Mexican Leaders Clash Over Wilson Warning
Foreign ministerial channels report Francisco Lagos Chazaro, newly elected Mexico president, protesting Wilson’s warning date to Villa and Carranza factions. Villa and Carranza commend Wilson. Villa offers peace talks with Carranza to end the revolution and avoid U.S. intervention. A meeting in Mexico City is likely to discuss an armistice and army rest.
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Francisco Lagos Chazaro
Mexico
Villa-Zapata
Mexico City
Wilson
Villa
Carranaa
Mainain
Chazaro
Carranza
Constantine
Greece
Venizelos
General Villa
Carranan
Oder
European War Updates From Front Lines Across Europe
Reports of Austro German advances in Galicia and a fight for Lemberg accompany claims of British naval setbacks at the Dardanelles. Berlin cites 1.61 million prisoners won since August 1914, while talks of Turkish U boats and Greek entry loom. The statement notes costs, diplomacy, and shifting alliances amid ongoing campaigns.
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Galicia
Tarnograd
Lemberg
Lord Kitchener
Balfour
Dardanelles
British War Office
Gallipoli
Berlin
Wilson Influences Lansing as Bryan Replacement Sought
President Wilson endorses Robert Lansing of Indiana to succeed William Jennings Bryan amid cabinet support and foreign policy talks. Other items recount labor protests at the White House, political figures’ movements, court cases, and ongoing streetcar strikes.
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Washington
Robert Lansing
Indiana
State Department
William Jennings Bryan
Wilson
Lansing
White House
Germany
Mexico
Charles B. Williams
Georgia
United States
Panama Canal
American Red Cross
Union of the Journeymen Stone Masons
McKinley
Roosevelt
Taft
Bryan
Old Point Comfort
Treasury Building
McAdoo
George Washington
Charles Thomson
Leo Frank Commutted to Life in Milledgeville
Leo M. Frank arrived in Macon at 2 44 a m under guard to begin a life sentence after Governor Slaton commuted his death sentence. Sheriff Mangum escorted Frank to the state farm, unhandcuffed, as a small crowd watched in the station.
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Macon
Leo M. Frank
Milledgeville
South Georgia
Atlanta
Mangum
Fulton County
Frank
Lfe
Slaton
Leo M. Frank Moved to Milledgeville State Farm
Reports say Leo M. Frank was secretly moved from Fulton county jail to the state farm at Milledgeville by order of Governor Slaton. Officials at the Atlanta terminal claimed a midnight train departure, while the governor declined to confirm details.
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Atlanta
Milledgeville
Arizona Battleship Launched At Brooklyn Navy Yard
The battleship Arizona was launched at the Brooklyn Navy Yard alongside its sister ship Pennsylvania, billed as the world’s largest battleship. Miss Esther Ross of Prescott acted as sponsor, christening with wine as dignitaries including Secretary Daniels, Governor Hunt, and Senator Ashurst watched from the grandstand.
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New York
Arizona
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Pennsylvania
Newport News
Esther Ross
Prescott
Aziz
Daniels
Army and Navy
Governor Hunt
Senator Ashurst
Germans Angry Over Sinking U-29
Berlin report says the German Admiralty claims the submarine U-29 was rammed and sunk by a British steamer after being ordered to stop. The incident could influence German American negotiations and raises questions about how neutral flag ships in the war zone should be treated.
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Mori
Roverto
London War Office
Strathnairn
Scilly Islands
Anton Meyer-Gerhard
America
Lusitania
Berlin
Ite
Bryan
Belgium
Belgian Congo
House of Commons
Dardanelles
Asquith
Venizelos
Greece
Austria
Servia
Balkan
Belgrade
Albania
Great Britain
Argyll
United States
Hugene “Imaanney
Lokal Anzel
Herr Zimmerman Hag
Pydaident Wilson
London
Brumbaugh vetoes bill to repeal Pennsylvania full crew law
Governor Brumbaugh announced the veto of a bill repealing the Pennsylvania full crew law. The measure passed after a publicity campaign and faced opposition from railway employees and labor groups. The proposed law would have let the public service commission require railroads to staff trains adequately.
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Harrisburg
Brumbaugh
Pennsylvania
Public Service Commission
Teutonic Allies Jure of Success Near Front Lines
German Emperor takes supreme command in Galicia with headquarters in Silesia as Austro German forces push toward Lemberg. Reports say Russians driven back over 150 miles, with advances near the Dniester and claims of progress on the front as German strategy shifts to overwhelm Russia and then strike the West.
