Mediators Propose New Path for Mexican Peace Talks
Niagara Falls Ont June 23 mediators outline a revised strategy to break the Mexican deadlock. Separate talks with Constitutionalists are planned while American delegates meet Huerta envoys, aiming to avoid an armistice until a pact is approved by the Constitutionalists. Washington has invited Carranza to Niagara Falls pending confirmation. Optimism grows as discussions shift to individual representatives.
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Justice Lamar
Frederick W. Lehmann
Huerta
United States
Mexico
Washington
Carranza
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Death Toll Climbs in Hillcrest Mine Disaster
In Hillcrest Alta 91 bodies have been recovered from Mine No 20 as 195 miners were entombed by a blast. With 104 still believed buried efforts continue though rescue is deemed hopeless. The coroner's jury viewed the victims and adjourned the inquest to July while many were buried on Sunday due to coffin shortages from Winnipeg.
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Hillcrest
Alta
Hillcrest Colliers, Ltd
Proctor
Winnipeg
Westinghouse Strike Talks Held at Pittsburg
A committee from 12 000 Westinghouse workers met June 23 in Pittsburg with H T Herr vice president of Westinghouse Machine to settle the dispute at the plant.
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Pittsburg
Westinghouse Industries
H. T. Herr
Westinghouse Machine Company
Crew of Lost Ship Arrives at Port
Captain Charles Lawrence and a crew of 12 from the schooner J. R. Allison, which founders at sea, were brought to Eads Louisiana on the pilot boat Jennie Wilson after the ship foundered June 15.
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Eads
Charles Lawrence
J. R. Allison
Jennie Wilson
Record of US Gold Exports Reach 75 Million Since January
New York reports that gold exports to Europe since Jan 1 total about 75 million dollars marking a crest in the movement. The final government shipment of 43.6 million was placed in the New York subtreasury today and bankers were told that 5 million dollars of this amount would be available daily starting today.
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New York
United States
Europe
Hillcrest mine disaster death toll reaches 205
June 22 Hillcrest collieries explosion in Alberta leaves 205 dead with 182 entombed. Of about 225 miners at shift start, 23 bodies recovered, 20 rescued alive, rescue efforts continue as surface crews, doctors, and nurses aid attempts to reach the trapped men amid deadly fumes and debris.
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Hillcrest
Alta
Hillcrest Collery
Lethbridge
Hillcrest Collieries, Ltd
Two Hundred Trapped in Belgian Mine Fire
In Liege Belgium two hundred coal miners were entombed at the Vieille Maribaye colliery when a fire broke out. Two hundred of their comrades escaped after the alarm was given. Efforts continued to rescue the trapped workers as the day progressed.
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Belgium
Liege
Vieille Maribaye
Cabinet hearing reports strong business, trust bills pushed
Washington June 20. Secretary Redfield reported to the president that business is unusually good for this time of year and that prospects will improve. The president was encouraged as reports from main sources indicated positive conditions and his resolve to advance trust bills was strengthened.
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Washington
Redfield
Department of Commerce
Miang
Launch Capsizes on Oswego Canal Drowning 12
A Syracuse boat carrying picnickers capsized after striking a submerged log on the Oswego canal near Muddyock and Onondaga lake. Twelve people mostly women and children drown. seven passengers survive as darkness and swift current hinder rescue efforts. The 25 foot craft had operated seven years between the two canal points.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Oswego Canal
George H. Adams
Adams
Harry Welsh
Katherine Welsh
John Mogg
Florence Dainer
Earl Daiier
Charles Shultz
Mabel Tibbets
Howard Crane
Liverpool
Mud Jock
Onondaga Lake
Canal Bank
Lake Resorts
Lewis Davier
Hindus Control Japanese Ship Off British Columbia
Captain Yamato of the Komagata Maru plans talks with visiting Japanese warships Asama and Adzuma. Owners intend to tow the vessel beyond the three mile limit with armed guards to return the 376 Hindus to the Pacific. Hindus aboard have absolute control and threaten to fight if steam is raised.
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Vancouver
B. C
Yamato
Asama
Adzuma
British Columbia
Pacific
Canada
Norwegian Bark Ingebjorg Burned After Rescue
Loss at sea of the Norwegian bark Ingebjorg sailing from Gulf Port for Rosario Argentina two months ago is reported. The storm battered vessel was set on fire after Captain Hansen and the crew were taken off by the British steamer Hawkhead bound for San Francisco.
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Gulf Port
Miss
Ingebjorg
Rosario
Argentina
Hansen
Hawkhead
San Francisco
Lassen Again Active in Mount Lassen Eruption
San Francisco reports another eruption of Mount Lassen on June 22 with distinct features setting it apart from prior disturbances this month.
