President Wilson issues ultimatum on Huerta exchange
Wilson signals 24 hour deadline to change Huerta policy and read Congress message tonight to deal with Mexican crisis. U.S. aids refugees via Red Cross as Foreign powers press Huerta to yield. France supports U.S. plan. Transport aid arranged for destitute Americans from Mexico to return home.
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Washington, D.C
Wilson
Huerta
Lo Congress
Earstom Relatives Committee
Ious For Affairs Committee
Méxic
United States
Generis
Mesina City
American Red Cross
Mesito
New York
San Francisco
New Orleans
San Diego
Bryn
Chihuahua
France
U. S
Paris
Mexico
Washington
Celebration Opens Big Plant at Keokuk Dam
Aug 25 Keokuk Iowa a four day celebration marks the completion of the water power plant with Governor Dunne of Illinois delivering an address praising Mississippi Valley water power development. Justice Ferris of the Missouri Supreme Court and Atty Gen aide Heatherford attended along with the ceremonial events and a trip leader in observation cars.
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Keokuk
Ctgovernor Dunne
Welinois
Mississippi Valley
Justice Ferris
Missouri Supreme Court
B. Oh. Heatherford
Seneral
Majer
JO DRILL FOR OIL-5 Machine to Arrive Soon
Promoters plan drilling at the Thatcher place in the city as a mobilization to bring in a rig from Independence. The Thatcher lease, secured about a month ago with other lands, marks the start of oil and gas prospecting, drawing hopeful, confident interest from local investors.
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Benson
Thatcher Place
Independence
Death of Old Soldier Lawrence W Cowell Claimed
Lawrence W. Cowell 69 died Saturday evening at his home 7146 Fontneasae Street. He was an old soldier and Masonic lodge member. Funeral held this afternoon at 2 39 near home, Rex McForlind of the Christian church officiated. Interment was in Oak Cemetery.
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Lawrence W. Cowell
Indian Boys Follow Circus Into Leavenworth Show
Eleven Haskell Indian boys chased Yankee Robinson’s circus to Leavenworth. They hid on the circus train, hoping to join the troupe, were found there, and sent back to Tawrence under excited conditions.
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Haskell
Yankee Robinson
Leavenworth
Tawrence
Fair Entries Rise As County Expo Plans Grow
Applications for fair reservations pour in led by Fred Lap tad who seeks 12 hog pens 4 double cattle pens and 2 horse stalls for a 25 head exhibit. A fair association meeting will be held soon to discuss special event days such as Hakell Day School Day Merchants Day and others as committees report their findings.
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Fred Laptad
Laptad
The
Fair Association
Rkweather, Sweeney and Johnson
First Step in Appraisal of Lawrence Water Company
City engineers E Black and C S Barnes agreed on the appraisal plan for the Lawrence Water Company property. The process, begun at City Hall, will take at least two months, mostly from Kansas City, with trips to Lawrence as needed. Officials expect a fair valuation leading to possible city ownership if citizens are justified.
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Lawrence Water Company
Black
C. S. Barnes
Water Company
Lawrence
Kansas City
Asetjny
Cli. Hasford
HL Mitchell
E. HH. Dunmire
FE. L. Street
Water Courfanse
Frank Saner
The
Ma Buns
Tle
Toshard
Hearing 18 Continued in Warren Murder Gambling Case
Preliminary hearing for Jim Scott and Frank Cushenberry extended to September first. They are jailed on gambling charges tied to the Warren murder on North Hawrenet night. Justice Clark ruled for trial, deferring larger questions to higher courts if needed.
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Jim Scott
Frank Cushenberry
Scott
Cushenberry
North Hawrenet
Dean Warren
Clark
Pioneer 1S Dead End for Lawrence Clothing Merchant
Lawrence mourns Jacob House 1833 190? veteran clothing dealer founder of J House and Son at 729 Massachusetts street died at 701 Tennessee street aged eighty. born Leipnik Austria and immigrant to the United States he built a long store career from Hempstead to St Louis before settling in Lawrence in 1862. survived by four daughters and three sons. no funeral plans yet.
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Jacob House
Kansas
Wis
Tennessee Street
Mr. House
House
Lawrence
Zond
Taeab Rouse
Mouse
Prienda Cand
Hase
Duader
Lisson
Hobart FE. House
Jacob Mouse
Leipnik
Austria
Bohemia
United States
New West
Landing
New York
New York City
Roested
Lake County
Ohio
St. Louis
Missouri
Anl
Hempstead
Texas
Ricch Selloss
Bavaria
Sevenehildren
Mary
Rachel
Robert
Arthur
Clara
Hat ‘Tie
Charles
Hose
Lawrence National Bank
J ‘Howad
Slaughters
JM. Adler
D. Narx
Martin B. Levy
B. Lowenstein
Marshall, Ma
Harry House
Arkansas City
Arthur House
Robert House
Death notice for Herbert Wilson at Lindon Kansas
Word was received here today of the death of Herbert Wilson. Wilson was a student here in L9Lt Prof TH A Rice the Engineering Sebo will attend the funeral on Wednesday.
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Herbert
Wilson
Lindon
Kansas
TH. A. Rice
Sebo
Slavery in the Philippines Report Prompts Probes
Washington August 25. A commission report by Dean Worcester says slavery exists in parts of the Philippine Islands. Children are captured and sold into slavery, some sent to China. A 13 year old girl was traded for pigs and a cloak. The island courts freed a slave trader, hindering prosecutions. An assemblyman was accused of owning a slave girl in Manila.
