Mexican Commissioners Debate Carranza Tax Decrees On Mining Lands
American and Mexican commissioners continued talks with General Bliss on border peace, internal police ideas, and American mining interests in Mexico. They argued Carranza decrees aim to curb monopoly and encourage active mining, while considering border control and currency issues amid ongoing evaluations.
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New London
Conn
Bliss
Joint Commission
Mexico
Carranza
Black and Tan Nominations Filed in Louisiana
Baton Rouge Sept 14 The Black and Tan wing of the Republican party led by Walter L Cohen filed nomination papers for presidential electors with Secretary of State Bailey The slate includes B A Lines E Hantz H Larre Frank Blanc Clarence Ellerbe W T Insley Rosenthal G K Laselle and J B Breda The party has pressed to be recognized amid a primary law dispute Clarence Hebert wing seeks mandamus to force secretary of state to acknowledge the Republicans Judge Robert S Ellis deliberates this week Three Louisiana National Guard officers resignments announced Captain Morton M Bubo Lt George W Cline Lt Alfred Landry and Second Lt Tom Bomer Martin named first lieutenant and battalion adjutant
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Baton Rouge
Republiera Party
Louisiana
Walter L. Cohen
Secretary of State
Clarence Hebert
Republican Party
District Court
Robert S. Ellis
Lily White
Louisiana Nations Guard
McCrory
Morton M. Bubo
George W. Cline
Alfred Landry
Naval
Tom Bomer Martin
Leutenant
Mexican commissioners note excessive military decrees on currency
The Mexican commissioners recount cases where minor military leaders threatened death for refusing paper currency at par value and merchants faced property confiscation. They acknowledge vast territory makes abuse likely, but stress the national government urged moderation and report no recorded infliction of such extreme penalties.
Naval officer moved to supernumerary list and fair bans
General note lists Lieutenant James A. Oaks of the naval battalion in engineers division transferred to the supernumerary list. Separate item reports Baton Rouge Fair directors unanimously forbidding gambling devices at this fall's event amid church resolutions urging elimination. Washington report states Japan has no plan to abandon the open door policy toward China.
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James A. Oakes
Naval Battalion
Engineers Division
Baton Rouge
The
Fair Association
Washington
Japan
Guthrie
China
Vice President Marshall to be notified of renomination
Associated Press reports in Indianapolis that Vice President Marshall will be notified of his renomination tonight. Honorary address by Martin Glynn of New York will follow with Marshall formally accepting the nomination as prominent Democratic leaders arrive in the city.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Marshall
Martin H. Glynn
New York
Contract Awarded for Eighteen Concrete Dipping Vats
Frost & Pipes of Calhoun won the bid by the Police Jury to build eighteen dipping vats in the hill section west of the Ouachita river. The $2226.96 contract covers construction with completion by January 1, 1919. Four bids were received and the law takes effect January 1, 1918.
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Ouachita River
Frost & Pipes of
Calhoun
Four killed in New Orleans street car transfer dispute
In New Orleans a quarrel over a street car transfer erupted into violence as Seymour Clay, a black man, opened fire from behind a pole, killing Fortune Jaubert, wounding four others including a police sergeant and a boy. Armed posses and deputies hunted Clay through the Uptown district.
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New Orleans
Seymour Clay
Fortune Jaubert
Sam Milazzo
John M. Dunn
Charles McWride
Joe Smith
Milazzo
Clay
Jaubert
May Call a Sympathetic Strike to Aid Car Men
New York Sept. 14 Despite regular subway and elevated schedules most surface lines ran below normal as leaders of the striking street railway employer hinted that the danger of a sympathetic strike is not over. Traction officials reported service above normal on the subway and elevated roads while surface lines lagged.
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Associated Press
New York
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
General Federated Unions
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Washington Watches Japan China Clash Developments
Washington observers weigh Japan's demands after the Chang Chien incident. Tokyo seeks apologies indemnity and Japanese advisers in Manchuria and Eastern Mongolia with police presence in Japanese settlements. Officials caution over potential use of the incident to press political concessions while preserving China's integrity.
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Washington
United States
Guthrie
China
Chang Chisten
Japan
Japanse Foreign Office
Neinsch
Pekin
State Department
Manchuria
Mongolia
Mukden
Mexico
Chaoyanpo
Peking
Japanese Court and Special Rights in Chinese Affairs
The text discusses Japan using a Japanese court with local Chinese law and a special rights clause. It argues Japan would share administration of a section with China, excluding other powers, violating the status quo under the Root Takahira agreement and threatening Chinese integrity.
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Japan
China
Guardsmen Ordered to Border Duty from Tennessee National Guard
Washington Sept 14 The Tennessee National Guard encamped at Nashville has been ordered to the Mexican border by the War Department as part of the president's policy to give guardsmen a chance at border duty under war conditions before muster out.
