Villa Denies Break With Carranza In Juarez Incident
General Villa through agents in Paso denies a split with General Carranza. Juarez officials were not separated by orders misinterpretation from Colonel Mom Cynelas who led troops raiding Carranza offices. Carranza agents in El Paso debated provisional leadership with Niagara Falls conference in view.
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Rm “Paso
Tex
Juarez
Chihuabia
Torreon
Customs, House
Telegraph Office
Treasury Department and Information Bureau
Ornelag
Carranza
H. Perez Abreu
Rafael Zubaran Capmany
Washington
Perez Abreu
Villa
Zacatecas
Natera
Mexico City
Natsera
New
Central Zone
el Paso
Niagara Falls
Felipe Angeles
Angeles
Mediation talks fail as American delegates meet Carranza envoys
Justice Lamar and Frederick Lehmann discussed with Rafael Zubarán and Luis Cabrera in Niagara Falls aiming to harmonize Constitutionalists with mediation. The representatives rejected an armistice, insisting a prominent Constitutionalist must lead the provisional presidency and that foreign interference end. Most expect Friday's session to be the last as full conference nears likely end.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Justice Lamar
Frederick Lehmann
Buffalo
Rafael
Zubaran
Luis Cabrera
Carranza
Washington
Mexico
Naon
Argentina
Maine Hospital Ship Rescues Crew After Shoreing
In the Firth of Lorne Scotland the naval hospital ship Maine ran ashore in fog tearing a hole in her hull. Lifeboats launched and patients were lowered in hammocks to shore as a strong wind made the rescue hazardous.
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Astore
Firth of Lorne
Ayr
Scotland
Naval Hospital
Maine
Beard Given Death Sentence in Massie Killing Case
Ironton Ohio June 17 Harley Beard nineteen was sentenced to die in the electric chair at the Ohio penitentiary on October 2 1914 for the killings of Nancy Mary and Robert Massie at Greasy Ridge in this county on May 13 1944.
Senator W A Smith Probes State Dept Debt Collection Ties
Senator W A Smith accuses the State Department of aiding bankers in debt collection schemes. He cites alleged collaborations with financial firms and calls for parliamentary scrutiny to curb executive overreach.
US Marines Aided Bankers in Nicaragua, Senate Told
A Smith resolution in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee accuses the United States of keeping Marines in Nicaragua to influence the 1911 election. It pinpoints the State Department’s role in customs control and bond redemption benefiting Brown Brothers Seligman Speyers, and alleges underpriced Nicaraguan railway sale to bankers. Secretary Bryan plans to present the treaties on canal routes and Panama partition, with expected ratification.
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Washington
Smith
Michigan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Nicaragua
State Department
Republic
Zelaya
Brown Brothers
Seligman & Nicaraguan
Brown Brothers, Seligman & Co
Speyers & Co
Nicaraguan National Railway
Ernest H. Wands
Bryan
Colombia
Panama
Speyer & Co Denies Nicaragua Loans and Bonds
Speyer & Co bankers issued a statement saying the firm has never loaned to Nicaragua nor bought or sold any Nicaraguan bonds. This denial appears in New York dated June 17.
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Speyer
New York
Speyer & Co
Nicaragua
Teachers dismissed amid Cleveland union drive
Miss Clara Singer, a leader in forming a teachers union, was notified of dismissal by Assistant Superintendent Muckley. Judge Neff has enjoined bias in hiring. federation officials and union lawyers await the board’s action before seeking court remedy.
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Cleveland Pedagogues’ Union
Cleveland
Clara Singer
Muckley
Federation of Labor
Road Improvements Contracts Awarded Over Million In Ohio
Columbus June 17 Contracts totaling more than 1 000 000 dollars for improving upwards of 75 miles of roads were awarded by the state highway department. The awards brought in about a score of contractors with bidding. More than 118 000 dollars of contracts were not bid and must be readvertised. All improvements must be completed before year end.
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Columbus
State Highway Department
Suffrage Leader Rosalie Jones Challenges Henry Watterson
General Rosalie Jones, a suffrage leader, challenged Col Henry Watterson to a public debate over his jibes at suffrage. She taunts him to wear knee breeches and fluffy lace, asserting he belongs to a gossipy class of men.
