Obregon captures Guadalajara in fierce 80 mile battle
General Obregon reports routing 12,000 Federals led by General Miel near Guadalajara. Five thousand captured, artillery and ammo seized. pursuit continues as Blanco blocks Mexico City communications. Villa opposes peace talks with Huerta as mediators push conferences.
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Douglas
Ariz
Guadalajara
Alvaro
Obregon
F. S. Elias
Constitutionalists
Miel
Jalisco
Blanco
Mexico City
Elias
Irahuato
City of
Mexico
Telephone game thwarted two crooks at Home Tea store
Miss Bessie Nahs formerly of St Paul stopped a pair of thieves after a raid on A J Sorlie's store. One crook waited at the rear while the other posed at the front. Nahs locked the safe and cash register before leaving, preventing any theft. The Sorlie raid yielded $50.
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Grand Parks
Bessie Nahs
Clifford Dufour
St. Paul
Home Tea Company
A. J. Sorlie
Nuahs
Nahs
Will Leaves Million to Educate Country Children
Francis A. Ogden longtime Wisconsin native who died June 6 in Houston leaves a will directing his entire estate be used to educate country children with limited access. His Texas holdings alone are valued about 1 million dollars. U S Farr, a local newspaper proofreader and Ogden friend, is named executor. The will was given to an attorney after a 30 day secrecy pledge.
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Houston
Texas
Francis A. Ogden
Wisconsin
U. S. Farr
Ogden
Earl
Mayor Bans I W W Parade In Harlem Bomb Case
Mayor Mitchell orders police to block a procession by I W W leaders including Alexander Berkman and allies honoring three men killed by a Harlem tenement bomb blast last Saturday. The planned march in New York City on July 11 faces prohibition.
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New York
Mitchell
Alexander Berkman
Harlem
City to Buy Industrial Tracts in Northeast Minneapolis
Fifty businessmen subscribed 300000 dollars in under thirty minutes to purchase 284 acres for a major Northeast Minneapolis industrial tract. A company will be formed and stock offered to the public, granting trackage facilities similar to the Midway and promising affordable grounds with a technical section nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Big
Northeast Enterprise
Upper Body Passes 122 Bills in Three Hours
Washington July 11 Senate adjourned to Monday as committees push antitrust measures. 122 bills and resolutions were moved through in three hours. Key items include authorizing army expansion, aviation in the signal corps, and adding 9 680 acres to Pike National Forest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
International Dry Farming Congress
Wichita
Kan
House
Army Signal Corps
Pike National Forest
Colorado
Raps the School Teachers At National Education Meet
Dr J H Francis superintendent of schools Los Angeles harshly attacks teachers at the National Education Association session urging moral focus in teaching. He cites immorality caused by teachers and criticizes algebra and literature instruction. George Edward Marshall elected president of the department of secondary education. David Starr Jordan accepts NEA presidency.
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St. Paul
J. H. Francis
Los Angeles
National Education Association
Dr. Francis
George Edward Marshall
Davenport
Iowa
Department of Secondary Education
London
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford University
Palo Alto
Cal
Elks Arrive in Denver for National Convention Jubilee
Thousands of Elks pour into Denver for the twenty eighth national convention as Grand Exalted Ruler Edward Leach of New York leads the arrival. A Denver lodge committee escorts the visiting officials celebrating the lodge’s golden jubilee.
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Denver
Benevolent, and Protective Order of Elks
Edward Leach
New York
Grand Lodge
Denver Lodge
Bearded Bandit Identified by Victim in Minneapolis
Police identify Norman Lee, arrested on a minor theft charge, as the Bearded Bandit. Victim William Fisher Jr., 14, son of druggist W. M. Fisher, swore Lee matched the assailant who held up the shop on April 9, noting eyes and distinctive nose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Norman Lee
William Fisher
W. M. Fisher
Young Fisher
Indian Hero Spo Pee Finds Freedom After Long Imprisonment
Spo Pee a Blackfoot Indian returns to Browning Montana after nearly 35 years in a government hospital. Pardoned by President Wilson, he travels with an official promise of a square deal and contemplates tribal enrollment while facing limited buffalo on the prairie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning
Spo Pee
Government Hospital
Montana
Indian Bureau
Sponee
Sells
Wilson
Washington
Sponce
Washington, D. C
Butte Mayor Kills Miner in Office Shooting
In Butte Montana Eric Lantala Finnish miner dies from a liver wound after a confrontation with Mayor Louis J Duncan. Lantala claimed the mayor shot him before he stabbed the mayor while officials debate a new miners union constitution seen as radical and IW W influenced.
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Butte
Mont
Eric Lantala
Louis J. Duncan
Western Federation of Miners
Lantala
New Miners’ Union
Republicans Scent State Victory In Helena Meeting
In Helena the Republican state central committee outlined an aggressive campaign for next fall. They decided to circulate petitions for any Republican aspirant seeking state ticket nomination, naming two congressional candidates plus contenders for railroad commissioner and associate justice. Petitions for district judgeships will also be circulated through county organizations.
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Helena
Republican State Central Committee
Dawson County Homestead Filings Rise in June
Glendive Land Office reports around 250 filings on Dawson County homesteads for June or up to six months prior. Many squatters on unsurveyed lands are not counted. Most filings occur in the western part of the county where government land remains open.
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Dawson County
Glendive
Widow Held For Murder Near Livingston
Mrs Malinda M Zimmermann widow of Rancher James D Zimmermann is arrested for his June 10 murder at a Dailey Spur ranch between Livingston and Gardiner. She gave differing stories and a hay covered body. investigators note possible spiking of tensions and prior domestic strife.
