Villa Ambush Kills Gen Villa and Allies Near Parral
In Parral Chihuahua on July 21 Gen Francisco Villa Miguel Trillo Villa's secretary and Rosalio Morales were killed with a Villa guard wounded while driving toward Guanajuato. Villa suffered four head wounds and twelve body shots as six to seven attackers fired from a house along the roadway. Interment planned in Chihuahua city as Obregon orders inquiry and Martinez leads forces toward Parral.
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Parral
Chihuahua
Mex
Francisco Villa
Miguel Trillo
Villa
Rosalio Morales
Longue
Guan- Ajuato
Parra
Eruilo
Camillo
Villa Ranch
Eugenio Martinez
Trullo
Chihuahua City
Mexico City
Obregon
Augenio Martinez
Francisco Serra
Santa Clara
Daylight Sea to Sea Dash Ends in Wyoming Town
Lieut. Bussett L. Maughan, an army airman, failed on a second attempt to span the continent from dawn to dusk. He landed in Rock Springs Wyoming at 5:08 p.m. after flying over more than two thirds of the United States, totaling 1,902 miles at about 170 miles per hour.
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Wyoming
Rock Springs
Wye
Bussett L. Maughan
United States
Federal government expenditures total for fiscal year 1923
Washington July 19 Expenditures chargeable against ordinary receipts for the year ending June 30 1923 totaled 3 697 478 020 26 Public debt expenditures were 7 963 798 180 17 of which 402 850 000 was credited to debt retirement This official Treasury report outlines government outlays for the period.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Brookhart Urges U S Recognition of Soviet Gov
Senator Brookhart pressed Secretary Hughes for recognition of the Trussian soviet government in a State Department conference shortly after his return from several weeks in Russia. The Washington meeting followed his trip abroad and touched on U S foreign policy.
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Brookhart
Hughes
U. K
Washington
Ter. Sa
State Department
Rrussia
Governor Grants Clemency For Lifelong Convict
Jackson Miss July 20. Governor Russell pardons lifer John Watt a convicted man who says he was jailed unjustly due to not having a skilled lawyer. The governor cited clemency and noted he did not name Watt’s attorney who defended him.
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Jackson
Miss
John Watt
Russell
Watt
U. S. Spends Large Sum in Year on Disabled Veterans
Washington July 14 The federal government spent nearly 100 million dollars more for care of sick and disabled World War veterans in the fiscal year 1928 than the previous year. The figure was not announced by the treasury department.
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U. S
Washington
Federal
Treasury Department
Schwab to Be Morse Witness in War Frauds Trial
Attorneys for Charles W Morse his sons and others on trial for wartime shipping frauds prepared to subpoena Charles M Schwab as a defense witness in Washington on July 2.
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Schwab
Morse
Washington
Charles W. Morse
Charles M. Schwab
French mutineer pardoned after Black Sea mutiny
President Millerand issued a pardon to Amire Marty, a former petty naval officer, who was sentenced to prison for taking part in the Black Sea mutiny. The decision follows clemency considerations at Rambouillet on July 21.
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Rambouillet
Millerand
Amlre Marty
Prenell
Black Sea
France's New African War Flares Quietly in Morocco
Paris reports an unseen French force of twenty infantry battalions twelve cavalry squadrons ten artillery batteries and five air escadrilles began offensive actions on July 13 against Mountain Taza, Morocco. Official updates say 2000 casualties over four days while Paris remains distracted by Ruhr news and summer events.
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Paris
France
Ruhr
Poeymiran
Taza
Morocco
War Department
Les Suit Raho
Sidi Belkacj
Abdul Malek
Malek
North Africa
War Ministry
German Resistance in the Ruhr Is Weakening Report
Reports from French headquarters in Dusseldorf say German resistance in the Ruhr is weakening. They note no sabotage nets reported in six days and cite railway activity with 672 trains operated, more than double the prior three days.
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Ruhr
Dusseldorf
Father Kills Youth Over Date With Girl in Logsden
In Tivansville Indiana on July 14 Angered by a reported romantic breach Torace BR Logsden twenty three of Shawneetown Illinois followed the young man to his home and shot him twice. Logsden died later in a hospital.
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Tivansville
Ind
Torace BR
Logsden
Shawneetown
Til
M. B. Strickland
Gasoline War Brings Eleven-Cent Dallas Price
In Dallas on July 21 eleven cents became the lowest retail gasoline rate in years as a filling station supplied by Humble Oil and Refining Company displayed the price. The rate war pulled prices down as consumers faced a new bargain in the local market.
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Dallas
Texas
Tex
Humble Oland Relling Company
Island cabinet resignations rock Manila politics
In a dramatic political move Governor General Leon ami Woodimi Pilipino accepted the entire cabinet and council of state resignations, marking a climactic moment in the government crisis.
