Railroads face mixed ruling on five percent rate rise
Washington July 21 The Interstate Commerce Commission approves measurable class rate increases yielding about 15 million dollars more annually while forbidding any flat five percent raise on commodities or classes. Railroads gain from higher class rates but face urged economies saving eastern lines up to 25 million dollars a year and condemnation of waste and mismanagement. A final order is near with possible small changes, two commodities at most.
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Washington
Decia
Interstate Commerce Board
Commission
Nies
Explorer Stefansson party in peril on Wrangell Island
Nome Alaska July 21 officers of the steamer Kit report the stranded remnant of Explorer Stefansson party faces increasing danger. The icebreaker could not reach Wrangell Island after forcing Behring Strait and reaching Icy Cape on May 27. For 14 days she searched every lead but quit, citing the worst Arctic conditions ever seen.
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Nome
Alaska
Stefansson
Wrangall Island
Karluk
Kit
Arctic
Behring Strait
Icy Cape
Uprising Report Near Mexico City Ties Zapata
Telegrams from Vera Cruz report Fernand ez Gonzales leading 3,500 federals in an uprising in Mexico City and promising to aid Emiliano Zapata in seizing the government. Zapata warns authorities around the capital to surrender or face hostilities as Gonzales, back from amnesty, reenters the fight against Carranza forces.
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Vera Cruz
Fernandez Gonzalez
Mexico City
Emiliano Zapata
Zapata
Gonzales
Mexico
Huerta
Carranza
Jealous Husband Slaughters Wife in Edinburg Case
In Edinburg near Springfield Illinois on July 21 Charles Jerdes a 24 year old farmer killed his wife 18 year old Mrs Hela Jerdes fatally wounded her mother Mrs Frank Gardner and then shot himself in a jealous murder suicide that ended with his own mortal wounds amd wife dead and mother-in-law gravely hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Charles Jerdes
Edinburg
Hela Jerdes
Frank Gardner
King George to Thank President for Panama Ship Exemption
London reports King George will thank President Wilson by personal letter for success in Congress passing the Panama canal exemption bill. The note acknowledges Wilson's efforts in securing passage.
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King George
London
Wilson
Congress
Panama
Senate backs Chicago to St. Louis telephone line experiment
Washington July 20 The senate committee on post offices and post roads reports favorably a bill authorizing the post office department to establish an experimental telephone line between Chicago and St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago-St. Louis
Washington
Senate Committee On Post oMcen
Post Roads
Post Office Department
Chicago
St. Louis
Mysterious 1914 Murder Trial Near City Outkiate
A garbled 1914 murder case recounts Isaac Bond and Teang Bond being found guilty of killing Ida G Leegoon, an art student and sculptress, near the city outskirts on October 4 1914 and sentenced by a jury to a form of relearhsornment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Bond
Chicago
Teang Bond
Wee
Mies
Ida G. Leegoon
Heads of Firm Jailed In Postal Fraud Case
Federal Judge Landis in Chicago sentences nine Barr & Widen Mercantile Agency officials for defrauding people of an estimated 2 to 3 million dollars. Sentences range from nine months to eight years with fines up to $5,000 for contract men and executives in Chicago St Louis Kansas City and Pittsburgh.
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Landis
Chicago
Barr & Widen Mercantile Agency
Abran HL. Preeman
Frederick L. Wendler
St. Louis
James T. Minehart
Charles F. Day
Robert
Pender
Pittsburgh
Joseph F. Finkleman
Kansas City
William W. Fellers
House of Correction
J. H. Worman
Joseph C. Stevens
Mob Razes 3 Mines as Union Battle Wounds Four in Arkansas
Fort Smith Ark July 20 Hundreds of union miners and sympathizers attacked three Mamoth Vein Coal mines at Prairie Creek driving off non union workers during a six hour fight. Dynamite and fire destroyed structures with $260000 in losses. Four injured. no deaths. Women and children removed to safety amid disputed casualty counts and tensions over a long strike.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Mammoth Veln Coal Company
Prairie Creek
Here
Eixty
Theia
Mine 4
Frogtown
Mine No. 4
Carpentier Beats Smith on Disqualification in London
Georges Carpentier heavyweight champion of France defeated Gunboat Smith before a huge crowd in London. In the sixth round Carpentier landed a left to the eye after a clinch. Smith, slow, jabbed wildly. Smith knocked Carpentier down, but was disqualified for hitting a downed opponent, giving Carpentier the win.
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France
Smith
London
Georges Carpentier
Carpentier
Corri
Bubonic plague alerts. rat infections in New Orleans
New Orleans reports three rats infected with bubonic plague germs as announced by Dr. W C Rucker assistant United States surgeon general. Other items note W O Mulkey sworn in as Alabama third district representative and Gabriel D Annunzio's relapse in Paris. Col Theodore Roosevelt to speak in St Louis mid October per Progressive party committee.
