Villa Ambush Kills Villa and Guards Near Parral Mexico
Gen Francisco Villa and two aides are killed in an ambush on the outskirts of Parral Chihuahua as Villa drives toward Guanajuato. A dozen shots wound Villa and another guard. six shots wound another official. Federal troops are deployed to quell possible unrest.
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Parral
Chihuahua
Mex
Francisco Villa
Miguel Teildo
Villa
Rosario Morintes
Longue
Guan‘ajuato
Lerilio
Cam@ilto
Villa Ranch
Eugenio Martinez
Parrol
Trillo
Chihuahua City
Mexico City
Obregon
Augenio Martinez
Francisco Serrano
Wart
J. Felix
Lora
Santa Clara
Daylight Sea-to-Sea Dash Ends in Wyoming Town
Lieut. Russell L. Maughan, an army airman, failed to complete a dawn to dusk continental flight as planned when an oil leak forced a landing in Rock Springs Wyoming at 5 08 p m mountain time. He had covered over two thirds of the United States totaling 1002 miles at 170 routes per hour.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
Federal Expenditures in Fiscal Year Ended 1923
Washington noted total federal outlays chargeable against ordinary receipts reached 3.697 billion dollars for the year ending June 30, 1923. Public debt expenditures totaled about 7.064 billion, with 42.85 million credited to debt retirement.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Senator Brookhart Urges U S Recognition of Russian Soviet
Senator Brookhart of Iowa pressed Secretary of State Hughes for recognition of the Russian Soviet government in a State Department conference seconds after returning from a Russia trip. The discussion occurred during Brookhart's Washington visit following his several weeks abroad.
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Brookhart
Hughes
U. K
Washington
Rep. Ja
State Department
Russia
Governor Pardons Lifer Despite Lawyer Hadn’t Been Hired
Governor Russell granted clemency to John Watt, a life term convict described as a negro who was pardoned for the reason that he was convicted solely because he did not employ a good lawyer. The governor did not name Watt’s attorney.
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Lifer
Jackson
Misa
John Watt
Russell
Watt
U. S. Spends Large Sum in Year on Disabled Veterans
Washington reports the federal government spent nearly 100 million dollars more for care of sick and disabled World War veterans in fiscal 1928 than in 1927, per Treasury Department data. In Washington July 21, attorneys for Charles W Morse and associates prepare subpoenas. Schwab to be a defense witness in war time sinking fraud cases.
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U. S
Washington
Treasury Department
French Naval Mutineer Pardoned at Rambouillet
President Millerand issued a pardon to Andre Marty, former French petty naval officer, who was sentenced for participating in the wartime mutiny aboard the Black 89H. The decision was announced at Rambouillet on July 21.
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Rambouilllet
Millerand
Andra Marty
France's Latest War Opens in Morocco Clash
Paris reports a fresh war in Africa with France sending twenty infantry battalions, twelve cavalry squadrons, ten artillery batteries, and five escadrilles under Gen Poeymirau against Mountain Taza in Morocco on July 13. Losses in four days reach 2,000. heat cancels Paris military review as Abdul Matek's Malek grows stronger in the region. The front runs north of the Tazo mountain area with Moroccan forces at Les Sidi Raho and Sid Selkac.
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Paris
France
Cominand
Poeymirau
Taza
Morocco
War Department
Les Sidi Raho
Sid Selkacj
Abdul Matek
Malek
North Africa
War Ministry
Tazo
German Resistance in the Ruhr Is Weakening
Reports from Dusseldorf on July 21 say the Ruhr resistance is weakening. French headquarters officers note no sabotage in six days while 572 railroad trains are operating, more than double the previous week.
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Dusseldorf
Ruhr
Humber
Father Kills Youth Over Date With Girl in Evanguillé
A man from Shawneetown Illinois, aged 23, killed a youth in Evanguillé Indiana after the young man broke a date with his daughter. Stricken land, aged 59, drove to the home and shot the youth twice. The wounded man died at a hospital in the area.
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Evanguillé
Ind
Fovace KR
Lagelen
Shwawneetown
M. F. Strickland
Logsden
Gasoline War Lowers Dallas Gas Price to Eleven Cents
Dallas July 21. Eleven cents was the lowest retail price for gasoline in years as a local rate war pushed a filling station tied to Humble Oil Refining Co to display eleven cents. The move marks a sharp drop in Dallas fuel costs amid competitive pricing in the area.
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Dallas
Texas
Tex
Humble Oland Refling Company
Island Cabinet Resigns as Wood Accepts Offer
In a dramatic climax Gov Gen Leon ard Wood faced a cabinet and state council resignations from Filipino officials. Wood accepted the collective resignation in a sweeping political move. A Georgia grand jury urged flogging as a punishment, calling for reestablishment of flogging in the prison system.
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Island
Wood
Defi
Manila
Leonard Wood
Council of State
Governor General
Georgia
Moultrie
Calquitt County
Georgii Lexis Iniure
Leto
Reagan
Vancouver Malt and Sake Brewire Company Incorporation
Sake to be made in British Columbia with capital partly in Vancouver. The Vancouver Malt and Sake Brewery Company Limited was incorporated to manufacture sake, which is Japanese whisky made from rice.
