Honduran Revolutionists Abandon Choluteca And Gracias
Dispatches from Managua and Washington report Honduran revolutionists evacuated the towns of Choluteca and Gracias after hard fighting. Zelaya is said to back Cavilla against Salvador and Guatemala, while Honduras retakes Gracias and plans a push on Choluteca. Amapala and Puerto Cortez fears persist as Central American tensions rise.
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Panama
Gracias
Choluteca
Zelaya
Nicaraugua
Cavilla
Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Caribbean
Puerto Cortez
Lee Christmas
State Department
Central America
Dodge
Albany
Amapala
Pacific
Cartago
Department of Nicaragua
Washington
Guatemala Replies to Mercury Charges Denied by Herrarte
Washington July 13 Special Guatemalan Minister Sefer Herrarte rejected Chester Mercury’s accusations as baseless and trumped up noting Mercury’s lack of property and standing in Guatemala. Herrarte says Mercury acted on foreign interests and was a secret agent with no official backing, while Guatemala defends its government and warns Americans against misreading the silence of its legation.
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Washington
Luis Toledo Herrarte
Guatemala
State Department
Chester C. Mercury
Mr. Mercury
J. D. Gomez
Nicaragua
Sefer Herrarte
Mercury
Mereny
Central America
Zelaya
DIFFERENT NOW Athlete Finds Better Training Food
A Michigan man describes how cutting meat and using Grape Nuts and Postum improved athletic form. He cites weight gain from 124 to 140 pounds and better mornings after adopting the diet during training season. He notes meals centered on Grape Nuts with cream and Postum, claiming sharper vitality.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Diplomatic Corps Decries Assault on Guatemalan People
The record notes the solemn sympathy shown by the diplomatic corps in Guatemala City after the latest attempt on President Estrada Cabrera. It condemns attacking a government as explainable but calls insulting an entire people the cowardly act of enemies, who in turn honor those they attack.
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Guatemala City
Estrada Cabrera
Colombian government repudiates self‑appointed loan broker
In New York officials denounce Roberto Zawadsky as a private agent of Colombia amid reports of a $25,000,000 loan. Colombian Consul General Carlos M. Sarria clarifies Zawadsky had no authority from President Reyes or railroad interests. Bankers seek details as Colombia reportedly pursues loans in Europe.
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Pobre Y Querido Patria
Roberto Zawadsky
Colombia
Call
New York
Charles A Dana
Zawadsky
Cali
Reyes
A. Diaz Guerra
Information Bureau of the
Republic of Colombia
Whitehall Street
Dr. Guerra
Carlos M. Sarria
the Tribune
United States
General Reyes
Europe
Republic
Castro Economy and Diplomatic Rift Deepen Venezuela Crisis
Venezuela contemplates severing relations with the United States over the U S legation closure and rent a consular recall, worsening debt payments as plague ravages Caracas. Castro faces local misery and failed efforts to sell the Manoa mines while European agents struggle with the Orinoco Corporation dispute.
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Venezuela
Castro
United States
Caracas
Veloz Golticova
Washington
Europe
Manoa
Orinoco
Rudolf Dolge
Orinoco Corporation
Aster
Senate
America and Paraguay Recognition Talk in Washington
Washington reports the United States has not yet recognized Paraguay's post revolution government. Minister O'Brien remains in contact with the cabinet as a precaution for protecting American interests. Recognition hinges on the new ministry's ability to preserve peace and honor treaty relations.
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Washington
Paraguay
O’brien
United States
Proclamation Threatens Russian Consul in Tabsiz
A July 12 proclamation declares that the Russian consul and the Persian colony must end meddling in Persian affairs or face death. The warning is posted citywide and targets the Russian presence in Tabsiz.
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Tabsiz
San Jacinto forest renamed Cleveland National Forest
Washington says the San Jacinto National Forest in California will be renamed the Cleveland National Forest. President Roosevelt approved the change in honor of the late ex-President who helped establish the first national forests. The 1897 action by President Cleveland created thirteen forests totaling about twenty three million acres.
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Mr. Roosevelt
San Jacinto Reserve
Washington
San Jacinto National Forest
California
Cleveland National Forest
Roosevelt
National Academy of Sciences
Cleveland
San Jacinto Forest
Zeppelin's Test Today Hailed Ready for Long Flight
Friedrichshafen July 13 Count Zeppelin reports the air ship filled with gas and ready for a twenty four hour overland flight tomorrow Testing of the motors in the floating shed on Lake Constance went well though heavy rain prevented a lake test today The plan is to fly along the Rhine to Mainz and return to Friedrichshafen
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Friedrichshafen
Count Zeppelin
Lake Constance
Rhine
Mainz
French President Fallières Northern Tour Planned
July 13 report outlines President Fallières voyage from Dunkirk aboard the Verité with escort to Copenhagen, Stockholm, Reval, and Christiania. The itinerary lists royal receptions, court dinners, luncheons, and a Standart royal yacht dine aboard, ending with Norway departure August 2.
