Demand for IX Formation Must Not Go 100 Far
United Press reports a Senate move to demand information from the State Department on Mexico and outrages against Americans abroad. A Fall resolution on outrages and financial loss will be decided Monday, while a Democratic plank on protection abroad is expected to pass without dispute after a senate conference.
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United Press
Washington
Senate
State Department
Mexico
Amerans
Lewis
Ha Schaap Drug Company owner sentenced for liquor offense
J un Schaap, owner of Ha Schaap Drug Company, a large state wholesaler, was sentenced to 180 days and fined $540 for attempting to introduce intoxicating liquors into the Indian country. The conviction followed a special term of the United States district court held last month.
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UN Schaap
Ha Schaap
United States
Fatal Electric Shock At Tron Mountain Shops
A worker named Buren Dunlop was killed Thursday evening at the Tron Mountain shops by a live electrical wire. The incident occurred around six o'clock, with authorities investigating the fatal shock.
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Dunlop
Buren
Tron Mountain
State Funds Go Out On First Loans In Arkansas
Arkansas state treasury made its first loans from the capital fund under the new law authorizing district depositories. Banks receiving funds include Bank of Jonesboro $40,000, Union Bank & Trust Batesville $40,000, Marshall Bank $25,000, Citizens’ National Arndelphia $25,000, Bank of Rogers $40,000, totaling $275,000 at 3 1 2 to 6 1 2 percent interest. Loans to other designated banks will follow as funds accumulate.
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Little Rock
Ark
State Treasury
Bank of
State Capital Fund
Ade Are
Patterson Nomination Withdrawn in Washington
President Wilson withdrew the nomination of Adam EB Patterson of Oklahoma for Register of the Treasury after objections in the Senate. Gabe B Parker of Oklahoma, an Indian, was nominated in his place. Patterson requested withdrawal to avoid embarrassment over the nomination amid a broader policy discussion.
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Washington
Wilson
Adam EB. Patterson
Oklahoma
Register of the Treasury
Gabe B. Parker
Patterson
Senate
Prisoner Escapes Through City Sewers in Arkansas
Aug. 2 PT SMITH A black inmate known for bootlegging whiskey escaped from a jail and crawled through a network of sewers beneath the city. He wore an ankle chain and ran from officers, entering a manhole and continuing through sewer tunnels to reach the Arkansas River bank northwest of town, a two mile subterranean journey.
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Smith
Bunegro
Tost
Arkansas
Hart
Little Peek Avenue
Arkansas River
Preparing for Action in Venezuela
The State Department is preparing for action in Venezuela. Henry F. Tennant of the Bureau of Latin American Affairs will sail Monday on the Cruiser Des Moines. He will go to Laguayra to assume the secretaryship of the American legation pending the appointment of a minister. Blue jackets will not be landed except in an emergency.
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United
Washington
State Department
Venezuela
Henry F. Tennant
Bureau of Lati Ean Affairs
Des Moines
Laguayra
New yell for Armageddon sparks political clash
The column notes a western trip by a colonel to study the Hopi Indians and hints at pushing a new warlike rally to revive his party, signaling a heated political dispute in Atlanta.
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Armaggedon
Atlanta Constitut
Mexican Ambassador Pelix Diaz Recalled To Mexico City
Mexico City reports say Pelix Diaz is ordered to forgo a journey to Japan as special ambassador and return to the capital promptly. The move follows unconfirmed speculation about Huerta's political plans and Diaz’s potential candidacy with United States non-interference shaping the outcome.
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Mexico City
Pelix
Japan
Post-Dispatch
Diaz
Los Ans
Huerta R
Huerta
United States
Huererta
Mexico
Mitchell Named for Mayor on Fusion Ticket
John Purroy Mitchell, collector of the port of New York, was nominated for mayor on the fusion ticket by the fusion committee of 1907 shortly before 2:80 o clock this morning. Mitchell led Whitman 45 to 48 for the nomination, which was afterwards made unanimous.
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Aux
John Purroy Mitchell
Port of
New York
Mitchell
Chass S. Whitman
New York County
Mar Mitchell
Friction Between Wilson and Jingo Congressmen Worsens
Washington reports growing friction between the Wilson administration and jingo congressional elements. The president fears lawmakers may rush actions amid the Mexican crisis. Some push for arms embargoes risk broader conflict as mediation supporters switch sides seeking weapons to topple Huerta.
