Rebels Slay Officials in Coro as Gomez Forces Mass
Venezuelan government troops under Gomez mobilize to crush Castro rebels in Coro Falcon. Washington debates policy as Secretary Bryan refrains from comment while Tennant is named U S envoy and sails toward Venezuela aboard Des Moines. Huerta asserts no foreign interference in pacification efforts from Mexico City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Coro
Falcon
Castro
Gomez
Washington
Bryan
United States
Henry F. Tennant
New York
Lega- Uunal
Venezuela
Des Moines
Brunswick
la Guayra
Senate
City of Mexico
Huerta
Naionals
Forelenera
Aureliano Urrutia
Eighteen Die in Double Explosion at Eighth Brookside Mine
Eighteen men were killed in a double blast at the Fast Brookelde mine of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron company in Tower City Pennsylvania. Two were rescued and one rescuer escaped after a heroic but blocked passageway hindered the rescue effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tower City
Millionaire Pell Slain In Long Island Car Crash
New York reports S Osgood Pell a clubman and broker with wealth over 10 million is killed when a limousine collides with a Long Island express at the first crossing west of Long Beach. Chauffeur and Mr Pell die. Mrs Landheer and Mr Landheer fatally injured. Nathalie Schenck prior to marriage to Glen Collins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
S. Osgood Pell
William Landheer
Long Beach
Lynbrook
Pell
Knickbocker
Scott
Arctic
Lalmbeer
Nathalie Schenck
Glen Collins
District Attorney Manwell and Deputies Killed in Wheatland Riot
District Attorney Manwell and two Yuba county deputies were shot to death during a hop picker riot at Durst's hop field in Wheatland California on Sunday. Six others including two women were wounded as Sheriff’s posse tried to quell the disturbance. governor urged to call out militia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Cal
Manwell
Yuba County
Durst
Wheatland
Rays Do Not Purify Milk Says U S Chemists
Washington reports that ultra violet rays fail to sterilize American milk as vigorous bacteria resist treatment. U S chemists announce the discovery in the new finding contrasting with European water purification results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Europe
U. S
No Prudes on Bathing Suite Decision in Milwaukee
Milwaukee mayor Bating rules that women may wear any attire at the bathhouse. Slit suits or any other style will pass muster, marking a lenient stance on public swimming attire for local women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Bating
Bombardment Kills and Hits Vidim Town
Bucharest reports say Vidim suffered a bombardment that killed about 1000 people and wounded another 1000. Dispatches indicate many are dying and require aid as relief efforts begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Vidim
Treasury to Accept Commercial Paper for Farm Deposits
Treasury head McAdoo plans to move 25 to 50 million dollars into banks to back crop payments by accepting commercial paper as security. Banks must have at least 40 percent of authorized circulation and offers are subject to clearing house approval. Deposits repayable through 15 percent in December and 75 percent by March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Washington
McAdoo
Far and Near News Highlights From Aug 1 Reports
In Brazil Indiana Foster Ray, a colored workman, was cut by a 16 pound sledge falling on his head at the courthouse. Parry Sound Ontario locomotives crashed into cattle at SBeaty's Siding causing a wreck with five killed and two injured. In New York J Pierpont Morgan faces a $5000 suit over an incident where a boy claims he was knocked down by Morgan’s car driven by Mrs Satterlee’s sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Ind
Foster Ray
Parry Sound
Ont
Grand Trunk Railway
Sbeaty's Siding
New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
Solomon Kunteler
Jacob
Mr. Morgan
Herbert L. Satterlee
Dynamite Destroys Morenci Catholic Church
A Catholic church at Morenci near Clifton Arkansas was nearly wrecked by dynamite in a second attempt. Authorities suspect a young Mexican vowed to destroy institutions funded by the working class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Arts
Morenci
Here
Submarine G6 Crew Overcome by Gas Fumes
Five crew members of the U S submarine G6 were overcome by gasoline fumes while recharging the electric storage battery off Long Point Provincetown Massachusetts. All were revived and none seriously hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provincetown
Masa
United States
Long Point
Night axe attack shocks Cairo community in Grady County
An intruder, described as a Black person, entered the Bodiford home in Cairo Georgia during the night and killed George Bodiford with an axe along with his wife and five children. The incident drew swift police attention as investigators search for the attacker amid tense local reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
George Bodiford
Grady County
Democrats Near Final Vote On Administration Currency Bill
Washington August 4 Democrats of the house banking and currency committee neared closure after five weeks of debate on the administration currency bill. Key changes include a government controlled Federal Reserve with an advisory bankers board and revised rediscount provisions. Earnings will split 60 percent to the government and 40 percent to member banks. reserve requirements and interlocking directorate bans were adjusted or dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Banking and Currency Committee
Democratic Committee
Representative Glass
Owen
Treasury McAdoo
Wilson
