Indictments Hail Industrial Workers Conspiracy
More than 160 leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World were indicted by a federal grand jury in Chicago for seditious conspiracy to hinder the war effort. The sprawling case cites anti-draft actions, arson against crops and timber, and disruptions tied to German sources. Evidence shows a nation wide plot with Austro Hungarian membership prominent in local IWWs and a DOJ raid on September 5 uncovering the scope.
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Washington
Industrial Workers of the World
Federal Grand Jury
Chicago
Department of Justice
Austria-Hungary
United States
Puebia
McAdoo Urges Ample Gold Reserve for War Uses
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo presses American Bankers Association to maintain a large gold reserve for government needs. He cites a projected 1917 crop value of seventeen billion dollars and urges a committee to oversee wartime investments to conserve funds. He forecasts strong support for a three billion dollar Liberty loan and argues for bonds offered on fair terms to all taxpayers.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Association
Supervn
Soit -Essar
Germans Try to Regain Trench Position in Renewed Flanders Fight
British forces hold the line as German attempts to retake ground near Zonnebeke fail. Turkish front activity is limited while Russians report progress against Kurds and a Baltic mine sinks the destroyer Ochotnik. The Russian Democratic Congress convenes in Petrograd with 1200 delegates as Kerensky holds talks. The U.S. announces details of the Second Liberty Loan offering up to 3 billion dollars with four percent interest and flexible conversion options.
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Kerensky
Secret Service to Check Up Foodstuffs
Wesley H. Westbrook, first deputy superintendent of police, weighs Hoover offer to head a Secret service bureau. The job would focus on hoarding and wasting food as Herbert Hoover's Federal Food Administrator reviews the proposal after Westbrook's three day Washington conference with Hoover staff.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Wesley H. Westbrook
Herbert C. Hoover
Secret Service Bureau
Estbrook
Ashington
Russian destroyer Ochotnik sunk by mine in Baltic
Petrograd reports the destroyer Ochotnik, 246 feet long, 615 tons, built in 1905, was sunk by a mine in the Baltic on Wednesday. She carried two 4.7 inch guns and six 6-pounders and had a normal crew of 98 men.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Baltic
Ochotnik
War Tax Bill Nearing Completion
Washington reports the war tax bill amended to raise about 2.7 billion dollars is in the final stages of completion. Final drafting and printing of the conferees agreement were under way with approval planned at an afternoon meeting. Senator Simmons and Representative Kitchin headed the conferees as they prepared to publish the conference results.
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Associated Press
Washington
Simmons
Kitchin
Round Up of Drafted Men Begins Deserter Drive
Associated Press reports Washington today issued a $50 reward for each deserter as the provost marshal general orders immediate roundup of all drafted men who failed to report to local boards or to the adjutant general of their states. Deserters identified will be pursued until accountability is shown.
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Associated Press
Washington
Adjutant General's
Reichstag votes on imperial vice chancellor post amid censorship
The Reichstag main committee passes first reading of a bill creating the imperial vice chancellor post amid heated debate. Radicals and National Liberals oppose funding for Helfferich. censorship tightens as Deutsche Zeitung and Volkswacht are suppressed or placed under preemptive control.
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Amsterdam
Reichstag
Berlin
Copenhagen
Helfferich
Germany
Georg Ledebour
Deutsche Zeitung
Volkswaght
Dantzig
Girl's Assailant Surrenders in Durham
John Long of Mangum township surrendered to Deputy Sheriff Joe Pleasant in Durham after a week on the run for shooting Miss Nellie Ball. The 44 Winchester bullet struck her near her father David S. Ball's Bahama area home. Neighbors linked the act to revenge on the girl's father. motive remains undisclosed.
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Davids. Ball
German Chancellor criticizes Wilson reply to Pope
Amsterdam Sept 28 Dr Michaelis told the Reichstag main committee that Pope Benedicts peace proposals show moral seriousness justice and neutrality. He said these qualities are absent in the reply by President Wilson to the Pope.
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Amsterdam
Michaelis
Reichstag
Benedict
Wilson
Austrian frontier closed to travelers
Geneva reports the Austrian frontier was closed yesterday and no telegrams travelers or newspapers arrived from Austria. Abbas Hill former Khedive to Egypt secured a pass for Vienna after living in Switzerland for several years and plans permanent residence there.
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Switzerland
Austria
Abbas Hill
Egypt
Vienna
Thascality
Davidson to Meet Navy in Season Opener at Annapolis
Davidson College football team of 18 men under Coaches Fetzer and Kluttz closed a contract to play Navy in Annapolis tomorrow, launching their season with the road game. Davidson is based in Davidson, North Carolina, and departs tonight for the matchup.
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Navy
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Annapolis
Fetzer
Kluttz
Prize giveaway heats up as voters rally with coupons
The Dispatch promotes a voting contest with prizes including a $775 Briscoe Automobile and gold and furniture rewards. Subscriptions earn votes, with extra votes for $15 subscriptions before October 6 and entries close November 12. winner chances rise with coupon activity and active candidates.
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Shekespeare
Avon
Warship Grounded in Home Waters Amid Storm News
The Navy announced a battleship is aground in home waters but resting easily and likely to be floated soon. Meanwhile a tropical hurricane near the Gulf of Mexico, with winds near 90 mph, threatens Mobile and New Orleans with heavy rain, power cuts, and airport and rail disruptions.
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Point
Orlean
House Floor Brawl Between Heflin and Norton Grips Congress
A clash erupted on the House floor as Rep Heflin of Alabama and Rep Norton of North Dakota fought amid a tense session. Friends separated them after grappling over seats, ending with only Norton’s collar showing wear while Speaker Clark restored order.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Heflin
Alabama
Norton
North Dakota
Rules Committee
von Bernstorff
Clark
Milner rejects peace with unrepenant German rulers
Viscount Milner, at a luncheon in London, condemns any peace with unrepenant German rulers. He says the United States and Britain are united by a common motive and aim, and the Entente will press on to a world governed by law, not the jungle.
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London
Viscount Milner
British War Council
American Truncheon Club
United States
Lord Milner
Milner
Germany
Cities Prepare as Heavy Gas Forces Closures
New Orleans and nearby districts shut schools as a strong gas alert spreads. A 90 mile wind is reported, prompting rapid changes in public spaces and safety measures across multiple locations.
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