President Wilson cautious on Mexico war threats
Washington dispatch reports President Wilson believes a campaign of misrepresentation aims to plunge the country into war. A cruiser Nashville is ordered to Mexican waters to help move American refugees, while Huerta peace prospects are explored and no immediate U S recognition of Carranza followers as belligerents is planned. Wilson backs Lind's forthcoming report before acting and avoids naming individuals.
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Washington
Wilson
México
Nashville
Tacoma
Lind
United States
Huerta
Mexico
Carranza
Senate Committee On Foreign Affairs
Senate
Treaty Signed With Salvador on Bryan Peace Plan
The United States and Salvador signed the first treaty embodying Secretary Bryan s peace plan. The agreement mirrors Bryan s international proposal and will be sent to the Senate for ratification. Twenty six nations have approved the principle, with more treaties expected soon.
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Salvador
Bryan
Washington
United States
Senate
School seating blamed for spine problems says Dr. Bond
Dr Ernest Bond of Milwaukee spoke to the American Osteopathic Association in Kirksville Missouri describing how poorly designed school seats crowd the spine. He warned that a large portion of freshmen show spinal curvature and urged supervision of children's roller skating to prevent lasting damage.
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Kirksville
Ernest Bond
Milwaukee
American Osteopathic Association
Ife
Students Electrocuted at Harwood Power Plant
Nazelton Pa Aug 7 Arthur May and Walter Fey junior electrical engineering students at state college were electrocuted at Harwood Electric Company power plant after touching a live wire carrying 25,000 volts. May died instantly as he stood higher on a ladder than Fey. Fey collapsed on the floor and died despite medical staff rushing to assist.
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Nazelton
Arthur May
Walter Fey
State College
Harwoodlectric Company
Beath
May
Fey
Luth
Theu Hasters
Buckeye Lake boat disaster prompts new regulatory changes
Columbus Aug 11 state officials launch a probe into the Buckeye Lake tragedy where seven colored picnickers died after the Wilda sank 200 feet offshore with 30 aboard Superintendent John I Miller of the state department of public works will urge the legislature to require all boats on the lake be registered with owner operator and passenger capacity and to elevate lake rules to state law under stricter enforcement.
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Buckeye Lake
Columbus
John I. Miller
Department of Public Works
Belr
Wilda
Miller
E. L. Benner
State Department
Joseph E Willard Confirmed as Minister to Spain
Virginia lawyer Joseph E. Willard has been confirmed as the United States minister to Spain. The appointment places Willard as a key diplomatic representative in Madrid, aligning with U.S. foreign policy priorities of the era.
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Virginia
Spain
Florence A. Hurd
Frank D. Hurd
Wyandot County
Willlis‘p. RowLane
Handwriting Experts to Probe Referendum Signatures
Columbus Ohio August 12 inquiry into the genuineness of Equity association petitions on Kilpatrick and Warnes laws will be held before Secretary of State Graves with Attorney General Hogan directing. William G Pengelly hired to group signatures. forgery suspected in a Jackson banker’s name. Prosecutions planned in Cincinnati. warrants for petition peddlers issued as arrests loom.
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Columbus,o
Equity Association of
Cleveland
Kilpatrick
William G. Pengelly
Pengelly
Hogan
Jackson
McGhee
Dempsey
Cincinnati
Automobile Ditch Crash Claims Five Near Toledo
Five men riding in Louis Beilstein's car died or were injured in a crash near Wyandotte Michigan. The deceased were Louis Beilstein former Toledo Railway and Light manager James Pross of Cleveland and Howard Davis of Toledo. Injured were J F Collins of Jackson Michigan and E T Wickshire of Mansfield.
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Toledo, O
Wyandotte
Mich
Louis BE. Bellstein
Louis E. Beilstein
Toledo Railway and Light Company
James Pross
Cleveland
Northern Ohio Traction Company
Howard Davis
Toledo
J. F
Physicians Implicated in Columbus Ante Mortem Statement
Columbus, Aug 7. Arrests are expected soon after Helen Andrews 18 implicated a Columbus young man and two Newark physicians in an ante mortem statement. The girl died in a sanitarium.