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London
Galicia
Lemberg
Paris
Marne
Teutonile Alles
France
Russia
Copenhagen
Silesia
Dnefater
Anti German Riots Strike Moscow Damaging City
Moscow via London reports that anti German demonstrations caused about 20 million dollars in damage. Nearly 500 stores and factories and over 200 private lodgings were wrecked as rioters looted and burned buildings lasting 24 hours from June 9. Most destruction hit Russian owned properties. 113 buildings owned by Austro German subjects were among the few spared. Fire departments struggled to control the blazes.
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Petrograd
London
Moscow
Bryan Attacks Former Presidents at Carnegie Hall
William Jennings Bryan spoke at Carnegie Hall denouncing Roosevelt and Taft as sponsors of forceful international actions. The former secretary of state labeled those groups as harmful to U S interests and the drive for world peace.
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Bryan
Carnegie Hall
New York
William Jennings Bryan
Roosevelt
Taft
Federal Reserve Eyes New Orleans Branch
Washington reports the Federal Reserve Board plans to authorize the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank to open a New Orleans branch after weeks of study. No final vote has occurred and there is little opposition among board members.
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New Orleans
Federal Bank
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank
Kansas City Brief Rain Eases Flood Fears
In Kansas and Missouri, 24 hours of only light rain relieved concerns over rising Kansas and Missouri Rivers. The drizzle reduced the risk of extensive flood damage and gave relief to residents and officials monitoring the rivers.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Automobiles for Rural Routes In Washington Post Announces
Rural mail delivery will switch to automobile routes starting August 2 with 105 machines authorized by Post master General Burleson. Preparations advance for widespread installation where roads permit. Some carriers already operate on routes.
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Washington
Burleson
Carranza Lets Red Cross Aid Move Through
In Laredo Texas Gustavo Mapinosa Mirales private secretary to Carranza and Alfaredo Rican assured Gen A C Deaver of the American Red Cross that Carranza officials would not oppose the transport of Red Cross supplies through Constitutionalists territory. Mexican officials said reports of food shortages in Mexico were greatly exaggerated.
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Carranza
Laredo
Texas
Gustavo Mapinosa Mirales
Alfaredo Rican
Newso Laredo
A. C. Deaver
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Mexico
Norris News Notes from Norris and nearby towns
Regular church services were held with Rev. W. M. Walker at Norris in the morning and Rev. Elkin at the Methodist church in the afternoon. Visitors include G. A. Ellis of Pickens and Mrs. Bud Hunter of Liberty. Illnesses persist for Mrs. William Blackaby and child, while Mrs. Huckabee and her children consider moving to Greenville. Various residents visited, travelled, or stayed with relatives in Liberty, Asheville, Richmond, and Washington, D. C. during the period.
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W. M. Walker
Norris
Elkin
G. A. Ellis of
Pickens
William Blackaby
Pool
Abbeville
Huckabee
H. N. Huckabee
Greenville
Jessie Smith
Liberty
Mary Hunter
Mabel Mauldin
Ed Bowen
Walhalla
Hattie Boroughs
G.W. C
Nina Griffin
Asheville
N.C
I. W. Tate
Ellen
Richmond
Washington,d C
George Durham
R. M. Baker
J. H. Boroughs
C. C. Boroughs
Burial services for Wake Smith held at Liberty
Attendees at the Wake Smith burial at Liberty last Saturday included Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Crenshaw and daughter Lois, Dr. and Mrs. L. I. Crenshaw, Jessie Beatrice Dens, Gladys Hill, and Paul Edens. Also noted were visits by Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Hendricks with their daughter in Marietta, and Mrs. J. D. M. Keith with her ill brother Silas Robertson at Peters Creek.
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Little Wake Smith
Liberty
J. M. Crenshaw
Lois
L. I. Crenshaw
Jessie Beatricedens
Gladys Hill
Paul Edens
Matthew Hendricks
W.T. Batson
Marietta
J.D.M. Keith
Silas Robertson
Peters Creek
Desperate Negro Captured After Night Arrest
Desperate negro Alex Walker was arrested at Calhoun last Saturday shortly before midnight for drunk and disorderly conduct. Officers recovered a 38 caliber pistol and a quart of whiskey during a brief scuffle with Rural Policemen Lagoon and McKinney aiding Sheriff Roark. Walker, arraigned Monday before Magistrate Porter, faces charges of unlawful use of firearms gross drunkenness and transporting whiskey. He received 80 days in the chaingang on each count or a total fine of 200 dollars. Paroled in January by Governor Blease after about seven years of a life sentence, he previously served on the Oconee county chaingang for murder and has since claimed employment with Clint Summers of Anderson county.
