Statehood For New Mexico And Arizona Wins Senate Approval
The Senate approved the Smith Flood statehood measure by 53 to 8, advancing New Mexico and Arizona toward admission. Debate centered on the recall of judges, with Republicans Mourne, Brandegee, and Heyburn among dissenters and Democrats largely supporting the plan. The House adjournment risked delaying final action as leaders weigh veto issues and procedural steps.
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Oh Morning Journal
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Labollette
Arizona rejoices as hood bill passes senate
Douglas, Arizona erupts in celebration at 5 o clock with bells and whistles as news arrives that the statehood bill has passed the senate. Businessmen dance in the streets and a torchlight procession is planned after the house action.
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Douglas
Ariz
Arizona
Senate
Senate resolution paves way for Armenia and New Mexico statehood
News from Phoenix reports passage of a Smith-Blood resolution advancing Armenia and New Mexico toward statehood. The reception in the city was quiet though generally favorable, with no celebrations observed.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Senate
Armenia
New Mexico
New Obstacles in Work of Raising Maine
Havana August 18 The engineers in charge of raising the battleship Maine have decided to suspend exposing and exploring the hull until wreckage from the forward side of the after turret to the bow is cleared. The work will take about two months.
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Havana
Maine
Woman Who Killed Husband Fights Brother for Corpse
Denver authorities report Mrs. Eleanor Valentine who shot her husband then wounded herself is directing a legal clash from a hospital bed. She fights to let her husband's brother Frank Valentine of Omaha take charge of the body, while the coroner and district attorney resist without her consent.
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Morning Journal
Apecia
Denver
Colo
Eleanor Valentine
Madero Backed by Catholic Party for Mexican Presidency
Francisco I Madero gains Catholic party endorsement as presidential hopeful amid Zapata peace accord in Morelos. De La Barra to be backed as vice president. Reyes looms as main rival, relying on personal following.
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Morning Journal
Mexico City
Francisco
Madero
Emiliano Zapata
President de la Barra
Morelos
Zapata
Cuautla
Vivas
Francisco I. Madero
de la Barra
Indors¢ Madero
Bernardo Reyes
Explosion Wrecks Foundry Ensnaring 100 Men at Illinois Steel Plant
A blast at the Illinois Steel company's Joliet plant wrecked the moulding building on molten metal and trapped about a hundred workers. Four men were killed and four fatally injured. nine others hurt with fractures. Rescue efforts battled steam, collapsed roof, and flames for fifteen minutes as crews dragged survivors from twisted iron and debris.
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Joliet
Aus
Illinois Steel Company
Denver prisoner claims train robbery with wife’s reward
Frank M. Watson a Denver prisoner admits taking part in the January 1 1917 Southern Pacific Limited robbery at Reese Utah claiming accomplices were R M Roberts and Joseph Collins. Police doubt the tale but consider possible motive to obtain a $10 000 reward for the robbers.
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Morning Journal
Denver
Colo
Frank M. Watson
Southern Pacific Limited
Reese
Utah
Watson
Alliance
Neb
Chief Armstrong
Southern Pacific
Armstrom
R. M. Roberts
Mullen, Neb
Joseph Collins
Omaha
Dodge Hotel
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Collins
Ogden
Sprague
Harry Crawford
Lincoln
Gretley, Cole
North Dakota
Ray Roberts
IS BROKEN AT CHICAGO
Bitter cold disrupts travel as contenders retreat to ground after unprecedented feats. Flights halted by stiff gale near Chicago.
Three Negroes Killed in Georgia Race War
Donaldsville Ga Aug 18 three negroes members of a black party who barricaded themselves in a house and fired on whites were killed at Jakin today. Further clashes are feared as race troubles of serious proportions followed the killing of Marshal Newberry Tuesday night at Jakin. People have burned negro log buildings a school house and church.
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Donaldsville
Jakin
Marshal Newberry
Prisoner in Salt Lake City Mystery as Detectives Probe
Salt Lake City police report no new information beyond press dispatches about a prisoner linked to a missing person case. Sources note Hesse sent lodge dues from Salt Lake to his home lodge weeks earlier. Postcards signed by his step-daughter were received in Tecumseh Nebraska after the girl vanished, mailed from Puebla Colorado. Hesse worked as a railroad bridge carpenter.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Mform
Hesse
Tecumseh
Neb
Puebla
Colo
Senator Smith pushes immediate cotton crop inquiry
In Washington on August 18 Senator Smith of South Carolina urged the secretary of agriculture to conduct an instant investigation into cotton crop conditions. He noted a sudden rise in preliminary government estimates and challenged the belief that a record crop would not occur, suggesting possible miscalculations by field commissioners or the department.
