Villa forces win in five days fight
Zacapacas Mexico June 25 General Villa wins a major battle after five days of fierce fighting annihilating a large Federal army. About 2000 wounded and 5000 to 6000 prisoners are reported with Villa sustaining around 600 wounds. Federals leave self artillery Mauser rifles and ammunition on the field. Also noted is telegraph of Mexican mediation talks with Huerta and Conquerors at Buffalo or Toronto progressing toward a provisional government.
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International News Service
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Vera Cruz
Roosevelt in Excellent Health Says He Is Ready for Political Fight
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt returns from Europe and asserts health is excellent while indicating support for Whitman in New York gubernatorial race but not committing himself. He denies plans to seek the governor’s office. A rumor says he was ill and unconscious for hours aboard the Imperator en route home.
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Oyster Bay
Theodore Roosevelt
Europe
Whitman
New York
International News Service
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Imperator
Million Dollars Lost This Afternoon in Leather District Fire
A Fire in Salem Massachusetts threatens the weather district as Boston Geeshue and Bridge streets burn. A general alarm summoned Peabody Beverly Lynn Marblehead and other towns. In 16 minutes one million dollars of property burned with reports of more losses unconfirmed.
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International News Service
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Boston
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Automobile Jump At Cliff Leaves Five Dead
Five killed in a highway plunge when a car plunged over a cliff. Bodies of three women one man and a boy recovered at the base. International News Service reports the crash as a fatal result of the morning. The State Department prepares America's reply to Japan's note for publication today.
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International News Service
Los Angeles
America
Japan
National Day to be Celebrated by State
Invitation from Tallapoosa County Alabama and the Horseshoe Bend Battle Anniversary Commission invites attendance at the Battle Ground 12 miles north of Dadeville on July 4 1914 at 10 am marking the 100th anniversary of the 1814 Battle of Horseshoe Bend. Reception by Tohopeka Chapter and Citizens of Dadeville on July 3 1914 at 8:30 pm in Dadeville Alabama.
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Alabama
Dadeville
Horseshoe Bend
Horseshoe Bend Battle Anniversary Commission Formed
Created by Act of the Alabama Legislature on August 6, 1907. Emmet O Neal as Governor ex officio Chairman in Montgomery. Thomas M Owen Director of Archives and History ex-officio Secretary in Montgomery. Samuel Blount Brewer Tuskegee, Thomas LaFayette Bulger Dadeville, John William Overton Wedowee, Felix L Smith Rockford, James William Strother Dadeville.
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Emmet O'Neal
Montgomery
Thomas M. Owen
Department of Archives and History
Samuel Blount Brewer
Tuskegee
Thomas LaFayette Bulger
Dadeville
John William Overton
Wedowee
Felix L. Smith
Rockford
James William Strother
Monument to Illinois Heroes Unveiled at Kennesaw Mountain
Chicago reports Governor Dunne and staff will travel to Marietta Georgia where an Illinois erected monument honors fallen heroes at Kennesaw Mountain. Sarah Fadeley granddaughter of a survivor will unveil the memorial.
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International News Service
Chicago
Dunne
Marietta
Illinois
Sarah Fadeley
Labor Shortage Hurts Kansas Wheat Fields as Heat Hits
Kansas farmers report heavy losses from a week of extreme heat with 102 degree records. Much wheat lies unshocked as workers refuse the scorching fields, threatening further damage to the crop in the state.
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Labor Gant
Kansas
International News Service
Kansas City
Masonic Officers Elected at Decatur Chapter No 38
On Tuesday night Decatur chapter No 38 Royal Arch Masons elected and installed new officers including A B Harvey as High Priest ER Wolfe as King C Robertson as Scribe H Wolcott as Treasurer J L Turper as Secretary W R McCluskey as Captain of Host J H Kitchen as Pit Master Peck R A C and others listed with titles Masons Jas Fitepatrick and J J Labranc noted among the newly erected officers.
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A. B. Harvey
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Albany youth faces murder charge in Clute case
19 year old Malcolm Grifford Jr of Hudson stands trial in County Court for the April 1 1913 shooting death of Frank J Clute in Albany while the victim drove a hired auto. Grifford reportedly developed tuberculosis in prison and evidence included a blood stained auto and gloves found near the scene.
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Troy Club
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Pointer from a Leader Wyker urges ad copy in paper
John D. Wyker a Decatur merchant known as a leading business man tells the Decatur Daily ad page to cut out advertising. He notes the paper’s ads sell goods quickly with 10 or 12 calls for the last product advertised immediately after publication. He then provides copy for his ads in the issue.
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Roosevelt Returns as Perkins Defense Echoes Aid Face
Theodore Roosevelt arrived in New York amid renewed defense of George W Perkins by Colonel Roosevelt after Perkins faced calls to resign as Progressive National Committee chair. The piece notes rail freight rate delays affect mood, and other political and legal items include Kentucky tax reform, a Federal Reserve Board confirmation push, and a U S attorney indictment in ula. Also reported is a fatal wreck on the Southern Railway near Shelbyville and rioting in Butte with city officials seeking stability. Louisville and Covington placed in Knights of St John contest standings in Cincinnati.
