Wilson's Retirement From Mexico Post
Henry Lane Wilson, the former U S ambassador to Mexico, has resigned and is free to sail at will. He faced criticism for backing Huerta after Madero's murder and for statements to U S consuls abroad. The Wilson administration had not intended his return, and his usefulness had waned amid controversial actions and indiscreet remarks.
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Henry Lane Wilson
United States
Republic of Mexico
Wilson
State Department
Mexico
Washington
Huerta
Madero
Suarez
United
Carranza
Bryan
Dust Nuisance Plagues San Antonio as Rain Brings Hope
San Antonio welcomed recent rain easing dust across unpaved outskirts. Wind-churned dust filled homes and blurred visibility, prompting calls for dust-minimizing pavements in forthcoming city works. Officials warn the nuisance will persist amid long dry spells and county roads remain uneven.
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San Antonio
Resignation Ties to Ambassador Summons in Uproar
The article discusses tensions as foreign affairs leadership faced summoning the ambassador. The president hinted the House committee should refrain, yet the committee pressed for testimony. A retirement appears inevitable, with plans for the ex-official to testify as a private individual if at all.
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House Committee
Ryan
Occult Clue in Dallas Murder Mystery
Dallas police face a baffling murder case with no solid clues after Miss Florence T Brown was found dead in her office with throat cut and beaten. A mysterious hospital call shortly before discovery asking about a young woman with a cut throat has police seeking the caller. Authorities compare it to a noted parallel Chicago case.
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United States
Amos J. Snell
Ada Street
Washington Boulevard
Snell
Willy” Tascott
Tascott
Chicago
West Side
Desplaines Street
Dallas
Police Department of
Florence T. Brown
Chicago Powers
Hart Silk Trade Trends Weaken Silk Dividends in 1913
New York Times reports a chill in silk demand as tight skirts cut silk dividends. German textile balance sheets show improvement, with 123 firms averaging 8.4 percent dividends on $50 million capital, up from 6.9 in 1912. Worsted spinners slip to 7.8 percent from 8.1, woolen concerns average 11 percent, silk mills drop to 5.8 percent from 8.6.
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Hart
New York Times
Helping a Railroad Out
Towns along the Kansas Southwestern railway urged the Kansas public utilities commission to allow a 3 cent per mile passenger fare, seek half the property valuation, and keep freight rates unchanged. The jointly owned line by Atchison Topeka Santa Fe and St Louis San Francisco has run deficits. Santa Fe balks at full losses after Fristo’s receivership, and locals hope higher fares will cover operating costs.
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Kansas Southwestern Railway
Kansas Public Utilities Commission
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
St. Louis & San Francisco
Fristo
Santa Fe
Railway Review
Women learn the value of the ballot in Salem Illinois
A Salem Illinois women’s ballot education class is praised as a positive start with potential to spread to men and other towns. The St Louis Times notes that men have long dominated politics but women’s example can propel nationwide organizing and reform.
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Salem
Tll
Mlinois
North Dakota shifts from grain to diversified farming
The Fort Worth Star Telegram notes Crystal Springs farm will devote 1000 acres to livestock and 1500 acres to feed production, with no grain sold commercially. It cites this as a change echoing statewide moves toward livestock and silo based farming.
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North Dakota
Crystal Springs Farm
Tonce
Fort Worth
Anonymous millionaire boom that backfired on Beachtown
Beachtown faces a summer boom led by Phineas Q. Mage promising fame and wealth through an anonymous millionaire scheme. The plan attracts visitors and media, inflating hotel crowds, until Tompsett and Mage admit failure and the scam ends with Mage leaving town. Saltcliff later profits from the tale through a successful press agent.
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Beachtown
Edward Tompsett
Tompsett
Saltcliff
Phineas Q. Magg
Phineas Q. Magg, Who Sent In His Card. “Mr. Tompsett
London
Peachtown
Looking Glass
Mr. Tompsett
Shoals
Mage
Mr. Mage
Phineas Q. Mage
Henry Is Wasting Talents On Chautauqua Circuit
A Philadelphia Press column mocks Ambassador Wilson as a talker with outsized talent fit for the Chautauqua circuit, suggesting such speaking prowess would fetch a high price for a diplomat.
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Henry
Ambassador Wilson
Philadelphia Press
Helping the Indians. Government aid and freedom debate
The editorial argues against unconditional Indian freedom without safeguards. It urges removing white swindlers, placing educated agents in charge, teaching modern agriculture to men and domestic science to women, and requiring landowners to settle on their plots or lose government aid to truly prepare Indians for freedom.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lane
Interior Department
Lil Has Cornered the Secret
Humorous line from a St Louis Globe Democrat column suggesting immortality through famous actresses. The remark imagines Ponce de Leon learning youth tips from Lillian Russell to mock timeless youth lore.
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Lil
Ponce de Leon
Lillian Russell
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Salaries of Officials From the Philadelphia Ledger
The piece surveys federal and state official pay, noting figures from the president at 25000 to ambassadors at 17500 and governors up to 12000, with per diems as low as 2. Many officials sacrifice lucrative private work for public service, arguing honor outweighs pay. It highlights Lincoln’s value, Root’s cabinet choice, and ongoing demand for public service despite wages.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Bryan
Washington
Congress
Grant
Consular Bureau
Commission
The
Smithsonian
Interstate Commerce Commission
Paris
London
Illinois
California
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
Vermont
Connecticut
Kansas
Lincoln
Root
Dollar diplomacy outdone in Nicaragua policy shift
The New York Times views the administration’s Nicaragua policy as commendable yet surpassing prior dollar diplomacy. It contrasts this with Cuba and Platt-era protectorate ideas, noting Nicaragua’s long independence and a new plan from President Wilson and the State Department to stabilize peace around the Panama Canal, awaiting effective implementation.
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New York Times
Nicaragua
Cuba
Spain
Panama Canal
Wilson
State Department
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