Villa Ambush Kills Francisco Villa and Aide at Parral
Gen Francisco Villa Maj Gen Augeno Martinez and three escorts are slain in an ambush near Parral Chihuahua while Villa and a guard drive an automobile toward Guanajuato. Trillo Villa secretary and a bystander die. one Villa guard wounded. Federal troops deployed to Canutillo. Obregon orders investigation.
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Porral
Chihuahua
Mex
Francisco Villa
Miguel Trillo
Villa
Rosalie Morales
Longue
Guanajuato
Parrat
Theaa
Santa Clara
Daylight Sea to Sea Dash Ends in Wyoming Town
Lieut Russell L Maughat, Intrepid army gunman, failed a second attempt to span the continent from dawn to dusk after an oil leak forced a landing in Rock Springs Wyoming at 6 08 p m mountain time. He had traveled over two thirds of the nation totaling 1902 miles at about 170 miles an hour.
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Wyoming
Rock Springs
Wyo
Russell L. Maughat
United States
U.S. Expenditures in Fiscal Year 1922 Revealed
Washington reports total federal outlays chargeable to ordinary receipts reached 3.697 billion dollars for the year ending June 30 1923. Public debt expenditures amounted to 7.064 billion with 402.85 million credited to debt retirement.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Senator Brookhart Seeks Recognition of Soviet Russia
Senator Brookhart urged recognition of the Russian soviet government to Secretary Hughes in a State Department conference conducted after Brookhart returned from a several weeks trip to Russia. The discussion occurred in Washington as Brookhart pressed for a policy shift on Soviet affairs.
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Brookhart
Hughes
U. K
Washington
Rep
State Department
Hussia
Governor Pardons Lifer Claiming Poor Legal Help
Governor Mussell grants clemency to John Watt, a life prisoner, stating he was convicted solely for not employing a good lawyer. Watt, described as a Black man, did not reveal the name of his attorney. The governor did not name Watt’s lawyer.
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Lifer
Jackson
Mies
John Watt
Mussell
rensonLe
Watt
U. S. Spends Large Sum In Year on Disabled Veterans
Washington July 18 The Treasury department announced that the federal government spent nearly $100,000,000 more for care of disabled World War veterans in the 1923 fiscal year than in 1922. The rise reflects increased pensions and hospital care costs.
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U. S
Washington
Treasury Department
Schwab to Be Morse Witness in War Fraud Case
Attorneys for Charles W. Morse and his sons prepare to subpoena Charles M. Schwab as a defense witness in the war time shipping fraud case.
French naval mutineer pardoned amid Rambouillet talks
President Mitlerand issued a pardon to Andre Marty former French naval officer who had been sentenced for taking part in the Black wear mutiny during the war. The July decision at Rambouillet averts further punishment and seals the case as wartime upheaval unfolds.
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Rambouillet
Mitlerand
France Begins New African War Amid Ruhr Distraction
Paris reports quietly that France launched an African campaign on July 18 against Mountain Taza in Morocco. Gen Kaymirau commands twenty infantry battalions twelve cavalry squadrons ten artillery batteries and five escadrilles as Moroccan forces under Abdul Malek defend Les Sidi Raho and Sidi Belkacj amid rising tensions and summer heat.
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Paria
France
Ruhr
Paris
Kaymirau
Taza
Morocco
War Department
Les Sidi Raho
Sidi Belkacj
Abdul Malek
Balek
North Africa
War Ministry
German Resistance in the Ruhr Weakening Report
From Dusseldorf July 21 officers at French headquarters report the German resistance in the Ruhr is weakening. They cite six days without a single sabotage set and note 572 railroad trains are operating in the Ruhr region, more than double the number three days ago.
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Ruhr
Dusseldorf
Father Kills Youth for Breaking Date With Girl
Evansville Indiana July 19 An angry man Horace Logadon twenty three Shawneetown Alabama shot the youth who broke a date with his daughter M. P. F. Strickland fifty nine followed to the home and fired twice. Logadon died in a hospital here.
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Evansville
Ind
Becuse
Horace R. Logadon
Shawneetown
M. PF. Strick
Logadon
Gasoline War Brings Seven Cent Sign to Dallas
A local gasoline price war in Dallas lowers retail price to seven cents at an Alling station supplied by Humble Oil and Refining Company, marking eleven cents as the year’s low. The sign reading seven cents attracted motorists amid the dispute over fuel pricing.
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Dallas
Texas
Tex
Dalas
Humble Oil and Kierling Company
Island Cabinet Resigns as Wood Accepts Defi
In Manila on July 18 Gov Gen Leon ard Wood received a mass resignation from the cabinet and state council in a political climax with Pilipino officials. The resignations were tendered en masse and accepted by the governor general.
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Island
Wood
Defi
Manila
Leonard Wood
Pilipino
Council of State
Governor General
Convict Whipping Sought In Georgia Prison System
Colquitt county grand jury recommends reestablishing flogging in Georgia’s prison system, arguing that whipping within reason is necessary. Separate item notes Vancouver Mall and Sake Brewing Ltd incorporating in Victoria to manufacture sake in Canada and Japan.
