Rate Decisions Closely Guarded Ambitious Senate Filibuster Looms
President Wilson follows rate case conclusions at the Interstate Commerce Commission as eastern railroads seek a five percent general rise but with class by class adjustments. Brandeis seeks ending free car spotting for large shippers to save about 55 million annually, while small shippers gain overall traffic. Wilson tracks anti trust filibusters as Kansas City businessmen push Clayton bill changes and supports the Adamson bill on water power rights.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Louis D. Brandeis
Congress
New York Central
Inlinois
Wilson
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Senate
Kansas City
House
Gifford Pinchot
National Conservation Association
Rebels Attack Cape Haitien Repulsed by Government Troops
Rebels launched a strong assault on Cape Haitien, Haiti, but government forces repelled the attack after hours of fighting through the night. Many combatants were killed or wounded and prisoners were taken. Martial law was declared in Port au Prince and authorities claim control of the situation.
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Port Au Prince
Cape Haitien
Haiti
Washington
State Department
New Haven Directors Seek to Avert DOJ Dissolution Suit
On July 21 in Washington Center on New Haven Road Attorney General McReynolds met with New Haven directors arriving from New York. They attempted to adjust relations between the New Haven and the Boston and Maine properties to stop the dissolution suit filed by the Department of Justice.
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New Haven Road
Washington
McReynolds
New Haven
New York
Hoston & Maine
Department of Justice
House Honors Roddenberry Memorial Park Named for A F Roddenberry
The House approved a bill by Rep. Parks of Georgia allocating 6000 dollars for a Thom asville post office addition to be a memorial park honoring the late Representative A F Roddenberry.
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House
Roddenberry
Washington
Parks
Georgia
Thomasville
A. F. Roddenberry
Warning to Farmers On Crop Conditions and Hessian Fly Risk
The July 1 composite crop condition across the United States stands about 14 percent above the ten year average, about 8.7 percent higher than last year. The Agricultural Outlook warns farmers to delay sowing wheat in southern New York to September 20 and in areas around Philadelphia and Indianapolis to five days later, due to Hessian fly risk and pest control needs. The report notes parcel post offers a useful supplement but won’t replace usual methods and stresses increased cooperation among shippers to prevent a wheat car shortage, though Kansas elevators fear rising demand outpacing supply.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
New York
Michigan
Wisconsin
Philadelphia
Columbus
Indianapolis
Springfield
Kansas
Parcel Post
Hibernians In Session At Norfolk National Convention
Irish Americans from across the nation gather in Norfolk for the forty ninth national convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. The opening events include a high mass at St. Marys Church, a sermon by Rt. Rev. John P. Carroll, and joint exercises at New Wells theater with remarks from National President James J. Regan and Ladies Auxiliary leader Mrs Eben Ryan Jolly.
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Norfolk
Order of Hibernians
St. Mary’s Church
Father Doherty
John P. Carroll
Order
New Wells Theater
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Harvey Dickson
Citizens’ Committee On
W. R. Mayo
James J. Regan
Eben Ryan Jolly
Esperanto Congress Held in Chicago With Opera Galatea
The fifth annual congress of the American Esperanto Society convenes in Chicago with over 200 delegates this week. A highlight is the Thursday performance of the opera Galatea in the YMCA auditorium entirely in Esperanto.
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Esperanto Congrega
Chicago
The
American Esperanto Society
Isperanio
Bank crash victim missing in Madison
Madison July 21 search is on for Adolph Sandoers a Chicago upholsterer and victim of the recent bank crash who disappeared a week ago after threatening self harm in the wake of the disaster.
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Madison
Wis
Adolph Sandoers
Chicago
Sandoers
Huerta’s Fall Fueled by U S Pressure and Protests
The piece details Washington’s stance on Huerta from 1913 through the Lind mission, including Wilson’s reluctance for recognition, the demand that Huerta not run in elections, and the shift toward backing the Constitutionalists. It notes the recall of Henry Wilson, Lind’s envoy role, Gamboa’s leverage, and Huerta’s suppression of deputies as he styled himself a dictator awaiting elections.
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United States
Huerta
Frederico Gamboa
Gamboa
Wilson
Congress
Lind
Vera Cruz
Two Prophets and Militant Suffragists Comment
Mrs Inez Milhol land Voissevain in New York rejects Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's prophecy about lynching militants. She argues giving women the vote is the better path to end militancy and mocks Englishmen for their mixed reactions to suffragists.
