Villa delivers ultimatum to rebel chief in Mexico
June 18 reports say Villa presented an ultimatum to Carranza demanding strict separation of civil and military governments. Villa aims to control the army and military policy while Carranza handles civil affairs and foreign relations, with a plan for Villa to be recognized as superior by Carranza.
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Beagle Pass
Villa
Carranza
Piedras Negras
Saltillo
Chihuahua
Natera
Zacatecas
Mountain Blasted Open by 40 Tons of Dynamite Near Colton
A 2:15 PM blast by California Portland Cement Company workers near Colton opened Slover Mountain, dropping hundreds of thousands of tons of rock into a cement-making face. Supervisor T J Fleming led the operation, with John E Majot guarding the powder tunnel as spectators watched the dust and tremors.
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Fleming
Pacific Coast
Colton
West
Mr. Fleming
City F
Slover
San Bernardino
T. J. Fleming
California Portland Cement Company
The
Cement Company
John E. Majot
Empress Ireland Witness Testimony Stuns Inquiry
June 18 court of inquiry hears Storstadt counsel claim Quar termaster Galway on the Empress of Ireland bridge said steering gear jammed at impact. Captain Kendall and Chief Engineer Sampson dispute Galway account, but Lord Mersey recalls him to testify again.
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Quebec
Storstadt
St Lawrence
Quartermaster Galway
Kendall
Sampson
Golways
Lord Mersey
Golway
Mount Lassen Registers Eighth Eruption Today
The eighth eruption of Mount Lassen occurred and was clearly seen in Redding despite haze. It marks the eighth eruption since May 30, with two craters active the old ancient crater and a new vent formed by recent activity. No one has explored the new crater.
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Redding
Mount Lassen
Local Masons Attend San Jacinto Lodge Meeting
A party including A J Davis A H Larrabee E P Kidder Luther Patton L L Lloyd G L Fegguson M E Clayson J W Chaney F A Perkins A B Tuthill S Bird A H Shoneman Charles Scoville F M Baird J W Shuman H L Lyman and A 4 Hewitt traveled to San Jacinto yesterday afternoon for a Masonic lodge meeting Sheriff Wilson of Riverside joined the group in the city and they returned home late in the evening.
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A. J. Davis
A. H. Larrabee
E. P. Kidder
Luther Patton
L. L. Lloyd
G. L. Fegguson
M. E. Clayson
J. W. Chaney
F. A. Perkins
A. B. Tuthill
S. Bird
A. H. Shoneman
Charles Scoville
F. M. Baird
J. W. Shuman
H. L. Lyman
A. 4. Hewitt
San Jacinto
Masonic Lodge
Sheriff Wilson
Riverside
A Bright Young Life Called Home
The sudden passing of Edward Gibson on the 6th inst shocks his friends in the community. In just over a year he won admirers for earnest duty and active Christian life both here and Oakland. He leaves a father a mother and a brother remembered as the sister of F H Roberts. The Independent joins friends in heartfelt sympathy.
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Edward Gibson
Oakland
F. H. Roberts
Col Roosevelt Sails for Home from England
Theodore Roosevelt sailed today on the Imperator for America from South Hampton. He declined to run for New York governor and said he recalls jungle fever from Brazil. The colonel rests in the imperial suite while his cousin notes a voice weakness and a longing for Sagimore Hill. He is scheduled to speak in Pittsburg on June 30.
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London
Theodore Roosevelt
Imperator
America
South Hampton
New York State
Roosevelt
Brazil
Imperial Suite
Philip
Mr. Roosevelt
Sagimore Hill
Pittsburg
Federals honor Capt Malpico aboard the California
At Mazatlan June 18 the Guerrero arrived with the body of Captain Malpico who died by his own hand after attempting to flee a sinking ship. Chiefs of the Guerrero spared the captives and the constitutionalists abandoned the islands. Mrs. H L Sayers and her husband traveled to Los Angeles for a two day visit.
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California
Mazatlan
Malpico
Guerrero
Bride Elect Honored With Multiple Social Functions
Mrs. W. D. Somerville hosted a Sunday dinner for Miss Harriet Bates and guests including Miss Bates and Miss Hilda Glenn. A later shower luncheon featured fragrant sachet favors, with guests presenting varied color suited gifts. Mrs. LeGage hosted a California style lawn party with bonfire and a menu of turkey and dumplings for twelve guests. Berlin dispatches report a bomb on a track near Tschudovo aimed at Emperor Nicholas II’s train, injuring several aboard the pilot train.
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W. D. Somerville
Harriet Bates
A. W. Bates
W. O. Rife
Gale E. Hines
Hilda Glenn
Ben Hamner
R. D. Lamson
Helen
Bess Rudesill
Elizabeth Andrews
L. B. Scott
Iola Wilbur
Lucy Nichols
May C. LeGage
California
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Tschudovo
Nicholas
Chales
Roumania
Who Made the Devil Subject Discussion At Revival
Evangelist Miller discusses who created the devil using 1 Peter 5 8 and related biblical names. He cites scripture from Zechariah Isaiah and Revelation to argue the devil was once a perfect being cast from heaven and now a fallen adversary.
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Evangelist Miller
the Independent
Leviath
Beelzebub
Satan
Evangelist
God
Eden
Isa
Lucifer
Felipe Angeles May Be Provisional President
Washington officials followed mediation talks at Niagara Falls after Huerta delegates criticized the American push for a constitutionalist provisional president. Felipe Angeles, Carranza’s war secretary, was eyed as a potential Huerta successor amid the Zacatecas and Torreon movements as Villa forces advance.
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Carranza
Cabine
Zacatecas
Villa
Washington
Mexico
Washington G
Niagara Malls
Huerta
Toe
Othadis
Justice Lamar
Frederick W Lehmann
Niagara Falls
Vaericour Trission
Guy O
Americnan
Cl Crance
Tex
Tate
Arcetecis
Angeles
Torreon
Natera
Anapointee
Millions in farm mortgage loans available under federal act
Washington report says Comptroller Williams estimates about 500 million dollars in national banks can be used for farm mortgages under the farm loan clause of the federal reserve act. Banks may lend up to 83 1 8 percent of time deposits, with loans not exceeding 50 percent of farm value and five year terms.
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Washington
Williams
United States
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve Board
Copper Magnate Dies in Court Case Reopened
In New York August, copper magnate isenlying here as William Travers Jerome testifies to reopen a case where a judgment of 7,274,000 was issued. The article also notes a May cash return of seven thousand dollars from the Panama Canal investment.
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Washington
Jane
Panauma Canal
Treasury
New York
Inets
Loeinz
Carranza Planning to Flee to Laredo City Trustee Chosen
A dispatch reports Genero Cartaa planning to flee to Laredo as Mexico undergoes unrest. In unrelated notes, Trustee Mueller was selected to serve as mayor during W J Pentelow's western trip.
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Carranza
Washington
Went Todil
Mueller
Board of
City Trusty
W. J. Pentelow
Villa to Lead Siege from the South as Talks Continue
Reports from Saltillo say Villa plans to head south to direct the siege while Carranza receives another mediator telegram. The note regarding an armistice request may have caused concern among constitutionalists, and Carranza declined to release its contents noting negotiations not terminated.
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ViHao
Villa
Saltillo
Carranza
Carrante
Sirillo
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N. Y
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Tle
Devil
Corona
Cororja Home Laundry
Felipe Angeles
Comptroller OF Currency
A.P
Siagara Pales
Mesivan
el Oso
Carvita
Villas
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