World War Fears Rise as Austria Demands Serbia Return
Berlin reports say Serbia will likely refuse Austria's ultimatum. Officials warn Europe could face a continental war unless Serbia backs down, with Germany pledging to localize any conflict but ready to act if other powers intervene. Monitors move to Semlin and troops concentrate on the border as censorship tightens.
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Berlin
Servia
Austria
Europe
Belgrade
Russia
France
Berliner Zeitung
Germany
Foreign Office
Archduke Ferdinand
Semlin
All Factions in Mexico Ready to Work for Peace
Washington reports progress toward harmony among Provisional President Carbajal Carranza Villa and Zapata as the United States presses for a stable Mexican government. Two Carranza emissaries head to Vera Cruz to meet Zapata’s southern forces and discuss institutional reforms and cooperation with the constitutionalists.
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Washington
Carbajal
Carranza
Villa
Zapata
Mexico
United States
Onstitutionalista
Ries
Vera Crug
Institutionaliate
Carbaja
Deel Svsremtegs
Claflin Stores to Remain Open as Receiverships Continue
New York July 24 creditors meeting confirms continued receivership of the H. B. Claflin company. Receivers Martindale and Juillard report over a million dollars cash on hand and assets exceeding liabilities by more than eight million dollars. Creditors suggest appointment of a third receiver if needed. Attorney O'Brien cites Claflin’s aim to pay all creditors in full and offers to turn over his personal assets to the receivers.
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New York
H. B. Olaflin
Cemetry
Mesars
Martindale
Juillard
Claflin
O'Brien
H. B. Claflin
F W Billing Multimillionaire Dies in California
Santa Cruz July 24 F W Billing multimillionaire died yesterday at his country home north of Santa Cruz. His fortune came from copper mines in Montana and he later held mining interests at Lake City for many years before moving here twenty years ago.
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Santa Cruz
Cal
F. W. Billing
Mines Burn Near Cananea in Arizona Strike Turmoil
Mines of Cananea Consolidated Copper Co. in Cananea, Sonora, are on fire suspected incendiary action. The Vela Grande shaft is under control while an American foreman suffocated. Overnight shafts burn fiercely with no stop in sight and a powder magazine blast was alleged. The unrest follows a 2600 miner strike over wages and conditions.
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Douglas
Ariz
Cananea Consolidate Copper Company
Cananea
Bonora
Vela “Drande
TH Ia
Yale Grid Star Becomes Uruguay Minister to Uruguay
John L. De Baulles, former Yale captain and 35 year old diplomat, leaves his South Bethlehem home to take the post in Uruguay. He has practiced law in New York and helped organize the Wilson College Men's League in the last presidential campaign. He is cousin to ex mayor McClellan.
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de Saulles
Yale
Bianquita Errazuriz
Daugther
Chile
Uruguay
Bethlehem
Pennsylvania
Villa Gathers Huge Army to Enter Capital
In Chihuahua on July 24, General Francisco Villa dispatches officers to enlist every available fighting man to bolster his division of the north for a potential clash with the constitutionalists upon Mexico City. Inducements are offered to Mexicans and even foreign miners to join. Villa plans to depart for Queretaro and Mexico City on August 1, while French officers exonerate Villa of Zacatecas killings, blaming Urbina for the executions and Chao for extortion.
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Chihuahua
Mex
Francisco Villa
Villa
Mexico City
John Villa
Venustiano Carranza
Cuartel
Queretaro
Guerrero
Thomas Urbina
Mauel Chao
Villista
Investigale
Copper Mines in Mexico Hit by Fires
Two Cananea Consolidated Copper mines at Cananea in Sonora are on fire. Mexican workers had resumed labor reluctantly after a several weeks’ strike.
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Mexico
NACO
Aria
Cananea Consolidated Copper Company
Cananes
Sonora
Mexi
Haverstraw Town Clerk Shoots Son-in-law Over Elopement
In Haverstraw New York town clerk William V Cleary shot and killed Eugene D Newman the son-in law of a few days who had come to seek forgiveness for eloping with Clearys daughter. Witnesses say Newman arrived with Anna Cleary and asked for the clerks blessing before Cleary fired four shots. Cleary surrendered to authorities.
