25 Jul 1914
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1914
Page
1
Mexican factions express willingness to cooperate as talks advance toward peace. Officials report broad guidance from leaders to reduce violence and pursue a united approach.
Official advices report progress toward restoring peace in Mexico as provisional president Carbajal Villa Zapata and Carranza show willingness to cooperate. Emissaries from Carranza to Vera Cruz will meet Zapata to discuss reforms, amnesty guarantees, and friendly relations with the United States. In Sonora fires erupt at Consolidated Copper mines amid sabotage fears and wage strikes.
The president sent Secretary Bryan's peace treaties with twenty nations to the Senate for a special investigation into cases where diplomacy failed. Passage this session seemed doubtful. Nations named include Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, Honduras, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Bolivia, Portugal, Persia, Denmark, Sutherland, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Italy, Norway, Peru, Brazil, Argentina and Chile.
The Texas Roads Association announces its midsummer session to be held in Galveston on July 17 18 and 14. All bodies and individuals interested in Texas road development are invited to attend.
The Defiance, a candidate to defend the America’s Cup against Sir Thomas Lipton’s Shamrock III, has been abandoned as a racing boat. Henry Taggart, secretary of the Masthead club, said it is dangerous to sail and will not be raced.
W. W. Kermeen was found guilty of first degree murder for killing J. F. Harrel, a Bisbee-born former bank clerk in Los Angeles. The defense claimed an irresistible impulse to kill any man he saw lying down. Sentenced to hang.
Prominent figures in organized baseball clash as Dave Fultz calls a players walkout over Kraft’s team moves. Ban Johnson threatens league-wide park closures, while Charles Ebbets negotiates a settlement returning Kraft to the Newark club, ending the immediate dispute.
A terse dispatch warns that Europe stands on the brink of a universal war as Austria Hungary may precipitate a broader struggle involving all major powers. The note emphasizes rising tensions across the continent and the potential for wider conflict.
European diplomacy faces gravity as Austria Hungary demands Serbia accept responsibility for the Sarajevo murders. Belgrade has eight hours to respond to an ultimatum seen as humiliating. Russia seeks more time as Montenegro signals support for Serbia, risking wider Balkan hostilities with Germany and Italy watching.
George M Reynolds president of Continental Commercial National Bank and John G Shedd president of Marshall Field testified today before the Federal Commission on Industrial Relations. They said much of the pessimism and business woes are traceable to politics and not to underlying conditions.
Australia’s tennis team led by Norman Brookes and Anthony Wilding earned the right to face the German squad in the Davis Cup contest after a clean sweep victory. Next week in Pittsburgh the Australians will play the Germans to decide who faces the British team.
Aueoriated Press reports Buckingham Palace conference on Home Rule could not bridge the gap between Ulsterites and Nationalists. The monarch’s plans leave the country pessimistic with no clear next step toward a solution.
Leading business men clergymen bankers and manufacturers backed Sir Edward Carson tonight in demanding total and permanent exclusion of Ulster from the home rule bill. Business fears urge calm to avert civil war looming over the country.
A tract of land in the Anson Metracken survey sold yesterday for 54250 dollars, marking one of the week’s largest real estate transactions registered in Dallas.
Washington July 24 The fate of Paul M Warburg as a Federal Reserve Board member hinges on his choice to testify before the Senate Banking and Currency Committee. If he refuses to appear in the coming days the president is expected to withdraw his nomination and pick another candidate.
Lieutenant Porte flew about forty four miles tonight in the Rodman Wanamaker flying boat America. The craft reportedly worked perfectly and may be shipped to Newfoundland for an Atlantic crossing attempt around August first.
Federal mediation between 98 Western railroads and their engineers and firemen moved to a crucial phase tonight. Martin A. Knapp of the board said progress is hoped for, though talks remain secret and no party has released details on progress.
A preliminary statement of the assets and liabilities of the H. Clafin Company, a large dry goods house recently bankrupt, was presented to creditors at a meeting today. The gathering was held in the ballroom of a prominent uptown hotel due to the lack of a suitable downtown venue.
The third annual gathering of the United States Leav ing and Loan Association is planned for next week in a government building. Officials and examiners appointed by authorities will supervise the event and oversee the ten regional associations. The schedule spans over several days with sessions beginning Monday and ending on Wednesday.
A July warning to Ulster Volunteers in Armach Ireland calls for readiness for mutant mobilization. About nine thousand volunteers are equipped, with many supplied with Maxim guns.
Local brief notes a partly cloudy Saturday forecast and yesterday's highs and tonight's low. West Texas is expected to stay generally fair Saturday and Sunday with light winds and dry conditions overall.
A fragmented report notes a former wife’s involvement in a tense dispute. Caillauan’s missteps are described as blunders as officials navigate a trap set during the struggle. The piece hints at counsel complications and unresolved tensions.
In Paris July 24 the defense of Mme Caillaux in the Calmette murder case failed as letters she feared would expose her inner life were read. Witnesses testified to Calmette and Caillaux's upright characters, undermining the fear claimed as motive.
Chicago authorities issued warrants charging a notorious dance hall with violating the one o'clock closing law. A secret tunnel is sought as a suspected route for lawbreakers. Testimony by the police chief and others before the grand jury highlighted the campaign to close the old segregated district within thirty days.
Associated Press reports a city fire in Jasonville Indiana leveled seven blocks destroying fifty two buildings. four hundred thousand dollars in damage was sustained and two firemen were overcome during efforts to quell the blaze.
A nationwide shoemaking contest awarded two army contracts to winners, producing two hundred forty sample pairs of unilary footgear. Army experts say shoe quality is as crucial as weapons. The Quartermaster Corps used a system of two sample pairs per bidder, evaluating dozens of designs to establish a standard for future Army footwear.
Miss Kate M. Gordon, president of the Southern States Woman Suffrage Association, argues that suffrage is a matter for state action not federal policy. She opposes northern leaders and national lobbying for a constitutional amendment, urging a focus on state legislatures to amend constitutions.
Special report from Dallas notes general dryness across Texas with limited rainfall. Corn is stunted with many fields two feet high in uplands and suffering leaf and stalk damage. cotton plans late planted suffer material harm while weather may improve yields if rain returns.
In Dallas July 24 a bitter Texas Democratic gubernatorial contest narrows to two candidates. James E. Ferguson of Bell is favored by the ambition wing, while Leopold Mort Victoria is on the ballot but not a factor. State-wide prohibition dominates the race with the anti prohibition Poets seeking a veto friendly governor. The elimination convention chose Thall as the prohibition candidate, noted for a solid record and popular stance on reform.
Port Worth Tex July 24. M Ward formerly with Texas Business Men's Association has accepted a secretary post with the Danville Commercial Association in Danville Virginia. Ward is known as a city builder and will help establish a news bureau with his writings on City Building as a leading feature.
Temple Texas July 4 arrangements are under way to establish a branch house here with Des Moines, Iowa, implement house being connected through the local Chamber of Commerce.
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