Telegraphic correspondence shows Mexican leaders Villa and Carranza at odds
Vera Cruz dispatches report communications between Carranza and Villa, with Villa denouncing Carranza and ordering Obregon’s withdrawal and north division hostility. American consul Canada suggests retaining troops at Vera Cruz as El Paso and Esperanza rail links are cut by Aguilar forces.
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Canada
Vera Cruz
Funston
United States
W. W. Canada
Mexico City
Higencio Aguilar
Esperanza
Orizaba
Villa and Carranza Fail To Reach Peace Ahead of Fight
Washington reports that President Wilson signaled support for continuing the Mexican conflict while urging peaceable settlement through Paul Fuller. Carranza said his forces would stay defensive, Villa unlikely to attack, and Gonzales may try to mediate as events unfold.
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Washington
Carranza
Villa
Wilson
Paul Fuller
United States
Mexico
Carromza
Patio Gonzeles
Gonzeles
Carrante
Ville
Torreon
War Revenue Bill Advancing Amid Debate and Partisan Strife
The House, at Washington, adjourned with passage of the war revenue bill assured later today under a seven hour limit. Democratic leaders Underwood and Payne led the debate amid strong Republican and Progressive opposition aided by 30 Democrats. They argued over the tariff and revenue implications, with figures cited on bank deposits and a projected sugar shortfall in 1916.
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Washington
House
Underwood
Payne
United States
Judge Cunningham Faces Contempt in Supreme Court Case
New Orleans September 25. On October 6 Louisiana district judge W T Cunningham of the Red River Natchitoches district must show why he should not be punished for contempt of the state supreme court. He defied a writ to restrain a vacation trial in the Colonial Homes Realty case. When contacted by the supreme court clerk he refused to come to the phone until 2 pm then argued the trial was finished. The contempt rule follows.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
State Supreme Court
W. T. Cunningham
Red River-Natchitoches
Colonial Homes Realty & Investment Company
A. N. Samles
Esate
Cunningham
Supreme Court
A. PD. Land
Shreveport
Coushatta
Red River
Judge Cunningham
Legislative Investigating Commission
Colonel Pleasant
Sutton
Baton Rouge
Secretary Wadoo Launches Campaign Against Practice
Secretary Wadoo announces a campaign to end a practice, outlining goals, methods, and expected impact. He calls for public support and coordinates with allied agencies to implement reforms nationwide.
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Wadoo
Funds Circulate Not Hoarded as McAdoo Targets Banks
Secretary McAdoo widens anti hoarding drive to state banks and trust companies urging lower loan rates. He plans to withdraw government deposits from hoarding banks and re deposit with those lending reasonably to move crops and meet business needs. He requests state superintendents to report bank cash reserves and lending rates.
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Tte
Washington
McAdoo
Tennessee
Treasury Department
Legislative plan would extend Congress in session
Washington reports the House will stay in session about a month longer, per rules committee chairman Henry. The note comes as debates over the legislative plan advance.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Congress
Henry
President Wilson backs Clayton anti trust bill in Senate
President Wilson announced his endorsement of the Clayton anti trust bill as settled by the conference committee. He argues it will adequately regulate monopolies alongside the Sherman act and expresses confidence the Senate debate will be brief with limited opposition from Republicans and some Democrats.
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Washington
Wilson
Conference Committee
Senate
Newson and Clark
Wyoming
Reed
Judiciary Committee
Steamer Helvik Destroyed by Mine in North Sea
A South Shields dispatch says the Norwegian steamer Helvik hit a mine in the North Sea. The chief engineer and an assistant were killed. the captain and the fourteen crew were rescued by a British warship and brought to South Shields.
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London
South Shields
Central News
Helvik
North Sea
Decision in the Probe Case Delayed Pending Ransdell Ruling
In Rayville on September 25 Judge F Z Ransdell heard the Sutton versus Legislative Investigating Commission suit and reserved ruling for next week. The injunction seeks to halt probe actions and freeze commission funds. Pleading included Attorney General Pleasant for the commission and J Walter Eder for Sutton.
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Rayville
F. Z. Ransdell
J. S. Sutton
Monroe
Legislative Investigating Commission
Sutton
Probe Commission
J. R. McIntosh
McIntosh
J. W. Brown
Brownsville
Tenn
Tensas
Tensas Land Desk
Ransdell
Pleasant O
J. Walter Eder
Col. Pleasant
Supreme Court
Pleasant
Fort Edwards Centennial A monument to the old stockade dedicated
A hundredth anniversary of Fort Edwards erection is marked by a monument dedication amid a centennial jubilee in Wearsaw Illinois. Speakers from Missouri Iowa and Illinois will attend. Fort Edwards, built by Zachary Taylor in 1814, housed US troops for a decade on the Mississippi bluffs. The site offers a commanding river view. take no prisoners shoot all who fall into your hands.
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Mississippi
Indiana commission begins public hearing on women workers
The state commission on working women, appointed by Governor Ralston, held its first public hearing in Indianapolis to study hours and conditions for laboring women. The five-member panel includes one employer, one employee, and one woman, to inform potential new protective laws.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Commission On
Indiana
Ralston
Navy orders stay of Veracruz withdrawal for ten days
Secretary of the Navy Garrison ordered General Funston to keep American troops at Vera Cruz for at least ten days. The move follows concerns over General Villa's revolt and its impact on evacuation plans, with the White House still weighing consequences.
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Associated Press
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Funston
Vera Cruz
Garrison
Villa
Wilson Asks Friends Not To Endorse Him In 1916
President Wilson directs that New Jersey Democrats decline to endorse him for president in 1916. Secretary Tumulty states the move is not a sign he rejects endorsements but avoids embarrassment from personal friends in his home state first.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Tumulty
New Jersey
German Officer Orders Take No Prisoners in France
Bordeaux dispatch reports General Stenger of the Fifty Third German Infantry Brigade issued orders to kill prisoners and shoot the wounded to avoid leaving any Frenchman alive. The foreign office confirms the directive though no decision on action is stated.
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Associated Press
Bordeaux
Foreign Office
Stenger
Minor Engagements Report in Western Theater
Berlin reports on September 24 1914 minor engagements in the western theater with no significant developments. No news from Belgium or the eastern theatre is provided.
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Berlin
Belgium
Germans Resume Bombardment of Rheims Cathedral
Official report states German forces renewed shelling of the Rheims cathedral last night from positions near Bordeaux. No further details on damage or casualties were released.
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Bordeaux
Rheims
Paris Dispatch Reports First Acted Violence on Left Wing Front
An official Paris statement notes widespread violence between French detachments on the Somme Oise sector and enemy troops around Tergnier and St. Quentin. Center advances are reported east of Rheims toward Berry and Moronvilliers. Berlin says an independent inquiry is ordered into Louvain destruction after rockets signaled civilians firing on troops.
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Paris
Somme
Oise
Tergnier
St. Quentin
Rheims
Berry
Moronvilliers
Berlin
Louvain
Meager Dispatches From Front Suppress Smaller News
London reports indicate censorship tightened with fewer items and comments. Germans move their heaviest artillery from Metz in a bid to take Verdun, paying heavy casualties in men.
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London
France
Metz
Verdun
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Viila
Raefael Zuberan
Obregon
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Sonora
Maytorena
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New York
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Inquiry Into Labor of Women
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