Senate backs six year limit on ratification for prohibition amendment
The Senate approved a resolution to submit a federal prohibition amendment to the states with a six year ratification window by a 66 to 20 vote. The measure, authored by Senator Sheppard, would outlaw manufacture sale and transport of intoxicating beverages nationwide. House action remains uncertain.
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Detective Ghosts Bay Shootout in Cincinnati
Cincinnati August 2. Detective Hueftlein and Detective Luhn shot Frank Casey 9 while fleeing. Hueftlein said I ordered him to stop or I would shoot and he did not obey. The boy was seriously wounded during the confrontation.
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Admiral Capps Succeeds Goethals as Emergency Ship Chief
Rear Admiral Washington Lee Capps takes over as general manager of the Emergency Ship Corporation succeeding Gen Goethals who retires amid controversy. Denman and Wilson resignations reshape the shipbuilding leadership as the nation moves to build a vast merchant marine for Allied supply and American troops.
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Food control bill advances from conference
Washington reports the administration food control bill, stripped of features opposed by President Wilson, moves toward enactment with House conferees set to report and Senate action expected next week. Debate likely to stretch in the Senate over the removal of a war expenditures committee and a three member food control board. Senator Warren of Wyoming helped break the conference deadlock by joining Democrats to strike the committee amendment. A separate joint congressional committee proposal faces uncertain passage. Administration leaders plan a strong campaign against it.
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Danish Cities Expel Long‑Term Guests Amid Food Shortages
In Copenhagen two major districts order the expulsion of all strangers who have resided four weeks or more. The move comes as bread rations are doubled for guests and milk and butter rations are cut to a third for natives. Rewards are offered for finding food purchasers.
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Deaths From Milk Sickness Strike Delaware Family
Mrs. Henry Freeman, 37, dies in Delaware after her husband and six children fall ill with milk sickness from milk their two cows drank while drinking groundwater. The family of seven faced a rare malady.
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Drafted Man Kills Wife and Self in Nashville Georgia
Nashville Ga Aug 2 William Tyson a young farmer killed his wife and then took his own life after a call to appear before the draft exemption board. The couple had been married only a few weeks.
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War Department warns on keeping industry while building army
Pro vost Marshal General Crowder urges district boards to minimize interference with industry as the nation expands its army. He notes exemptions for dependents and disability stay within estimates, while clarifying that firemen, policemen and technical students are not engaged in industry. Baker and Crowder praise local boards and press coverage. The goal remains to raise troops without crippling essential industries.
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Frost Damages Cucumbers and Tomatoes in Colville District
Frost early Sunday morning caused notable damage to cucumbers and tomatoes in the Colville district about 50 miles from Spokane. Ritzville reports also indicate frost injury to garden vegetables started as a war emergency this year.
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British U Boat Loss Decrease Reported
London reports a drop in British merchant ships lost to submarines with eight vessels over 1600 tons sunk last week and three under 1600 tons, while fishing vessels were also casualties in the same period.
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Admiral Capps targets lumber output at emergency fleet event
Rear Admiral Capps, new general manager of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, urged lumber producers to boost output citing new government data. He rebuked a lumberman who claimed no money in government contracts and stressed patriotic service. Secretary Redfield noted New York yards under construction will require many workers as ships are built. In New York City heat claimed 101 lives and felled hundreds more.
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Heat wave claims forty lives in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on August 2 the city recorded forty deaths attributed to the ongoing heat wave. Officials warned of continued high temperatures and urged residents to stay hydrated and seek cool spaces.
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Detroit Heat Toll Reaches Fourteen As Thermometer Tops 102
Detroit records a deadly heat day as the city endures a high of 102 degrees and a toll of fourteen heat-related fatalities reported in dispatches from officials and hospitals.
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Lawyer Is Deported From Bisbee With Letters From Governor
Fred H. Moore an attorney for the Industrial Workers of the World says he went to Bisbee with letters from Governor Campbell and Sheriff Wheeler to Mayor John Erickson. He was told by the local committee in charge of the Warren district that his presence was undesirable and he was not allowed to see the mayor or his clients.
Siam Joins Allies in War Against Germans
Siam declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary joining the Allies in the Great War. King Vagirudh leads as commander in chief with nine seized German and Austrian ships totaling 19 000 tons and arrests of nationals. Businesses linked to the foes are closed as Siam forges to uphold international rights.
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Ohio Farmers Aid Harvest Effort At Galion
In Galion Ohio Aug 2 1914 every able person is in the harvest fields as business and professional men join farmers to gather a bumper crop. Little wheat has been reported yet but indicators point to a large harvest with hundreds working through Sunday.
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Suspend Raise In Cotton Rates Between New Orleans and New York
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended increases of 15 percent on compressed cotton and 40 percent on uncompressed cotton from New Orleans to New York. The changes, set to take effect yesterday, are postponed until November 29.
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Lawyers Shun Exemption Cases in Ohio Drafts
East Liverpool Ohio Aug 2 members of the Southern Columbiana County Bar association said they would not represent any drafted man seeking exemption. They will prepare affidavits in cases in which they consider the man s claims justified.
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Germans Driven Back by Allied Forces on Aisne Verdun Front
Allied offensives along the Aisne and Verdun fronts press German positions despite heavy rains. British and French gains include advances near Ypres with strong counterattacks repelled, while German casualties are described as very heavy and prisoner totals exceed 5,000. Russian and Romanian forces push Austrians and Germans in Galicia, with gains and prisoners noted in multiple sectors.
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Quebec Storm Wrecks Bridges and Floods Farmlands
A powerful rainstorm devastated Quebec last night with bridges destroyed, railroad sections washed out, hundreds of farms inundated, crops ruined, and widespread damage. The Chaudiere River continues to rise as the big iron Quebec Central bridge at Valley Junction is reported lost.
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Mexican Attache Denies Mexico Would Enter War
Berlin reports Dr Ortiz an attache of the Mexican legation in Berlin denied rumors that Mexico would join the entente if the United States granted a future loan. The denial came via London and clarifies Mexico's stance amid wartime speculation.
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Stakovitch Resumes Duties as Finland Governor
Petrograd reports Michael Stakovitch has returned to Helsingfors and resumed his official duties after resigning as governor general of Finland on July 26.
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