Friction Grows Over Huerta Recognition Policy
In Washington on July 31 serious friction arose between the president, Bryan, and the senate foreign relations committee over Mexico. Ambassador Wilson urged recognizing Huerta, but Bryan and the administration refuse to recognize the de facto regime. They fear setting a dangerous precedent prompting Latin American leaders to topple presidents and seek U.S. recognition. The Mexican matter remains unsettled.
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Bryan
Wilson
Foreign Relations Committee
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Huerta
South
Central America
Carranza Claims Peace Feasible in Forty Days
General Carranza wires Washington agents asserting peace in Mexico within 40 days if supplied with arms and munitions. He acknowledges federal victories inland but reports a woeful shortage of war material among his troops.
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Nogales
Ariz
Mexico
Carranza
Washington
State Department
Receiver Expected for National Railways of Mexico
Des patches from Mexico City say a receiver will be appointed tomorrow for the National Railways of Mexico, an action sought by a minority of stockholders. The Mexican government holds 51 percent of the stock, and C. R. Hudson, vice president of the railroad, is reported to be named receiver.
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Ladero
Texas
Mexico City
National Railways of Mexico
C. R. Hudson
Diaz Guarded Amid California Visit
General Diaz and his party traveled by car to Pasadena at noon and are expected to return this evening. Extra police protection was assigned at the Plaza of Angeli o, the Mexican quarter, after a meeting announcement triggering fears of a demonstration against the general.
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Los Angeles
Officials charged after Lagoon tragedy deaths seven
Cincinnati police announced charges of involuntary manslaughter against three Lagoon motor drome officials in Kentucky after a motorcycle crash killed seven and injured eighteen last night. Warrants were sworn and arrests expected as Oolin Johnson of Salt Lake City rode to the track apex, struck a light pole, and a live wire ignited the fuel tank.
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Cincinnati
Lagoon
Kentucky
Oolin Johnson
Salt Lake
Three Die In Motorcycle Accident At Lagoon Motorhome
Odlin Johnson of Salt Lake City captained the Cincinnati team at the Lagoon motorhome site across the river when a motorcycle crash last night left three dead and others seriously injured. One more person was fairly burned and condition deemed grave by physicians. (Continued on page five.)
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Cincinnati
Lagoon
Odlin Johnson
Salt Lake City
Special trains from Kansas City for Pendleton Round-Up
A Kansas City excursion train will bring visitors to Pendleton for the Round-Up as arrangements move forward. Other trains from Gray's Harbor area and Olympia to Goldendale will join the three day frontier show during Round-Up week. Pacific Light & Power’s Guy W. Talbott donates a silver mounted bridle and bit worth 75 dollars for a trophy. Saddle fork width in bucking contests increases to 15 1/2 inches from 15.
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Gray's Harbor
Southwestern Washington Development Association
Goldendale
Olympia
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Centrilla
Chehalis
Pendleton
Guy W. Talbott
Pacific Light & Power Company
Spalding Building
Portland
Threats on life of Daniels in Seattle riot aftermath
Helena July 31 Secre tary of the Navy Daniels received menacing letters from the I W W after patriotic remarks during a Seattle visit and ensuing riots He told Governor Stewart of the threats but said he had no fear His aide is cautious about possible danger and will safeguard his trip
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Helena
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Seattle
Navy
S. Daniels
Stewart
Deer Lodge
Butte
Castro Leading Another Revolt In Venezuela
New York July 1. Confirmation of reports that Sipriano Castro has begun revolutionary activities in Venezuela was received in a telegram to General Jose Manuel Hernandez, leader of the Liberal party, now a political exile in this country. The message dated Tuesday from Cucuta, Colombia, near the border, said Castro's followers have begun invasion. Hernandez said he expected activity but had no further information. He is known for hoping to return and lead a revolution against Gomez.
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New York
Sipriano Castro
Venezuela
Jose Manuel Hernantes
National Liberal Party
Cucuta
Columbia
General Herandes
Castro
Herandez
Gomez
Harriman Bridge Damaged by Fire in Portland
Fire late yesterday severely damaged the Harriman railroad bridge over the Willamette River in downtown Portland. The two deck structure carries Oregon Washington RR and Navigation Co and Southern Pacific lines and is mostly steel and concrete with a tarblocked upper deck. Damage is pegged at about 10000 dollars and all through Portland trains must be rerouted while repairs proceed.
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Portland
Harriman
Willamette River
Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company
Southern Pacific
Sayre Plans Williams College Post After Engagement
NEW YORK July 31 Francie B Sayre to marry Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson announced he would accept the assist ant to President Harry A Garfield of Williams College He was Williams graduate in 1909.
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New York
Francie B. Sayre
Jessie Woodrow Wilson
Harry A. Garfield
Williams College
Sayre
Williams
Judge Denies Extension in Telephone Firms Case
Portland July 31 Federal Judge Bean overruled a motion for more time to answer in the government dissolution suit filed last week. Judge Carey for the defendants ordered the pleadings in court by September 15.
