Mexican Troops Mobilized Along Border Plans Dash Into Texas
A San Antonio committee led by Representative John H. Garner warned Governor Ferguson and General Funston that Mexican authorities may launch a retaliatory dash into Texas if American troops land at Vera Cruz. They cited large Mexican forces in northern Mexico ready to strike while U S forces respond, risking life and property.
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San Antonio
John H. Garner
Ferguson
Funston
Southern Department
Garner
Vera Cruz
Mexico
San Diego
Uprising in Haiti Brings Military Rule to Cape Haitien
Washington reports new clashes between Bobo and Zamor factions in Cape Haitien force Rear Admiral Caperton to impose military rule. Admiral Caperton says Dartigue has taken oath at Port au Prince and vows to govern Haiti under the constitution with U.S. support aiding a vote free from intimidation.
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Zamor
Cape Haitien
Caperton
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State Department
Dartigue
Port Au Prince
Dartiguenave
Haiti
Resume Attack on Serbia Near Orsova and Danube Landing Fail
The Daily Mail dispatch from Bucharest reports Austrian forces bombarded Serbians near Orsova on Tuesday while a Hungarian landing at Ogradena on the Danube failed. Earlier reports said Austria gathered about 100,000 troops near Orsova to cut a path into Serbia for relief of Turkey.
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London
Daily Mail
Bucharest
Orseva
Ogradena
Danube
Iron Grate
Balkans
Serbia
Turkey
War Will Stop Exodus In Russia After War Ends
Russian economists predict emigration to America will diminish after the war. They think the government will not need to curb normal exodus by law. Russia will still have enough labor to meet industrial demand and a surplus whose size cannot be determined.
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Petrograd
America
Russia
Riot in St Louis as strike turns violent
A running clash between bus strikers and sympathizers against three nonunion drivers and many police ended in a riot in front of the St. Louis Transfer company's stable. The incident marks the violent culmination of a strike involving 1,500 transfer drivers and chauffeurs.
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St. Louis
London Wife Murderer Hanged After Jury Verdict
Joseph Smith, convicted July 1 of murdering three wives to collect life insurance, was hanged on Friday, authorities said. Hewis was named in the case as the alleged killer in a series of sequenced deeds.
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London
Joseph Smith
Smith
Hewis
Portland Tradesmen Seek Plan To Improve Business
Five members of the federal trade commission met in Portland on Friday listening to business men and bankers outline proposals to improve economic conditions and stimulate growth in the city.
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Portland
Ore
Federal Trade Commission
Mexico City Strike Ends Halting Night Services
A twenty four hour strike in Mexico City that stopped night streetcar and water services was settled Friday night and all services were resumed.
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Mexico City
Nations Jointly Urge Peace In Mexico To End Civil Strife
Secretary Lansing and envoys from Brazil Chile Argentina Bolivia Uruguay and Guatemala signed an appeal on August 11 urging Mexican leaders to cease civil strife and convene a peace conference on neutral territory to restore Mexico to world recognition. The note seeks a provisional government and asks for replies within ten days.
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Lansing
United States
Brazil
Chile
Argentina
Bovia
Uruguay
Guatemala
Mexico
Ottawa women lose right to veto sons enlistment
An official release states that wives cannot prevent husbands or sons under 18 from enlisting by withholding consent. The ban ends the traditional female veto on military service, marking a shift in Canada’s wartime policy.
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Ottawa
Two More Die in Erie Flood Sequel
The bodies of two flood victims were recovered in Erie on Monday. One is identified as Mrs. J. F. Barker, the other is unnamed. The death toll rises to thirty with nine still missing.
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Erie
J. F. Barker
George Uhler Defends Steamboat Inspectors After Eastland Disaster
George Uhler, supervising inspector general of the steamboat inspection service since 1903, rushed to Chicago after the Eastland disaster and defended inspector efficiency amid the inquiry.