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Livingston
Malinda M. Zimmerman
James D. Zimmerman
Daileys Spur
Gardiner
Zimmermann
Zimmerman
Open verdict in Noy death during June riot violence
A seven member coroner's jury returned an open verdict in the case of Ernest J. Noy killed when the Western Federation of Miners headquarters was dynamited on June 23. The jury found Noy died from a bullet fired from a gun held by persons unknown to the jury. Evidence had been heard since June 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butter
Ernest J. Noy
Western Federation of Miners
Noy
Miles City Jewelry Store Robbed in Broad Afternoon Heist
Diamond rings valued at 2500 stolen from the Smith jewelry store show window in Miles City. Entry through a rear door during a busy afternoon. store closed briefly. Out of town experts blamed for the burglary due to professional methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles City
Smith Jewelry
Open Republican rally denounces Democratic rule in Billings
In Billings an open meeting of the Yellowstone county republican central committee drew members from every town. Attendees denounced the Wilson administration and the conditions they attributed to Democratic legislation with strong enthusiasm unseen at local gatherings for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Yellowstone County Republican Central Committee
Work on Depot Stopped in Butte Strike Spreads
A labor delegation persuaded Milwaukee railroad station workers in Butte to halt construction a few hours after starting. Reportedly workers were paid $2.50 daily, below the local scale of $4, sparking the stoppage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Milwaukee Railroad
Ismay Exalaka and Southern Traction Line Survey Planned
A permanent survey of the Ismay Exalaka and Southern Traction Company line is set to begin early in August. The project aims to map and evaluate the route for future railroad development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ismay
Ismay, Exalaka & Southern
Road Convention Postponed in Butte
The Inter-mountain Good Roads association annual convention planned for July 21 to 23 in Butte has been postponed to August. The president, based in Boise Idaho, weighs the change as July fills Butte hotel rooms and promoters prefer not to rely on private homes for lodging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Inter-mountain Good Roads Association
Boise
Idaho
Butte Hotels
Politician and motorist Hay Faces Unionist Arrest Contests
The article notes Van Hay, author of Happy-Go-Glucky, as a prospective Unionist candidate for Kirkcaldy Burghs and recounts a motor accident near Oban. It also includes a formal public land contest notice from the Great Falls Montana Land Office dated July 1914, detailing Anna Luck Fischer and an entry cancellation threat for a Montana homestead.
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van Hay
Mr. Hay
Oban
Highland Glen
Edinburgh
Kirkcaldy Burghs
Ten Minute a Day Wife Debate Sparks Feminist Critique
Collier's Weekly weighs In on Mme Inez Milholland Boissevain's claim that ten minutes daily suffices for keeping house. The author argues real housekeeping demands full effort, noting local realities such as no maid service and the need to cook breakfast. The piece defends feminists as capable, condemning flippant remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Inez Milholland Boissevain
Manhattan
H. G. Wells
Mra. Inez
Kirk
Kitchen
Collier’'s Weekly
The Lady Who Smokes in Public Spaces
An editorial note compares how English and American women smoke publicly. It notes that in Canada and the United States a woman's cigarette in public is still seen as immodest, while English women smoke in restaurants and trains without scandal. The piece observes shifting attitudes in New York and the United States toward public smoking by women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
New York
America
Stammering linked to forced right hand use by schools
P B Ballard of London County Council reports stammering tends to rise when left handed children are forced to use the right hand. He cites statistics across several groups showing higher stammering rates for right-hand taught children and notable recovery when left-handed use is allowed. Boys show higher stammering rates than girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. B. Ballard
London County Council
Making Carnegie Irish
Irish historian Lancelot F Madden argues that Andrew Carnegie did not derive his surname from a Hungarian ancestor. He claims Carnegie OCarnegie is identical with OCarney OKearney and OCarnegie, all from O Cearnaighe, a branch of the O Maddenr of Ulster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
Lancelot F. Madden
Andrew Carnegie
Notice of Contest for Gottfried Waeffer Homestead
United States Land Office Great Falls Montana announces an appeal to cancel the Waeffer homestead Serial No 012233 filed April 19 1914 by Anna Luck Fischer of Collins Montana She alleges nonresidence nonimprovement and abandonment for more than six months The contestant must file an answer within twenty days after the fourth publication or face cancellation of the entry and no right to hearing Proof of service by mail or personal delivery is required Date of first publication June 24 1914 Date of second July 1 1914 Date of third July 8 1914 Date of fourth July 15 1914
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the Interior
United States ‘Land Office
Great Falls
Montana
Anna Luck. Fischer
Collins
Township
Range
Meridian
R. N. Sutherlin
Register
Department of the Interior
United States Land Office
Gottfried Waeffer
Anna Luck Fischer
Montana alias summons for divorce in Boothe case
District Court of Montana Teton County issues an alias summons to Maud Dess Boothe in the divorce action against James Edward Boothe. The plaintiff alleges extreme cruelty and seeks dissolution of marriage after more than a year of alleged misconduct. Service requires answer within twenty days. default judgment if not filed. Clerk James Gibson and attorney Jane 24-4t listed. Cut Bank, Montana connection noted.
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District Court
Highth Judicial District
State of
Montana
Teton
James Edward Boothe
Maud Dess Boothe
Lafe Court
James, Gibson
Irwin C
Kartack
Cut Bank
Monta F
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Villa
Grand Forks
California
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William “Mackie” McDonald
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Citer
Collier’s
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