Wilson Urges Senate to Act Now on Tariff and Currency
President Wilson informs democratic senators he opposes any Senate recess until tariff and currency measures pass. He urges immediate action to set the December session for anti trust and other pledges, while Democrats stress reform and Republicans push for a recess. The debate includes attacks on secret caucus practices and references to Aldrich leadership in tariff history.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Congress
Tumulty
Simmons
Gallinger
Aldrich
Penrose
Senator Williams
Bacon
Rhode Island
Finance Committee
United States
Mayor orders strict enforcement of litter ban
Mayor Brown ordered rigid enforcement of the city ordinance against throwing or depositing trash on sidewalks and streets. Police officers were notified and offenders will be arrested. Complainants cited banana peels on Houston street Commerce street and Alamo plaza creating unsanitary conditions for sweepers.
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Brown
Houston Street
Commerce Street
Alamo Plaza
Drought Suffering Increases Across Kansas And Missouri
Reports from Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma detail exhausted water supplies illness from contaminated water heat and crop damage. Wells for Lawrence Kansas run dry as Kansas river water is diverted to mains. In Wichita corn fields scorched and fodder scarce while Hutchinson districts show some resilience due to sand underflow.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Lawrence
Kan
Kansas River
Wichita
Hutchinson
Weather Report Roundup From Multiple Cities
Observations at a.m. report temperatures ranging from 64 to 82 across cities including St Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City New York Boston and Washington. Winds vary from 4 to 10 miles from the south west southeast northeast with conditions described as clear fair or cloudy and a chance of rain Friday.
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Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Heat Wave Dries Kansas Fields and Records Temperatures
Dens and alfalfa in the district rely on irrigation from an underflow as St Joseph Missouri reports two heat prostration deaths in 24 hours. Officials warn no abatement in heat or drought with a forecast of 108 degrees. Kansas records show 75 days since June 1 as the driest in 25 years with only 4.59 inches of rain versus 11.9 inches normal.
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St. Joseph
Kansas
Four Men Die After Structure Collapses On Bridge Work
Four men working on repairing a Mississippi river bridge in Memphis plunged to their deaths when a temporary structure gave way. The victims were J. R. McMeen of Springfield Missouri W. R. Hostler of Memphis W. M. Ingles of Great Falls Montana and L. W. Chaudette of Memphis. They were part of a crew for the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad and an investigation is underway.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi River
J. R. McMeen
Springfield
W. R. Hostler
W. M. Ingles
Great Falls
Mont
L. W. Chaudette
Bank Examiners Close Rossville Trust in Newark Missing Secretary-Treasurer
Bank examiners shut Rossville Trust in Newark suburb and confirm secretary-treasurer Raymond E. Smith is missing. He left with a reported shortage around 200000 dollars after cordial questioning and said he would return, but has not been seen and may be in contact with officers via a third party.
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Newark
N. J
Rossville Trust Company
Raymond E. Smith
Smith
League President Dies In Philadelphia Baseball Club
William H. Locke, president of the Philadelphia National League club, died this afternoon near Atlantic City after a long illness. He was about 44 and had long served as a baseball writer for Pittsburgh papers and as secretary of the Pittsburgh Baseball Club.
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Philadelphia
Wm. H. Locke
National League Baseball Club
Atlantic City
Cable Pin Snaps At Coronado Mine Tragedy
Nine men were killed and one injured when a cable pin failed at the Coronado mine. Two ore cars carrying 12 tons of ore and 13 miners plunged down a 88 degree grade for 3300 feet. The accident occurred last night near Clifton Arizona.
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Clifton
Ariz
Coronado
Two Governors Claim NY Office Amid Impeachment Crisis
In Albany on August 14, William Sulzer and Lieutenant Governor Martin Glynn both asserted control of New York’s governorship. Sulzer, impeached, sat in the executive chamber while Glynn, backed by state officials, claimed acting governor status as leaders forecast a court showdown and a legislative gesture next week. Mrs. Sulzer was reported gravely ill as the impeachment battle intensified.
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Martin H. Glynn
New York
New York Assembly
Sulzer
Glynn
Albany
N. Y
William Sulzer
Senate
Capitol
May
State of
Commonwealths
A. I. Elkus
New York City
Executive Union
Minot Labor Clash Grows as IWW Reaches City
In Minot North Dakota police and deputies battled a mob during a meeting of Industrial Workers of the World as 1000 more IW W members march into town to aid free speech. Forty men were arrested and guards patrolled the jail all night while the fire department used hoses to quell disturbances.
