Wilson Signs Bill to Take Over District Telegraph Lines
President Wilson signs the plan to place the District of Columbia telegraph and telephone systems under government control. Postmaster General Burleson, awaiting Congress approval, expects rapid action as the White House moves to empower officials to manage the entire DC network. Carlton, head of Western Union Telegrams, says he will cooperate as government action continues.
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Newcomb
Nrea
Western Union
Tria
Cartier
Associated Press
Suffragists Target Senator Benet as Wilson Fortifies Support
Suffrage leaders push efforts around Christie Benet, new senator from South Carolina, after he met with President Wilson last Thursday. Proponents view the meeting as pivotal as Wilson works to win over Southern senators.
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Christie Benet
South Caeroliga
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Wilson
Push Minimum Wage Bill Moves Ahead in Congress
Representative Heating announced he would press a bill to establish a permanent age board and set a minimum wage for women in Washington. The plan includes subordinate boards for each industry employing women, with Mrs. Newton, head of the War Department bureau, actively supporting the legislation.
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Congress
Representative Heating
Washington
Newton
Secretary of War
Violent Earthquake Shocks Recorded in St Louis
Seismograph at St Louis University logged tremors lasting about an hour and ten minutes tonight. Officials estimate the shocks originated near Colombia, South America, about 2,900 miles south of St Louis. Two readings were described as extremely violent.
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St. Louis
St. Louis University
Here
Colombia
South America
Clock University
Food Seized From Ships In New York Harbor Action
More than 249,900 pounds of food were taken from requisitions in New York harbor from June 1 to 24 under the war trade measures. The Food Administration announced reductions in Wheat beef pork sugar and other foods, with some substitutions allowed up to five thousand pounds.
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Veassis
New York Harbor
Food Administration
Under Four Bridges Fest 0 Over East River
A fragmentary report describes a dramatic event over the East River near the bridges linking ork with Gong Island. Caper A. Kiven, a French instructor at Hazelhurnt Mineola, celebrated a French holiday with an unprecedented aeronautical feat using a De Haviland machine powered by a Liberty engine at 140 miles per hour.
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Ork
Gong Island
A. Kiven
Mineola
de Haviland
Thousands Drafted as Chicago Ends Stackers Drive
Between 1,000 and 2,600 men of draft age will be involuntarily inducted into the national army as a result of Chicago's four day Stacker drive which ended tonight. During this period nearly twenty thousand persons were detained and questioned.
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Chicago
National Army
Writing Revenue Bill Seen As Largest Tax Levy Yet
The Ways and Means Committee opens today to outline a sweeping war revenue bill. Chairman Kitchin expects a skeleton draft for discussion with Taussig advising on taxation theory and international practice. A September 1 report to the House is anticipated with nonpartisan review and opposition as Republicans push for tariff changes.
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Ways and Means Committee
Representative Witchin
North Carolina
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Taussig
F.W. Taussle
United States Tariff Commission
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United States
Hitchin
Congress Cleans Slate With Summer Vacations In Sight
Congress plans a clean up of minor bills before recess. Senators depart under a Saturday agreement to suspend business until August 24 and House members await a Hausa backed vacation until August 19. The House aims to pass a 28 million dollar agricultural bill with a price amendment, while waterpower legislation faces postponement until August 19. Drafting of the revenue measure will begin today behind closed doors. Senate military subcommittees will pursue army inquiries during the break.
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House
Houseways and Means
Senate
Letters Safe for Spy Proof German Communication Plan
The American Red Cross uses a spy proof method to relay letters to Germany behind enemy lines. Messages written in Red Cross offices are rewritten at Washington to remove any code, then reviewed by censors before delivery. The Red Cross now relays about 1,300 letters daily to those living behind the lines.
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American Red Cross
State Department
Red Cross
Washington
Censorshp Board
Edison for Senate New Jersey plan
A Brooklyn Eagle dispatch reports a New Jersey Democratic movement to nominate Thomas A. Edison for United States senator. Edison would likely be an administration candidate, with Thomas F. Martin to discuss the plan. Edge is the likely Republican nominee, while Edison’s party ties are unclear though he leans Republican and backed Wilson in 1916.
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United States
Henry Ford
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Edge
Justice O'Neil Seeks Senate Nomination in Louisiana
New Orleans July 14 Justice Charles A. O'Neil of the Louisiana supreme court announced he would seek the Democratic nomination in the November primary to succeed Senator Joseph E. Ransdell whose term will soon expire.