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Columbus, O
Helen Andrews
Charles A. Andrews
Columbus
Newark
Petition Peddler's Tale in Columbus Case
Attorney General Hogan questioned Arthur Unger of Cleveland who was brought from Lima on a forged check charge. Unger claimed Lima jail detectives offered to drop the case if he swore he solicited signatures for a referendum against the workmen's compensation act, alleging state officials tried to discredit the Ohio Equity association. He said Lima police would confirm his statements and he would be sent back for further investigations. He also said he was hired by W H McCaslin to distribute petitions for tax referendums.
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Columbus
Hogan
Arthur Unger
Cleveland
Lima
Unger
Ohio Equity Association
W H McCaslin
Heat and Drought Strain Farmers Across Kansas
Topeka Kansas August 11 drought strikes poultry eaisers with short feed and water sparking market sacrifices. Leavenworth county streams run dry halting threshing as farmers rush to conserve water by digging cisterns and pens while supplying livestock.
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Topeka
Kan
Leavenworth County
East Buffalo and other markets report Aug. 12 prices
Market roundup lists cattle hogs sheep and calves with price ranges in East Buffalo Pittsburg Cleveland Chicago Cincinnati and Boston. Receipts show thousands of cattle hogs and sheep across regions with steers heifers cows bulls and calves priced per head or cwt.
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East Buffalo
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Chicago
Texas
Cincinnati
Democrats Endorse Currency Bill in caucus push
Washington Aug 12 The administration banking and currency bill was acclaimed at a House Democrats caucus with overwhelming consensus. Representative Glass outlined provisions while Henry of Texas led rules committee support. Leaders will not permit changes and debate is slated to end tomorrow with the bill advancing next week under a five minute rule.
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Washington
House Democrats
Henry
Texas
Committee On Rules
Representative Glass
Virginia
House Committee On Banking and Curerncy
House Committee
House
Drought Drives Down U S Corn Harvest Across States
Washington reports a 300 million bushel drop in corn from drought and conditions since July 1, with total 2.672 billion bushels forecast and Kansas Oklahoma Nebraska seeing sharp declines. Winter wheat output rises to 511 million bushels, the largest on record.
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Washington
Kans Sas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
United States
Hogan's Ruling Blocks Referendum Signatures
An Ohio attorney general opinion if sustained would invalidate three referendums and a constitutional amendment proposal by requiring each signer to write township or city details and address. It would nullify petitions where signers provided only a name while others filled in the rest.
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Hogan
Columbus
Kilpatrick
Archer L. Phelps
Trumbull County
Girls Die Together By Poison Pact In Store Rest Room
Baltimore August 7 Gladya McClure 16 and Lillian Love 17 fatally poisoned themselves with bichloride tablets in a crowded department store rest room following a similar act by Irene Klein weeks earlier. They were found in each other’s arms and rushed to Mercy hospital where stomach pumps were used. Their chances of recovery appeared unlikely.
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Baltimore
Gladya McClure
Lillian Love
Irene Klein
Mercy Hospital
Better Babies at Ohio State Fair Promotes Quality Offspring
The Ohio State Fair hosts a Better Babies campaign with a big baby camp September 1 to 5. Trained doctors will judge infants on quality form and proportions using score cards, with entries open to all mothers and details from Doctor Harriet B. Clark at 150 East Broad Street, Columbus.
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Ohio
Woman’s Home Companion
Vna
Harriet
B. Clark
East Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio
Torture of Tantalia and the Silent Golf Course
A fragmentary tale describes a man returning from a range near Satan's preserve with a wide smile and bantering remarks about a golf course that the speaker notes no one plays on. An old man comments that the owner forbids anyone from using it, ending the exchange with a wry note.
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Tantalia
Satan’s Preserve
Not a Universal Emporium Sign In Front Jersey Store
A stranger with low funds entered a Jersey shop and asked to charge items. The clerk answered that only storage batteries could be charged, per the exchange reported by the employer.
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Jersey
Brazil Still Has Room for Large Crowds Says Official
Officials say Brazil can accommodate large gatherings without overcrowding as social and urban capacity remains ample for expected crowds. The statement comes amid discussions of festival plans and public events in major cities.
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Brazil
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