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Paris
Grippsheim
Sweden
Reval
Nicholas
Russia
Standart
Falliéres
Christiania
Norway
France
Auto accident in Munich claims chauffeur life
A chauffeur died in a Munich auto crash near the city while Count C. A. Wachtmeister Swedish Consul General at Cairo Mrs. Maria Lord of New York and two others including a governess Dagmar Engquist were seriously injured. In Des Moines Iowa the countess was Beulah Hubbell aged daughter of F. M. Hubbell a Des Moines magnate. She had married the count six years earlier in Des Moines.
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Munich
C. A. Wachtmeister
Cairo
Maria Lord
New York
Andreas
Dagmar Engquist
Des Moines
Iowa
Wachtmeister
Beulah Hubbell
F. M. Hubbell
Washington
Paris
Cuba
German Official Killed in Berlin Auto Crash
Berlin reports Herr Serle from the tax office was killed and banker Max Oechelhauser was badly injured in an automobile accident. Their car struck a tree while trying to avoid a runaway horse yesterday.
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Berlin
Herr Serle
Max Oechelhauser
Siegmund Friedberg Found After Berlin Disappearance
Berlin reports Siegmund Friedberg a former private banker and owner of a financial newspaper who vanished last February with liabilities of 1,000,000 and assets of 2,750 has been located in New York. Extradition for deception and fraud appears unlikely, but newspapers say he may return to Berlin to aid investigations under guarantees he will not be detained.
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Berlin
Siegmund Friedberg
New York
Friedberg
Prince zu Eulenburg Faces Perjury Trial Amid Illness
Berlin report says Prince zu Eulenburg, on trial for perjury, lies in a hospital bed with Dr. Gennrich at his side. Doctors warn of possible apo plexy or death from the strain, as the court continues about four hours with medicine administered. Lokal Anzeiger notes his grip and worsening condition, with adjournment expected for a day or two.
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Berlin
Prince Zu Eulenburg
Gennrich
Lokal-Anzeiger
Blood tests on Peary's crew in frigid climate study
Dr. George Randall of Lowell arrived in Halifax and will travel to Sydney to perform microscopic blood corpuscle tests on Roosevelt's crew before their voyage. Tests also planned on their return from the Arctic to assess effects of extreme cold. Randall represents the American Hematological Society in Washington.
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Halifax
George Randall
Lowell
Sydney
Roosevelt
Arctic
Randall
American Hematological Society
Washington
Three Men Lost From Sealer In Falkland Run
The Halifax sealing schooner Alice Gertrude under Captain Ryan arrived from the Falkland Islands after 43 days with one thousand skins. A boat crew including Arthur Griffin mate Harry Pace and Lawrence Taft, all of Halifax, were lost during a storm on the grounds.
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Halifax
Ryan
Falkland Islands
Arthur Griffin
Harry Pace
Lawrence Taft
German Cars Lucky Say Kaiser Declares Dieppe Grand Prix Win
Emperor William telegraphed from Norway in reply to Baron de Zuyten of the Automobile Club of France. He said German cars were lucky after the Dieppe Grand Prix victory on July 7.
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Paris
Emperor William
Norway
Baron de Zuyten
Automobile Club of France
Dieppe
Swiss Court Extradites Russian Murder Suspect
Lausanne July 13 The federal tribunal granted extradition of a Russian arrested here on charges of murdering the Penza police chief. The decision confirms the legal action following the high profile case.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Penza
Cuban general stabbed in political violence in Santiago de Cuba
General Rafael Port lonio Tamayo, campaign manager for the Provincial Independent party in Oriente Province, was stabbed in the breast after a political meeting in Santiago de Cuba. He regained consciousness but the condition is grave.
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Santiago de Cuba
Rafael Portlonio Tamayo
Independent Party
Oriente
Augustin Agulera
Nine killed by landslide at Roneo near Turin
A landslide at Roneo near Turin buried several peasant houses. Nine persons were killed in the disaster reported today.
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Turin
Roneo
James A Fowler Named Assistant Attorney General
James A. Fowler of Knoxville Tennessee was recently appointed Assistant Attorney General and took charge of his office today, July 12.
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Weetiaden
James A. Fowler
Knozxville
Tenn
Four Chinese detained after border crossing near Calexico
Four Chinese nationals in Mexican attire were taken into custody moments after crossing the International boundary at Calexico yesterday. About fifteen shots were exchanged between their Mexican guide and immigration inspectors during the incident.
