Fall Denies Illegal Acts and Publishes Villa Letters
Sen. Fall of New Mexico released correspondence tied to a Mexico City report about Hunt letters that alleged Americans wished to meet Villa to plan attacks on Carranza. No direct link between Fall and Villa appears. letters include Fall to Hunt and a letter Hunt allegedly wrote to Villa. Fall said he did nothing illegal in a March 1917 note to Secretary Lansing.
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Sen
Fall
Washington
Senator Fall
New Mexico
Mexico City
Hunt
Arizona
Villa
Carranza
Pancho” Villa
Columbus
Charles Hunt
el Paso
State Department
Lansing
Hungarian Reds Cross Tisza River Defeat Rumanians
Vienna July 24 The Hungarian Reds crossed the Tisza in many places and defeated the Roumanians after heavy fighting They advance along the east bank Bela Kun directs the attack refuting reports of his ouster Two towns east of the river fell and large quantities of matériel were captured Reds plan multi direction assault with three infantry divisions and thirty batteries of artillery Bela Kun sent a note to the peace conference justifying the attack as retaliation for Entente disregard The Reds aim to attack the Hungarian Whites from several directions.
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Vienna
Austria
Tisza
Bela Kun
Senate Republicans Seek Immediate Franco American Treaty Action
Senator Lodge introduced a resolution in Washington dated July 24 urging the President to lay the Franco American treaty before the Senate. Senator Robinson blocked immediate action. The measure notes the treaty has been sent to the French chamber of deputies and published in American papers, and that Article four requires presenting it with the peace treaty.
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Washington
Lodge
Senate
Robinson
Chamber of Deputies
Eight Gasoline Tank Cars Explode at Bayonne
Eight gasoline tank cars exploded in Bayonne New Jersey on July 24 injuring four men seriously and leaving many others slightly burned. The blasts damaged several storage houses and the flames were observed within a two mile radius before a general alarm controlled the blaze.
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Bayonne
N. J
Army Aviator Starts 8000 Mile U.S. Flight From Washington
Colonel R. F. Hartz began a cross country flight from Washington to Augusta Maine as the first leg of an 8000 mile circle around the United States. He departed today aiming to complete the long journey with further stops planned across the nation.
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Washington
R. F. Hartz
Augusta
Maine
United States
Truck Falls 30 Feet Killing Nine Scouts
A Carlsbad trio carried home their injured son after a truck carrying Boy Scouts fell over a thirty foot cliff near Cloudcroft. Nine boys were trapped beneath the body with several suffering skull fractures and head injuries. Scout officials reported the driver Gerry Steinbough and others were seriously hurt, with the group transported from Cloudcroft to Fort Bliss and Cloudcroft sanatorium for treatment.
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T. C. Horn
Carlsbad
Clarence
Cloudcroft
Roswell
Horn
Gerry Steinbough
Wallace West
Ft Bliss
Young West
West
el Paso Times
N. M
Clarence Horn
John Aker
Elmer
Hunt and
Whiltpensen
el Paso
Motor
Fort Bliss
G. O. Everman
New Mexico
Scout
Lovington
Hagerman District Prosperous Irrigation News
Hagerman irrigation company files state permit request to appropriate four to ten second feet from the Pomona and East Grand Plains drainage district. The northern canal irrigates about 12,000 acres around Dexter Greenfield Hagerman, created to reclaim the Pecos valley. After 1898 the canal passed to J J Hagerman, later owned by the Hagerman Irrigation Company with a $100,000 capital. the district is described as one of New Mexico’s prosperous irrigation districts.
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Hagerman
Hagerman Irrigation Company
Pomona
East Grand Plains
Northern
Dexter
Greenfield
Chaves County
Pecos
Roswell
Texas
J. J. Hagerman
New Mexico
Santa Fe New Mexican
Dunkirk Receives British Distinguished Service Cross
PARIS. In recognition of the heroism shown by the residents during the war the town of Dunkirk has been awarded the British Distinguished Service Cross.
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Paris
Dunkirk
Roswell Team Heads to Artesia for Four O'Clock Game
Roswell baseball under manager George Foremans travels to Artesia for a Thursday half holiday matchup against the Artesia team set for four o clock this afternoon. A large crowd of Roswell fans accompanies the team.
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Roswell
George Foremans
Artesia
Women Gain Political Parity in New Czecho-Slovakia
Prague reports the newborn republic grants equal suffrage and political rights to women. Women will vote and stand as candidates in municipal elections, with officials noting women's home roles alongside essential civic participation. American Red Cross workers report women playing prominent roles in governance.
