Will Stand No Interference In Mexican Mediation
Unofficial reception of John Lind by Mexico's Huerta described as mere courtesy. Huerta rejects interference from the United States while Lind awaits a Washington reply. Embass y officials avoid official admission of note. Han. Also: Hing K Thaw fugitiv e case in New York moves as police probe conspiracy in asylum delivery.
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John Lind
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Hing K. Thaw
Canada
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Poughkeepsie
Howard Barnum
New York State
Albany
Thirty Go Down With Ship in Alaska Bay Disaster
Twenty five or more passengers and seven crew members perished when the iron steamer State of California struck an uncharted rock in Gambler Bay ninety miles south of Juneau and sank in three minutes. The voyage from Seattle to Skagway faced heavy northbound travel due to the Shushanna gold field stampede. The purser lost all records, making a full passenger and crew list impossible.
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Alaska
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
State of
Compromise Reached to Avert Rail Strike in West
San Francisco G W Hanger of the National Board of Meditation and Conciliation announced that a compromise has been effected between the Southern Pacific Railway and its locomotive and train crews. The accord fully satisfies all parties and prevents a threatened strike after his recent westward visit to adjust the differences.
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San Francisco
G. W_. Hanger
National Board of Meditation and Conciliation
Southern Pacific Railway Company
Record Hammer Throw World Best and Local Sham Fight
Patrick Ryan of the Irish American Athletic Club set a world hammer throw record at 485 feet 6 12 inches. Hannes Kolemainen established a new American mark in the three mile run. In Quincy an attorney, A. Noyle, is dead and editor Wounded in a street fight over a new school construction projecto.
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New York
Patrick Ryan
Quincy
A. Noyle
Flail
Mexico's Huerta May Be Candidate for Presidency
Mexico City reports indicate President Huerta may run in the autumn election as the United States pushes for a peaceful solution. Talks with Gamboa and John Lind suggest acceptance of Wilson's peace plan could lead to a Huerta candidacy and cabinet reforms. Washington notes US preference for a nonviolent, orderly process and mentions a possible nonpartisan Mexican election commission.
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Mexico City
Wilson
Huerta
Gamboa
John Lind
Mexico
Muerta
Washington
John Lich
United States
Commission of
Sparks From The Wire News Clippings
Reporters relay scattered international items from Newport Des Moines Ottawa Buffalo New York and London. Notable bits include denial of a divorce rumor involving Robert Goelet and Elsie Whelan, a post office safe breach and mayoral shooting in West Liberty Iowa, a U S infantry visit to New Haven, an 11 year old automobile death and injuries in Buffalo, and obituaries for Henry Boutell and James R Pell.
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R. I
Robert Goelet
Elsie Whelan
Des Moines
Iowa
West Liberty
L. W. Swein
Ottawa
Ont
Washington
United States
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Conn
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N. Y
James Mead
John Mead
Erie
Henry
Boutell
Chicago
Switzerland
Amerika
Henry Lane
Wilson
Mexico
Houtell
London
James R. Pell
Kipling
Hold Up on Frisco Limited Arrests in Kansas City
At Union Station a bandit boarded the Meteor passenger train from St. Louis and San Francisco and robbed four riders of $160. The investigation follows as police pursue clues to the identity of the thief.
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Kansas City
St. Louis
San Francesco
Union Station
Baseball Magnate Is Buried in Pittsburgh
William H. Locke, president of the Philadelphia National League Club, died at Ventnor New Jersey last Thursday and was buried in the South Side cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Pittsburgh
William H. Locke
Philadelphia
Lub
Ventnor
N. 1
South Side
Sulzer Rebuffed In Plan To Invoke Court To Name NY Governor
August 18 report from Albany describes William Sulzer proposing to submit the abeyant governor dispute to court adjudication. Governor Glynn rejects any barter of executive functions, pledging to perform duties except where blocked by illegal actions. National Guard pressure and possible treason indictments loom as Sulzer’s lawyers push for court action while Mrs Sulzer’s health concerns Dr. Abrahams’s bulletin notes precarious condition. Federal recognize questions loom under the Dick law as NY governance faces a crisis.
