Urge Race Riot Probe Heard By House Committee
A congressional joint committee was urged to investigate the East St Louis riot earlier. Representatives Rodenberg and Dyer led a delegation of colored men urging federal inquiry, citing mob brutality and alleged militia inaction.
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Dyer
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Red Cross
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Deny Letters Opened Before House Committee
Postmaster Chance and Inspector Frayer testified before the House committee on the free state department. Frank Frayer, a Washington district postal inspector, stated no inspectors are allowed shellials in Lrans. Chance denied congressional mail held up in Washington and said no attempt was made to disrupt Franky speeches against the draft law.
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House Committee
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Washington Distric
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Master Chance
Washington
Filso
Huddleston
Alabama
Tuinea
Fake Warrior Gets a Year in Federal Prison
William Db Houston former ticket seller for the Pennsylvania Railroad in Philadelphia was sentenced in the U S District Court to one year and one day in a federal prison in Atlanta Georgia for posing as a lieutenant in the medical reserve corps and passing worthless checks. Prosecutor Knox urged a strong sentence saying he disgraced the national uniform. Houston passed the first bad check at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel where he stayed with his bride whom he had eloped from Philadelphia.
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New York
William Db Houston
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Philadelphia
United States District Court
Atlanta
Houston
Medical Reserve Corps of the Army
Knox
Waldorf- Astoria
Treasury balance shrinking as deficits rise
Over three days the U S disbursed 38 390 373 on Treasury certificates while Liberty Loan receipts totaled 42 81 289 The excess of outlays over receipts reached 294 682 034 The general fund net balance, once over 19 000 860 000, fell to 319 997 468.
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United States
Treasury
Liberty Lotr
Bluejackets disperse mob on Superior waterfront
Bluejackets from a United States gunboat fired a volley over a hostile crowd of waterfront workers in Superior Wisconsin after a patrolman arrested a man caught robbing a sleeper. The mob attacked and the prisoner was rescued as the sailors scattered the attackers.
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Wisconsin
Superior
Wis
United States
Last Tribute to American Died in France
A funeral photograph shows Paul J. Osborn of Montclair New Jersey killed in France on June 22 in battle. General Baratier led the address with praise for his sacrifice. General Gouraud read a citation and placed the Croix de Guerre on the coffin. Interment with full military honors occurred near Chalons.
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Montclair
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Baratier
United States
Gouraud
Goura
Heflin Expunged Record After Bitter War Measure Attack
Rep Heflin of Alabama denounced Rep Mason and Rep Britten over conscription in a fiery House speech. The remarks were stricken from the record after an expunging motion passed 190 to 122 as Mason and Britten were absent.
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Stafford
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Daring Air Scouts the Army's Need
Chicago August 3 The Russian Revolution aids Poland's independence aims as ambassador Bakhmetieff declares the provisional government seeks a single Polish state. The speech at Humboldt Park praises liberty and national self-determination amid a Polish gathering and parade plans. Rear Admiral Peary extols aviation scouts as vital yet perilous and notes noncombat roles remain available.
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Poland
Borie A Bakhmetieff
Humboldt Park
United States
Stock Yard
Campaign to end liquor sales targets wet states
The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America announced a 1.9 million dollar advertising drive branded Strengthen America to oppose liquor traffic in wet states. Campaign manager Charles Stelle said the plan aims to run newspaper ads showing booze must go and local teachers will be appointed in 8600 towns and cities.
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New York
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
America
Charles Stelle
Senate
Lical Teadhers
SEEK 38,000 HARVEST HANDS IN WESTERN CANADA
Winnipeg Aug 3 That the West will obtain 38600 men to help in garnering this year a harvest is expected by representatives of the Dominion government the railways and the provincial authorities who met here today The means to gain this end were discussed and it was decided to resort to extensive advertising in Ontario and the maritime Provinces Manitoba will receive its quota 19000 Saskatchewan 18000 and Alberta 10000.
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Ontario
Maritime
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Intolerable Inequalities in Senate War Tax Bill
House leader Chairman Kitchin attacked the Senate finance committee for tax changes favoring the rich. He said the measure shifts heavy levies to farmers and small businesses while exempting large corporations and military suppliers. He warned opposition would persist if Senate amendments prevail during conference.
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House
Senate Finance Committee
Wass Ani Means Committee
Finance Committee
Senate
Witchin
Thouganda
Mthone
United States
Congress
Carranza Promulgates Loan Bank Plans in Mexico City
A proposed loan named Emprestito is touted to fund Carranza’s government, with talks of Banco del Emprestito to manage a $100,000,000 credit from Washington. Observers note German influence, American employees connected to German mining firms, and German propaganda outlets shaping opinions as inquiries begin.
