U S Troops Fired Upon as Diaz Exile Returns
A detachment of United States troops near El Paso was fired upon by Mexican Federal cavalry. Five Texas rangers nearby were also fired at. no American wounded. U S troops did not return fire. Investigations ordered by U S and Mexican authorities continue. General Porfirio Diaz, ex-President of Mexico, was summoned by the War Department to return to Mexico. Diaz is in Biarritz, France.
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Second Cavalry
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Mystery Crow Indian Swindle Ties to College Girls
Chicago dispatch details Curry the Crow an elusive figure tied to Mabel Sturtevant’s college swindle case. Inspectors doubt Curly’s involvement, while Sturtevant seeks repayment for girls and society women who provided funds.
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Chicago
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Mabel Sturtevant
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Grace Hotel
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Post Office
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Brooklyn Declares Ten New Tenement House Commandments
Brooklyn authorities issue ten commandments for tenement dwellers. Rules urge neighbors to keep areas clean and well kept, maintain alleys and yards, prevent fires and pollution, ensure open windows for sunlight, and provide healthy homes for children.
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York
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Tenement
House Committee
Murder of a Boy by Degenerate at Golf Club
The nude body of 7 year old Israel Goldman was found on the White Maresh Valley Country Club golf links with skull crushed and bruises. A shoestring was tied around his throat. The body lay near a tree with clothes and shoes nearby. police suspect a degenerate killer near Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Israel Goldman
White Maresh Valley Country Club
Carranza Threatens Huerta Regime in Mexico Crisis
Governor Venustiano Carranza declares that Huerta’s presidency is a traitor’s cause and vows extermination of Huerta and his followers. He notes no legal elections are possible and warns foreign nations against recognizing Huerta. Carranza cites Juarez era laws and reports unity among constitutionalist leaders.
Precedent in Release Case for Mexican Rebel Held by U S
Habeas corpus petitions filed in Austin Texas seek Colonel Braulio Hernandez a Mexican revolutionist detained at El Paso. The test will determine federal power under international law to imprison combatants crossing the border.
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Washington
Austin
Tex
Braulio Hernandez
el Paso
Collarless neck and French pumps derail Brighton girl
Miss Julia Griffen a fifteen year old from Brighton Massachusetts runs away with sixteen dollars and a brother's suit. She travels to New York and checks into the Grand Union Hotel where a clerk spots her collarless shirt and French pumps. Police and the Children's Society take her into custody after she breaks down. Her father, an city engineer, is notified.
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Commercial Tribune
NW York
Julia Griffen
Brighton
Mass
New York
Miss Griffen
Children’s Society
Titantic hull motto No God No Pope claimed by Brooklyn man
Frank McKee of Brooklyn says the Titanic hull bore the inscription No God No Pope carved below the water line by the shipbuilder who died in the disaster. He says the carving was visible only in dry dock and the maker perished in the crash, lending credibility to the tale.
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New York
Frank McKee
Brooklyn
Ireland
McKee
Titanfo
Uncle Joe Cannon and the Democrats in 1900s talk
Washington September 27 Uncle Joe Cannon joked about plans to run for Congress next year stating he might appear on the Progressive ticket The Danville District political shuffle makes a Republican bid unlikely and a switch to the Democratic line is humorously noted by bystanders and reporters alike
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Joe Cannon
Congress
Danville
Joe
Ee. Orate
Uncle Joe
Two French Airmen Beat Speed Record in Preliminary Trials
In Rheim s France on September 2 Emile Vedrines and Maurice Prevost set a new speed mark of 118.6 mph, surpassing the 111.5 mph world record during elimination trials for a French team for the international aéroplane race. Prevost and Eugene Gilbert earned places as French representatives. Fourteen of fifteen entrants qualified for the main race amid challenging low altitude endurance tests.
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Maurice Prevost
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Abel Geaton
Lucien Caillléaux
Mohammedan Albanians Advance into Servia Clearing Path
In Servia the advance of 50 000 Mohammedan Albanians with modern arms moved toward Kichevo Prilip Prisrend and Letovo. Serbians offered little resistance as officials warn several days may pass before mobilization enables a strong reply. Monastir crowds with refugees recount atrocities against Christians by Albanian forces.
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Ade
Servia
Lost American Fortune Wrecked in Biscay to Be Recovered
The Bay of Biscay wreck of the Le Jeune Henri carries Count de Saint Paul’s treasure worth about twenty million dollars. Divers and scientists in Paris chase the fabled diamonds and gold bars, led by Mile. Guillard de Saint Paul who seeks the antique wealth for Brittany.
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Indicted for Smuggling Mrs Frank B WIBORG
Special to Commercial Tribune Chicago September 27. A domestic disputes case features Joseph Tuma 40 and his wife over a pet monkey and two cats. The judge orders the couple to separate pets and return October 29 to resolve their differences.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Joseph
Tuma
Spaulding Avenue
Big Steel Men Alleged To Aid Sulzer in Gubernatorial Run
The Assembly Board of Managers in the Sulzer case plans to prove that major steel figures or firms funded his governor campaign. An attempt to subpoena James A. Farrell of United States Steel Corp reportedly failed. Farrell's secretary was served as witnesses. The president of U S Steel is among the names on a list.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Assembly Board of Managers
Trias
Sulzer
James A. Farrel
United States Steel Corporation
Farrell
Prosecution Presses Sulzer Inquiry Amid Witness List
Assembly managers continue scrutinizing potential witnesses connected to William Sulzer's campaign contributions. They anticipate calling Thomas F. Smith of Tammany Hall and JusticeEdward F. O'Dwyer, while Charles F. Murphy may be called by the defense.
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William Sulzer Campagn
Charles F. Murphy
Thomas F. Smith
Tammany Hall
Mr. Murphy
St Louis Family Held On Customs Charges
Henry Nicholaus the St Louis brewer his wife and daughter faced customs action after twelve trunks were seized for undeclared gowns and jewelry valued at 4000 dollars. The family recently returned from Europe aboard the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria and sought to prove jewels bought in America. Dresses bought abroad were admitted as dutiable only if not seized. The owners posted 352 dollars for the gowns. Jewel examination continued with adjourned hearing pending results.
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New York
Henry Nicholaus
St. Louis
Nicholaus
Europe
Peize
Kidnaper Claims Invention to Prevent Rail Accidents
Pat Crowe, who says he kidnapped Eddie Cahary, arrives in Washington after time in the Indiana Reformatory. He claims to have invented a device that will prevent railroad accidents caused by defective couplings on steel rails.
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Washington
Indiana Reformatory
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