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Albany
Wilam H. Sulzer
Martin H. Glynn
New York
Court of Appeals
Sulzer
Trate Murphy
Glynn
National Guard
Bulger
Tammany
Robert Abrahams
Executive Mansion
Abrahams
Washington
Conclave Site Fight and World Parade Invitations
In Denver opposition grows to Los Angeles as the next triennial conclave city with Grand Master Arthur MacArthur reportedly withholding approval. Newport invites world navies to Hampton Roads in 1916 and a naval parade will pass through the Panama Canal with a fleet escort from the U.S. Navy.
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City
Denver
Cab
Knight Templar
Arthur MacArthur
Newport
R. 1
aAm
Hampton Roads
Panama Canal
WS Navy
Wilson
Noted Sportsman Bud Ranaud Dead in New Orleans
Noted sportsman H. A. Bud Ranaud died in New Orleans at age sixty from cirrhosis of the liver. He was long associated with the fast grounds race track and well known in sporting circles for many years.
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New Orleans
H. A
Bud”) Ranaud
Fast Grounds
Raps at Mderrmott Former Chief Page Testifies on Lobby Aid
Lt. McMichael, former House page, testifies before the lobby investigating committee about payments and fund raising tied to Rep. James T. McDermott of Chicago. He cites $1,259 contributed by Chicago manufacturers for a campaign fund, quotes on helping to spare the loan shark bill, and a series of conferences with lobbyists including Mulhall. The witness describes a 1912 campaign period and a pocketful of favors and reimbursements.
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Tribery
James T. McDermott
Chicago
McMichael
House
National Association of Manufacturers
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Marin M. Mulhall
Stockyard
District of Columbian
Mulhall
Lst
Muthall
President Wilson on rural credits and the currency bill
The White House released President Wilsons statement urging special rural credits provisions. He notes such credits for farmers could not be properly included in the currency bill and that its scope could not reach farmers needs.
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Wilson
White House
Washington
Rays Cure Cancer Claim in Hobart Report
Dr Roberts of Hobart general hospital reports remarkable cancer cures using Roentgen secondary rays filtered by silver copper or tin. He states 46 cases treated with no recurrences. Separate item notes Catholic Federated Societies meeting ends in Milwaukee with reelection of Charles Z. Denechand and Anthony Mintre, and Baltimore to host next convention.
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Tasmania
Roberts
General Hospital
Milwaukee
Charles Z. Denechand
New Orleans
Anthony Mintre
St. Louis
Baltimore
Moonlight Threshing Across La Crosse River Banks
Moonlight threshing becomes common on farms around La Crosse Wisconsin and Minnesota side as crews avoid daytime heat. Lincoln Neb Aug 16 W J Bryan defends his return to the Chautauqua platform in a lengthy editorial in Kia Commoner while serving in the cabinet.
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la Crosse
Winconsin
Minnesota
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W. J. Bryan
German Officers Accused of Spying for Krupps in Court
In Berlin a court martial heard four ordnance officers charged with betraying military secrets and accepting bribes to Krupp representatives. They admitted sharing information they said might have been crucial if exposed, but claimed no government Krupp secrets existed. The case follows modest recent Socialist membership gains and waning press circulations.
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Karl Liebknecht
Reichstag Inst &Oting
Krupp Manufacturing Company
Ordnance Department
Krupps
Strange Almanac Fragments From a Curious Era
A garbled venire of vintage quips and ads mentions insomnia in mosquivos, trade boosters touring 22 cities in a week, teething syrup lore, and odd reflections on women, gin, and blue powders. Includes railway lunch jokes and a moving picture gag about frog culture.
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St. Louie
Strange to Say Unique British Novel Introduces American Girl
A Brit ish author writes a unique novel featuring an American girl who enters the tale and speaks tall English, creating a distinctive cultural clash. The story highlights language, identity, and cross Atlantic humor in a concise narrative note.
Not Disorderly at Art Exhibit Says Birmingham Guard
A brief dialogue notes visitors spotting Whistler pieces at an exhibit. A tongue in cheek remark questions why a guard did not eject the likely disorderly presence of fine art. The Birmingham Age Herald echo captures a light cultural moment.
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Birmingham Age Herald
Climbing Up and a Poet's Unsung Worth
Arthur Stringer, the poet novelist, laments lack of respect for poetry beside industrial titans like Rockefeller and Carnegie. A farm hammock scene reveals a tramp who once claimed to be a poet, joking that that is how he earned his status with the pie sharing farmer’s wife.
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Arthur Stringer
Rockefeller
Carnegie
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