Supreme Court to limit oral pleas and adjourn early
The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear no more oral arguments for the next fifteen days and will adjourn on July 13, with a limited number of docket cases on brief. Anticipated rulings include the W. Montgomery v. state case and the Webb–Kenyon liquor act appeal, while drainage, water and tax matters, and a large jury pool are noted in other items.
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Jackson
Supreme Court
Myers
Supreme Court of the United States
Chancery Court
Warren County
Smith
Louisiana
Thomas
Kentucky
Tennessee
South Carolina
John Lind Accused as Rebel Adviser in Washington
Inside correspondence alleged John Lind acted as a confidential agent and advised Mexican constitutionalist representatives after Vera Cruz. He reportedly pressed Carranza to repudiates Huerta contracts, while maintaining frequent talks with Wilson aides and revolved around arms shipments and U.S. policy.
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New York
Washington
United States
John Lind
Mexico
Wilson
Vera Crus
Lind
Lac Dent
Walting
Carranza
State Department
Torreon
Huerta
Venustiano Carraces
United
Vera Cruz
High Administration
Fletcher
Secret Service
Department of State
Revolutionary Party
Capt
Hopkins
Beewe
Bryan
Mediation Pro longed in Mexican and Canadian conflicts
Monterey Mexico reports claim U S aid to the constitutionalist movement complicates mediation. In Niagara Falls Cot mediation remains in a tangled state with principals undecided on adjourning formally or recessing.
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Niagara Falls
Cot
Breach Between Carranza and Villa Widens
Monterey Mexico reports the rift between Carranza and Villa deepening daily despite public protests of loyalty and shared interests echoed by both sides for U.S. newspapers.
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Monterey
Mexico
Carranza
Villa
United States
To Protect Mines Washington Agreement Reached
An accord has been struck between parties in Washington aimed at safeguarding mining operations. Details on parties involved, actions promised, and timelines were not fully disclosed in the available text.
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Wahsington
United
Federals Make Last Stand in Soledad Battle
Rebel forces under Gen. Pascual Orozco and Marcelo Caraveo pressed 5000 Federales near Soledad between Zacatecas and Aguas Calientes. Reports say Orozco wounded, heavy losses for both sides, with Angeles and Villa insisting pursuit continues as reinforcements flow from Zacatecas.
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Pascual Orozco
Angeles
Torreon
Mexico
Pascual Orosco
Marcelo Carveo
Soledad
Zacatecas
Aguas Calientes
Pascual Ororco
Juarez
Madero
Orosco
Caraveo
Villa pursues federals after Zabatecas fight and raids
Villa launches rebel pursuit of Medina Barron’s federal army after driving them from Zacatecas. Generals Trinidad Rodriguez and Herrera die or near death from wounds. Col. Rodolpho Fierro is mortally wounded. Gen. Teribio Ortega reported killed. Herrera’s father leaves El Paso to join him. Five hundred or more prisoners reported taken.
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Gritisher Benten la
Torreon
Mexico
Pancho Villa
Medina Barron
Zacatecaspalgh
Trinidad Rodriguez
E. A. Benavides, Sr
Maclovio
Herrera
el Paso
Zacatecas
Rodolpho Fierro
William Benton
Villa
Teribio Ortega
Carranza May Take Part in Informal Talks on Mexico
Washington reports from the Mexican Constitutionalists show hopeful reps that Gen. Carranza will accept mediation invites to participate in informal conferences aimed at settling Mexico's internal affairs. Uncertainty remains as agents await a definite answer from Monterey. Breceda arrived with word for Washington agents.
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Washington
Carranza
Mexico
Monterey
Alfredo Breceda
Rafael Zubaran
Luis Cabrera
Lubaran
Gen. Carranza
Gen. Huerti
Cabrara
Breceda
Carranza Seeks Time Before Conference With Huerta Aides
Washington reports Gen Venustiano Carranza asked for time to consult his generals before an informal conference with Gen Huerta and U S representatives. In Vera Cruz secret negotiations continue between Gen Daman and President Huerta, per Antonio Magnon, an American who arrived from Mexico City.
