Wilson to Put Mexico Question Before Congress
President Wilson plans to send a special message and documents on the Mexico situation to Congress with a possible White House reading. Sen Penrose presses for immediate protection for American lives and property in Mexico and a $25 million troop program. The transport ship Culgon has loaded ammunition and may sail for Mexican waters.
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Washington
Mexico
United States
Congress
Wilson
White House
General Huerta
Envoy Lind
Lind
Penrose
Senate
State Department
Carranza and
Filuerta
Hrgan
Hacon
Foreign Relations Committee
Durango
Fenrose
Philadelphia
Culgon
League
Moros Attack Governor Whitney in Jolo Hostile Assault
Vernon L. Whitney of Iowa the governor of Jolo was ambushed by Moros after an inspection of a scout camp at Bual Loe. He sustained five barog wounds but is expected to recover. He killed both attackers after a struggle and recovered a weapon. The interpreter escaped after a separate attack during lunch.
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Manila
Vernon L. Whitney
Iowa
Jolo
F Darrow
Whitney
Bual Looe
Whitmey
Michigan Student Crowns Tragedy Ends in Drowning
Rochester N Y Aug 22 Russell Wert a University of Michigan student and son of a wealthy fruit grower drowned when his canoe overturned on Conesus Lake. He was among several students enjoying a lake outing. Wert was 21 and from Michigan.
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Michigan
Rochester
N. Y
Russell Wert
University of Michigan
Conesus Lake
Lovers In Death Pact Ends in Double Tragedy
In Yonkers New York Charles Rich aged years was found dead and his sweetheart Ruth Harrison mortally wounded with evidence they planned to die together. In Washington the senate confirmed Francis Burton Harrison of New York as governor general of the Philippines without opposition.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Charles Rich
Ruth Familton
Sulzer's Claim Hit Glynn Declared Acting NY Governor
Albany Aug. 20 The New York Assembly moved to impeach Governor Sulzer. Lieutenant Governor Glynn automatically becomes acting governor and will stay in that role until Sulzer is acquitted or impeachment is dismissed. The attorney general ruling shifts momentum to Glynn as Adjutant General Hamilton recognizes him.
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Albany
M. Y
Assembly
New York State
Wliam Sulzer
Martin H. Glynn
Sulzer
Glynn
Hamilton
Far and Near Notes From Global Dispatches
Sheriff Motter and twenty deputies guard a camp of Mexican railroad laborers near Henry Illinois after a night battle that left one dead. Also reports Viking ambassador Boutell declines interview, Kipling model Bell dies in London, 1914 naval conference invited at Hampton Roads for 1915, a Minnesota girl vanishes in a sleepwalking incident, Italian explorer Piacenza reaches summit of Mount Nuhzkum in the Himalayas per India telegram.
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Henry
Ill
Motter
New York
Boutell
Chicago
Switzerland
Amerika
Henry Lane Wilson
Mexico
Minn
Esther Sternberg
Milan
Italy
Piacenza
Mount
Nuhzkum
Himalayas
India
Diggs Guilty Of Mann Act Violation In Elopement
Maury J. Diggs former California state architect was found guilty of transporting a woman from Sacramento to Reno for immoral purposes in violation of the Mann act. The verdict was returned Wednesday with a maximum five year federal sentence awaiting sentencing on September 3.
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California
San Francisco
Marsha Warrington
Sacramento
Cal
Reno
Nev
Maury J. Diggs
Federal Penitentiary
Tar Tar shoots pursuer and kills in Burnside case
In Somerset Kentucky on August 21 Josh Tartar arrested for drunkenness at Burnside shot Marshal John Coomer in the neck and fled. While being chased he fired into a crowd and killed John Fitzgerald. Tartar was wounded.
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Somerset
Josh Tartar
Burnside
John Coomer
John Fitzgerald
Tartar
Mrs Thomas Seeks Divorce in Kentucky Suit
Mrs Annie L Thomas files for divorce from Congress member R Y Thomas Jr of the Third Kentucky district in Greenville Kentucky alleging marital breakdown. Proceedings begin as the case is entered in Greenville court with Annie L Thomas as plaintiff and R Y Thomas Jr as defendant.
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Mrs. Thomas
Louisville
R. Y. Thomas, Jr
Kentucky
Congress
Greenville
Mra
Annie L. Thomas
Thaw Deportation Pending After Dramatic Escape
In Sherbrooke Quebec on August 22 Harry K Thaw awaits a habeas corpus hearing while Canadian officials anticipate deportation to the United States. Immigration inspectors plan to detain him as an undesirable and send him to Island Pond Vermont after boarding a Grand Trunk train. A dramatic escape from Matteawan State Hospital featured a taxi chase and a daring leap between vehicles as Thaw fled toward Connecticut.
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Sherbrooke
Que
Harry K. Thaw
Vermont
Matteawan
Coaticook
Grand Trunk
Island Pond
Detroit
Canada
Thaw
Toronto
Hornbeck
Conger
Dutchess County
New York
Roger" Thompson
New York City
Matteawan Asylum
Connecticut State Line
Connecticut
Stormville
N. Y
Connecticut Line
New Canaan
Conn
Castro's Brother tin Flight Arrives In Port of Spain
Gen. Carmelo Castro, brother of Venezuela's ex president Cipriano Castro, landed in Port of Spain from Barranquilla via Curacao under an assumed name. The arrival highlights regional ties as he travels through the Caribbean.
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Castro
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Carmelo Castro
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Barranquilla
Colombia
Curacao
Town Wiped Out by Fire in North Anger Maine
North Anger, thirty miles from Waterville, was nearly destroyed by a large fire. Forty structures including the Hotel Somerset and twenty other business buildings were totals loss.