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Wilson
Washington
United Prews
Mexico
Tallace
Huerta
Bey
Motordome Tragedy Toll Rises in Cincinnati
A motor dome disaster in Cincinnati on August 2 claims another life raising the death toll to nine. Two more victims remain in critical condition as investigators sort through the wreckage. Reports allege no alcohol or drug involvement, while frantic families await word on missing loved ones.
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Cincinnati
Michael Carney
Lima
Bryan denies U S refugee intervention plan rumor
Secretary Bryan declared reports of a request for one hundred thousand dollars to bring refugees from Mexico to the United States are untrue. He dismissed the idea as not being a first step toward intervention, stating there is no truth to the claim.
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United Press
Washington
Bryan
United States
Mexico
Country Banks Must Be Protected
A Senate Banking Committee circular from Chairman Ow answers country banks questions about the Federal Reserve System. It stresses that the public interest requires protection from rapid expansion of banking power and calls for safeguards against undue concentration in the banking business of the United States.
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United Pros
Washington
United States
Senate Banking Committee
Federal Reserve System
Suspected Accomplice Tied to Narragansett Pier Jewelry Heists
A Boston man is under watch as a suspected accomplice in a quarter million dollar necklace theft ring linked to Narragansett Pier. Investigators believe he does not hold the jewels but knows their hidden location and may flee aboard a transatlantic liner after recovering them. he previously lived in Providence and moved to Boston after the thefts.
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Naveranganisett Pier
Provide
Boston
Narragansett Pier
Arrests Hinted in Dallas Murder Probe
Aug 1 Dallas authorities pursue first arrest in the killing of a man found shot dead Monday morning. Capt W J McDonald heads investigations in another Texas city. Sheriff Brandenburg confirms cross‑state efforts while corroborating witness descriptions from real estate agent A M Vaughan and another man who saw the described individual near the Robinson Syton office.
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Dallas
Brown
W. J. McDonald
Texas
W.J. McDonald
Iff Brandenburg
Brandenburg
A.M. Vaughan
Dallas News
Robinson & Syton
Vaughan
Tillman Warns of Cotton Planter Loss Without Quick Relief
Senator Tillman warned that southern cotton planters could lose over one hundred million dollars if Congress fails to act within sixty days. He urged immediate passage of a relief measure and a permanent currency, criticizing delays by the House Banking and Currency Committee and southern bankers’ inability to obtain money from New York rates.
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Washington
Senator Tillman
New York
Henry
House Banking and Currency
Fragmented Quote on Nagging Wife Sparks Debate
A garbled excerpt shows a man condemning nagging wives as the worst type of person, claiming such women dominate and dictate every aspect of their husbands' lives. The fragment ends with a stray line about a man who will stand for tragedy at The Daily.
Blackmail Charge Involving Former Governor Case
United States agents and officials announced charges against G Raymond Matthews J E Mott and Ernest Yartoga for a mail related blackmail plot against former Campeche Governor Emmanuel Castillo Brito. The scheme allegedly extorted 500 dollars by faking a Washington telegram ordering Brito’s arrest. Yartoga admitted showing the message but denied intent to blackmail. Authorities reported arrests following the operation.
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United New Orleans
G. Raymond Matthews
United States Department of Justice
J. E. Mott
Ernest Fernandez Yartoga
Emmanuel Castilo Brito
Campeche
Mexico
Washington
Arkansas peaches fetch record prices in shipping surge
In Fort Smith Arkansas a peak peach shipment from Johnson County topped previous records. The Grain company of Clarksville sent four cars from Knoxville yielding $1 188.70 in Washington DC, with peaches priced at 225 a bushel at Knoxville loading point. A hotel market in the capital handled refined consignments.
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Arkansas
Fort Smith
Johnson County
Grain Company of
Clarksville
Knoxville
Washington, D.C
Apital
House finishes currency bill after long congress debate
Democrats on the House Banking and Currency Committee near completion after 11 weeks of clashes. The bill heads to caucus with dissent from at least three members, and a compromise adds an advisory board for the Federal Reserve. Interlocking directorates between banks are barred in a later change. Currency warehouse receipts for cotton, corn, and wheat were voted down.
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Washington
Administration
House Banking and Currency Committee
Federal Reserve Board
Wicken
Viva Voce
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