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Portland
Orc
Bean
Charles Carey
Prize Belt to Be Given Best Cowboy at Round-Up
The Round-Up will award a gold and silver mounted belt to the top all around cowboy. Richd K Fox of Police Gazette presents the prize. Ed Hoot Gibson, who won last year, competes again. Points reward skill over speed or luck with events ranked by difficulty.
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Richard K Fox
Police Gazette
the Gazette
Ed "Hoot" Gibson
Pasig
Wreaths Remain Laid Over Titanic Grave Site
Wreaths fashioned by family members of William T. Stead were cast into the sea from the Cunard liner Franconia as it paused over the Titanic grave. About fifteen hundred people stood in silence while the ship’s band played Nearer My God to Thee.
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Wm. T. Stead
Boston
London
Cunard
Concrete Pavements Hardened by Vibration and Crushed Granite
By means of machinery to vibrate the surface of freshly laid concrete pavements, crushed granite la forced into them to strengthen them.
Secretary Lane to Visit Pendleton for Irrigation Tour
Secretary of the Interior Franklin S. Lane will arrive in Pendleton on August 20 during a western trip. He plans to inspect the Umatilla project at Hermiston and visit the Pendleton agency, with possible review of a northern proposal. A reception committee chaired by Col. J. H. Raley includes Judge J. W. Maloney and local officials. Indian leaders on the Umatilla reservation support the visit and vow to gather for a short audience.
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Secretary OF Interior
Lane 10
Pendleton
Franklin SR. Lane
Umatilla
Hermiston
Erts
J. W. Tallman
Jewel thieves to be soon in toils at Narragansett Pier
In Narragansett Pier Rhode Island detectives say arrests are expected within hours in a jewel theft case valued at a quarter of a million. Three suspects including a woman possibly connected to society or service are watched constantly as investigators hope to recover the jewels.
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Narragansett Pier
R. I
Divorce Case Ends In Shooting Affray
In Salem Oregon Fred Ingle of Corvallis shot his wife in a divorce dispute and then killed himself in the offices of Carson and Brown. Witness Renska Swart and lawyers W S McFadden and John Turner were present during attempts at reconciliation. Amity Oregon reports water supply from a well 90 feet deep yielding about 4000 gallons an hour.
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Salem
Orc
Fred Ingle
Corvallis
Carson and Brown
Renska Swart
Ingle
W. S.S. McFadden
John Turner
Amity, Ore
Sinnott Urges Action on Borah Homestead Bill
Representative Sinnott of Oregon urged the public lands committee to act immediately on the Borah homestead bill after its Senate passage. He called for making it an emergency measure and handling it this session. The proposal targets three year homesteaders and ties eligibility to a cash value per acre rather than a fixed cultivation amount.
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Washington
Sinnott
Oregon
Public Lands Committee
Senate
Bulgarians Strike In Balkans And Atrocities Reported
Bulgarian forces take offensive on the upper Bregalnitza river and claim to have separated Greek and Servian armies with several Greek defeats. Russian fleet soundings reported in the Black Sea as Turkey fears a Russian demonstration against Constantinople. In Salonika, a French commission reports a carnival of bloodshed at Doxiato and nearby areas with shocking photographs of massacres.
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London
Sofia
Bregalnitza
Constantinople
Black Sea
Bosphorus
Porte
Russia
Ardianople
Salonika
Doxiato
Balkans
Canal Question Reason Delays Panama Exposition Participation
Secretary Bryan denies tolls linked to Panama issue while states that Germany and England may skip the exposition for reasons of overexposure. Official word suggests neither decision is final and reps may urge reconsideration. In New York City the old Empire City fair opens tomorrow with Greater New York Fair running through August. Managers promise the Atlantic coast’s largest livestock and farm product exhibition, with thousands of farmers entering animals and goods from nearly every Atlantic state.
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Bryan
Panama
Washington
Germany
England
State Department
New York City
New York
Old Empire City
Greater New York
Atlantic Seaboard
America
Atlantic Coast
Heat wave broken in Midwest by showers
Chicago reports the backbone of its heat wave broken by showers with temperatures dropping from 90 to 85 as storms are forecast to end the spell. Rain lifts corn prices by one to two cents and traders foresee the crop at about half a billion bushels less than expected while eastern cities tally more heat related deaths.
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Chicago
Tilnsis
Nebraska
Iowa
East
Washington Violence of a Cyclone Destroys Capital
A July 1 report describes a violent cyclone in Washington DC with winds near 70 to 79 mph, torrential rain and hail. The storm killed three, injured scores, damaged property, unroofed homes, toppled structures, and uprooted trees amid 100 degree heat and a dark, swirling sky.
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Washington
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