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Lassen
San Francisco
Majestic Sinks After Collision Near St Louis
The river steam boat Majestic rammed waterworks cribbing near St Louis and sank in ten minutes. Of thirty three people aboard, only one is missing. The collision happened Saturday after discharging 900 excursionists at Alton Illinois, en route to St Louis.
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St. Louis
Majestic
Mississippi River
Alton
Ill
Fifteen Generals Side With Villa In Mexican Conflict
A note from fifteen Constitutionalist generals, commanding about 30,000 men, rejects Carranza as first chief and remains loyal to Villa. The message, canceled by censorship, signals a rift but both sides plan joint action against Huerta. Cabinet selections for Carranza loom as a potential bridge with Villa.
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Larendo
Tex
Constitutionalist
Carranza
Constitutionalists
Villa
Saltillo
Monterey
Huerta
Mexico
Guadaloupe
Man Shanghaied to San Quentin for Forgery Crime
In San Francisco on June 20 a Norwegian sailor named Albert Johansen was shipped in irons to San Quentin for forgery under the alias James Rogers and later Peter Grimes. He claims he was drugged in Nagasaki, fooled into boarding the Sheridan, and delivered for a crime he never heard of. The real Rogers, previously jailed for forgery, later used the captain’s name and forged checks, leading federal officials to suspect a conspiracy by a local associate.
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San Francisco
Shang
Nagasaki
Japan
Pacific
United States Army
Sheridan
San Quentin Penitentiary
Albert Johansen
United States Circuit Court
United States
San Quentin
Army
James Rogers
Peter Grimes
Shanghai
Johansen
Rogers
Robert Dollar
China
Dollar
Parers
Russian Lawyers Sentenced in Beiliss Trial
In St. Petersburg on June 22, 26 lawyers were found guilty of insulting the ministry of justice during Mendel Beiliss’ trial. M. Sokoloff and M. Kerenski received eight months in prison, the others six months each. The defense claimed racial and national enmity influenced the case, and the verdict strips the lawyers of political rights.
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St. Petersburg
Ministry of Justice
Mendel
Beiliss
M. Sokoloff
M. Kerenski
Insanity Increase Reported Across U S In 40 Years
Dr A J Rasanoff of Kings Park Hospital reported at Columbia University that the number of insane people in U S institutions nearly trebled over the past four decades. He cited 232 per 100 000 as the national average with Oklahoma best and Massachusetts worst at 418 4 per 100 000.
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New York
A. J. Ransanoff
Kings Park Hospital For the
Eugenics Research Association
Columbia University
United States
Rasanoff
Oklahoma
Massachusetts
Belgian Miners Rescued From Narrow Mine Fire
Dred coal miners faced a perilous hour when a fire trapped them inside the Vielle Marihage colliery near here. They were rescued after several hours as flames blocked escape routes and crews battled the blaze to free the workers.
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Liege
Belgium
Vielle Marihage Collery
Here
Mexico City Proposes Postponement of Presidential Election
The interior minister presented a bill to deputies to postpone the presidential election from the first Sunday in July. The action aims to allow peace negotiations at Niagara Falls to conclude before voting.
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Mexico City
Minister of the Interior
Chamber of Deputies
Congress
Niagra Falls
Supreme Court voids mineral clause in railroad oil land patents
The Supreme Court ruled railroad oil lands worth about 700 million dollars were not subject to government reversion due to mineral content. The decision allows direct government action to cancel such patents, affects Northern Pacific and other lines, and adjourns court proceedings until October with a clean calendar.
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Washington
Transcontinental Railways
Supreme Court
Justice Vandevanter
Northern Pacific
Duluth
Pacific
Edmund Burke
California
Southern Pacific
Minneosta City Fights Flood From Cloudburst
In Winona county Minnesota a cloudburst caused Rollingstone creek to swell rapidly. A mill dam failed near Minnesota City, creating two deep channels in town streets. Despite dramatic flooding no buildings were damaged though livestock suffered losses statewide.
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Minnesota
Winona
Minn
Minnesota City
Here
Rollingstone Creek
Pittsburg Strike Committee Forms Among 12000 West Workers
A committee is formed by around 12 000 West workers in Pittsburg Pennsylvania to coordinate actions amid ongoing strikes on June 23. Details on leadership and aims remain scarce.
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Ont
Alberta
Thomas Quigley
May
Crows Nest
Canadian Pacific Railway
Medicine ‘Hat
Frank
Blairmore
Coleman
Lundbrek
Durazzo
Albania
William of
Wied
Pablo Gonzales
San Luis Potosi
Zacatecas
Obregon
Eagle Pass
General Carranza
General Villa
Sailor
U. S
Forger
Irons
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