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Carranza
Washington
Venustiano Carranza
Huerta
United States
Gen. Daman
Antonio Magnon
Mexico City
Envoy Reaches Washington With Mexico Pacification Talks
Alfredo Breceda, Carranza's representative, arrives in Washington from Saltillo with messages that may influence formal negotiations for Mexico's pacification. Nearby reports note the death of Venezuelan minister P. Ezequiel Rojas in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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Washington
Alfredo Breceda
Gen
Carranza
Saltillo
Mexico
Pan-American Union
P. Ezequiel Rojas
Venezuela
Atlantic City
N. J
Miss Helen Heyl Available for Public Announcement
Miss Helen Heyl daughter of Colonel Co. MH Heyl and A. A. and one of the...
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Helen Heyl
Col. Co. Mh, Heyl, A. & A
Salem Fire Devastates City as 1000 Buildings Burn
A massive Salem fire caused an estimated 20 million dollars in losses, destroying about 1,000 buildings and leaving 10,000 residents homeless. The blaze began at the Korn Lesther factory and swept through the shoe and feather district, threatening historic sites including the Peabody Museum and The House of Seven Gables. No fatalities reported. about 50 injured and militiamen on duty as water pressure hindered efforts.
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Salem
Mass
Korn Lesther
Shoe and Feather
Brands
Salem Ol Company
Mason Street
Oil Company
Peabody Museum
Old Custom House
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Derby Street
House of Seven Gables
Salem Common
Naumkeag Cotton Milla
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
Orphan Asylum
Militant suffragette actions resume in London raids
Activities of militant suffragettes, paused after Premier Asquith agreed to receive East End working women, resumed with attacks on city pillar boxes and an organized raid on West End theatres.
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London
Asquith
East End
City Pillar
West End
Miss Belva Lockwood Injures Arm in Office Fall
Miss Belva A. Lockwood, 4, the only woman who ever ran for the presidency, fell in her office in Washington and suffered a broken arm and shoulder.
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Lockwood
Washington
Belva A. Lockwood
Sheriff posse clash leaves two dead in Texas county
In McMullen County near San Antonio two men were killed and a sheriff plus four deputies slashed as deputies tried to arrest E. A. Mauricio on a minor charge. A third man was injured and Sheriff W. T. Hall led the operation.
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San Antonio
Tex
McMullen County
Here
W. T. Hall
E. A. Mauricio
Death of Patsy Bryant Found at Jefferson Davis Home
Alan Montgomery reports Patsy Bryant aged woman found dead in her home once owned by Jefferson Davis at the Howe place with no servant present. Police investigate cause of death and circumstances surrounding the scene.
Archduke Francis Ferdinand and Duchess Shot in Sarajevo
Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife the Duchess of Hohenberg were assassinated in Sarajevo after a failed bomb attempt earlier the same day. Gavrilo Princip fired the fatal volley as they traveled toward the hospital, killing both and prompting immediate royal response.
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Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Hohenberg
Francis Joseph
Archduke
Count von Boos-Waldeck
Col
Merizzo
Gavrio Prinaip
Laa
Suffragettes Bombard Royals at Hyde Park Demonstration
Militant suffragettes showered King George and Queen Mary with leaflets at Hyde Park entrance. A bundle clipped the king’s hat while the queen’s parasol bore down on another spray. Police seized two women, and the royal couple reacted with good humor as the demonstration rolled on.
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London
George
Queen Mary
Hyde Park
Japanese Press Urges Action Over California Land Tug War
Tokyo newspapers condemn U S stance in the California and alien land controversy as shown in recent government correspondence. The Nichi Nichi leads with sharp rebuke, accusing Japan of flattery by attending the San Francisco exposition and urging Japan to seek satisfaction by challenging California over the issue.
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Tokyo
United States
California
Japan
America
San Francisco
Probe into Senate Foreign Relations leak widens
Washington reports say an inquiry will examine how complete Senate Foreign Relations Committee proceedings on the Nicaraguan and Colombian treaties, though supposed secret, leaked to newspapers.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Bride of four months slain in Lowell murder charge
W. J. Blaise, 32, went to the police in Lowell Massachusetts and confessed to killing his wife who had been married four months. He was jailed on a murder charge.
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Lowell
Mass
W. J. Blaise
Want Baggage Rates Cut Columbus Ohio
The United Commercial Travelers of America seek reduction and uniformity of excess baggage rates across states following a supreme council decision.
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Columbus
Ohio
United Commercial Travelers of America
Supreme Council
Petition drives seek statewide vote on woman suffrage
Jefferson City Missouri petitions urging submission to Missouri voters next November of a constitutional amendment granting women the ballot were filed with the secretary of state.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
War Department seeks 17075 for submarine mines and torpedoes
Washington reports the War Department has asked Congress for 17 075 dollars to purchase submarine mines and necessary equipment to operate them for closing channels to principal seaports and to continue torpedo experiments.
