Progressives Plan Electoral Tickets Under Parker Name
The Progressive party conference in Indianapolis adopts plans to persevere as a national entity without a presidential candidate. It will field electoral tickets in states with any organizing nucleus bearing John M. Parker of Louisiana as vice presidential nominee, in hopes of influencing a close presidential contest.
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Indianapolis
Progressive Party
Theodore Roosevelt
John M. Parker
Louisiana
Maryland
Indiana
Missouri
Wisconsin
Michigan
Utah
North Dakota
Minnesota
J. A. H. Hopkins
New Jersey
Rehabilitation Full Moose Party
Matthew Hale
Massachusetts
Hale
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Mexican Commission Named for U S Negotiations
Mexico City officials announced the selection of Luis Cabrera Venacio Benillas and Alberto Pan as commissioners to negotiate with United States representatives. The delegation will be headed by Cabrera with Juan B. Rogo as secretary. Eliseo Arredondo has been notified as ambassador in Washington. If Washington approves, the delegation will depart for the United States soon with Senor Bonillar en route to New York.
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Mexico City
Luis Cabrera Venacio Benillas
Alberto Pan
United States
Mexico
Senor Cabrera
Juan B. Rogo
Eliseo Arredondo
Washington
Senor Bonillar
New York
Luis Cabrera
Carranza
Administration Party
Ygnacio Bonilla
Alberto J. Pani
National Airways of Mexico
German airships raid eastern England injures horses
London officials report six German airships conducted an early morning raid on eastern counties of England on Thursday. The official bulletin released Tuesday afternoon confirms nine horses were killed and three injured in the attacks.
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London
England
Tosted
Guardeman Gets in Bad Columbus NL
MoeHugh Clark, a recruit of the Second Massachusetts industry, was placed in the stockade for malingering and for sending to a home a pager article in which he accused company officers of neglecting care.
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Columbus
MoeHugh Clark
Massachusetts
Weilineg
Thirty-Six Drowned in Tennessee Flood Waves
Thirty six deaths due to the flood on Dink's Creek in Claiborne County Tennessee rose to thirty six as fuller reports from the affected district arrived.
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Middlesboro
Alfalfa Bill Murray Loses renomination in primary
Oklahoma City reports congressman William H Murray known as Alfalfa Bill loses renomination in the primary. The veteran Democrat faces defeat amid party politics and local election returns.
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Bill" Murray
Oklahoma City
Okla
William H. Murray Wie
Murray
Abfalfa Mnood $S
Pythians elect Denver man supreme vice chancellor
Charles 8 Davia of Denver was elected supreme vice chancellor of the Knights of Pythias at the supreme lodge meeting during the twenty ninth biennial convention held in Portland Oregon.
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Pythians
Portland
Charles
Davia
Denver
Supreme Vvice
Knights of Pythias
Supreme Lodge
Women Given Safe Conduct in New York
Twenty German women and children sailing from Take Tou, Ching, to home in Germany were given safe conduct in New York on board the Scandinavian-America Line steamship United States.
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New York
Tou
Germany
United States
Investigation into costly beef packing probe proposed in House
Pending resolutions in the House call for a broad probe into the beef-packing industry. The investigation would cost about 142000 dollars, with the Federal Trade Commission overseeing the inquiry and reporting to Congress.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Casement Hanged for Part in Plot to Free Ireland
London. Sir Roger Casement was hanged at 9 o clock Thursday morning August 3 at Pentonville prison for high treason. He was pronounced dead at 9 09 after a private interview with a priest. Casement, who lost his knighthood in June, had plotted to aid Irish independence with German support, including 20 000 rifles from a German submarine. Born September 1 1864 to Irish parents, his scheme unfolded partly in the United States and Germany before arrest on April 22.
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London
Roger Casement
Pentonville
Casement
George
Ireland
England
United States
Germany
Aude
Sinn Fein
Tower
Panic courtroom clash injures several in anarchist case
In New York a hand to hand struggle broke out in a panic-stricken courtroom between twelve alleged anarchists and their sympathizers and police and court attendants. Papers and books were hurled at Magistrate Murphy, injuring several and leading to three arrests.
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New York
Murphy
Germans Sink Three Boats Jerlin Naval Battle
A naval clash off the Scottish coast ends with three British patrol boats sunk after engagement with several German submarines. The report notes German forces achieved the decisive loss in this encounter.