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Prague
Czecho-Slovakia
Republic
White House
American Red Cross Unit
New Republic
Propaganda from the Bolshevik Foreign Office in Moscow
United Press reports on Bolshevik propaganda aimed at the world and the Russian people. Tchitcherin leads daily appeals and proclamations printed for the Russian prole tariat while confiscations curb dissemination to foreigners. Officials discuss peace offers, debt assumptions, and possible platform revisions to gain power and reach.
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New York
United Press
Moscow
Bolshevik Foreign Office
Foreign Office
Russia
Tchitcherin
Metropole
Tavarish” Tchitcherin
Tehitcherin
New Zealand Bans German Emigration for 100 Years
London report says Dominion Premier Maskey announced in luncheon remarks that New Zealand will impose a 100 year ban on German emigration. The policy aims to restrict movement of Germans abroad amid global tensions.
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Hans
London
New Zealand
Dominion
Maskey
Taft Plan For Treaty Ratification With Reservations
Washington July 24 A Taft proposal to ratify the peace treaty with explanatory reservations may yield a quick senate approval. Taft hopes for a compromise acceptable to President Wilson and the senate, aligning with his League support. Wilson, aware of Taft’s plan, is not yet meeting senators as conferences pause for rest after illness. Lansing met at the White House for a briefing.
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Taft
Washington
William H. Taft
League of Nations
Senate
Mr. Taft
Wilson
League
White House
Lansing
London to Buenos Aires Atlantic flight planned for August
Plans by Vickers Limited to build the R-80 airship aim to cross the Atlantic from London to Buenos Aires in about four days. Ten passengers at 2500 per seat have bookings including Sir Woodman Burbidge and R H Griffith of Harrods. Aerial mail and passenger routes may develop though air travel is not seen as steamship competition. Sir Woodman will also study American department store methods during a U S visit.
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London
Atlantic
Buenos Aires
Vickers, Limited
John Alcock
Arthur Brown
Newfoundland
Ireland
Sir Woodman Burbidge
Lady Woodman
R. H. Griffith
Sir Woodman
Griffith
Harrod’s
Woodman
South America
Europe
United States
Drake University’s Broadley Seeks Dempsey Clash
Drake University coach Mark Banks believes six foot four inch, 246 pound Carl Broadley could become a heavyweight contender. The Texas native, a football player in off seasons, trains daily at Drake Gym and is eager to fight for a living. Banks says Broadley isn’t championship material yet but could be developed with proper training, and anticipates him boxing this winter.
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New York
Drake University
Des Moines
Iowa
F'Sticuffs
Drake
Carl Broadley
Broadley
Texas
Mark Banks
Drake Gymnasium
Jack Dempsey
Banks
Jack
Dempsey
Big Ohio Car in Town Visit by Akron Family
Mrs Theressa Pamer and family from Akron Ohio owner of a 4 Ber trendo farm travel to town for their annual visit arriving in a Chandler Sedan car. The party includes others from Danano leven.
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Ohio
Theressa Pamer
Akron
Chandler
Danano Leven
Robbers Loot Illinois Bank in Donnelson Case
In Hillsboro Illinois authorities report the State Bank of Donnelson twelve miles south of town was robbed yesterday. Registered Liberty Bonds and negotiable papers valued at fifty thousand dollars were taken. Unregistered papers and securities could raise the total to about one hundred fifteen thousand dollars, per President Mansfield.
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Hillsboro, Ill
State Bank of
Mayor Thompson Heads to Frontier Day in Cheyenne
Chicago July 24. Mayor Thompson travels with a group of about one hundred friends and cowboy enthusiasts to Cheyenne to take part in Frontier Day celebrations. He is noted for courting the German vote in Chicago, issuing manifestos against the Allies, and befriending radicals in several instances.
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Chicago
Thompson
Cheyenne
Forest fires burn over hundred million feet of timber
MISSOULA MONT July 24 Fires threaten St. Regis while Thompson Falls may escape Rain is anxiously awaited as fires scorch 40 000 acres across Montana and Idaho destroying about one hundred million feet of timber
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Missoula
Mont
St. Regis
Thompson Falls
Montana
Idaho
Police believe Washington riots ended by force
Washington riots appear over after a show of military strength. Soldiers guard the city while patrols continue. Louis Havlicek dies as the sixth fatality. A soldiers reunion is planned for Saturday at Hondo with goat roping, baseball, races, and more.
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Washington
Louis Havlicek
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