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Washington
DE. C
Philippines
Dean Worcester
Rise
China
Worcester
Supreme Court of Islands
Philippine Assembly
Manila
PoEhler Mercantile Co. backs Lawrence printing enterprise
A Journal-World representative outlines a deal with Poeler Mercantile Co for one hundred copies of a great magazine edition and possible increase in order. The discussion touched on wiring high quality artists and expanding views of business, residence, and farm scenes to create a harmonious whole for the city and county.
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Kivehllott
Puchlar Mercantile Co
Journal World
Kirchhoff
Smithmeyer
Journal-World
Lawrence
Ely
United States
Thaw Disposition Delayed By Conference Talks
Sherbrooke Quebec Aug counsel hold further talks over Thaw case after a row with jail authorities at breakfast The case marks the latest display of Thaw temper since his detention in New York state Jerome special deputy attorney general says Thaw will likely be returned to Matteawan and deported to New York without trouble
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Sherbrooke
Que
Thaw
Olebrook N. H
Ke William Travers Jerome
New York State
Otners
Matteawan
Jerome
Indictment Demanded in Sulzer Conspiracy Case
New York August 25 indictments of Charts F Murphy Tammany Hall leader Aaron J Levy Democratic assembly leader and James Frawley committee chairman are sought by Albany and New York district attorneys based on statements by numerous informants. Publisher Amald of the Knickerbocker Press says evidence suggests a plot to force Sulzer from the governor's chair with money used to influence outcomes.
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New York
N. Y
Charts F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Aaron J. Levy
Assembly
James Frawley
Sulzer
Albany
Lynn J. Arnold
Ariyokt
Sulzer J
Dudse Amald
Ind Sheen
Amald
Knickerbocker Press
Salzer
Eljair
Prison death ends life sentence in sheriff murder case
Jefferson City Mo Aug 25 William Spaugh who was serving a life term in the Missouri penitentiary for the murder of Sheriff Polk of Trenton county in 1906 died in prison from tuberculosis His death came after Arthur Antes already serving years for the same crime recently confessed to killing the sheriff and asked the board of pardons to release Spaugh so he could be outside the prison This request was refused
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Jefferson City
William Spaugh
Missouri
Polk
Trencounth
Arthur Antes
Board of Pardons
William
Cal Roo se nt's Chicago visit features book purchase and Progressive speech
Aug 28 Chicago notes Cal Roo se nt spent two hours in the city visiting a bookstore purchasing three books about Indians prize fighting and big game. He spoke briefly at the Progressive Club and tied merging the Republican and Progressive parties to adopting every Progressive principle including the judicial plank.
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Chicago
Til
Cal Roo
Progressive Club
Agree on Free Wool in Senate Ratification Move
In Washington on August 25 free raw wool agreement moved toward ratification in the Senate. No objections were raised to the paragraph, though Republicans expected a later roll call on the syoden schedules when the bill advances from the committee of the whole.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Syoden Schediles
Market Record: 38,000 Cattle at Kansas City Stockyards
Kansas City Kansas August 25 reports thirty eight thousand cattle received at the local yards. The large total marks the biggest single day intake. Drought and water scarcity are blamed for the spike. Grass stock prices drop 25 to 35 cents, with potential further declines.
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Kansas City
English Aviator Aims for 25000 Dollar Prize Flight
Southampton August 25 Harry G Hawker began a second attempt at a 1600 mile circumnavigation of the English and Scottish coasts at 5:30 am. The 1600 mile trip if completed within 75 hours would win him a prize of 25000 dollars.
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Southampton
England
Harry G. Hawker
Poisoned Dumplings Sicken Family. Husband Dead in St Louis
Mrs Myr Tele Neff died and Harry Neff along with two boarders became ill from ptomaine poisoning after Sunday dinner. Chicken dumplings were the suspected source in their home in St Louis Missouri on Aug 25.
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St. Louis
Myr‘tele Neff
Harry
Douglas County Teachers Association Reorganizes
The Douglas County Teachers Association resumes activities with its first meeting of the year set for Saturday at the County Court House noon. Officers will be elected for the coming year. Program includes why boys quit school and remedies with Prof Kelly and Miss Dews, new courses of study, diploma exam regulations, and general school-work discussions.
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Douglas County Teachers* Association
County Court House
Kelly
Dews
Douglas County Teachers’ Association
Bargain Days Draw Big Crowds in Lawrence
Merchants report two day bargain selling as an unqualified success with wide turnout from Jefferson Leavenworth and DeSoto counties. The Journal-World opened its doors offering lemonade and 2000 nickel tickets, praising clerks and staff. Merchants praised the event boosting familiarity with goods and customers, and many expressed intent to repeat the promotion.
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Lawrence
Sonny
Jefferson
Leavenworth
DeSoto
Journal-World
J. Hey Cobn
C. P. Radcliffe
Ober
Clare M. Pates
Journal-Work
Opening Week at University of Kansas Sees Record Turnout
Registrar Georg e Foster forecasts a larger 1913 14 student body with an estimated twenty seven hundred enrollees. Lawrence schools prepare for September eight start as repairs finish, signaling a busy opening week across campus and city.
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University of Kansas
Mount Oread
Beloaves Kansas
George O
Foster
Flower of
Kansas
Geo. G! Foster
Lawrence
Stronz
City
Tr. H. Olney
Echoul
Isehools
Wits
Arbitration board meets to mediate settle strike
Troubles Farmington Missouri August 25 The state board of mediation and arbitration met to settle the strike in the southeastern Missouri lead belt Representatives of the Western Federation of Miners and operators presented their sides in a running debate W D Travis Union representative said the miners would not yield on recognition but wages could be arbitrated
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Farmington
State Board of Mediation and Arbitration
Missouri
Western Federation of Miners
W. D. Travisors
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