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George Uhler
Steamboat Inspection Service
Department of Commerce
Chicago
Eastland
Iowa City Flooded After Severe Storm Hits District
A cloud burst struck Iowa City late Wednesday flooding ten blocks including the business district with four feet of water. Street car service is suspended and property loss is heavy in Clinton Iowa.
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Clinton
Iowa
Illinois and nearby states face foot and mouth quarantine
The department of agriculture imposes a closed quarantine spanning ten Illinois counties and townships and extending to one county in Indiana Michigan and Minnesota to curb foot and mouth disease spread.
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Washington
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Department of Agriculture
Warship reinforcement for Veracruz amid anti-foreign protests
President Wilson ordered two American battleships the Louisiana and the New Hampshire to sail from Newport R I to Vera Cruz in response to an urgent request from Commander McNamee. The move aims to reinforce gunboats in Mexican waters and is described as precautionary to protect foreign interests during tense anti-foreign demonstrations in General Carranza's capital. Officials deny a Pan-American conference link and fear premature news would worsen the situation.
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Louisiana
New Hampshire
Newport
R. L
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McNamee
Carranza
Wilson
Indictments in Eastland Disaster Charged to Six Officials
The state grand jury on August 10 voted indictments for manslaughter and criminal negligence against six men linked to the Eastland disaster. Named are George T. Arnold, William H. Hull, Walter C. Steele, Ray W. Davis, Harry Pedersen, and M. Erickson, with evidence citing vessel instability and ballast-plant defects from testimony of over 200 witnesses.
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Co M. Erickson
Eastland
Warsaw Undamaged After Russian Evacuation
Warsaw escaped major damage as Russian forces withdrew from Russian Poland. The city’s water, gas and electric plants remained functional while Praga suffered water mains damage from explosions. The retreat was hurried leaving vehicles and church bells partially taken and left behind.
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Lodz
Poland
Warsaw
Vistula
Moscow
Praga
Bella
Eight Die in Bavarian Raid on Zweibruecken and Sankt Jugbert
Official communique states eight people were killed and two wounded in Sankt Jugbert during the Allied air raid Monday. Zweibruecken also hit with casualties reported in the attack.
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Berlin
Zweibruecken
Sankt Jugbert
Bavaria
Comic writer Max Adeler Charles Heber Clark dies at 75
Charles Heber Clark aged 75 known as Max Adeler died Tuesday in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. He authored humorous books and short stories and was widely recognized for his witty writing and satirical pieces.
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Philadelphia
Charles Heber Clark
Max Adeler
Eaglesshere
Russians Fight to Break Polish Cordon as Allies Press Dardanelles
Russian forces struggle to lift a Austro German cordon in Poland while Allies advance on the Dardanelles to deliver munitions to Russia. Enver Pasha cites 50 000 fresh troops landed and two regiments nearly wiped out. On the Kovno front German guns drive Russian defense as submarines renew sinkings include British trawlers. Meteor sinks after crew abandon ship.
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Dardanelles
Russia
Gal- Hipoli
Krithia Road
Enver Pasha
Kovno
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Riga
Dvinsk
Ramsey
Meteor
North Sea
Hamburg American Company
Locomobile to Adopt Eight-Hour Day if Workers Prefer
The Locomobile Company of America in Bridgeport Connecticut said on Friday it will institute an eight-hour work day in its plant if employees choose that option over the recently proposed profit sharing plan.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Locomobile Company of America
General Tracy Dies in New York at Age 85
General Benjamin F. Tracy former secretary of the navy under President Harrison died in New York City on Friday in his 86th year after nine days of unconsciousness.
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New York
Benjamin F. Tracy
President Harrison
Allies Seek Balkan Alignment Amid Balkan Fronts
British and Russian reports describe shifting war dynamics in Poland and the Baltic while diplomats press Bulgaria to join a side. Greece and Serbia resist ceding Macedonian territory. Bulgaria weighs Austro German gains against allied Dardanelles pressure. Russian counterattacks slow German advances as Turkey and Russia clash near Erzerum and the Euphrates. A British submarine sinks Turkish gunboat Berk-i-Satvet and an empty transport in the Dardanelles.
