Treasury deficit narrows as bills face lobby probes
Washington reports a general fund balance of 128 million with a year deficit of 12.8 million. A Chicago representative, James T. McDermott, is linked to bribery talk over loan shark bill amendments. Panama canal excavation in July totals 3.24 million cubic yards, while President Wilson continues tariff and currency debates. Several fatal and injurious incidents fill the day’s telegraphs, including elevator and bridge disasters and a high profile legal case surrounding Evelyn Nesbit Thaw.
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Washington
U. S. Treasury
James T. McDermott
Chicago
J. H. McMichael
House
McMichael
McDermott
District of Columbia
Mexican revolt and diplomacy ripple through the press
Reports confirm President Wilson reprimanded Ambassador Wilson and apologized to Britain over criticisms of the foreign office. Huerta asserts anxiety over U.S.-Mexico relations is unfounded. Other items note peace congress sessions, Canton clashes, a Montreal police scandal, and a horsehair of unrelated events.
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Henry Lane Wilson
Paris
France
Huerta
United States
Mexico
Mexico City
V. Huerta
Governor Sulzer Must Face Trial in Impeachment
Albany N Y Governor William Sulzer faces trial after impeachment by the assembly on charges of perjury larceny of campaign funds and other high crimes and misdemeanors The senate convened as a court of impeachment and adopted 79 to 45 charges alleging diversion of campaign contributions into stock and corrupt conduct including witness intimidation suppression of evidence and misuse of office The case follows a bitter clash with Tammany Hall over direct primaries and investigations into Sulzers campaign fund and stock dealings involving Kuhn Loeb Co and other firms with witness testimony tying Colwell and brokers to campaign contributions
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William Sulzer
State Assembly
Senate
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Circuit Court of Appeals
Sulzer
Frawley Committee
New York Stock Exchange
Boas
Murphy
Tammany Hall
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State Department
Rose Murphy
Philadelphia
Mignon
Pally) Hopkins
Mine Hopking
Misa Hopkins
New York
Bulger
Assembly
Tammany
Mr. Schift
Abram I. Bikus
New York City
Harris & Fuller
Sulser
Hoyer, Griswold & Co
Charles H. Reynold
Frederick L. Colwell
Big Four
United States
Charles Robinson
Kansas
Harrison Reed
Florida
William W. Holden
North Carolina
Powell Clayton
Arkansas
David Butler
Nebraska
Henry C. Warmoth
Louisiana
Adelbert Ames
Mississippi
Watch Weil the Tongue Strikes Hard in Boneless Feats
A curious boneless tongue amazes spectators as it delivers surprising force in a Benny style performance. The event highlights unusual control and theatrical appeal drawing attention from local crowds.
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Weil
Parochial Creatures and a Prisoner with Mice
Excerpt notes Mrs. Humphrey Ward on women seeking broader human fellowship beyond male company. A prisoner laments cruel move by British authorities denying his pet mice. the prison commissioner vowed mice care, keeping a humane promise.
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Humphrey Ward
Lydia
Huerta Defies U S in Mexico Recognition Crisis
Washington reports Huerta rebuffs U S mediation and rejects the peace plan. Wilson’s administration weighs firmer action as John Lind seeks negotiations. Nelson O Shaughnessy receives passports amid Huerta’s demand for recognition and severed diplomatic ties with the United States. Mexico City confirms midnight deadline for U S recognition.
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Wilson Admiistraton Fo
Huerta
Mexico
John Lind
United State
Republic of Mexico
United States
Lind
Wilson
Mexico City
Bryan
White House
John. Bagsett Moors
State Department
Moore
Nelson O'Shaughnessy
32 Die When Ship Hits Rock Alaska Wreck
Seattle dispatch reports 32 passengers and 7 seamen died when the steamer State of California struck an uncharted rock in Gambler bay Alaska. The vessel sank within three minutes and many victims were trapped in staterooms. Purser’s records were not kept, hindering missing persons tallies. Jefferson rescued some survivors. Tama Jim Wilson marked his 78th birthday in New York with a cake from Col Andrew McLean. Washington prepared for a court test of the California anti alien land law pending Japanese involvement.
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Wash
State of California
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Gambler Bay
Alaska
Juneau
Tama
Jim Wilson
New York
Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson
Iowa
Cameronia
Col
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Brooklyn
Washington
United States
California
Wilson
Duel Over Seat Turns Fatal in London Kentucky
London Kentucky August 20. While cow boys fought Indians in a wild West show Bam Hodge and W Hopkins quarreled over a seat and a real shooting occurred. Hodge was mortally wounded and could not recover.
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London
Bam Hodge
W. Hopkins
Hodge
Impossible Dream of a Comfortable Theater
A speaker contemplates a theater scene, noting comfort and surreal realism. He jokes about hearing the music and seeing everything, insisting the vision feels like a dream while acknowledging its impossibility and amusement at the notion.
Cuticura Soap Heals Infant Eczema Says Mrs White
Roxbury Ohio story of a two week old baby whose eczema spread across the body, causing itching and restlessness. After failed treatments, Cuticura Soap and Ointment allegedly improved condition, with a world wide advertisement offer noted.
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Roxbury
Ohio
John White
Dept. L.boston
Adv
Changeable colors forecast for future dresses
At the International Congress of Applied Chemistry in London Gia Como Ciarnician predicted women will want outfits that change color with surroundings. He cited phototropia colors and noted textiles could brighten from darkness to light automatically. In men’s wear a light suit could darken by evening.
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London
Giacomo Ciamician
Mosquitoes Troubled by Chronic Insomnia
A humorous observation notes mosquitoes appear unable to sleep, claiming persistent wakefulness or restlessness affecting their nighttime activity. The remark humorously contrasts human sleep issues with insect behavior.
Old Nurse Persuades Doctor to Drink Postum
An elderly nurse and an experienced doctor tout Postum over tea and coffee. The physician reports insomnia during busy winters, then gains weight and sleeps well after five years of using Postum, even at bedtime. He notes sugar substitutes and that many patients now adopt Postum. He endorses it as refreshing, nourishing, and nerve strengthening, and mentions The Road to Wellville booklet.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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