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Haverstraw
N. Y
William V. Cleary
Yeaterday
New City
Cleary
Eugene D. Newman
Newman
Fred M. Newman
Rockland County Messenger
Eugene Newman
Anna Cleary
Weehawken
Bernard Fox
Sheridan
Josiah Pelter
Clearry
Mr. Cleary
Anna
Ae Chat
CROP BOOMS PROMISE SOUTHERN PROSPERITY
In St Louis General Manager Taylor of the Mobile and Ohio predicts cotton shipments to exceed Civil War highs and an all time top year for the railroad. He says cotton stays king due to the 1914 yield, and southern banks are strong enough to finance the move. He also foresees a boom in the Dixie cattle industry and a new era of commercial activity. In Illinois and Missouri coal mines reopen August 1 as demand rises for fall and winter.
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ST. Louis
United States
Taylor
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Mobile
Mobile & Ohio
Southland
Dixie
Springfield
Central Iilinote
Weather Forecast for Wyoming From Washington
Weather bulletin from Washington July 24 predicts likely fair conditions for Wyoming over Saturday and Sunday with no precipitation expected and temperatures remaining mild.
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Wasshington
Wyoming
Senator McCumber of North Dakota: a tabernacle statesman
Senator Porter J. McCumber, a veteran senator from North Dakota, is described as calm and ministerial in demeanor with a steady voice. The piece notes his leadership on pension and Indian legislation and his high rank in the Senate and Republican party. It also mentions his touring car and his daughter Miss Helen McCumber who sometimes drives. The McCumbers host guests in Washington.
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Porter J. McCumber
Panama
McCumber
Senate
Republican Party
Helen McCumber
McCumbers
Washington
Roosevelt Declares Fight on Barnes Libel Suit Intensifies
In Oyster Bay on July 24 Colonel Roosevelt rejects fear of a $50,000 libel suit. He vows to attack Barnes and assist the suit, aiming to testify before the election. He denounces machine government and endorses anti machine candidates on a nonpartisan ticket, signaling continued aggressive opposition to Barnes, Murphy, and Mesure.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Willam Barnes
Barnes
Hinman
Hennesy
Barnes and Murphy
Pessimism Over U S Business Conditions At Testimony
Chicago July 24 George M Reynolds of Continental and Commercial Bank and John G Shedd of Marshall Field testified before the federal commission on industrial relations. They said much of the pessimism about business conditions stems from politics and not fundamentals.
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Chicago
No + foundation exlste
United States
George M. Reynolds
Continental and Commercial National Bank of Chicago
John G. Shedd
Marshall Field Company
Testi
Federal Commission On Industrial Relations
Defense Trap in Calmette Murder Case Revealed
Paris July 24 The defense for Mme Calliaux in the Calmette murder trial faced a trap set by Mme Gueydan former wife of the prisoner's husband The core defense that fear of exposure of two letters forced the shooting is undercut by the reading of those letters Her witnesses testified to the upright character of Gaston Calmette and Mme Calliaux
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Paris
Mme. Calliaux
Gaston Calmette
Figaro
Mme. Gueydan
Maitre Labori
Calmette
Conference on Home Rule Fails in Britain and Ulster
The Buckingham Palace conference on home rule fails to bridge Ulster and Nationalists. Belfast leaders back Sir Edward Cargan's demand to exclude Ulster from the bill. Armageddon of civil war fears looms as Ulster volunteers mobilize with about 9,000 armed men ready for action.
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London
Buckingham Palace
King George
House of Commons
Belfast
Edward Cargon
Ulster
Wilson sends twenty peace treaties to Senate
President Wilson transmitted to the Senate for ratification Bryan's peace treaties with twenty nations. They provide for special investigation of disputes when diplomacy fails. Uncertainty hangs over passage in the current session. Nations named include Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, Honduras, Nicaragua, the Netherlands, Bolivia, Portugal, Persia, Denmark, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Mali, Norway, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Chile.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Salvador
Guatemala
Panama
Honduras
Nicaragua
Netherlands
Bolivia
Portugal
Persia
Denmark
Switzerland
Costa Rica
Domincian Repubic
Venezuela
Maly
Norway
Peru
Argentine
Brasil
Chile
Caught in Fly Wheel Injures Florence Worker
John Serena an oiler at the Colorado and Portland Cement company was caught in a fly wheel last night and suffered a fractured skull three ribs and internal injuries. He will probably die.
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Florence, Cole
John Serena
Colorado & Portland Cement Company
Tle
Cheyenne Boosters Push Climate as Health Resource
At a Cheyenne Industrial club meeting Dr. G P Johnston extolled the climate as a health asset and urged a publicity campaign to counter misconceptions. Speakers urged informing patients and the public that Cheyenne offers health benefits, including potential hospital facilities, with plans for a national physician circular and a boosters’ campaign.
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Cheyenne
G. P. Johnston
Colorado
Fort Russell
Union Pacific Railroad
Johnston
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LAS Theater
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