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Los Angeles
Calexico
READY TO GREET FLEET Honolulu July 123 A wireless message reports Atlantic fleet position and holiday plans
The Atlantic fleet is near 29 1y N 145 15 W at 8 p m and will slow to nine knots tomorrow noon to pass Molokai in daylight Thursday. Nebraska trails 149 miles behind and will overtake Tuesday morning. Honolulu plans an all out welcome with a July 1 holiday, fireworks, extensive entertainment, and numerous excursions.
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Molokai
Nebraska
Fullinweider
Thomas
Honolulu
Diamond Head
Australia
Pearl Harbor
Hitami
Pali
Waikiki Beach
Sailo
Lahaina
Connecticut
Manlae Bay
Army and Navy Orders and Vessel Movements Today
Washington reports issued orders detailing army officer transfers and coastal artillery assignments, including Major William Craighill and Captain Ravens, plus lieutenant postings. Navy movements list Ensigns, midshipmen detachment routes, and ships arriving at Norfolk, Honolulu, Newport News, and Buzzard's Bay.
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William T. Craighill
Richard L. Hoxie
Corps of Engineers
James BR. Jackson
11Th Infantry
General Hospital
Washington
William A. Phillips
Ordnance Department
Frankford Arsenal
Richard K.ravens
Coast Artillery Corps
S4th
Southern Artillery District of
New York
Coast Artillery
John E. Townes, Jr
Robert E. Vose
Dean Hall
Robert Arthur
Artillery District of
New Orleans
Halph W. Drury
John C. Fairfax
Frederick €. Miller
Few Sailors Quit Battleships on Cruise to Orient
A Navy statement to Acting Secretary Newberry shows only 129 absentees from a nearly 13 000 man Atlantic fleet. The figures include overstays not just deserters and cover the period after departure from the west coast en route to the Orient. Officials expect more desertions at San Francisco, but the record so far indicates broad satisfaction with the cruise.
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Washington
Newberry
Navy Department
Atlantic
Orient
San Francisco
Bomb Thrown At Major McLaughry
Leavenworth Kansas officials report a mysterious explosion late Saturday baffling investigators. No injuries or motive disclosed as police probe the incident near Major McLaughry’s residence. Details remain unclear as authorities search for clues and review nearby security footage.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Bombing at Fort Leavenworth Warden Escapes Injury
Witnesses say a bomb exploded opposite the right front wheel of Major R. W. McClaughry's wagon on Cherokee street as he, his son W. L. McClaughry, and the driver passed by. No one was hurt. A prisoner driving a prison wagon claims a second story window yielded a thrown bomb, but no missile was found and motive remains unclear.
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R. W. McClaughry
Fort Leavenworth
Major McClaughry
Maneuvers at Pine Camp End With Capture and Injury
Private Trybysvenki of Battery D is badly injured when a caisson wheel runs over his legs during morning maneuvers at Pine Camp. Two armies, Blue and Brown, clash with Brown rear-guard defenses defeated. Major Rand led the Brown rear guard. Mrs. Frederick D. Grant arrived by car from Watertown.
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Pine Camp
N. Y
Trybysvenki
Artillery
Blue
Brown
Great Bend
Sterlingville
Rand
Walton
6Th Infantry
Frederick D. Grant
Watertown
Manouvres for Naval Militia in Atlantic coastal waters
The Navy Department has arranged combined manoeuvres to boost Atlantic naval militia efficiency. The first fourteenth series starts July 18 in Hampton Roads, with naval reserves from District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, and Camden New Jersey, eight days of drills led by Commander Marsh aboard the cruiser Yankee and a Prairie torpedo boat flotilla. Afterward, Pennsylvania militia, Hoboken New Jersey, and New York reserves join in Gardiner's Bay for similar exercises. Washington, July.
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Atlantic Coast
Navy Department
Hampton Roads
District of Columbia
Maryland
North Carolina
Camden
New Jersey
Marsh
Yankee
Gardiner’s Bay
Long Island
Washington
Porto Rico Soldiers Arrive En Route to Niagara Falls
Four officers and ten men of the Porto Rico regiment arrived by steamer Caracas from San Juan to compete in target practice at Niagara Falls. The same steamer brought the body of Colonel Terence Hamil, Porto Rico chief of police, who died on July 3. He will be buried at Arlington.
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Niagara Falls
Porto Rico
Caracas
San Juan
Terence Hamil
Hamil
Ith United States Cavalry
Arlington
Transport Sheridan in a Typhoon at Sea
The U S Army transport Sheridan under Captain Stetson arrived in San Francisco from Manila via Nagasaki Guam and Honolulu. En route it encountered a sixteen hour typhoon with heavy seas that damaged upper works and injured two crew members while carrying cabin passengers and troops.