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Poland
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Near East
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Caucasus
Sofia
Bulgaria
Greece
Serbia
Macedonia
Turkey
Austria
Germany
Dardanelles
Warsaw
Kovno
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Petrograd
Euphrates River
Erzerum
Dardanelle
Berki-Satvet
Russian Mail Seized Near Bergen by Submarine
The Norwegian mail steamer Iris was halted an hour from port by a German submarine and boarded by its crew. Passengers report the parcel post bound for Russia on the Iris was jettisoned, while the malt for Scandinavian ports remained untouched.
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Bergen
Norway
Russia
Montana unions unite to fund prohibition fight
All members of unions in Montana breweries saloons hotels and restaurants have each assessed 25 cents monthly to build a fund to oppose prohibition. The levy runs through November 1914 when voters will decide on prohibition.
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Great Falls
Mont
Montana
Six Die as Freight Train Hits Knights of Pythias Escort
A Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern freight train collided with a special train carrying Mount Sterling Ohio Knights of Pythias members returning from Cedar Point, killing six. The tragedy occurred near Columbus Ohio, while the Lions? no, Knights were en route back from an outing.
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Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Mount Sterling
Cedar Point
Taggart Must Stand Trial For Election Irregularities
In Indianapolis Judge W A Hichhorn overruled the motion to quash the Indictment against Thomas Taggart Democratic national committeeman from Indiana Mayor Joseph K Bell Chief of Police Samuel W Perrott and 123 others charged with election irregularities.
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Indianapolis
W. A H. Hichhorn
Thomas Taggart
Indiana
Joseph K. Bell
Gold shipments prompt boost from distant sources
Private advices from London indicate the latest $20,000,000 gold shipment to the United States via Halifax will be followed by large imports from South Africa and Australia.
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New York
London
Halifax
South Africa
Australia
Pitchfork Pierces Eye in Plain City Child Accident
Blaine Robbins aged 4 son of Ira Robbins of Plain City was struck in one eye by a pitchfork while playing with a companion and needed hospital treatment for the injury.
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Ogden
Ptic
Blaine Robbins
Ira Robbins
Plain City
Osceola Jail Death Tied to Mob Attack on Crum
In Osceola Arkansas a man known as Andy Crum was shot to death in his jail cell by a mob of about fifteen men who overpowered guards. Crum had been arrested in connection with the killing of a sheriff.
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Osceola
Ark
Andy” Crum
Crum
Outguessed at the plate Killifer argues with umpire Kiem
Killifer confronts umpire Bill Kiem over calls in a tense game. He questions several balls and strikes while Kiem and Klem exchange belligerent assertions. The dispute centers on whether a pitch was a ball or strike as Killifer seeks to outguess the officials.
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Red Killifer
Bill Kiem
Kiem
Killifer
Klem
Great Season for Demaree as a Phillies Pitcher
Demaree, a former Giant, expects a great season with the Phillies. He says he has reverted to his 1911 1912 pitching style with fast balls and speedy curves. He notes he was heavier this year and that may aid his effectiveness.
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New York Giant
Pat Moran
Phillies
Demaree
Sallee Afraid of Jinx Delays Warmups with Sub Catcher
Slim Sallee the Cardinals ace avoids warming up with a substitute catcher preferring to throw to the fire baseman until the regular catcher takes his position. He says the superstition ruins his rhythm and he won’t throw to a substitute.
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Cardinals
Dons Toggery
Slim Sallee
Sallee
Crawford Geldom Auwent in Tigers lineup
Sam Crawford, veteran outfielder for the Detroit Tigers, left his position in the lineup five days ago and has not returned to the field, leaving his teammates and fans awaiting his next move.
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Crawford Geldom
Sam Crawford
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