Americans Held for Ransom in Mexico Border Case
AMERICANS Davis and Peterson, aviators from Fort Bliss on border patrol, are reported held by Mexican bandits in the Big Bend region. A $15,000 ransom demand was presented at the border as authorities consider options, with theories about their capture and location in the Ojinaga area.
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SL Paso
Texas
Paul H. Davis
Harold G. Peterson
Mexico
Marfa
Peterson and
Davis
Fort Bliss
Rio Grande
Big Bend
Airmen Held for Ransom by Mexican Bandits
Maj. Gen. Joseph T. Dickman and staff discussed reports from Candelaria Texas that Army aviators Lieutenants Davis and Peterson are held by bandits in Dilares on the Rio Grande demanding 15000 to Dawkins Kilpatrick with death threatened if unpaid. Dickman refused to reveal rescue steps and noted the incident had reached Washington.
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Man Antoni
Texas
Joseph T. Dickman
Southern Department
Candelaria
Davis
Peterson
Dawkins Kilpatrick
Ransom Money on Way to Mexico In Telegram From Hutchinson
A Minneapolis telegram reports Mrs G H Peterson of Hutchinson received word from her son Harold Peterson held by Mexican bandits near the Texas border. The bandits demand ransom by August 18 or threaten death. Colonel Langhorne and Major Walton indicate government handling and no payment authorized yet.
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Mexico
Minneapolis
Lowing
G." Peterson
Hutchinson
Candelaria
Texas
G. Peterson
Hutchinso Davis
Dawkins Kilpatrick
Major Walton
el Paso
Warren B. Davis
Strathmore
Cal
Tam
War Department
Harold G. Paterson
Langhorne
St Paul
Peterson
Colonel Langhorne
Walton
Alton
Marfa
Harold Peterson
Marfa man asks ransom delay for aviators release
Dawkins Kilpatrick of Candelaria telegraphs Mexican bandits asking a delay in the $15,000 ransom for the release of American aviators Davis and Peterson until Wednesday due to border delays. The aviators likewise telegraphed they would try to meet the demand. Parents of the aviators are involved as the ransom issue unfolds amid a Fort Davis cowboy camp meeting drawing large crowds from the Big Bend region.
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Marfa
Texas
Gov- Ata
Fort
Interest Intensified In Official Washington
Officials in Washington show heightened concern over Mexican bandits holding two American aviators and threatening death. The State Department says no information reached them while the War Department awaits word. The report follows prior kidnappings including Philip Thompson and Lawrence Shipley with ransom demands and uncertain outcomes.
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Associated Press
War Department
State Department
Carranza
Mexico
Philip Thompson
John West ‘Thompson
Mexico City
American State Department
Foreign Office
Lawrence L. Shipley
Fresnillo
Shipley
Department
Peterson Noted For Daring Stunts In War Service
Hutchinson Minnesota August 17 Lieut H G Peterson who with Lieut Paul Davis is reported held for ransom by Mexican bandits is the son of Samuel G Peterson a clothing merchant of this city His mother and two sisters are the other members of the family He enlisted in the aviation corps at the entry of the United States into the war Most of his work has been done at Ellington field Texas His stunts were so daring that upon one occasion he was put under restraint for almost three months
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Peterson
Hutchinson
Minn
H. G. Peterson
Paul Davis
Samuel G. Peterson
United States
Ellington Field
Texas
Washington prepares for broad congress agenda this week
In Washington on August 17, major items include railroad legislation in both chambers and continued hearings by the House Interstate Commerce Committee with railway executives’ advisors. The prohibition enforcement bill moves ahead in the Senate, while daylight saving repeal is set for a Tuesday House vote. Secretary Baker to testify on military policy as war department bills advance.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Interstate Commerce Subcommittee
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Railway Executives Advisory Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
House
Baker
Senate Military Committee
Ansell
Senate
Thousand Men to Compete for Medal at Caldwell
At Caldwell New Jersey on August 17 more than a thousand men will shoot for the president's match prize. The winner earns the champion military rifle shot title of the United States a gold medal and an autographed letter from the president. The Wimbledon cup match is also mentioned.