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Bank
Beloved i
A. Mitchell Palmer
House Democratic Caucus
Girl Saves Her Brother in Illinois River Rescue
In Peoria Illinois on Aug 5 Bernice Marcus nine rescues her six year old brother Harry Marcus from drowning after he toppled from their rowboat into the river. The siblings were alone when the accident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Bernice Marcus
Harry
Imnois
Harry Marcus
Weston Ends His Long Walk in Minneapolis
Edward Payson Weston completed his 1600 mile tramp from New York City to Minneapolis amid cannon blasts bells and whistle noises marking the end of his long walk through the city on August 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
Minneapolis
Minn
Edward Payson Weston
New York City
Storm Hits Capital Wind Crashes White House Windows
A violent wind and rain storm struck Washington on a Wednesday, killing three people and injuring many as a three story block collapsed in a building housing Saup real estate interests. Elm trees toppled onto the White House lawn as President Wilson and Secretary Tumulty moved to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Wilson
Washington
W. EF. Hilton
Thomas B. Fetley
Debria
Tumulty
Representative Korbly
Indiana
Envoy Wilson Robbed at Penn Station on Long Island
United States ambassador to Mexico Henry Lane Wilson was robbed in Pennsylvania Station as he escorted two women into a Long Island train. The thief took his wallet with 125 dollars, valuable papers and official memoranda. Officials note the lost papers could cause serious inconvenience and deny reports of a quarrel with President Wilson. The administration opposes Wilson testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to avoid increasing tensions over Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Long Island
Pennsylvania
Henry Lane Wilson
United States
Mexico
Washington
Wilson
Henry Jane Wilson
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Historic town of Makariev on the Volga burns
Fire rages through the historic town of Makariev on the Volga. Flames reach the 14th century monastery whose annual fair now held at Nizhny Novgorod. Town population about 1,500. The blaze reported from St. Petersburg on August 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Makariev
Volga
Nizhn Novogorod
Gallon Brother of Tom Gallon Kills Wife and Self
London August 5 F H Gallon described as Tom Gallon’s brother killed his wife and child then committed suicide. No motive given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kille
London
F. H. Gallon
Tom Gallon
Tolman Held on Usury Charge in New York
Daniel H Tolman known as the loan shark king was arrested in New York after a New Jersey sentence requiring a $1000 fine and three years probation for usury. The case follows a Trenton judgment and fresh charges were filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolman
New York
Daniel H. Tolman
Joan Shark King
Trenton
Nebraska in Brief highlights from Dodge county and state
Dodge county grain harvest described as heavy with good quality. Blair election on saloon licenses defeated by 92. Nebraska suffrage petition drives underway. Norfolk inventor offers patent for a $10,000 package carrier. Billy Sunday to speak in Omaha. railroad bridge accident injures engineer H W Smith. Over 2,000 chickens shipped from Valentine to New York. Gage County Teachers Institute set for Aug 26-29 in Beatrice. Burlington gets 3 cent freight cut on mineral water to Lincoln. Paul Cobb joins Ogden Utah team. Fremont funds for water and power plant upgrades approved. Nemaha county apple crop expected to be halved. Marquette Bank charter granted. State fair packing and grading apples training program announced. War secretary Garrison to dine with Omaha Commercial Club. Norfolk fast festival Sept 17-20 planned as annual. Burt county Pioneer picnic Aug 22 with speakers Powers and Robinson. Tornado relief funds show $887.36 remaining. $1,104.78 disbursed. Good Roads assoc marks permanent overland route markers. Omaha treasurer sends $200,000 to New York for sewer bonds. city still receives interest earnings. Dunbar picnic Aug 12 with R G McKelvie as orator. Lodge Pole State Bank charter approved. Omaha newsboys to hold picnic Aug 27. Beatrice wells test yields increased to 1,989,000 gallons daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge County
Blair
Equal Franchise League
Buelly
Nebraska
Ben Schielder
Norfolk
Ner
Beatrice Boy
Billy
Omaha
Inter
Burlington Railroad
Valentine
New York City
Gage County Teachers’ Institute
Beatrice
Carroll G. Pearse
Milwaukee
Burlington
Milford
Lincoln
Paul Cobb
Detroit
Lincoln Club
Ogden
Utah
Union Association
Fremont
Iight
J. T. Sagan
Auburn
Nemaha County
Farmers’ State Bank of Marquette
J. S. Mavel
Bedell
A. L. Obrashier
Lindley M. Garrison
Omaha Commercial Club
F. A. Smith
Burt County
Tekamih
Folsom Park
H. L. Powers
B. I. Robinson
Whitten
Lincoln Commercial Club
W. A. Taylor
Oiahbe-Denver Good Toads Association
Goodrich
Denver
Hastings
Ure
New York
R. McKelvie
Dunbar
First State Bank of
Lodge Polefied
State Banking Board
W. G. Melten
A. B. Porsinger
Bates
Wise
J. W. Rogers
Cashier
Omaha Newsboys
Tony Costanzo
Mike Barto
Eric Nelson
Mogg Bernstein
Zimmergan Springs
Dempster Company
Dabiiot
Demonstrating Energy Conservation With Wound And Unwound Springs
The article describes winding a steel watch spring and comparing it to an unwound spring in strong acids. The wound spring dissolves first and releases more heat, showing strained metal has different chemical affinity and that stored energy converts to heat. It asserts the first law of thermodynamics and energy conservation.
