President Wilson Opposes Income Tax Increase in War Revenue Plan
Washington President Wilson opposes raising the income tax as part of war revenue. House leaders Underwood Simmons and Fitzgerald tell he would not see returns until next year. The Ways and Means panel will revise the bill to tax freight, gasoline, autos, soft drinks, cosmetics, tickets, tobacco, and more. A 5 cent per barrel beer tax and a 20 cent per gallon wine tax are planned. inland spirits taxes face defeat. a 1 percent tax on railroad freight is tentatively agreed.
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House
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Simmons
Senate Finance Committee
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Paris
Luneville
Toul
Treaty With Ethiopia Favored by Senate Committee
Washington says the foreign relations committee reported favorably to the Senate for ratification of a commercial treaty between the United States and Abyssinia. The Abyssinian signatory was Lij Yasu who styled himself King of Kings of Ethiopia.
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Washington
Foreign Relation Committee
United States
Millionaire's Son Killed In Auto Crash At Crossing
Ocean City New Jersey reports four killed when an automobile carrying Dr Matthews Borden of New York son of Matthew D Borden millionaire and former New York commissioner crashes into a freight engine at a crossing.
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Ocean City
N. J
Matthews Borden
New York
Matthew
D. Borden
Here
Papal Encyclical to Urge Peace Pending Battle
Rome reports the forthcoming Papal Encyclical will urge an appeal for peace. The document’s issue was delayed until the decisive battle’s outcome. Pope Benedict was approached by Austrian and German envoys in Rome.
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Rome
Benedict
Austria
Germany
Penn Law Dean Resigns to Back Democrat Nominee in Governorship Race
William Draper Lewis resigns as dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School to accept the nomination for governor on the Washington party ticket, yielding his post to Vance C. McCormick, the Democratic candidate.
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Moose
Philadelphia
William Draper Lewis
University of Pennsylvania Law Schoo
Washington Party
Vance C. McCormick
Aldrich Objects to Taxes in Providence Property Claim
Senator Nelson W. Aldrich seeks remission of city taxes on 100000 of his personal property claiming he was not a resident of Providence in the year before April 1. He asserts his main residence was elsewhere and contests the tax assessment.
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Aldrich
Providence
United States
Nelson W. Aldrich
Described Fragments Highlight Tragic Incident in Missouri
Fragments from a Missouri report mention Otis Thompson, a baker, tied to a despondent act involving his wife. The readable text references threats or harm but lacks complete details, leaving the incident context unclear while indicating a fatal or perilous event.
Allied Forces Break German Line Near Paris In Large Battle
British and French officials report German forces retreating along a 120 mile front east and northeast of Paris after a major engagement. General Gallieni says French and English offensive has begun with heavy German losses and fresh Allied reinforcements aiding the push toward Verdun and Meaux.
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France
Rome
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Victor Emmanuel
Turkey
Egypt
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Allie
Nanteuil-le-Houdouin
Verdun
Illinois Primary Returns Point to Sullivan and Sherman Wins
Chicago returns show Roger C. Sullivan winning the Democratic nomination for United States senator with a large plurality over Lawrence B. Stringer, and Lawrence Y. Sherman secure the Republican nomination, likely beating William E. Mason by about 35,000 statewide. Progressives nominate Raymond Robins for senator. Uncle Joe Cannon wins Danville congressman primary. downstate races remain unsettled with incomplete tallies.
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Francis G. Blair
Mary M. Steagall
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Louis J. Behan
Supreme Court
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Charles L. Rowley
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Cook County
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Harry Woods
Barratt O’hara
James Traynor
Frank Hall Childs
William B. Williams
B. M. Chiperfield
Navy opens high power wireless station at Tuckerton
Washington announces the navy department now operates a high powered wireless station at Tuckerton New Jersey for official messages. Code messages will be sent from the station and officers in charge must determine if a message violates neutrality.
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Navy Department
Tuckerton
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Austrians Prepare Invasion After Dalmatia Victory
Vienna reports an Austro-Hungarian army of 70,000 men defeated Montenegrin troops in Dalmatia with enormous losses and now concentrates for an invasion of Montenegro.
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Vienna
Dalmatia
Germans Fall Back as Allies Gain Ground in France
Paris reports indicate Allied offensives push Germans back along a 200 mile front from near Paris to Verdun. Bordeaux says British forces crossed the Marne and Germans retreated about 25 miles. Germans struggle for ammunition and provisioning as 60,000 reinforcements move into France in three columns.
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Paris
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Oureq
French War Department
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Rueter Telegram Company
Kaiser Accuses English Over Dum-Dum Bullets
London dispatch reports Emperor William cabled President Wilson on September 4 protesting English use of dum-dum bullets and Belgian population's participation in the war, per Copenhagen Telegraph correspondent to the London Bailey Telegraph.
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London
Copenhagen
William
Wilson
Baily
Japan Justifies Landing Troops in China
Tokko-In responds to protests from German and Austrian ambassadors over Japan’s landing of troops at Lungkow China. It argues the action is justifiable based on Russo-Japanese War precedents. Baron Kato says Japan will follow alliance treaty terms, seeking accord among France England and Russia on any peace treaty.
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China
Japan
Lungkow
France
England
Russia
Baron Kato
Germans Capture Maubeuge Fortress In Major Victory
Berlin reports Maubeuge fell to a German siege with 40,000 prisoners and 400 guns seized. The claim notes it as the largest German victory to date, and mentions Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Hesse having been wounded.
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Paris
Maubeuge
Fallem
Berlin
Friedrich Wilhelm of
Hesse
Canada Troops Held Up By Reported German Cruisers
Washington reports hesitation to sail as German cruisers and destroyers are said to be off Rimouski Quebec. More than 30,000 Canadian troops await loading in the St Lawrence river, transports idle at anchor for over a week due to the feared presence.
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St. Lawrence River
Rimouski
Quebec
Panic grips Paris as Americans flee city
Panic sweeps Paris as Myron T. Herrick orders all Americans to depart at once. Exodus to the south swells the capital city’s streets as residents and visitors alike flee, clogging the roads toward Tours and hindering traffic along the highway.
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Myron T. Herrick
United States
Tourain
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