Haiti President Guillaume killed by mob in Port au Prince
Mob attacks at the French legation drag President Guillaume through streets after the burial of 160 political prisoners. United States dispatches 400 marines to Port au Prince to restore order and protect Americans as Washington moves to reestablish peace and potentially oversee Haitian governance.
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Wilbrun
Guillaume
Washington
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Legation
Reay
General Oscar
Dominican Republic
Santo Dominican
United States
Caperton
Cape Haitien
M. Girard
Descartes
Navy Department
Benson
Navy
Marines
Anty
Admiral Capertan
Jason
Davis
Guiliaume
Wilsen
Hatten
Paul Fuller, Jr
German owned ships for U S registry
Washington July 28 Secretary Lanfaing and Acting Secretary of Commerce Sweet agreed American registry cannot be denied to eleven foreign built steamers purchased for the American Trans Atlantic trading corporation led by Richard Wagner of New York The freighters were bought in British Scandinavian and Mediterranean ports by a Danish agent Jensen and Theodore Lahr a Dutch merchant with money from a German Stinnes capitalist The discovery of German capital backing the venture and Jensen’s Denmark neutrality conviction delayed registry applications The steamers valued over 2 000 000 prove German capital but Wagner's Delaware corporation and his family holdings raise questions The navigation bureau warned that if vessels engage in European trade they may face a prize court
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Washington
Lan+ faing
Sweet Today
Richarrd Wagner
New York
Commerce Department
Jensen
Theodore Lahr
Easen
Germany
Stinnes
Denmark
Bureau of Navigation
Wagner
California Alien Land Law Upheld in Mortgage Case
Superior Court Judge Lewis R Works ruled California alien land law valid and allowed a Japanese individual named Oka to hold a mortgage on a lot given by Mrs Mary Leep to secure a 1609 loan. The decision cites the 1911 American Japanese treaty permitting Japanese to engage in business and treats the mortgage as a business incident, not ownership.
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Los Angeles
Cal
California
Superior Court
Lewis R Works
Naka
Mary Leep
Oka
7000 Volunteers Go to Fight for Italy
New York July 28 7000 volunteers sail from New York aboard the steamship Dante Alighieri bound for Naples and Genoa to join the Italian fighting effort. Two first cabin passengers B Franc avis and Meredith A Neil are said to be en route to Vienna on a special U S government mission.
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New York
Italy
Dante Alighieri
Naples
Genoa
B Francavis
Meredith A . Neil
Vienna
United States
Leelanaw Sinking Prompts Damages Claim From Germany
Washington officials prepared a note demanding damages from Germany for the torpedoing of the American steamer Leelanaw. Consul Dennison's Dundee report details shots fired, torpedoing, and the crew's transfer to the submarine, with a German master stating the ship carried contraband.
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Washington
Germany
State Department
Dennison
Dundee
Scotland
Geman
Eugene Delk
Leelanaw
America
England
Kirkwall
Mesa Boys
Delk
Philadelphia
Leelanans
Thair
Orkney
Fort Dundee
United States
Turks Massacring Armenians Reported by Crewe
London July 28 The Earl of Crewe replying in the House of Lords to Viscount Bryce's question said Foreign Office information shows a rise in crimes against Christians in Armenia by the Turks including wholesale massacres and deportations under evacuation. Similar crimes have been recorded on the Persian border with interference from Germans. Crewe blamed German influence and condemned the atrocities while noting no immediate action could stop them, but pledging eventual punishment for those responsible.
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London
Earl of Crewe
Councl
House of Lords
Viscount Bryce
Armenia
Foreign Office
Crewe
Readjustment of Cotton Export Rates by Interstate Commerce
Washington on July 28 reports a new ICC order to readjust export cotton rates from southern states to Mobile Alabama. The decision ends discriminatory practices favoring Savannah and requires joint through rates, a nonpenalty pricing system, and neutral dock facilities. Impacts cover Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi, and Carolinas with enforcement promised and earlier dock switching reforms to favor open shipment. Russia trade revival discussed with embargo lift and distribution of shipments via Secretary Redfield to avoid war-conflicted destinations.
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Washington
Mobile
Ala
Saannah
Interstate Commerce Commisgion
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Alabama
Tennessee
Georgia
Wississipp
Carolinas
Malle
Man
Savannah
Russia and United States to Resume Trade Arrangements
Washington July 28 details of an arrangement to lift the Russian embargo on exports to the United States will be worked out with the Russian ambassador, outlining how trade will resume between the two nations.
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Washington
United States
Vitalitas demonstration promotes a natural tonic at Jacobs Pharmacy
An advertisement touts Vitalitas as a natural medicine to relieve dyspepsia rheumatism and generalized stomach liver kidney and bowel issues. It urges readers to take a sample glass at a demonstration and to request more information, claiming rapid benefits for chronic ailments and offering a booklet with pricing.
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Nature
Progres
Jacobs Pharmacy
Gomin
Whitehall St
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Leelanaws
St Paul
Orkneys
Firedon
Lading
Aberdeen
George Bakhmetett
Petro- Krad
Russia
Redfield
E. G. Griffin
Gate City
Brown & Allen
Wear
Whitehall
E G. Griffin
BELL
Cox’s
Palm Beach
Manhattan
Norfolk
HESS
All Boys
J. Eiseman & Sons CO
Whitehall Street
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