Self Cleaning Cuspidor Demonstrated in Popular Mechanics
George Mc Crowley Jr of Newark New Jersey describes a self cleaning cuspidor for shops or public spaces. A heavy copper flare tops a 10 inch diameter basin tapering to 2 inches, with a 2 inch braga nipple soldered to a 2 inch trap and vented. A guiding top pipe angle creates a whirlpool to rinse the unit, and a continuous small water stream runs when in constant use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McCrowley, Jr
Newark
N.J
Popular Mechanics
Diverse 1912 Industrial Stats Span U S and Europe
The report lists value figures for Colorado radium output at 2.6 million dollars and notes over 61 000 locomotives operated daily in the United States. It cites German velvet manufacturers forming a large syndicate and more than a million people employed in Britain's textile mills. It adds mica production led by North Carolina, a Pennsylvanian invention for tufting upholstery, and a hydro aeroplane in England without external wires. It also mentions Wisconsin labs producing iron at 99.98 percent purity, a New England shoe factory saving power with bearing shafting, Niagara Falls asphalt repairs in 1912, Indian grass used for paper pulp at 50 000 tons annually, U S pottery valued at 36.5 million, and a moving picture theater on wheels financed by railroads for economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
United States
Great Britain
North Carolina
England
University of Wisconsin
Nhoe
New England
Niagara Falls
India
Doere
Bremen
German inventor creates automatic stapling pliers
A German innovator develops pliers to affix staples automatically. Lever handles with a spring feed drive a staple driver inside a casing, enabling quick binding of papers such as lawyers briefs and reports.
Greenheart wood used in docks ships and gates across empires
Greenheart wood from British Guiana is lauded for durability in water and wear, used in Liverpool docks and Manchester canal gates, Panama canal fittings, and shipbuilding. It also yields charcoal. harvested mainly along coast and rivers in British Guiana with limited inland range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dritleh
Guiana
Newubett
Liverpool Docks
Mhridgewater Canal
England
Greenheart
Manchester
Mersey
Liverpool
Canada Dock
Panama Canal
Nansen
How to Make a Socket Wrench from a Drawing
The article explains a simple method to fashion a socket wrench by following a detailed drawing. It notes that most mechanics skip cutting out a socket wrench, but the process is straightforward when done as shown.
Method for Cutting Socket Wrench Holes in Steel
The description details drilling six small holes to form a hexagon, then a single large drill to remove most material and shape the socket. The process eliminates most waste with two small remaining fragments marked as A in the source, as described in Scientific American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.—Scientific American
Texas Inventor Introduces Vibration Concrete Method
A Texas inventor unveils a new concrete paving method using machinery to vibrate the surface and incorporate crushed granite, strengthening freshly laid pavements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Automobiles and Cycles Rise in France 1910 11
A French transport snapshot notes one automobile per 500 people and one cycle per 12 people, with motorbikes at 1,382 per cycle. Between 1910 and 1911 the country saw a massive jump of about 300000 cycles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Mexico's Petroleum Output Matches Two-Year Span
Mexico produced nearly as much petroleum last year as in the two preceding years combined, highlighting a flat trend in national energy output and signaling steadier if not growing production levels across the sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Amy
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. F. Tennant
Millionaire Pell
California
Newlands
William Lea Chambers
G. W. W. Hanger
Martin A. Knapp
M’adoo
Arizona
Federal Reserve
Capital
Gale
Envoy Wilson
British Guiana
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!