Peace plan talks urged by Latin American allies
President Wilson and Secretary Lansing reviewed Mexico's crisis on return from Cornish. They discussed the inter American plan aimed at restoring peace, with a broader appeal to Mexican factions to be telegraphed nationwide once locations of leaders are finalized. Carranza rejected negotiations with Villa while armistice terms surface. diplomats await Latin American replies in ten days.
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Wilson
Cornish
N. H
Lansing
Mexican
Texas
Mexico
Villa
Donight
Carranza
Enrique Cy Liorente
Liorente
Charles A. Douglas
Department
Luis Cabrera
Elisto Arredondo
Llorente
Arredondo
Villa ‘Agen Alter
Langing
State Department
Ign
Felipe. Angeles
Villant
Chihuahua
Obregon
Gonzalez
United States
Argentina
Bank teller Perrin arrested for large bank embezzlement
Leo Perrin, longtime teller at Cedar Rapids National Bank, is under arrest on charges of embezzling 20 070 dollars. He allegedly confessed to a split theft dating back to August and listed how most funds were spent on mortgages notes and mining stock. Perrin failed to post bond and remained jailed as police sought a bondsman.
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Cedar Rapids
Leo Perrin
Cedar Rapids National Bank
Perrin
Kent C Ferman
Glen M. Averill
Michael McGuire
James E. Cagney
Chicago
Cagney
Arralaurt
Justice of the Peace A. FE
Idaho
New Mexico
Tax experts urge revision of federal income tax law
A National Tax association report urges simplifying the income tax system and fixing verbal flaws. It says repeal is unlikely but calls for lower individual exemptions from $3,000 to $2,000 to raise revenue and reduce unfair discrimination among taxpayers.
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Sanfrancisco
National Tax Association
Severi Il
Foot and Mouth Disease Calm From Stockyards Chief
Chicago August 12 President Arthur G Leonard of the Chicago Union Stockyards company issued a statement to reassure bankers and the public that the recent foot and mouth disease cases in Illinois and Minnesota pose no broad danger. He cites U S and state records showing the outbreak stems from a serum batch, notes quarantine of affected counties and slaughtering of infected stock, and urges holding immature stock for market while assuring full compensation and public cooperation.
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Chicago
Arthur’ G. Leonard
Chicago Union Stockyards Company
Illinois
Minnesota
United States
States
United States Bureau
Animal Industry
Illinois State Board of Livestock Commissioners
Telegram to Burleson on Wilson policy and neutrality
Telegraph from Sulphur Springs citizen J I Davis condemns a cotton deal with England and urges opposition to surrendering neutral seas rights. He quotes Wilson and warns it would ally the U S with England and provoke German war. Davis plans to introduce a resolution in Washington and requests Lansing’s view.
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Sulphur Springs
Tex
A. S. Burleson
A. Ss. Burleson
Washington, D.C
Wilson
Germany
Morgan
England
Avonnae
Benedict Arnold
United States
Earth
Washington
Arnold
Lansing
J. I. Davis
Baltimore Picked For IMT Union Meeting 1916
Los Angeles dispatch reports Baltimore chosen as the convention city of the International Typographical Union for 1916. Two admin proposals faced opposition from executive delegates, one to submit hiring priority to referendum and another for a six day work week, passed 150 to 700 after a lengthy debate.
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Los Angeles
Baltimore
International Typographical Union
Aoti
Federal Cavalry and Outlaws Clash in Lower Texas
Texas rangers in Hidalgo county chase eight Mexicans who cross the Rio Grande and claim they are the sought-after raiders. Gen Funston plans to call more troops as depredations spread toward four Texas counties and along the border from Brownsville to El Paso with artillery, infantry and cavalry deployments.
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Tex
Texas Rangers
Hidalgo County
Rio Grande
Tombstone
Ariz
Secret Service
Arizona
Texas
Cochise
Pinal
Johnson
Gibson
Gleason
San Antonio
Frederick Funston
Rio’ Grande Valley
Funston
Cameron
Tldalgo
Willacy
Neucés
Fort Bliss
Camp Bliss
Signal Corps
el Paso
Douglas
Fort. Hachita
Columbus
Sixth Field Artillery
Naco
Nogales
Yuma
Fort Sil Okla
U.S. Army
Toledo Civil War veteran Gen Sherwood turns eighty
Gen Isaac R Sherwood of Toledo marks his eightieth birthday today hailed as the grand old man of Toledo He has represented Ohio Ninth in the U S House since 1867 and was the only Civil War Union veteran in the House in the last Congress His retirement upon Ebenezers Hill’s return to Congress ends his honors in the new term.
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Toledo
Ohio
Isaac R. Sherwood
Sherwood
Congress
House
Ebenezer J. Hill
Connecticut
Warship Hits Mine Reaches Romanian Port
A Bucharest dispatch to Vossische Zeitung says a badly damaged Russian battleship Sinop struck a mine and reached the outer roadstead at Mangalia Romania. The ship was barely able to reach safety after the explosion.
