Peace prospects for Mexico dim as Huerta issue blocks talks
The U S government voices doubt on mediation at Niagara Falls and insists the provisional Mexican government must be neutral and approved by Constitutionalists. Officials note Senor Rabasa's note shows delegates favor a Huerta adherent, risking early instability. F J Smith, an American held in Tonola Chiapas, is released and with family moves to Guatemala per Rear Admiral Badger.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Niagara Falls
Senor Rabasa
Huerta
Wilson
White House
United States
F. J. Smith
Tonola
Chiapas
Badger
Smith
Guatamala
Villa's Ultimatum to Carranza in Chieftains Hands
Eagle Pass Texas June 18. General Villa has sent an ultimatum to General Carranza demanding the absolute separation of civil and military branches of the Constitutionalist government. A three officer committee is said to be in conference with Carranza at Saltillo, presenting Villa's plan.
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Eagle Pass
Texas
Guerrero Officers Spare Tampico Crew After Sinking
The gunboat Guerrero arrived at Mazatlan with half mast flags for Captain Malpico of Tampico after sinking the Constitutionalist gunboat. Guerrero officers decide to spare Tampico crew, who were picked up by Constitutionalists and will not be turned over to Federal authorities. Francis Ouimet, American open golf champion, was nearly eliminated in the British Open at Prestwick after an 86 in the first round, while Harry Vardon posted 73.
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U. S. S. California
Mazatlan
Mex
San Diego
Guerrero
Malpico
Associated Press
Prestwick
Scotland
Francis Ouimet
Qouimet
Harry Vardon
Big fund for farm loans under federal act
Washington June 18 Comptroller Williams estimates about 500 million dollars in national banks nationwide is available for farm mortgage loans under the Federal Reserve Act enabling national banking associations to lend on improved farm lands.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Comptroller of the Currency
Williams
United States
Hogestown Horse and Cattle Show Draws Thousands
Clear skies and ideal weather brought an estimated 5 000 to 6 000 visitors to Hogestown Pa for the annual Hogestown Horse and Cattle Show. Dozens of horses of many breeds were shown in harness and unhitched, with the judging ring filled by entries from the region. The crowd and attendance surpassed prior years, signaling strong interest in livestock and equine exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Head Woods
Hogestown
Market Keepers Aid Cleaner Food Regulations Card Display
Harrisburg market houses will feature color cards and durable signs detailing the new food regulations. Dr J M J Raunick and the Board of Health will publish notices to curb handling food before purchase. In Pittsburgh Judge James M Kennedy, longtime Allegheny County jurist, was found dead at 81.
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Harrisburg
Health Department
J. M. J. Raunick
Board of Health
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
James M. Kennedy
Common Pleas
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania
Kennedy
Prisoner Impersonation Helps Escape From San Quentin
Sam Francisco June 18 Peter A Grimes a forgery convict bound for San Quentin disguised himself as Alfred Johansen a Norwegian sailor in Nagasaki and escaped Authorities traced the impersonation after Johansen who does not speak English told an interpreter he woke in irons aboard a ship He had met three men in a Nagasaki saloon who drugged him Grimes alias James H Rodgers previously served time at San Quentin and was released August 10 1913 Prison officials compared Johansen to a photo of Rodgers but concluded they are distinct men
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Associated Press
Sam Francisco
Peter A. Grimes
Shanghai
San Quentin Penitentiary
California
Alfred Johansen
Nagasaki
Japan
Johansen
San Quentin
Grimes
James H. Rodgers
Rodgers
Sheridan
Kilgore
John E. Hoyle
Pittsburgh
Planets Have No Effect on Weather Moon Is Harmless
Washington D C June 18 The Department of Agriculture dismisses astrology as superstition in its weekly newsletter. It states that planets and the moon have no appreciable effect on weather and that weather changes depend on heat and other factors, a view supported by weather records.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Department
Kaiser Wilhelm II Arrives as Incemore Collision Probed
In Southampton the Kaiser Wilhelm II enters dock after colliding with the British steamer Incemore. Divers inspect hull while passengers may transfer to the Imperator. Spryo of arson arrest in Steelton follows the blaze at Kirffster store on Myers street.
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Associated Press
Southampton
Lloyd Line
Incemore
Imperator
New York
George Kirffster
Myers Street
Steelton
Metedor Yardanoff
John Gibb
Kirfister
Squire T. W. Gardner
W. W. Wunder
Reading
Squire Gardner
West Side
John Shoop
Kirffster
Roosevelt in Brazil Trip Saps Voice Endangering Campaign
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt suffers larynx trouble from recent Brazilian journey and cannot speak in the upcoming U S campaign. The report notes his health limits and urges caution while he and Mrs Krebs face medical issues in Harrisburg after both were admitted to the hospital within hours.
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Charles I
Krebs
Woodbine Street
Harrisburg Hospital
Charles Krebs, Jr
London
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Official denial on Gzar's train 5 incident and port ashore
Reports confirm the Tschudnow wreck preceding the imperial train was due to a locomotive defect. In Weymouth a fogbound steamer Buelow went ashore west of Portland with 102 passengers aboard, prompting an immediate rescue by a Portland crew. The ship sailed Yokohama May 2 bound for Hamburg after calls at Suez on June 2.