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British Columbia
Victoria
B. C
Vancouver
Recognition of Mexico Near as Washington Expects Formal Move
Optimism at the State Department signals impending U S recognition of Mexico’s Obregon government. Mexican senate amendments to the petroleum bill and settled differences between American and Mexican commissioners pave the way. final approval awaits reports from the American delegation led by Charles L B Warren and John Barton Payne.
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Washington
Obregon
State Department
Mexico City
Sarding
Hughes
Mexican Senate
Supreme Court
Charles LB
Warren
Detroit
John Barton Payne
Chicago
Ear Cut Off Suit Demands Over Fifteen Million Dollars
James C. L. Huber, promoter of New York and London, sues AL C Martin of London for 15 012 750 dollars in Circuit Court. He says injuries from an August attack reduced his income from 500 000 yearly to a small salary. Martin allegedly cut off his right ear and splashed acid in Huber’s face. The filing cites Missouri securities as attachable assets and notes a marred over a worn. The petition lists 19 000 000 in real changes and 5 000 000 punitive damages.
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St. Louis
AL. C. Martin
London
James C. L. Huber
New York
Huber
Martin
C. RB
Piper
Missouri
Pearl Valued at 2000 in Pecatonica River Clam Beloit Wisconsin
A perfect pearl about half an inch across was found in the Pecatonic River a few miles from Beloit Wisconsin and valued at around $2000 The gem is described as the largest ever found in this section of the Middle West The finder is De Wulam Castner of Rockton Wisconsin.
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Pecatonica River
Beloit
Wis
Pecatonic River
de Wulam Castner
Rockton
Middle West
Chicago Car Men Win Three to Five Cent Raise
The Chicago Surface Lines workers received an arbitration award boosting wages by three cents an hour for one year and five cents for a second year for 18,040 employees. The decision, by a two to one vote, follows the men’s request for a temporary increase.
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Chicago
Board of Arbitration
Auto Plows Into Group Seated At Home Kills Woman
In St. Louis county Missouri on a July day an auto driven by Mrs Laura Gritfin of Beardstown Illinois struck a group seated in front of a home killing an elderly woman and injuring five others. The crash critically wounding several with responders tending victims at the scene.
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St. Laws
Laura Gritfin
Beardstown
Admiral Slusben Dies in New York at Sea Career End
Admiral Charles D. Slusben, 1 8, N. born in New York, retired captain of the battleship Milne, died suddenly at home. He served as a flag officer aboard the Milne when it blew up in the harbor of Havana during the war. The obituary notes his long career and rare service record.
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8Igabes
New York
Charles D. Slusben
Milne
Hochor
Ha Varian
Riot injures ten in Vera Cruz street clash
July 20 in Vera Cruz a violent street clash left two policemen and eight civilians wounded. The riot erupted as Dillon confronted members of the Ted Union of Reyaluthonry Peaants who refused to pay any rent.
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Vera Cruz
Dillon
Fevce
Ted Union
Reyaluthonry
Address by Finley at Des Moines Chamber of Commerce 1923
W H Finley president of the Chicago and North Western Railway addresses Des Moines Chamber of Commerce on the Transportation Act of 1920 and rail regulation. He argues for rate reasonableness, court decisions, and the act’s clarity to serve the public, investors, and employees, warning against demagogic attacks on private property. He reviews regulation history, war experiences, and the act’s aims to stabilize rail finance and service.
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W. H. Finley
Chicago and North Western Railway Company
Chamber of Commerce
Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago and North Western Railway
Criste Bg
W. N. Pintey
Finley
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Che
Supreme Court of the
Unite States
Tris
Supreme Cone of the
Supreme Court of the United States
Peison
Flyby
Annta Commerce Commission
Weatley
Perndt
Transpormation
Hayes
Fay
Commerce Commission fixes rates for transit services
A distorted account discusses the Commerce Commission setting fixed rates for railway transportation, debating whether these rates yield a fair return and the implications for interstate commerce policy, including US federal acts and public reaction.
Surgery 3 000 Years Ago
An ancient medical study describes early surgical practice and tools in archaic records. It notes cautious procedures, basic instruments, and evolving techniques as historians explore roots of modern surgery.
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Peer Feng
Canadian Crop Prospects From Western Provinces Rise
Farmers report excellent conditions across western Canada from early April onward with unbroken warmth and sun. Strong yields expected in Alberta and Saskatchewan while Ontario and Manitoba also show favorable signs, as buyers in the United States monitor rising yields and potential prices. Government agents offer information on crop conditions and special rates.
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Leena
Yenideal
Ylelda
Neersges
United States
Virgin Prairia
Alexe
Fragmentary Verse Fragment Reveals Quiet Dissent
Readable lines suggest a fragmented archaic verse about closeness, faith, fear, and murmured complaint. The speaker laments distance and the need to endure whispers while maintaining resolve in a tense moment. Partial phrasing hints at emotional strain and moral resolve.
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Wyoming
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Armenia
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Ratlronda
Mele Oreddty
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Tle
Mytas Ie
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Freyn
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Commerce Commission
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