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Scotland
Woman Named for Office in Douglas Nomination
Washington Miss Julia Mary Cross of Douglas Wyoming was nominated by President Wilson as receiver of public moneys at Douglas.
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Washington
Julia Mary Cross
Douglas
Wyo
Wilson
Sir Roger Casement Hanged in Treason Trial
Sir Roger Casement was executed in London for treason after being convicted of conspiring to secure Ireland’s freedom from British rule.
New Justice Sworn In Before Supreme Court
John H. Clark of Cleveland sworn in as associate justice of the United States Supreme Court in a ceremony attended by Chief Justice White and court officers.
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Washington
John H. Clark
Cleveland
Supreme Court of the United States
White
Coast Steamer Lost at Valparaiso In Explosion
The British steamer Ecuador, engaged in west coast trade, was sent off Porto Libo following an explosion in New boilers. Twenty five were aboard the vessel and the incident is being investigated by authorities.
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Valparaiso
Chile
Ecuador
Porto Libo
Nea
Deutschland Returns Home as Captain Predicts Safe Passage
Captain Paul Koenig of the German submarine Deutschland sails from Baltimore on a return voyage to Germany with 27 crewmen. He expresses confidence in eluding eight Entente warships near the three mile limit, hoping to pass unseen and bring much needed supplies home. He praises American treatment and customs in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Germany
Russia
Paul Koenig
Atlantic Ocean
Koenig
America
Guy Steele
Fatherland
Ferron cattleman dies in hotel fall in Salt Lake City
Peter Jenson a 60 year old Ferron Utah cattleman was fatally injured Thursday night after falling from a fifth floor hotel window in Salt Lake City. Authorities deem the death accidental with no motive suspected.
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Salt Lake City
Peter Jenson
Ferron
Utah
Montana Guard Fired Upon at Arizona Border Scene
Reports say Montana Guard units near Agua Prieta fired on members of the Second Montana Infantry border patrol. Snipers lying in brush about two miles west of Agua Prieta and near the international boundary reportedly exchanged shots, with several shots fired by unidentified gunmen toward the patrol.
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Douglas
Ariz
Agua Prieta
International Boundary
Second Montana Infantry
Farm Loan Board Meet Set After Senate Confirmations
Secretary McAdoo announces four appointees to the new farm loan board have senate confirmation and calls a meeting in Washington on August 7 to inaugurate the organization and start work on the new system.
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Washington
McAdoo
New Farm Loan Board
Senate
Fifty seven babes die in New York epidemic report
New York reports a record death toll from infantile paralysis with fifty seven children dying in twenty four hours breaking all prior mortality records.
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New York
Jt Wo
Boy Burned to Death in Nevada Blast
Zoran Reed aged 13 died from burns after a powder explosion in his pocket early Friday in McGill Nevada. The incident occurred about 41 o clock with the boy sustaining fatal injuries from the blast.
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McGill
Nev
Zoran Reed
Forest fires devastate Ontario towns killing hundreds
Northern Ontario blaze razes Mushka Matheson Iroquois Falls Ramore Porcupine Junctionand other settlements. Estimates include 150 to 200 dead with dozens injured as entire communities vanish and prospectors trapped amid widespread bushland destruction.
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Englehart
Ont
Ontario
Mushka
Matheson
Cochrane
Iroquois Falls
Ramore
Porcupine Junction
Tashota
Kowash
Marquis Okuma to Retire From Japanese Premiership
Japanese newspapers forecast Marquis Okuma will retire as premier and that a new Japanese ministry will be formed, likely led by Lieut. Gen. Count Terauchi.
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Marquis Okuma
Tokio
Japan
Count Terauchi
Pellagra Cases Rise in New Mexico Towns After Death
The death of Roman Baca an employee at the Santa Fe roundhouse reveals pellagra cases spreading in the county with more illnesses reported in Las Vegas New Mexico and nearby areas according to officials.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Roman Baca
Santa Fe Roundhouse
Hughes Outlines Campaign Issues in 1916 Speech
New York July 31 Charles E Hughes outlined the campaign themes focusing on firmness toward Mexico and unflinching rights on land and sea. He attacked the administration over Mexico policy, defense, and diplomacy, endorsed woman suffrage, and urged stronger protection of Americans abroad and on the borders.
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Mexico
New York
Charles E. Hughes
Hughes
Santo Domingo
Herrick
Paris
Huerta
State Department
Vera Cruz
America
Mr. Hughes
England Refuses Red Cross Supplies Entry
Washington reports Great Britain will not permit Red Cross supplies to enter Teutonic territory unless assigned to Red Cross units. The note is viewed as shutting down negotiations the United States had pursued to move aid despite the withdrawal of Red Cross units.