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Arthur Conan Doyle
Inez Milholland Voissevain
New York
Sir Arthur
Huerta Crisis Deepens as US Fears Civil War
The piece traces Huerta's refusal to retire after elections deemed farcical, Wilson's warning against recognition, and escalating US pressure. It covers Tampico, Vera Cruz, and the Ypiranga arms shipment, plus mediation attempts and Huerta's tentative plans to resign with Carbajal slated as foreign minister.
Mexico Names Carbajal as New President Not Soldier
Francisco Carbajal aged forty four, a Campeche native and lawyer, has long served in judiciary posts including chief justice of the supreme court. He acted as minister of foreign relations under Huerta and was Diaz era commissioner to Juarez. He is reserved, punctual, well groomed, of European descent, and regarded as prudent, capable, and honest with a strong business sense.
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Huerta
Felix Mraz
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Congress
Wilson
Francisco Villa
Juarez
Mexico City
Francisco Carbajal
Campeche
Madero
Supreme Court
Senor Carbajal
Not Much Sound Jones You Should Look More Pleasant
A brief exchange compares soundness of a person and a paper dollar. Jones urges better behavior while Brown counters that a paper dollar has little sound value.
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Jones
Brown
Kraft Dispute Sparks Baseball Fraternity Standoff
New York July 21 Organized baseball and the Baseball Players Fraternity threaten open conflict over Clarence Kraft. Kraft refused to report to the Nashville Southern Association club, claiming it would cut his Newark salary by 150 dollars monthly. The federation prepared an ultimatum letter to August Herrmann while Ban Johnson warned of a strike and possible immediate closing of American League parks if players refuse to return under league penalties.
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New York
Baseball Players’ Fraternity
Clarence O. Kraft
National Commission
Newark International League
Nashville
Southern Association
Kraft
Newark
National League
Players’ Fraternity
Players’ Federation
David L. Fultz
August Herrmann
Ban Johnson
Johnson
State News in Brief from Kokomo and Nearby
Kokomo dispatches report the death of Howard Eugene Henderson 65 part owner and manager of the Kokomo Dispatch from Bright's disease He joined the paper in 1874 and helped build it into a leading Democratic organ Pendleton a bridegroom of six weeks John Kinley faces forgery charges after a $58 80 check on his wife He was jailed under $1 000 bond Greenfield former mayor George A Carr 63 dies on a traction car between Indianapolis and Greenfield He was a friend of James Whitcomb Riley and is survived by his widow and daughter Connersville Mrs L O Price saves her 7 year old daughter Dorothy from a canal wheel Indianapolis lawyers pay a fine in Terre Haute contempt case Donn M Roberts mayor of Terre Haute fined for sewer case Penderton Mrs William Sears escapes a 16 foot embankment crash with minor scratches after a transmission fault and crash near Pendleton
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Kokomo
Howard Eugene Henderson
Kokomo Dispatch
Bright
Mr. Henderson
The
Dispatch
J. O. Henderson
Indianapolis
Pendleton
John Kinley
E. C. Webster
Amy Decraz
Kinley
Morgantown
Anderson
Columbus
Greenfield
George A. Carr
Carr
James Whitcomb Riley
Irving Tyner
Connersville
Whitewater
L. O. Price
Dorothy
Donn M. Roberts
Terre Haute
Roberts
Penderton
William Sears
Willam Sears
Sears
Ink and ads mix in scattered old paper notes
A collage of quips and ads appears with items about a fountain pen, Red Cross Ball Blue, mining depth notes, a Georgia wedding anecdote, and a groom's friend answering for the bride. The tone resembles offbeat chatter from a late 19th or early 20th century page.
Marble Windows Light Transmits Through Thin Marble Plates
An engineer from Hamburg, W. Engle, has devised a method to use marble as a light transmitting material. He produces marble plates as thin as 3 millimeters and usable up to 20 millimeters thick. The process yields brighter light than frosted glass and imparts a reddish violet hue, with oil immersion under high pressure enhancing the effect beyond stained glass.
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Hamburg
W. Engle
GOOD CHANGE Coffee to Postum
A letter from an Ills. young lady praises Postum as a remedy after coffee caused stomach trouble insomnia and headaches. She reports improved sleep digestion and energy after switching, with her brother also benefiting. Postum advertised in Regular and Instant forms with price points and preparation notes.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Pkga
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