Montenegro Threatens Scutari As Austria Delays Action
London reports no consensus for war against Montenegro as Austria weighs ultimatum to Cetinje over Scutari. Semali Kemal Bey arrives seeking British support while diplomats ponder a possible Albanian arrangement involving Esad Pasha and potential territorial concessions to ease European claims.
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London
Austria
Montenegro
Italy
Cettinie
Scutari
Enand Pasha
Albania
Semali Kemal Bey
Ite
Pasha
California Alien Land Bill Moves Despite Bryan Talks
Secretaries of State Bryan failed to halt the alien land bill. Senate leaders quickly adopted an amended measure allowing aliens ineligible for U.S. citizenship to hold real property in California. The bill, aligned with the Japan United States treaty, moves toward final passage and likely signing by Governor Johnson.
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Sacramento
Bryan
A. E. Boynton
Senate
United States
California
Johnson
Japan
Wilson
Cops On Trial For Graft In Police Department Case
Four New York police officials named by the district attorney faced trial in supreme court on graft charges. Defendants include Dennis Sweeney James B Hussey James Thompson and John J Murtham former inspectors accused in the graft scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ayater
Supreme Court
Dennis Sweeney
James B. Hussey
James ¥. Thompson
John J. Murtham
LandFraud Exposures Rise in Choctaw Nation
Federal officials announce a widening probe into Indian land murders in eastern Oklahoma. An undertaker and a physician from the Choctaw nation are under scrutiny for alleged roles in poisoning heirs to land titles, with two Hugo real estate dealers already accused in state warrants for supplying poisoned liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Smith
Ark
Oklahoma
Jonal
Indiana
Hugo
Copper King Defendants in San Benito Sugar Mill Foreclosure
Augustia Heinze of Almated Copper fame and W Shaw of Cameron county face foreclosure on the San Benito Sugar Manufacturing Co property valued near 450000. The plaintiffs claim defaulted notes due over a year.
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Copper King
Austin
Tex
F. Augustia Heinze
Almated Copper Fame
W. ©. Shaw
Cameron County
San Benito
Salary Bill Sets General Oryan’s Pay in New York Guard
Albany bill signs a salary of 8000 dollars per year plus 3000 dollars for expenses for Major General John F. Oryan, head of the New York National Guard. The pay equals that of a U S Army major general.
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Albany
N. Y
John F. Oryan
New York National Guard
Sulzer
Oryan
United States Army
Aviation Test At Target Practice Near San Diego
San Diego unit of the U S Army aviation corps under Cant Lieut Samuel McCleary conducted target practice with anti air craft guns to test concussion effects on a Maryland class armored cruiser model. The aircraft, flying at 6000 feet, rocked on gun discharge but remained aloft and righted itself after each shot.
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San Diego
Samuel McCleary
U. S. A. Aviation Corps
Maryland
Ateach
Swanson County Reestablished Amid Mass Meeting
Nearly six hundred taxpayers and citizens of Swanson county gathered at Mountain Park to reestablish county government after months of probe into the dissolution. The convention elected two commissioners and reappointed state officials, pledging support and tax payments for 1913 to fund local schools and services. The new government covers four western townships of Comanche and adjacent Kiowa lands with Snyder city representation present.
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Mountain Park
Swanson County
Mana
J. H. Bavilie
J. L. Barnes
J. 8
Bryan
Cook
Snyder
Joseph Bessley
John
W. H. Brashers
Manitou
Cooperton
Comanche Strip
Swanson Gonisty
Comanche County
Kiowa County
Comanche
North Fork
Red River
Kiowa
Deficiency in U S Accounts Reports April Shortfall
Deficiency of 8 854 000 is shown for April in U S accounts excluding Panama canal and public transactions. April receipts total 63 452 000 and disbursements 67 106 000. For the current year to date ordinary receipts exceed ordinary disbursements by 5 966 000 despite a year ago deficit of 13 680 000. Customs receipts last month fell 3 500 000 from April 1913 while internal revenue receipts rose 2 000 000. Pension payments under the new law drive the larger expenditures in the month.
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U. S
Washington
Uncle Sam
Panama Canal
Plymouth Rock Chickens For Farm Growth And Breeding Notes
A historical overview of American Plymouth Rock varieties. It discusses barred, white, and buff types, their origins, growth and fattening traits, and challenges in maintaining true-to-type breeding. It notes distinct bar patterns, breeding practices, and age effects on egg production and fattening.
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Plymouth Rock
Plymouth Rocks
Java
Dairying Tips Warn of Hoof Disease and Feeding
A cattle keeping note stresses monitoring a cow's appetite and food intake, warns that poor barn ventilation causes disease, and advises dairymen to ask each cow about her feeding and condition.
The Vegetables Room and Thinning Weeds
A guide urges gardeners not to crowd plants and to thin or transplant as needed. Many failures stem from not giving vegetables space to grow to full size, despite catalogs suggesting distances. It takes nerve to pull up unnecessary seedlings, but proper spacing yields better harvests.
Qualities of Fly Catcher and Lettuce Cultivation Tips
The western yellow bellied fly catcher ranges from the Pacific coast to the Rockies foothills and Alaska, wintering in Mexico. Analyzed stomachs show 0.69 percent vegetable and 0.31 percent animal food, indicating a mostly insectivorous diet with little harm to crops. Lettuce planting advice emphasizes avoiding overwatering to prevent damping off and promoting stocky plants for a good harvest.
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United States
Pacific
Rockies
Alaska
Mexico
Slow sprouting seeds need soaking before planting
Hosking Beads notes celery parsnips and other slow sprouting seeds should be soaked for a day or more before planting. Soaked seeds germinate quicker if pre treated and then placed in moist soil early spring.
Early Spring Planting Encourages Early Blooming Bulbs
A brief note stresses early planting in spring to promote early maturity and robust bulb growth. It highlights soil readiness and careful care as bulbs begin to emerge.
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Essed Pasha
California Senate
Wm. J. Bryan
M. D. Leighton
United States Geological Survey
Swanson
State
Omdale
Price Butt
Plymouth Rock Coohkeral
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