Berlin Finance Minister Seeks Six Billion Year Tax Rise
In Paris on July 16 and Berlin on July 10, Finance Minister Erzberger outlined plans to raise taxes to cover war indemnities. He proposed heavy property taxes and a 900 percent rise in empire revenues, with two major tax bills ready for Parliament and a shift to a budget system to end war funds.
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Paris
Weimar
Rhineland
Berlin
Germany
Mathias Erzberger
Erzwerger
Herr Erzberger
Ministry of Finance
National Assembly
House Struck Down Dyer Motion on Prohibition Bill
Washington July 10 The House defeated 296 to 8 a motion by Rep Dyer to suspend calendar to resume the prohibition enforcement bill. Unanimous consent failed and a division was demanded before a quorum issue. The bill will be taken up again this week.
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Washington
House
Dyer
Missouri
Berlin Rail Strike Ties Up City Transport
Berlin on July 10 reports scarce car movement as Gustav Noske urged volunteers to staff surface and subway lines and guard trains. Strikers press for demands while companies push arbitration. Negotiations fail again and only limited service resumes. most residents must walk or pay high taxi fares.
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Berlin
Gustavy Noske
Citizens’ League
Arrests S: More than 100 criminal complaints accusing kidnapping tied to the Bisbee deportation of July 12 1917 were filed with Justice of the Peace Jacks who left for Bisbee to hold court and issue warrants of arrest for named individuals Many prominent Arizona figures are named in the complaints
Several killed or wounded during Monday's fighting at Hanover as a mob released prisoners in the castle and detention prisoners Martial law has been proclaimed there
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Douglas
Aziz
Justice of the Peace Jacks
Bixbee
State of
Arizona
Berlin
Hanover
Argo Mayor Flee attacked by mob during strike in Chicago follow
Twelve hundred Corn Products Refining strikers at Argo vote for nonviolence while women attack Mayor James Reeves after he orders credit cuts. Reeves flees to Burg drug store then to a Chicago auto as deputies guard Argo plant. Strikers march to Pekin and an armed truce is set with two arbitrators named for双方.
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Chicago
Corn Products Refining Company
Argo
James Edward Reeves
Wau
Reeves
Sixty-third Street
Archer Avenue
Pekin
State Industrial Committee
Robert Osborne
Edward Withall
Nen
Parolee Release for German and Austrian Enemies Declared Safe
Washington reports the justice department frees most German and Austrian enemy aliens on parole from obligations after the peace treaty with Germany. Attorney General Pulver keeps the espionage act policy. Palmer notes cases will be reviewed with clemency recommendations to President Wilson, excluding Debs and others of similar importance.
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Washington
Germany
Department of Justice
Pulver
Eugene V. Debs
Palmer
Department
Wilson
Deby
Fiume Commission gains American member amid troop clash claims
Paris reports General Charles Summerall named as the American member of the Fiume commission approved by the council of five. The French press says Italian papers exaggerated the clashes between Malian and French troops, steering political sentiment.
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Paris
Charles YP. Summerall
Fiume
Council of Five of 9 Commission
Fish Profiteers Are Placed in Jail
17 men tied to New England fish industry finance and management were sentenced to jail terms and fines for conspiring to raise fish prices during wartime and creating a monopoly. F. Monroe Dyer of New York, Ernest A. James, John Purns Jr, Joshua Paine, and Joseph A. Rieh of the Bay State Fishing Company of Maine received one year and $1,000 fines. Twelve others face six months and $500 fines. stays issued pending Supreme Court ruling.
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Boston
House of Correction
New England
F. Monroe Dyer
New York
Ernest A. James
John Purns
Joshua Paine
Joseph A. Rieh
Bay State Fishng Company
Maine
Eather
War Prohibition Case Sees Pittsburgh Brewers Arrest Warrants
United States Attorney Crawford files information against Pittsburgh Brewing company in federal court for war prohibition violations. Judge Thompson issues warrants for eleven officers including H Ridall and B J Vilsack, as deputies search fails. The defendants appear with attorney Fagan and plan to plead or demur Saturday while sales during pending case may be treated as further violations.
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Pittsburgh
United States
R. L. Crawford
Pittsburgh Brewing Company
United States District Court
W. H. S. Thompson
Short
H. Ridall
B. J. Vilsack
W. P. Staan
A. P. Behrenberg
E. H. Straub
A. H. Sunstein
L. Monahan
A. A. Frevenheim
E. Gwinner
Alois Winter
George Dickson
Charles Fagan
Fagan
Brewing Company
Federal Building
Crawford
Department of Justice
R. B. Spencer
Saloonkeeper Charged Over Beer Sales During War Demobilization
A local saloonkeeper, Daniel Olmstead, is charged with selling ten barrels of beer at 17 dollars per barrel before demobilization of U S troops ending World War I. Tests show the beer contained over one half of 1 percent alcohol, violating the war prohibition law.