Honolulu Free Port Proposal Investigated by Five Member Commission
Acting under the last legislature, Governor C. J. McParthy appoints a five member commission to investigate and report on the proposal that Honolulu be made a free port. The panel will study implications for trade, customs, and regional development.
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Honolulu
T. H
Gov. C
Campaign plan in North Russia may prove a failure
Archangel July 2. British Russian offensive in North Russia seeks to join Kolchak's Siberian army and create Archangel as a base for supplies to anti Bolshevik forces. Resistance on the Dvina delays gains, Kolchak’s forces retreat in Siberia, and critics warn that without large Allied and Bolshevik war effort, the venture may fail this summer as in the prior year. Major General Ironside states Archangel base for Kotlass assault. progress remains modest, with Kotlass over 100 miles from key positions.
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Archangel
Associated Press
North
Russia
Admiral Kolchak
Siberian
Dvina
Alli
Ironside
Kotlass
Viatka
Kolchak
Eral Ironside
Winter In North Russia Brings Mutinous Fronts and Weak Allied Units
The article notes the British and Russian commands remain understrength versus the bolsheviks in numbers and artillery. British gunboats and monitors on the Dvina and Vaga rivers proved largely useless due to low water. American and French forces are withdrawn from the Archangel front, while trained Russian troops are sparse yet well equipped. The North Russian government, under General Kolchak, sustains a strong war effort, aiming to hold the army and civilian discipline, with the public allegedly cooperative. In late July Major General Ironside warned that Russian troops in the Onega district mutinied and ceded the Onega front and town to the bolsheviks. no British troops were present there.
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Sner
Dvina
Vaga
Russia
Archangel
Kolchak
Ironside
Onega
Dvina River
Diminutive Race Supposed At Grand Canyon Burial Site
Prescott Arizona August 11 report by H L Loomis prospector claims Squaw Creek Mesa fifteen miles east of Grand Canyon is burial ground for an ancient dwarf race. Loomis reports nineteen skeletons found in old graves with a turquoise cup and small pottery pieces. artifacts sent to University of Arizona and Smithsonian Institute.
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Prescott
Ariz
Squaw Creek
Grand Canyon
H. L. Loomis
University of Arizona
Smithsonian Institute
Loomis
Physician Tests for Jags in Los Angeles Case
Dr Carl Dietertie, a surgeon, faced trial over intoxication allegations in Los Angeles. The report notes confusion over phrases including Methodist Episcopal and arrest for intoxication, with unclear statements about evidence and testing methods.
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Los Angeles
Methodist Episcopal
Carl 8. Dieterte
Pilea’ Dolce
Sn ‘Methodist Episcopal
Border highway interests army men at the border
Army engineers survey conditions along the Mexican border to use light railway equipment from France for constructing lines. The aim is to connect supply depots and army posts with narrow gauge tracks, aiding border stations and military logistics.
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Paso Tex
Army Corps of Engineers
France
Fail Workerg in New Wage Demand
A report notes a dispute over new locomotive equipment demands. Proposals require mechanical coal passers on all coal burning engines, power brake shakers, and automatic fire door openers. Estimated cost to equip all locomotives reaches 200 million dollars. The plan seeks uniform deadhead pay rules for firemen traveling between terminals across the United States and Canada.
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United States
Canada
Strike Cripples Great New York Subway System
The Interborough Rapid Transit strike paralyzed subways and elevated lines across Manhattan, the Bronx, and parts of Brooklyn and Queens. Crews refused to start runs, power houses shut down, and traffic halted though some lines resumed after an hour. Officials prepared emergency transit for nearly 2.5 million riders facing continued disruption.
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Interborough Rapid ‘Transit Company
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Queens
P. J. Conno
Brotherhood of Interborough Rapid Transit
Interborough Power ‘House
W York Railways
Brooklyn Rapid ‘Transit Company
Interborough Power
Public Service Commission
Break in Ranks of Car Workers Expected
GREAT FALLS Aug 17 A press in the strike of carmen and mechanics at the Great Northern shops is expected tomorrow morning Railroad officials said they would reopen the shops for the return of all strikers despite a union request to defer. Valley men held a meeting after officials returned from eastern conferences with other strikers representatives but gave no plan or action. None of the local strikers have yet returned to work.