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San Francisco
United States Army
Sheridan
Stetson
Manila
Nagasaki
Guam
Honolulu
No Lemon Pie in the Navy Deserted
Two deserters from the training ship Constellation were arrested in Chicago after claiming they ran away due to a lack of lemon pie. They were eating at a Clark Street restaurant when a detective overheard them and took them into custody. The men are Thomas McGrath of New York and Stephen Povalin of McKeesport Pennsylvania.
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Chicago
Constellation
Navy
Clark Street
Thomas McGrath
No. 6
Eighth Avenue
New York
Stephen Povalin
McKeesport
Penn
Fireman Cauley Dies From Monitor Nevada Scald Injury
Nicholas J. Cauley fireman aboard the USS Nevada died at Memorial Hospital after being scalded by a defective lantern blast in a boiler tube on July 6. Midshipman J. P. Barry and water tender T Herbert Zheimer were injured but survived. Cauley to be buried at St Marys Cemetery with a naval burial following services at St Marys Star of the Sea Church and an escort from the Nevada.
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New London
Conn
Nicholas J. Cauley
Nevada
Monitor
Memorial Hospital
J. P. Barry
T. Herbert Zheimer
Cauley
St. Mary's
Disease in San Francisco Rats Linked to Leprosy Type
A Public Health Service report to Surgeon General Wyman by George McCoy notes a rat disease resembling leprosy in San Francisco. Examined cases span widely separated city areas, raising questions about potential transmission to humans.
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Washington
San Francisco
Wyman
The
Public Health Service
George McCoy
Marines Brought Home Demand Stirs Conference
Washington July 13 General Elliott commander of the marine corps held a conference today amid calls for the immediate return of marines. Details of the discussion were not disclosed, but the matter was described as pressing by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
General Elliott
Marine Corps
Secretary Wright Seeks Early Return of Marines From Panama
Secretary Wright urged bringing marines now in Panama back to the United States as soon as possible citing isthmus climate. Officials say a force of no more than four hundred is needed there. twelve hundred are currently stationed. Wright will confer with the Navy Department to plan the early return.
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Wright
Panama
Navy Department
Garfield appeals bond order in interior department case
Secretary Garfield appeals the District Supreme Court requirement to furnish a personal bond of 8060 before prosecuting an appeal to reinstate several attorneys before the Interior Department. The District Court of Appeals granted a special appeal from the supersedeas bond order for review.
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Washington
Justice Wright
District Supreme Court
Garfield
Interior Department
District Court of Appeals
Pleads Guilty of Forgery in Washington
Washington July 13 Thomas R. Martin once prominent real estate dealer pleaded guilty to embezzlement and forgery and was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary at Moundville West Virginia. Martin was indicted for forging 150 notes in the name of a client and for conversion to his own use of two thousand dollars entrusted to him for investment.
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Washington
Thomas R. Martin
Moundaville
W. V. Marin
Interstate Commission orders reduced railroad through rate
On complaint by Flint & Walling Manufacturing, the Interstate Commerce Commission ordered the Lake Shore Southern and the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroads to file for two years from August a joint through rate not exceeding 2 1/2 cents per hundred pounds for water tanks and substructures in carloads from Kendallville Indiana to Beaver Dam Wisconsin via Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Flint & Walling Manufacturing Company
Kendallville
Ind
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Beaver Dam
Wis
Milwaukee
Robbed by Mexican highwaymen near Purandoro
Washington reports Salvador y Agrac of San José California was seriously wounded and robbed by highwaymen at Purandoro in the state of Muchoacan Mexico. A State Department dispatch from E A Hayne says the department will investigate whether he is alive and may assist if needed. His mother and friends in San José cannot learn his status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Salvador
Fire destroys Genesee Fruit Plant in Rochester
A July 4 blaze in Rochester wrecked the Genesee Fruit Company plant in the northwest city area. The four story building housed machinery cider vinegar and grain and was owned by Walter B. Duffy. Fire damaged part of the Rochester Sewer Pipe shed and threatened Sill Stove Works and nearby homes. Ten lumber cars burned. rain aided firefighters. loss insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Genesee Fruit Company
Walter B. Duffy
Rochester Sewer Pipe Company
Woman Drowns as Robber Steals Purse Near Chicago River
In sight of about a thousand onlookers an unidentified woman fell from the north pier at the Chicago River mouth and drowned. Despite her screams, bystanders did not help. a thief seized her hat and purse left on the pier and fled.
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Chicago
Chicago River
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Réval
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Concord
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Naval Hospital
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Chattanooga
Ranger
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J. R.edie
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F. R. M’crary
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H. F. Emerson
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