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Georgia
Monitrie
Jaly
Colquitt County
Grand, Jury
Grand Jary
British Columbia
Victoria
B. C
Vancouver
Sake Brewing Company, Ltd
Recognition of Mexico Nearing formal U.S. recognition
Washington reports indicate the Obregon government is close to official U S recognition. State Department optimism grows as Mexican and American commissioners settle terms of the agreement amid amendments to the petroleum bill. Final approval hinges on President Wilson and Secretary Hughes, with formal announcement expected within a week or ten days.
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Washington
Obregon
Ak Land
State Department
Mexico City
Lu[nnd Ing
Hughes
Senate
Supreme Court
Cnde
Charles B. Warren
Detroit
John Barton Payne
Chicago
Ear cutting suit seeks 15 million damages in Missouri
James C TL Maber sues M C Martin in Circuit Court for 15 012 750 damages claiming an August attack in London cut off his right ear and acid scar left him unable to earn. He says his former income was 500 000 a year and seeks 10 000 000 sexual damages and 5 000 000 punitive damages with attachment risk due to Martin holding Missouri securities.
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St. Louis
M.C. Martin
London
James C. TL. Maber
New York
Huber
Martin
I Piper
Missouri
Viper
Pearl Valued at 2000 in Pecatonica River Clam
A perfect pearl valued at about $2000 was found in a clam taken from the Pecatonica River near this area. Discovered by William Curtner of Trookton, Indiana, the gem is described as the largest ever found in this middle western region.
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Pecatonica River
Resort
Wis
William Curtner
Trookton
Middle West
Chicago Car Men Get Three to Five Cent Raise
The Chicago Surface Lines workers, 13,640 employees, receive a wage increase of three cents an hour for one year and five cents the next year, decided by a two to one arbitration board vote. The men had sought ten cents.
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Chicago
Board of Arbitration
Group Seated at Home Hit by Auto in Missouri Incident
A mobile driven by Mrs. Laura Orin of Beardstown Illinois struck a group seated at a home front in St. Louis Missouri. One elderly woman was killed and five others injured in the crash. The accident occurred in July and involved a local family gathering. Authorities were investigating the cause.
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Groun
Bt. Louis
Jily hAn
Wobile
Laura Orin
Beardstown
King
Ger Ouatys
Admiral Sigshee Died at Home in New York Harbor Clash
Retired U S N captain of the pritleship Maine when blown up in the harbor of the vant in 1808 died suddenly at his New York home. His career tied to early naval disasters and the aged crew recalls his leadership during perilous times.
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Sigshee Diss
New York
Reyr Adipteyr Ghurtes Sh Alyshee
U.S. N
Maine
Vant
Ten Huet In Vera Cruz Riot
Vera Cruz July 20 two police and eight other persons were wounded in a fierce street fight with members of the Red Union of Revolutionary Vermins who refused to pay any levy. Police restored order after clashes in the city center.
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Vera Cruz
Poticenen Ang
T. Flerce Street
Red Unhin
Revolutionary
Verminis
Address by W H Finley before Des Moines Chamber
W H Finley president of Chicago and North Western Railway speaks at the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce on June 29 1923. He defends Transportation Act 1920 arguing for regulated rates and just compensation, discusses Interstate Commerce Commission practice, rail investment, and public interest in fair fares for passengers and freight.
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W. H. Finley
Chicago and North Western Railway Company
Chamber of Commerce
Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago and North Western Railway
Ihay
W. J. Pinter
Chicago and Nort Western Railway
Finney
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Cours
Supreme Court of the United States
Winley
Shana
Perenne
Trutte
Pall Roth Securities
Rallroni Securities
Commerce Commission debate on rail rate impact
The commission considers how setting no fair return affects railway property values and the cost of transportation. Officials discuss potential deferral of rate determinations and the broad political implications, noting public attention and partisan responses to proposed policies.
RECORD IN CROPS From early ag April 17 Western Canadian Provinces
In a report on crop conditions across Western Canada, farmers face favorable weather and steady seeding progress. Experts note no major storms, with yields expected to rise due to improved conditions and lower costs. The piece highlights prairie crops, potential U S demand, and lower land costs enabling expanded farming options.
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Jen Reedline
Countey
Alberts
Surinea
Rim
United States
Nuithy
Murely
Vitila Prifria
Propinquitous Dialogue Fragments in Odd Verse
A fragmented exchange presents archaic phrasing and unclear meaning. Quotations include Propinquitous and variations of “Her fuller In rather clogs” with garbled lines “tan't we” and “Yes, so darn close Hith and T inve to whiuper most of the time.” The readable text suggests a bizarre linguistic puzzle rather than a coherent narrative.
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Russell T. Uhls
Russell L.ubis
Kansan City
Alexandropol
Armenia
Near Manty
Mexico
Atnte Commerce Commission
Lranimportation
Die Transportation Act
Wil Persolt
Citta States
Polley
Ty Enya
Burgery
York
Vhose
Apo
Western Canada
Air Parte
Shinora
America
Simona
Shinola
Lamb
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