Nine Raiders Accounted For After Coleman Ranch Raid
Three bandits who raided Coleman Ranch were killed and six were captured by authorities. The raid responders recovered weapons and secured the scene, ending a tense confrontation with lawmen.
12 Jun 1916
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1916
Page
1
Three bandits who raided Coleman Ranch were killed and six were captured by authorities. The raid responders recovered weapons and secured the scene, ending a tense confrontation with lawmen.
Reports from Laredo Texas dated June 12 describe a raid on the Coleman ranch by Mexican bandits. Three were killed and three captured today with unclear pursuers. earlier three had been reported captured. Two saddles stolen from an American ranch were found with captured bandits.
The Democratic National Committee gathered in St Louis to finalize convention plans. They expect a brief session with keynote by the temporary chair and appointments, with platform adoption and ticket naming scheduled for Friday.
Washington reports rising anti American feeling across northern Mexico with Carranza authorities largely indifferent. Officials fear the situation may crystallize in border states as 48 agents relay patrols and interior reports. Lansing and the White House receive urgent wires amid limited detail on American consular actions.
Democratic leaders leave Washington for the St Louis convention with President Wilson's guidance on the assembly. The president plans to travel to West Point to deliver the address and return, while Secretary Baker heads to St Louis as a presidential envoy.
Raleigh, June 12. Mrs. J. W. Cooper, 29, shot and killed herself here today. Despondency described by friends as cause. She was a widow and left two daughters aged eight and seventeen and a son aged twelve.
Showers this afternoon with generally fair conditions tonight and Tuesday. Cooler in the southern portion tonight. Light variable winds.
Allied reports describe German assaults moving from Verdun to the Meuse east bank with heavy artillery near Chattan court and Bert Vaux. French positions near Souville Tavannes face bombardment while Husainian and Austrian movements unfold in Galicia Volhynia.
Paris on June 12 reports soldiers on leave from East Africa displayed curious items from their pockets amid Empire Day crowds. The leather goods resembled leopard skin at first glance but turned out to be giraffe skin collected after giraffe necks rubbed against field wires, causing communications damage.
The Netherlands sees growing native industry as war shortages boost local goods. A new Netherlands shopping week will showcase exclusively Dutch made foods in store windows to promote home production and consumption.
Budapest authorities and other Danube city leaders arrange a conference for next month to study the possibilities of navigation on the river amid June dates.
Raleigh June 12 The state board of elections certified primary vote totals for state offices. Governor results show Bickett OS 119 Daughtridge 37 017 Harrness 27 300 Clark 16 231. Treasurer Lacy 60 005 Mann 34 548. Attorney General Manning 43 382 Jonts 18 902 Sinclair 18 086 Calvert 12 847. Corporation Commissioner Lee 62 817 Boyd 27 619. Commissioner of Agriculture Graham 50 250 McKinnon 33 586 Hobbs 8 971. Insurance Commissioner Young 63 908 McClenaghan 22 co wmits.
President Wilson considers a successor to Charles F. Mitches for the Supreme Court. Attorney General Freeroy may join conference within a day, with a decision expected in two weeks. The aim is to appoint early to handle summer cases as Justice McReynolds recuses himself on major matters. John W. Davis is favored but may be deterred by pending Justice Department cases. The choice may favor a Democrat to rebalance the court’s party makeup.
The 350000 railroad workers and railroads halted talks in New York as the officers staged a counter proposal. Workers seek an eight hour day with overtime pay and continued double compensation. railroads object to yardstick method. session adjourned pending response from managers.
Two High Point council members D Smith and R B Terry withdrew their resignations and decided to remain in office The pair had faced factional clashes since taking office and suggested their exit would hinder majority policy but later issued a public statement reaffirming commitment to serve and uphold city departments and education.
New York June 12 representatives of the nation’s chief railroads and the railway employes union resumed talks on wages and work hours. Officials will hear railroad replies to questions raised by the leaders regarding the impact of company proposals. The union officials voiced dissatisfaction and demanded similar explanations from rail officials.
The Knights of Pythias will hold a meeting tonight at their hall to elect officers for the coming year. All members are urged to attend as this is an important gathering.
Indianapolis, June 12. Charles W. Fairbanks announced he would accept the Republican nomination for vice president. He had not sought the nomination and had asked Indiana delegates to withdraw his name if offered. The convention adjourned before his dispatch arrived. He said he would fulfil the party’s commission.
Washington June 11 The Federal Trade Commission began an inquiry into the advance in gasoline prices with representatives of major oil producers testifying. The commission completed the preliminaries and has collected data on the gasoline situation for the investigation.
Thousands of physicians and surgeons from the United States Canada and foreign countries gather in Detroit for the 67th annual meeting of the American Medical Association. The opening session aims to run through Saturday with delegates attending from many countries.
A local peace contest at the Springfield meeting house under the Springfield W C T U peace department featured six young women and seven young men. Miss Davie Hayworth won the silver medal for War God and the male winner presented Lessons of the War in Europe. Judges included Dr. J. C. Bee at Trinity, Miss Mary Petty of Greensboro, and Prof. John Blair of Wilmington.
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