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New Orleans
W. C. Rucker
United States
Washington
W. O. Mulkey
Alabama
Paris
France
Gabriel D’annunzio
St. Louis
Theodore Roosevelt
Progressive Eitye Committee
Rev Patmont Found Again in Wisconsin Log House
Milwaukee reports indicate Rev Louis K R Patmont, hero of the Danville kidnapping, has been located again in a log house ten miles from Rib Jake in northern Wisconsin. The discovery follows several reports received here.
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L. R. Patmont
Milwaukee
Louis KR. Patmont
Danville
Rib Jake
Wisconsin
Monument to honor Emmett Compower of Dixie in Mount Vernon
Unmarked grave at Mount Vernon Ohio is to receive a monument soon. The late Dahle! Decath Emmett, known as compower of the famous southern song Dixie, will be commemorated by a monument funded by James L. Smith.
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Compower
Dixie
Ashtabula
Mount Vernon
Emmett
James L. Smith
Hapsburg Wins Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park
In Sandown Park England on July 18 H. Cholmondely's three year old Papsburg won the Eclipse stakes a top $60 000 turf race over one mile and a quarter Joel's Honeywood finished second and Sir John Thorebys Kennymore was third eight horses started
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Sandown Park
England
H. Cholmondely
Papsburg
Joel
Honeywood
Sir John Thoreby
Kennymore
First 1914 bale of cotton arrives in Savannah
The first bale of Georgia's 1914 cotton crop arrived in Savannah on July 18, grown at Donaldsonville in Decatur county. It is believed to be the first flat bale baled east of the Mississippi, marking an historic entry for the local cotton exchange.
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Savannah
Georgia
Cotton Exchange
Donaldsonville
Decatur County
McGoorty Accepts NSC Offer to Fight Carpentier in London
Eddie McGoorty, the middleweight pugilist now in Sydney, accepted a National Sporting Club offer of 10 000 dollars plus expenses to fight Carpentier in London. The bout will be staged after McGoorty travels from Sydney to London for the match.
Slays Judge Halsey’s Son in Athens Wisconsin murder
Pierson Halsey aged forty a lawyer and son of Judge T W Halsey Milwakes was shot and killed by Herman Beeker a police officer or his party The shooter then killed himself per local reports.
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Halsey
Athens
Wis
Worthless Lands Along Rio Grande Fraud Halts Investor Sales
Federal prosecutors move to prosecute several companies for fraudulently selling lands along the Rio Grande. A joint inquiry by the International Boundary Commission report shows extensive fraud, with over a thousand claims invalidated. Dealers used enticing literature to sell barren tracts to eager investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rilo Grande
Federal Department of Justice
Dheputo
Mexico
W. W. Follett
International Boundary Commission
Gen
Anson Mills
Follett
Hindu Peril as Ship Captain Faces Harsh Pressure
Vancouver July 20 The immigration authorities demanded Captain Yamamoto and 552 Hindu passengers leave the harbor. The captain began to comply but Hindus assaulted him causing his detention. An immigration patrol boat took the captain aboard and a conference with harbor agents followed to decide next steps.
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Vancouver
B. C
Yamamoto
Verve
Storm Hits Kentucky City
Henderson Kentucky reports reveal tornado destruction with buildings demolished, twisted wires, and downed telegraph poles. Crane Furniture Company building collapsed crushing the home of contractor William Snell, killing Mrs Snell and his fourteen year old nephew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Crane Furniture Company
William Snell
Mrs Carman Indicted in Nassau County Manslaughter Case
New York July 20 Mrs Florence Carman was arraigned in Nassau county supreme court Mineola and pleaded not guilty to a first degree manslaughter indictment tied to the June 30 murder of Mrs Louise Bailey in Dr Edwin Carman's Freeport office. Justice Van Sielen set bail at 20000 dollars, to be furnished at once through her attorney M Levy.
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New York
Florence Carman
Nassau County Supreme Court
Mineola
Louise Bailey
Edwin Carman
Freeport
Justice van Sielen
M. Levy
Carman
U S Mediators to Try End Rail Dispute
Washington July 20 The United States board of mediation and conciliation will begin work to settle the differences between the railroads and their enginemen and five men, it was announced by the board on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Oklahoma Building Groundbreaking at Panama-Pacific Exposition
Ceremonies marked the ground-breaking for Oklahoma's building at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Mrs. Jed Sutton of Oklahoma City, expo commissioner, will turn the first spadeful of earth.
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Oklahoma
San Francisco
Jed Sutton
Oklahoma City
Drowning of Waukegan Dentist During Lake Trip
Dr J M Meche, a Waukegan dentist, drowned in Lake Michigan at the start of a motorboat trip with his family and two friends. He attempted to control the rudder but fell overboard.