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Rosalie
Marie Henry
St. Louis
Rosalie Jones
Henry Watterson
Louisville
Farmer Gored by Bull in Ohio Farm Accident
Warren Ohio June 17 John Wilcox sixty nine was gored by a bull on his farm and is feared fatally injured as clerks report he collapsed after the attack.
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Warren
John Wilcox
White Wolf brigands allegedly sack Taochow in mass killings
Reports claim the White Wolf brigands captured Taochow and massacred 10 000 Chinese with foreigners uneasy over the unconfirmed tale. The battered city reportedly shows signs of violence as hostile acts press on.
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White’ Wolf's
Tao
Chow
Shanghai
Taochow
Hiére
Gald
Aio
Senators speed up anti trust push for early adjournment
Washington reports Democratic leaders in the senate are rushing anti trust legislation with aims to adjourn by late July. Bipartisan committee work and a potential party conference are discussed to align main features and debate pace. The Senate expects to pass all annual appropriation bills by June end and progress on the Indian bill with sundry civil and rivers and harbors bills awaiting action.
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Washington
Senate
Democratic Party
Preacher Denies Charges in Van Slyke Divorce Case
Ann Arbor June 17 The Van Slyke divorce case furthers testimony as Rev William Van Slyke denies allegations by his wife He is a minister in the Indiana conference and Seaman's Friendly Society field agent Charged with mismanaging funds habitual whiskey use and spitting tobacco at his wife Mrs Van Slyke testifies with few breaks showing nervous strain and a rare breakdown during cross examination She recalls earplugs to shield obscene talk and an attempted exoneration in her ear
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Ann Arbor
Mich
van Slyke
William. van Slyke
Indiana
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Michigan
Wisconsin
Seaman's Friendly Society
Rose van Slyke
Contingent Naval Militia Mustered Out In Ashtabula
Adjutant General George H Wood orders the Ashtabula contingent of the naval militia mustered out. The property will be transferred to Cleveland. The action stems from failure to properly maintain the Ashtabula unit.
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Ashtabula
Columbus
George H Wood
Cleveland
Child's Neck Broken In Log Play Fatality
West Union Ohio June 7 A six year old boy Ralph Freelan son of Howard Ed Freelan a Seaman business man was killed after being caught beneath a log while playing with neighbor children. The child’s neck was broken.
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West Union
Ralph Freelan
Howard Ed Freelan
Grandmother Bertha Feltz Killed by Grandson Shot at Rat
In Chicago on June 17 Mrs. Bertha Feltz aged 53 was killed and a grandchild in her arms wounded when her grandson Arthur thirteen attempted to shoot a rat. The incident occurred during a family disturbance leading to the fatal shooting.
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Chicago
Bertha Feltz
Las
Arthur
Snowy weather shock hits Dorchester in June
A Dorchester weather brief reports a sudden June duel of seasons with warm and cold winds for ten minutes and light snow showers lasting four minutes within a summer day.
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Massachusetts
Dorchester
Mass
Wins Big Prize Well Known Story Writer
A renowned author and playwright adds a major prize to his list of honors. The writer known for acclaimed novels also earns recognition for his stage work, highlighting cross discipline success and broader literary impact.
Roosevelt Discusses River of Doubt Before Royal Geographical Society
Colonel Roosevelt spoke on the River of Doubt to the Royal Geographical Society in London. Dr. Hamilton Rice traveled from Madrid to question him, and Viscount Brice led a unanimous vote of thanks. Rice later defended Roosevelt while noting discrepancies with earlier versions of the voyage.
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Colonel Roosevelt
Royal Geographical Society
London
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington
Brazil
Hamilton Rice
Madrid
Roosevelt
Viscount Brice
Calonel Roosevelt
Minister Denied Divorce in Marion Court
Judge Daniel Babst refused Rev. Emmett D Packard a divorce from Sadie Packard in Marion Ohio. The court held living with a woman previously divorced not sufficient for legal separation. Mrs Packard had been divorced before marrying Rev. Packard in 1906.
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Marion
Daniel Babst
Emmett D Packard
Sadie Packard
Babst
Packard
Mr Packard
Markets Report with regional cattle and grain prices
Chicago and other markets show cattle prices for steers cows and calves with mixed ranges. Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati and Boston quotations cover hogs sheep and lambs, alongside wheat corn oats and flax seed values.
