Peace Threaten End of Mexican Turmoil Says Wilson
President Wilson warned Mexican faction leaders that the United States will act to help Mexico if they fail to unite quickly for a constitutional government. He shifted from watchful waiting to a firmer policy, signaling possible U S steps to restore peace below the Rio Grande, and telegraphed the demand to Mexican leaders. The statement decries civil war, devastation, and famine, urging leaders to unite and reestablish a lawful government or face U S intervention.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Mexico
United States
Rio Grande
White House
Mexico City
Cabinet approves Wilsons new policy in Mexico
President Wilson and his cabinet adopted a policy aimed at restoring order in Mexico and supporting a coalition government with formal recognition. An embargo on arms would be imposed on the governing faction, with possible intervention if talks fail. Red Cross relief plans proceed amid reports of famine and looting affecting foreigners and Americans.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
United States
Mexico
Republic
American Red Cross
Carranza
Washington
Mr. West
Eliseo Arrendondo
Carranza Agency
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Arrendoudo
Southern Republic
Red Cross
Villa
Ochner Collins
Hermosillo
Sonora
Hostetter
Looting Report Links Chinese Suffering to Mexican Troop Involvement
The report notes that Chinese are always the first to suffer and states that Mexican troops and officers helped loot two stores.
Old Settlers at Mt Vernon Parade and Races
Mt Vernon hosts the annual Old Settlers celebration with music races and base ball. Davison county residents attend as Mitchell plans to send many. J C Issenhuth will give the keynote address at the opera house. Plankinton meets Letcher in base ball. Mitchell plays Winner. A two day program includes concert, readings, vaudeville, and multiple trotting and pacing races with cash prizes.
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Mt. Vernon
Davison County
Mitchell
J. C. Issenhuth
Redfield
State Highway Commission
Opera House
Plankinton and Letcher
Winner
M Helgerson Triga
Evelyn Downs
Dixonson
Gwendoline Boggs Weading
Moore
The
New South
Henry Grady
Leon Johnson
Er.c. Issenhuth
Plankinton
High School
Blendon
Letcher
Mitchelll
Robbers Seek Forbidden Drugs in Aberdeen Burglary Spree
In Aberdeen South Dakota thieves target medical offices and a church seeking morphine cocaine and other drugs. Four suspects tied to the physician break ins are under suspicion with limited evidence. A notable offense involved Dr C J Lavery whose reception room was entered and a lock pried near his private office, breaking shears with historic value to the editor.
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Aberdeen
S. D
First Methodist Episcopal
C. J. Lavery
Prison for cashiers death in Holyoke robbery case
Hot Springs S D sheriff and others testified in the trial of Henry Ferrin alias Harry Rose and Henry S Schenegge alias Bill Thompson for the Holyoke bank cashier murder after a fall robbery. The jury found them guilty in 28 minutes and the judge sentenced both to life in the Colorado penitentiary. Schenegge confessed and became a state’s witness. Ferrin had eluded capture after a gun fight with Hot Springs officers during the theft of guns and saddles.
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Hot Springs
S. D
Clark
Holyoke
Col
Henry Ferrin
Harry Rose
Henry S. Schenegge
Bill Thompson
South Dakota
Colorado
Ferrin
Brown
McCracken
Schenegge
Ferr
Forced to Steal by His Father In Sioux Falls Court
Absalom Shoop, a youth not yet nineteen, was sentenced to one year in the Sioux Falls penitentiary for grand larceny. He testified his father forced him and brothers to steal while homesteading, and the horse theft involved selling it and then recovering it before capture. Judge Diliman offered fatherly advice. Shoop vowed to reform.
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Bison
Absalom Shoop
Sioux Falls
Diliman
Trade Board Begins Work in Boston on Foreign Trade
The Federal Trade Commission opened a two day series of informal conferences with business leaders in Boston to survey foreign trade matters. More than eighty Commerce and Finance figures from Boston and nearby cities attended, the first extended hearing by the Commission since its organization. Information collected here and in New York later this week will guide more detailed inquiries.
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Davies
Boston
Mass
Federal Trade Commission
Commerce and Finance
Commission
New York
Appeal Against Frank Sparks Georgia Hearing Demand
The Georgia prison commission granted a hearing to a Cobb county delegation protesting the commutation of Le Frank's death sentence. The group cited Mary Ph1ean the dead girl formerly from Marietta and claimed the prisoner had a fair trial. Judge Roan expressed doubt of Frank's guilt and urged delaying execution until all authorities were satisfied.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Georgia Prison Commission
Marietta
le Frank
Mary Ph4ean
Tarietta
Cobb County
T. J. Patterson
Prison Commission
Roan
Frank
Dawgunnt Weather Pup Dawgunnit South Dakota Brief
Unsettled conditions persist tonight and Thursday across South Dakota with probable showers. Cooler air moves in Thursday, especially in the western portions where scattered showers may linger.
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South Dakota
Two Balkan States Expected Soon to Enter the War
London reports Austro German grip on Przmysl tightens with over 300000 Russians captured in May and new Przmysl gains. Dispatches from Bucharest claim Bulgaria gains Romanian support and Romania may enter war against Austria while Bulgaria regroups against Turkey. Turkiye preps for invasion. Galicia actions cited as muddled by Petrograd. Belgian front reports heavy German assault repelled. British steamer Saidieh torpedoed in the North Sea. seven crew including stewards drowned, 41 survived.
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Berlin
Germany
Przemysl
London
England
Bucharest
Bulgaria
Rumania
Russia
Austria
Turkey
Romania
Transylvania
Alrady
Adrianople
Galicia
Petrograd
Przemys
Vienna
Russian War Office
Belgian War Ministry
Ambassador From Germany Confers With President
Vienna reports an official communique stating Austro German forces repelled Russian attacks along the front east of San and advanced south of the Dniester taking Stry. They claim 53 officers and over 9,000 prisoners, eight cannons, and 15 machine guns captured. Italian front also sees artillery actions on the Flogaria Lavaronne plateau.
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Vienna
Austria
San
Stry
Dneister
Flogaria
Lavaronne
Carinthian
London
England
Przemsyl
Galicia
Libau
Przemysl
Washingtons blue room briefing on Gulflight and Lusitania notes
Washington reported the German ambassador met the president in the White House blue room as Berlin disavowed any attack on neutral ships and offered compensation for the Gulflight sinking. German foreign secretary Jagow urged patience for a mutual facts based Lusitania settlement while defending sea freedom and criticizing England as the original belligerent on the oceans.
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Washington, D. C
Count von Bernstorf
White House
Gulflight
Berlin
Germany
Gerard
Jagow
The
Hague
America
Herr Gotlieb von Jagow
Lusitania
United States
von Jagow
England
High Seas
Herr von Jagow
North Sea
Wilson Plans Quick Inquiry Into Germany's Maritime Policy
President Wilson will press Germany for a prompt, clear answer on whether it will honor international law and neutral rights or pursue its own wartime naval rules. Cabinet members urged a timely note outlining the U S demand that neutrals may sail high seas unarmed merchant ships with contraband, and that captains must be allowed safe transfer of passengers and crew before destruction. An unfavorable reply could lead to a severance of relations.
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Wilson
Germany
Washington, D. C
United States
Lusitania
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