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Centler
Chicago
J. M. Meche
Lake Michigan
United States
Leader Hiram Johnson Murdered Near Athabaska
W. W. Leader Hiram Johnson, noted organizer in the Industrial Workers of the World, was found murdered at Eagle Lake 97 miles from Athabasca in northern Alberta. The discovery stunned workers as authorities began investigations into the possible motives and suspects in the remote region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W
Winnipes
Hiram Johnson
Industrial Workers of the World
Ege Lake
Molles
Athabaska
Albert
May Water Dry Spots Plan Aimed At Irrigating Counties
Government reclamation survey led by Mr. Pease of Denver explores funding to saturate soil in Phelps Gosper and adjacent counties using Platte River floodwaters. Project could cost about 7.1 million dollars, irrigating up to 70,000 acres with subsurface moisture rather than surface flooding. Plans rely on excess river flow and would not water crops during the growing season. Also notes reimbursements to Don Murray and Mack Linden for land shortfalls in Sheridan county. Governor Morehead and Meridian road promoters discuss progress. a ten-car caravan will proceed to the South Dakota line with state officials.
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George C. Junkin
Gosper County
D. DP. Price
Phelps
Gosper
Platte River
Pease
Denver
Government Reclamation Department
Mr. Junkin
Phelps County
Kearney
Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Don Murray
Hay Springs
Sheridan County
Mack Linden
Morehead
Meridian Road
Winniper
Gwalveston
South Dakota Line
Kansas
Fledges
Chester
Supreme Court appeals from Omaha & Cornell Bluffs cases
Two personal injury appeals to the state supreme court involve Herman Feper who seeks 15,000 for injuries in a non falling incident at a storehouse and Jane M. Flood seeking 20,000 with a 5,500 judgment after a mishap at Hafer’s landing. A tax proposal on water power earnings funded to the permanent school fund is discussed by William Ritchey proposing state control of water rights and investment power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Supreme Court
Omaha & Cornell Bluffs Street Nailway Company
Herman Feper
Jane M. Flood
Bartle Creek
Hafer's Landing Place
Cornell Bluffs
William Ritchey
State School Law Revision Commission
Ritchey
State railway commission weighs Union Stock Yards valuation request
A formal request for a physical valuation of the Union Stock Yards company of South Omaha by R. S. Howell of Omaha has reached the state railway commission. He urges this step in connection with the hog rate complaint of the State Grain and Live Stock association against the yards. The commission has not decided what it will do in the matter. A decision is looked for soon, however.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Stock Yards Company
South Omaha
R. S. Howell
Omaha
State Railway Commission
State Grain and Live Stock Association
Ita
Nebraska railway officials weigh freight rate rise urged
State railway commission members consider a proposal to raise freight rates and charge for now free services. Annual increases are estimated near one million dollars. The recommendations came from chief trade officers of roads in the Western Trunk line committee, Trans Missouri bureau, and Southwest Tariff committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Railway Commission
Nebraska
Western Trunk Line Committee
Trans Missouri Bureau
Southweat Tariff Committee
Bond Premium Rewrite Sparks Appeal Over Lion Bonding Case
The state treasurer's $50,000 bond premium was rewritten by National Fidelity and Casualty at Lion Bonding's request, becoming a key issue in an appeal to the supreme court. Lion Bonding previously prevailed in the lower court, with the total sum involved in dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Fidelity and Casualty Company
Lion Bonding Company
Douglas Counnty
Supreme Court
Lion
Novembers Junior Agricultural Short Course Held in Woodison County
Next November a junior agricultural short course will be held in Woodison county with delegates from Madiaan Wayne Pierce and Stanton counties. The program notes the Western part will focus on healthier crops and overall crop returns, with Brown County expected to grow potatoes and Sheridan and Noxette counties showing strong production prospects as earlier exports indicated a good crop across regions including Rhéridan and Box Butte.
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Woodison County
Madiaan
Wayne
Pierce
Stanton
Djeonee
Sheridan
Noxtette
Brown County
Huerta Rules Marked by Bloodshed and Civil War
The article traces Victoriano Huerta’s 1913 seizure of the Mexican presidency, the murder of Madero and Pino Suárez, and the subsequent civil war. It covers U.S. nonrecognition, Lind’s diplomacy, Huerta’s failed elections, Carranza’s rise, and U.S. troop movements from Vera Cruz to Tampico as foreign powers press for peace and a stable government in Mexico.
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Huerta
Diplomatic Corps
Cede
Mr. Lind
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
United States
Mexican
Mexico
U. & Veers
Carranza
Great Britain
Germany
France
Constitutionalista
Victoria
Chihuhua
Juares
Tullacan
Spain
Japan
Tampico
Torreon
Monterey
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Niagara Falla
Zacatecas
Constitutionaliats
Hero
U. S
Wilson
Bryan
Vera Crus
Central and South America
Europe
Lawyer in place of power Mexico City
Francisco Carbajal, 44, a Campeche native and lawyer, has long served in judiciary roles. He was senator in the Madero era, later chief justice of the supreme court, and Huerta appointed him minister of foreign relations. As Porfirio Díaz moved to negotiate with revolutionaries, Carbajal went to Juarez as envoy. He is described as highly intellectual, well dressed, with European features, reputedly incorruptible, sagacious, independent, and from a respected family.
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Mexico City
Franccisco Carbajal
Campeche
Madero
Supreme Court
Juarez
Senor Carbajal
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