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Mexice
Banco del’ Omprestite
McAdoo
Mexico
Carranza
Metallgesellschaft
Frankfort
Herr Direktor
Gesellechaft
New York
Verdun
William
United States
Smprov
America
Americas
Herr Carranza
Germany
North America
Fietcher Fe
School to Train Detectives in New York Police Bureau
New York August 3. Police Commissioner Arthur Woods announced a scientific school for crime detection to purge dead wood from the detective bureau. The program will be led by a crime detection specialist with lectures on legal aspects. Prominent foreign detectives will visit to instruct detectives in methods used by criminals abroad.
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New York
Arthur Woods
Moncheur Awaited Germanys Thanks At War Aid Event
Baron Moncheur led Belgian relief appeals in Boston as the United States enters the war. He urged the massed audience at Faneuil Hall and a statehouse gathering to see U S aid as crucial in breaking the autocratic German menace and freeing nations from tyranny with promised German gratitude once peace returns.
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Belgium
United States
Baron Moncheur
Muaisesson
Massachusett
Statehouse
Fatreuil
Faneuil Hall
Germany
British Ask Ship Search at Norfolk Port
Great Britain proposes moving neutral ship examinations from Halifax to Norfolk Virginia to ease Halifax congestion. The State Department seeks input from Treasury Post Office and Shipping Board before deciding. A southern British port, possibly in the Bahamas, may be used, as Norfolk grows in wartime importance.
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Great Britain
New York
Europe
Halifax
Norfolk
State Department
Treasury Haseen
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Shipping Board
Bahamas
America
Russian border closed amid Oslo bound passenger detentions
Detention at Christiania Norway implicates about 600 of 800 passengers aboard Oxcar II en route to Russia. Border closure until August 15 prevents disembarkation, leaving many Russians and Finns aboard while Americans are briefly allowed to land. American minister Arthur Bally-Blanchard returned to New York and heads to Washington.
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State Department
United States
Genuine Wairua Bags and enamel drill offer
Leather finished goods advertised with black enamel drill and pewed corner supports. Available sizes 17 and 22 ghoorae priced at $6.95. Morning sale note highlights crafted bags and hardware in store.
British Recapture Ground Near Ypres in Meuse Clash
Report from Berlin dated Aug 3 notes continued artillery battles on the western front with British repulses near Ypres and Langemarck. German dispatches claim heavy bombardments at Roulers and cautious advances north of the La Bassée Canal while signaling strategic aims around U-boat bases and Zeebrugge.
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Rupprecht
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Langemarck
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la Busse
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Havrincourt
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Belgium
Wytsehagte
Zeebrugge
Allies Build New Lines in Heavy Rain Front
Allied forces along a new battle front in France endure heavy rain and waterlogged trenches as they consolidate positions from St Julien to Frezenburg. German troops wear steel armor, while British units face reinforced concrete fortifications, marshy ground, and intensified machine gun fire amid ongoing counterattack threats.
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France
Seletum
Associated Press
Entente
St Julien
Frezenburg
End of Its Tether as Austria Food Prices Soar
Senator Reed cites contradictory reports on European wartime food costs, criticizing Hoover claims about Austria. He warns that if prices truly soar and food runs scarce, the war may be near end, but doubts the accuracy of the figures and cautions against unreliable reports.
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Senator Reed
James A. Reed
United Anv
Hoover
Germans Slain or Prisoners Outnumber Allied Losses in Flanders
Special cable from London Times via The Washington Post reports Perry Robinson’s dispatch claiming German dead and prisoners exceeded total Allied casualties in Flanders. The piece notes intense aerial and ground fighting, with German losses and prisoners outweighing Allied casualties and observers detailing battlefield conditions and weapon use.
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Washington Post
Public Ledger Company
London Ang
Perry Robinson
Times
Hetella
Death of General Kolen Shocks Tywaran Cavalry Command
Reports state General Kolen, chief of cavalry for the Tywaran army, died suddenly in a canitorium at Sienna Altheceh. Early accounts attribute the death to internal bleeding. Investigators have begun reviewing the incident, with authorities in Amesterdat and Angtrs noting an official inquiry.
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Kolen
Sienna
Flanders battlefield seen as hell by American aviator
An American aviator describes a Flanders battlefield from about 200 feet up. He notes cratered land, water-filled holes, wounded men in mud, tanks in swamp, and German entanglements buried beneath. French and British infantry dig in as enemy resistance remains fierce yet faltering amid continuous bombardment.
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Hell
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Eagle Pass Made Bone Dey
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