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Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Boston
Turkey Stops Greek Exodus Amid Tense Standoff
Constantinople dispatch says a state of siege is in Smyrna Asia Minor and along the Dardanelles to halt Greek emigration. The dispute over expulsion and forced migration provokes Greek protests and threats of war as Greece and Turkey prepare for possible armed conflict.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Constantinople
Smyrna
Asia Atmor
Dardanelles
Turkey
Greece
Hull Defends Income Tax Law Amid Revenue Shortfall
Representative Hull Tennessee author of the income tax act says after observing its operation there is no reason to doubt administration or future revenue. He notes many returns are incomplete and errors exist due to brief enactment. Treasury still sees no bond issue needed. McAdoo cites revised lower projections for 1913.
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Washington
Hull
Tennessee
McAdoo
Treasury Department
England
MccAdoo
Death linked to anti toxin prompt typhoid case
Friends of Robert E. Mercer seek a full inquiry into his death and the illness of his wife Mrs Mercer and their two children Herbert and Ruth who grew gravely ill after receiving anti- typhoid serum on the same day as the mother. Dr Sydney Smith gave the serum to all three under the board of health order.
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New York
Robert E. Mercer
Sricken
Ife
Loard of
Mysterious Assault in Cincinnati Prompted Police Report
A mysterious assault occurred at the home of Harry F. E. Weil, a broker, and his wife in Cincinnati. An intruder entered their bedroom, poured ammonia on them, and attacked Weil as neighbors fired shots at the assailant as he fled after the couple screamed.
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Cincinnati
Harry FE Well
Weil
Dying Man Accuses Grocer in Marietta Shooting
Hugh Goddard, eighteen, is shot in Carlton Everleigh's Marietta grocery and dies at the hospital. Goddard claims the owner intended to shoot him, while Everleigh and Goddard deny prior trouble.
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Marietta
Hugh Gouddard
Carlton Everleigh
Marietta Hospital
Goddard
Everleigh
Passing of Judge Eason in Wooster Ohio
Judge Samuel B. Eason, who presided during the Taggart divorce trial, died of pneumonia in Wooster Ohio at age seventy.
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Eason
Wooster
Shmuel B. Eason
Citizens association proposes to postpone three cent fares
Toledo Ohio June 17 The Citizens association proposes to council that three cent fares be postponed until improvements and rerouting of cars are made.
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Toledo, O
Citizens” Association
Witnesses Differ on Empress of Ireland Disaster Causes
Dominion commission hearings in Quebec opened on June 17 with Captain Kendall and Storstad officers presenting diverging accounts of the Empress of Ireland collision near Father Point May 29. Testimony described the Storstad’s unchanged course and Empress bows crossing, plus a flare and boiler breach after the ram.
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Quebec
Kendall
Rlmouski
Alfred Tuftenes
Storstad
Water power development bill advances in Congress
The Graham bill to develop hydroelectric power on public land and reservations was reported to the House as part of the administration’s five conservation measures. It covers dams reservoirs transmission lines and power works on the public domain including Alaska except national parks with leases up to fifty years non revocable for breach of faith and preference to state local authorities.
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Washington
House
Graham
Interstate ,Commerce Commission
Alaska
National Parks
Secretary of the Interior
Ohio State University Grants Largest Graduation to Date
Ohio State University in Columbus issued 633 diplomas marking the largest class in its history. Graduation exercises were held in the armory with an annual address by Dr. George Edgar Vincent, president of the University of Minneapolis.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Armory
George Edgar Vincent
University of Minneapolis
RailWay Engineers Vote Clinton referendum action
Chicago June 17 90 percent of the 75000 engineers firemen and enginemen running west from Chicago would vote in favor of calling a strike if the general opinion. The balloting in the referendum is now under way and is expected to finish by week’s end.
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Chicago
Westinghouse Strike Pickets Parade Plant
In Pittsburgh on June 17 the 70,000 Westinghouse workers’ strike settled into routine picketing and company plant parades with little or no factory work underway.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse
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W. A. Smith
Harris & Ewing
Congress
Preacher
Alice Brown
Winthrop Ames
Society of American Dramatists
Brown
Ohio
Delaine
Laine
Eoc
Toledo
St. Lawrence
Representative Graham
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