Cardinal Chiesa Elected Pope Benedict XV in Rome
Cardinal Giacomo Della Chiesa of Bologna was elected supreme pontiff Benedict XV after the ninth ballot. He will reign as bishop of Rome and leader of the universal church, with Bologna his archbishopric and Pietro as a key Rome ally. The conclave, attended by 14 nations, named an Italian in response to European tensions.
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Income Tax Rises to Ant $2,000 Under Plan
Democratic Ways and Means committee chiefs draft an emergency revenue bill to raise $100 million. The plan cuts the personal exemption for single filers to $2,000 and raises the tax rate to 1 percent on income over $2,000, with higher brackets for married filers and over $20,000. Beer tax set at 50 cents per barrel, wines taxed 20 cents per gallon, rectified spirits 2 cents per gallon. tobacco, autos, gasoline, amusement tickets, magazines not taxed.
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Senate approves Trade Commission bill by wide vote
The conference report on the federal trade commission bill passed the Senate 428 to 5 after a day of roll calls to force attendance. Senators Burton Gallinger McCumber Oliver and Smoot were among the five voting against the report.
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Three Drowned In Flood In Kansas City Area
Floods along Turkey Creek forced retreat of water lines and left 3000 homes and 200 businesses badly damaged within 12 hours. Three persons drowned as the disaster unfolded in Kansas City Missouri.
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Turkey Creek
Seven Ble When Barn Burns in Wisconsin Fire
Seven men were burned to death when a hay barn near La Crosse Wisconsin caught fire. The workers were returning to camp and reportedly stopped inside the barn to sleep before perishing in the blaze.
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le Crosse
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Washout Causes Train Derailment Killing Two Men
A Missouri Pacific freight train was derailed by a washout near Dover Missouri, killing Kansas City residents John Briscoe and Jeff D B Clark, an engineer and fireman respectively. Both men lived in Jefferson City. House votes million for diplomat. The million dollar emergency appropriation requested by Secretary Bryan to cover extraordinary diplomatic and consular expenses due to the European war was approved.
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Man dies after pitched ball hits at bat in Salisbury Mo
Salisbury Missouri farmer Walter Sanders was killed while playing baseball when a pitched ball struck his temple. He died two hours later.
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Walter Sanders
Train Hits Parked Trolley Near Bridgetown Ends Four Lives
A train made of empty Pennsylvania Railroad passenger cars struck a trolley near Bridgetown New Jersey, killing four people. The accident occurred on the outskirts of the town, with investigators beginning to piece together how the collision happened.
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Ranks and Frontline Entanglements Near Rouen
A British field report from near Rouen describes relentless German assaults met by steady Allied resistance. Generals Pau and French are praised for tactical successes around Guise and Amiens, while towns along the line show evacuation and bombardment as Paris looms. The piece notes morale remains high among British and French troops despite heavy losses and massed German forces.
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Oise
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Bomme
Merenil
Picquigny
Wilson Rejects Fall Campaign Tour
President Wilson declines a nationwide campaign tour citing duty to the hour and demanding focus on the crisis. In a letter to Congressman Frank E. Doremus he says the record and the Democratic Congress will stand, urging patriots to stay on the job and serve the nation above personal interest.
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Miners Ratify Working Contracts
Kansas City miners ratified new biennial working contracts after a conference between United Mine Workers of America representatives and the Southwestern Interstate Coal Operators Association for Missouri and Kansas. The convention approved the agreements outlining terms and conditions for the next two years.
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Kansas
Oppose War Tax program rattles Democratic lawmakers
Washington. President Wilson's war tax request stirred trouble in Congress as the Ways and Means Committee reconvened amid murmurs of difficulty. In Arkansas, two young sons, ages 7 and 9, of My C Reynolds were killed when an Iron Mountain freight collided with their wagon near Russellville. the father was injured.
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French Forts Bombarded as Fortifications Hold
Paris reports a strong French fleet bombarding fortifications in the Bay of Cattara while French towns evacuate. Mobilization for 1915 begins, with the army to gain 260,910 men by September as calls go out across France.
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