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Great Falls
Carmen
Great Northern
Des. Valen
Victor Berger Robust Efforts Mark Congress Career
A Chicago News item praises Victor Berger for vigorous public service in Congress rather than penalties, highlighting his dedication to the country amid political scrutiny and controversy that frames his career as a forceful legislative presence.
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Victor Berger
Congress
Chicago News
Crucial Week in Treaty Fight Opens in Senate
Washington August 17 The peace treaty fight in the Senate is set for a crucial week as Senator Hitchcock Nebraska leader urges prompt action to bring the treaty out of the Foreign Relations Committee and ratify it He calls the five weeks in cold storage and links treaty action to tackling high living costs He is expected to push for a vote and oppose amendments Tomorrow hearings resume with writer Thomas F Mallard on the treaty provision granting Japan control in Shantung China The administration hopes to begin voting on amendments this week and report the treaty within 10 days to two weeks The White House will be pressed for more insight into negotiations as leaders seek to advance ratification and begin reducing living costs
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Washington
Senate
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Foreign Relations Committee
Thomas F. “Mallard
Japan
Shantung Province
China
Owen
Oklahoma
League of Nations
White House Co
Wilson
Swampscott
Mass
League
Tor
Mexican Booze as Substitute In Border Trade
El Paso reports officers saying tequila is replacing American whiskey on the border as a smuggling route to sell tequila to Americans. The article notes Mexicans and Americans trading liquor across the line and highlights concerns over tequila being carried in pockets and used to evade customs.
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EL Paso
Texas
Canada fixes 1919 wheat price at $2.25 a bushel
Winnipeg Man August 17 The Canadian wheat board has fixed the minimum price for the 1919 wheat crop at $2.25 per bushel, according to an unofficial source received tonight.
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Canada
Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Wheat Board
Forest Fire 16 Beyond Control in Idaho West End
Lewiston Idaho August 17 There is a prospect the west end of the Locksaw creek forest fire is beyond control The front of the fire is 15 miles wide and the area spans 30 miles in length at the narrowest point eight miles wide Kooskia headquarters sent 50 more men to the blaze The fire sits south of Locksaw creek while Pete King creek fire to the north continues to spread Weather shows no wind today Fifteen fires burn on the reserve Larson creek north fork has burned over 6000 acres and spreads further Beaver creek has burned three sections and Rose creek near the Montana line five sections with crews arriving to restrain heavy timber areas.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Locksaw Creek
Montana
Kooskia
Lockeaw Creek
Larson Creek
North Fork
Clearwater Reserve
Hamilton
Beaver Creek
Rose Creek
Montanas
Fires Burn Across Nez Perce and Selway Regions
Reports indicate extreme fire conditions in Nez Perce and Selway areas with multiple blazes difficult to control. rangers battle smoke as crews respond to new Parachute and Windover fires while three men near Troy plead guilty to brush burning without a permit, fined $85 plus costs.
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Servisor Whit
Unio Rents
Powell” Mountain
Selway
Anabi White
Se “Teele
Troy
Kootenal
Barat
Campers Blamed For Forest Fire Near Monarchs Belt
A forest fire started in the Jefferson forest on Hughast creek near Monarchs Belt mountains this afternoon, burning more than 100 meters of timber land. Firefighters and freighters reported the blaze beyond control and difficult to stop amid tinder dry conditions.
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Great Falls
Jefferson Forest
Monarchs Tnt Belt
Border Outposts Prove Their Value
Arie Aug 17 United two border outposts report success in halting cattle theft. Mexican aides aided access and machine use. Bee infantry ordered all woodchopping camps moved five miles from the border to prevent smuggling. Mexican officials promise to return any American cattle found on their side.
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United
Bes ‘Ona
Wales
Hay
Minott
Bortle
Women tennis results at Columbia Gardens highlight Maris win
In the Columbia Gardens event Miss Angelina Maris won the singles championship with Mrs J Clark Johnstone as doubles partner who, along with Thelma Fewell and Hattie Kipp, were defeated in doubles. Mrs Johnstone placed fourth in singles.
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Columbia Gardens
Angelina Maris
J. Clark Johnstone
Miss Maris
Thelma Fewell
Hattie Kipp
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