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Waterville
North Anger
Somerset
39 DROWNED AT SEA AS STEAMER WRECKS OFF ALASKA
Seattle August 21 state of California wrecked in Gambier bay Alaska after striking an uncharted rock. Three minutes to sink. Thirty two passengers and seven seamen missing or dead. Survivors rescued by the Jefferson. Names of some passengers lost include Mrs Ward and her daughter Miss Risdon John Vanderlass and wife and others.
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Seattle
Wash
State of California
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Gambier Bay
Alaska
Juneau
Fife
Jefferson
Ward
Miss Risdon
John Vanderlass
Leslie Hobro
May Dixon
Co. E. Spithhill
Lillian B. Norman
Nick Pitulas
Ben A. Wade
Anna L. Cassidy
W. A. Dyer
Minnette B. Harlan
Blanche Fridd
Alice Johnson
Miss Reardon
J. Holmes
Misa Wilson
Probe Judge Speer's Act
United States Judge Emory Speer of Georgia, presiding in the Fifth circuit court of appeals, faces impeachment. A year ago in Macon his courtroom heard sobbing testimony as Col. W. A. Huff, ten year Macon mayor and former legislator, leveled charges directed to the House Judiciary Committee by Attorney General Reynolds.
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Washington
United States
Emory Speer
Georgia
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Macon
Speer
Col. W. A. Huff
House Judiciary Committee
Mcheynolds
Senate Shortfall Over Lippitt Amendment on Spool Thread
The Senate rejected Senator Lip Pitt s proposal to raise the duty on spool cotton thread to 27 percent ad valorem. The bill remains at 16 percent with a finance committee limit of 15 percent duty for spool thread under 600 yards. Tama Jim Wilson Turns 78 on Anchor Niner Cameronia voyage.
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Senate
Senator
Washington
Senator Lippitt
Lippitt
Finance Committee
Tama
Jim Wilson
New York
Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson
Town
Cameronia
Col
Andrew McLean
Brooklyn
Proposals Rejected in Mexico Huerta Notes
Washington and Mexico exchange notes over proposed end to hostilities and Huerta recognition. Mexico rejects all four Washington proposals including cessation of hostilities and Huerta’s resignation. Huerta seeks U S recognition and withdrawal of battleships while claiming Congress doubts Wilson policy. Elections set for October 26.
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City of
Mexico
Washington
John Lind
Huerta
Frederico Gamboa
Lind
Toto
Yuerta
United States
Wilson
Mr. Lind
Land
Congress
Te Huerta
Henry Jane Wilson
Democratic Party
McDermott tied to 7500 dollar loan bill payoff
Washington reports former House page TH McMichael testified that Chicago manufacturers raised 1250 to support Representative James T McDermott and that McDermott said he received 7500 for help amending the loan shark bill in the District of Columbia amid numerous meetings with lobbyists and Mulhall connections.
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Washington
James T. McDermott
Chicago
TH. McMichael
House
Friday McMichael
National Association of Manufacturers
McDermott
Martin M. Mulhall
Stockyards
Iie
Heir to million dies at sea en route to Australia
A laborer identified as William Qunstall died at sea while traveling to Australia to claim the $1,000,000 left to him by his father in law. A wireless telegram from New York reported the death occurred during the voyage.
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New York
Australia
Wiliam Qunstall
Dedicate New Peace Palace In The Hague
The new Peace Palace, funded by Andrew Carnegie with 1 600 000 and supported by many nations, was formally dedicated in The Hague on August 21.
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Peace Palace
The
Hague
Andrew Carnegie
Escape and theft shadow Ohio reformatory and Newark trust loss
Toledo report notes two Mansfield state reformatory inmates fled while inspired by Marry Thaw. Banker's Shortage shows $358,000 missing at Roseville Trust company. treasurer Raymond B. Smith remains missing as commissioner confirms loss amount.
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Marry Thaw
Toledo
Ohio State Reformatory
Mansfield
Newark
N. J
Roseville Trust Company
Raymond BH. Smith
Always Moving at the Club Meetings
The passage notes Gubbles often makes two moves at club gatherings, highlighting his frequent participation and the mention of St. Vitus dance as a playful detail. It portrays a lively, communal scene with multiple deliberate actions by Gubbles.
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St. Vitus
Eczema Cure Promoted By Soap Ointment Pair
In Roxbury Ohio a two week old boy developed widespread eczema with pimples and itching. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment nightly the skin cleared, according to a statement signed by Mrs. John White dated March 19 1913. Also a lighthearted Railcar anecdote mentions slippers altering a couple’s romantic history.
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Roxbury
Ohio
Desperate Remedy in Park Mass Meeting Over Grass
A stranger atop a building surveys a park crowded with a human mob around a speaker's platform. A guide explains a local politician organized a mass meeting to discuss saving the park grass, which has suffered for months.
Small Souls and the Unpunished Millionaires
The author notes Upton Sinclair discussed millionaire malefactors whose crimes go unpunished. Sinclair remarks it is hard to grasp how these men escape retribution, unless they are “too small for the meshes of the net.”
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Upton Sinclair
Mr. Sinclair
Old Nurse Converts Doctor To Postum In Insomnia Fight
An experienced nurse and a busy doctor form a strong case for Postum over tea and coffee. The doctor describes insomnia relief, weight gain, and full replacement of tea and coffee at home, aided by casual saccharine use. He notes patients adopting Postum by his advice and promotes Postum as a nourishing beverage with two forms and a guidance booklet.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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