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Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Roosevelt
George W Perkins
Progressive National Committee
Amos Pinchot
Senate committees to be named on arrival in Washington
Democratic leader Senator Kern will assign Camden’s committee posts when he returns to Washington today. The Georgia legislature, which convened yesterday, endorsed the national administration for a 50 day session.
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Kern
Washington
Georgia
Woodward Leads Preliminary Revival at Central Baptist
Pastor Woodward presided a preliminary testimony meeting at Central Baptist Church last night as Evangelist Ridley closed with a voluntary prayer. The sermon urged active service, urging Christians to seize opportunities for God and avoid excuses.
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Central Baptist Church
J. C. Tidwell
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Fashionable Dan Murphy Gets in Bad Light
International News Service reports in Chicago on June 25 that Dan Murphy, posing as a real estate broker, had his place raided by police this morning. Officers seized thousands of dollars in stolen goods including a tapestry valued at 1500 and a rug worth 5000 tied to two separate robberies.
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International News Service
Chicago
Dan Murphy
Ot Marshal, Field & Co
Death of Patsy Bryant At Confederate White House
Patsy Bryant a Black woman and servant at the Confederate White House home of Jefferson Davis was found dead in her home. The coroner ruled heat prostration as the cause as yesterday’s heat wave pushed temperatures to near ninety eight degrees in Montgomery.
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Patsy Bryant
White House
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Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Ohio Operators and Miners Adjourn Without Wage Accord
In Ohio representatives of operators and miners adjourned their conference without reaching an agreement on the wage scale. No settlement was achieved as talks ended with both sides apart and the dispute unresolved.
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Ohio
Receivers Appointed For Major Dry Goods Firms
New York June 25 Receivers were appointed for the Clafflin dry goods firm and the Defender Manufacturing Company in a major economic collapse. John C Evans filed petitions on behalf of creditors with bond sets at 500000 and 50000. Clafflin’s indebtedness is about 34000000 impacting 300 banks nationwide and 25 in New York City. John Clafflin, 64, heads the chain and suffered a personal loss of a million due to the tariff.
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United States
Defender Manufacturing Go
John C. Evans
Joseph Martindale
Chemical Bank
Fred Juillard
Clafflin
Defender Manufacturing Company
New York City
John Clafflin
Montgomery Fair Bankruptcy Shocks City
Special to Decatur Daily reports Montgomery Fair, a major department store owned by the Clafflin concern, filed for bankruptcy this afternoon amid market stress and local disruption.
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First Train Over New L. and N. Cut Off July 18
Official Nashville Banner report states the first train over the Lewisburg and Northern railroad cut off will likely run by July 15, inaugurating through freight detoured via the new route. Freight capacity will rise by 700 to 800 tons per train, with a double passenger service planned between Nashville and Decatur once the track and bridges pass inspection. Citizens of Lewisburg plan a celebration with speeches, fireworks, and a barbecue.
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Nashville Banner
Battleship Idaho and Mississippi to be sent to Greece
The plan to transfer the battleships Idaho and Mississippi to the Greek government will be finalized in the next few days. The agreement involves military ships and allied discussions with Greece.
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Idaho
Mississippi
Meteoric Fireball Spotted Near Austinville at 3:07 A.M.
A reader from Decatur reports a great ball of fire traveling northeast at high speed toward Austinville. It lit the sky for about 10 minutes with a roaring sound, appearing only a few hundred feet high before it disappeared. Signed R G Sandusky, 1209 Fifth Avenue South.
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Austinville
Great meteor lights Birmingham sky at dawn
A brilliant head and fiery tail lit the early morning sky in Birmingham at 3 o clock indicating a meteor visible for about six minutes. The object traveled from east to west and could illuminate a newspaper with its glow, waking residents, dogs, and chickens.
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International News Service
Birmingham
Meteor Lights Gadsden Sky In Bright Morning Display
A meteor of unusual brilliancy was seen in Gadsden at dawn. The head appeared as bright as a locomotive headlight and a long red fire tail lit the city and surrounding mountains for about five minutes.
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International News Service
Gadsden
Olympia Comic Opera Presents New Vaudeville Tonight
The Olympia Comic Opera company draws crowds at the Masonic theatre with an entirely new vaudeville program. Ladies will be admitted free tonight with a paid admission as the bill from last night received repeated encores.
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Masonic Theatre
Olympia Comic Opera Company
Federal authorities launch sweeping investigation into blackmail claims
Federal authorities probing charges by State Representative McLaughlin accuse contractors and business agents of extortion and blackmail. The probe stands as the broadest here since the Skinny Madden convictions, per International News Service in Chicago.
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International News Service
Chicago
McLaughlin
Skinny Madden
Missouri Delegation Backs Wilson on Anti-Trust Policy
The Missouri delegation met with President Wilson at the White House to pledge firm support for his anti trust legislation. They warned there would be opposition in their districts during the August primaries but would stay in Washington to stand with the President.
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International News Service
Washington
Missouri
Wilson
White House
Ty the Great Ball Tosser For S80 Bill
Detroit report notes Ty being charged on the road after a pursuit involving Carpenter and a pistol. International News Service dispatch quotes the event as a justice matter.
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