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Daniel Olmstead
Germany
R-34 Crew Secures Rum Despite Prohibition
In Mineola New York twenty gallons of rum reached the port for the R-34 crew as part of the official ration aboard the B-34. Navy officials said the liquor came from a New York dealer and its delivery amused Maj. J B M Pritchard of the British air ministry who noted the navy would not sail rumless with the president's signature.
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Mineola
L. L
Navy Department
Navy
New York
J. B. M. Pritchard
British
Air Ministry
Seven Die In Cloudburst In Dubuque
Seven persons drowned in a cloudburst in Dubuque Iowa. Mrs George Kenninger aged twenty six and Ruth Brose seven were swept into the Bee branch sewer. Dorothy Brose three was saved. Mrs Christ Wagner and her two children were drowned in Union park. Two unidentified girls also drowned. Damage to streets and homes exceeded twenty thousand dollars.
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Dubuque
George Kenninger
Ruth Brose
Bee Branch
Dorothy Brose
Christ Wagner
Union Park
U S Provides $10,000 for Italian Earthquake Victims
Florence July 10 Colonel Edward Bartlett head of the American Red Cross mission in Italy contributed 50 000 lire equal to 10 000 dollars for relief of quake victims. The aid comes as part of international relief efforts coordinated by American and Italian agencies.
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U. S
Florence
Italy
Edward Bartlett
American Red Cross
Transports arrive with large Allied troop contingent
Five transports including the Nansemond Marcia Red Italia Santa Olivia and Deepwater docked with 301 officers and 10 584 troops. Units on board span infantry pioneer corps transport service medical and engineering detachments with numerous service and depot companies and specialized units totaling broad Allied manpower.
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Santa Olivia
Deepwater
New York
Brest
Marseilles
Bordeaux
Namsemond
Pioneer Infantry
Transportation Corps
120Th Base
Tours
120Th Engineers
B. C
121Th Company Transportation Corps
210Th Fire Company
Quartermaster Corps
6Th
Wist
Atl
Peace Treaty Full Text Presents Final War Aftermath
A newspaper item discusses presenting the full text of a peace treaty as part of concluding hostilities, with note that another and final war is unlikely or warned against. The discussion frames diplomacy and the risks of renewed conflict, citing official sources and upcoming international steps.
Ebert Signs Today and Wilson Warns on League
Special to Evening Journal reports President Wilson announcing the complete peace treaty text. He says no rush to tie Britain France and the United States to a special pact and warns that without a League of Nations a final war may come and the world must reject any power that renews terror.
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Evening Journal
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Senate
Britain
France
United States
League of Nations
Ebert Signs Treaty Ratifying Peace Pact
President Ebert signed the bill ratifying the peace treaty in Berlin as the assembly approved it by 208 to 115. Germany officially notified the peace conference at Versailles of its acceptance today.
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Spectal Te Evening Journal
Berlin
Ebert
Germany
Versailles
Steamer Grampian Collides With Iceberg Off Cape Race
St Johns July 10 Two killed and two injured when the Grampian of the A lines collided with an iceberg off Cape Race. The liner carrying seven hundred fifty passengers arrived here for repairs.
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Evening Journal
ST. Johns
Grampian
A Lines
Cape Race
Wilson urges German reentry after peace ratification
President Wilson, briefing correspondents in Washington on July 10, said he was glad Germany had ratified the peace treaty and that trade with the Allies should resume at once to meet reparations. He asserted American troops should remain in Germany until war material is delivered and that Germany has complied with treaty terms.
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Evening Journal
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Germany
Wounded soldier sues U S over war risk policy
Leo L. Covey of Cherokee Texas files in federal court in Sioux City asking $22 050 40 from the United States for collection of his $10 000 war risk insurance and damages alleged to have been guaranteed if totally disabled. Covey enlisted March 21, 1915 and served until discharge due to wounds received at Chateau Thierry.
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Sioux City
Leo L. Covey
Cherokee
Chateau Thierry
United States
Covey
Ex-Kaiser Cannot Escape, Says Bonar Law
London July 10. Government leader A Bonar Law told parliament all steps have been taken to prevent the escape of the ex Kaiser. The remark summarized the ongoing effort amid debate in the House of Commons.
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A. Bonar Law
London
House of Comes Hons
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