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Washington
War Department
Congress
Col e Trust Company Deposits Taken Over by Central Trust
Chicago reports the Cor e Trust company with deposits of 0000 was taken over by the Central Trust company in the city, transferring all deposit obligations to the successor institution.
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Chicago
Cole Trust Company
Central Trust Company
Premier Asquith Gives In To Militant Suffragettes
The premier acquiesced to a deputation of East and working women amid pressure from hunger strike tactics led by Sylvia Pankhurst outside the House of Commons.
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Asquith
Sylvia Pankhuret
House of
Japan Seeks Land Ownership Reciprocities Abandoning New Treaty
Washington reports Japan has abandoned a plan for a new treaty to guarantee property rights for its citizens. Tokyo asks for a U S reply to its August 26 note demanding removal of California alien land law discriminations. The Japanese reserve indicates possible retaliation by excluding Californians from owning land.
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Japan
U. S
Washington
California
Tokyo
Bryan
Ite
United States
Quake Strikes Batavia and Southern Sumatra
A powerful earthquake in Batavia and southern Sumatra caused widespread damage with many fatalities and injuries. Buildings collapsed in Henkoelen, communications were cut, and the emigrant ship Kintuck was ten hours overdue prompting a search. Sumatra, a large Malay island with active volcanoes, hosts about 3.5 million people including 5,000 whites.
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Batavia
Java
Sumatra
Henkoelen
Kintuck
China Mutual Steam Navigation Company
Malay Archipelago
Borneo
Clergy Principal Killed by Live Wire in Fire
Pittsburg Kansas Rev R Tanner principal of Weir high school died when struck by a live wire during a fire in the city. The incident occurred as authorities fought the blaze and Tanner attempted to aid others. He was a prominent local figure and his death was mourned by the community.
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Pittsburg
Kan
R. Tanner
Weir
Conley New Trial Refused in Mary Phagan Case
Atlanta jurist Judge Ben H. Hil refused James Conley a new trial. Conley, a factory sweeper, was sentenced to one year as an accessory after the fact in the murder of Mary Phagan, while Leo M. Frank sits under a death sentence. The case centers on the famous Mary Phagan homicide in Georgia.
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Refuse Conley
Atlanta
James Conley
Nesto
Mary Phagan
Leo M. Frank
Ben H. Hil
Akron Fireman 23 Dies In City Blaze
Henry Luettervelt a 23 year old married six weeks and a fireman was killed at a city fire in Akron Ohio Fire Chief John Mertz was badly injured in the same incident and hospital care followed.
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Akron
Ohio
Henry Luettervelt
John Mertz
Aerial feat over Mount Whitney sets altitude record
Independence aviator Silas Christofferson flies a biplane over Mount Whitney peak and reaches estimated altitudes above 16,000 feet. The maneuver is claimed to establish a new American altitude record for the era.
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Independence
Cal
Silas Christofferson
Mount Whitney
Sarah Bernhardt Is Injured in Lorient
Actress Sarah Bernhardt arrived in Lorient with a badly twisted knee and was carried from her car in a chair. The incident occurred during her sequence of engagements in France.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Lorient
France
Sarah
Tragic Train Collision Drowns Newport Family on Bridge
In Fort Wayne Indiana William Newport 35 and son Lawrence 6 were killed when struck by a Pennsylvania passenger train and hurled from a bridge. Mrs Newport and daughter Hazel 8 leaped from the bridge and were fatally injured.
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Ft. Wayne
Ind
William L. Newport
Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Senate Allows In-Law Marriage Without Debate
The senate adopted a bill permitting brothers in law and sisters in law to wed without debate. The move defines marriage in limited in-law contexts and signals legislative approval of such unions.
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Washington
Senate
Meridan Mississippi News Digest from Rio to Port Gideon
Reports from Meridian and surrounding towns describe a range of violent and legal incidents. A father’s alleged shooting of his son, a man convicted again for murder in Port Gideon, assaults near Mio, and a life sentence controversy in Amite highlight a period of crime and legal action throughout Kemper, Jackson, and surrounding counties.
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Rio
Kemper County
Johan Ward
Mio
James Satew
Albert Mott
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