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Berlin
London
Bucharest
Vossische Zeitung
Sinop
Mangelia
Romania
Exodus of Armenians Explained in Caucasus Front
PETROGRAD Aug 12 explanation of renewed Armenian exodus from Armenia into Trans-Caucasia follows a July 22 Caucasus front campaign. Halil Bey strengthens Turkish forces to 90,000, Russians retreat along the Euphrates, Turks lose 15 000 to 20 000, Russians pursue toward Dutach as Turkish rescue and reorganization falter.
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London
Trans-Caucasia
Caucasus
Mush
Erzerum
Piran
Halil Bey
Gan
Eudeitch
Euphrates
Pan‘atchen
Kara ‘Kilissa
Darabi
Kara - Kalissa
Djamschato
Akhtunski Pass
Erivan
Alaschgerd
New Haitian Government Faces Test of Stability
Washington says recognition of Haiti’s government to be set up by President Dartiguenave will wait until the new executive proves ability to maintain peace and protect life and property and settle foreign debt. U.S. naval forces under Rear Admiral Caperton stay to control the island. Dartiguenave’s personality remains largely unknown.
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Washington
United States
Haiti
Dartignuen
National Assembly
Caperton
Dartiguenave
Resolvo Bobo
Two Arrests in Murder Mystery
South Bend Indiana August 12 Efforts to solve the murder of Hazel Macklin a pretty 16 year old girl found dead in Springbrook park near here led tonight to the arrest of Ellis N Ebersole 42 and his son Newton 20 charged by police with the crime Hazel left her home Aug 28 1914 to take a domestic job and was last seen leaving an electric car near Springbrook park her body found a month later she had been strangled to death police refuse to discuss the evidence.
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South Bend
Ind
Hazel Macklin
Springbrook Park
Here
Ellis N. Ebersole
Newton
Ebersoles
Montenegrins claim successes in border fights near Bosnia
Official reports say heavy artillery and infantry battles occurred yesterday near Gorazda in Bosnia and Gaske near Herzegovina, close to the Montenegrin border. Montenegrin forces reported successes at both locations, with fighting ending favorably for them.
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Cettinje
Montenegro
London
Gorasda
Bosnia
Sarajevo
Gaske
Herzegovina
Wilson Starts Defense Plan After Cornish Visit
President Wilson began preliminary work to strengthen national defenses upon returning from Cornish New Hampshire. Secretary Daniels outlined naval improvements and a conference with Secretary Garrison on the army. A complete plan and funding will be sought from Congress in December. Daniels hinted at a large submarine increase. battleship numbers were not confirmed. Garrison’s army report is advanced and Goethals prepared a Panama defense study. The president will finalize proposals after cabinet and committee consultations.
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Wilson
Cornish
Daniels
Garrison
White House
Congress
War
Navy Departments
Senate
House
General Board
Advisory Council
Navy Department
Navy
Army
Goethals
Panama Canal
Secrtaries
William Barnes Warns Convention of Dangers to Liberty
William Barnes Jr warns the New York constitutional convention against socialistic or class legislation. He compares Roosevelt to Bismarck and argues such laws would breed an autocratic state. Key allies oppose the amendment as dangerous, predicting dynami te for politics and potential dissolution of parties.
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Albany
N.Y
William Barnes, Jr
Constitutional Convention
Germany
Republic
Theodore Roosevelt
Bismarck
Progressive Party
Socialist’ Party
Reichstag
Barres
Progressives
Barnes
Roosevelt
George W. Wickersham
U. S
Jacob Gould Schurman
Cornell University
Robert F. Wagner
Senate
Wickersham
New York
Schurman
Wagner
Order Reductions in Coal Freight Rates Ordered
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered sweeping reductions in anthracite freight rates by railroads handling 80 percent of U S anthracite production. The action aimed to curb illegal preferential treatment to allied coal companies and required through routes and joint through rates for all shippers. Commissioner Harlan dissented, arguing inconsistencies with a recent five percent rate increase for most other traffic.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Uarlan
Western City conference for young women opens at Estes Park
Several hundred young women from eleven Western States arrive in Estes Park to attend the Western City conference for young women lasting ten days under the National Board of the Young Women's Christian Association. Noted speakers include Bishop Nathaniel S. Thomas of Wyoming President Henry Culbertson of Emporia College Prof William Hutchins of Oberlin College and Mrs Dana Eddy of the Baptist mission training school.
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Estes Park
Colo
The
Young Women’s ‘Christian Association
Nathaniel S. Thomas
Wyoming
Henry €. ‘Culbertson
Emporia College
Wiliam J. ‘Hutchins
Oberlin’ College
Dana Eddy
Baptist Mission’ Training Sschool
Kansas City
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