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Minot
N. D
Warrington Repeats Testimony in Mann Act Trial
Marsha Warrington testified again in San Francisco as the Maury I. Diggs Mann Act case continued. Defense cross examination probed intimate details of Warrington and Diggs, with mentions of Lola Norris and Ceminetti as related elements of the affair.
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San Francisco
Cal
Marsha Warrington
Maury I. Diggs
Diggs
Drew Ceminetti
Warrington
Lola Norris
Officers Elected for Grand Encampment Knights Templar
Balloting for officers of the Grand Encampment Knights Templar produced a slate: Grand Master Arthur MacArthur of Troy New York deputy grand master Lee S. Smith of Pittsburgh grand generalissimo J K Orr of Atlanta grand captain general J W Chamberlain of St Paul grand senior warrant Leonidas Newby of Knightstown and W P Norris of Manchester Iowa elected grand junior warden on the third ballot with S P Cochran of Dallas second. Los Angeles chosen as the venue for the thirty third triennial conclave in 1916.
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Denver
Colo
Knights Templar
Arthur MacArthur
Troy
N. Y
Lee S. Smith
Pittsburg
J. K. Orr
Atlanta
J. W. Chamberlain
St. Paul
Warran Leonidas Newby
Knightstown
W. P. Norris
Manchester
P. Cochran
Dallas
Los Angeles
Militia Ordered From Vancouver to Patrol Coal Fields
After a night of rioting in Nanaimo and the east shore districts, 300 militiamen were ordered from Victoria to occupy strategic positions in the coal fields. Rumors spoke of violence among non union miners. reports listed rioting at Ladysmith and damage to a railroad near Wellington with homes at Extension spared from fire.
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Vancouver
B. C
Nanaimo
Vancouver Island
Victoria
Ladysmith
Wellington
Extension
Taft Quits Cincinnati Resident Claim New Haven Citizenship
The Cincinnati tax assessor reports no tax return from former President William Howard Taft in his old ward. The board of review confronted Taft at his Point Au Pic summer home in Canada. Taft states he has become a citizen of New Haven, Connecticut.
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Cincinnati
William Howard Taft
Taft
Board of Review
Point Au Pic
Canada
New Haven
Conn
Warning on attire for New Britain clerical staff
Several hundred young women stenographers and clerks at a large New Britain manufacturing firm receive notes with cautions that slit skirts hobble skirts and diaphanous garments are not acceptable. They are asked to come to work in modest business like clothing and attire.
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New Britain
Conn
Charlton Extradited from American Jail to Italian Case
Porter Charlton, who confessed to killing his wife, was transferred from American jurisdiction in Jersey City to Italian authorities under extradition papers. He left with high spirits for a sea voyage, hoping for acquittal. Judge Paul Charlton, his father, will accompany him to Italy. The couple had lived near Lake Como when the tragedy occurred. Mrs. Charlton's body was found June 10, 1910, in a trunk at lake bottom.
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New York
Porter Charlton
Charlton
Jersey City
Italy
Paul Charlton
Neville H. Castle
Henry H. Scott
San Francisco
Lake Como
Funds Exhausted for Alamo Restoration Project
Austin reports the $5000 set aside by the governor for Alamo property restoration is exhausted. Masonry inspector J. B. Nitschke, who oversaw San Antonio work, says crews have been laid off and completion needs nearly $5000 more to finish the project.
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Austin
Tex
Alamo
J. B. Nitschke
San Antonio
Leased Wire Day Report Overview
The San Antonio Light notes it receives exclusively the Leased Wire Day report from the Associated Press, the world’s largest general news service. The AP delivers about 20,000 words daily plus the paper’s own extensive special news coverage.
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San Antonio Light
Associated Press
Aarti
Wilson and Bryan weigh reprimand over British Huerta stance
Washington reports say the Wilson administration plans a sharp reprimand after Ambassador Wilson's anti British remarks on recognizing Huerta in Mexico. President Wilson, after reviewing the ambassador’s statement, seeks official word from London while Lind in Mexico maintains U S push for peace through a constitutional government.
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Wilson
Bryan
Henry Lane Wilson
Foreign Office
Huerta
Mexico
United States
Lind
John Lind
Son
Japan
Great Britain
Felix Diaz
France
Germany
Huerts
Henry Wilson
Mexico City
U. S
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