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Island
Wood
Defi
Manila
Leonami Woodimi
Pilipino
Council of State
Convict Whipping Sought in Georgia Reform
Moultrie Georgia July 21 The Colquitt County grid jury urged the Georgia legislature to reestablish flogging in the state prison system The grand jury said whipping within reason is necessary and appropriate for discipline and deterrence
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Georgia
Moultrie
Colquitt Peounty Grid
Grand Jary
Vancouver Malt and Sake Brewing Company Incorporated
Sake to Be Made in British Columbia. Vancouver Malt and Sake Brewing company with a capital of $100,000 was incorporated here partly to manufacture sake, the Japanese rice wine, under British Columbia law in Victoria on July 21.
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British Columbia
Victoria
B. C
Vancouver Malt and Sake Brewing Company, LL
Recognition of Mexico Near Despite Withheld Confirmation
Washington reports that Mexican recognition under Obregon is close, with optimism at the State Department. Mexican and American commissioners reportedly settled key issues in the recognition conference, including vested rights, bidding on concessions, drilling time for surface owners, and tax penalties in mining codes. Officials refrain from detailed discussion until formal reports arrive.
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Washington
Obregon
State Department
Mexico City
Harding
State Hughes
Senate
Jin Supreme Court
Charles B. Warren
Detroit
John Burton Payne
Clenga
Ear Cutting Suit Seeks 15012750 Damages in St Louis
James C. L. Duher announces a circuit court suit seeking 15 012 750 dollars for alleged injuries from an attack by M. Martin a London promoter. Duher claims he earned 500 000 a year before the August London assault and now can only draw a small salary. Piper says the suit aims to seize Martin's Missouri securities. the filing cites a quarrel over a woman and requests 10 million actual damages and 5 million punitive damages.
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St. Loui
Huber
London
Martin
Piper
Becuse Martin
Missouri
Pearl Valued at Two Thousand in Pesatonica River Find
A perfect pearl about two inches in diameter and valued at roughly $2,000 was found in the Pesatonica river near Rockton by William Castner. The gem is noted as the largest ever found in its section of the Middle West.
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Pesatonica River
Wis
Fecatentes
Willian Castner
Rockton
Middle West
Chicago Car Men Granted Three to Five Cent Raise
The Chicago Surface Lines workers receive a three cent hourly raise for one year and five cents in the second year by a two to one arbitration board vote. The wage increase falls short of the workers demand for ten cents.
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Chicago
Chicago Surface Lines Bytle Board of Arbitration
Group Seated at Home Hit by Auto in Missouri Tragedy
A car driven by Mrs. Laura Gettin struck a group of people seated in front of a home on St. Louis Street in Missouri. An elderly woman died and five others were seriously injured. The crash occurred in July, and the victims included local residents and passersby.
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St. Laws
Anuto
Laura Gettin
Beardstown
Jiere
Admiral Sigshee Dias Dies at New York Home
Admiral Charles Dy Sigshee, retired U.S. Navy captain of the Maine battlefleet, died suddenly at his New York home on July 20. He served during the Itoa incident in 1508 and was known for his long naval career and leadership in the battlestay Maine.
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Sigshee Dias
New York
Charles Dy Sigshee
U.S. Nw
Maine
Itoa
Ten Hurt in Vera Cruz Riot at Levee Standstill
Ten people were injured in a Vera Cruz riot as police clashed with protesters at a levee. Witnesses say the crowd surged when officers attempted to disperse the gathering at the Union of Revolutionary Teluints led by Watney, who refused to pay dues.
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Vera Cruz
Vera Cray
Daly
Watney
Poller
Mom's
Ted Union OF Revolutionary Teluints
Address by W. H. Finley at Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
W. H. Finley president of the Chicago and North Western Railway spoke at Des Moines on June 29 1923 urging support for the Transportation Act of 1920. He argued regulation protects private property and speeds rail expansion, detailing rate making economics, wage costs, and interest to sustain investor confidence while warning against anti rail demagoguery.
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W. H. Finley
Chicago and North Western Railway Company
Chamber of Commerce
Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago and North Western Railway
W. S. Finley
Finley
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eaniliet
Supreme Court of the United States
Transportation Act
Sugreme Court
United States
Pnese
Jessons
Government rails policy defended as fair return standard
A Commerce Commission discussion defends a fair return on railway properties, opposing repeal of Section 15a and criticizing anti railroad nationalization rhetoric. It argues the Transportation Act sets government-backed cost elements and warns against undermining the Interstate Commerce Commission's established return, around 5 percent.
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United States
Jast
Finley
Congress of the United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
State Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerece Commission
Mallway
Surgery 3000 Years Ago Unearthed Papyrus Scroll
Experts study a 15 foot papyrus detailing ancient Egyptian surgery and medicine as practiced three millennia ago. The rolling document reveals methods and treatments used in that era.
Western Canada Crops Seen Yielding Record Levels
Optimistic farmers across Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba and other Western provinces report excellent seeding conditions. Dry backs were rare. rains followed sunshine aiding weed control. Experts anticipate unprecedented grain yields due to low land costs and available government guidance.
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Alberta
Esperts
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Canada
United States
Law
Virgin Prairie
Edith and Her Father Whispered Close in Quiet Home
In a brief exchange, Edith notes that her father is very close, causing them to whisper often. The line captures a domestic moment of restrained communication and familiar tension within a family setting.
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Edith
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Russell ‘I, Uhls
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Alexandropol
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Mexico
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