdun
Red Cross Tightens Rules on Emblem Use
The American Red Cross warns against improper use of its emblem citing legal limits and Geneva Agreement. Officials note widespread but harmful practices including sale of pins postcards and covers for patriotic publications. The emblem is reserved for relief work and mercy only and should not be used to boost sales.
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le Mes
National Red Cross
Red Cross
Eee
Germany Has Lost Chance Says George
Birkenhead Sept 7 Pre ened Lloyd George declared that freedom of the world depended on sea supremacy and that he was certain it would be won. He defended his figures in the house of commons as absolutely correct and said German submarines could not defeat the British empire or the allied hopes.
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Birkenhead
Enig
Lloyd George
Ely
Terman
House of Commons
Must Be Crushed
London reports Sir Edward Carson states the war must crush German militarism until aggression becomes impossible and the German people can no longer believe in their invincibility. Britain will continue the war until this victory is achieved.
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London
Edward Carson
Great Britain
Arrest of Grand Dukes in Petrograd Amid Counter Rebellion
Petrograd reports Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich and his wife Countess Pahlen have been detained along with Grand Duke Paul and his morganatic wife. Unconfirmed reports say Grand Duke Dmitri Paulovitch may also be arrested. The moves stem from suspected involvement in a counter-revolutionary conspiracy uncovered at the Moscow conference.
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Petrograd
Michael Alexandrovitch
Pahlen
Paul
Dmitri Paulovitch
Corn and oats price report from Chicago
Chicago market notes on September 7 show corn priced at 1141 and oats at 5634. Prices reflect current commodity trading with no additional context given.
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Chicago
German Attacks Kill Five in Occupied Zone
London reports German forces yesterday launched several assaults on American positions in occupied territory. Five Americans were killed and sixteen wounded, five of the injured in critical condition.
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London
Gernans
War Revenue Bill Vote Delayed in Senate
A final vote on the tax amendment of the war revenue bill will be taken late this evening as lawmakers consider remaining changes. The session adjourns after debate on key provisions and potential filibuster fears loom.
American Troops Parade Before Poincare in France
American troops in France pass in review before President Poincare wearing trench helmets and grim, martial lines. Poincare praises the display, saying it strengthens Franco American ties as officers cheer, while a private joke to "give em hell" spreads along the khaki ranks.
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France
Poincare
Exemption Prayer Cited as Man Seeks Dependents Benefit
A Macon Georgia man told a Bible selection board he had dependents and needed exemption. The report notes his claim of farm work and the dependency cited as the basis for consideration.
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Macon
Bible Selection Board
Thuredey
Ofeer
Ribot ministry resigns in Paris
Paris reports the Ribot ministry has resigned on September 7. Details are sparse but the move signals political shift in France as leadership changes occur.
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Enoch
Paris
Ribot
City council awards contracts for rural post roads and city work
Washington allocates 14 550 000 in federal aid for rural post roads with Arizona 205 540 Colorado 257 278 Montana 208 520 Idaho 182 471 Wyoming 183 805 to June 3 1919. Pocatello council reappoints members and handles extensions on paving grading and water main projects while approving safety meeting use and fire department needs.
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Washington
Ment of Agriculture
Arizona
Colorado
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
F. W. Dickerson
Dekaron
Council
Pocatello
Fire Ce
Dots 7
Adi South Seventh Avenue
Gre
Prge A. Greene
R. M. Bardsen
R. M. Polk Co
Salt Lake
Francis McNally
Highway and Light Committee
Charles E. Brooks
Oregon Short Line Safety
Bannock
Fire and Police Committee
City Treasury
Monarch Hotel
Young man killed by Yellowstone Special train
A. R. Kitterman, 24, who planned to join the army training camp, was fatally struck near culvert 212 A at 1 06 am when he appears to have slept on the track. Conductor W. J. Slater and Engineer Kepperly were on the Yellowstone Special. autoists Beasley and Hitler take charge of the remains. funeral plans pending.
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A. R. Kitterman
W. J. Slater
Kepperly
Culvert
Beasley
Hitler
Washington Tentatively Keeps War Tax Provision
Washington forecasts retention of the war income tax provision with a Senate forecast. A high amendment to raise the levy on individual incomes was rejected.
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Washington
Senate
Murder Reported in Death of Mrs Maud Aane Sir King
Postmortem on Mrs Maud Aane Sir King, late millionaire, finds murder by bullet wound near Concord North Carolina. Coroner Hogman reports the body, moved from a local mausoleum, was examined at midnight. She was with Gaston B Means her counsel and a brother when shot at a roadside spring after leaving the car.
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Chicago
Maud Aane
King
Fren
Concord
North Carolina
Conspiracy to Weaken War Effort Sparks Federal Probe
Washington reports outline an alleged nationwide conspiracy to cripple government wartime activity. Draft opposition, crop burnings, labor disturbances, and production curtailment are cited as aims. A federal grand jury in Chicago began a broad investigation into I W W documents and related acts as part of the probe.
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Washington
Federal Grand Jury
Chicago
Grazing Bill Favored by Public Lands Committee
Washington September 7 The public lands committee favorably reported the Jones bill authorizing the secretary of the interior to designate western lands for grazing purposes.
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Washington
Public Lands Committee
Secretary of the Interior
Copper Market Update from New York
Copper spot in New York on September 7 shows nominal fourth quarter price at 25 and 26.50 dollars. This brief market note records the current quotes for copper in the forward curve and spot trading.
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New York
Austrians Struggle to Hold Monte San Gabrielle Front
Italian dispatches say Austrian forces still cling to Monte San Gabrielle but suffer heavy losses as Cadornia’s reports claim desperate resistance. Rome cautions growth in confidence while Cadorna aims for a secure San Gabrielle position to isolate the southern Austrian wing and control the Pianazza area.
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Monte San Gabrielle
Cadornia
Trians
Tb Bay
Cadorna
Rome
San Gabrielle
Biansizza
Uanas An Es Co
Valeyard
Trieste
Italian Pressure Narrows Austrian Resistance Northeast Gorisia
Rome reports Italian operations in the Gorisia region are forcing decisive gains against Austrian forces. Officials say the enemy has sustained heavy losses after days of intense and stubborn defense.
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Rome
Gorisia
Separated Church Rule Enforced by Sealing Penalty
A decree imposes punishment for permitting novices to take the veil, violating the church state separation and raising questions about ecclesiastical authority and discipline. The ruling affects clergy in the nearby diocese and consolidates enforcement against unauthorized vows.
Prisoners of War to Be Told Apart Under Hague Plan
Under a British German agreement prisoners of war will be housed in the Netherlands with half sent to Britain and half to Germany. Sixteen military and civil doctors begin preliminary medical examinations in the two countries as part of the arrangement.
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Hague
Netherlands
Britain
Germany
South Omaha packing houses strike halves workforce
About three hundred employees or nearly half the packing houses' staff in South Omaha are on strike, with a thousand more idle due to department closings. Firms still fill orders including government needs, hoping government interference will end the dispute. Workers seek a five cent hourly raise. companies offer two and a half cents.
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South Omaha
Topaz Idaho Farms Show Growth in Bannock County
Tribune field correspondence notes strong farm improvements in Topaz Bannock County east of McCammen. Farmers increased spring seeding to aid government, with harvest now underway. A. Monroe completed a water powered plant supplying light, signaling ongoing modernization.
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Topaz
Idaho
A. E. Haines
Bannock County
McCammen
Mountains
A. Monroe
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