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Associated Press
St. Petersburg
Tschudnow
Russia
Kishinev
Weymouth
Eng
Buelow
China Line
Myrtledene
Portland
Yokohama
Hamburg
Suez
Penrose Tarries Awhile at Union Station About Noon
Senator Boies Penrose passed through Harrisburg this morning en route to Sunbury to address the P O S of A at their annual meeting. He declined to comment on Colonel Roosevelt’s throat condition as he arrived at Union Station, where friends from Dauphin and Cumberland counties greeted him.
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Boies Penrose
Sunbury
P. O
Union Station
Dauphin
Cumberland County
Roosevelt
Suffragists to siege Congress on equal suffrage bill
Washington officers of the National Woman's Suffrage Association plan to besiege Congress on June 27 with resolutions urging enactment of equal suffrage legislation. Vice-President Marshall and Speaker Clark, along with a congressional committee, will receive the suffragists.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
National Woman's Suffrage Association
Congress
Marshall
Clark
Congressional Committee
Powell Woman and Aunt Narrowly Survive River Drown
Powell's daughter Betty and her aunt Miss Alice Hirth of Pittsburgh nearly drowned when their boat hit a rock and capsized in the Susquehanna opposite the pumping station. The accident occurred shortly after 4 pm. John Smith of the pumping station rescued them. they were taken to the Senate hotel and were reported not worse the next day.
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Betty
A. W. Powell
Alice, Hirth
Pittsburgh
Susquehanna
Volcano active in Alaska sparks pumice reports
Reports from Valdez Alaska describe volcanic disturbances in southwestern Alaska with surface areas of Prince William Sound coated by yellow powdered pumice or sulfur. The material differs from ash from Mount Katmai, the district's largest crater, according to Associated Press dispatches.
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Associated Press
Valdez
Alaska
Prince William Sound
Mount Katmat
Council to open printing and paper bids June 30
City Council will open bids for blank books stationery and other printing supplies for the ensuing year. Proposals accepted until noon by City Clerk Charles A Miller. This marks the first yearly contract under the new commission form of government.
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Charles A. Miller
Commission
Gail Borden Divorce Suit Filed by Wife
New York June 18 Gail Borden pony milk millionaire was served with a summons and complaint in a divorce action brought by Mrs Helen M Bord The action was recently filed in a California court The complaint charges desertion Borden said he would not answer in person as he planned to go to Europe
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Associated Press
New York
Gail Borden
Helen M. Bord
California
Borden
Europe
John S Musser Elected VP Of State Electrical Contractors
John S Musser was elected vice-president of the Pennsylvania Electrical Contractors Association at its annual Philadelphia convention. He was absent attending the Rotary International convention in Houston as a Harrisburg Rotary Club delegate. The association comprises leading electrical contractors in the state.
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John S. Musser
Dauphin Electrical Supplies Company
Pennsylvania Electrical Contractors’ Association
Philadelphia
Musser
Rotary Clubs
Houston
Texas
Harrisburg
Weather Summary for Harrisburg and Nearby Areas
Fair to night and Friday with warmer conditions across Harrisburg and Eastern Pennsylvania. Su pporting data note Susquehanna river levels steady to slowly falling, stage about 1.4 to 1.5 feet. Showers recorded in several states with rain totals over an inch in Knoxville and Shreveport. Marriage licenses issued to Kratzer Low Motz Hasterday.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna River
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Louisiana
Kansas
Minnesota
Knoxville
Shreveport
North Carolina
Advertising Peace in Mexico Sparks Store Director Idea
The advertising director of a large New York store advocates using newspapers to promote peace in Mexico. He argues a truthful, well written campaign could persuade Mexican workers of peace benefits and hasten the end of war. He calls printed word the key in modern business and favors newspapers for best returns.
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New York
Mexico
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Frank Kline
State Department of Agriculture
Babble
C. S. Smith
Central Pennsylvania Poultry Association
Health Bureau
Kent
Bryan
Laredo
Chicago
la Salle Street Trust and Savings Bank
Lorimer-Munday Bank
Bambridge
Isle of Wight
Southampton Water
Berlin
F. Augustus Heinze
William Travers Jerome
Lancaster
William EF. Rathfon
Senator Hiscock
Syracuse
N. Y
Frank Hiscock
Wall Street
Chesapeake & Ohio
Lehigh Valley
Northern Pacific
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
PR. R
N. ¥. Central
Canadian Pacific
U.'s. Steel
Pprisoner
Mian
Them
Sailor
Penitentiary
Moon
Wilhelm
Ssengers
Crescent
Spedal
William Shultz
Eric
Street
Curly” Gingrich
Mr. Gingrich
City Council
Crescent Street
James C. Costello
Swatara
Costello
Seitz
Grove
Roosevelt Hag Chill
New York Hospital
GZAR
Penrose
Harrisburg Jewish Committee
Leon Album
New York City
Powell
Council
Electrical Contractors
Jacob EB. Kratzer
Lykens
Mary C._Low
Wiconisco
William W. Motz
Lincolnton
N. Co
May Edna Sophia Hasterday
Jefferson, Md
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