Peace Pact in Balkans Temporary or Final?
London Aug 7 The second Balkan peace conference ends on a compromise that pleases Roumania but leaves all others unsatisfied. Bulgaria gains northern Macedonia and 60 miles of Aegean coast to build a railway, while Greece receives Kavala. Disputed frontier lines and possible future revision loom as Roumania threatens military action to enforce terms.
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Bucharest
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Philippopolis
Balearia
Kavala
Kavfila Bay
Greece
Adrianople
Daily Telegraph
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Roumanis
M. Maiorescu
Renmanin
Setia
Struma River
Strumaitza
Struma
Helesh Mountains
Mesta River
Strumnitza
Lages
Kanthi
No Fight in House on Currency Bill Passes Senate Expected
Washington August 7 Republicans in the house show no determined opposition to the administration currency bill. Leader Mann says the bill should pass the house at the extra session but will be blocked in the senate.
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Washington, D. C
House
Mann
Senate
Wedded to Foreigners Coast Women Lose Vote
California Supreme Court rules against Mrs. Ethel Coope McKenzie in a test case on women voters. The court holds that she became a British subject by marriage to McKenzie, a Scottish singer, and thus loses voting rights in the state.
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State Supreme Court
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George
Canton Alley of War As Rebels Press Canton
Five hundred killed and wounded in fighting at the east gate of Canton as northern government troops clash with rebels. Sun Yat Sen has fled to Formosa aboard a Japanese steamer. Northern forces report decisive Kiang-Si victories opening the road to Nan-Chang.
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China
King
Sun Yat Sen
Formosa
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China Sea
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Nanking
Kiang-Si
Aye
Nan-Chang
Weather Forecast for Rock Island Area Tomorrow
Unsettled weather with thunder showers tonight or Friday. Warmer tonight and cooler Friday afternoon. Moderate variable winds. Temperature at 7 am 64. Highest yesterday 85, lowest last night 63. Precipitation .06 inch. Humidity 72 at 7 pm and 93 at 7 am. Jupiter visible evening, Saturn Venus Mars Mercury in morning sky. Five Leo stars appear near northwest horizon around 9 pm.
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J. M. Sherier
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Saturn
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Mercury
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Great Northern to Hire Strike Breakers Amid Dock Unrest
In Superior and Duluth August 7, Great Northern withdraws concessions as dock workers plan new demands. IWW pressures for sympathy strikes across Great Lakes docks, while 28 return to work and 50 more are expected to be employed.
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Wis
Great Northern
F. Fr. Little
Industrial Workers of the World
Little
Great Lakes
Duluth
Minn
Abe Docks
Globe Trotting Mark Is Lowered by John Henry Mears
John Henry Mears of Chicago, representing a New York evening newspaper, circled the globe in 25 days 21 hours 35 minutes 45.8 seconds setting a new world record. He departed New York July 2, passing Paris Harbin Yokohama and Vancouver, surpassing Andre Jaeger-Schmidt’s 1911 mark of 39 days 19 hours 43 minutes 37.8 seconds.
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John Henry Mears
Chicago
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Paris
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Yokohama
Vancouver
Andre Jaeger-Schmidt
Fighting in streets of capital of Persia Tehran battles flare
Fighting has raged in Tehran since midnight as clashes erupt between Bakhtiari clansmen and national authorities. Firing continues in central areas including streets near foreign legations with numerous conflicts reported across districts.
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Persia
Terheran
Sinc
Educator and boy killed in auto train crash near Chicago
John W Campbell head of Windsor Park academy for boys was killed when an Illinois Central freight train struck his car at Melrose Park suburb. H Godman aged 12 was fatally injured and two others escaped injury as Campbell returned to Chicago from Wheaton where he and Erne inspected property.
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Chicago
John W. Campbell
Windsor Park Academy
H. Godman
Illinois Central
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Melrose Park
Campbell
Wheaton
Erne
Lindon Lind Not Sure Of Welcome In Mexico Mission
Washington reports that John Lind arrives as an adviser to the American embassy in Mexico and deals with the Huerta government through the embassy charge d affaires, amid anti American demonstrations and heightened tensions. Lind’s role is non official and he will not be received by Huerta, officials say.
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White House
State Department
Huerta
Wilson
John Lind
Lind
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Acapulco
Stephens Bros
Clark
Foreign Relations Committee
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Bacon
Pretretson
Republic
Galveston
Texas
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Vera Cruz
Houston
Nome
Mexico City
Bryan
The
Washington
Pressure on Federal Juries Sparks Senate Debate
Washington Aug 7 The Senate heard a flat charge that Justice Department agents investigated federal judges to influence rulings in government cases Borah partly backed by Norris. Borah cited a report from the attorney general denying espionage against judges The exchange spurred warnings that such covert influence could threaten the republic.