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Washington
Great Britain
State Department
Red Cross
United States
San Antonio troops fight beside Carranzista in border clash
An official report from Brigadier General George Bell Jr at El Paso to Major General Funston describes Mexican bandits attacked south of Fort Hancock, Texas, with Carranzista and United States troops fighting side by side early Monday.
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San Antonio
Fort Hancock
Texas
George Bell, Jr
el Paso
Funaton
Zapata Chieftain Executed Near Xochimilco
Guillermo de J. Escalante, a leading Zapata chieftain, was executed near Xochimilco this week, per newspapers arriving from Mexico City Friday.
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el Paso
Texas
Guillermo de J. Escalante
Xochimilco
Mexico City
Butchers Strike Ends in East St. Louis Concessions Accepted
Striking workers at three large East St. Louis packing houses have voted to accept concessions offered by the employer and will return to work on Tuesday. About 4,500 men are involved in the stoppage.
Make Hay While Moon Shines Harvesting by Moonlight
Central Timnois farmers embrace the motto make hay while the moon shines as intense heat drives thousands of acres of hay into harvest at night. Farmers report harvesting after dusk to take advantage of cooler air and preserve crop quality amid hot conditions.
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Timnois
World War Fronts Hold In Three Great Centers
Vast operations grind in three theatres as Russian armies push toward Kovel and Lemberg, encircling moves threaten those hubs while Bruselov’s forces press the Austro German line. French and Italian fronts see trench gains and repulsed assaults, with German air raids on England and ongoing Caucasus advances.
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Petrograd
Kovel
Lemberg
Bug River
von Boehm- Ermolli
von Linsingen
Brususiloff
Somme
France
Russia
Galicia
No Cure for Infantile Paralysis Warned
Washington officials of the department of agriculture enforce the food and drug act warn that outbreak of infantile paralysis may tempt unscrupulous sellers to hawk so called cures. They issued instructions to inspectors to target interstate shipments or imports of medicines claimed to cure or alleviate the disease, for which no cure is known.
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Washinton
Department of Agriculture
Food and Drug
Resolution challenges Peary pole claim and thanks
Washington Representative Helgeson of North Dakota introduced a resolution stating that Rear Admiral Peary's discovery of the north pole was not substantiated. It proposes Congress repeal of the 1911 act promoting the explorer and tendering him the thanks of Congress.
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Washington
Helgeson
North Dakota
Peary
North Pole
Congress
Five Indicted for Murder in San Francisco Blast
San Francisco county grand jury indicted Warren K. Billings Thomas Mooney Mrs. Rena Mooney Howard Nolan and Israel Weiberg for the murder of eight people killed in a bomb explosion during a preparedness parade on July 2. The indictments name the defendants and specify the deadly incident in the city.
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San Francisco
Warren K. Billings
Thomas Mooney
Rena Mooney
Howard Nolan
Israel Weiberg
Deportation of 25,000 French Citizens Reported
Paris reports poignant details of a German deportation at Easter, with about 25,000 residents from Lille Roubaix and Tourcoing forced from their homes. The French yellow book released August 2 outlines the events and authorities involved in the displacement.
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Paris
Lille
Roubaix
Tourcoing
Denmark Likely to Sell West Indies to United States
Reports from Copenhagen indicate it is probable Denmark will accept the U S offer to purchase the Danish West Indies. The likelihood persists despite opposition from several quarters including socialist elements.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
United States
Danish West Indies
Fright Kills Woman in Ardmore Accident
Mrs. W. Silyce Paw racing to the scene of a team collision with a telephone pole collapsed in a faint. She suffered paralysis and died seven hours later, her husband believing he was driving. The incident occurred in Ardmore Oklahoma.
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Ardmore
Okla
House Approves $640000 Flood Relief Bill
Washington The resolution appropriating 640000 for relief of flood sufferers in seven southern states passed the senate and was approved by the house on Wednesday afternoon by a unanimous vote.
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House
Washington
Senate
Walsh Campaign Manager Named for DNC Western HQ
Thomas J. Walsh of Montana has been chosen as manager of the western headquarters of the Democratic National Committee in Chicago. The appointment places Walsh in charge of coordinating party efforts across western states and supporting presidential campaign operations.
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Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Democratic National Committee
Chicago
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