Democratic Convention Struggles Over Governor Nominee Choice
The convention debates continue over who will be the gubernatorial nominee with San Miguel County candidates debated and Barth showing strength but lacking cohesion. Adjournment overnight seen as harming lieutenant governor interests while celebrites energize the hall. The keynote spot highlights the Wilson administration record and an attack on Republicans.
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San Miguel County
Barth
Hall
A.A. Jones
McDonald
Silver City
Wilson
New Mexico Democratic Convention Debates Platform Proposals
The Democratic committee selects permanent officers and drafts a platform with statewide prohibition and women’s suffrage plank. Rumors swirl about candidate names for governor and congressional seats as delegates discuss the convention agenda and possible party realignments.
De Baca Leading Democratic Gubernatorial Run in New Mexico
In Santa Fe the San Miguel county candidate Jonekiel Co de Baca emerged as a leading figure for the Democratic nomination for governor. Yet organized opposition and doubts about his health and fitness circulate as delegates convene. The convention faces a morning decision on his fate with Walton and Jones also in play and party factions vying for influence.
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Jonekiel Co de Baca
San Miguel
Topighe
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Bine
Jones
Walton
Mr de Bata
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Barth
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Congress
Grant County
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Bernaljo County
I. Hotrews
Tsaac Burtt
Oredenthals
Rafael Garcia
New Mexico
House of Representatives
Sheriff Survives Lynching Attempt After Mob Seeks Prisoner
A mob seeking to hang a Black prisoner assaults the sheriff and crowds gather. The sheriff heroically retrieves the captive and escapes with the prisoner, averting a potential lynching and preserving life amid rising violence.
Enraged Lima mob overpowers sheriff over prisoner
A mob in Lima captures Sheriff John Eley after failing to locate Charles Daniels accused of assaulting Mrs. Barber. Eley is seriously injured, stripped, and whipped as rioters force him to reveal the prisoner’s location. Daniels is later tracked with bloodhounds in nearby woods.
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Morning Journal
Fectal
John Sherman Eley
Charles Daniels
John Barber
Bley
Sun Jail
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Eley
Ohio State Hospital
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Kley
Kinney
Barber
Prohibition Ticket to Be Printed in Three States
The prohibition party will print its official ticket in Nevada Utah and Nebraska this fall marking the first to be issued in the party s history the national committee announced in Chicago today.
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Prohibition
Nevada
Utah
Nebraska
Weather forecast for New Mexico and Denver area
Di r e c t forecast shows warmer conditions with fair skies in the west. Partly cloudy with possible afternoon thundershowers in eastern portions. Friday returns to fair weather as temperatures rise.
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Denver
Aur
New Mexico
Weather Summary for Yesterday in Southwest Region
Local forecast for twenty four hours ending 6 pm reports maximum 84 degrees minimum 52 with a range of 34 and 6 pm temperature 71. Winds from the southwest with partly cloudy skies.
Withdrawal of National Guard from Bordeé in progress
Fifteen thousand men are ordered to return to mobilization camps in their respective states as the withdrawal of the National Guard from Bordeé continues.
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Bordee
War Department Orders Major Reinforcement Of Guard Units
The War Department announced large scale mobilization moves with three regiments from New York two from New Jersey two from Illinois two from Missouri and other units to Washington 10 orders dispatched. About 6 000 regular coast artillerymen assigned to infantry on the border are to depart as state troops are pulled back to home stations while General Funston selects replacements. The plan aims to keep border defenses strong while Pershing’s expedition withdraws and the Mexican-American joint commission meets at Portsmouth No HH.
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War Department
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New York
New Jerkey
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Gresen
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Baker
Wilson
White House
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Mexico
National Guard to Move Toward State Mobilization Camps
General Funston announced orders from the War Department for the first movement of National Guard troops from the border to state mobilization camps. The northward shift is expected to begin within eighteen hours, with movement underway by Friday or Saturday.
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Funston
Tenight
War Departments
Twenty Crew of Admiral Clark Die in Caribbean Storm
Twenty of twenty six aboard the American steamer Admiral Clark perished when the vessel sank during a tropical hurricane on August 16. Six survivors reached a quarantine station aboard the Swedish barque Tena after adrift for six days. Survivors included Cherland Roth and Carl Johnson among others. the ship, 3437 tons, was owned by Pacific Alaska Navigation Co of Tacoma Washington.