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Department of Justice
Senate
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Norris
Speer
Georgia
Crawford
Southerland
Wilson to urge Mexican leaders on Huerta removal
President Wilson plans consultations with prominent Mexicans to insist the United States will recognize Mexico only after Huerta is removed. Mexican officials reject Lind’s possible direct resignation suggestion, warning Lind may be labeled inciting sedition and expulsion clauses could be invoked. Lind travels unofficially and lacks credentials, implying limited immunity.
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Mexico
United States
Huerta
Lind
Mr. Lind
Gasoline fumes fatal to Chicago youth at work
Chicago youth Percy Hill aged 16 died while cleaning the interior of a large iron air receiver at a construction camp in Palos Park Illinois. He reportedly inhaled gasoline fumes during the cleaning task. He was the son of Cicero D Hill, engineer for the board of local improvements.
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Chicago
Percy Hill
Cicero D. Hill
Board of Local Improvements
Palos Park
Chicago's First Woman Jury Sits
Chicago's first woman jury sat in judgment today in the court for the insane. Six prominent women from educational and charitable circles heard 25 cases of women and children. The jury's empathy surfaced as stories of misfortune unfolded and decisions aligned with Judge Owen's views.
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Chicago
Owen
Ambassador Guthrie At Post In Japan
Tokio reports strong ties between the Japanese empire and United States were voiced as American ambassador George W. Guthrie presented credentials and conveyed President Wilson’s greetings to the emperor. A Japanese cavalry regiment escorted Guthrie to the imperial palace, where he rode in the imperial couch as crowds cheered and diplomatic ladies were received.
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Tokio
United States
Japan
George W. Guthrie
Wilson
Guthrie
Imperial Palace
Stock deal held up against Gov Sulzer
New York August 7 a check to the order of Governor Sulzer for campaign purposes was deposited with Wall Street firm Frawsley legislative committee testimony shows the $500 check endorsed by William Sulzer and a 200 share Big Four stock purchase by Frederick Colwell acting for Sulzer during the last state campaign. Also a $2,500 contribution by Peter Doelger reportedly unreported in the governor's sworn statement.
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New York
Sulzer
Wall Street ‘Stock Exchange
Frawsley Legislative Committee
John Lynn
William Sulzer
Boyer, Griswold & Co
Frederick Col
Big Four
Peter Doelger
G A R Reception Planned for Chattanooga Event
Chattanooga Tenn August 7 The official reception of the Grand Army of the Republic by the people of Chattanooga to mark the 47th annual encampment is set for September 15 the opening day of the meeting Commander in Chief Alfred B Beers of Bridgeport Conn has approved the program via wire.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Grand Army of the Republic
Alfred B. Beers
Bridgeport
Conn
Senate lobby hearings examine National Association of Manufacturers tactics
Washington reports reveal that James Emery denied a half million dollar funding origin for a defense council while detailing how the National Association of Manufacturers tracked congress and used local campaigns to sway lawmakers. Other notes cover a wild man capture in Pittsburgh and the death of Postmaster John H Sipe in Tremont.
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Washington
D. C
Senate Lobby Committee
Reed
James A. Emery
Council of Industrial Defense
Convention of Manufacturers
James VanCleave
Emery
Congress
House Lobby Committee
James L. Ewell
National Association of Manufacturers
Senate
F. C. Schwedtman
Bartholdt
St. Louis
Willis
National Civic Federation
Schwedtman
John Kirby
Civic Federation
Cody the Famous Aviator Dies in Aldershot Crash
London Aug 7 Colonel F S Cody famed Anglo American aviator and passenger Evans killed when his new hydroplane failed over Aldershot government land Cody had been tuning the craft for a Whitehall race and weighed over a ton It carried a 100 horsepower motor and 60 foot wingspan In Britain he rose from box kites to aviation fame Evans Indian civil service member also died Bryant California aviator perished in a separate crash in Victoria B C on Aug 7 with his 600th flight ending catastrophically and leaving him dead with broken back neck and legs
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F. S. Cody
Evans
Aldershot
Cody
Government House
Salesbury Plain
England
Indian Civil Service
Scotland
Bouth
Victoria
B. C
John F. Bryant
California
Bryant
Six Thousand Eagles Parade At Baltimore Convention
Six thousand Eagles from nearly every state joined a Fraternal Order of Eagles parade in Baltimore. There was no convention session today. In Weldon Illinois a major fire burned most of the town's business section. Ex President Castro's family left Teneriffe for Cuba aboard the German steamer Wasgenwald bound for Havana.
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Order of Eagles
Weldon
Ill
Burns
Decatur
Castro
Cuba
Teneriffe
Canary Islands
Venezuela
Havana
Fire at Union Petroleum plant in Philadelphia destroys tanks
Aug 7 report says 31 large tanks exploded at the Union Petroleum plant, a Standard Oil subsidiary, prompting nearby families to evacuate. The plant occupies a full city block and is expected to be a total loss. A separate item notes Major General Frederick Dent Grant's estate appraised at $190,000 with his widow as sole beneficiary.
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Union Petroleum Company
Standard Oil Company
Grant
New York
Frederick Dent Grant
Cole
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