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Alex Walker
Calhoun
Lagoon
McKinney
Roark
Porter
Walker
Blease
Oconee County
Clint Summers
Anderson County
Death by Own Action Near Liberty
James Richards aged 47 a respected Carmel church member near Liberty was found hanging in the attic of his barn at about five in the morning after tying a rope to a rafter and jumping from the loft. No note or clear motive. wife says he was a good man and had been restless recently. Coroner Medlin held an inquest with verdict that Richards died by hanging.
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James Richards
Carmel Church
Liberty
S. J. McWhorter
F.S. Porter
Pickens
Berry J. McWhorter
Medlin
Parsons and Bulloch wed in Birmingham home ceremony
Miss Gertrude Bulloch and Mr. Marshall Parsons married at 8800 Fifth Avenue South in a dawn ceremony led by Rev. J. A. Hendricks. The wedding featured Mendelssohn’s march, a blue tailored gown, and a single attendant. The couple will reside in Liberty after a brief honeymoon and business plans in South Carolina.
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Gertrude Bulloch
Marshall Parsons
William Terry
Fifth Avenue
South
J. A. Hendricks
Elmer Thurston
Mendelssohn
Blanche Frazier
Gordon Bulloch
Parsons
T. H. Parsons
Atlanta
Kate Bulloch
B. Fr. Parsons
Liberty
Children’s Day service at Lawrence Chapel next Sunday
Children’s Day will be observed at Lawrence Chapel next Sunday starting at 10 30. Prof Clinkscales of Wofford College and others will give addresses. Invite all to attend with friends. Winzin Myers Pastor. Leste Morgan Supt.
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Lawrence Chapel
Clinkscales
Wofford College
Winzin Myers
Leste Morgan
Prohibition Rally and Mobilization Push Across South Carolina
A Prohibition meeting chaired by Capt. J. T. Tay and led by the W T U drew county Sunday school superintendents to organize a canvass. Women from each school will assist in voter readiness, urging tax receipts and registration certificates before the September 14 vote. A committee will promote prohibition at township singing conventions and churches are urged to declare August’s first Sunday a day of statewide prayer for the cause.
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J. T. Tay
J. Hiton
W T. U
Bi. P. McCravey
T. H. Stewart
Wesley Garrett
Prohibition
South Carolina
Tillers’ Work Favors Weather and Local Social
Farmers report busy period with growing crops and harvests aided by favorable weather. A Sunday gathering drew a large crowd with music by Bon and Eula Barton and others. J L Looper of Cross Roads joined in and planned trips toward Greenville with five ladies in his car. M W Hester and sons toured the land in their Overland. A H Heaton added to his home with improvements and paint. Mrs L L Smith attended the Piedmont WMA meeting in Easley and found it very enthusiastic.
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Te 2Bon
Eula Barton Pstigsley
J. L. Looper
Cross Roads
Greenville
M. W. Hester and Sons
A. H. Heaton
L. L. Smith
The
Piedmont W.M.A
Easley
Parmer
Last Train Change Cuts Pickens Schedule
After next Sunday the 27th the final Pickens train departs at 2.55 p.m. instead of 8 p.m. The return or arrival is set for 4.05 p.m. instead of 4.35 p.m.
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Pickens
Central Citizens Attend Prohibition Rally at Court House
Rev Elsie Myers and Hon B J Johnstone attended the prohibition rally at the courthouse Saturday. Myers is pastor of Lawrence Chapel Zion and Gap Hill churches. Johnstone is secretary of the temperance workers department in this county.
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Elsie Myers
B. J. Johnstone
Court House
Mr. Myers
Lawrence Chapel
Zion
Gape Hill
Mr. Johnston
The
Temperance Workers
Bargain Sale Ad Promises Low Prices at Local Store
A weekly Sentinel advertisement from J. W. Ilespricks urges shoppers to visit the store for cheap items including deviots at 9e a yard, overalls at 0c, and 50c cloth at 45c a yard, claiming numerous bargains and money savings with no specific dates.
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the Sentinel
J. W. Ilespricks
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