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Morning Journal
New
Reatis
Admiral Clark
Port Arthur
Texas
Buenos Aitres
James Daniels
Carrbbean
Tana
Cherland Roth
Carl Johnsonu
H. King
W Jobinson
Peter Anderson
Fred Cumik
Admiral Clack
The
Pacific-Alaska Navigation Company of
Tacoma, Wash
Bank Bandit Captured After $8000 Heist in Chicago Park
A bandit named Jack Eveline of Chicago robbed a branch of the Anglo California Bank in San Francisco, taking $8000. He fled in a commandeered automobile pursued by a bank teller and chauffeur, who drove him into a park police station five miles away where he was captured with the money.
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Eve Lane
Chicago
Anglo-Califortia Bank
Park
Rumanians Advance Into Austrian Territory Reported
Vienna admits retreat of soldiers defending mountain passes to positions previously prepared as Romanians move rapidly into Austrian territory.
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Vienna
Ultimatum to Bulgaria prompts Greek army mobilization
The report notes a possible Greek army remobilization as Bulgaria faces an ultimatum from Romania and tensions escalate in the Balkans. Allied and Axis movements clash across the Danube region with bombardments near Rustehuk and Kronstadt while Romanian forces approach Transylvania.
Romanian Troops Advance Across Austro Hungarian Frontier
Romanian forces report progress crossing the Austro Hungarian frontier reaching several points including a village east of Kronstadt. War office says more than 740 prisoners have been captured.
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Bucharest
London
Kronstadt
Sumanian War Office
Russian Forces Reach Lake Van Area Near Bitlis
Petrograd dispatch reports Russian forces advancing toward Lake Van region in Kurdistan and pushing to a point six miles from Bitlis. Turkish troops reportedly drove Kivetians from Bitlis on August 7.
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Vie
London
Lake van
Kurdintadt
Bitlis
Infantile paralysis hits El Paso children
Poor children in El Paso are stricken with infantile paralysis diagnosed today by the county health officer. The cases are in the Mexican quarter. To prevent smallpox from Mexico entering El Paso, two sanitary inspectors guard the international bridge to vaccinate entrants from Juarez. U S customs and immigration officers were vaccinated by army medical officers.
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Tex
Mexico
International Bridge
Juarez
United States Customs and Immigration
Army
California Claimed By Hiram W Johnson By 15000 Plurality
A San Francisco dispatch reports Governor Hiram W Johnson claimed victory over Willis H Booth for the Republican nomination for United States senator. Johnson supporters estimated his plurality at 15000, though Booth backers disputed the claim.
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California
Hiram W. Johnson
San Francisco
Willis H. Booth
Los Angeles
United States
Booth
Johnson Leads Johnson Over Booth in Senate Nomination Race
From San Francisco to Aus yesterday's primary vote shows Gov. Hiram W. Johnson leading Willie H. Booth for the Republican U S Senate nomination. With 4,965 of 5,445 precincts reporting the governor leads by about 18,040 votes. Johnson also appears on the Progressive ticket with 5,042 votes while Democratic ballots show 1,296 for him.
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San Francisco
Aus
Hiram W. Johnson
Willie H. Booth
San Angeles
United States
Johnson
Interstate Commerce Commission Suspends Freight Rate Increases
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended proposed increases in trans continental freight rates from the east to Intermountain territory and from the Pacific coast to the east for further investigation. The plan would have raised railroad revenue by about twenty million dollars annually and was to take effect in October.
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Intermountain Territory
Pacific Coast
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cto
Interstate Commerce Commission suspends tolls on western roads
The Inter state Commerce Commission suspended until December 30 a proposed charge on loading and unloading by western roads. The fee would have been one cent per hundred pounds, raising revenue. the plan aimed to start September 1.
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Washington
Aug
Interstate Commerce Commission
Millions Out of Work If the Strike Comes
New York August reports feverish efforts by lawmakers and industry leaders to avert paralysis of traffic if a nationwide railroad strike occurs. Freight, steamship, and coastal shipping would halt or slow, risking shortages of coal and cargo as ships face limited bunker fuel and terminals. Officials say lines will add vessels if commerce surges while passenger services plan to boost sailings to meet demand.
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AL Losrod
New York
New York City
United States
Mallory, Clyde and
Moreni
Wilson Presses Peace as Labor Walkout Looms
Washington reports President Wilson using all administration influence to urge railroad brotherhoods to cancel or delay the national strike. Congress debates emergency measures while hearings prepare to shape an eight hour day and wage commission plan to curb disruptions in interstate rail service.
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Railroad Brotherhood
Congress
Wilson
Brotherhood
W.G. Lee
Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
Blairlee
Maryland
House
Tormorrow
Representative Adamson
Commerce Committee
Kitchin
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad Presidents and Brotherhoods Strive to Break Deadlock
Both sides prepare for a great st rubble to begin Monday as railroad presidents and unions show determination to end the long standing deadlock.
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