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Charles A. O'Neil
Louisiana Supreme Court
Joseph E. Ransdell
Gibson enters race against Bankhead for Congress
Montgomery Alabama July 14 Horace F Gibson mine operator Walker county announces candidacy opposing William B Bankhead for representative from the Tenth Alabama district The move rekindles Bankhead Hobson feud with Gibson having played a leading role in Hobson campaigns in the old Sixth district Columbia July 14 W P Pollock Cheraw lawyer announces candidacy for the short term US Senate to succeed late Senator Tillman Also competing Chysate Renet interim appointee and Thomas H Peeples attorney general are candidates O'Neal quits senator fight Montgomery Ala July 14 Former Gov Emmett ONeal says he will not run against Senator John Hollis Bankhead Stockholm July 14 Finnish senate telegram Helsingfors reports frontier closed between Finland and Prussia due to cholera at Petrograd
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Walker County
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Alabama
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Gibson
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W. P. Pollock
Cheraw
United States Senate
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Thomsa H. Peeples
O'Neal
Montgomery
Ala
Emmett O'Neal
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Stockholm
Helsingfors
Finland
Prussia
Petrograd
War tax reform urged by Chamber committee
A special Chamber of Commerce finance committee report urges equalizing war taxes with liberal exemptions before levying taxes. It proposes an 80 percent excess profits tax, taxes on tea coffee tobacco beer jewelry musical instruments and gasoline, plus higher income taxes and rates on unearned income. Eleven recommendations include regional review boards and broader amortization, with exemptions adequate for business, and deductions for interest and gifts. The committee includes Farwell Filene Goebel Gray Jess Landon Maddox Scott Sprague Straus Orr Hulbert Laughlin and others.
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Su Egasta
John *. Farwell
Chicago
Edward A. Filene
Boston
P. W. Goebel
Kansas City
John H. Gray
Minneapolis
Stoddard Jess
Los Angeles
Hugh McK. Landon
Indianapolis
Hubert F. Maddox
Atlanta
John T. Scott
Houston
Oliver M. W. Sprague
Cambridge
Mass
Jesse Isidor Straus
New York
Orr
Edmund Fh
Hulbert
J. Lawrence Laughlin
Forgives and weds man who shot her in Maryland
Miss Plov ence Bamberger, saved from a fatal gunshot by her suitor Ehrlinger, married him at Ellicott City last Wednesday after declining to prosecute. The pair, who faced trial together, were wed by Rev. Joseph K. Snyder amid a crowd that saw their bond endure despite the shooting.
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Lee Shriinger
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Ellicott City
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Americans at Torcy Rout Patrol and Marne Artillery Activity
Gen Pershing reports patrol activity and artillery work along the Marne and in the Chateau Thierry area. On July 10 to 11 German and American patrols clashed near Torcy with several German troops killed. Allied artillery fire remained strong. German aerial activity declined. Other sectors including Lorraine, Woevre, Munster and Altkirsch showed varied levels of artillery, rifle fire, and reconnaissance efforts.
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Chateau Thierry
Marne
Torsy
Jaulginne
Lorraine
Munster
Ninth and Twenty Third Infantry Capture Vaux Village
The Ninth and Twenty-Third Infantry Regiments captured the village of Vaux during the Marne fighting on July 14. The division, noted as a second addition to the Marines, held the line near Montdidier in Picardy and includes the unit that captured Cantigny and Bouresches.
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Military Police Corps Formed by Pershing in France
The American Army in France announces the formation of the military police corps based on one company of 125 men and three officers per division, with future personnel specially trained for police duties. Maj. Gen. William C. Langetts named chief engineer of the American Expeditionary Force.
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Military Police Corps
Universal Service
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Americans Killed and Wounded In Fighting on the French Front
Casualties reported by the American Expeditionary Forces list numerous killed in action died of wounds and disease, with a long roster of wounded severely and slightly, plus missing in action and prisoners. The names span many cities and states, including Walter A. Barben Watertown New York Walter S Bass Later La Tony Cimino Philadelphia Louis Cohen Brooklyn Edward Fant Greenville Glaz Kapich Butte Thomas McCarthy Valentine Harry Pendleton Denver Deonica Ragsdale Maxwelton Antonio Volpi Fiano and more. Officers and enlisted men from Lieutenants Garrett Peterson Sullivan and others are noted among the wounded.
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Philadelphia
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Brooklyn
N.Y
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Butte
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Denver
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Maxwelton
Tex
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Catania
Sicily
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N. Y
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Fiano
Province di Salerno
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New Albany
Ind
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Lamberton
Minn
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Auburn
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Nutley
Stefansson At Fort Yukon In Summer Rest Bid
Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson, fever struck last April at Marshel Island and ferried to Fort Yukon by dog sled, writes from the field club that he can walk a mile but grows tired. The physician advises three to six months of rest, so he will likely stay through the summer to regain strength.
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