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Washington
Senate
Smith
South Carolina
Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson
Senator Smith
Agricultural Department
Record altitude flight tops 11 000 feet setting new mark
Sopwith wins the eighteen mile water crossing in 15 minutes 58.4 seconds with Ely second in 17 minutes 7.8 seconds and Beachey third. In the land cross twenty mile event the Sopwith leads at 13 minutes 62.6 seconds followed by Ovington 15 minutes 2 seconds and Simon Bird 17 minutes 7.4 seconds.
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O. A. Brindley
Sopwith
Ely
Beachey
Ovington
Simon Bird
Atwood Flies From Cleveland Over Lake Erie Field
The flyer started from Cleveland at 4 93 p m and landed in Swanville at 6 10 p m after an eighty four mile trip in two hours seven minutes. He remained aloft over parts of five states and is now 727 miles from St Louis and 538 miles from New York with much time spent over Lake Erie.
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Cleveland
Atwood
Lake Erie
Swanville
St. Louis
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Lake
Julia Marlowe Weds Her Leading Man
New York reports confirmation that Julia Marlowe married FE H Sothern in London after their Broadway engagement ended. The pair sailed July 15 and had been linked to marriage since early July. Sothern’s estranged wife Virginia Harned divorced him in Reno last October for desertion.
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Sam S
Lee Schubert
FE. H. Sothern
London
Julia Marlowe
Sothern
Reno
Miss Marlowe
Robert Taber
Brindley Sets American Altitude Record At 11726 Feet
Oscar A Brindley soared to 11726 feet to set a new American altitude record surpassing the previous world mark. Phillip Parmalee reached 10837 feet before descent as others reported high flights and near misses amid cold air and equipment failures at the event.
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Morning Journal
Chicago
Oscar A. Brindley
America
Phillip
Parmalee
M. Loridan
Mourmeton
France
Felix
Etampas
Ralph Johnstone
Belmont Park
New York
Clarence Culver
Fifth
United States Cavalry
James Ward
Earle Ovington
Ward
Ovington
Brindley
Beachey
Gill
Record of Arch Hoxsey altitude disputed not officially recognized
Los Angeles August 18. Arch Hoxsey reached 11 474 feet on December 28 but the barograph was smashed in his fatal crash at Dominguez field. Officials say calibration and standardization were postponed. the record awaits official recognition after Aero Club of California processing and Aeronautique Internationale review.
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Cal
Arch Hoxsey
Dominguez Aviation Field
Aero Club of California
Aero Club of America
Aeronautique Internationale
Paris
Atwood Makes Jump From Cleveland to Swanville
Swanville Pa Aug 18 One jump by Harry N Atwood Boston aviator from Cleveland brought him eighty four miles closer to his New York destination during a St Louis to New York flight. He planned to reach Erie but ran out of gas and landed eleven miles west of Erie without incident.
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Harry N. Atwood
Boston
Cleveland
St. Louis
New York
Atwood
Erie
Wiley powerless to protect the people
Morning Journal Special Leased Wire reports Washington August 18 as the House inquiry into Dr H W Wiley chief of the board of chemistry nears its end with Secretary Wilson slated to testify. Wiley argues for a legal office and stenographer note taker while claiming he could cut costs and curb harmful foods pending referee board verdict. He cites Bureau activity on pharmacopoeia and Remsen board shifts, and notes the Prussian finding benzoate of soda harmful.
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Washington
House
H. W. Wiley
Board of
Chemistry
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Dunlap
McCabe
Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Remsen
Dr. Wiley
Remsen Board
Railway men idle as strike hits England
Thousands of railway workers face idle time amid an England strike. Officials estimate up to a quarter of a million may be affected as traffic is badly disrupted and morale sinks.
London Turns Into Military Encampment Amid Disorder
Soldiers patrol streets as London resembles an encampment with troops on every hand and day passes issued to control disorder without major clashes.
Pope Pius Convalescent After Early Morning Mass
Rome reports Pope Pius XII convalescing with improved mobility. He rose earlier, attended mass, walked between rooms, and spent time at his desk, signaling steady recovery after illness.
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Rome
Pope Pius
Bandits murder man who resisted robbery at Pipe Stone Springs
At Pipe Stone Springs near Butte Montana two masked bandits attempted a 4 PM hold up in a bar room. A Greek section hand named Koonis was killed and another Greek worker was seriously wounded while a third was shot in the hand and neck. The robbers fled into the mountains and sheriffs officers pursued them by auto.
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Buttle
English Rail Strike Paralyzes UK Transport Across Nation
Scores of thousands of railway workers walk out halting 23 000 miles of lines. Managers and employees cling to ultimatums as passenger and freight services falter. Liverpool steamship service stops and riots flare with troops deployed amid food price rise and vast railway valuation.
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Kingdom
Liverpool
Wales
Strike Grips UK Railways Halts Travel Across Nation
Massive UK railway walkout shuts services coast to coast with 220000 workers heeding the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants. Government efforts falter as ministers press for settlement while underground lines report limited service and growing unrest.
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London
United Kingdom
Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants
England
Ireland
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Wales
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