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Washington
Tennessee Nations Guard
Nashville
War Department
Southern disturbance crosses Florida coast near Apalachicola
Weather bureau reports tonight that the southern disturbance has moved across the Florida peninsula with its center near the Apalachicola river mouth. The system is of slight intensity but has brought general showers to the South Atlantic and east Gulf states.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Florida Peninsula
Appalachicola River
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
August Cotton Usage and Stocks Report
Washington reports August cotton use at 558717 running bales excluding linters. Year to July totals show 6997618 bales. August linters use 67862 bales. year linters total 80916 dollars. End August on hand in consuming establishments storage and compresses 2528648 plus linters 164746.
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Associated Press
Washington
Will Investigate Liquor Shipments
Attorney General Martin announced an investigation into alleged violations of the prohibition laws in Montgomery and Mobile. Reports say large quantities of liquor are brought to Montgomery by launches. The Mobile inquiry will begin within two weeks.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Martin
Mobile
Montromery
Murder Arrest Ties Nicholls Case In New York
Joseph Mulholland, 27, arrested in New York for the September 8 1915 murder of Mrs Elizabeth Nicholls a wealthy widow. Detectives also say Arthur Waltonen was nabbed in Ironwood Michigan and aided the search. Mulholland allegedly confessed involvement in a jewelry robbery valued at about $7000 some items recovered. Extradition papers for Waltonen were prepared.
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Nicholls
New York
Joseph Mulholland
Elizabeth Nicholls
Ironwood
Mich
Arthur Waltonen
Negro shoots at deputy during arrest near Cheniere
Deputy Sheriff John Rogers, unarmed, went to the home of Will Scott to serve a road warrant near Cheniere. Scott allegedly fired twice as Rogers saddled his horse to notify Sheriff Grant. A posse hunted the area but Scott escaped, traced to a river below Cheniere.
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John Rogers
Will Scott
Cheniere
Mr. Rogers
Monroe
Grant
Scott
Long Balloon Flight to Break State Record
The balloon Greater Philadelphia left Philadelphia with three passengers aiming to beat the 385 mile state record in twelve and a half hours. It descended at Woonsocket Rhode Island today after 2 hours 15 minutes aloft, covering about 250 miles per a despatch from passenger Charles Y. Scully.
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Philadelphia
Greater
Woonsocket
R. L
Charles Y. Scully
Official memo aims to fix prices on necessities in Sonora
A memorandum from Adolfo de la Huerta, governor of Sonora, directs town officials to inspect merchant stocks and set fair prices. Prices must be quoted in national gold, foreign currency quotations are banned. Officials failing to comply must resign.
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Douglas
Aviz
Adolfo de la Huerta
Sonora
Hermocillo
Official Count Needed in Sanders Ponder Race
New Orleans Sept 13 Indications pointed to an official count to decide the Democratic nomination in the Sixth District with Sanders claiming a 300 vote edge over Amos L Pender who counters with a 500 vote lead after statewide primary returns. The state executive committee will canvass next Tuesday as returns from other districts show Lazaro Edwards and Barbe contesting close to 1 000 votes for the Seventh District. In the Eighth Judicial District W H Thompson of Winnsboro led J C Harper by 60 votes for district attorney and S R Holstein of Harrisonburg beat Monroe Taliaferro by 17 for district judge.
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New Orleans
Louis Morgan
Sanders
Amos L. Pender
Pender
Democratic State Executive Committee
L. Lazaro
T. A. Edwards
A. M. Barbe
State Court of Appeals
Robt. Roberts
R. B. Dawkins
Executive Committee
Natchez, Wiss
Louisiana Judiciary District
Frank and Catahoula
W. H. Thompson
Winnsboro
SOG
J. C. Harper
Villa Near Guerrero Feared Incident Sparks Mexican Turmoil
San Antonio Texas September 14 General Bliss reports to General Funston that a Villa led action near Chihuahua City is feared by the Carrancistas. De facto government troops are being rushed into the area as dispatches place Villa near Guerrero and Francisco Villa launches potential raid.
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San Antonio
Texas
Bliss
Paso
Funston
Chihuahua City
Francisco Villa
Presting
Villa
Guerrero
Allies Hold All Gains On Somme Front Counterattacks
London Sept. 14 The French paused north of Peronne after pushing six miles into German lines since the Somme offensive began. French reports say assaults on new positions north and south of Somme are fruitless amid German counterattacks. Serbians and Bulgarians clash in the Macedonian front with Serbians capturing Bulgarian trenches near Vetrenik and heights NW of Lake Ostrovo. Balkans offensive mapped by central powers with Germany and Austria mobilizing 209000 and 100000 men respectively.
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Associated Presse
London
Peronne
Somme
French War Office
Vetrinek
Lake Ostrovo
Italy
Balkans
Germany
Austria
French Hold Ground North of Peronne In Somme Fight
French forces hold tenaciously along the Bethune Peronne line near Mouchavesnes and Bouchavesnes, after capturing a German trench system south of Le Priez farm and threatening Combles. German counterattacks at Abbevillers and Hill 76 failed as the French pushed the offensive, taking more than 2,300 prisoners and securing many guns and machine guns. On the British Somme front the advance continued.
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Peronne
Bethune-Peronne
Mouchavesnes
Bouchavesnes
le Priez
Rancourt
Combles
Abbewood
Hill 76
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